My father has been a violin maker ever since the age of 15 when he made his first instrument. Therefore, being in the trade for over 35 years, there came a time where i realized that it would be a crime if I did not learn as much from him as i can, and so i picked up the craft.

It turns out, as I love to make things with my hands, that I found a great passion for violin making and working with wood. I have found that knowing one skill can help you understand other skills and just life in general; the more you know, the more you know.

the closing of my Montagnana cello

There is so much to learn in the violin world and there are so many beautiful instruments to come across and hear.

Instruments made so far:

1 violin: Ole Bull model by Guarnerius del Gesu

1 viola, Gasparo da Salo 1680

3 cellos, Domenico Montagnana 1740,

7. G.B. Roggeri  1690 and 
   

8. H.Antonio Stradivarious Braga 1732.

Ole Bull model by Guarnerius del Gesu

Two Giovanni Baptista Roggeri cellos in the varnishing process, mine on the left and my brother Roman’s on the right.