In Focus: An 1856 Giuseppe Rocca violin

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David Bonesy examines a violin based on the ‘Alard’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’

This article appeared in the December 2017 issue

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This instrument features in the book In Focus 2: click here to buy a copy

Maker: Giuseppe Rocca

Nationality: Italian 

Born: 1807

Died: 1865

Instrument: Violin

Date: 1856

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