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From the Genius of Wandrè this transportable folding bass. Wandrè, stage name of Antonio Pioli (Cavriago Italy, 6 June 1926 – 2004), was an Italian aeronautical engineer and luthier. Manufacturer of instruments held by some of the most famous musicians in the world, such as Frank Zappa, Ace Frehley, or by the Italians Adriano Celentano, Nomadi, Francesco Guccini, Wandrè has acquired notoriety thanks to his extremely artistic way of working, which has led him to design guitars with bright colors or bizarre shapes. Bob Dylan himself spoke of a Wandrè in 1965 as a guitar "never seen in the United States".
In Wandrè we see a "poetic urgency" in designing, innovating and customizing its instruments. As if Wandré intended to live his life according to that definition that sees "art as a religion of freedom
1939-1957 Apprenticeship in his father's workshop. 1957-1960 Collaboration with Meazzi and Davoli. Double basses and BB, Rock and Roll, Waid, Selene, Spazial, Oval, Blue Jeans and Piper guitars, Hawaiian guitars 1960-1963 New company. Transfer to the Round Factory. Added: BJ Major, Roby, Rock, Bikini, Twist. 1963-1967 Creation of the Wandré sole proprietorship and dissolution of the company. Polyphon, Tigre, Cobra, Etrurian and Scarabeo are born. 1967-1968 Affiliation with Reggio Impex for distribution. The Mini and Psychedelic Sound models are born.
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