The Viola Da Gamba was modelled after a Venetian instrument from the early 17th century; the scroll is a copy from Pellegrino Zanetto, Brescia from the second half of 16th century. It was fully handcrafted in spruce, maple and ebony.
“I started violinmaking as soon as I finished high school, in 1980,” remembers Maestro Alberto Giordano. “I saw an article on the Cremona violin makin ...