Brienz violin making school
The Brienz Violin Making School ( Swiss School of Violin Making ) is the only violin making school in Switzerland . It is located in Brienz next to the wood carving school.
history
The school was founded in 1944 as the Swiss School of Violin Making; its first teacher was Adolf König . After the school was initially organized privately, it was transferred to a state school in 1952 and operated by the Canton of Bern under the name of the Brienz Cantonal Violin Making School . The Brienz Violin Making Foundation has been the sponsor of the school since 1998 , which has been called the Brienz Violin Making School ever since .
education
The school offers ten training positions. The training to become a violin maker takes four years. The construction of violins, violas and cellos is taught, as well as service work on bows. A total of 170 violin makers had been trained at the school by 2016. Guided tours of the violin making school are offered by appointment.
literature
- Hans Rudolf Hösli: Brienz Violin Making School - string instrument making in Brienz , online version (PDF) .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ History of the Brienz Violin Making School ( Memento of the original from January 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , on the website of the Brienz Violin Making School, accessed on January 22, 2015
- ↑ Hansruedi Hösli: Swiss violin making - violin making in Switzerland (PDF) , January 2004, p. 3f.
Coordinates: 46 ° 45 '24.8 " N , 8 ° 1' 30" E ; CH1903: six hundred forty-four thousand seven hundred ninety-nine / 178 578