John Dilworth
FERATI (FERRATI), Pietro Worked circa. 1750-1765 Sienna Italy. Work of rustic quality. Stradivari form with heavy purfling. Thick dull brown varnish. Pietro Ferati / fecit Siena, 1764
Cecie Stainer
Was working in Sienna about 1754-64. His instruments are inferior, and he used brown varnish of bad quality. In a violin of very ordinary make, with broad purfling and thick brown varnish, was the label: ” Pietro Ferati fecit Siena, 1764.”
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff
Die Geigen, die ich mit seinem Zettel sah, zeigten unsaubere Arbeit, gewöhnliches (grobjähriges) Holz und einen dicken, trübbraunen Lack und breite Einlage. Der Ton
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