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10-11-2007, 03:24 PM #1Senior Member
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Mastro Livi or Maestro Livi?
About half the time, he is called Mastro and the other half it's Maestro. Is that his name or a title of respect? If he really is a maestro, who bestows that designation? Is his name prounounce liv-EE or liv-I or some other way? Just curious.
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10-11-2007, 04:02 PM #2Senior Member
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I'm glad you bring that up, I also would like to know.
Originally Posted by Kyle76
About half the time, he is called Mastro and the other half it's Maestro. Is that his name or a title of respect? If he really is a maestro, who bestows that designation? Is his name prounounce liv-EE or liv-I or some other way? Just curious.
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10-11-2007, 04:26 PM #3
It is spelled mastro on the tang of the razor if I am not mistaken (don't have one to check) and considering that he's Italian, I'd guess it will be pronounced like lee-vee.
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10-11-2007, 04:27 PM #4Junior Member
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His name is Lido Livi and his son's name is Luca Livi.
The name is pronounced LEEv-EE and the title maestro (or mastro) is a title given to him by his clents.
All that info is available in his site http://www.coltellerielivi.it/Last edited by tazman; 10-11-2007 at 04:42 PM.
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10-11-2007, 04:40 PM #5Senior Member
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and Mastro is Italian for Maestro...
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10-11-2007, 04:54 PM #6Senior Member
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... and that's the rest of the story. Thanks, guys!
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10-11-2007, 05:34 PM #7Pogonotomy rules
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You say pot-ay-toe, I say pot-ahh-to...
Mastro is Italin, Maestro is the anglicised translation. I believe the term does denote a certain level of skill amongst artisans.
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10-12-2007, 07:02 AM #8Senior Member
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In the USA, Mastro is spelled Maztro.
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10-12-2007, 09:23 PM #9Senior Member
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The title of master is bestowed upon the artist by his users, it can also be bestowed upon him by another master, but i was also told its someone who has been doing the trade for 50+ years.
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