Violini d’autore – Ezia di Labio

Maple: wide and regular flames with fine markings
Spruce: regular grain
Varnish: transparent
intervention: acrylic

violin, 2013 - Lucilla

Zhang Henli

painter and artist

Maple: Found with total absence of flames, but ribss and scroll flames
Spruce: Wide and regular grain
Varnish: transparent
Intervention: acrylic

violin, 2001 - Uilli II

Roberto Roversi

writer, poet, song writer, book seller and journalist

Maple: with light flames, different material for ribs and scroll
Spruce: regular and medium size grain
Varnish: brownish color on a yellow base
Intervention: ink

violin, 2007 - Ada

Maple: back plate, ribs and scroll from the same material, absence of flames
Spruce: flat and irregular but well marked grain
Varnish: transparent on a brownish base
Intervention: acrylic and graphite

violoncello, 2006 - Mare

Mauri Bellei

architect, theater designer, writer

Maple: thick close flames, regular and intense, used for the ribs and scroll
Spruce: belly masked with a flat pastel area
Varnish: burnished golden-yellow
Intervention: pastel and graphite

violin, 2006 - Risolange

Tonino Guerra

poet, writer and theater-set designer

Maple: no surface flames at all and ribs and scroll the same
Spruce: medium and regular grain
Varnish: transparent
Intervention: acrylic, pen and wash

violin, 2003 - Manè

Riccardo Dalisi

architect, designer and artist

Maple: fine quality, thick flames, the same used for the ribs and scroll (originally worm eaten)
Spruce: strong regular grain
Varnish: transparent
Intervention: ink and acrylic

violin, 2012 - Sole

Suleiman Mansour

artist, art instructor, and author

Maple: total absence of flames, with beautiful flames in the ribs and scroll
Spruce: strong and regular grain.
Varnish: transparent
Intervention: acrylic

viola 42, 2009 - Quartetto B

Maria Christina Hamel

designer

Maple: medium and intense flames
Spruce: regular and precise grain
Varnish: transparent
Intervention: ink

violin, 2009 - Linda

Nathalie Du Pasquier

artist and designer

Maple: Narrow and very thick flames
Spruce: Narrow grain, that tends to widen towards the edges
Varnish: transparent
Intervention: acrylic

violin, 2003 - Gigino

Luigi Muzii

surgeon, photographer, water colourist and art lover and passionate about mountains

Maple: back plate, ribs and scroll of the same material, strong and regular flames (originally worm eaten)
Spruce: flat, large but regular grain.
Varnish: transparent.
Intervention: watercolour

violin, 2002- Mila c'è

Filos

artist and free lance graphic

Maple: medium flames, close and irregular, same quality used for the ribs and scroll
Spruce: regular and marked grain
Varnish: transparent on a dark yellow-reddish tabacco base
Intervention: indian ink and acrylic

violin, 2010 - Chiara

Lorenzo Mattotti

cartoonist and illustrator

Maple: wide and medium-intensity flames
Spruce: very regular grain
Varnish: transparent
Intervention: ink

violin, 2004 - Mirtillo

Aldo Clementi

composer

Maple: delicate flames
Spruce: venatura regolare che si allarga verso il bordo
Varnish: yellow base with a burnished ‘antique’ red finish
Intervention: ink

violin, 2014 - Elettra

KCHO

artist and sculptor

Maple: whith total absence of flames, but whith good flames for ribs and scroll
Spruce: firm and irregular grain
Varnish: transparent on a brownish base
Intervention: chalk

violin, 2006 - Luna

Emanuele Luzzati

designer, animator and illustrator

Maple: the back plate has no flames, the ribs are a mixture of marked and unmarked material
Spruce: medium and regular grain
Varnish: transparent on a brown base
Intervention: pastel and oil

violin, 2014 - Anita

Jin Hui

artist

Maple: intense and regular flames
Spruce: regular and tiled grain
Varnish: transparent on a amber base
Intervention: graphite

violin, 2005 - Melina

Nanni Menetti

artist and philosopher

Maple: regular flames going outward to the edge, same material for the ribs and scroll
Spruce: very regular and wide grain
Varnish: transparent and slightly burnished
Intervention: Indian ink, tracing paper, blotting paper and newspaper

violoncello, 2007 - Amor

Giosetta Fioroni

painter

Maple: wide thick and regular flames with fine and close smarkings
Spruce: regular grain getting wider toward the purfling
Varnish: golden-yellow and transparent
Intervention: acrylic

violin, 2009 - Quartetto B

Alessandro Mendini

architect, designer, artist

Maple: medium and intense flames
Spruce: regular and precise grain
Varnish: transparent
Intervention: acrylic

violin, 2005 - Nube

Bibi Trabucchi

calligraphy

Maple: without flames
Spruce: medium regular grain
Varnish: intense burnished yellow
Intervention: Indian ink

violin, 2013 - Lina

Frisco

artist, translator and globetrotter

Maple: back plate,ribs and scroll are all made of bird’s eye maple
Spruce: finely grained widening slightly toward the purfling
Varnish: transparent
Intervention: spray paint art

violino, 200

Anna Gili

designer, artist

Maple: medium and intense flames
Spruce: regular and precise grain
Varnish: transparent
Intervention: acrylic

viola 41, 2004 - Paz

Giovanni Lindo Ferretti

song writer, singer and writer

Maple: the same plank was used for the violin of Berengo Gardin - very good pulp but less intense, used for ri and scroll
Spruce: regular grain, widening slightly toward the purfled edge
Varnish: orange-red, with lighter edges
Intervention: indian ink