This was one of the main reasons that Francesco had a large part in Antonio's will, and Omobono a lesser one. On his side, Francesco made very few violins independently, such as the 1742 'Salabue' and 'Oliveira', spending his lifetime in his father's shop. It is known that having left the workshop at eighteen, Omobono made a few instruments on his own, such as the 'Blagrove' and another violin dating from 1732. The Cremonese violin-making school Stradivari and his sons Even though Antonio had a very long working life, it is impossible for him to have crafted more than 1000 instruments entirely by himself, meaning that his sons, Francesco and Omobono, as well as possibly a third son, must have been working on and off in his shop.
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