Kevin Crow violin, #27, "Catterina", Wisconsin, 2023 | Metzler Violins

brilliant, supple, versatile

About this Instrument
This violin sings in its upper registers and gives a powerful depth across registers, making it for an excellent solo instrument. The luthier shaded this instrument such that the golden ground shines through the apricot varnish to make for a beautiful shading particularly across the two-piece back. The medium curl falls from the centerjoint, with similar flames running along the ribs and scroll. The luthier named this instrument modeled on a Guarneri del Gesù “Catterina” in honor of Catterina Guarneri—the wife of Giuseppie Guarneri “del Gesù." Historians and violin experts believe that Catterina had a major role in the building of del Gesù instruments and unfortunately remains an unsung heroine of the violin world.

Interior label reads: "#27 / Kevin Crow / Madison WI 06 July 2023"
Length: 351 mm
Upper Bout: 162 mm
Center Bout: 112 mm
Lower Bout: 203 mm

About the Maker
Kevin Crow is a contemporary luthier based in Madison, Wisconsin. After a career in education, Crow attended the Chicago School of Violin Making where he studied the works of the Cremoni masters: Stradivari, Guarneri, Amati, and Guadagnini. Crow later apprenticed under the luthier Carl F. Becker in Chicago before opening his own shop in Wisconsin.

https://www.kevincrowviolins.com/