Giuseppe SALVADORI

History

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.

According to Willibald Leo Lütgendorff'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."

Craft

• 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.

Further Information

• Workshop Location: He worked in Pistoia, Italy.
• Label: An example of his label reads "Giuseppe Salvadori / in Pistoja 1863".

Summary

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.