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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=18

Alfonso Abbate, Naples

Vincenzo Adamo, Naples

(thanks to N Koevoets)

H. Afferni, Naples

 

Alfredo Albert, Catania

Albertazzi, Gennaro & Gaetano, Naples

 

Born 1845? Active in Naples from around 1885. Sons Alessandro (b. late C19) and Luigi (b. 1914) also active...

 

 

Alberti, Roma

Alfredo Albertini, Catania

Alberto Albertini, Catania

Marina Alfredo, Ferrara

Allegro, Catania (thanks to Herbert Huttmeir)

Amato, G.

Paolo Amiati, Naples

 

Long family history of Alberti luthiers in Rome from C16.

         
?

Michele Amico, Catania

Luigi d'Amore, Naples

Pasquale Angara (sometimes spelt Ancara), Naples

Reale Annibale, Torrino

Gabriele d'Angelica (flatback)

Salvatore d'Angelo, 

Oreste Angelici

 

late C19 early C20

late C19 early C20

   

Apollo

Mario Arciolacono, Catania

Vincenzo Arcinese, Naples

Vincenzo Arcinese 1888-19--?

Canto Argenteo, Sicily

Gennaro Arienzo

 
    Born in Naples

Buried in Gessopalena

(thanks to Matt Larcinese)

   

Cesare Arosio, Naples

 

Felice Arpino, Naples

?

 Astoria, Catania

 

B=13

Luigi Balbiani

Domenico Banoni, Naples

Barnes & Mullins, certainly Italian made.

  End C19 early C20  

 

 
   

Barera, Venice

Giovanni Bartolotti, Padua

Alberto Bartolucci, Catania

Guiseppe Basini

Pietro Bazzani, Naples

Fratelli Bellini, Naples (students of Montaldi)

Guiseppe de Bernadi, Genoa

   

early C20

 

Vincenzo Berti

Ernesto Bessone, Roma

C. Biondi, Naples

Luigi Borelli, Naples

Domenico Brambilla, Naples

Bratti & Co. Firenza

  

Giuseppe Busani, Naples

   
C=49

Cabare, 

Arturo Caimi, Milan

 

Raffaele Calace, Naples

Fratelli Calace (Nicola & Raffaele), Naples

Francesco Campanelli, Naples

 
   

1st 1863-1934

2nd 1948-

   

Campanello d'Oro, Catania

Campanini, Naples

(I have photo, but no right to display.)

Capannari

 

Capfella, Catania

Tommaso Capocefalo, Naples (student of Salsedo)

Luigi Caponetto, Catania

Stefano Caponetto, Catania

      late C19 early C20   Early C20 exported to Venezuela.

Cappellani (only a retailer?)

Flli Vicenzo & Giovanni Cappiello, Naples

 

Carabba & Co, Catania

 

Pasquale Carbonari, Naples

F. Carbone & L Romito, Naples

 
      late C19 early C20.  

Giovanni Carbone, Naples

 

Giuseppe Carbone, Naples

 

Giovanni Carine, Naples

Giuseppe Carlo, Naples

 

 

Carmelo, Catania

(later C20)

Carnisch & Janichen, Milan

 

Mario Casella, Catania

       

late C19 early C20

Mario & Gaetano Casella, Catania

 

Luigi Caserta, Naples

 

Giuseppe Casini, Naples

F. Cassaro & G. Rompoli, Napoli

student of de Meglio

Castanieri, Naples

Giuseppe Carlo Castini & Figli

 
     

Catania

 

Felice Cavalliacci

(courtesy of John Friesen)

Fratelli Cavallini, Naples

Claudio Cavelli, Naples

Umberto Ceccherini, Naples

 

Celantano

 

 
     

G. Cerpi

Giuseppe Cesolari, Roma

 

 

Giuseppe Cesolari, Roma

Giovanni Chiapolini, Naples

Angelo Christini, Naples

 

 

Ernesto des Cicco

 

 
       

Luigi Cinci, Naples

Cincirinella, Naples

Vincenzo Cioffi, Naples

Claudet & Figli

 

G. Colombo

 

'Conora', Catania

 
     

Contegiacomo, Torino

Giuseppe Indelicato Contarino, Catania

Corelli, Naples

 

La Corona

 

Luigi Corradotti & Figli, Roma

Angelo Corsini, Naples

 
  late C19 early C20  

L. Crescentini, Naples

Carlo Crispi, Naples

 

Carlo Cristini, Naples

E de Cristofaro, Naples

C. Cucinotta, Catania

 

   
       

Antonio Curatoli, Naples

Fratelli Curci, Naples