Marino Capicchioni
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Marino Capicchioni was an Italian musical instrument maker
when he was 24.
In 1929 he permanently established himself in Rimini were he opened his own workshop. He participated in numerous exhibitions and competitions all over Italy
and was praised and recognized for his talent: in 1931 he won the gold medal at the Padua Exposition, and in 1937 he received an honorable mention and a silver medal for his quintet exhibited in the Cremona
competition during the Stradivari Bicentenary.
The Vannes Universal Dictionary of Violinmakers quotes that in 1948 Capicchioni had already made 350 violins, 10 violas and 20 violoncellos.
In the middle of the 1940s his son Mario began working with him and shared in his business until the Master's death.
The Republic of San Marino dedicated a square to Marino Capicchioni, and erected a monument by the sculptor Marina Busignani Reffi in his honor.
His work of the twenties and thirties is distinguished by his continued research for technical and stylistic solutions: the workmanship is good but his distinct personality does not emerge. Although he was inspired by the classical models of Stradivari and Guarneri
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In the golden period, the master succeeded in giving a personal influence to his work, a quality which can be recognized almost unmistakably. He always used material of an excellent quality and in order to accentuate the flame of the maple, he developed a special technique for treating the instrument "in the white". When he varnished his instruments, he attempted to age them slightly by accentuating the grain of the spruce on the belly. The varnish used was generally a golden yellow, but one can also find instruments with a lively red coloring. Capicchioni's work was already quite popular in the early sixties and his instruments are still sought out today for their excellent sound.
One of his quartets is on permanent display at the Stradivari Museum of Cremona.
Luthier
A luthier is someone who makes or repairs lutes and other string instruments. In the United States, the term is used interchangeably with a term for the specialty of each maker, such as violinmaker, guitar maker, lute maker, etc...
Biography
At an early age worked a local carpenter as a cooper, as well as a carved and furniture maker. He later developed an interest in instrument making and constructed several guitars. He completed his first violinViolin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
when he was 24.
In 1929 he permanently established himself in Rimini were he opened his own workshop. He participated in numerous exhibitions and competitions all over Italy
Italy
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and was praised and recognized for his talent: in 1931 he won the gold medal at the Padua Exposition, and in 1937 he received an honorable mention and a silver medal for his quintet exhibited in the Cremona
Cremona
Cremona is a city and comune in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po River in the middle of the Pianura Padana . It is the capital of the province of Cremona and the seat of the local City and Province governments...
competition during the Stradivari Bicentenary.
The Vannes Universal Dictionary of Violinmakers quotes that in 1948 Capicchioni had already made 350 violins, 10 violas and 20 violoncellos.
In the middle of the 1940s his son Mario began working with him and shared in his business until the Master's death.
The Republic of San Marino dedicated a square to Marino Capicchioni, and erected a monument by the sculptor Marina Busignani Reffi in his honor.
Analysis of Capicchioni's work
An overall analysis of Capicchioni's work shop two distinct periods: one to the twenties and thirties and second "golden period" beginning in the forties, the era witch brought him fame.His work of the twenties and thirties is distinguished by his continued research for technical and stylistic solutions: the workmanship is good but his distinct personality does not emerge. Although he was inspired by the classical models of Stradivari and Guarneri
Guarneri
The Guarneri is the family name of a group of distinguished luthiers from Cremona in Italy in the 17th and 18th centuries, whose standing is considered comparable to those of the Amati and Stradivari families...
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In the golden period, the master succeeded in giving a personal influence to his work, a quality which can be recognized almost unmistakably. He always used material of an excellent quality and in order to accentuate the flame of the maple, he developed a special technique for treating the instrument "in the white". When he varnished his instruments, he attempted to age them slightly by accentuating the grain of the spruce on the belly. The varnish used was generally a golden yellow, but one can also find instruments with a lively red coloring. Capicchioni's work was already quite popular in the early sixties and his instruments are still sought out today for their excellent sound.
One of his quartets is on permanent display at the Stradivari Museum of Cremona.
Some musicians that have owned Capicchioni instruments
in alphabetical order:- Salvatore AccardoSalvatore AccardoSalvatore Accardo is an Italian violin virtuoso and conductor.He is highly regarded for his interpretations of Paganini, J. S. Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, contemporary works, chamber music, and opera conducting....
violin of 1942 - Felix AyoFelix AyoFelix Ayo, , is an internationally renowned violinist, who is often a soloist, and is a performer of chamber music, a teacher and recording artist with a career that has spanned more than fifty years.-Early career:...
violin of 1956 - Luigi Alberto Bianchi violin of 1952 and a viola of 1965
- Rodolfo Bonucci violin of 1939
- Paolo Borciani two violin of 1942 and 1943
- Luciano Capicchioni violin of 1974
- Pierluigi Capicchioni violin of 1974
- Giuliano CarmignolaGiuliano CarmignolaGiuliano Carmignola is an Italian violinist.- Life :Coming from a family of musicians, Carmignola began his violin studies with the support of his father Antonio to enter the Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia with Luigi Ferro...
violin of 1947 - Pina CarmirelliPina CarmirelliPina Carmirelli was an Italian violinist.She started studying music and playing in public when she was very young. She was a pupil of Michelangelo Abbado, and graduated from the Milan Conservatory in violin and composition . She won the Premio Stradivari in 1937 and the Premio Paganini in 1940...
three violin of 1941,1954 and 1956 - Marianne Chen cello of 1946
- Alfredo Cicoria cello of 1963
- Nazareno Cicoria cello of 1963
- Anna Maria Cotogni violin of 1955
- Antonio De Lorenzi violin of 1943
- Carlo Fabiano violin of 1955
- Luca FanfoniLuca Fanfoni- Biography and Awards :He began the study of the violin in his native town at an early age with Giuseppe Alessandri and continued at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan with Gigino Maestri...
violin of 1955 - Piero Farulli viola of 1944
- Clara Fuchs viola of 1963
- Duilio Galfetti violin of 1949
- Franco Gulli violin of 1946
- Wim Janssen viola of 1952
- Szymon Krzeszowiec violin of 1942
- Giuseppe Laffranchini cello of 1952
- Yehudi MenuhinYehudi MenuhinYehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE was a Russian Jewish American violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the United Kingdom. He was born to Russian Jewish parents in the United States, but became a citizen of Switzerland in 1970, and of the United Kingdom in 1985...
violin of 1961 - Alessandro Moccia violin of 1941
- David Oistrach violin of 1962
- Massimo Paris viola of 1959
- Elisa Pegreffi two violin of 1942 and 1943
- Franco RossiFranco RossiFranco Rossi was an Italian film screenwriter and director, mainly known for having directed the six hour long Italian-German-British-Swiss TV mini-series Quo Vadis? in 1985....
cello of 1953 - Mstislav RostropovichMstislav RostropovichMstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich, KBE , known to close friends as Slava, was a Soviet and Russian cellist and conductor. He was married to the soprano Galina Vishnevskaya. He is widely considered to have been the greatest cellist of the second half of the 20th century, and one of the greatest of...
- Christian Joseph Saccon violin of 1953
- Vincenzo Schembri viola of 1953
- Arrigo Serato violin of 1946
- Roberto Tarenzi violin of 1944
- Marcel Tufigno violin of 1966
- Walter Zagato violin of 1963
- Fabrizio ZoffoliFabrizio ZoffoliFabrizio Zoffoli is an Italian classical violinist.- Life :Zoffoli began to study the violin at age seven with Piero Raffaelli and first appeared on stage at the age of eight...
violin of 1962