(1957-) Ezia di Labio (1960-) Daniele Canu (1979-1983) Maurizio Spignoli (1958-2007) Instruments In the course of over forty years of incessant activity, he built a vast number of instruments in the violin family, including several quartets (most prominent are from 1975,1976 & 1977). 1975 & 1976 were made as dedications to Gaetano Pollastri. 1977 was made as homage and dedication to Augusto Pollastri (marking the centenary celebration of Augusto's birth). Bignamis instruments are known for their beauty and acoustic qualities. O. Bignami Viola which was part of a quartet from 1976: Living Museum The Bolognese school that Bignami directed is now a living museum. His workshop was carefully reconstructed and is still in use. Bibliography William Bignami, Otello Bignami Liutaio in Bologna - Violinmaker in Bologna, Vita d'Autore - Note su Otello Bignami Liutaio in Bologna 1914-1989 - A Life of Artistry - Sketches of Otello Bignami violin maker in Bologna, contributions by Roberto Verti, Adriano Cavicchi, Roberto Regazzi, Giovanna Benzi and Tito Gotti, Bologna 1991 and 1993, Il Suono di Bologna, Da Raffaele Fiorini ai grandi maestri del Novecento". Catalogo della Mostra nella chiesa di San Giorgio in Poggiale, Bologna 2002, A Misura d'Uomo, Venezia 1985, Paradigmi. Forme nell'Artigianato, Bologna 1988 and 1989 Daniele Benati - Pierluigi Giordani, Stanze bolognesi - La Collezione Lauro, Bologna 1994 Alessandro Bugatti - Adriano Ragazzi, Tecniche basate sulla conoscenza per la classificazione di oggetti complessi: un'applicazione all'analisi di violini di interesse storico, Brescia 1998 Eric Blot, Un secolo di Liuteria Italiana 1860-1960 - A century of Italian Violin Making - Emilia e Romagna I, Cremona 1994 and 2003, , Marlin Brinser, Dictionary of 20th Century Italian Violin Makers, 1978 The Strad, January 1984, Bologna - A living tradition of Violin Making Chiara Tenan, Otello Bignami und die Bologneser Geigenbauschule des 20.Jahrhunderts - Diplomarbei zur Erlangung des Akademischen Grades Magistra der Künste in der Studienrichtung 'Violoncello' an der Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Mozarteum in Salzburg, Betreuer: Dietmar Machold, Salzburg 2001 Walter Hamma, Meister Italienischer Geigenbaukunst, Wilhelmshaven 1993, Notes References http://www.florenusedizioni.com/ilsuono.htm http://www.artigianatoartistico.it/fiera_maestriliutai.htm#obignami Italian musical instrument makers Italian luthiers Bowed string instrument makers 1914 births 1989 deaths 20th-century Italian musicians