Geology of Guarneri family

Hello everyone, do you know Guarneri Family? Maybe, most people don’t know them, because this family was not famous. But they were really important violin makers. So today, I would explain about how important Guarneri family is to the violin industry. 

First, Guarneri family's violin making began with Andrea Guarneri. Violin maker of Guarneri family were in total five people, it is same number as Amati family. 

Andrea guarneri was taught by Nicolo Amati just like Stradivarius

Stradivarius stayed in Amati studio for a longtime and this helped Stradivarius gain his fame.  On the other hand, although Andrea Guarneri's violin was as good as the one of Stradivarius.  He did not become famous because he left Amati Studio after only short period of time.

The most known violin maker of Guarneri family was Andrea Guarneri and Giuseppe Guarneri (Guarneri Del Gesu)

Notable characteristics of Andrea Guarneri's violin were its strong sound and its small frame.

Giuseppe Guarneri (Guarneri Del Gesu) was famous for untidy finish yet beautiful sound.

Example of Andrea Guarneri

Example of Giuseppe Guarneri (Guarneri Del Gesu