Luthiery shop for the
doublebass
contrabassetto and cello
Building of new instrument upon
original models
as well as old instruments copies
I use very first choice tonewood
imported from Italy
germany and east europe
Beside classical tonewood I get
nobles tropical woods
as bahia rosewood and purpleheart
Tweaks and maintenace services as
fine graduation
of fingerboard and bridge
Maintenace and repair of
french and germany bow
with high quality horse hair
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How I Work

Wednesday, 20 October 2010 01:52 Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 November 2011 17:24 Written by Administrator

I work in the traditional method

I like to work only with hand tools, with plenty of patience and physical contact with the pieces I’m working on.

My technique is basically the classical Cremonese method, with some adaptations. I use internal molds, but mine are larger than the ones commonly used by the Stradivarian school. Beyond this, the contours of my backs, as is the case in many contrabasses, especially in the upper part, don’t totally follow the contours of the tops so it is necessary to form more complex molds.

For the purfling, as well as for other important phases of work, I carefully follow the recommendations of Maestro Sacconi, from his “I Segreti di Stradivari”. My varnishes are produced artisanally, with natural resins and solvents; I like to use a hybrid technique, utilizing turpentine as well as alcohol as bases in my varnishes.