Violin built by William Szott - Oslo 2018 The talented violin maker William Szott from England was on a work placement in my workshop seven years ago. After he returned to his own workshop in England, we have continued to collaborate. This has resulted in him building six violins based on my own personal "von
Violin bow, Atelier P. Camurat 2025 A beautiful French violin bow from the renowned bowmaker Pascal Camurat (Montpellier). Pascal has extensive experience and several awards in competitions. I have sold many of these bows to musicians throughout Norway in recent years. It is marked "Atelier" since he makes the stock, which is after all the
Cello, Vik Vandamme – Roeselare 2025 Vandamme personal model It is truly inspiring to see a young violin maker working on his own personal cello model, and this is the first time this has been presented in Norway. Vik Vandamme worked in my workshop in 2019, and during the winter/spring of 2025, he
Violin by Ilze de Ligt, Antwerp - 2025 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 completed her violin making education at ILSA in Belgium and worked with me for
Cello, Vik Vandamme – Roeselare 2025 von der Lippe cello model 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 spring/summer of 2025 built this cello for me, based on my well-proven personal
W. E. Hill & Sons cello bow Arthur John Barnes Cello bow from the renowned firm WE Hill & Sons in London (1880-1992), they had many highly skilled bow makers at work. This is a lovely example from A.J. Barnes in the finest pernambuco. 5 cm from the tip, the bow has a mark in
Cello bow by Thomas Giquet, France - 2024 It is with great pleasure that for the second time in Norway I can present Thomas Giquet, bowmaker from Brittany, France. Thomas began his career at at the French violin making school in Mirecourt. After his "Diplôme des métiers d'art", he practiced as a violin maker
Viola by Jacob von der Lippe - Oslo, 2012 There are many advantages to acquiring a new instrument; you shape the sound with your own personality, the instrument is fresh and healthy, and in my case, you get follow-up throughout the instrument's lifetime. This is easy to forget when buying a new instrument, but in
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
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
