In the 31 years of my career so far, I have always had a special interest in making new instruments. Over the years we have made 240 violins, 56 violas, and 32 cellos in my workshop.
I mostly focus on copying instruments made by classical Italian masters like Giuseppe Guarneri “del Gesù”, Antonio Stradivari, Paolo Testore, or Nicolò Amati.
In my copies, I place an emphasis on recreating the characteristic sound, style, and varnish of the original.
Furthermore, we are involved with baroque instruments. We have made some beautiful copies of a Jacobus Stainer violin, and have re-baroqued some historical instruments (e.g., Nikolaus Dopfer, Matthias Thir).
Making violins
Picture 1-4 Giuseppe Guarneri “del Gesù”, Baron Heath, Cremona 1743
Picture 5-8 Giulio Degani, Venedig 1914
Picture 9-12 Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Parma 1760
Picture 13-16 Nicolò Amati, Cremona 1656
Making Violas
Picture 1-8 Matteo Goffriller, Venedig um 1710
Picture 9-12 Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Parma 1765
Making Cellos
Picture 1-8 Carlo Ferdinando Landolfi, Mailand 1750