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Hans Mann

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John Dilworth

MANN, Hans Worked circa. 1710-1750 Naples Italy. Henley suggests a maker of German origin. Poor work on Stradivari derived patterns, also lutes and guitars. Not confirmed elsewhere. A very early date for a violin maker in Naples; possibly a label taken from a lute and inserted in an anonymous violin. Hans Mann / fecit Neapoli Ao. 1732

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