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from 1641 to 1646 and returned to make violins for Amati from 1650 to 1654. His early instruments are generally based on the "Grand Amati" pattern but struggled to achieve the sophistication of Amati's own instruments. Andrea
Guarneri produced some fine violas. The
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Italian violin maker whose instruments, unappreciated in his lifetime, were deemed among the greatest many years after his death.
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del Gesù, a violin built in 1741 by
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Guarneris to Stradivaris. The average Stradivari is stronger in the 200 Hz and 250 Hz bands and above 1.6 kHz. Guarneri violins are also known by the extension of
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