Marcello Bellei was born in Modena, Italy, in 1976. He is a dedicated contemporary Italian violin maker who has received international recognition from musicians and collectors alike.
He was inspired
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
STEFANO CONIA
Stefano Conia was born in Hungary on the 10th January 1946. When young he began studying the violin and became interested in violin-making following the example of his father who has a d
Elena Bardella was born in Cremona in 1966, in 1984, under the guidance of Master Giorgio Cè, she graduated in the Cremona International Violin Maker School.
In 1982 she who the “Youngest participa
MAURIZIO TADIOLI
Born in Cremona on September 16, 1967, Maurizio Tadioli began studying the art of violin making as a child guided by his grandfather Carlo Pizzamiglio, a self taught luthier. Also, st
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
LUCCHICREMONA SAS
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of prehistoric animals like the mammoth. Then think of precious materials
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RENZO ROMITA LIUTAIO
Renzo Romita was born in Ferrara in 1940. He was very young when he began studying the art of cabinet making and he attended many makers’ shops. He mainly worked on saving a
We are specialized in restoration and sound adjustment. In order to preserve the instruments’ original materials and to assure their faithful reconstruction – besides using traditional met
After graduating from the International Violin Making School of Cremona under the guidance of Wanna Zambelli in 1981, Alessandro Tossani worked at several laboratories including those of Francesco Bis
SETARO FINE INSTRUMENTS
The sound research has accompanied my instrumental education since the approach to the instrument. Primordial “open strings” are the prelude to the nascent passion
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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