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.
Davide decide
My customers describe me as a musician’s psycologist…
Every time a customer enters my workshop, I try my best to understand their professional requirements and, I can assure you, it’s not easy.�
Richard Alexander is of English origin and moved to Italy in 1975. Has studied at the International School of Violin Making in Cremona under the guidance of Maestro Giorgio Cè from 1975 to 1976 and
Adriano Spadoni was born in Moscow (Russia) on the 26 of october 1978. At the age of 9 his first approach with music happens. He attends a course of cello under the supervision of Pavlutskaja Natalija
Angelo Regaglia, for more than fifteen years, has been making string instruments in his workshop in Pattada, in the heart of Sardinia, in the district of Sassari. His working formation starts in the b
Through studying the violin at the encounter with Master Luthier Otello Bignami, director of the School of Violin Making Artistic Bolognese, which Bruno Stefanini attended from 1979 to 1983 when it ob
Boris Sverdlik, has many years of experience as one of the world’s most gifted and accomplished restorers of valuable Old String Instruments. He has studied and brought to life, sometimes
SCROLLAVEZZA & ZANRE
Scrollavezza & Zanrè instruments may be commissioned choosing from a selection of approximately fifty different models of violins, violas and cellos. These models are der
MASSIMO NEGRONI
An X-ray can reveal restoration work, irregularities in the wood,the channels produced by wood-eating insects and all the signs needed for the identification of the state of preservati
LUCA SALVADORI
For the first ten years after graduation, I devoted myself to make violins, violas and cellos, above all,
concentrating on improving my technical skills.
I got inspiration mainly from t
I was born in Reims in France in 1974. Since childhood, I feel a great interest in music. My mother is a musician plays the piano and sings and is certainly her to send me the love and curiosity for n
Fabrizio Portanti, violin-maker from Cremona I am making violins, violas and cellos following classical cremonese violin-making tradition. I dedicate special attention to the sound quality of my instr