Claudio Amighetti began violin making in 1969 by studying with M. Pietro Sgarabotto, with whom he worked for four years; later, he specialized in restoration in some French and American workshops. Finally, he opened a violin-making workshop in his city, Cremona, where he currently lives.
For 40 years (1977-2017) he taught restoration of stringed instruments at the International School of Violinmaking in Cremona. He participated in scientific committees of various violin making exhibitions and gave lectures and seminars in many parts of the world, including: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, South Korea, Cuba, Finland, France, Guatemala, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Switzerland, and Venezuela.