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Carlo Bergonzi (luthier)

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scarfing the linings into the corner blocks at an angle instead of square. The early violins of Carlo's career follow similar outlines as Vincenzo Rugeri's violins as could be expected, however the outlines of later instruments became his own. Antonio Stradivari and Guarneri del Gesu also had an influence upon Carlo Bergonzi's work. Carlo Bergonzi eventually moved into the Casa Stradivari in 1746 after the master's death in 1737 and even completed some of the unfinished violins by Antonio Stradivari.
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and would have been the most obvious place for apprenticeship for Carlo given the social and financial connections between the two families. When comparing the work of Bergonzi with Vincenzo Rugeri, their similarity of work is obvious in the treatment of the scrolls and the working technique of
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but Chanot qualified his admission of guilt by claiming that this was common practice in the violin-selling business; the court was unconvinced by his explanation and found him guilty.
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was for many years thought to be a Bergonzi because of the label it bore indicated: "Carlo Bergonzi . . . 1733." It was later found to have actually been made by
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had given a fake Bergonzi label to a violin and then sold it as genuine. His deception was discovered by violin-maker
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Bergonzi's violins are prized for their fine workmanship, tone, quality of materials, and exquisite varnish.
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It is known that many instruments that bear his label are inauthentic. A cello once owned by
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Carlo Bergonzi : alla scoperta di un grande maestro : a Cremonese master unveiled
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Carlo Bergonzi : alla scoperta di un grande maestro : a Cremonese master unveiled
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Dmitry Gindin: "The Late Cremonese Violin Makers" Edizioni Novecento, 2002
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Dmitry Gindin: "The Late Cremonese Violin Makers" Edizioni Novecento, 2002
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Carlo Bergonzi and his family lived close to the workshop in Cremona of
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Bergonzi labels vary, but typically record date, name, and location:
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Michele Angelo (ca. 1722–1758), eldest Son of Carlo I.
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Carlo II. (1758–1838 Cremona), younger son of Zosimo
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Carlo Bergonzi (tenor)

Double bass
luthier
luthiers
Cremona
Italy
Hieronymus Amati
Antonio Stradivari
Vincenzo Rugeri
Vincenzo Rugeri
Kreisler Bergonzi
Fritz Kreisler
Angel Reyes
Itzhak Perlman
Pablo Casals
Matteo Goffriller
Georges Chanot III
William Ebsworth Hill
"Carlo Bergonzi Part I"
ISBN
978-8889839188
"Carlo Bergonzi Part 2"
"Carlo Bergonzi"
Chanot biography on the Corilon website
The Cello
ISBN
0-684-14127-2
"Cello by Matteo Goffriller, 1700c (ex-Casals)"
the original

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