What was it like to be a violin maker living around the corner from the legendary Antonio Stradivari? Why did Guarneri Del Gesu’s uncle leave Cremona to go and work for a slightly unhinged duke in another town? How did Nicolo Amati pick up the pieces after loosing most of his family to the plague and go on to become a master of the trade? Did Del Gesu really kill a man and while away his hours in prison making violins by the light of a candle? And just what were the secrets of the Cremonese violin makers? Come and discover the intriguing stories of these luthiers in The Violin Chronicles podcast.