Quartet built for the Geneva Conservatory after Nicolo Amati and Andrea Guarneri,
Cremona, 1660s
Viola after Andrea Guarneri
(contemporary of N. Amati)
Cello after Nicolo Amati,
Cremona, 1660s
(Smithsonian Institution
Washington DC, USA)
Cello after Nicolo Amati,
Cremona, 1660s
(Smithsonian Institution
Washington DC, USA)
Violin after Nicolo Amati,
Cremona 1660s
Violin after Guarneri del Gesù,
Cremona, circa1740
Violin after Guarneri del Gesù,
Cremona, circa1740
Violin after Nicolo Amati,
Cremona, mid 17th century
(Musée de la Musique, Paris)
Violin after Guarneri del Gesù,
Cremona, circa1740
Violin after Guarneri del Gesù,
Cremona, circa1740
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Violin Family
My instruments of the violin family are based on the work of the 17th and 18th century Italian makers, chiefly the Guarneris and the Amatis. I make them with a baroque setup – their original condition – or as modern instruments.