Giovanni Gammuto is an experienced maker and restorer of bowed string instruments and has created hundreds violins, violas, celli in his 43 year career. He pays special attention to improving sound quality and working within the budgets of his clientele. His range of repair services include accepting the most demanding work to everyday tasks like; string replacement, new bridge carving and fitting, peg fitting, and much more. Giovanni Gammutos shop features custom-made and pre-owned instruments to satisfy the needs of professional players and advanced students. Custom chin rests and tailpieces are also designed to meet the special needs of musicians.
At his workshop, Giovanni Gammuto performs repair and restoration services for violins, violas, and celli of all national origins and values. The finest properly aged woods are selected for making Gammuto violins to ensure optimum density, flexibility and potential tone quality. Tinted oil varnish top coats are applied to enhance the natural beauty of the wood.
Giovanni Gammuto has been serving international and local clients with his exceptional professional grade instruments for 43 years. He believes that a customer must be fully satisfied with his services. This can only be accomplished with focused attention to detail in all matters. His excellent track record of repeat and satisfied customers has sustained his business throughout the years.
Giovanni Gammuto is known for his quality of work, and affordably priced custom soloist instruments. He also devotes much of his time to the Gammuto Instrument Scholarship Program. It was established in 2001 to provide reconditioned instruments to youngsters with limited resources. The award recipients include some of the finest music education organizations such as the Sphinx Competition, Philadelphia Sinfonia - Youth Orchestra, New York City Public Schools, The Havana Conservatory of Music, Havana, Cuba, and many more.
A highly skilled luthier,
Giovanni Gammuto has studied at the New York Academy of Fine Arts, Cooper Union, Rutgers University, DePaul University, Purdue University, Chicago Art Institute. He has also served apprenticeships under Filippo Gammuto - Chicago, and Leonardo Amoroso - New York City. For more information about Giovanni Gammuto, please browse through
www.gammutoviolins.com.
