Nicoló Bianchi (1803-1880) was born in Savona. His father was Carlo Bianchi. It is currently not known what he did prior to 1841. However, it is known that he had contact with Ludovico Rastelli, and that he laid the foundation for reviving violin making in Genoa.
Bianchi moved to several French cities after 1844, including Montpellier, Bordeaus, Arles, and Nantes. In 1846 he settled in Paris. Bianchi used Stradivari, Guarneri and Amati molds during this time. Besides making violins and repairing them, he also trained pupils, including Giuseppe Scarampella, Eugenio Praga, and François Bovis (1864-1914).
In 1862, Giuseppe Scarampella was sent to Paris to help Bianchi, who was suffering from chronic asthma. Bianchi had hoped that Giuseppe would be able to help him run his business since his poor health was affecting it. Giuseppe indeed lived up to his expectations, and displayed a superior talent for making violins. Unfortunately, Giuseppe only stayed until 1864, and then moved to Florence.
Around 1869, Nicolo Bianchi moved to Genoa, and while he lived there he was still quite active. Eugenio Praga was a student of his, and in 1877 when Bianchi retired and moved to Nice, Praga inherited his workshop in Genoa. François Bovis, who had become his pupil in 1877, inherited all of Bianchi’s assets in 1880.
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