BALESTRIERI, PIETRO
Worked at Cremona, 1725-1749. Pupil of Stradivari according to label.
Stradivarian modelling of the Amatese period. Conceptions reflecting no discredit on the well-known prototype whether of outline or arching. Scroll liberally favoured with significance. Sound-holes certainly graceful, but such excellent details are occasionally marred by workmanship not of the smoothest. Frequently one-piece backs. Light shade of golden-brown varnish. Tonal quality fairly rich and clear.
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Petrus Balestrieri alumnus Antonii
Stradivarii fecit Cremonae, anno 17-
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Pietro Balestrieri
fece in Cremona 17-
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