Collection

A curated journey through sound, history, and artistry.

Surrounding myself with exceptional contemporary instruments and cherished historical works allows their voices to guide my own making, deepening my connection to the craft and to fellow makers around the world.

Through studying and preserving rare literature, I gather fragments of knowledge—small clues that illuminate the paths once taken by the great masters. Each step in my work is an attempt to draw a little closer to the timeless ideals they left behind.

Violin

Maker Place Year
Masaru Kohno Tokyo 1954
Osamu Suga Tokyo (Bremen) 1990
Kenichi Hiratsuka Tokyo 2005
Rei Otsuki Cremona (Tokyo) 2013
Hideaki Kotera Cremona 2022
Keigo Kimura Cremona 2024
Satoshi Ichinose Cremona 2024
Carlo Moretti Ancona 1926
Dante Regazzoni Valsassina 1942
Marc de Sterke Brussels (Freiburg) 1974
Mario Gadda Mantova 1981
Filippo Zanisi Castelleone 1989
Massimo Ardoli Cremona 1990
Silvio Barbieri Mantova 1991
Guido Alberini Cremona 1993
Silvio Barbieri Mantova 1996
Barbara Piccinotti Cremona 1997
Edmo Finotti Ferrara 1998
Fabrizio Portanti Cremona 1998
Shan Jiang Beijing (New York) 2003
Luca Bellini Cremona 2004
Riccarda Daquatti Cremona 2007
Qin Kuiwen Cremona 2023

Viola

Maker Place Year
Kenichi Hiratsuka Tokyo 2009
Kenichi Hiratsuka Tokyo 2014
Kenichi Hiratsuka Tokyo 2014

Cello

Maker Place Year
Kenichi Hiratsuka Tokyo 2013

Books

Title Author Year
Antonius Stradivarius, Vol. I Jost Thöne Verlag 2010
Antonius Stradivarius, Vol. II Jost Thöne Verlag 2010
Antonius Stradivarius, Vol. III Jost Thöne Verlag 2010
Antonius Stradivarius, Vol. IV Jost Thöne Verlag 2010
Antonius Stradivarius, Vol. V Jost Thöne Verlag 2016
Antonius Stradivarius, Vol. VI Jost Thöne Verlag 2016
Antonius Stradivarius, Vol. VII Jost Thöne Verlag 2016
Antonius Stradivarius, Vol. VIII Jost Thöne Verlag 2016
Italian and French Violin Makers, Vol. I Jost Thöne Verlag 2003
Italian and French Violin Makers, Vol. II Jost Thöne Verlag 2004
Italian and French Violin Makers, Vol. III Jost Thöne Verlag 2006
Italian and French Violin Makers, Vol. IV Jost Thöne Verlag 2008
Catalogo III Triennale Internazionale degli strumenti ad arco Ente Triennale degli Strumenti ad Arco 1982
Catalogo VI Concorso Triennale Internazionale di Liuteria Ente Triennale degli Strumenti ad Arco 1991
Catalogo IX Concorso Triennale Internazionale di Liuteria Ente Triennale degli Strumenti ad Arco 2000
Catalogo XI Concorso Triennale Internazionale di Liuteria Fondazione Antonio Stradivari 2006
Catalogo XII Concorso Triennale Internazionale di Liuteria Fondazione Antonio Stradivari 2009
Catalogo XIII Concorso Triennale Internazionale di Liuteria Fondazione Antonio Stradivari 2012
Catalogo XIV Concorso Triennale Internazionale di Liuteria Fondazione Antonio Stradivari 2015
Catalogo XVI Concorso Triennale Internazionale di Liuteria Fondazione Antonio Stradivari 2021
Catalogo XVII Concorso Triennale Internazionale di Liuteria Fondazione Antonio Stradivari 2024
The Violin-Makers of the Guarneri Family (1626–1762) Hill Family 1965
Augusto e Gaetano Pollastri – Bologna 1877–1960 Cesare Magrini 1990
Liuteria italiana (1860–1960). Emilia Romagna (Vol. 1) Eric Blot 1993
Liuteria cremonese contemporanea: 47 liutai in vetrina Giancarlo Spotti 1994
Otello Bignami liutaio in Bologna William Bignami & Roberto Regazzi et al. 1998
Gio Batta Morassi Roberto Codazzi 2000
Liutai cremonesi di fine ’900 Yasuno Toshitake 2000
Il Suono di Bologna – The Sound of Bologna William Bignami & Gabriele Carletti et al. 2002
Jacob Stainer Rudolph Hopfner 2003
Instruments of Annibale Fagnola Louis Caporale & Kiyoshi Osawa 2004
Dictionary of 20th Century Italian Violin Makers Marlin Brinser 2004
The Legend of Italian Violins The Chi-Mei Culture Foundation 2005
Four Centuries of Violin Making Ingles & Dilworth et al. 2006
Il DNA degli Amati Fausto Cacciatori & Bruce Carlson et al. 2011
Mittenwalder Geigenbau – Damals und Heute Meider & Stoltefaut 2012
The Brompton’s Book of Violin & Bow Makers John Dilworth 2012
The Girolamo Amati Viola Zanrè & Röhrmann et al. 2015
Musical Instruments – Highlights of The Met Museum Moore & Dobney et al. 2015
The 1690 “Tuscan” Stradivari Violin Zanrè & Giordano et al. 2016
Gruppo Liutai e Archettai Professionisti Associazione Liutaria Italiana 2017
Tokyo Stradivarius Festival 2018 Nippon Violin 2018
Liutai Italiani del Novecento Fausto Cacciatori 2022
Cartella Antonio Stradivari – violino 1720 “The Angel” Cremonabooks 2023
Pareschi – Una famiglia di liutai ferraresi Matteo Marsili 2025