After Ansaldo Poggi (1893-1984) graduated from music school, he started making instruments with his father Ugo Poggi (1865-1938) as an amateur luthier. Because his father and Giuseppe Fiorini were good friends, Ansaldo was able to study how to make instruments with Fiorini, and worked together in Zurich and Switzerland. Eventually Bologna became the main place where he worked. Poggi won many awards during his lifetime, such as a silver medal in 1923 and gold medals in 1925, 1927, and 1929.
Poggi utilized the Cremona style, particularly the Stradivari patterns. During the 1920s, he studied how to make instruments on his own, and entered his period of maturity as a luthier in the 1930s and developed his own individual style, such as narrow decorations on the sides, thin purfling and his own unique style of f-holes. Moreover, he used superior quality wood. Ansaldo was very precise and accurate in the way he made instruments, and was extremely scrupulous regarding the details of his instruments. His varnishes include reddish orange, yellowish orange and yellowish pink, and the colors used can be used to determine the general year in which the instrument was made. Besides having an exquisite technique, the gorgeous timbre of his violins allows the price to continuously increase.
The arches on the fronts of Gabrieli’s violins are all quite prominent, similar to Pier Lorence Vangelist (1700-1746) and Stainer. He had superior skills as a luthier. Poggi’s f-holes are similar to Stainer. He was also scrupulous in his selection of wood and varnishes, and his varnishes are usually a clear yellow color. The timbre of his instruments is even better than the two luthiers mentioned above, particularly his cellos.
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