Giovanni Battista RUGERI

Son of Francesco Ruggeri; b. in Cremona. His work is similar to that of his father, but has not the same value he made several violoncellos of large pattern rather arched, generally of plain wood and with dark brown varnish of good quality, both the sound holes and the scroll were cut wider than in Amati work. Label,' 'Giacinto filio di Francesco Ruggeri detto il Per 1696 ' ; another was dated 1692.