The 1742 ‘Rovelli’ can be considered a twin to the ‘Alard’ Guarneri from the same year. Named for the 19th-century Italian virtuoso Pietro Rovelli, it has most recently been the principal performing instrument of Liya Petrova.
‘The “Rovelli” and the “Alard” were built on the same mould, covered with the same golden-brown oil-based varnish, and purfled with the same poplar strips. Their heads are much alike, as are their short corners, their channelled edges and their blackened rib mitres.’ – Frédéric Chaudière in the July 2026 edition of The Strad.
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