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LEARN
VIOLIN MAKINGWITH DMITRY BADIAROV
VIOLIN-MAKING IN THE HAGUE
INTENSIVE 200 HOURSWEEKEND AND EVENING
COURSES FOR BEGINNERS
SPECIALIZATION COURSES
FOR PROFESSIONALS
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Learn violin-making with Dmitry Badiarov
A Badiarov Violins brochure, October 2013
All rights reserved
Copyright Dmitry Badiarov
Cover illustration:
the 1st violin by Arnaud Wiehe,
pupil at Badiarov Violins.
All pictures by Dmitry Badiarov unless stated
otherwise.
For information:
Badiarov Violins Ltd, Noordeinde 117,
2514GE The Hague, The Netherlands.
bv@badiarovviolins.com
www.badiarovviolins.com
www.dmitrybadiarov.com
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CONTENTS
........................................................................................................................Why make a violin?" 4
.............................................................................................................................What is a violin?" 5
.........................................................................................................................Why share secrets?" 7
....................................................................................................Available violin-making courses" 9
..............................................................................................................................................Costs" 10
................................................................................................................................Requirements" 11
..........................................................................................................................Application form" 12
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Why make a violin?
Violin is a fascinating, enigmatic object. For
more than 500 years it remains one of the most
inspiring musical instruments and is unlikely to go
out of use anytime soon. One might want to builda violin for practical reasons, as a matter of doing
something entirely different from ones daily
duties, as a challenge, as a profession or just for
fun. Regardless the reason, completing a violin is
quite an achievement.
In my personal case, I got involved with violin-
making at the age of 11 because I wanted to fix my
poorly sounding factory-made violin. I had done
so under the guidance of Master Vladimir
Oiberman - my first violin-making teacher. It was
such an inspiring experience that it even liberated
me as a player.
I made my first violin at the workshop of
Master Vladimir Yakimenko when I was a violin-
student at St.Petersburg Conservatoire. May be it
was not a great instrument, but it made me
happy. It received a Deed of Honor at the
National Competition of Violin-Makers in
Moscow in 1992 and, at the least, it had the kind
of sound I could not afford otherwise. It helpedme as a violinist immensely. Soon after I made a
violin for my brother too and started my own
violin-making studio in St.Petersburg.
In order to improve my violin-making skills
and knowledge I moved to Europe in 1994, closer
to the cultural roots of the violin, violin-making
and classical music. The learning process will
never end.
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What is a violin?
Much of what we know as european culture rests on
Pythagorean notions of the Universe being a musical
instrument. These notions permeated all branches of
occidental knowledge from philosophy and psychologyto the visual arts and music. Apart from mere ergonomics and
physics, design of the violin rests the Law of Harmonics
which were used by musical instrument makers since the 1c
BC and in particular during the Renaissance. Music was
coded into almost everything including violins.
The start of professional violin-making in Europe can be
dated by December 20, 1511. This is the date on which
the countess Isabella dEste paid Maestro Sebastian
da Verona to prepare the timbre for her violins.
The move was followed by other European
courts and by the end of the 16th century
courts which regarded themselves as
sophisticated owned their viol and violin
bands. The future of the violin was secured.
The violin band, in other words the
quartet consisting of violin, viola and cello
formed the core of classical orchestra and thus the
core of classical music. Hermann Hesse calls
classical music the epitome and quintessence of
our culture, because it is that cultures
clearest, most significant gesture and
expression. Violin occupies the most
prominent place within that gesture and
expression. It is the epitome and
quintessence of classical music.
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One might want to build aviolin for practical reasons, asa matter of doing somethingentirely different from onesdaily duties, as a challenge, as aprofession or just for fun.
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Why share secrets?
Ive been teaching and
writing about violin since 1995.
I was often asked by peers why
do not do something better
than share my hard-earnedknowledge. It is probably
difficult to explain without
telling the story of how my
violin-making atelier was
created.
I started violin-making at
the age of 11 (master VladimirOiberman) and playing the
violin at the age of 8 (prof.
Semyon Ziskind), later
graduating from St.Petersburg
State (modern violin, prof.
Kommisarov, Shulpiakov) and
Brussels Royal Conservatoires
(baroque violin, prof. Kuijken).
I studied violin-making
much like it was in the old
times: apprenticing to masters.
My first masters were Vladimir
Oiberman and Vladimir
Yakimenko in Russia. I also
frequented the class ofprofessor Luca Primon at the
Civic School of Violin-Making
in Milan in 1997. My teachers
shared a wealth of knowledge,
training me in the ambiance of
a real violin-making atelier,
rather than school.
Since 1995 I worked for La
Petite Bande both as a violinist
and violin-maker, producing
instruments and innovative
research which helped the
orchestra in lobbying for the
state subsidies. Thoroughfamiliarity with the violin and
its repertoire as well as violin-
making enabled me to teach
historical aspects of violin-
making at the School of Arts
and Crafts in Pieve di Cento
(Ferrara) in 1997 and give a
number of lectures in Belgium,Mexico, Japan, Netherlands
(The Hague and Utrecht
Conservatoires), France and
South Korea. I also worked as a
guest-lecturer at The National
University of Fine Arts and
Music in Tokyo (2006-2009)
and taught violin-making atDaikanyama Academy of
Music in Tokyo (2007-2009).
Apart from research and
teaching, my full-time vocation
was making violins. I exhibited
them a number of international
violin exhibitions such asMondomusica Cremona,
Mondomusica New York,
Tokyo Gengakki Fair, Boston
Early Music Exhibition among
others, meeting leading
performers and their
instruments among which
several Stradivari, Guarneri,Amati, Bergonzi, Montagnana
and also instruments by now
living outstanding masters such
as Zygmuntowicz, Greiner and
many others.
Since 2010 I live in The
Hague, The Netherlands,making fine violins while
pursuing my life-long passion
for teaching.
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32 weekends beginners course
64 evenings beginners courseProfessional specialization courses
Noordeinde 117, The Hague
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Violin-making courses
Violin-making courses for the complete
beginners:
32 weekends course
64 evenings course.
Specialization courses for professional
violin-makers.
In detailBeginners courses take place either on
weekends or in the evenings. Students learn the
basics of wood-working, acoustics, historicalaspects of violin-making, varnish and varnishing
techniques and setup. The goals are:
Completion of a high quality,
professionally usable violin.
Learning and memorization of the process
which should enable students to develop their
violin-making skills on their own.
Documentation. By the end of the processeach student is expected to have a detailed
record of what had been done on each day of
the course.
Students willing to produce more
instruments welcome to inscribe for additional
terms.
Specialization courses focus on specific
topics such as acoustics, design, varnishing,
historical setup and history of violin-
development, research and re-construction
techniques etc.
These are a teacher-to-student individual
courses.Assessment
Demonstration to the professional players
and a blind-test against other fine instruments.My students at Daikanyama Academy of Music
Tokyo, 2007-2009.
The Hague, 2012-2013
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Beginners courses costs
Full-day course
1st quarter: registration fee 726 plus the quarter fee
50 hours - 1742.40 2nd quarter 50 hours: 2468.40
3rd quarter 50 hours: 2468.80
4th quarter 50 hours: 2468.80
Total duration is 200 hours. All fees include the Dutch VAT
21%.
Evening course
3 hours per evening- 150. Registration fee 50.
Professional courses
Professional specialization courses: contact me
for a quote and dates: phone +31 70 322 0543,
mobile +31 6 1125 7695 or emailbv@badiarovviolins.com
Other costs
Beginning pupils may use the tools of my atelier
however they are encouraged to buy their personal set.
Additional costs include a set of woods, strings,
accessories and varnish materials for one violin.Contact me for more details.
Continuation scheme
My past experience shows that some pupils
may need further advice or use some of my
equipment which they do not have at their own
violin-making studios. They are always welcomefor an advice, or rent my atelier with its tools for a
fee of 120 per day, negotiable in case more time is
needed.
Thefirstv
iolinbystudentArnaudWiehe,Th
eHague,
September2013
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OPENING HOURS Monday: closed (open upon appointment)
Tuesday through Friday: 10:00-19:00, appointment strongly recommended
Saturday violin-making course: 10:00-13:00 & 14:00-17:00
What you do need
You need passion. If you love the challenge, if it gives you pleasure, you will train your
skills and patience and certainly make a beautiful instrument. If you have passion I will
help you with equal passion to reach your goals.
What you do not need
Wood-working skills are a plus but not a pre-requisite. I often hear, I have no good
hands so I can not make it. This is not true. We are using the whole body most of the
time rather than only the hands. Violins are body-made rather than hand-made. Most of
the beginners who inscribed for my course started without any skills. All of them
completed a violin in the end of the program.
Try it today!
I always tell my pupils, if I can do something, there is no reason you cannot. I will help
you to avoid efforts which do not result in a violin by the end of the program. However if
you never touched the wood or the tools, you are warmly welcome to make an
appointment, visit my atelier and simply give it a try before you decide. More than half of
my pupils inscribed after a try-out.
Inscribe today!
Inscription form is below.
ContactBadiarov Violins Ltd., Noordeinde 117, 2514GE The Hague The Netherlands. Phone +31
70 322 0543, Mobile +31 6 1125 7695, Email bv@badiarovviolins.com, Website
www.badiarovviolins.com
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Saturday violin-making course: 10:00-13:00 & 14:00-17:00
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