Family of Italian violin makers in Cremona in the 16th and 17th centuries. Andrea ( c. 1520 – c. 1578) set the form of the modern violin. His two sons Antonio ( c. 1550 – 1638) and Girolamo (1561 – 1630) worked together and were known as the brothers Amati. Girolamo’s son Nicolò (1596 – 1684), who like his forebears worked in Cremona, is regarded as the family’s finest craftsman. Nicolò was succeeded by his son Girolamo (1649 – 1740). The great contribution of the Amatis to the development of the violin was their evolution of the flat, shallow model, which, as improved by Stradivari, is capable of producing a brilliant soprano tone.

800 284 9788 | sales@stradviolin.com