Franco Albanelli Explained

Franco Albanelli
Birth Date:	25 August 1933
Birth Place:	Castel San Pietro Terme, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Death Place:	San Lazzaro di Savena Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Occupation:	Luthier
Nationality:	Italian

Franco Albanelli (25 August 1933 – 1 July 2007) was an Italian luthier, a pupil of Gaetano Pollastri, who was born in Castel San Pietro Terme, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.^[1]

His workmanship has always shown a clear inspiration to his teacher Pollastri style and his musical instruments are now all around the world. He made not more than 40 instruments, primarily violins, but included a few violas and violincellos.

He primarily produced instruments with a red and orange varnish.

He died in San Lazzaro di Savena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

References

• Il Suono di Bologna, Da Raffaele Fiorini ai grandi maestri del Novecento". Catalogo della Mostra nella chiesa di San Giorgio in Poggiale, Bologna 2002.
• Eric Blot, Un secolo di Liuteria Italiana 1860-1960 - A century of Italian Violin Making - Emilia e Romagna I, Cremona 1994.
• Dictionary of 20th Century Italian Violin Makers - Marlin Brinser 1978
• The Strad January 1984 Bologna - A living tradition of Violin Making
• Book: Vannes, Rene . Dictionnaire Universel del Luthiers (vol.3). Bruxelles . Les Amis de la musique . 1985 . 1951 . 53749830 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Albanelli, Franco - Scrollavezza & Zanrè .