All Giovanni Francesco Pressenda articles

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    The Strad Calendar 2025: 1820 Giovanni Francesco Pressenda violin

    2024-11-19T09:48:00Z

    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

    2020-01-14T09:51:00Z

    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