Italian violin maker Antonio Stradivari in his workshop in Cremona, Italy. Picture: Alamy ‘Imperfections’ One study has claimed that Stradivarius violins are far from perfect. In fact, physicist Dr Franco Zanini argued that what makes a Strad a Strad is its tiny imperfections.
By Sofia Rizzi. The city of Cremona, Italy is home to some of the world’s finest violins made by Antonio Stradivari. 2019 saw the beginning a beautiful story about the locals keeping quiet, all to save the sound of one precious instrument. An ambitious new musical project caused the city of Cremona to stay silent.Domenico Montagnana (24 June 1686 – 6 March 1750) [1] was an Italian master luthier based in Venice, Italy. He is regarded as one of the finest violin and cello makers of his time. His pieces, particularly his cellos, are sought after by orchestras, notable musicians or collectors, and many form parts of collections in museums. In part 2, John Dilworth explores the work of the second generation of Brescian school violin makers, led by Giovanni Paolo Maggini. John Dilworth is a maker, writer and expert. He has written extensively about fine instruments and their makers, and is a co-author of ‘The British Violin’, ‘Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesu’ and ‘The Voller
The violin does not look like a Guarneri from the 1720's, it's just a stylised workshop Guarneri pattern. Guiseppe Guarnerius, commonly known as Guarneri del Gesú, is one of the most famous Italian violin makers, after Stradivari. He worked through the later 1710's to 1744.
Violin by Nicolò Amati, Cremona, 1628; Nicolò Amati survived the bubonic plague, and so did this violin. In the epidemic that raged across Italy from 1629 to 1631, around one in every three people perished. Among them, in Cremona, was Nicolò’s master-maker father Girolamo, son of Andrea Amati. nsUN.famous italian violin maker from cremona
