instrument
cello bow
Karel van der Meer
built in Amsterdam
A cello bow, made in the workshop of (and stamped) “Karel van der Meer Amsterdam” in the early 20th century. Silver mount.
Current player
Talent
Khrystyna Kulchynska
plays a
cello
from Daniël Royé
from Daniël Royé
History of this instrument
The Music Instrument Fund acquired this cello bow by Karel van der Meer in 2022 through the bequest of Ms. Bonnie van de Pers-King. She bequeathed no fewer than two cello bows, a cello, a cello case, and a grand piano to the fund. Khrystyna Kulchynska is the lucky player of one of the beautiful bows from her estate.
About the builder Karel van der Meer
It is thanks to Karel van der Meer that the somewhat stagnant Dutch violin-making world was able to revive itself at the end of the nineteenth century. He made very few instruments himself; his contribution lies more in the fact that he...