The Best Tool for Learning, Teaching and Making Music.
The Cremona brand was established in 1981 by Saga Musical Instruments in San Francisco, California. The name Cremona harkens back to the 16 th century cradle of violin making in Italy, renowned for makers like Amati, Guarneri, and Stradivari.
For over 40 years, our singular mission has been to inform music educators that Cremona is the best tool for learning, teaching, and making music. We are the first American company to import violins directly for distribution in the USA, and subsequently to more than 50 countries around the world. Since then, Cremona has been the Music Industry Leader that other brands try to emulate.
We look forward to providing the music education community with the best tool for learning, teaching, and making music for many more years to come!
"Life without playing music was inconceivable for me.
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I live my daydreams in music.
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I see my life in terms of music.
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I get the most joy in life out of music.
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I know that the most joy in my life has come to me from my violin"
Albert Einstein
...the best tool for playing
CREMONA MAESTRO SERIES
High-quality woods and fittings mark the level of quality of each Maestro violin outfit. Properly aged tonewoods joined together by skilled workers, whose attention to detail is second to none, creating an instrument worthy of any professional...let alone any advanced student.
CREMONA SV-1600 MAESTRO MASTER VIOLIN OUTFIT
High-quality woods and fittings mark the quality of the SV-1600 Maestro violin outfit by Cremona. Properly aged materials put together by skilled workers whose attention to detail is second to none, you get an instrument that’s worthy of any professional, let alone any student!
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Extra-choice, 100+ year old, hand-carved and graduated, solid spruce top
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Superb, deeply figured, hand-carved one-piece, premium solid maple back and sides
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Solid maple neck, Swiss-style ebony fittings, Cremona aged maple bridge, VP-15 fine tuner, and Sacconi-style tailpiece hanger
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Best quality ebony fingerboard, nut, and saddle
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Includes Travelite TL-35 deluxe suspension case for ultra-lightweight protection and exceptionally well-balanced J. LaSalle LB-17 brazilwood bow
"Never miss an opportunity to teach; when you teach others, you teach yourself"
Itzhak Perlman
...the best tool for teaching
CREMONA ARTIST SERIES
Select, highly figured maple and straight-grained spruce are fashioned into modern masterpieces by the skillful hands of our most experienced luthiers. The combination of exceptional craftsmanship, rich tone, and marvelous carrying power will please students up to the highest levels.
CREMONA SV-800 PREMIER
ARTIST VIOLIN OUTFIT
The SV-800 Artist violin finish is a convincing reproduction of a fine, old masterpiece, with all the marks of wear that would occur in two centuries of use. It has an aged patina that is most pleasing and the color of the varnish is a lovely dark amber. The selected solid spruce top and the well-flamed solid maple back are hand-carved and graduated to perfection, and the resulting tone is rich, free, and sonorous, with wonderful carrying power.
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Rich tonal characteristics suitable for the finest artist
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Highly flamed solid maple back and sides and aged solid spruce top in attractive dark amber hand-applied oil varnish
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Quality Hill-style boxwood fittings and select ebony fingerboard
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Set up to Cremona specifications with Thomastik Dominant strings and Aubert’s finest aged maple bridge at our workshop in the US
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Includes the exceptionally well balanced J. LaSalle LB-31 brazilwood bow and sturdy Travelite TL-33 arched top oblong case for secure storage and transport
"I would teach children music, physics and philosophy, but the most important is music for in the patterns of the arts are the keys to all learning."
Plato
...the best tool for learning
CREMONA STUDENT SERIES
The Cremona Student Series combines traditional designs with high-level specifications and playability, at every price point. Every instrument is handcarved and graduated from quality tonewoods to assure easy playability and an inspiring tone to encourage higher learning.
CREMONA SV-200 PREMIER
STUDENT VIOLIN OUTFIT
The SV-200 Cremona Premier Student Violin outfit is designed to meet the specific needs of beginning and advancing students. Featuring solid carved maple and spruce, and topped off with other NAfME recommended specifications that also include high-grade ebony fittings and 4-fine tuners.
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Solid flamed maple back and sides and a select solid spruce top in an amber finish
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Set-up to Cremona standards at our workshop in the US
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Ebony fittings, ebony fingerboard, and lightweight composite tailpiece with four fine tuners for easy tuning
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Includes the exceptionally well balanced J. LaSalle LB-13 Brazilwood bow and Travelite TL-33 oblong case for secure storage and transport
"There is music in every child. The teachers' job is to find it and nurture it"
Frances Clark
...the best tool for learning
CREMONA NOVICE SERIES
The Cremona Novice Series offers exceptional student outfits that have the right combination of quality features that make the learning process easy and inspiring in a wide selection of fractional sizes.
CREMONA SV-130 PREMIER
NOVICE VIOLIN OUTFIT
The SV-130 Cremona Premier Novice Series violin was developed for the student in the earliest stages of the learning process, or well on the way to more advanced training.
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Properly fitted Swiss-style ebony pegs and quality lightweight composite tailpiece with 4 smooth fine tuners for easy tuning
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Low profile chinrest, oiled neck and well balanced Anton Breton AB-112 brazilwood bow for ease of playing
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Durable ebony fittings and fingerboard along with all hand carved all solid spruce and maple body, lightweight construction means quality workmanship
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Includes deluxe semi-shaped foam case for ultra-lightweight protection
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Available in 4/4, 3/4, 1/2 & 1/4 Sizes