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.
I live my daydreams in music.
I see my life in terms of music.
I get the most joy in life out of music.
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.
"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.
"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.
"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.