violin bow
Johann Stüber
built in The Hague in ± 1930
A violin bow, made by Johann Stüber in The Hague, ca. 1930.
History of this instrument
In 1989, the Musical Instrument Fund purchased a violin from a private individual. The fund received this Stüber violin bow along with the violin. Inge Laurijssens played the bow for many years. She was followed by Sarah Oates, Inger van Vliet, Brenda Brouns, and Kristina Rimkeviciute, among others. The bow is also loaned out on a project basis, including to Valerie Schönen. Currently, the bow is in the possession of Eva van Haaften.
About the builder Johann Stüber
Johann Stüber was born in 1888 in Markneukirchen, among the violin makers who had settled there since the 17th century. He learned his craft from violin maker Otto Braun, a fellow resident of the town, and subsequently traveled to Berlin...