My name is Petr Zdražil. I’m a violinist. You will find me in the very heart of Prague, on Malostranské náměstí. I build, restore and rent instruments, perform professional expertise, as
He studied with his father Vilém Kužel Jr. and took his final exams in 1996 in Luby near Cheb at the SOU of Musical Instruments.
Until the end of 2001, he worked in the studio at Kopečná street
In 2021, a concert was held to mark the 110th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Aloise Hoňka. Jakub Honěk played double bass with the orchestra. Excellent soloists Jiří Valenta and Markéta Voká
The tools are painted by hand. We prepare varnishes according to our own proven recipes.
Artists from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and the USA play master instru
Brno String Trio – composed of Pavel Wallinger – violin Jan H. Bursík 1993, Jan Vašta – violin Jan H. Bursík 1993, Karel Plocek
Jaroslav Svěcený – violin Jan H. Bursík 19
As a professional double bass player and luthier’s son, I began to think about a bow not only as a player but also as a maker. I was interested in the possibilities of a bow making as well as in the
Welcome to the web pages of the A.V. Honěk violin-makers! The passion for producing top quality string instruments is our family heritage. We are proud to build on more than a century long violin-mak
The environment of old and often rare stringed instruments is fascinating and a bit mysterious. In the Atelier Paganini find this strange world, in an elegant line connects the nostalgia of yesteryear
Tools are built to order, as required by the future owner
All operations on instruments are handmade. The only way to achieve the highest quality.
We build violins, violas, cellos and double basses de
Jan Å pidlen is the successor of the famous violin-making family with a long tradition. It is first-class manufacturer of stringed instruments. Its customers include leading Czech and foreign artist
PETR ZDRAZIL
Much water has passed what I’m fascinated by the world of Italian instruments from 16,17,18 and the first third of the 19th century.
Later I put a spell on the sound of the viola d
