Leopold Widhalm

Leopold Widhalm

male, deceased (1776)
Martin Leopold Widhalm (October 2, 1722 - June 10, 1776) was an Austrian luthier. Born near Vienna, he worked on many old Bologna lutes that...

Ruckers

male
Hans Ruckers (1540s - 1598) was born in Mechelen. In 1575 he married Adriana Cnaeps; harpsichord maker Marten van der Biest was a witness at the...

Charles Jean Baptiste Collin-Mezin

male, deceased (1923)
Charles Jean Baptiste Collin-Mezin was a distinguished French maker of violins, violas, cellos, basses and bows. He was an Officier de l'Académie d...
Otello Bignami

Otello Bignami

male, deceased (1989)
Otello Bignami - born in Bologna, Italy on August 6, 1914 and died in Bologna on December 1, 1989. The life of Otello Bignami closely resembles the...

Charles Collin-Mezin Jr.

male
Charles Collin-Mezin, Jr. was a French violin maker, and an Officier de l'Académie des Beaux-Arts. He collaborated with his father Charles Jean B...
Igino Sderci

Igino Sderci

male, deceased (1983)
Igino (Iginius) Sderci (1884 - 1983) was born in Florence, Italy. He devoted his entire career to violin making, studying under master maker...
Theobald Boehm

Theobald Boehm

male, deceased (1881)
Theobald Boehm (April 9, 1794- November 25, 1881) was a Bavarian inventor and musician, who perfected the modern flute and its improved fingering...
Giuseppe Fiorini

Giuseppe Fiorini

male, deceased (1934)
FIORINI, GIUSEPPE (b 1861 - d 1934) Born at Bazzano Italy, 1861. Son and pupil of Raffaele. Inherited parent's cultivated propensities in arts and...
Matteo Goffriller

Matteo Goffriller

male
Matteo Goffriller (also Mateo Gofriller; 1659 - 1742) was a 18th century Italian luthier, who made exceptionally great cellos. He was born in...
Leandro Bisiach

Leandro Bisiach

male, deceased (1946)
Leandro Bisiach (1864 - 1946) was a violin maker born in Casale Monferrato Italy and died in 1946 at Venegono Superiore Milan. Trained as a...