In Focus: A 1953 Giuseppe Ornati violin

1953 Ornati MIM

Alberto Giordano takes a look at a mid-20th-century Italian violin

This article appeared in the March 2015 issue

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Maker: Giuseppe Ornati

Nationality: Italian

Born: 1887

Died: 1965

Instrument: Violin

Year: 1953

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