Fine Instruments & Contemporary Making

Alf Studios

LONDON · FOREST OF DEAN

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MEET THE MAKER

Trained in Cremona, Gregg T. Alf has spent more than four decades at the forefront of contemporary violin making. His instruments have been played by artists including Ruggiero Ricci, Elmar Oliveira and Zvi Zeitlin, while his work as a teacher, judge and curator has taken him throughout the international violin-making world.

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Your Humanity Will Be Your Superpower
Your Humanity Will Be Your Superpower

What happens to art, music, and craftsmanship when machines can imitate creativity? Gregg Alf reflects on why the future belongs not to perfection, but to deeply human work.

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Fine Instruments

The same discerning eye that defines Gregg’s making guides our selection of exceptional historic instruments - chosen for their craftsmanship, character and musical quality.

John Lott ii Violin | Fecit London 1868

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Discover Our Studio

Rooted in more than fifty years of violin making, Alf Studios is a family-run atelier based between London and the Forest of Dean. Bringing together craftsmanship, music, and a new generation of ideas, we are building on Gregg Alf's legacy while continuing to explore what a modern violin-making studio can become.

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View fullsize A first glimpse from the new workshop. The double-purfled viola back is 150 year old Bosnian maple. Once in a lifetime wood! More from the workshop - and the instrument - over the coming days. #violinmaker #music #violas
View fullsize Can’t wait to hear it live… A matched quartet has been a long-time dream of Gregg’s. Now, it’s a reality. 🎻 What would you want to hear first? 🎻 Keep your ears peeled, Cremona! #lutherie #cremona #mondomusica
View fullsize Back to Cremona. From 30 September – 4 October, Gregg will be in the city for MondoMusica, bringing a small group of recent instruments with him - and, this year, something a little different. For the first time in nearly fifty years of makin
View fullsize A wonderful few days in PoznaÅ„ at the Academy of Music in PoznaÅ„, working with talented students and sharing ideas about violin making, restoration, and life at the bench. Many thanks to the faculty, students, and organizers for the warm welcom
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