Otello Bignami (1914–1989): Successor to the Pollastri Tradition in Bologna
Otello Bignami was one of the leading figures of the 20th-century Bolognese school of violin making. Born in Bologna in 1914, he developed an early interest in the craft and pursued formal training in the city’s long-established tradition of lutherie. He studied under Gaetano Pollastri (1886–1960), the most influential Bolognese master of the mid-century, inheriting …
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