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
In 1991, after a few years of training on my own, I was taken on by the well-know workshop of Carlson – Cacciatori – Neumann in Cremona where I completed my training in building and restor
Davide Somenzi was born on May 14, 1967 in Casalmaggiore, a small city about 40km from center of Cremona. He currently lives in the Rivarolo del Re, a village in the province of Cremona.
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At the age of eight, Lorenzo Lazzarato began his studies with the violin and then went on to the double bass obtaining his diploma in 1993 at the “ G. Frescobaldi” Conservatory of Music in Ferrara
Carlo Cantini violinist in 1996 decides to create an electric violin for personal needs when a distributor company notices him and decides to market the XSeries Midi violin, now the updated Sonplus El
MATTEO MAZZOTTI
Matteo Mazzotti was born in Pavia on 24th April 1979. As a child, he showed a precious interest in music and he attendet regularly the workshop in Piacenza of his grandfather, Mazzocch
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I started studying the double-bass when I was 12. The following year I couldn’t resist the temptation to open up my double-bass and see how the inside was made. Then I wasn’t able to close
MARCELLO VILLA
Marcello Villa was born in Monza in 1965, and lives and works in Cremona. He began studing the violin when he was twelve, later enrolling in th International School of Violin-making in
EDGAR RUSS
Hello, I’m Edgar Russ, born in 1966 in Austria. I’m the youngest of five children in a big family and it’s not so easy since you have to be noisy to attract the attention of the rest
MARCO NOLLI
He was born in November 3, 1964. He attended the International Violinmaking School of Cremona getting his diploma in 1983, under the guidance of Masters Giorgio Scolari and Stefano Conia.