maker, shaper - a person who makes things

Amati, Nicola Amati, Nicolo Amati - Italian violin maker in Cremona; taught the craft to Guarneri and Stradivari (1596-1684)

Andrea Guarneri, Guarneri, Guarnerius, Guarnieri - founder of a family of Italian violin makers (1626?-1698)

Guarneri, Guarnerius, Guarnieri, Guiseppe Guarneri - Italian violin maker and grandson of Andrea Guarneri (1687?-1745)

Antonio Stradivari, Antonius Stradivarius, Stradivari, Stradivarius - Italian violin maker who developed the modern violin and created violins of unequaled tonal quality (1644?-1737)