Roberto Cavagnoli 2023 Made in Cremona, Italy

Fine violin made in 2023 at Roberto Cavagnoli's workshop in Cremona, Italy.

"The instruments I make are handmade in the Cremonese style. I am always looking for the best wood for sound quality and appereance. I pay great attention to the choice of wellseasoned timber of no less than 10 years old. The spruce wood comes principally from the NorthEast of Italy and from the Balkans comes maple. The varnish I use gives natural colouring to the woods. I always put 30 35% varnish by brush on the instrument which makes a thin and flexible skin enhancing the violin’s look. I make violins, violas and cellos of different measurements following the traditional model of the Cremonese masters. "

Roberto Cavagnoli

About the maker:

Roberto Cavagnoli was born on 1975, July 8. He graduated in 1993 from the International School of Violin Maker “Antonio Stradivari” in Cremona under the guidance of M° Giorgio Scolari displaying a great bent for carving wood.
After completing his schooling he spent many years of training in Angelo Sperzaga’s workshop, where he improved manual dexterity and style on classical Cremonese models with particular attention for brush – painting. Then, between 1998 and 2000, he worked in M° Barbara Piccinotti’s workshop. He took care of clean lines, imprinted sound research and developed a personal style. In 2001 he received an offer overseas. So, he went to Australia where he had the opportunity to work with M° Jeams W. Robinson. He made his own the necessary shrewdness for a fine instruments set–up. He deeper the sound research. In 2003 he participated at the 10th Cremona Triennal with a viola and cello with excellent results. In 2004 he won a Silver Medal for the cello tone at the V.S.A. Competition in Portland (Oregon) U.S.A. In 2005 he participated at the Mittenwald Competition with a viola. In 2006 he won the third prize with a cello at the XI° International competition “Triennale” in Cremona for the personalized work and for the excellent quality of the sound. In the same year, he participated in the Poznan Competition. He is a member of the “Group of Professional Violin and Bow Makers”, the Consurzium “A.Stradivari” of Cremona and V.S.A. Today Roberto works in his own workshop in the centre of Cremona, via F. Aporti 21, and he makes violins, violas and cellos, following the antique Cremonese tradition.