Spirit Varnish

Complete Course



Learn how to varnish a violin form A to Z

I am sharing with you my experience step by step


Coloring and Priming

inside the instrument



Did you know that priming the instrument inside will help the sound?

Learn how do I do and make better sounding instruments

Hi, I’m Sofia


Wouldn't that be wonderful if the world would be full of art and beauty? Art and beauty bring peace, respect and harmony.

This is what I am dreaming of and sharing is my part on this project.

What is yours?



Third Generation Violinmaker, Sofia Vettori, is an authentic Italian violin, viola and cello maker. 

Her family tradition starts back in 1935, when her grandfather Dario I Vettori built his first violin.

Breaking the strict rules of this world, made of secrets and mystery, Sofia is sharing openly and honestly all her knowledge.

"To make the world a better place, full of art and beauty" she says "It is time to share and to allow talented people to become what they are dreaming: violinmakers"

"If you do what you love for work,

you're living your dream life."


- Sofia Vettori

Sofia Vettori violinmaker
Dario I Vettori
1935


My grandfather Dario I Vettori started my family

violinmaking tradition. He became a violinmaker in a little town in the middle of the Apennine Mountains in Tuscany, Italy.

Sofia Vettori
1998


I, Sofia, started making violins at my father

Paolo Vettori workshop in Florence.

Sofia Vettori
2021


My violinmaking life continues in the USA, where I moved in 2020