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Forastiero, Antonio

?-?

maker of bagpipes (&c.) mentioned by name

[Born and?] lived in Lauria (prov. Potenza); No additional details found; NB: His name is mentioned by Castagna/Morello, who refer to the large bore (Ø 15 mm) of the left-hand chanter of his Zampogna "6 palmi".

Instrument: Zampogna

Sources

Scaldaferri, Nicola: La zampogna in Basilicata. In: La zampogna: gli aerofoni a sacco in Italia (2005), II, p.56.

Castagna, Ettore & Morello, Domenico: La zampogna a chiave calabrese - 2: Diciùattu, la più grande zampogna a chiave della Calabria e la classificazione misteriosa (The Calabrian bagpipe with key - 2. Diciùattu, the largest bagpipe with key in Calabria and the mysterious classification). In: Utriculus, Nuova serie XIX (59), I semestre 2020, p.36, 41.