double bass bow
Jan Strumphler
built in Vleuten in 2011
A double bass bow, made by Jan Strumphler in Vleuten, 2011. German model, branded "Jan Strumphler," with a silver ferrule, ebony shaft, and round pernambuco tip.
History of this instrument
In 2011, the Musical Instrument Fund commissioned Jan Strumphler to build a double bass bow. For no fewer than nine years, Linda Dias Paulino was the lucky bassist who played the bow, after which it passed to César Puente. Currently, Geert Pfeiffer is the one in possession of the Vleuten bow.
About the builder Jan Strumphler
Jan Strumphler was born in 1958 in Haarlem. In 1984, he moved to Newark-on-Trent to study at the renowned violin-making school. He graduated in 1987 and went on to work for bow maker Matthew Coltman in London, specializing in bow making.