John Dilworth
ZANTI, Alessandro Worked circa. 1765-1820 Mantua Italy. Possibly a descendant of Antonio Zanotti, above. Henley, following Vannes, describes instruments combining Pietro Guarneri and Stradivari features but with poor brown varnish. Work presently unknown and unverified. Alexander Zanti fecit / Manyuae Anno 1819
Cecie Stainer
A maker in Mantua about 1770. He followed the Stradivari pattern, but his varnish was of poor quality.
George Hart
He copied Pietro Guarneri, but had little knowledge of varnishing, if we are to judge from the few instruments of this maker extant.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff
Er arbeitete nach den Modellen von Stradivari und Pet. Guarneri. Seine Arbeit ist gut, ebenso der Ton; nur sein Lack ist geradezu schlecht zu nennen. Auch ein Domenico Zanti kommt in Mantua vor.
Henri Poidras
Stradivarius model. Although the varnish is not interesting, the tone is fine. Medium class work.
Karel Jalovec
Mantua. 1765—1819. Beautiful, careful workmanship on the patterns of Stradivari and Pietro Guarneri. The arching is often designed in a somewhat roof-like fashion. Fine wood, sweet tone. He used a red-brown varnish which is not of good quality. Price 40.000 Kc.