Giovanni Francesco Plezenda is considered one of the greatest violin makers of the 19th century and the founder of the modern Turin School. Plezenda was born on January 6, 1777, into a simple rural family in the small town of Lequio Berria in northern Italy, which belongs to the Alba region of Piedmont. He passed away in Turin on December 12, 1854. It is generally believed that Pressenda is the son of an amateur violinist (who is also a performer). He may complete his studies in a local studio established by Lete (French) or Calot (French) in Turin, Italy. After finishing his work at the Let é - Pillment instrument studio in 1815, Pressenda began his apprenticeship. However, he left this place after Nicolas Let é's death in 1819. In 1812, he had the ability to open his own store. From then on, with the support and recognition of the principal of the Torino Violin Musicians School, Giovanni Battista Polledro, and Giuseppe Ghebart, Pressenda established his own name and began making instruments regularly. During his time in the French studio, Pressenda not only learned the techniques of making pianos, but also how to effectively manage the studio, which allowed him to receive help from colleagues such as Fran ç ois Calot, Pierre Pacherel, and Giuseppe Rocca. Pressenda's early works exuded strong French characteristics, and the Strad model used was also quite popular in France in the 19th century. Since 1830, the personal characteristics of Pressendas' works gradually emerged (his use of dark red paint and the production of longer F-holes also appeared at this time), and the raised part of the piano head was decorated with strong and powerful lines, which became a symbol of the Turin school in the 20th century. In the late 1830s, Giuseppe Rocca (his most famous apprentice) began assisting Pressenda in making pianos, but another apprentice named Annibale Fagnola was the one who was most influenced by Pressenda, and his imitations of Pressenda's works were quite similar.