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Guarneri

[ gwahr-nair-ee; Italian gwahr-ne-ree ]

noun

  1. Giu·sep·pe An·to·nio [joo-, zep, -pe ahn-, taw, -nyaw], Joseph Guarnerius, 1683–1745, Italian violinmaker.


Guarneri

/ ɡwarˈnɛːri; ɡwɑːˈnɪərɪ; ɡwarˈnjɛːri; ɡwɑːˈnɛərɪəs /

noun

  1. an Italian family of 17th- and 18th-century violin-makers
  2. any violin made by a member of this family
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Stradivarius and Guarneri violins are famous for their supposedly superior sound, though the actual sonic qualities—and superiority—are often contested.

Stradivari and Guarneri appeared to use slightly different recipes, which the researchers believe they adapted from the techniques of their mutual teacher, Nicolo Amati.

But as it was a genuine Guarneri, and at least worth as much again as mine, I felt obliged to decline his offer.

Yet it seems as if this member of the Guarneri family had only made a limited number.

From the same source we have a few interesting facts concerning Andrea Guarneri.

In continuing the path trodden by Gasparo, Guarneri proved himself an artist possessed of no little discernment.

Little did Andrea imagine that he was destined to be the means of lifting his patronymic of Guarneri to such a giddy height!

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