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The Strad Calendar 2025: 1820 Giovanni Francesco Pressenda violin

19 November 2024

Possibly the first instrument ever made by Pressenda, it boasts a two-piece back of slightly burled quarter-cut maple
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Pressenda: Combined impact

14 January 2020

Despite his instruments showing very little difference in form, Giovanni Francesco Pressenda was one of the most idiosyncratic – and innovative – Italian luthiers of the 19th century. Drawing on 20 years of research, Tsutomu Miyasaka reveals how his style reflected both the French and Italian makers of his day

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The Strad Calendar 2025: 1820 Giovanni Francesco Pressenda violin

Pressenda: Combined impact

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