Luiz Amorim

Italian violins are well known for their excellent sound. The Italian school of violin making is founded on knowledge accumulated over centuries and passed down from generation to generation via the continuous refinement of classic models and the constant search for new forms and shapes to satisfy the ever-changing needs of players. Owning a fine […]

The world’s most popular instrument has been in this world longer than you think! Violins have been making music for centuries, even before Andrea Amati and Antonio Stradivari started making them in the 16th and 17th centuries. Violin Making history is much longer. Its popularity rose because of the greater violin makers, among commoners and nobles. […]

The violin makers, the experts, build instruments so beautifully that is hard to imagine how they can make such a masterpiece! Well, for a violin to sound great, there is no mystery, but hours and hours of labor and some more spent in studies. A luthier has way more work than you can think of and the […]

Acoustic violin or an electric one? There are many things related to the best violin to play and which type to go for. The thing is, there is not the best one, it will always depend on what kind of music you like. Both of them are excellent choices, and the best one will always […]

Every violin lover praise getting to know about music and learning! There are the classical, romantic, and modern periods and today we are going through the Baroque period music. A very important one and in which great composers that we still love nowadays, emerged.  This composition period has its own charm. That's why we brought some […]

Voice of the Violin: Violin Acoustics, Plate Tuning, and the Science Behind Great Tones For the untrained observer, a violin is an object of beauty. But for those who know how to listen, it possesses much more. That beauty is the result of two factors over which the maker has some control (but not nearly […]

An In-Depth Guide on The Violin Family The Violin family consists of musical instruments that closely resemble the violin, but when it comes to the music they play, it's very different. Much like family members of the same family, they might resemble each other in looks, but their personalities are poles apart. The violin family […]

Bergonzi Violins The rare instruments Carlo Bergonzi made (less than 50 remain today) are extremely elegant due to their outstanding materials, exquisite varnish, and consummate execution. A master in his own right, he created an authentic style and craftsmanship in making his violins and is overshadowed only by his contemporaries Stradivari and Guarneri ‘del Gesù.’ […]

Amati Viola and Fine Instruments Andrea Amati, the father of the world of violin-making, founded a legacy that has spanned generations and has created the foundation for the world-renowned Cremonese violin-making tradition. But did you know that Amati is also considered one of the creators of the modern viola as we know it today? In […]

Few names in music history carry as much reverence as Antonio Stradivari, who is a great inspiration for us at Amorim.  His violins, known as Stradivarius, are symbols of perfection instruments that have transcended centuries, still played by the greatest musicians of our time. From the intimate workshops of Cremona, Italy, Stradivari transformed the art of violin making into […]