LYONS VIOLINS

I make violins using the traditional Cremonese system in order to replicate the sound and visual aesthetics of the old masters, this is a corner detail of Strad's Cipriani Potter 1683... Much has been written concerning the 'silver sound' of the Italian Masters they are still the biggest compittion in town. From the style of the arching, the thicknessing and tuning of the plates the fitting of the bridge to the secret ground recipe, its all pointed at creating whatever sound that the musician wants. There is an amount of freedom within the strict limitations