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. August 28, 2023, 4:56 PM · People all over the globe - not just violinists - associate the name "Stradivarius" with arguably "the greatest violin maker who ever lived," Antonio Stradivari, who lived from 1644 to 1737 in Cremona, Italy. But what about the other Italian violin makers who made fine instruments -- violins, violas, and cellos that A violin is usually played using a bow consisting of a stick with a ribbon of horsehair strung between the tip and frog (or nut, or heel) at opposite ends. A typical violin bow may be 75 cm (30 in) overall, and weigh about 60 g (2.1 oz). Viola bows may be about 5 mm (0.20 in) shorter and 10 g (0.35 oz) heavier. Cremona artisan Cremona craftsman Cremona name Cremona violinmaker Family name in 16th- and Family name in early viol Famous violin maker Fiddle in the morning at 1 Fiddle perhaps somewhat melodramatically Fine fiddle First of all ask maestro about the Italian violin High-end viola Italian violin maker, d. 1684 Italian, a master for stringing Cremona has a long history of violin-making. On this tour of the Academia Cremonensis, located in the historical Palazzo Mina Bolzesi, you won’t just explore the city’s musical heritage—you’ll see craftspeople at work making violins and bows according to the centuries-old Stradivarius technique. Learn more about the ins and outs of this storied craft, and enjoy the rare opportunity to From Cremona, Italy, the historic birthplace of violin-making, let’s start talking about our Amorim Fine Violins’ maker: Luiz Amorim. Luiz was born in Curitiba, Brazil. He dedicated his career looking forward to creating instruments with powerful sounds and doing his best to make natural and identical copies of master makers. Amati ( / əˈmɑːti /, Italian: [aˈmaːti]) is the last name of a family of Italian violin makers who lived at Cremona from about 1538 to 1740. Their importance is considered equal to those of the Bergonzi, Guarneri, and Stradivari families. Today, violins created by Nicolò Amati are valued at around $600,000. [1] Antonio Stradivarius was indeed a master of his trade and over sixty years he produced these fine instruments, a great number of Italian treasures. The last recorded violin was in 1737. Antonio died in 1737 at age 93 and was buried in the Church of San Domenico, Cremona. Both Stradivari and Guarneri instruments are considered supreme today and Violins date back to 16th century Italy and since then, they have been some of the most well-loved instruments in the world. All of the world’s rarest and most valuable violins originated from Cremona, Italy in the 18th century and were created by either Antonio Stradivari or Guiseppe Guarneri. Cremona is famous for the violins and violas made there in the 16th–18th centuries by the Amati family and their pupils, the Guarneri and Antonio Stradivari. The School of Violin and Viola Makers has a museum of antique stringed instruments in the Palazzo dell’Arte. The university school of musical paleography is unique in Italy. m7Ehyl.