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    Amati > Makers Archive > T > Giuseppe Traverso

    Giuseppe Traverso

    b. 1878

    after 1949 Sampierdarena, Genoa Italy. Trained as a carpenter. Produced 18 violins, three cellos, three guitars, and a mandolin. Personal model with red spirit varnish. Ugly heads. Manuscript label: Traverso Giuseppe / Sampierdarena — John Dilworth
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    John Dilworth+

    TRAVERSO, Giuseppe Born 1878, d. after 1949 Sampierdarena, Genoa Italy. Trained as a carpenter. Produced 18 violins, three cellos, three guitars, and a mandolin. Personal model with red spirit varnish. Ugly heads. Manuscript label: Traverso Giuseppe / Sampierdarena

    Karel Jalovec+

    Scampierdarena, an artisan and amateur violin maker, b. Feb. 20, 1878.

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