Rafe Stefanini

Rafe Stefanini's keen interest in the southern U.S.'s old-time music scene was the impetus for a visit to the U.S. in the early '80s, and the respected fiddler relocated from his native Italy to the U.S. not long after. In addition to his mastery of the fiddle and banjo, Stefanini also is highly skilled in violin restoration. At one time, he was also a violinmaker, having studied under Otello Bignami for four years in Italy's ECIPAR Violin Making School. He left for Philadelphia in 1984 and repaired instruments at both Frederick Oster Fine Violins and Primavera Violins. His fi...