Louis Caporale

Born in Omaha, Nebraska, in the United States, Louis first started violin-making at the age of fifteen under the guidance of Lloyd Kunkle.

He continued studying violin-making at the Chicago School of Violin Making under Tschu Ho Lee, and graduated from there in 1988. Moving to Japan the same year, Louis worked for various firms until he established his own shop in 1991. The new instruments he makes are made after the tradition of the Torino school, most of which are modeled after the works of Annibale Fagnola.

Now located in western Tokyo, Louis is a teacher at the Bunkyo Gakki Luthier Institute, an accomplished violin maker and a dealer of fine instruments worldwide. Please contact him if you are interested in more information.

Louis Caporale
Telephone:
+81-906-150-3000
E-mail: info@violinmakers.com