Gregg Alf

Gregg T. Alf (born 1957 in Los Angeles) is a prominent contemporary American violin maker based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Later, he spent eight years in Cremona, Italy, where he graduated from the International Violin Making School and established a growing reputation for his work.

[1] His partnership with Joseph Curtin attracted the attention of numerous stars of the violin world, including Elmar Oliveira, Ruggiero Ricci, and Zvi Zeitlin.

[5] Born to an artistic family in Los Angeles on January 30, 1957, Gregg Alf is widely respected as one of the leading violinmakers of our time.

His unique style has evolved through an in-depth study of the rare Italian instruments that pass through his shop combined with a careful and ongoing dialogue with the concert artists who own them.

While honouring the Italian traditions represented in his replicas, Gregg looks to science and innovation for the guidance and inspiration needed to make even better instruments in the future.

Founder and Artistic Director of the Amiata Summit, Gregg believes that promoting a new climate of openness between his colleagues and encouraging original models that look to the future while honouring the past are the keys to true progress in the art of violin making.