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
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
MATTEO MAZZOTTI
Matteo Mazzotti was born in Pavia on 24th April 1979. As a child, he showed a precious interest in music and he attendet regularly the workshop in Piacenza of his grandfather, Mazzocch
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
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
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
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
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
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.�
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
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
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
