In 1964 the first Wolf shoulderrest was invented by Willy Wolf at his residence in Amsterdam. Shortly after that the first 500 were ordered and a week after that the next 500! To think that those shou
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
MAKIISHIZUKA
Serge was fascinated by violinmaking at a very young age. So in 1965, after high school, he leaves for the prestigious Mittenwald school of violinmaking. He graduates after 4 years. There
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
My name is Hubert de Launay and I specialise in making and restoring instruments of the violin and viol family. In the past 10 years I have worked in several workshops in Europe on high quality instr
Bartolomé Straatemeier, born in 1956, was trained by Patricia Naismith at the Department of Musical Instrument Technology of the London College of Furniture, at present a part of the London Guildhall
ULRIKE WIEBEL VIOOLBOUW
My studio is located in the Thieleman and Dros complex in the city of Leiden. Here I work as an independent violin maker since 1994. We are mainly engaged in the craft of violi
Wil je een cello kopen? Een instrument dat je uitdaagt? Een cello die je uitnodigt om steeds mooier te gaan spelen? Of een eigenzinnig instrument, met een heel eigen karakter waarmee je heel eigen kla
You play the violin, alto or cello. You do this because you have the talent, the right school of education and the idea how you want to make sound into music. Above all, you enjoy it.
The right
Contrada Musica is a company with ambition. Craftsmanship and personal attention characterize our daily actions. This applies both when building new violins and cellos and in the repair and restoratio
This is the official website of Sylvia Houtzager.
On this website you will find everything:
about Sylvia’s career as a violinist of, among others, Flairck
and about the violin lessons she curren
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
