| Guarneri del Gesùwho is one of the most famous masters of violin-making, also is the only one who as famous as Nicola Amati and Antonio Stradivari. He inherited the tradition of violin-making from Classical Cremona, but not stuck to the old ways. His violins represent his individual making style. They have bold outlines, advocating personality, and fascination.In the production of tone, he had successfully combined the characters of Brescia School and Cremona School, which made the tone of his violins loud and sonorous, meanwhile, nice and sweet. And also, the tone of his violins brought him great fame in the 19th century, Europe.Because of his special making style and his twist-turning life, the first three things we should know before the research of his violin-making methods and style are the background of the contemporary society, the origin of violin-making,and the inheritance relationship. Therefore, in chapter I, I just focus on the description of the background of the society of Cremona in the 17th and 18th century, and the introduction of the Amati and Guarneri families. And most of all, I put the story of his life as the major point for elaborating his life and experiences. In chapter II, it described the inheritance relationship of the two families which have been mentioned before. And I have tried to explain the influence of the Predecessors of the two families gave to Guarneri del Gesù, by through the analysis for specific maker and their own working style. While chapter III mainly elaborated the specific processes of Guarneri del Gesù's violin-making technology. We can find out his character and style in everyone of his processes. Through the detailed analysis of Guarneri del Gesù's working methods, we can know his Technology and style better.
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