C. Jochen Schmidt

Jochen Schmidt was born on February 1, 1969, in Klingenthal, Germany. The son of renowned bow maker and expert Hans-Karl Schmidt, he later moved to Dresden. A year later, he began taking cello lessons with Friedrich Milatz in Dresden. In 1985, under his father’s supervision, Jochen built his first bow. His brother, C. Daniel Schmidt, was already working as his father’s assistant at that time. In 1990, Jochen spent twelve months with Willem Bouman in The Hague to gain work experience. He then returned to Dresden to work independently in his father’s workshop. In 1994, Jochen took restoration lessons from Wolfgang Zunterer in Munich. Since 2001, Jochen Schmidt has been working in his current independent workshop. Jochen Schmidt has won several first prizes for his bows.