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Cremona Violin Store & Workshop is a workshop situated in Via Robolotti in Cremona, right in the historic town centre, in the very heart of violin-making Cremona. In this same street Giovanni Battista Ceruti, a pupil of Michelangelo Bergonzi, son of Carlo Bergonzi, and his family had their workshop, and it was here too that the famous Cremonese composer, Claudio Monteverdi, was born.

It is in this splendid setting that you can find our workshop, specializing on the sale and purchase of antique and contemporary violins, violas, cellos, double-basses and bows. You may consult us for valuations and expert advice, as well as make use of the services of our team for the repair and restoration of your instruments.

Part of the workshop is given over to making new instruments, including copies of classical models.

In our workshop you will find competence, reliability and excellent customer service. Our having learned the violin-maker’s art in Cremona and our broad knowledge of restoration and setting-up techniques mean we are able to handle the finest, most notable string instruments and guarantee perfect support to musicians or to collectors and amateurs.

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We are pleased to welcome you to our music room, located on the first floor of a 16th century building, where you can play the various classical Italian string instruments in our collection. Our workshop also offers an instrument hire service, appraisals for insurance purposes and the exchange, sale or purchase of any string instrument, as well as excellent after-sales service for your investments.

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ANDREA CASTELLANI

Violinmaker. Graduated at the International Violinmaking School of Cremona in the year 1993, he worked by Massimo Negroni in Cremona and Igor Moroder in Verona. He is specialized in restoring and baroque violinmaking art with Master made in Cremona, Verona and London. He is in charge for the evaluation, the certification and the restoring of the antique instruments and for the construction of the workshop instruments.

ETTORE NORDIO

Amateur. He is involved in the stringed instruments business since year 2000. He travelled all over the world to promote the contemporary cremonese violinmaking art and now he devoted himself to the antique stringed instruments, being now his actual passion. He is in charge for the financial and commercial activities of the atelier.

PIETRO BESCHI

Amateur Musician. He was born surrounded by stringed instruments and has the music inside. He organizes antique music festivals and is involved in the antique and contemporary violinmaking art. He is in charge for the commercial and marketing activities of the atelier.