Tullio Bassi

Tullio Bassi (Ravenna, Romagna, 1937) is an Italian violin maker. He made instruments for members of a number of renowned orchestras. He studies and follows the techniques of the renowned luthier, Antonio Stradivari.

Tullio Bassi
Born1937
Ravenna, Italy
OccupationLuthier
Websitetulliobassi.com

He is a self-taught violin maker, coming from a family of cabinet-makers, who developed a passion for classical musical instruments and experimenting in the fabrication of string instruments, progressively becoming a luthier.[1]

Career

In the late 60's he made his first classical guitar, participating in a local contest in Bagnacavallo where he ranked third.[2]

In the 1970s, he began constructing violins and other instruments.

In the last five decades, he has made guitars, violins, violas and cellos, with the methods of old luthiers as described in The secrets of Stradivari.

He maintained and followed ancient techniques, with a no-compromise approach in the respect of timing schedules for each phase of the manufacturing process and following the original execution methods. He used the same elements and materials as the ancient Italian luthiers.

His target is to preserve the integrity of the old Italian art and culture in violin making and maintenance and share this knowledge to younger generations. A public exhibition of his instruments was held in 2012 in the main square of the city of Ravenna by La Cassa Bank Foundation.[3]

Legacy

His instruments are played by artists including:

  • Francesco Manara, 1st violin of the La Scala Orchestra in Milan[4]
  • Danilo Rossi 1st viola of the La Scala Orchestra of Milan[5]
  • Stefano Pezzi, cello of the RAI orchestra
  • Claudia Zanzotto, violin
  • Paolo Chiavacci, violin
  • Roberto Noferini, violin[6]

Since 2003, with the support of the "Associazione Musicale Angelo Mariani", he organises an annual concert in a church in Piangipane, called "Omaggio a Paganini" in memory of the concert[7] that Niccolò Paganini held in Romagna in 1810.[8][9] [10]

In 2008 he made Tromba marina, a triangular bowed string instrument used in medieval and Renaissance Europe.

He is named in Violin makers in Italy, by Gualtiero Nicolini.[11]

References
  1. "Bassi Tullio". LiutaiWiki. August 14, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  2. "IBC Multimedia » Instruments from the luthierie contest, Teatro Goldoni – Bagnacavallo". www.ibcmultimedia.it. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  3. "LA CASSA OSPITA PRESSO LE VETRINE DEL 'PRIVATE BANKING' A RAVENNA UNA MOSTRA SU: "LE NOTE DEL LEGNO"".
  4. "Piangipane festeggia i duecento anni del concerto di Niccolò Paganini".
  5. "Piangipane festeggia i duecento anni del concerto di Niccolò Paganini".
  6. "Quattordicesima Edizione dell'Omaggio a Paganini".
  7. Fétis, François-Joseph (October 28, 2018). Biographical notice of Nicolo Paganini.
  8. "Per i 12 anni dell'Omaggio a Paganini, il duo Leonardo Cella e Cesare Pezzi in concerto".
  9. "Svelate le rassegne "Giovani in Musica" e "Concerti della Domenica"". RavennaToday (in Italian). Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  10. "Piangipane festeggia i duecento anni del concerto di Niccolò Paganini".
  11. Nicolini, Gualtiero (2008). Liutai in Italia: dall'Ottocento ai giorni nostri (in Italian). A. Perdisa. ISBN 9788883724312.

Further reading
  • From Violinmaking to Music:The Life & Works of Simone Fernando Sacconi – A.C.L.A.P. Cremona
  • The Secrets of Stradivari by Simone Fernando Sacconi, (Cremona: Libreria Del Convegno, 1972)
  • Tecnica costruttiva degli antichi liutai italiani by Euro Peluzzi, Ed. Olschki, 1978 ISBN 8822222946
  • Il liutaio- Origine e costruzione del violino e degli strumenti ad arco moderni by ANGELONI Domenico, Ed. Hoepli, Milano, 1923
  • Note di Tecnologia Costruttiva su la chitarra by Ugo Baldini, Ed. Berben, 1957
  • Una innovazione nella costruzione della chitarra by Ugo Baldini, Ed. Berben, 1957
  • The Big Red Book of American Lutherie, Volume 1, Ed. Guild of American Luthiers
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