Fratelli Patricola
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 Oboe Artista | |
| Genre | instrument makers |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1976 |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Francesco, Pietro and Biagio Patricola |
| Products | Clarinets (Boehm system), Oboes |
Number of employees | 9 |
| Website | patricola |
Fratelli Patricola (Patricola Brothers) is an Italian company producing oboes and clarinets since 1976, based in Castelnuovo Scrivia in the Province of Alessandria.
History
[edit]The brothers Francesco, Pietro and Biagio Patricola, woodwind instrument makers, founded their own workshop in 1976 for the production of oboes and clarinets.[1][2] Two sons and a grandson are also working as instrument builders in the family business.[3]
Products
[edit]Patricola make oboes and clarinets from the woods of Grenadilla (Dalbergia melanoxylon) and Bubinga (Guibourtia tessmannii), aged for up to 12 years, and with silver-plated or optionally gold-plated key work.[1] The woodworking is done with the help of CNC machines, while the hand-made key work is manufactured in-house.[4] About 75% of the manufacturing is done by hand.[1]
Oboes are made in student, semi-professional and professional grades, and the oboe d'amore, cor anglais, and oboe musette in E♭ are also produced. Clarinets are offered as "Virtuoso" semi-professional and "Artista" professional models using the French (Boehm) fingering system in B♭ and A, with options for Full Boehm fingering and a low E♭ key. A clarinet in C and a sopranino in E♭ are also made.
Patricola instruments are distributed globally and played by well-known oboists and clarinetists in orchestras in Italy and throughout the world.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "I Patricola "suonati" nel mondo e ora in tv" [Patricola played around the world and now on TV]. La Stampa (in Italian). Turin. 23 October 2016. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Nell'azienda dei fratelli Patricola, dove nascono gli strumenti musicali esportati nel mondo" [In the Patricola brothers' shop, where musical instruments exported worldwide are born]. La Stampa (in Italian). Turin. 6 March 2017. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "La nostra storia" (in Italian). Castelnuovo Scrivia: Fratelli Patricola. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Processo di fabbricazione" (in Italian). Castelnuovo Scrivia: Fratelli Patricola. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Amici" (in Italian). Castelnuovo Scrivia: Fratelli Patricola. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
External links
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Media related to Fratelli Patricola at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- Video: Demonstration of a clarinet CL.2 Artista Bubinga
- Video: Demonstration of a clarinet CL.2 Artista Grenadilla
