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
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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MICHEL EGGIMANN VIOLIN MAKER
In 1982, he made his first violin in the workshop of Philippe Girardin in Neuchatel.
As well as his violin studies, he obtained his luthier’s diploma from the internatio
GIAN CARLO GUICCIARDI DI RAFFAELLA GUICCIARDI
The laboratory was founded in Spilamberto in the second half of the ’60s and the beginning of the work moves
San Damaso (Modena) in 1995 and coincid
FERNANDO SALVATORE LIMA
Fernando Salvatore Lima was born in Santa Maria da Feira in Portugal. As a young man he showed a special gift for music and art in general and his manual skill was already clea
STEFANOTRABUCCHI
I was born in Sondrio on February, 5th 1970, in a family of musicians. When I was 8, I started to play the violin and, since then I’ve been attracted and fascinated by this instrume
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
ETTORE UZZANU LIUTAIO
He trained with Maestro Scrollavezza at Parma’s Violin Making School, and specialized in musical instrument restoration in Pieve di Cento.
He runs his workshop in Sassari s
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
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
Alessandro Urso’s instruments are built entirely by hand, using the best quality wood, natural paints and glues, traditional techniques, in compliance with the teachings of the Bolognese scho
