Violin made by Ilze de Ligt - Oslo 2023 In order for the violin making profession to be brought forward, I regularly welcome young talents in the profession. The newest addition is Ilze de Ligt from the Netherlands. She has just completed her violin maker training at ILSA in Belgium and worked with me
Violin, Jacob von der Lippe - Oslo, 2023 The sound in focus. As always For some violin makers, the journey ends when the instrument is finished. Not for me. This is when the adventure begins. The violin spends little time in the workshop, compared to the many hundreds of years it will be
Violin made by Vik Vandamme - Roeselare 2023 It is with great pleasure that I present my collaboration with the talented Belgian violin maker Vik Vandamme. He worked under my guidance in my workshop four years ago, and during the autumn of 2023 he made this violin for me. This is the fifth
Behind every piece of wood there is a story Violin built by Jacob von der Lippe - Oslo, 2011 During my years in Cremona as a student, I had many interesting experiences, especially in connection with the purchase of wood. Wood dealers tend to say that the wood they sell has been stored
Violin made by William Szott - Manchester 2023 The talented violin maker William Szott from England was on a working stay in my workshop a while back. After he returned to his own workshop, we have continued to work together. It has resulted in him building five violins on my own personal "von der
Viola by Jacob von der Lippe - Oslo, 2011 Many viola players will after many years have a tendency to develop pain in the neck and shoulders because the viola they play on is too large. This instrument solves such a problem, since I have designed a personal viola model that is short and
Violin made by Vik Vandamme - Roeselare 2022 Guarneri "filius Andrea" 1705 model It is again with great pleasure that I present my collaboration with the talented Belgian violin maker Vik Vandamme. He worked in my workshop in 2019, and during last year he built this beautiful violin. It is nice to see
Cello made by Vik Vandamme - Roeselare, 2023 It is with great pleasure that I continue my collaboration with the talented violin maker Vik Vandamme. He worked in my workshop in 2019, and during the last six months he has made this cello for me. The cello is made from materials from my
Sustainable Ipê bows from John Horst - Brazil Founded in 1951, Horst John became a pioneer when they started bow production twenty years later. The wood is naturally dried, and their wood stock is approved by the Brazilian environmental authorities. At a time when access to pernambuco is becoming increasingly difficult, it is
I am pleased to be able to present a completely new collaboration with the renowned French bow maker Monique Poullot. Born in 1961 in Dijon, Monique's education began in 1989 with a former student of Bernard Ouchard, and she graduated from the renowned archery school in Mirecourt. After 24 years with her mentor, she
