Cremona Violin Makers and Dealers . San Francisco.

04/30/2022

History

Jose Cruz, Luthier.

Jose Cruz began his apprenticeship, as a luthier, with Nash Mondragon the owner of Cremona Violin Dealers & Maker of San Francisco in 1990. During his apprenticeship with Mr. Mondragon, he had the opportunity to work on some historically important violins. Including the Nicolò Amati. The Italian Antonio Stradivari. The Guarneri family, Cremona. Grancino, Guarnerius, Ruggieri, Gagliano . Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Enrico Rocca. Fagnola . Vicenzo Panormo and French instruments. Pierre Josphe Hell. J.B. Vuillaume and much more.

Jose also had the opportunity to work on bows such as Lamy , Pajeot. . Pierre Simon. Peccatte.
Nicolaus Kittel. Tourte. Vuillaume. W.E.Hill & Sons. Tubbs. Eugene Sartory. And more.

After completing his apprenticeship in 2009 Jose Cruz continued to work for Nash Mondragon until 2012 when Mr. Mondragon retired. It was then when Jose Cruz opened Cremona Fine Violins in California to carry on the quality of service and repair that he learned.

02/07/2022

Giuseppe Baldantoni
1871

represents the finest of 19th century violin making in the Marche region. Despite the variegated nature of his career, he was quite prolific, making over 200 instruments in his lifetime, of which the double basses are especially well regarded. Baldantoni's instruments possess excellent materials and bold and precise craftsmanship, almost Cremonese in style. His sons succeeded him in business upon his death in 1878
For Sale Italian Violin 4/4 perfect condition

02/22/2021

04/12/2019

Beautiful violin
Getting all the set up ready ..

02/01/2019

We do same day Bow Rehair

At our Cremona location and master workshop, rehairs are typically done the same day but its always best to call ahead and let us know you are coming.

Restored some of the world’s finest
instruments and bows, and we provide a safe and convenient way for players across America to have access to top quality work. Our mission is to provide each of our customers, from beginners to professionals, with the same exceptional service.

01/17/2019

Zaven Melikian, Violin, Chamber Music


Zaven Melikian is recognized nationally as an artist, teacher, and a leading expert in string pedagogy. As professor of violin at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music since 1969, and now Professor Emeritus, he trained an extraordinary group of violinists at the preparatory and collegiate level who may be found among the ranks of major symphony orchestras and chamber ensembles in the United States and abroad. Mr. Melikian began playing the violin at age seven. As an accomplished artist, he graduated with a License de Concert from Ecole Normale de Music in Paris, France, where he studied with Yvonne Astruc. Before coming to the United States, he performed extensively throughout France, Italy, Egypt, Lebanon, and his native Yugoslavia. Mr. Melikian was a member of the San Francisco Symphony for twenty-three years, serving as Assistant Concertmaster for the last fifteen years of his tenure. In 1977 he was appointed Concertmaster of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra, the post from which he retired in 1994. On that occasion he was awarded the prestigious San Francisco Opera Medal. In May 1998, he retired from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, receiving an honorary Doctor of Music degree.

01/08/2019

Working on the J.B. Vuillaume violin Scroll .

11/27/2018

Bass player.

11/26/2018

double bass Bar.

Double Bass Bar Repair .

The bass bar is a piece of wood on the underside of the faceplate or “belly” of stringed instruments such as violins, violas or cellos. It runs along the bass string of the instrument down to the bass end of the bridge, counter-balancing the pressure of the sound post under the treble end of the bridge, reinforcing the top plate and allowing extra string pressure. As the top plate vibrates especially with the lower pitch strings, the bass bar adds to the resonating of lower pitches. Along with the top plate, bridge and sound post, the bass bar is vital in enhancing the sound of stringed instruments

10/30/2018

I'm working in a
J.B. Vuillaume St Cecile .

Antique instruments by the 'old masters' Vuillaume
I didn't want to passes up an opportunity to make this beautiful violin to be able to come a life again, a close study the Instrument , and I know from a experience this will be a perfect violin for clients oh friends, that knows this Maker.
can be a good alternative.
From an investment point of view, after the Restored. faithful is done. to Owne this violin can be an attractive idea.

Repair/Restoration

From small repairs on ordinary instruments to big restorations on master instruments, there are actually few things which could happen to your instrument that I could not fix using reliable and thoroughly mastered repair methods.
Only for “invisible” restorations on priceless instruments please contact at :
Cremona violin makers & Dealers .