Welcome to Cremona, Capital of Violin Making! Creating an instrument with a depth of character relies on centuries of tradition - most of which belongs to Cremona, a town in Northern Italy, the most famous centre for the production of stringed instruments in the world. Cremona claims to be the birthplace o
September 6, 2013. CREMONA, Italy (AP) — The northern Italian town where Antonio Stradivari and other master violin-makers worked will open a new museum celebrating the instrument. Cremona will inaugurate the Museum of the Violin on Sept. 14. In a recreated violin-maker's shop, visitors can watch how the instruments are hand crafted.
The story of the Amati family of violin makers is closely intertwined with another, historically prominent clan: that of Catherine de’ Medici (1519-1589), the Italian noblewoman, queen consort of France, and mother of the French kings Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III. This was a time when the original Amati luthier, Andrea (1505-1577 Antonio Stradivari started to make violins around 1666 and is still the most famous violin maker in today’s era. He was born in Cremona, Italy, in 1644. Historians believe that he made countless musical instruments in his life; of those, around 650 are present today.1743 Cannon New 2012. 1630 Maggini New 2012. Sale. $900. French Violin Makers, German Violin Makers, English Violin Makers, Antonio Stradivari. Italian Violin Makers. Click on the name of the maker for more information. ABATI, Giambattista, Modena, about ….. ACEVO, Saluzzo.
GUARNERI { gwar-nay'-ree} (Family) A family of violin makers in Cremona, Italy, in the 17th and 18th centuries, the Guarneris, along with the Amati and Stradivari families, brought the art of violin making to it's peak. While the Amatis and Stradivatis confined them selves to Cremona, the Guarneris established branches in Mantua and Venice.My father while he was at violinmaking school in Mittenwald, Germany used to pack and ship white violins made by his instructor, Carl Sandner, to a now famous Italian maker, who shall remain nameless. The work by the trained eye is obviously German but to the untrained it looks like a nice Italian violin, (Too nice is the giveaway). rRhXT.