violin
Guust François
built in Amsterdam in 1997
A violin built by Guust François in Amsterdam in 1997. Based on a model by Carlo Bergonzi. One-piece back, rim, and scroll made of irregularly flamed maple; top made of Italian spruce; reddish-brown oil finish.
Current player
Lotti Peverelli
from Guust François
History of this instrument
In 2013, the Musical Instrument Fund received this François violin from an estate. Guust François vividly remembers the pleasure he took in crafting this violin when he was commissioned to do so by the testator in 1997. She enjoyed playing the violin for another sixteen years; now it is in the good hands of Lotti Peverelli.
About the builder Guust François
Guust Francois was born in Teteringen in 1956. From 1978 to 1982, he trained as a violin maker under Francesco Bissolotti at the Scuola Internazionale di Liuteria in Cremona. Together with fellow students, he then ran a shared workshop...