J.B. Guadagnini

Parma, Italy circa 1760

IU CATALOG NUMBER 47

Certificates:

Bein & Fushi (1992) • Duane Rosengard (2001) • James Beard (2001)

Born at Cremona in 1711. Son and student of Lorenzo Guadagnini, worked with Stradivari, and established at Parma (1729) and moved to Turin (1772) where he died in 1786. Guadagnini delved deeply into the so-called secret of Cremonese varnish and his violins have a particular penetrating quality. His best instruments date from Turin.