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
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
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
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 perfected
Cello bow, Monique Poullot Chamonix 2023 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 bow making school in Mirecourt. After
It is with great pleasure that for the first 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 at Aouat et Rouveyre. After 5 years of maintaining
It is with great pleasure that for the first 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 at Aouat et Rouveyre. After 5 years of maintaining
