viola bow
Kees van Hemert
built in The Hague in 2006
A Baroque viola bow, made by Kees van Hemert in Amsterdam, 2006. Round shaft of letterwood with partial fluting. She-oak frog with two strips of mammoth ivory. Decorative end button made of she-oak.
History of this instrument
In 2006, the Musical Instrument Fund commissioned Kees van Hemert to build this Baroque viola bow. Sandra Rensman-Klaassen was the first to play the bow, and Judith Steenbrink also used it for several years. Today, the bow is also loaned out on a project basis.
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...