Città:
Pieve di Cento (Bologna)
Year:
1940
Liutaio:
Natale Carletti
From “
Il Museo della Musica” by Artemio Versari
This Instrument, in vogue in the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, was gradually replaced by the violoncello.
The name viola da gamba derives from the way in which it was played, that is, held between the legs (which traslates to gambe in Italian).
A maker of undoubted talent and the son of Carlo Carletti, founder of the dynasty.
His production includes all of the stringed instruments and some 'viola da gamba'.
The instrument featured here expresses the style and personality of the maker.
From “
La grande Liuteria Italiana” by Artemio Versari
Carlo Carletti was head of the Carletti family of makers who were active in Pieve di Cento. Born in Pieve di Cento in 1873, he started off in the antique business.
When his interest turned to violin making, he successfully traded antique instruments. The business put him in contact with the most important makers of the period , including Raffaele Fiorini, Augusto Pollastri and Leandro Bisiach.
An important figure in his career was Ettore Soffritti , who supplied him with models and wood.
Subsequently he supplied Leandro Bisiach with violins in the white, and worked for Luigi Mozzani in Cento workshops near Ferrara, together with Orso Gotti.
He died in 1941.
His production was not abundant and reflected the multiple stylistic influence during his career.
He used models inspired by Stradivari.