Ferdinando Migani was born in 1941 in Rimini, where he lives and works.
He was still very young when he had his first experiences in carving wood and learning how to use chisels, gouges and turning lathe, together with Albino Albini, modeller master and carver.
He watches carefully the harmonious lines of the violins which the musicians, playing with his father, the organ master Carlo Callisto, put on the writing desk during pauses. He continues to frequent craftsmen shops and also to enjoy pencil and charcoal drawing.
He becomes fond of model aeronautics, achieving very important presences at the World Championships in England and in the United States of America.
He has studied at the University of Urbino, where he graduated in Sociology, with a thesis about "The artificial aspect of contemporary music: the titles".
The violin's glamour attracts him to attend specialization courses at Violin-Making Centre in Pieve di Cento (Bologna), where he improves his qualities under the skilled guidance of Benito Tosello, once pupil of the famous violin creator Natale Carletti.
Later, his brother Pierluigi, sensible and refined "wood-lover" too, is drawn by the same ancient art and after, with enthusiasm, they are joined by their nephew Luca: that's how the Migani Classic Stringed Instruments Workshop was born.