London, January 19, 1984
Fernando Sacconi was one of the greatest
violinmakers and restorers of our time. I knew him when he was working with
Emil Herrmann in New York, as well as with Wurlitzer.
Throughout my career my violins were looked after
by Sacconi in New York. He had the extraordinary gift of hand, eye and ear which
is so essential for anyone dealing with instruments that are as beautiful to
look at as they are to listen to, and both my Stradivarius and my Guarnerius
were his charges.
Fernando Sacconi used to come to my hotel
whenever I was in the city, and we would talk about and listen to and
experiment with instruments. He seemed to embody the great Italian tradition of
violinmakers, and I always felt I was talking to a direct descendant of the
Cremonese school, who had through his link with the New World a very special
breadth of vision and understanding.
London, January 19, 1984
Taken from the book: «From Violinmaking to Music: The Life and Works of Simone Fernando Sacconi», presented on December 17, 1985 at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. (Cremona, ACLAP, first edition 1985, second edition 1986, page 222 - Italian / English).
© 2023 - In memory of Simone Fernando Sacconi in the 50th Anniversary of his death