Maker's Name: Luca Salvadori

Place of Birth: Poggio Rusco, Italy

Date of Birth: 1962

Workshop location: Persichello, Province of Cremona

Education: Graduate of the Cremona School, 1982

Mr. Musafia's note: Few makers in the world can compete with Luca.  While that is my somewhat biased opinion, it was also the opinion of the judges at the 2000 V.S.A. (Violin Society of America) competition in Cincinnati -- Luca received a silver medal for violin (no gold medals were awarded).   Luca makes consistently great sounding instruments which are generally finished in a non-antiqued style.  The occasional antiqued instrument that Luca makes looks great too.

Curriculum Vitae: Luca Salvadori was born in Poggio Rusco, Italy on 1st March 1962. He attended a Goldsmith’s Art School for tow years and, then, in 1978 he enrolled at the International School of Violin Makers of CREMONA where he got his diploma in 1982. In the same year, he went back ot Poggio Rusco, his hometown, and stayed there until 1992. Then he went to live and work in Pieve di Coriano, near Mantua, where he stayed from 1992 to 1997. He is now living and working in Gadesco Pieve Delmona, near Cremona. He gets inspiration from Stradivari models but he also uses personal models, thus obtaining good results both in National and International Competitions: - In 1990 he won the Silver Award for a violin at Bagnacavallo, Ravenna; - In 1991, he came ninth, absolute position, for a violin at the Sixth Triennale of Cremona - In 1992 he won the Bronze Award both for a violin and cello at Bagnacavallo, Ravenna; - In 1993 he took part in a competition in Mittenwald, with a violin getting the best score for its sound. - In 1997 he came twelth for a violin at the 8th Triennale of Cremona. (C.V. provided by the maker).