VIOLIN by Giovanni Paolo Maggini (1581 - 1628) Italian luthier; a pupil of Gasparo da Sal? The maker of Brescia is often lumped together in Cremona by Antonio Stradivari and Giuseppe Guarneri del Ges? and his teacher Gasparo da Sal? which are considered; albeit with subtle differences in personal style; the founders of modern violin making. Table with dimensioned drawing in the Treaty "Italian Violin Makers" of the historical musicologist Czech Karel Jalovec; which boasts a wide bibliographic production focused on the study of violin making violin. Ed Hamlyn; London 1952