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violin bow

Kees van Hemert

built in The Hague in 2024

A Baroque violin bow, made by Kees van Hemert in The Hague, 2024.

History of this instrument

In 2024, the Musical Instrument Fund commissioned bow maker Kees van Hemert to build this Baroque violin 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...

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