Michele Angelo Bergonzi (1721-1758), son of Carlo Bergonzi, is the second generation of the Bergonzi family. When Carlo died in 1747, Michele took over his father’s workshop and continued to live in Stradivari’s house. After the great violin makers of both the Stradivari and Guarneri families passed away, people began to put their hope on Michele as the only successor to the tradition of Cremonese violin making. Carlo made violins based on his father’s models, and even though the violins he produced are less delicate than those by his father, they serve remarkably well as solo instruments. His cellos are imitations of Stradivari’s smallest pattern. The F holes conform to the proportion of Guarneri del Gesù’s design, which is clearly a common model for the late Cremonese makers. Furthermore, Michele also made mandolins, which are also fairly well-known.
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