TOBIAS HEPP

Alessandro Gagliano, but it was freely interpreted in the style of an Italian cello of the late 19th century. A spectacular one-piece back, which I sawed to its full thickness by hand in order to have as little waste as possible. Sore muscles guaranteed the next day...

shaped board, but interpreted in the style of Andrea Guarneri. In this baroque version, the veneered spruce core fingerboard and the nailed, set-on neck are self-evident. This fingerboard and the use of red willow for back and sides make the instrument as light as a feather while at the same time providing a powerful tone rich in colour and nuances.

"Prince Khevenhueller" Stradivarius from 1733, Jehudi Menuhin's violin. The original was lying on my workbench in 1999 in the Amsterdam violin-making workshop where I was working at the time. A rare stroke of luck to be able to study the tonal and structural concept in detail!