Jan Steenbergen
Jan Steenbergen (* 1676 in Heerde ; † around 1730 ) was a Dutch woodwind instrument maker . He mainly made recorders and oboes .
Steenbergen's ancestors came from Heerde and Hattem . Unlike many professional colleagues who had fled areas threatened by war and arrived in Amsterdam as a woodwind instrument maker, he learned his trade from Richard Haka .
The most famous instrument from his workshop was in the collection of Frans Brüggen .
Individual evidence
- ^ Rob van Acht, Jan Bouterse, Piet Dhont: Dutch double reed instruments of the 18th century , Laaber 1997, p. 14 f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Steenbergen, Jan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Instrument maker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1676 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Herd |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1730 |