Just in from great Bulgarian maker, Andrian Andreev. Andreev finished the Stradivari School in Cremona, Italy, studying under Wanna Zambelli. He also studied with one of my favorite makers, Massimo Negroni. This fantastic violin is a Guarneri model from 1744. Now available through Fiddles and Sticks
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Lapo Vettori 2014 – Mod. G.B. Guadagnini 1755
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Valentina Petrova
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- Front – Valentina Petrova
- Back – Valentina Petrova
- Scroll – Valentina Petrova
Another beautiful violin from Valentina Petrova of Kazanlak, Bulgaria. This is a 1715 Strad model featuring a one-piece back with oil varnish over a mineral ground. Now available through Fiddles and Sticks.
Instruments
Maurizio Catellani
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I received a new violin recently by Maurizio Catellani. In Italy, this violin placed 9th at Concorso Internazionale Pisogne 2011.
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Plamen Petrov
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- Front – Plamen Petrov
- Back – Plamen Petrov
- Scroll – Plamen Petrov
Nice one piece central European maple back on a Guarneri model of Plamen Petrov.
Makers
Krzysztof Krupa
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Awards
2002 Moscow
- silver medal for cello
2004 Polish National Competition
- 1st prize for violin
- 2nd prize for cello
2005 Mittenwald
- 4th place and certificate of merit for cello
2006 Dolny Kubin (Slovakia)
- 2nd place for violin
- special prize for the best tone of violin
2006 Baltimore-Violin Society of America
- certificate of merit for workmanship for violin
- certificates of merit for workmanship and tone for viola
2007 Moscow-Tchaikovsky Violin Making Competition
- 1st prize and gold medal for cello