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In Belgium (Europe) since 1985, François Louant established his workshop in Sart d'Avril in 1993. The former stables of an ancient flour trade house dating from 1894 have been converted into a violin making workshop.

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All violins are manufactured by Gert Schrijvers - Gert Schrijvers' violins stand for tradition and Quality -We are proud to offer uncompromising after-service with special emphases on professional quality set-up and tonal adjustment. - Read more

Jan Strick was first noticed by Jacques Bernard in 1977 for his commitment to and gift for violin-making, and followed his advice to train in France, at Mirecourt and Angers, in the purest French tradition. The relationship gradually grew closer, to the extent that when Jacques Bernard retired, it was Strick who took over a famous violin-making firm in Liege. - Read more

I make, repair and restore both modern and baroque instruments of the violin- and viol-family and their bows. - Read more

A snackbar that also functions as a violin maker's workshop where the violin maker makes and repairs violins - Read more

Luc Deneys is sinds 1982 gespecialiseerd in het maken van violen. - Read more

I was born in Italy where I had specialized in building of Renaissance and Baroque viole da gamba as well as Medieval instruments since 1983. In 1994 I moved my atelier to Belgium where I'm currently living. I have also extended my research for reconstruction and reproduction of baroque cellos using not only a baroque set up but also baroque way of building them. - Read more

De oorsprong van de muziek ligt dus in de natuur. De mens vangt deze klanken op en legt ze vast. Meer nog, hij brengt natuurelementen en zijn klankvariaties samen en laat toe de aanwezige muziek, uit de natuur, in een verfijnde vorm te laten weerklinken. Menselijke inspanningen, werk van mensenhanden laten bomen, het verstilde hout, opnieuw zingen. Op die manier kan het resultaat van mijn handenarbeid het best omschreven worden - Read more

From an early age, in the studio of his sculptor father, Thomas Bertrand (born in 1963) was able to observe the metamorphosis of matter. But it was the music that constantly filled the studio that exerted an irresistible attraction on him. Through learning to play the cello he became aware of a fascinating synthesis of matter, form, and sound.

'Creating new instruments that tune the rich legacy of the past to the needs of today's musicians, reconcile tradition and science, craft and arts, history and personality.'

Working as a professional violinmaker since 1995, you can find me in my quiet, well equipped workshop near the station of the old university city of Louvain. My background in Art History at the University, my activities as a violinist and my training as a luthier are to me like a firm ground to stand on. They made me look and listen to stringed instruments with growing insight and interest.

Welcome, on this site you can find an overview of my work, recent realisations, pictures of my work and plans for the future. ... - Read more