Nilsson fiolbyggare malmö
Thomas Kennedy double bass. A classic example with a truly exceptional deep-dark sound. Read the full review. The model and making of this stunning violin outline instrument was directly influenced by the Giovanni Paolo Maggini double bass that was and still is housed April at the Royal Opera, Stockholm, Sweden. Johannes Wilhelm Adam Hegner b, d was the principal double bass player of the Orchestra of the Swedish Royal Opera between and In he commissioned this double bass directly from Alfred Nilsson Brock.
It is the only double bass that Brock made. Information about Brock and this instrument is recorded in a book dedicated to the ten plus instruments of the Royal Opera. According to the orchestra's database April Börje was a member from - It translates to "The Royal Opera's double basses and bassists".
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In Börje became the curator of the Royal Opera's double basses and cellos. After initial study and documentation of the instruments he received a scholarship from the Björnska Fund and one from the affiliated trade union organization TCO Tjänstemännens Centralorganisation.
Yes - the Kungliga Hovkapellet Orchestra of the Royal Opera dates back to and is recognised as one of the oldest orchestras in Europe. In Börje's dedicated research culminated in "Kungliga Operans kontrabasar och basister" being published to coincide with the Orchestra's year anniversary celebrations. We were fortunate to be gifted the book by Luin Sitkey - a maker, repairer and dealer of instruments in Stockholm.
On pages 68 and 69 there is a listing entitled "Operans instrumentmakare genom tiderna" or in English "Opera instrument makers throughout the ages".
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The listing dates back to the beginning of the eighteenth century. At the top of page 69 the entry provides the following information: "Alfred Brock b, d Luthier. He opened a shop in Stockholm in He began as a violin maker but became internationally recognized as a lute maker. In he built a double bass modelled after Maggini. On pages 38 and 39 there is a most intriguing listing entitled "Reparationer av Operans basar" or in English "Repairs to the Opera's basses".
The repair work undertaken on each instrument is catalogued against the name of the repairer, the month and year that the work took place and the amount that the work cost. In August he performed some work on the instrument that cost 20 Swedish kronor. Exactly four years later - in August he did what is documented as a "Stor rep. It is documented that he worked on an unsigned German bass three times, a bass by Johann Öhberg three times and a bass by Barbé just the once.
The earliest entry recorded in the book is the one done on the Maggini dated August The last entry is for some minor regluing work on the Öhberg which is dated November Very little.
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Maker to the Court and Conservatorium at Stockholm, Died Lutes, viols and violins of very refined workmanship. The Contrabass Shoppe Ltd purchased the "Hegner" from some Hungarian wood and instrument traders on the 1st February The below image is an extract from Alfred Nilsson Brock's "tilverkningsbok" order book reproduced with the kind permission of The Music and Theatre Library of Sweden Musik-och teaterbiblioteket.
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