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
Maestro Giovanni Lucchi, our father, has always put the search for high quality materials at the basis of the construction of his bows, and he taught us this. Our production is in fact appreciated a
In 1977 he started as an apprentice luthier in the Monzino firm where the Antoniazzi brothers, Erminio Farina, Gennaro Marino, Severino Riva, Ambrogio Sironi, Piero Parravicini and Luigi Galimbert
Anqi Ni, born in Shandong, China, is a violinmaker based in Cremona, Italy. In 2019 she established her workshop “Laboratorio Violintecture” at the historical center of Cremona. She concentrates o
Studio Restauro’s mission is straightforward: provide the market with quality restorations. A faithful restoration follows as closely as possible the original intent of the maker. It is always i
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
Graduated at the International School A. Stradivari in Cremona after a long-term competence restoration of ancient wood artworks, Giulio Maisenti is now passionately dedicated to lutherie with a deep
Diploma di Maestro Liutaio nel 1982 presso la Scuola di Liuteria di Cremona, sotto la guida triennale di M° Francesco Bissolotti.
Lo stesso anno si trasferisce, assieme ad altri liutai, in Toscana
How I came to be a violin maker
As a child I learned to love the simple life of the past. I spent several months a year in an old farmhouse in the countryside of lower Austria.
The well in the
Creating an instrument with a depth of character relies on centuries of tradition – most of which belongs to Cremona, a town in Northern Italy, the most famous centre for the production of strin
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
Sandro Asinari was born in the province of Cremona in 1969. At the age of 14 he enrolled in the International School of Violin Making in Cremona, attracted as he was by music and musical instruments.
