Bow Making School – in Italy

corso di incrinatura archetto

Currently our bow construction course is suspended due to a large commitment in the construction of our products, but the bow tuning courses remain active

The course teaches, preferably to those who already have some basic knowledge of lutherie, how to replace the hair, how to change the banding and the silver wire (level 1 course). It … Continua a leggere

Handcrafted cello bridge, made in Italy

handcrafted cello bridge

We report the new mycelloBridge shop in Italy, at the domain https://www.mycellobridge.com/

For those looking for a professional quality bridge, with seasoned woods and superior performance to those built up to now, we recommend visiting this artisan shop. Bridges are made for cello of all kinds (Belgian, French and innovative) and with different seasoned woods:

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Italian violin makers

Italian violin making has a 4 centuries long tradition. In our century the violin makers are very numerous, of different nationalities and of very varied scholastic origin. Here is a list, which draws on various sources and from private reports, of official professional luthiers. We invite the luthiers not present in the list, to signal us their activity specifying the … Continua a leggere

Bonus Stradivari – 2018

We can guarantee the BONUS STRADIVARI 2018, until funds run out (10 million euros). The plafond is little compared to possible questions, so we advise you to immediately request a quote from Atelier Cesarini, starting already from January to look for your instrument.

Bonus 2018:

  • Extension of the Bonus to students of all the courses of the Conservatories, ISSMs
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Why are luthiers still influenced by antique violin makers?

Building a violin, a cello or a viola with personal shapes and dimensions is always the right choice for Atelier Cesarini. But there are exceptions, some works are certainly inspired by the well-known stradivarian shapes and by dimensions of antique violin makers (Amati, Guarneri, Gasparo da Salò). Perhaps the most used, in general in violin making, is the “Cremonese” … Continua a leggere