The story behind our instruments
Being inspired by a long range of masters of Italian violin making, such as Gaetano Sgarabotto and Renato Scrollavezza, we work exclusively by hand in constructing our stringed instruments.
The team
Coming from different ends of Europe, Denmark and Italy, it seemed unlikely that our paths should cross. However, our shared passion for music and craftsmanship led us to apply for the Violin Making School of Parma, where we first met in 2014.
During our five years of education, we had the privilege of studying under the guidance of renowned craftsmen such as Renato & Elisa Scrollavezza, Andrea Zanrè, Frédéric Noharet and Michele Dobner. During our second year of study, we established a spare time workshop, allowing us to further refine our skills and nurture our talents.
In 2019 we made the bold decision to establish our own professional workshop specializing in the construction of modern and antique style instruments.
To continuously expand our knowledge, we attend membership courses offered by the VSA and actively participate in various masterclasses. We also enjoy the vicinity to Cremona in order to keep in contact with several colleagues with whom we can confront our work. We spent a year being in close contact with Luiz Amorim further pursuing the art of antique style instruments.
The workshop
Our workshop is situated in Parma, a city steeped in musical history and which has hosted renowned figures such as Giuseppe Verdi, Arturo Toscanini, and Giovanni Battista Guadagnini.
It was also in Parma that the esteemed Gaetano Sgarabotto founded the Parma School of Violin Making in 1927. Although the school experienced a period of closure, Maestro Renato Scrollavezza revived the craft in 1975. He remained an active and inspiring mentor until shortly before his passing in 2019.
We are committed to following in the footsteps of our masters and will continue to operate our workshop in this beautiful city with its rich history.
Philosophy
Violin making as a craftsmanship has changed very little over the last 400 years and today we enjoy the privilege of possessing that very inheritance of knowledge and experience.
However thanks to the advancements in science and access to modern techniques we are well equipped to carry violin making further into the 21st century. A powerful sound combined with comfort of playing is of the utmost importance to us.
During the construction process every acoustic detail is carefully observed and studied in order to ensure maximum performance. The aesthetic qualities are equally important. We humans are visual creatures, and it’s our hope and ambition that each of our instruments will become a reliable tool as well as a source of artistic inspiration to the musician in whose hands it ends up.