Franco Albanelli

Franco Albanelli
Born(1933-08-25)25 August 1933
Castel San Pietro Terme, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Died1 July 2007(2007-07-01) (aged 73)
San Lazzaro di Savena Emilia-Romagna, Italy
NationalityItalian
OccupationLuthier

Franco Albanelli (25 August 1933 – 1 July 2007) was an Italian luthier, a pupil of Gaetano Pollastri, who was born in Castel San Pietro Terme, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.[1]

His workmanship has always shown a clear inspiration to his teacher Pollastri style and his musical instruments are now all around the world. He made not more than 40 instruments, primarily violins, but included a few violas and violincellos.[citation needed]

He primarily produced instruments with a red and orange varnish.[citation needed]

He died in San Lazzaro di Savena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Albanelli, Franco - Scrollavezza & Zanrè".
  • Il Suono di Bologna, Da Raffaele Fiorini ai grandi maestri del Novecento". Catalogo della Mostra nella chiesa di San Giorgio in Poggiale, Bologna 2002. ISBN 88-85250-06-8
  • Eric Blot, Un secolo di Liuteria Italiana 1860-1960 - A century of Italian Violin Making - Emilia e Romagna I, Cremona 1994. ISBN 88-7929-026-6
  • Dictionary of 20th Century Italian Violin Makers - Marlin Brinser 1978
  • The Strad January 1984 Bologna - A living tradition of Violin Making
  • Vannes, Rene (1985) [1951]. Dictionnaire Universel del Luthiers (vol.3). Bruxelles: Les Amis de la musique. OCLC 53749830.
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