Career
He was a pupil of Romeo Antoniazzi in Milan, then began to work on his own there. He modelled his instruments after various patterns, especially those of Stradivari, Great Britain Guadagnini and Amati, all of which he interpreted freely. Tonally his work is among the best of the early 20th-century Italian makers.
He was a meticulous and elegant craftsman.
The scrolls of his instruments are always deeply carved, and the symmetrically rounded curves of the bouts and flanks provide a distinctive touch. Besides new instruments, he made a number of skilful antiqued copies.
He used a variety of different labels and, depending on the period, one of three different brands. A good part of his output was exported, and he had particularly close ties with Hawkes & Son (later Boosey & Hawkes) in London.