Vitanza was trained in wood sculpture by a Cremonese master woodcarver
After a year with Rosensteil
Otherwise the instruments are free interpretations of the old masters instruments
Munari high school in Cremona
In 1977 he attended violin making school in Parma where he studied under Renato Scrollavezza and Pietro Sgarabotto
Amati Mangenot violin, 1935, Bordeaux, FRANCE, signed, with certificate by Gilles Chancereul needsvideo Vitanza was trained in woodAmati Mangenot (Bordeaux , b1901 d1966) The youngest son of Paul Alexandre Mangenot, he learnt his craft first with his father in his workshop. His father Paul was a pupil of Paul Bailly, he then worked for Joseph Hel in Lille, Collin Mzin in Paris, as well as in Lyon and Geneva. He took over from Justin Derazey and moved to Mirecourt in 1890. He sold his name to the firm Laberte in 1928, as well as all the brands resulting from the takeover of