viola
Johannes Jacobs
built in Middelburg in 2000
A viola, built by Johannes Jacobs in Middelburg, 2000. Body length: 41.5 cm.
History of this instrument
In 1999, Johannes Jacobs was commissioned by the Musical Instrument Fund to build this viola. The VSB Fund financed this new-build project. Carine Blanken was the first lucky person to play the Middelburg viola. She was followed by Mark Mulder and Emiel de Jongh Swemer, among others. The viola is also loaned out on a project basis: Hannah Strijbos, Isobel Warmelink, Sophie Capelle, and Eduardo Paredes Crespo, among others, have played the instrument. Valentina Real Goñi is now the lucky player of this Zeeland-made instrument.
About the builder Johannes Jacobs
Johannes Jacobs studied at the Welsh School of Violinmaking, from which he graduated in 1985. Once back in the Netherlands, he quickly opened his own workshop, but also sought guidance from an experienced luthier and expert like Joseph...
