viola bow
Daniel ter Berg
built in The Hague (?) in ± 1975
A viola bow, made by Daniël ter Berg, ca. 1975. Octagonal shaft, silver mount. Weight: 68 grams. The original tortoiseshell sleeve and the tip (gold mount) are in the archive.
Current player
Dagmar Korbar
from Daniel ter Berg
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 at a young age. Most of the bows were made by Daniël ter Berg himself, such as this viola bow. Leonie Bot was the first to play it, followed by Annemieke Huls. Femke van der Winkel then played with the Hague bow for quite some time, and Ian de Jong was the next fortunate player. Currently, the bow is with Dagmar Korbar.
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...