Andrea Amati (c. 1505 – 20 December 1577) designed and created the violin, viola and cello known as the "violin family". Based in Cremona, Italy, he standardized the basic form, shape, size, materials and method of construction.

Jun 22, 2015 · The result was that all of these new luthiers eventually went their separate ways, taking with them the Amati method and permanently breaking the family's monopoly. The dissolution of the Amati house then opened the door for the Guarneri family, as well as a talented youth from the neighborhood, Antonio Stradivari.

Andrea Amati (ca. 1505 - 1577, Cremona) was a luthier, from Cremona, Italy. [1] [2] Amati is credited with making the first instruments of the violin family that are in the form we use today. [3] Several of his instruments survive to the present day, and some of them can still be played.

The Amati dynasty of luthiers dominated the world of stringed instruments for over 100 years in Cremona, making critical contributions to the development of the modern violin model.

Among the many makers bearing the Amati name, the following are outstanding: Andrea (Cremona, Italy, 1525-1611) is known as the founder of the great Cremonese school of violin making. Before he turned to making violins, he was making viols and rebecs.

Oct 1, 2003 · Nicolò Amati, grandson of Andrea Amati, son and nephew of two other Amati instrument builders, is today considered the finest craftsman of this family of luthiers. This is fortunate, because he was the only member of his family and indeed the only violin maker in Cremona to survive the famine and plague that devastated that city in the years ...

Nicola Amati, Nicolò Amati or Nicolao Amati (/ ə ˈ m ɑː t i /, Italian: [niˈkɔːla aˈmaːti, nikoˈlɔ-, nikoˈlaːo-]; 3 September 1596 – 12 April 1684) was an Italian master luthier from Cremona, Italy. Amati is one of the most well-known luthiers from the Casa Amati (House of Amati).

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Sep 24, 2024 · Andrea Amati was a luthier, from Cremona, Italy. Amati is credited with making the first instruments of the violin family that are in the form we use today. According to the National Music Museum in Vermillion, South Dakota:

Pendant plus de 100 ans, la dynastie de luthiers Amati a dominé la construction des instruments à cordes à Crémone et a contribué de manière décisive au développement du modèle de violon moderne - en collaboration avec Antonio Stradivari, qui s'est appuyé sur les œuvres complètes de la famille Amatis et a perfectionné la forme et ...