Carlo Carletti labels
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Unnumbered label from 1920
The label design by famous luthier Carlo Carletti from Pieve di Cento near Bologna, Italy, uses Bastoni Larghi, a wide sans-serif typeface of unknown origin, for the luthier’s name, and Romana, which was distributed by Nebiolo as Romano, for the rest of the text.
Carlo Carletti (1873–1941): First of the Carletti family of makers from Pieve di Cento, near Bologna. Initially a carpenter and antiques dealer, he appears to have learnt the craft with Raffaele Fiorini in Bologna in the 1890s. His straight work shows the influence of Fiorini, Pollastri and Sofritti, but he also made some highly creative fakes. He produced instruments in the white for Leandro Bisiach and Romeo Antoniazzi. [Tarisio]
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Label from 1927
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Label from 1931
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