The programme of study has a scope of about 900 hours. The programme can be completed in 1 year for three days a week (full-time) or flexibly part-time over several years. During the programme, the st
Living in The Netherlands she is currently giving lessons in Haarlem and Amsterdam.
Playing in orchestras, performing recitals or playing chamber music with her partner and pianist Daan Treur as well
Michael Yeats was born in Portland, Oregon in 1950. He began music lessons at an early age but switched from player to instrument maker in 1975. He started his building career as a Baroque and Renaiss
The violin maker is focused on good service. Even after purchasing a violin. New instruments ‘move’ especially in the first year. You can contact us for adjusting the stack, comb and ke
Medea Weertman is an experienced violin maker and restorer. She attaches great importance to personal attention for her customers.
For more than 20 years, Medea Weertman has specialized in high-quali
MATTHIEU BESSELING VIOLIN MAKER
Matthieu Besseling was born in Amsterdam on 6 December 1951. He began making violins when he was twelve, under the guidance of a violin maker Paul Gerhard Schmidt and h
I’m Maki Ishizuka , violin restoration specialist. During my work in the Atelier René Morel I may restore many Stradivarius. Complex restorations have become my trademark; while the violin is n
MA AS EN ACHTTIENRIBBE VIOOLBOUW
Since 2004 we run a violin workshop in Amsterdam. Bas Maas and Chaim Achttienribbe both graduated from the Newark School of Violinmaking in England. Bas concentrates o
KEES VAN HEMERT BOWS
Kees van Hemert received initial training at the workshop of Matthijs de Jong and worked in the position of bowmaker for the internationally recognised firm of Bouman’s, before
She grew up in a family of musicians, played the cello since childhood, is professionally trained and has more than twenty years experience: this explains both the demand and the appreciation for Kath
JOHANNES JACOBS
“Violinmaking in all its aspects is a pleasure to do”
There is a constant current of ideas between my customers and me which evolve my making and design.
In my view a beaut
The Frenchman François Tourte (1748–1835) is for bow makers what Stradivarius is for violin makers. He laid down the standard for the modern bow and was the first to use Pernambuco wood, which give
