The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers and the life and influence

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The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers and the life and influenceAlong with the instruments of Stradivari and del Ges, the violins of Giovanni Battista Guadagnini have long been favored by professional musicians for their responsiveness, tonal quality, and projection. Originally published in 1949 in a very limited edition, this study remains the most comprehensive account of G. B. Guadagnini's work and the legacy carried on by his descendants. Author Ernest N. Doring conducted painstaking research into eighteenth