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   These are photos that I have collected over the years on the internet. The information about each is often very limited. I have had to rely on the spelling of others taken from Italian labels, often torn, dirty, or partly missing. So, it is possible that some of the instruments are in fact by the same maker, even though I may have attributed it to a name spelt a little differently. Any thoughts or extra information would be very useful.

A

Alfonso Abbate

Vincenzo Adamo, Naples

(thanks to Noud Koevoets)

Albertazzi

Alberti, Roma

Alfredo Albertini, Catania

Alberto Albertini, Catania

 
         

Carlo Albertini, Milan

Marina Alfredo, Ferrara

Paolo Amiati, Naples

Luigi d'Amore

Reale Annibale, Torrino

Gabriele d'Angelica (flatback)

Oreste Angelici

Apollo

             

Mario Arcidiacono, Catania

Canto Argenteo, Sicily

 

Gennaro Arienzo

Felice Arpino, Naples

  B

Luigi Balbiani

Domenico Banoni, Naples

Alberto Bartollucci, Catania

Guiseppe Basini

Gio. Battista, Naples 1797

Pietro Bazzani, Naples

 

Fratelli Bellini, Naples (students of Montaldi)

Guiseppe de Bernadi, Genoa

Vincenzo Berti

 

Ernesto Bessone, Roma

Borelli, Naples

Dco. Brambilla, Naples

Bratti & Co. Firenza

  C

Arturo Caimi, Milan

Raffaele Calace, Naples

         

Francesco Campanelli, Naples

Campanello d'Oro, Catania

Campanini, Naples

Tommaso Capocefalo, Naples (student of Salsedo)

Luigi Caponetto, Catania

Stefano Caponetto, Catania

Cappellani (only a retailer?)

 
   

Carabba, Catania

Pasquale Carbonari, Naples

F. Carbone & L Romito, Naples

Giovanni Carbone, Naples

Giuseppe Carbone, Naples

 

Giuseppe Carlo, Naples

Carmelo, Catania

(later C20)

Carnisch & Janichen, Milan

Mario Casella, Catania

Mario & Gaetano Casella, Catania

Luigi Caserta, Naples

Giuseppe Casini, Naples

S. Casini, Firenza

         
 

Castanieri, Naples

Giuseppe Carlo Castini & Figli

Ruggero Castorina, Catania 

Catania

Felice Cavalliacci

(courtesy of John Friesen)

Fratelli Cavallini, Naples

Claudio Cavelli, Naples

             
 

Umberto Ceccherini, Naples

Celantano

G. Cerpi

Giuseppe Cesolari, Roma

Angelo Christini, Naples

Ernesto des Cicco

Cincirinella, Naples

           

Vincenzo Cioffi

Claudet & Figli

G. Colombo

Francesco Companelli, Naples

Corelli, Naples

 

Giuseppe Indelicato Contarino, Catania

 

La Corona

 
         

Luigi Corradotti & Figli, Roma

Angelo Corsini, Naples

Carlo Crispi, Naples

Carlo Cristini, Naples

E de Cristofaro, Naples

Antonio Curatoli, Naples

Fratelli Curci, Naples