Holder of contracts for the maintenance of Double Basses and the acquisition of Violas da Gamba for the Conservatories of the city of Paris
Holder of the contract for the acquisition of Double Bass
The craft of luthier is complex. It requires solid knowledge in music, sculpture, painting, acoustics, history. The luthier uses all his senses: sight, touch, hearing, smell. All these faculties to
The bridge ensures that sound is carried from the string to the sound-box. This is an important role. Good transmission is straight and fast and can only be guaranteed by a luthier’s know-how
Former workshop of Frédéric Becker, Atelier Scordatura is located in Montpellier (Hérault, France) in an exceptional setting: the Hôtel Faulquier, a 19th century private mansion, a stone’s
Designed from classic models of the 18th century or inspired by these reference instruments, my violins offer a warm sound and rich in timbre. Power is achieved through harmonic density, through so
The workshop was created in 1990 on the banks of the Saone, near the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Lyon.
In addition to the traditional activities of a luthier’s workshop: maint
We restore the instruments while respecting the aesthetic and sound integrity of the instruments using ancient know-how and also modern techniques that are constantly evolving.
We also provide routine
Woodwork and music are two passions that have driven me since childhood. Aged 18, I realised that a trade could mix both of them the day I walked through the door of a violinmaker’s workshop. I di
The Association of Luthiers and Bow Makers for the Development of the Instrumental Making of the Quartet, the Aladfi, was created in 1982 under the impetus of a group of luthiers and bow makers, both
In 1983 Danish engineer Jørgen Wilson started the first attempts to develop a new pickup system for sound amplification of the double bass based on piezo transducers, which, placed on a string instru
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
