Diego Tajè liutaio a Cremona
Cello maker
Diego Juri Tajé was born in Cremona, and from a very young age he was fascinated by the art of violin making. He had the opportunity to visit the workshops of master violin makers and spent many days at the Civic Museum of Cremona and in the Hall of Violins, observing the tools and masterpieces created by my city’s famous violin makers. After completing his university studies and earning a degree in Agronomy, he began working in business consulting. Diego Juri also started gaining experience in musical instrument making in the workshop of Maestro Massimo Negroni—a teacher at the Antonio Stradivari International School of Violin Making in Cremona—and under the guidance of Maestro Francesco Bissolotti he made a violin. During the same period, in the year 2000, he successfully passed the entrance exam—as an independent candidate—to enter the third year of the Antonio Stradivari International School of Violin Making in Cremona.
Tajé supplemented his training by attending workshops, including one with Maestro Guy Rabut on mounting.
For the construction of his instruments, he uses internal molds; the varnishes are alcohol-based with colors ranging from amber to brown-orange on a golden-yellow base; in rare cases, he has used oil-based varnishes.
His production includes violins, violas, and cellos.
