Anatol Toth Visits Amorim Fine Violins We were delighted that Menuhin Competition Junior Semi-Finalist, Anatol Toth, treated us to a private performance recently whilst testing out a few of our bows and instruments. Performing as a soloist and as a chamber musician, the skilled young violinist has won 1st prize with distinction at the Swiss […]
The instrument making process has hardly changed since the time of Antonio Stradivari. Luan Amorim – CEO of Amorim Fine Violins, examined the production process behind making a stringed instrument using traditional methods and looked at how it could be streamlined to maximise efficiency using industrial engineering techniques. The Strad recently published an article […]
Luiz Amorim’s instruments are in high demand all over the world as his reputation as a luthier grows globally. We asked Luiz for his thoughts on antiquing a modern violin and the challenge for modern day luthiers to try and capture the classic look of the old instruments in their new violins, violas and cellos. […]
It was wonderful to welcome Sean, Lauren, David Carpenter and their mom Grace to our Cremona workshop recently. There is a lot of synergy between the two families and we share similar ideals, so it was great to spend time with them and show them around. Talented musicians in their own right, the family run […]
Peter Biddulph – one of the world’s premier dealers in fine stringed instruments – has commissioned Amorim Fine Violins to make him a violin. Peter is one of the best experts on “del Gesù” of our age. His book – The Violin Masterpieces of Guarneri del Gesù – has inspired Luiz Amorim so much, so it was great […]
