Born in Pizzighettone, near Cremona, in 1979, Giuseppe Pedrazzini began working in his father's carpentry shop at a young age, and continued into the same profession after moving to Milan in 1903. Here he came into contact with Romeo Antoniazzi, and decided to follow his passion for violin making professionally, soon reaching a high level of quality despite being fundamentally self-taught. He then played a role in the initial training of Ferdinando Garimberti and was later assisted by his nephew, Natale Novelli. He died in Milan in 1957.
While following a variety of classical models derived from the Amatis, Antonio Stradivari, Guadagnini and others, Pedrazzini's style is very personal. The body follows soft and supple curves and the corners are elegant and refined; the fluting of the plates is deep and narrow; the button is generally low and there are small dark-colored locating pins on the plates. The f-holes are also elegant in design and with oval eyes; his heads are characteristic: with a very high and deep throat; the volute is wide and with a deep fluting, and the eye is slightly rounded.
