First time I met the Bowmaking in 1997 when, already passionate about Luthery since several years, Master Claudio Righetti introduced us in his workshop in Verona.
Since that day the passion between m
A Material Engineer since 2001, in the same year I graduated as an “Operator for Violin Making” in Cremona. I then began my training in the restoration and the construction of classical and Baroqu
In 1997 he attended the” Taller de Lauderia” at the Universidad Veracruzana in Xalapa, México under the guidance of violin maker Antonio Amezcua and bow maker Octavio Aranda.
In 2003 he attended
Welcome to Cremona, Capital of Violin Making!
We have many years of collaboration with world famous musicians. A connection between the player and the maker is something, which differentiates ou
Edo Sartori, nato a Schio nel Maggio 1961.
I was born in Schio (Italy) in 1961 and I make bowed string instruments.
Costruisco strumenti ad arco. Ho cominciato tardi, da autodidatta, nel
Paolo Sorgentone and Michele Mecatti opened this shop in 1998, combining the different professional experiences acquired over the years to be able to offer complete assistance to string instrument
Sun, sea, breeze. Conviviality, social relationships, warmth, folklore… This is the Neapolitan aura that I was leaving. Fog, plain, stuffiness. Privacy, closure, coldness sometimes… This is the Po
Vittorio Villa was born in Monza in 1961. He has a Conservatory Diploma in Violin playing and has performed as a violinist with important Italian orchestras. He graduated in 1992 at the International
THE VILLA MAKING PHILOSOPHY
Marcello Villa was born in Monza in 1965. He lives and works in Cremona. He began studying the violin when he was twelve and later enrolled in the International School of V
Born in Cremona in 1967, at the age of ten, Fabio began to devote himself to music and woodworking. He frequently attended the workshop of his uncle, a restorer, and the Cremonese luthiers’ R
Could one make a Strad? Recently, working together, luthiers and restorers have redefined the understanding of what a Strad is, how it works. The question for me is: How can I make a better violin tha
Maestro Valerio Ferron is a professional Italian violin maker, born in Milan, who became a Master Luthier after graduated from Antonio Stradivari Violin Making School in Cremona. Already in his earl