The playability, sound research, artistic creation, are some of the watchwords that guide my work. The musician must consider the bow as an extension of his body: that is my goal.
The joy of playing,
The making of a violin is a work of precision, based on ancient proven methods which have remained unchanged for centuries. Classical Cremonese-style models, such as Stradivari and Guarneri, are those
My instruments are made solely by myself, without the aid of any automated machinery or prefabricated parts. My style of work would be considered clean, though I’d like to think of my work as be
Guillaume Schönau is a member of the American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers (AFVBM), the Makers’ Forum and the Violin Society of America (VSA).
He runs “Schönau & Tardif Luthiers I
Welcome to Aeolian Strings. We are a full service string instrument shop conveniently located at the corner of 17th Avenue and 4th Street SW. You will find us on the second floor, easy to locate just
Sibylle Ruppert grew up with string music and learned the basics of violin making in a three year course at the Welsh School of Instrument Making and Repair / Abertridwr. The young staff and the small
Lahni Russell joined the Saskatoon Symphony as Principal Cellist/Artist in Residence in 1989. A student of the world-renowned cellist, Janos Starker, she completed Bachelor and Master of Music degrees
Making musical instruments that sound, perform, last and are attractive is an art and a calling. Our quest is to create a symbiosis between the musician and his instrument through the production
Stephen is originally from Newfoundland and Labrador and currently resides near Vancouver, British Columbia. At a young age he began piano lessons and later played trumpet in a community band that
Fabienne Gauchet was trained at the school of violin making in Newark, England. After obtaining her diploma in 1998, she continued her training during internships, notably in France, her country of
March 1-4: 5th annual Contemporary American Violin & Bow Maker Exhibition, Metzler Violin Shop, Los Angeles, CA.
May 19 to 21: EKHO #4, Brussels, https://www.ekho-violins.com/
September 18:
Hermann Janzen was born in 1951 in Ibirama, Santa Catarina, Brazil to the illustrious Luthier, researcher and author Gustav Janzen and his wife Maria Janzen. As a young child, he visited his father�
