Like most makers, we draw our inspiration from the works of the 17thC and 18thC Italian School, and for bow making, the19thC French School. Please click on the photos to enlarge them. Violin by Michael Kearns, constructed on Stradivari's Forma P. Violin by Bruno Guastalla, constructed on Stradivari's Forma G.     Bruno Guastalla / Michael Kearns -a Baroque style cello modelled after an early Joseph Guarneri which we restored here three years ago.      Violin bow by  Mark Yakoushkin