Edgar Moreau brought his 1711 David Tecchler cello and Sartory bow with him, so we could see and hear this great great instrument and bow.
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MINERAL GROUND FOR CONTEMPORARY MAKERS. Michele Dobner
Methodology and application techniques of mineral ground (primary varnish coat) relative to oil-resin varnishes intended for classical bows instruments
Place:
BELE.Basque School of Violin Making.
Bele. Conservatorio de Musica – Juan Crisostomo de Arriaga
Plaza Ibarrekolanda 1, 48015 Bilbao. Spain.
Date: 16th- 18th February 2018. Friday through Sunday
Lecturer: Michele Dobner
Duration: 21 hours
Timetable: Friday and Saturday 9:00-13:00/ 14:00-19:00 and Sunday 10:00-15:00.
These Erasmus + 2017 grants are for BELE students to do job practices in professional workshops accross Europe. These financed mobilities have a duration of three months and will be carried out between September 2017 and December 2018.
WHO CAN APPLY FOR THIS GRANT?
Any BELE student who is currently attending 3rd year.
Any BELE alumnus who has finished vilon making studies during 2016-2017.
“A new tool for violin making”. Workshop about carving soundboard and backs following the method used by Peter Westerlund.
Throgh a program designed by the Department for Education, Language Policy and Culture of the Basque Government, BELE, Basque Violin Making School, will lend the instruments built by them to music students from the Conservatoires within the Basque Country. For next 2017-18 academic year there will be 34 instruments, 15 violin, 15 viola and 4 celli […]
The Spanish Service For Internationalization of Education (SEPIE) has approved the grant applications submitted by BELE for the 2017-18 academic year.
These are four job training scholarships for students, allowing them subsidized job practices in diverse workshops in Europe, such as Italy, France and UK .
Application period goes from 24th of april to 25th of May, both included.
The course is divided in three years and based on five main subjects, Building the instruments of the string quartet, Restoration and repair techniques , Bow maintenance and repair, Acoustics and Work and business studies.
Our studies include work practices in workshops of different luthiers and possibility to apply to the European Erasmus + grant program.
Past 6th to 12th of March we did the Set up and Sound Adjustment workshop with Andrea Ortona. Andrea nowadays works at J&A Beares as a restorer and also works in his Oxford workshop making violins.
During the week the BELE students learnt about, materials, shapes, vibrating modes and sound.
Violin set up and sound adjustment workshop. Andrea Ortona.
Place:
BELE.Basque School of Violin Making.
Bele. Conservatorio de Musica – Juan Crisostomo de Arriaga
Plaza Ibarrekolanda 1, 48015 Bilbao. Spain.
Date:
10th- 12th March, 2017. Friday through Sunday
Lecturer: Andrea Ortona
The Spanish Service For Internationalization of Education (SEPIE) has approved the grant applications submitted by Bele fro the 2016-17 academic year.
