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Musafia
Musafia is an Italian manufacturer of violin cases. They specialise in high-end violin cases, which are handmade at their workshop in Cremona, Italy. Their cases are internationally renowned and are used by many leading soloists including Sarah Chang, Joshua Bell, Salvatore Accardo, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Isaac Stern, Uto Ughi, and Chloë Hanslip. History The company was founded in 1983 by violinist and luthier Dimitri Musafia, who studied violin making at the Stradivari Institute. Musafia's objective was to create a violin case which focused primarily on instrument safety and aesthetics. After experimenting with variety of different materials over several years, a "specially-milled wood laminate" emerged as the preferred choice for the basis of construction, satisfying the requirements for both instrument safety and portability. Since then, Musafia cases have been the preferred choice for some of the most famous and expensive violins in the world, including Guarneris and the 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitri Musafia
Dimitri Musafia is an artisan maker of violin and viola cases for his own company, Musafia. Residing in Cremona, Italy, he first trained as a violinist, and subsequently as a violin maker at the Stradivari Institute in Cremona, before self-teaching to make cases, beginning in 1983, on the basis of his previous studies. A Musafia violin case has been made for violins and violas by Stradivari, Guarneri del Gesu, Amati and other makers of the classic period of violin making, including the 1742 Guarneri del Gesu called “the Cannon” once owned by Paganini and the 1715 Stradivari “ex-Joachim” or “the Cremonese”, part of Cremona’s Civic Collection since 1961 and considered by many as the finest violin in existence. Early life Mustafia was born in Long Beach, California to pianist and professor at California State University, Long Beach, Julien Musafia and flautist Judith Musafia. He was named after Dmitri Shostakovich. Career Dimitri Musafia’s works have been co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |