Has someone tried a Luiz Amorim violin?

October 18, 2025, 8:05 PM · Has anyone had firsthand experience with a violin by Luiz Amorim? There’s an interesting discussion unfolding on Maestronet that raises some thought-provoking points about the maker’s background and methods. From what’s being shared, Amorim appears to operate more as the head of a workshop or brand than as a traditional individual craftsman — with a strong emphasis on marketing, presentation, and the collective output of a “specialized team.”

In short, it seems we might be looking less at the story of a lone master luthier and more at a carefully managed enterprise built on marketing claims, polished promotion, and a strategic approach to image.

https://maestronet.com/forum/index.php?/topic/364652-some-wonderful-new-violins-from-luiz-amorim-and-leonidas-kavakos/

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Richard Jackson

Edited: October 18, 2025, 10:18 PM · No first-hand experience at all but I have seen quite a few of his videos. The testimonial referred to on MaestroNet is certainly from a known violinist but there's no clear statement it wasn't a paid testimonial either.

The sound is massively processed on all of his videos so there's no way to know what the instruments really sound like and per Tarisio, he was an artist in Brazil, then a lyre luthier, and then switched to violins and moved to Cremona. His own website says it only took him 3 years to be able to open his own shop and now sells "masterpieces".

He is clearly good marketing and self-promotion, but at $50K+ USD per instrument I'd expect him to be a lot better known than he is.

Has someone tried a Luiz Amorim violin?

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