Luciano Sderci began his career in 1945 while studying the art of violin-making from his father Igino Sderci. Starting out as merely an errand boy, Luciano learned about all the complementary work that needed to be done by a violin-maker such as shipping instruments and even constructing the wooden boxes to send them in. Eventually, Luciano began to make his own instruments working alongside his father and in 1946 completed his first instrument.
Luciano's progress was supported heavily by his father who carried out a lot of the more complicated work himself. This is seen in some of Luciano's earlier instruments which clearly show the hand of Igino. Luciano eventually developed his own style of making instruments with a freedom of hand. He differentiated himself from his father, whose style more focused on technique and precision. While Luciano's instruments have excellent acoustics, his varnish was somewhat less refined that of his father. Igino and Luciano were a supportive duo and were continually inspired and motivated by one another.
Igino had wanted Luciano to learn how to restore instruments, seeking the help of the Bisiach brothers Andrea and Carlo Bisiach who were more than happy to help. Luciano however never took advantage of this opportunity and preferred to learn from his father with whom he worked alongside for the majority of his career.
By the second half of the 1950s however, both Luciano and Igino were making their own instruments. Luciano and his father's work were very similar and often compared, which acted as a strong stimulus for Luciano to reach his exceptional level of craftsmanship.
In 1949 Luciano won an award for being the youngest participant at the Biannual celebration of Antonio Stradivarius' anniversary in Cremona.[1] Subsequently, in 1952 he won first place in the National Competition of Contemporary Violin-making for violins and violas in Rome.
In the 1970s Luciano created some of his own models, initiating the first large divergence from his father's guidance. His models were inspired by the 17th-century Florentine violin maker Rocco Doni.[2]
Luciano's work is somewhat hard to find today; scholars have not excluded the possibility that some of his works may have been labelled by dealers at a later date with the name of his father whose instruments can be sold for a higher price.
As Luciano's career grew, his health declined. Already by the mid 1960s Luciano's commitment and quality of work had gone down due to a circulatory problem in his legs. He died on 22 June 1986, only three years after his father. He did not have any children and therefore there was no one to carry on the family business.
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World Record Auction price for Luciano Sderci is US$22,800 in November, 2011 for a Viola Tarisio Auctions - Tarisio Auctions
Referencesedit
Arezio, Claudio; Di Pietrantonio, Fabrizio; Toshitake, Yasuno (2014). Igino Sderci Liutaio. Sillabe s.r.l. pp. 31–34. ISBN978-88-8347-776-8. OCLC 906311034.
Vettori, Carlo (1992). I Maestri del Novecento (in Italian and English). Firenze: Arte Liutaria. p. 152. LCCN 93160943/MN. OCLC 30318100.
Multiple, Authors (2004). Cacciatori, Fausto (ed.). Liuteria in Toscana I liutai del Novecento – Violin-Making in Tuscany Violin-Makers of the 20th Century. Cremonabooks. p. 204. ISBN88-8359-055-4.
Brinser, Marlin (1978). Dictionary of 20th Century Italian Violin Makers. Irvington N.J.: American Graphic. p. 85. ISBN0960229817. OCLC 906311034.
Sderci, Nicolo Igino in Universal Dictionary of Violin and Bow Makers. Brighton: Amati Publishing. 1969.
Vannes, René (1951). Dictionaire universel des Luthiers (in French). Bruxelles: Les Amis de la musique. p. 85. OCLC 1131309066.
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Christie's Luciano Sderci Viola 1969 Model Anton Rocco Doni
Tarisio Auctions Luciano Sderci
External sourcesedit
^"Fondazione Stradivari – Museo del Violino » Liutai Toscani al Concorso di Cremona".
^"Dendrocronological dating of the Cherubini stringed instruments collection, Florence".
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luciano, sderci, december, 1924, florence, june, 1986, florence, italian, violin, maker, contents, biography, quotes, references, external, links, external, sourcesbiography, edit, began, career, 1945, while, studying, violin, making, from, father, igino, sder. Luciano Sderci 13 December 1924 in Florence 22 June 1986 in Florence was an Italian violin maker Contents 1 Biography 2 Quotes 3 References 4 External links 5 External sourcesBiography editLuciano Sderci began his career in 1945 while studying the art of violin making from his father Igino Sderci Starting out as merely an errand boy Luciano learned about all the complementary work that needed to be done by a violin maker such as shipping instruments and even constructing the wooden boxes to send them in Eventually Luciano began to make his own instruments working alongside his father and in 1946 completed his first instrument Luciano s progress was supported heavily by his father who carried out a lot of the more complicated work himself This is seen in some of Luciano s earlier instruments which clearly show the hand of Igino Luciano eventually developed his own style of making instruments with a freedom of hand He differentiated himself from his father whose style more focused on technique and precision While Luciano s instruments have excellent acoustics his varnish was somewhat less refined that of his father Igino and Luciano were a supportive duo and were continually inspired and motivated by one another Igino had wanted Luciano to learn how to restore instruments seeking the help of the Bisiach brothers Andrea and Carlo Bisiach who were more than happy to help Luciano however never took advantage of this opportunity and preferred to learn from his father with whom he worked alongside for the majority of his career By the second half of the 1950s however both Luciano and Igino were making their own instruments Luciano and his father s work were very similar and often compared which acted as a strong stimulus for Luciano to reach his exceptional level of craftsmanship In 1949 Luciano won an award for being the youngest participant at the Biannual celebration of Antonio Stradivarius anniversary in Cremona 1 Subsequently in 1952 he won first place in the National Competition of Contemporary Violin making for violins and violas in Rome In the 1970s Luciano created some of his own models initiating the first large divergence from his father s guidance His models were inspired by the 17th century Florentine violin maker Rocco Doni 2 Today two of Luciano s instruments a violin and viola 3 4 are part of the collection of the Public Music School of Florence Conservatorio Luigi Cherubini 5 kept in the nearby museum of the Galleria dell Accademia Luciano s work is somewhat hard to find today scholars have not excluded the possibility that some of his works may have been labelled by dealers at a later date with the name of his father whose instruments can be sold for a higher price As Luciano s career grew his health declined Already by the mid 1960s Luciano s commitment and quality of work had gone down due to a circulatory problem in his legs He died on 22 June 1986 only three years after his father He did not have any children and therefore there was no one to carry on the family business Quotes editWorld Record Auction price for Luciano Sderci is US 22 800 in November 2011 for a Viola Tarisio Auctions Tarisio AuctionsReferences editArezio Claudio Di Pietrantonio Fabrizio Toshitake Yasuno 2014 Igino Sderci Liutaio Sillabe s r l pp 31 34 ISBN 978 88 8347 776 8 OCLC 906311034 Vettori Carlo 1992 I Maestri del Novecento in Italian and English Firenze Arte Liutaria p 152 LCCN 93160943 MN OCLC 30318100 Multiple Authors 2004 Cacciatori Fausto ed Liuteria in Toscana I liutai del Novecento Violin Making in Tuscany Violin Makers of the 20th Century Cremonabooks p 204 ISBN 88 8359 055 4 Brinser Marlin 1978 Dictionary of 20th Century Italian Violin Makers Irvington N J American Graphic p 85 ISBN 0960229817 OCLC 906311034 Sderci Nicolo Igino in Universal Dictionary of Violin and Bow Makers Brighton Amati Publishing 1969 Vannes Rene 1951 Dictionaire universel des Luthiers in French Bruxelles Les Amis de la musique p 85 OCLC 1131309066 External links editChristie s Luciano Sderci Viola 1969 Model Anton Rocco Doni Tarisio Auctions Luciano SderciExternal sources edit Fondazione Stradivari Museo del Violino Liutai Toscani al Concorso di Cremona Rocco Doni Violin L Sderci 1977 Viola L Sderci 1968 Dendrocronological dating of the Cherubini stringed instruments collection Florence Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Luciano Sderci amp oldid 1188984137, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
