viola bow
Kees van Hemert
built in The Hague in 2003
A viola bow, made by Kees van Hemert in The Hague, 2003. Gold-plated ferrule. Weight: 73.7 grams.
Current player
Anuschka Pedano
from Giovanni Grancino
History of this instrument
In 2003, the Musical Instrument Fund commissioned Kees van Hemert to build this viola bow. Funding for this new-build project was provided by the Dijkverzwaring Foundation. Marije Helder was the first violist to play the bow. She was followed by Tanja Trede and Melanie van Overbeeke, among others. Currently, Anuschka Pedano is the proud owner of the Hague bow.
About the builder Kees van Hemert
Kees van Hemert (1956, Swan Hill, Australia) began his training as a bow maker in the workshop of violin maker Mathijs de Jong in Perth, Australia. In 1994, he moved to the Netherlands, where he worked as a bow maker for violin maker...