Four or five if they are violins, perhaps fewer if one of the instruments is a cello. The making process is extremely long and involves taking care of many details. The most 'romantic' part, though, is the beginning, when I go to the Dolomite Mountains to select the best spruce wood myself.

Violin making has not changed much since the 17th century, when it all began. Nowadays, we still build our instruments like the first masters did. Every luthier can add their personal touch with small details, mostly aesthetic. But true innovation lies in research, when you manage to revive old and forgotten techniques, tools or materials.

Yes. One thing that I like about being a luthier is that I am fully independent. Not only can I manage my time, but it is also great to build something from scratch. Recently, I have been sharing the atelier with a Korean colleague and it is interesting to exchange skills, even if we each work individually.

There is one related to my daughter, who has been studying to become a musician. The piano was her first choice, but then she turned to the cello, so I had the chance to build her instrument with my own hands. It is so nice to think that she is playing something that I made especially for her.