Gasparo da Salò
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Gasparo da Salò is the name given to Gasparo Bertolotti, one of the earliest violin makers and an expert double bass player. Around 80 of his instruments are known to have survived to the present day: violins, alto and tenor violas, viols, violones and double basses, violas designed with only a pair of corners, and ceteras.
Statue of Gasparo Da Salò.
Bass viol (Ashmolean Museum)
Violin (Esther 1917)
F-hole label on Viola.
Luthier
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A luthier is a craftsperson who builds or repairs string instruments that have a neck and a sound box.
Modern luthier's workshop, Cremona (2007)
A luthier tunes the bridge of a violin.
Oud luthier on Mohamed Ali Street in Cairo, Egypt
A luthier building classical guitars in Madrid, Spain