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Place of Birth: Gaiole in Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
About Igino Sderci
- Igino (Iginius) Sderci (1884 - 1983) was born in Florence, Italy.
- He devoted his entire career to violin making, studying under master maker Leandro Bisiach. A very prolific maker making more than 700 instruments including many large violas. He won gold medals at the prestigious Stradivarius Exhibition at Cremona in 1937 marking the bicentenary of Stradivari's death (as well as prizes in 1949). From his earliest childhood Igino Sderci was interested in music & art.
- He studied sculpture in Siena and had a gift for wood carving. He made his first violin without supervision.
- In Siena Sderci was taken under the wing of Leandro Bisiach, who valued the young man's skills highly. In 1917 he went to Milan and worked in the workshop of Leandro Bisiach. Under his guidance he refined his skills and worked with Leandro Bisiach for about 14 years before leaving for Florence to establish his own workshop. Igino Sderci copied the models of Stradivarius and Guarneri and reflected their influence as his instruments are full of character and made with utmost care. Without exception he used wood of the highest quality and fine varnish mainly of an amber-yellow shade.
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