We have here a Lillo Salerno Italian violin made in 2019. Lillo Salerno is an Italian luthier born in Sicily, Italy. He went to Cremona Violin Making School then finished his studies in Mittenwald School of Violin Making in Germany in 2005.
Instrument - Violin
Model- Personalized Stradivari
Top - Italian spruce in two pieces
Back - Balkan maple in two pieces
Scroll - From the same wood as the back
Varnish - Oil and amber with a yellow background, red-brown violin.
Notes - The instrument was made with an antique and shows a black bevel on the scroll and points of the bouts.
Lillo Salerno is an Italian luthier born in Sicily, Italy. He first studied at Cremona Violin Making School then he went to the Mittenwald School of Violin Making in Germany where he finished his studies in 2005. He went to several workshops, honing his craft.
After gaining more experience and skills in various workshops, he established his own workshop in Pforzheim, Germany. His expertise reached from violin construction and design up to violin restoration and repair. A mixture of both Cremonese and German influence from traditional violin-making schools can be found in his work. Salerno's instruments were being sought after by music professors and conservatory students around Europe and by musicians from the Berliner Philharmoniker.
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