We’ve just added a number of wonderful fine Italian violins to our collection, including a beautiful example from master luthier, Marco Piccinotti, handmade in 2022 in his workshop in Cremona.

Marco Piccinotti has more than four decades of experience in the craft and has done extensive research on bowed string instrument crafting, acoustics and restoration, and has studied the most prominent Italian violin makers of all times, ranging from the classical to the modern era.

For many years, he has been a teacher in the violin making schools of Milan and Parma and has been awarded many prizes in several major international competitions.

In this video, Bows for Strings violinist, Nick, plays a brief excerpt that highlights the tonal qualities of the violin. It has a truly beautiful sound.

You can find more information and photos of this violin here, and also view our full range of Italian violins in the ‘fine instrument’ section of our website here.