I have been working as a violin and bow maker for the last twenty years, applying all my intellectual and manual skills to the creation of instruments that can best satisfy all the requirements of str
“The real challenge in making musical instruments, lies in recreating the right chemistry between artisanal quality, aesthetic and sound, which, then, is the lesson of Stradivarius. It ‘wa
Gaspar Borchardt, master craftsman, builds violins in Cremona,
as a luthier Antonio Stradivari, artisan manufacturer of musical instruments
to ropes as violins, violas and cellos.
Mathijs Adriaan Heyligers, born in Holland, moved to Italy in 1975 after his high school diploma. His study of violin making began at the International School of Violin Making of Cremona under the gui
Through these pages I can take you on a virtual visit of my workshop…
I will tell you about the way I see my work, the contribution I hope to make to restoration and the specific features I have dev
PATRICK CHARTON LUTHIER
My new instruments quickly attracted many soloists and musicians from French and foreign orchestras.
They have earned me numerous awards in various international competitions.
Born in 1798 in Mirecourt in a family of luthiers for 5 generations, he was trained as a luthier like three of his four brothers, in the studio of his father Nicolas-François.
Very gifted, when the P
My passion for music and instruments, my musical training at the Avignon conservatory, in violin making at the Mirecourt school, as well as my years of experience with recognized luthiers in France an
I have my own workshop specialised in double bass since march 2010. Even if my workshop is rather isolated in the Central Massif in France, because of my international costumers I am not attached to o
We are making all these accessories in boxwood, ebony, rosewood or pernambuco, from traditional pattern, from antique pattern or made to measure.
The fine tuners, that are optional on the tailpieces,
