Models
Every model, most significant first.
66 models
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Stradivari Violin
Violin family of Antonio Stradivari
Violin · Italy
The violins of Antonio Stradivari (Cremona, c. 1666-1737) are the most celebrated in the Western tradition, prized for their projecting, complex tone and refined construction in spruce and maple. Stradivari's output spans an early Amatise period, the experimental 'Long Pattern' of the 1690s, and the mature 'golden period' after 1700 that produced his most sought-after instruments. Surviving examples carry individual names and are held by museums, foundations, and leading soloists; several are cataloged here as exemplars.
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Viscount Legend
Clonewheel organ series
Organ · Italy
Viscount's Legend line of portable clonewheel organs, designed in Italy with KeyB, using Tonewheel Modeling Technology (TMT) to recreate classic electromechanical organ tone including crosstalk, tonewheel flutter, electrical hum, and octave tapers. The flagship dual-manual Legend carries two 61-note waterfall keyboards with two sets of nine drawbars per manual plus pedal drawbars, and the line spans dual-manual and single-manual stage configurations.
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Elka Synthex
Polyphonic analog synthesizer
Synthesizer · Italy
The Elka Synthex, released in 1981, is an eight-voice polyphonic analog synthesizer made by the Italian company Elka. With two oscillators per voice, a multimode filter, and a built-in sequencer, its powerful sound was famously used by Jean-Michel Jarre and others.
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Markbass Little Mark IV
500-watt solid-state bass amplifier head
Amplifier · Italy
The Markbass Little Mark IV is a compact 500-watt solid-state bass amplifier head built around Markbass's MPT power-amp technology, with a four-band EQ plus Old School filter and VLE/VPF voicing, a balanced line out, and a fast bi-band limiter.
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Fazioli F308
Concert grand piano
Piano · Italy
The Fazioli F308 is a 308 cm (10'2") concert grand piano, the largest model Fazioli builds and one of the longest production grands on the market. Hand-built in Sacile, Italy, it features a soundboard of red spruce from the Val di Fiemme and a distinctive fourth pedal that brings the hammers closer to the strings to reduce volume without altering tone.
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Farfisa Pergamon
Organ model
Organ · Italy
A top-of-the-line electronic home and entertainment organ built by the Italian maker Farfisa in the early 1980s. It carried two manuals, a pedalboard, a built-in rhythm and accompaniment section, a human-choir voice, and a mechanical rotating speaker in a heavy wooden console, and was discontinued in 1984.
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ELKA Rhapsody
Polyphonic multi-orchestral synthesizer
Synthesizer · Italy
The Elka Rhapsody is a polyphonic string synthesizer made by the Italian company Elka in the 1970s. A popular and roadworthy string machine, it produces violin- and viola-style ensemble sounds and was widely used by touring musicians.
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Crumar Mojo
Dual-manual drawbar organ
Organ · Italy
A drawbar organ from the Italian maker Crumar built around physical drawbars and tonewheel modeling, offered in dual-manual and single-manual versions. It also includes electric-piano and other vintage keyboard voices.
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Dallapé Supermaestro
Top-of-the-line piano accordion
Accordion · Italy
Dallapé's top-of-the-line professional piano accordion, a 41-key, 120-bass instrument with a double tone chamber and a five-voice treble reed setup (LM1M2M3H) of hand-made reeds. The Supermaestro is the flagship of Dallapé's renowned Organtone-style instruments and featured prominently in the company's 1970s Centennial series.
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Beltuna Prestige
Professional piano accordion line
Accordion · Italy
Beltuna's flagship line of professional tone-chamber piano accordions, built in Castelfidardo with varnished wood bodies and hand-made reeds for a powerful, full sound. The full-size models use a 41-key treble keyboard and 120-button Stradella bass with a double tone chamber, and are offered in four-voice (LMMH) and five-voice (LMMMH) reed configurations as the Prestige IV and Prestige V.
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Nicolò Amati "Brookings" Violin
1654 Nicolò Amati violin (Library of Congress)
Violin · Italy
The 'Brookings' is a 1654 violin by the Cremonese master Nicolò Amati, held in the stringed-instrument collection of the Library of Congress. Acquired in Europe on the advice of the virtuoso Joseph Joachim and presented to the Library in 1938, it exemplifies Amati's refined model and golden-amber varnish. Nicolò Amati was the teacher of a generation of makers, and instruments like this one shaped the Cremonese tradition later carried forward by Stradivari.
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Victoria Poeta
Professional piano accordion line
Accordion · Italy
A professional accordion line from the Castelfidardo maker Victoria, built with fine acoustic woods and hand-made reeds. The full-size Poeta is a 41-key, 120-bass piano accordion with a double tone chamber (cassotto) and a four-voice reed setup, and the line also includes lightweight (Piuma) and button-keyboard versions. Victoria presents each Poeta as an individually hand-built instrument.
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Siel Orchestra
Analog synthesizer
Synthesizer · Italy
The Siel Orchestra is a polyphonic string and ensemble synthesizer made by the Italian company SIEL in the late 1970s, offering string, brass, organ, and piano-style voices. It was also marketed in the United States by ARP as the ARP Quartet.
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Salvi Diana
47-string professional pedal harp
Harp · Italy
The Diana is a 47-string professional pedal harp from Salvi, offering the full concert range and seven-pedal double-action mechanism with a spruce soundboard and walnut finish.
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Salvi Daphne Series
Student pedal harp series
Harp · Italy
The Salvi Daphne series is a student pedal harp line with 40-string and 47-string configurations.
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Scandalli Air
Piano accordion model
Accordion · Italy
A modern professional piano accordion line from the Italian maker Scandalli, built in Castelfidardo with hand-made reeds. The Air line is distinguished by an ergonomic curved keyboard intended to improve hand position and playing comfort, and is offered in several full-size formats.
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Rampone & Cazzani R1 Jazz (Tenor)
Handmade red-brass tenor saxophone
Saxophone · Italy
The Rampone & Cazzani R1 Jazz tenor is a 100% handmade Italian saxophone built in red brass (a high-copper brass) with the maker's wide bore, hand engraving, and a matte unlacquered finish, offered in brass, silver-plate, and gold-plate versions.
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Pigini Sirius Millennium
High-end converter accordion
Accordion · Italy
A high-end Pigini converter-line accordion in the Sirius family.
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Paoletti Stratospheric
Chestnut-bodied S-style electric guitar
Italy
The Stratospheric is Paoletti's S-style electric guitar, built in Tuscany, Italy, around a body of aged chestnut reclaimed from 130-170 year old Chianti wine barrels. Offered in SSS and HSS pickup configurations and finishes such as the Loft and Leather series, it pairs vintage Strat-style voicing with the distinctive resonance of old chestnut.
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Meridian J-24
Boutique J-style electric bass
Italy
The J-24 is a J-style electric bass from Meridian Guitars, the Italian workshop of luthier Davide Cardone in Avezzano. It is one of the maker's core bass models, hand-built to order.
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Logan String Melody
Synthesizer model
Synthesizer · Italy
The Logan String Melody is a polyphonic string synthesizer made by the Italian company Logan in the 1970s. Like other string machines of the era, it produces warm, chorused ensemble string and orchestral sounds.
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Excelsior 940
Professional piano accordion
Accordion · Italy
Excelsior's flagship professional piano accordion, a 41-key, 120-bass model with a double tone chamber (two cassotti) and hand-made reeds. The treble side carries four reed sets with 11 registers plus master, and the bass side has five reed sets, giving the full, refined tone long associated with the Excelsior name.
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Elgam Carousel
Analog rhythm and accompaniment unit
Italy
An Italian tabletop accompaniment unit made by Elgam around 1976, combining an analog drum machine with bass, chord, and arpeggio sections in one box. It is often cited as an early all-in-one groove/accompaniment instrument.
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Castagnari Tommy
Diatonic button accordion model
Accordion · Italy
A compact two-row diatonic button accordion (melodeon) from the Italian workshop Castagnari, popular in Irish, French, and other folk traditions. It has two treble rows with 21 buttons, eight bass and chord buttons, and a lightweight wooden body, and is offered in several key layouts.
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Bugari Armando Artist Cassotto
Professional piano accordion line
Accordion · Italy
Bugari Armando's professional Artist Cassotto line of piano accordions, hand-built in Castelfidardo with a double tone chamber (two cassotti) and hand-made reeds for a warm, refined concert tone. Full-size models such as the 288/ARS use a 41-key treble keyboard with four reed choirs and 14 treble registers over a 120-button Stradella bass, and the line is also offered in five-voice and button-keyboard versions.
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Bontempi B4
Fan-blown reed chord organ
Italy
A low-cost plastic-cased chord organ made by the Italian company Bontempi, using fan-blown reeds to produce its sound. Models in the B series (such as the B4 and B5) are known for a distinctive lo-fi, reedy tone that gained a cult following among electronic musicians.
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UFIP Class Series
The Italian rotocast flagship
Cymbal · Italy
Class is UFIP's main professional line and the clearest demonstration of rotocasting: bronze spun in the mould so the alloy densifies toward the rim. The cymbals are bright, clear, and unusually consistent between examples.
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Stradivari "Messiah" Violin
1716 'golden period' Stradivari violin (Ashmolean Museum)
Violin · Italy
The 'Messiah' (Le Messie, also 'Salabue') is a 1716 golden-period violin by Antonio Stradivari, held by the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. It is famous for being the best-preserved Stradivari in existence: it remained in Stradivari's workshop until his death in 1737, passed to Count Cozio di Salabue in 1775, and was little played thereafter. Its varnish is almost unworn, the carving remains crisp, and the painted edge-work on the scroll survives intact, making it a primary reference for the appearance of a new Stradivari instrument.
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Salvi Juno
Student lever harp series
Italy
The Juno is Salvi's entry-level lever harp series, a line of small Celtic harps for beginners offered in 25- and 27-string sizes.
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Salvi Daphne 40
40-string student pedal harp
Harp · Italy
The Daphne 40 is the 40-string entry to Salvi's Daphne student pedal harp series, a smaller, lighter pedal harp that still uses a full seven-pedal mechanism so learners can play pedal repertoire.
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Crumar Mojo 61
Single-manual drawbar organ
Organ · Italy
A single-manual drawbar organ from Crumar with a 61-note waterfall keyboard, built on the GSi VB3-II physical modeling engine. It offers 22 vintage tonewheel organ models with physical drawbars, plus a modeled Baroque pipe organ, Italian and British transistor combo organs, and electric piano voices, with onboard Leslie, chorus, phaser, and amp modeling effects.
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Markbass Little Mark Tube 800
800-watt hybrid bass amplifier head
Amplifier · Italy
The Markbass Little Mark Tube 800 is a hybrid bass amplifier head delivering up to 800 watts, pairing a 12AX7 tube preamp stage with Markbass's solid-state power section, with blendable tube and solid-state preamp voices.
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Viscount Legend Live
Dual-manual clonewheel organ
Organ · Italy
The dual-manual stage model in Viscount's Legend line, with two heavy-duty 61-note waterfall keyboards and Tonewheel Modeling Technology. It carries two sets of nine drawbars for each manual plus two pedal drawbars, with optional 25-note pedalboard, presented as a streamlined portable organ for live performance.
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Viscount Legend Solo
Portable drawbar organ
Organ · Italy
A single-manual portable drawbar organ from the Italian maker Viscount, part of its Legend series. It uses a 61-note keyboard and physical drawbars to model classic tonewheel and transistor combo organs with rotary-speaker simulation.
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Stradivari "Servais" Cello
1701 large-pattern Stradivari cello (Smithsonian)
Cello · Italy
The 'Servais' is a 1701 cello by Antonio Stradivari, among the jewels of the Smithsonian's instrument collection and named for the 19th-century Belgian cellist Adrien-Francois Servais. It is Stradivari's last instrument of the large 'bassetto' type used in the 17th century and one of the few of that size never cut down to the smaller proportions Stradivari standardized after about 1707. It is renowned for an exceptionally rich, powerful tone.
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Salvi Juno 27
27-string student lever harp
Harp · Italy
The Juno 27 is a 27-string student lever harp from Salvi, the larger of the two Juno models, with a birch soundboard and cherrywood finish.
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Salvi Daphne 47 S
47-string student pedal harp
Harp · Italy
The Daphne 47 S is the standard 47-string model in Salvi's Daphne student pedal harp series, a full-range, seven-pedal instrument with a straight soundboard.
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Salvi Daphne 47 SE
47-string student pedal harp with extended soundboard
Harp · Italy
The Daphne 47 SE pairs the Daphne series' full 47-string range with an extended soundboard, a student pedal harp offering near-concert projection.
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Salvi Daphne 47 EX
47-string student pedal harp with extended soundboard
Harp · Italy
The Daphne 47 EX is a 47-string model in Salvi's Daphne student series built with an extended soundboard for a stronger low end, giving students a full-range pedal harp at a student price.
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Salvi Juno 25
25-string student lever harp
Harp · Italy
The Juno 25 is a compact 25-string student lever harp from Salvi, one of the smallest harps in its range, built on an okoume body with a mahogany finish.
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Fazioli F212
Grand piano
Piano · Italy
The Fazioli F212 is a 212 cm (7') grand piano, a mid-sized model in Fazioli's range suited to studios, smaller halls, and larger homes. Hand-built in Sacile, Italy, it uses a soundboard of red spruce from the Val di Fiemme.
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Fazioli F278
Concert grand piano
Piano · Italy
The Fazioli F278 is a 278 cm (9'1") concert grand piano, Fazioli's principal concert-hall instrument below the F308. Hand-built in Sacile, Italy, it uses a soundboard of red spruce from the Val di Fiemme and is widely used on concert and competition stages.
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Salvi Una
38-string professional lever harp
Harp · Italy
The Una is a 38-string professional lever harp from Salvi, a mid-to-large Celtic harp with a spruce soundboard and natural finish.
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Salvi Ana Deluxe
40-string professional lever harp with 24k gold-plated mechanics
Harp · Italy
The Ana Deluxe is the upgraded version of Salvi's 40-string Ana lever harp, fitted with 24-karat gold-plated levers and mechanics over the same spruce-soundboard body.
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Salvi Ana
40-string professional lever harp
Harp · Italy
The Ana is a 40-string professional lever harp from Salvi, one of the larger Celtic harps in its range, with a spruce soundboard and ebony finish.
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Salvi Una Deluxe
38-string professional lever harp
Harp · Italy
The Una Deluxe is a deluxe version of Salvi's 38-string Una lever harp, distinguished by upgraded decorative finishes such as green over the same spruce-soundboard body.
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Welson President
Combo organ
Italy
A transistor combo organ made by the Italian company Welson, part of its range of portable organs produced after the company shifted from guitars and accordions to electronic keyboards in the early 1970s.
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Welson Mercury
Combo organ
Italy
A portable transistor combo organ made by the Italian maker Welson of Castelfidardo, one of several Welson organ models (alongside the President and others) from the company's electronic-keyboard era.
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Salvi Minerva Natural
47-string professional pedal harp
Harp · Italy
Minerva is one of Salvi's professional pedal harps, a 47-string, seven-pedal concert-grand instrument; the Natural version presents it in a clear wood finish over a spruce soundboard.
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Salvi Apollo
47-string professional pedal harp
Harp · Italy
The Apollo is a 47-string professional pedal harp from the Italian maker Salvi, with a spruce soundboard and walnut finish and the full seven-pedal double-action mechanism.