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       VIOLS AND OTHER BOWED INSTRUMENTS


                              -Introduction-
 
After working in well-known workshops of Violin and Violmakers throughout Europe, Bert Dekker has made a large number of bowed instruments as an independent violmaker. After founding his workshop in his native village Vries (The Netherlands) in 1991, he has had a steady flow of commissions for his work from all over the world by professional and amateur players and music academies.



                            -About his work-

By studying existing models in museums and of private owners' collections, Bert adapts freely from these historical examples. First of all these models have to be attractive to him for their beauty and character. Moreover they must answer to the clients' wishes as concerned timbre and playability.In short, the clients must be able to realise their aims. The fact remains however, Bert's ideas and contribution have a lot of priority when it comes to the final realization of the instrument. The co-operation of instrumentmaker, musician and instrument will result in a string-instrument that was inspired both by the player's individual wishes as well as the ideas of the maker.



                           -About my website-

By clicking on the links you will be taken to my world of violmaking.
In the -workshop- I do not only have the time  to make instruments in commission, but also  I have  my second system of working: deliberately reserving gaps in the waiting-list in order to be able to experiment, research and to deliver to those who get a little restless, when they have to wait too long; or for those who want to see and hear their instruments of interest  before purchasing it. You can find these instruments in the section -available instruments for sale now-. An overview of the models I make, can be seen in the -instrument catalogue-. 
This website will be  frequently updated. Changes are announced in the section -New-.
In -What, Where and When- you will find my travelling-schedules, exhibitions etc. etc.
Audio Samples can be found on the link above: professional and amateur players and music academies.

       

         this website will be frequently updated  (last update july 2008)  ©2006, Bert Dekker                                 
                                                     
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