Gaetano Sgarabotto 1878- 1959 was born in Vicenza. His son Pietro Sgarabotto 1903–1990 born in Milan, retired 1971, but still produced masterworks as late as 1979; both worked for their whole life in Italy as master violinmakers.

Gaetano S. worked initially in the city of Vicenza for many years before moving to Milan in 1901 to work for Leandro Bisiach. He moved to Parma in 1926, where he stayed almost without interruptions until his death in 1959.

His son, Pietro, continued in his father’s profession and also became a master violinmaker in his own right. Today one speaks within initiated circles with the utmost admiration of the brief, but prestigious dynasty of violinmakers Sgarabotti. This refers to the historical presence of both these masters who, apart from creating their own master instruments, spent much of their time passing on experience to young violin makers.

Indeed the activity of the Sgarabotto makers was very influential in the violin making school of Parma, Cremona and elsewhere. Much could be said about their combined influence on the cultural heritage within the musical world of string instruments, and of the enormous regard and esteem with which all their students and musicians held the masters. The greatest interest by posterity, of course, centers on their combined oeuvre, on the set of master violins from their hand left for us to play and admire.

The works of both the Sgarabotto makers can be readily identified by their meticulous choice of materials, the workmanship always being exquisitely “manual” in every phase of the making of each instrument, and showing extreme precision and loving care to detail.

The violin making of the Sgarabotto makers is always graceful, that of the father Gaetano said to be presenting a lighter touch whilst the graduation used by Pietro is more consistent. The sonority and general musical quality of these master violins of course shall forever be residing in their handling by the musicians and experts who are fortunate enough to play a Sgarabotto violin, viola, violoncello…

 Gaetano Sgarabotto(1878-1959)出生於Vicenza,兒子Pietro Sgarabotto(1903–1990)出生在米蘭,1971年退休,但仍繼續制琴事業,直到1979年.是位相當優秀的小提琴製作師,制琴事業是Sgarabotto父子二人一生的畢生心血.
Gaetano Sgarabotto最初在Vicenza工作,直到1901年移居米蘭.1926年在結束了米蘭長達25年的生活後,他來到了Parma(帕爾馬),在這期間他一直不間斷地繼續做琴,直到逝世的那一刻.
Gaetano的兒子pietro子承父業，並在制琴事業上更進一步，走出自己的道路。現代評論界仍然認為父子兩人為制琴業的發展作出了偉大的貢獻，特別是在制琴儀器改進和對制琴人才的培養上更是功不可沒。
事實上, Sgarabotto制琴者在Parma制琴學校、Cremona制琴學校以及其他地方都有著深遠影響，他們這一組合在很大程度上影響了音樂世界中的弦樂發展，並得到學生和廣大音樂家的一致尊敬和好評，對後人留下最大的好處自然是留下了很多經典作品，另外他們的制琴工藝廣泛流傳影響至今。
Sgarabotto 的作品很容易被根據其一絲不苟及其上等選材辨識出來，在做工上追求完美，每一把琴都是純手工精心打造，無論是整體造型還是細微之處都堪稱完美。
Sgarabotto制琴者的制琴工藝一直是保持優雅的線條，Pietro的作品很好說明了這個特點Sgarabotto製作的琴,聲音嘹亮、音色純正，屬大師級精品，能演奏一把Sgarabotto所製作的琴是全球很多著名音樂家的夢想。 

作 品 特 色：

作品共分四個時期特色：Vicenza、Milan、Parma、Brescia

Violin - 1899 ( Vicenza時期 )

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Violin -1915 ( Milan時期 )

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Violin -1927 ( Parma時期 )

Violin -1954 ( Brescia時期 )

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Pietro Sgarabotto 作品

Violin -1949 ( Parma時期 )