Antonio Stradivari

Antonio Stradivari

male, deceased (1737)
Antonio Stradivari (1644 - December 18, 1737) was an Italian "luthier", a crafter of stringed instruments such as violins, celli, guitars and...

Jacob Stainer

male
Jacob Stainer (c. 1617-1683) is the earliest and most important Austrian luthier. Stainer was born in Absam, Austria, into a family of stringed...
Giuseppe Guarneri

Giuseppe Guarneri

male, deceased (1744)
Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù, anglicised to Joseph Guarneri, is the only luthier to rival Antonio Stradivari (1644-1737) with regard to the respect a...

Amati

male
Amati is the name of a family of Italian violin makers, who flourished at Cremona from about 1549 to 1740.
Niccolo Amati

Niccolo Amati

male, deceased (1684)
Niccolò Amati was an Italian luthier in Cremona. The founder of the Cremona school was Andrea Amati (c.1520–c.1578), whose earliest violins date fro...

Guarneri

male
Guarneri is the family name of a group of highly acclaimed violin makers (luthiers) from Cremona in Italy in the 17th and 18th centuries, whose...
Jean Baptiste Vuillaume

Jean Baptiste Vuillaume

male, deceased (1875)
Jean Baptiste Vuillaume (October 7 1798 - March 19 1875) was an illustrious French violin maker. He made over 3,000 instruments and was also a fine...

Joseph Curtin

male
Joseph Curtin is a contemporary violinmaker. Established in Ann Arbor, co-founder with Gregg Alf of the legendary Curtin & Alf. He was a 2005...

David Burgess

male
David Burgess is a violin, viola and cello maker working and residing in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Most of his training was in the shop of Hans...

Nicolò Amati

male, deceased (1684)
Nicolò Amati was an Italian luthiers from Cremona, a member of the Amati family. The founder of the Cremona school was Andrea Amati (...