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Provisional photos

Although the opinions of experts from Europe and the USA do vary, the general consensus is that this instrument shows clearly the influence of Nicolò Amati fromCremona. The names that so far have been mentioned are:
Nicolò Amati, Andrea Guarnerius, Petrus Guarnerios of Venice, Giacinto Ruggieri, among others.
After completion of the restoration and in the light of the evidence that the restoration will procure us, this viol will be again submitted to the scrutiny of acknowleged luthiers.

The Italian Renaissance and Early Baroque viols in concert:
Music for Charles V and Philip II

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