Guarneri

American  

[gwahr-nair-ee, gwahr-ne-ree] / gwɑrˈnɛər i, gwɑrˈnɛ ri /

noun

1. Giuseppe Antonio Joseph Guarnerius, 1683–1745, Italian violinmaker.

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Guarneri British  

/ ɡwarˈnɛːri, ɡwɑːˈnɪərɪ, ɡwarˈnjɛːri, ɡwɑːˈnɛərɪəs /

noun

1. an Italian family of 17th- and 18th-century violin-makers

2. any violin made by a member of this family

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Example Sentences

The violin itself is naturally the most important factor in determining its value, with instruments made by the Stradivari, Amati and Guarneri families of Renaissance Italy commanding the highest prices.

From Seattle Times

The maple-backed instrument is one of about 150 made by Guarneri, the quality and longevity of whose output rivals that of Antonio Stradivari but who was far less prolific than his compatriot and contemporary.

From Reuters

“Everyone there felt threatened,” Carol Guarneri, a grandmother of four in the Fort Worth ISD said, adding that Mr. Austin had previously attended an August school board meeting in “tactical gear.”

From Washington Times

To demonstrate how, Gordon, a second-generation luthier, twisted a Douglas fir top to a violin made based on a Guarneri mold that was handed down to him from his father.

From Washington Times

The foundation’s continued description of the Guarneri violin as “an instrument of understanding” on its website is “particularly inappropriate,” the panel said, given its refusal to pay the heirs.

From New York Times