Violin Makers Archive

The greatest violin makers in history

Information on some of the greatest violin makers of the world. From the great classical Italian violin makers, to the greatest contemporary luthiers from across the world.

Antonio Stradivari

Andrea Amati

Nicolo Amati — Nicolò Amati

Giovanni Battista Rogeri

Domenico Montagnana

Andrea Guarneri

Guarneri "del Gesti" — Guarneri “del Gesù”

testore violin ruschil & bailly london violin shop cello dealers — Carlo Antonio Testore

Giovanni Paolo Maggini

Gasparo da Salo — Gasparo da Salò

guadagnini violin back maple italian violin maker — Giovanni Battista Guadagnini

Francesco Rugeri

carlo bergonzi violin back cremona cremonese violin maple back classical violin italian violin — Carlo Bergonzi

giuseppe guarneri filius andreae italian violin cremona violin maker maple violin back violin shop london — Giuseppe Guarneri “filius Andreae”

Pietro Guarneri of Mantua

Jacob Stainer

matteo gofriller violin italian violin shio london near me — Matteo Goffriller

santo serafin violin maker italy italian violin london — Santo Serafin

carlo tononi violin italian violin makers violin shop london — Carlo Tononi

pietro guarneri of venice violin back maple classical italian violin — Pietro Guarneri of Venice

grancino violin italian violin — Giovanni Battista Grancino

Antonio Gragnani

nicolas lupo violin maker paris — Nicolas Lupot

Jean Baptiste Vuillaume