Giuseppe Ornati
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Giuseppe Ornati -.
Considered to be one of the greatest violin makers of his time, he trained as a carpenter and then received the first notions of violin making from the amateur maker Carlo Moneta.
Towards 1903, he went to work at the workshop of Leandro Bisiach
, where he stayed for some years working alongside Gaetano Sgarabotto.
Distinguished from the outset by the skill and precision of his work, he made many instruments and carried out repairs for Bisiach until 1919, by which time he already had his own workshop.
A prize-winner at the competition of Rome
in 1920 and in numerous exhibitions, he taught at the violin-making school in Cremona
from 1961 to 1963.
His production is characterized by accuracy and elegance.
View a fine example of Giuseppe Ornati violin Milan circa 1921 close-up:
Giuseppe Ornati Milan 1921 top.
Giuseppe Ornati Milan 1921 back.
Giuseppe Ornati Milan 1921 scroll.
Considered to be one of the greatest violin makers of his time, he trained as a carpenter and then received the first notions of violin making from the amateur maker Carlo Moneta.
Towards 1903, he went to work at the workshop of Leandro Bisiach
Leandro Bisiach
-Biography:Leandro Bisiach was a violin maker born in Casale Monferrato Italy and died in 1945 at Venegono Superiore.Trained as a violinist, he made his first violin on his own and received praise for it. Thus he decided to become a violin maker and moved to Milan to work with the Antoniazzi...
, where he stayed for some years working alongside Gaetano Sgarabotto.
Distinguished from the outset by the skill and precision of his work, he made many instruments and carried out repairs for Bisiach until 1919, by which time he already had his own workshop.
A prize-winner at the competition of Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
in 1920 and in numerous exhibitions, he taught at the violin-making school in Cremona
Cremona
Cremona is a city and comune in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po River in the middle of the Pianura Padana . It is the capital of the province of Cremona and the seat of the local City and Province governments...
from 1961 to 1963.
His production is characterized by accuracy and elegance.
External links
- La Liuteria Italiana / Italian Violin Making in the 1800s and 1900s - Umberto Azzolina
- I Maestri Del Novicento - Carlo Vettori
- La Liuteria Lombarda del '900 - Roberto Codazzi, Cinzia Manfredini 2002
- Dictionary of 20th Century Italian Violin Makers - Marlin Brinser 1978
- Liuteria Parmense
View a fine example of Giuseppe Ornati violin Milan circa 1921 close-up:
Giuseppe Ornati Milan 1921 top.
Giuseppe Ornati Milan 1921 back.
Giuseppe Ornati Milan 1921 scroll.
