Cesare Candi (1869-1947) was the younger brother of Oreste Candi. He was born in Bologna. In 1884 he became a pupil of Raffaele Fiorini at his workshop. He followed his elder brother in 1888 to Genoa, and made mandolins and guitars at F.lli Barberis’ instrument factory. With encouragement from Eugenio Praga, Candi decided to open his own luthier shop, and in 1892 he opened a workshop with his brother. That same year Barberis sponsored him in the Italo-American Exposition, and Candi became a well-known instrument maker in Italy.
After Praga died in 1906, the Candi brothers inherited his luthier tools and materials. Candi won his first gold medal for making instruments in 1906. He won an honor award in 1907 in the string quartet division. After Enrico Rocca died in 1915, he became the benefactor of Paganini’s “Cannon” violin. Candi won gold medals for two of his violins and one of his violas at the Bicentenary Celebrations of Stradivari held in Cremona in 1937.
Cesare Candi was an important luthier in Genoa in the 20th century. His works can be divided into four periods. During the first period he made plucked string instruments, and during the second period (beginning from 1904-1905) he started making bowed string instruments. During the third period (starting from 1914-1915) his style of instrument making was quite diverse. In the last period starting in 1930, his style became more uniform. Candi’s varnishes are usually a reddish orange color. His students included Paolo de Barbieri, Giuseppe Lecchi and his son Corrado Gritti Candi (1925-?).
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