Born in Bologna (1956), Roberto Regazzi was initiated to violin-making by
Otello Bignami in the seventies.
After an intense period of study and perfectioning, his output has now 
reached a high standard, showing a marked personality. Owing to their
easy, 
warm and carrying tone, his instruments are quite sought after by 
professional performers all over the world, most of them being soloists 
already owning fine old Cremonese instruments.
His many publishing initiatives include a monograph on Giovanni Antonio 
Marchi's manuscript on violin making (Forni 1986), the most extensive
critical 
bibliography for makers and dealers of stringed and plucked instruments 
(Florenus Edizioni 1990), and more recently, together with Sandro Pasqual,
an important historical monograph about the old Bolognese makers 
("Lutherie in Bologna: Roots & Success").
Re-elected President of the European Association of Violin and Bow Makers
(AEL) in 1998, he has long since been active on a national and
international 
level, with cultural activities which have seen him involved, among other
things, as the Vice-president of the ALI Association. Roberto Regazzi is
an 
active member of a number of societies, and a founder member of the 
Bolognese Group of Violinmakers. He is often invited to lecture in
seminars 
and to take part on the jury of violinmaking competitions.