Worked at Bologna and Ferrara, 1760-1791. Pupil of Omobono Stradivari. Delightfully graceful instruments. Frequently mentioned in laudatory terms by experts. Catalogued at 600 dollars in America, 1930. He had the happy faculty of slightly stepping aside from the beaten path customarily trodden by Italians. Arching and outline both furnish this originality and has succeeded perfectly in his treatment of both. Body length 35.8 cm. Disposition of sound-holes free from disagreeable angularities, having a beautiful undulation from the upper to the lower curve, no easy task to effect. Attitude of scroll entirely natural. Admirable varnish, either a handsome orange brown or pale red. Tonal quality of that richness we search for when desiring an ideal quartet instrument, a clear and penetrating sweetness. All specimens certainly add to his reputation as a maker of independent thought, and a very careful executant. ’Cellos generally of noble dimensions. One dated 1767 had the remarkable body length of 32 inches, and was sold for £200. Also double basses, lutes and viol-d’amours. £400 to £500, 1960.
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Luigi Marconcini
f. Bologna
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Aloysius Marconcini
Bologna fecit 1765
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Luigi Marconcini
in Ferrara 1767
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Aloysius Marconcini
Ferrariensis de Ferrara
anno 1770
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Aloisio Marconcini
Ferrara 1778
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