Meet Paola Vettori, the fifth-eldest son of Dario who started working in his father's workshop at a very early age.    Here he is holding his grandson.  Dante is clearly showing his fascination with the family business at a very young age.  

Eventually we moved downstairs to where different tasks were performed.  It was fascinating  watching Dario working at his craft.  It  was easy to see that he was a perfectionist and loved his work.  For the construction of the instruments, the family uses molds and models that have been used in the  family's business for years, some inherited from other famous violin makers.   Dario mainly uses local and Bosnian maple (some of which were left by his grandfather), Italian poplar, willow, cherry and pear wood as well as the traditional violin-making spruce from northern Italy.