W E Hill

male
William Hill & Sons was a London-based firm, specializing in string instruments and bows. Many fine craftsmen have worked for the firm, including...

Luigi Tarisio

male, deceased (1854)
Luigi Tarisio (c. 1790 - October 1854) was an Italian violin dealer and collector. He was born at Fontaneto d'Agogna, near Novara, Piedmont, of...
Domenico Montagnana

Domenico Montagnana

male, deceased (1750)
Domenico Montagnana (1686-1750) was an Italian Master luthier based in Venice, Italy. He is regarded as one of the world's finest violin and cello...
Francesco Ruggieri

Francesco Ruggieri

male
Francesco Ruggieri (Also known as Rugier, Ruggeri, Ruggerius) was perhaps an apprentice of Nicolò Amati, another important luthier in Cremona I...
Giovanni Battista Guadagnini

Giovanni Battista Guadagnini

male, deceased (1786)
Giovanni Battista Guadagnini (also known as J. B. Guadagnini or Giambattista Guadagnini; June 23 1711 - September 18 1786) was an Italian musical...
Giovanni Grancino

Giovanni Grancino

male, deceased (1709)
Giovanni Grancino (1637-1709), son of Andrea Grancino, was one of the early Milanese luthiers, and may have worked with brother, Francesco....

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...
Claire Givens

Claire Givens

female
Ms. Givens oversaw the research and publishing of Violin and Bow Makers of Minnesota, a history of the 160 makers who worked in Minnesota beginning...

Kyle Bachan

male (Toronto, Ontario , Canada)
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