This violin was made by and labeled Luca Salvadori in Cremona, 2006, accompanied by the maker’s certificate.
Luca Salvadori was born on March 1st 1962 in Poggio Rusco (province of Mantova). He is a graduate of the Violin Making School in Cremona, receiving his Diploma in 1982. Stradivari models form the primary inspiration of his work, and he has also developed his own models. His instruments have won multiple national and international awards, including Silver medals at the Bagnacavallo Competition in 1990 for a violin, and the VSA Competition in 2000 for a violin. His workshop is located in Cremona, Italy.
Award-winning maker Michele Dobner was trained in violin making in Milan under Luca Primon, and now lives and works in Cremona. Throughout his life he has studied great Italian instruments, and is particularly fond of creating quartets of instruments, looking for harmony in color and wood to create what he calls a “unicorn” sound. This violin, built in 2017, is resonant, sweet, and manages to sound both warm and bright. Available for trial in our showroom or via shipping.
This violin is labeled Ervin Gjoni, Cremona 2000. Available for trial via shipping or in our showroom.
This cello is labeled Alan Soto, Cremona 2000. It is available for trial via shipment or viewing in our showroom.
This viola is labeled and by Patrizio Orippi, 2014 and its body length measures 16 ¼”. It is accompanied by a certificate.
Patrizio Orippi was born in Parma, Italy in 1970. When he was only 15, he joined the International School of Violin Making in Cremona, where he studied with Vincenzo Bissolotti, Massimo Negroni, and Stefano Conia. In 1997, Orippi worked in T. Tebbi’s workshop and studied with Stefano Gironi. In 2012, he started his own workshop in Cremona and makes violins, violas, and cellos inspired by the Cremonese violinmaking masters. This viola is available for trial via shipment or viewing in our showroom.
This cello is labeled Virglio Capellini, Cremona 1982 and is accompanied by a certificate from the maker.
Virgilio Capellini was born in Cremona, Italy in 1928. He studied at the International School of Violin Making in Cremona. In 1957, Capellini opened his workshop in Cremona with luthier Alfredo Primavera. Capellini often uses the Cremonese models of Stradivari and Guarneri del Gesu. This cello is available for trial via shipment or viewing in our showroom.
This cello is labeled Primavera-Capellini, Cremona 1978.
Alfredo Primavera was born in 1954 and comes from a family of violin makers. His grandfather Giuseppe founded the House of Primavera in Philadelphia where Alfredo began studying violin making at the age of thirteen with his father Adolfo. In 1972, Alfredo moved to Cremona to study at the International Violin Making School with Pietro Sgarabotto and Gio Batta Morassi. In 1977, Alfredo Primavera opened a workshop in Cremona, Italy. Instruments with this label are crafted by Alfredo and overseen by Virgilio. This cello is available for trial via shipment or viewing in our showroom.
