
All in the families – The Amati and Guarneri Luthier Clans
A while back I did a little blog piece on the life and work Antonio Stradivari (1644–1737). It is appropriate that I began with him because he is not only the world’s most famous maker of violins and cellos but he probably the most famous instrument maker of all time – with apologies to Henry Steinway, Leo Fender and a few other notables. Stradivari or Stradivarius was the single most important figure in the development of the modern violin family of instruments. That being