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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
MICHELE MECATTI
The workshop was opened in 1998 by Paolo Sorgentone and Michele Mecatti combining different professional experiences acquired during the years in order to offer comprehensive assistanc
