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Giacomo Parimbelli

Giacomo Parimbelli began playing the guitar as a child and graduated at the prestigious Conservatorio di Verona “Felice Evaristo dell’ Abaco”. He perfected his skills under the tutelage of famous musicians such as Stefano Grondona. He penned several books, including the first biography of Benvenuto Terzi, and countless assays. He has been a soloist in Italy, Europe, India and Russia. He plays a wide repertoire of classic music on baroque guitars. He is a guitar collector and an unflagging promoter of traditional guitar culture in Italy.

▪ bio current as of 2019

Case Study of a 1935 Guitar by Cremonese Luthier Luigi Digiuni

2019
AL#136 p.42               
Massimo Maddaloni   Lizabeth-Jane Hella   Giacomo Parimbelli                                                                                   

▪ From the time that the violin was invented, Cremona was the world center for the highest quality string instrument making, until it gradually became known for lower-quality mass production of fiddles. After its dark age, Cremona has more recently seen a renaissance of its lutherie heritage. This article looks at an unusual guitar made by a Cremonese luthier in the 1930s and sees echoes of the old masters in its design. Mentions Stradivari, Panormo, Fibonacci spiral, Archimedean spiral, golden ratio.