Italian Luthier Carlo Bergonzi Was Born On This Day in 1683 [ON-THIS-DAY]

Italian luthier Carlo Bergonzi was born on this day in 1683.

He is remembered as one of Antonio Stradivari's greatest pupils – later inheriting Stradivari's repair business.

The famous Kreisler Bergonzi, named after violinist Fritz Kreisler, was at one time owned and played by virtuoso Itzhak Perlman.