Alessandro Löwenberger, violin maker in Genoa
Images not yet available This viol, labeled Federico Lowenberger, Maurizio Vella, Antonino Airenti is the very last viol Federico Lowenberger left partially done, it was finally assembled and finished by one of his trusted pupils and by his friend and fellow Antonino Airenti. It is a copy of the Colichon held in Milan (Castello Sforzesco) Read More …
Consider the Viol, as any other stringed instrument: the soundboard is the main responsible of its sound quality, across the centuries and the countries, the soundboard has been built in different ways. Which are these ways? What are the differences between them and why is it so important to know and master all of them? Read More …
Labeled Federico Lowenberger, 2013, is one of the last instruments my father made before he passed away. It is based on the viol held at the Castello Sforzesco, so its body is smaller than the one held in Bochum. Made in Pear Wood (neck, ribs and back). Soundboard in spruce, 5 pieces bent. Pegs: ebony, Read More …