A Fine Contemporary Bolognese Violin After Poggi By Cesare Magrini, 1987.

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>Cesare Magrinibegan his apprenticeship in the mid-seventies under his uncle, Primo Contavalla, son of Luigi, both of whom were violin makers in Imola, a city near Bologna. He then successively joined the workshops of Otello Bignamiand Ansaldo Poggiin Bologna, Mario Capicchioniin Rimini and finally Giuseppe Lucciin Roma.
In 1986 Cesare Magrinibecame a member of the A.N.L.A.I. ( National Association of Italian Artistic Violinmaking), before joining its board of Experts under Giuseppe Lucci’sdirection. Cesare Magrini’swork is inspired by the great classic Italian makers and more specifically by the masters of the Bolognese and Emilian schools such asPollastri, Fiorini or Poggi.