Instrumental fair

February 14 and 15, 2024

Come and discover the work of luthiers and wind instrument makers based in Belgium, or working on reconstructing "Belgian and Northern Netherlands" instruments. 

Les 14 et 15 février 2024
from 10.30am to 6pm

Royal Conservatory of Brussels
site Chêne – Grand Hall/Auditorium
17, rue du Chêne – 1000 Bruxelles

Wednesday, February 14th

  • 13:00 Paul Dombrecht - oboist - Masterclass
  • 15:00 A life in the service of music / Meeting - Paul Dombrecht and Bart Kuijken - A slice of life!
  • 17:00  Bart Kuijken – Traverso – Masterclass
Barthold Kuijken
Paul Dombrecht

Thursday, February 15th

  • 11:00 A four-handed manufacturing experience - the story of a copy-construction of a historic viola - Joanne Van Bosterhaut, violin maker & Anne Diana Grohmann - (auditorium - French)
  • 12:00 Presentation of the programme of the Cordaneum - IMEP international school of violin making - Ludovic Serafini, violin maker, teacher - (auditorium - French)
  • 13:00 Auditorium - Care and maintenance of your violin or viola - Jessica de Saedeleer, violin maker (auditorium - French) - max 20 people registration in advance - (can be duplicated)
  • 13:00 Grand hall - Care and maintenance of your cello, bass violin or viola da gamba - Pierre van Engeland, violin maker (at the table, large hall - French)
  • 14:00 A life in the service of music / Reflections on the reconstitution of historic bows - Nelly Poidevin, bow maker (auditorium - French)
  • 15:15 Presentation of the reconstruction of a historical harpsichord (Ruckers) - Bas Neelen, graduate harpsichord builder from Ghent University (at the table, Great Hall - English)
  • 16:00  Presentation of the university programme in musical instrument construction (Gent - Belgium) / Bram De Man (auditorium - English)

Instrument makers present at the fair

  • Geert Brouwers - maker of bassoon bocals - based in Maastricht (Netherlands)
  • Álamo Cane - reeds for bassoon - based in Brussels
  • Bram De Man - luthier specialising in making and restoring double basses - based in Brussels / Teacher at the Gent School of Violin Making (Thursday 15/2 only)
  • Jessica De Saedeleer - luthier specialising in the making and restoration of bowed stringed instruments - based in Brussels
  • Tom de Vries - recorder maker - based in Aldtsjerk (Netherlands)
  • Jan de Winne - traverso maker - based in Oignies (Belgium)  
  • Jérôme Gastaldo  - bow maker specialising in the manufacture of antique bows - based in Oignies (Belgium) 
  • Justin Glaie - luthier specialising in plucked stringed instruments - based in Brussels
  • Sam Goble - maker of Duclianes and Chalemies, cornets and trumpets - based in Bedford (UK)
  • Anne Diana Grohmann – luthier based in Montjoie-en-Couserans, France (Thursday 15/2 only)
  • Agnes Gueroult - clarinet maker - based in Paris (France)
  • Erik Jahn et Sophie Schmid - recorder maker - based in Würzburg (Germany)
  • Catherine Janssens - luthier specialising in the making and restoration of bowed stringed instruments - based in Brussels 
  • Guido Maria Klemish - recorder maker - based in Berlin
  • Mathieu Loux - baroque oboe maker - based in Brussels
  • Bas Neelen – facteur de clavecins – Gand (uniquement le jeudi 15/2)
  • Vincenzo Onida - maker of baroque/classical bassoons, Dulcianes and bassoon bocals - based in Milano (Italy)
  • Nelly Poidevin - bow maker specialising in the manufacture of historical bows - based in Dinan (France)
  • Pierre Ribo - serpent maker - based in Brussels 
  • Claire Sécordel - recorder maker based in Strasbourg (France)
  • Ludovic Serafini - violin maker specialising in bowed string instruments - based in Sailly (France) / Teacher at the Cordaneum international violin making school (Marche en Famenne / Namur - Belgium)
  • Joanne Van Bosterhaut - luthier specialising in the making and restoration of bowed stringed instruments - based in Brussels (Thursday 15/2 only)
  • Pierre Van Engeland - luthier specialising in the making and restoration of bowed stringed instruments - based in Brussels
  • Paul Vanderlinden - oboe maker - based in Berghem (Holland) 
  • Katrien Vandermeersch – luthière spécialisée dans la facture d’instruments à cordes frottées – installée à Turnhout (uniquement le mercredi 14/2)
  • Stephanie Weemaels - traverso operator based in Waterloo (Wednesday 14/2 only)

Luthiers represented at the fair by their colleagues

  • Marcel Ponseele - oboe maker - based in Ghent 
  • Jean-Yves Tanguy - bow maker based in Paris

Four years ago, to celebrate the 330th birthday of Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770), three violin makers and a bow maker set out to find the violins and bows he would have played during his lifetime.
After Vienna and Cremona, thanks to the exceptional dynamism of Catherine Janssens, luthier in Brussels, we will have the pleasure of having these instruments present at our instrument fair. 

Will be represented :

Schools represented

  • Cordaneum – Ecole internationale de lutherie (Marche en Famenne / Namur – Belgique) / Ludovic Serafini
  • KASK - university programme in musical instrument construction (Gent - Belgium) / Bram De Man

Les 14 et 15 février 2024
from 10.30am to 6pm

Royal Conservatory of Brussels
site Chêne – Grand Hall/Auditorium
17, rue du Chêne – 1000 Bruxelles

Wednesday, February 14th

  • 13:00 Paul Dombrecht - oboist - Masterclass
  • 15:00 A life in the service of music / Meeting - Paul Dombrecht and Bart Kuijken - A slice of life!
  • 17:00  Bart Kuijken – Traverso – Masterclass

Thursday, February 15th

  • 11:00 A four-handed manufacturing experience - the story of a copy-construction of a historic viola - Joanne Van Bosterhaut, violin maker & Anne Diana Grohmann - (auditorium - French)
  • 13:00 Auditorium - Care and maintenance of your violin or viola - Jessica de Saedeleer, violin maker (auditorium - French) - max 20 people registration in advance - (can be duplicated)
  • 13:00 Grand hall - Care and maintenance of your cello, bass violin or viola da gamba - Pierre van Engeland, violin maker (at the table, large hall - French)
  • 14:00 A life in the service of music / Reflections on the reconstitution of historic bows - Nelly Poidevin, bow maker (auditorium - French)
  • 16:00  Presentation of the university programme in musical instrument construction (Gent - Belgium) / Bram De Man (auditorium - English)

Instrument makers present at the fair

  • Geert Brouwers - maker of bassoon bocals - based in Maastricht (Netherlands)
  • Álamo Cane - reeds for bassoon - based in Brussels
  • Bram De Man - luthier specialising in making and restoring double basses - based in Brussels / Teacher at the Gent School of Violin Making (Thursday 15/2 only)
  • Jessica De Saedeleer - luthier specialising in the making and restoration of bowed stringed instruments - based in Brussels
  • Tom de Vries - recorder maker - based in Aldtsjerk (Netherlands)
  • Jan de Winne - traverso maker - based in Oignies (Belgium)  
  • Jérôme Gastaldo  - bow maker specialising in the manufacture of antique bows - based in Oignies (Belgium) 
  • Justin Glaie - luthier specialising in plucked stringed instruments - based in Brussels
  • Sam Goble - maker of Duclianes and Chalemies, cornets and trumpets - based in Bedford (UK)
  • Anne Diana Grohmann – luthier based in Montjoie-en-Couserans, France (Thursday 15/2 only)
  • Agnes Gueroult - clarinet maker - based in Paris (France)
  • Erik Jahn et Sophie Schmid - recorder maker - based in Würzburg (Germany)
  • Catherine Janssens - luthier specialising in the making and restoration of bowed stringed instruments - based in Brussels 
  • Guido Maria Klemish - recorder maker - based in Berlin
  • Mathieu Loux - baroque oboe maker - based in Brussels
  • Vincenzo Onida - maker of baroque/classical bassoons, Dulcianes and bassoon bocals - based in Milano (Italy)
  • Nelly Poidevin - bow maker specialising in the manufacture of historical bows - based in Dinan (France)
  • Pierre Ribo - serpent maker - based in Brussels 
  • Claire Sécordel - recorder maker based in Strasbourg (France)
  • Ludovic Serafini - violin maker specialising in bowed string instruments - based in Sailly (France) / Teacher at the Cordaneum international violin making school (Marche en Famenne / Namur - Belgium)
  • Joanne Van Bosterhaut - luthier specialising in the making and restoration of bowed stringed instruments - based in Brussels (Thursday 15/2 only)
  • Pierre Van Engeland - luthier specialising in the making and restoration of bowed stringed instruments - based in Brussels
  • Paul Vanderlinden - oboe maker - based in Berghem (Holland) 
  • Katrien Vandermeersch - luthier specialising in the manufacture of bowed stringed instruments - based in Turnhout
  • Stephanie Weemaels - traverso operator based in Waterloo (Wednesday 14/2 only)

Luthiers represented at the fair by their colleagues

  • Marcel Ponseele - oboe maker - based in Ghent 
  • Jean-Yves Tanguy - bow maker based in Paris

Four years ago, to celebrate the 330th birthday of Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770), three violin makers and a bow maker set out to find the violins and bows he would have played during his lifetime.
After Vienna and Cremona, thanks to the exceptional dynamism of Catherine Janssens, luthier in Brussels, we will have the pleasure of having these instruments present at our instrument fair. 

Will be represented :

Schools represented

  • Cordaneum – Ecole internationale de lutherie (Marche en Famenne / Namur – Belgique) / Ludovic Serafini
  • KASK - university programme in musical instrument construction (Gent - Belgium) / Bram De Man

La foire instrumentale et les rencontres avec les pionniers sont soutenues
par les ASBL Appoggia et Métamusique