Country/City:Italy/MilaneditBirth:1710 circaedit - died:1784editMaker Type:LuthierseditSchool:Milanedit
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Carlo Ferdinando Landolfi spent his working life in Milan. We do not know for sure with whom he studied, but it is certainly possible that his mentor was G.B. Guadagnini, who moved to Milan in 1749. This would explain why Landolfi does not appear to have been active as a violin maker until about 1750. Guadagnini\'s influence is clearly in evidence in Landolfi\'s work, which shows few similarities with the earlier Milanese makers such as Grancino and Testore. From the 1760s he was assisted by his son Pietro Antonio, and by Pietro Giovanni Mantegazza, who was arguably his most gifted pupil. (excerpted from Four Centuries of Violin Making by Tim Ingles.) ShopsDiscussion board forLandolfi,Carlo Ferdinando |
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