Henk has Hietbrink in Arnhem Conservatory violin studies completed at Heinz Oberdorfer.
In subsequent years, he came into contact with the English sticks maker Brian Tunnicliffe, from whom he learned
De vorm en constructie van strijkinstrumenten boeide me al, nog voordat ik met vioolspel mijn interesse had verdiept. Toen ik hoorde van het bestaan van een opleiding muziekinstrumentenbouw in het Bel
Jaap Bolink – Hilversum
“Dat knokken hoor je terug in mijn vroegere instrumenten”
Jaap Bolink, geboren in Enschede op 7 februari 1946 als zoon van de kunstschilder-vioolbouwer Jan H
Jaap Bolink, born in Enschede on 7 February 1946, is the son of artist-violin maker Jan Hendrik Bolink. He made his first violin when he was thirteen. From 1963 until 1967 he followed a violin making
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
