violin bow
Daniel ter Berg
built in The Hague (?) in ± 1975
A violin bow, made by Daniël ter Berg, ca. 1975. Round shaft, silver mount, ivory tip, ebony frog, double eye, inlaid frog, mother-of-pearl frog. Weight: 65 grams.
History of this instrument
In 1995, the Musical Instrument Fund received a large collection of no fewer than 38 bows, a violin, and a viola as a gift from the mother of Daniël ter Berg, a bow maker who died young. Most of the bows were made by Daniël ter Berg himself, such as this violin bow. Gabrielle Clout was the first to play this bow; Tim de Vries and Rosa Burger followed her. Azra Rustempašić played it for over six years, and now Vivian de Graaff is the lucky one playing it.
About the builder Daniel ter Berg
Even before the bow maker Daniel ter Berg had properly established his own workshop, he sadly passed away at a young age. But through his small yet fascinating body of work, this exceptionally talented and passionate bow maker...