Instruments :

Reviews

“…This instrument is absolutely amazing! The tone is exceptional: load, rich, deeply resonant, extremely responsive, even from bottom to top, and it’s only going to get better with time...”
”…It’s a great bass with full sound. The low B is like a thunder…”

Jose Garcia – Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra

“… I have had my Bulgarian Bass for 4 1/2 months and I must tell you it sounds wonderful!! And that is not me saying so but my instructor, Sarah Klein, who studies and plays with Gary Karr who is undoubtedly the premier bass player in the world today. She says the sound is very, very good! And it just gets better the more I play it!...”
“…I would like to compliment the skilled craftsmen at Kremona Factory for my fine instrument. If possible I would love to visit their factory someday provided they would accept visitors...”

Don Bolin

History

Kremona’s history starts in 1924 in a small workshop, founded by the master craftsman Dimitar Georgiev. He served his apprenticeship in the famous town of Markneukirchen, Germany, and then established the luthier art in Bulgaria. He devoted his whole life to the art of making instruments, and included many of his relatives in the enterprise. The first samples of his craftsmanship brought him and his colleagues awards and established the fine reputation of Kremona instruments.

The luthiers at Kremona studio reproduce models of Stradivari and other famous masters or make precise copies of old instruments keeping the genuine individuality of each instrument. The fine approach to detail, perfect varnish and precise selection of well-seasoned wood turns to be their winning formula.

The experience of the master Hristo Nikolov, who graduated from the Institute of Violin-Making in Cremona, Italy and the group of 20 luthiers at Kremona studio, as well as the heritage from the German violin school make for the individuality of our bowed instruments.

There is an old story that Stradivari and Amati used to buy their wood from the majestic Bulgarian Rodopi Mountains. Part of the secret of the Kremona studio instruments lies in the acoustic characteristics of the spruce and maple woods coming from the Bulgarian mountains.

Kremona studio instruments have become possession of many advanced and professional players in the USA, Japan and many European countries.