Giuseppe Salvadori
worked 1860–1869
Giuseppe SALVADORI (circa 1860-1869) was a stringed instrument maker from Pistoia, Italy, active around 1860-1869.He was known for producing guitars and violins, among other stringed instruments, characterized by unsophisticated workmanship, small model violins with distinctive soundholes and scrolls, and yellow varnish.
Maker Overview
Life
Giuseppe SALVADORI (circa 1860-1869) worked in Pistoia, Italy, during the mid-19th century, with specific activity noted in 1861 and 1863.
He was a maker of all stringed instruments, though he primarily focused on guitars, also producing violins.
's Die Geigen- und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, Salvadori was a "Geigen- und Guitarrenmacher aus der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts ohne bemerkenswerthe Vorzüge."
Characteristics
- Workmanship
- His workmanship was described as unsophisticated.
- Violin Characteristics
- He produced small model violins featuring wide-set slanting soundholes and a diminutive scroll.
- Varnish
- Instruments were finished with yellow varnish.
- Other Instruments
- He also made contralto violas.
- Giuseppe Salvadori
in Pistoja 1863John Dilworth
Further Information
- Workshop Location: He worked in Pistoia, Italy.
- Label: An example of his label reads "Giuseppe Salvadori / in Pistoja 1863".
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
SALVADORI, Giuseppe Worked circa. 1860-1869 Pistoia Italy. Guitar and violin maker. Unsophisticated workmanship. Small model violins. Wide-set slanting soundholes and diminutive scroll. Yellow varnish. Some contralto violas recorded. Giuseppe Salvadori / in Pistoja 1863
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Geigen- und Guitarrenmacher aus der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts ohne bemerkenswerthe Vorzüge.
Karel Jalovec+
Pistoia. 1861, 1863. Maker of all stringed instruments, but for the most part guitars.
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