instrument
violin bow
Jan Strumphler
built in Vleuten in na 1989
A violin bow, made and stamped by Jan Strumphler in Vleuten. Round pernambuco shaft, silver mount.
History of this instrument
In 2018, this Dutch violin bow was donated to the Musical Instrument Fund along with a violin by Max Möller. Shauntell Baumgard was the first to play it, and Marcel Sutedja is currently the lucky violinist who plays with the bow.
About the builder Jan Strumphler
Jan Strumphler was born in 1958 in Haarlem. In 1984, he moved to Newark-on-Trent to study at the renowned violin-making school. He graduated in 1987 and went on to work for bow maker Matthew Coltman in London, specializing in bow making.