Giovanni Paolo Maggini

Giovanni Paolo Maggini

male, deceased (1630)
bubonic plague, Luthier, violin, viola da gamba, NationalMusicMuseum
Giovanni Paolo Maggini, was a luthier born in Botticino Italy. Maggini was a pupil of another important violin maker of the Brescian...
Jimmy D'Aquisto

Jimmy D'Aquisto

male, deceased (1995)
John D'Angelico, Huntington, Farmingdale, and Greenport New York, guitar maker, Luthier, American, archtop guitar…Long Island Music Hall of Fame, NationalMusicMuseum
James L. D'Aquisto (1935-1995) was an American guitar maker best known as one of the premier makers of custom archtop guitars. He served as an...
Carlo Ferdinando Landolfi

Carlo Ferdinando Landolfi

male, deceased (1784)
Luthier, violin, varnish, NationalMusicMuseum, Testore, purfling
Carlo Ferdinando Landolfi (c.1710-1784) was a luthier active in Milan, Italy who may have been a pupil of Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, although...
Giovanni Grancino

Giovanni Grancino

male, deceased (1709)
University of South Dakota, Luthier, stradivari, cellos, varnish, NationalMusicMuseum
Giovanni Grancino (1637-1709), son of Andrea Grancino, was one of the early Milanese luthiers, and may have worked with brother, Francesco....
Douglas Yeo

Douglas Yeo

male
married, Harvard University, MA, New York University, Wheaton College, Boston…metropolitan museum of art, royal academy of music, music, new england conservatory of music, Music Director
Douglas Yeo ’s website, www.yeodoug.com, continues to be recognized for its innovative content and design. A member of Redeemer Presbyterian Ch...
Frances W. Preston

Frances W. Preston

female
director, president, Member of the Board of Directors, Recording Academy, bmi, Advisory Council…NationalMusicMuseum, National Advisory Board, National Academy of Popular Music
Frances Preston served as President and CEO of BMI from 1986 to 2004, during which time the company's revenue grew more than three times to over...