A violin by Luiz Amorim, Cremona 2025, “Carrodus” copy of Del Gesu SOLD

Price range: £25,000 - £50,000

The Master Maker Luiz Amorim

“AN INSTRUMENT IS LIKE A BLANK CANVAS ON WHICH I CAN EXPRESS MY ARTISTIC FLAIR AS A MAKER.”

Bringing Brazilian flair to the Italian cradle of violin making, at the heart of Amorim Fine Violins is its founder, Luiz Amorim. Inspired by the desire to transform materials with his bare hands, integral to Luiz artistry is his sensitive eye for the contour and texture of nature. As a result of his highly successful career, Luiz collaborated with his partners to open his Italian workshop in 2018.

Born in Curitiba, Brazil, in 1964, Luiz started his studies in Mechanics, focused in technical drawing and projects, at the Federal Center of Technological Studies in 1979 and Arts – Drawing, Painting and Sculpture – at the State School of Music and Fine Arts in 1985. For ten years Luiz has worked as a professional artist. He has begun his instrument making career in 1995 making lyres and kanteles. By this time, Luiz was learning how to play violin and cello. In 1998, with the need of being in the classical music scenario, Luiz started learning how to make instruments from the violin family with a maestro whose a few months later became his partner. In 2001 Luiz established his own workshop where he and his team are developing a restoration and violin making work that is reference all over the world.

“Made in 1743, just one year before ”del Gesù’s” tragically early death. The Carrodus is considered to be in the list of Guarneri’s most spectacular violins, it is a fine companion to Il Cannone; they share distinctive features, mainly its powerful appearance, exalting ”del Gesù’s” most imaginative and creative epoch. The soundholes are unique, asymmetrical, and more elongated, typically of Guarneri’s late work. Its arching shows a bit of influence of the Brescia school and it’s fuller than others from the same year. The scroll’s bold and robust appearance, just like Il Cannone, imprints ”del Gesù’s” expressive work.” Luiz Amorim

Here at Bishop instruments & bows, we have now handled many instruments from Luiz Amorim , all sold to fantastic players.

This violin sounds incredibly open, silky , lots of colours and it is also powerful!

Come and have a try! (before it sells!)

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