Violinmaker István Schneider also made bows
2015. november 24.
Károly Gáspár
I visited Károly Gáspár in his workshop in Budapest to make the interview for his biography and he told me that violinmaker István Schneider also made bows.
ISTVÁN SCHNEIDER
1943 – Born in Várpalota.
1960 – Started working for HANGSZÖV in Budapest as a trained worker. Also studied brass instrument making from János Gruber then.
1965 – Gained his professional certificate as brass instrument maker.
1969 – Worked for HANGSZÖV in József körút (from 1970 known as KOZMOSZ)
1972 – Gained his master’s certificate of violin making in the workshop of Pál Sáránszky.
1974 – Opened his own workshop where he only focused on stringed and plucked musical instruments.
He also constructed bows.