Learn Violin-making With Dmitry Badiarov

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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

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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.

[email protected]

www.badiarovviolins.com

www.dmitrybadiarov.com

Phone: +31 70 322 0543

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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 [email protected]

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.

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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 [email protected], Website

www.badiarovviolins.com
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Beginners violin-making

course

Saturday Saturday and Sunday Evening

Professional

specialization course

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Badiarov Violins Ltd

Noordeinde 117

2514GE The Hague

The Netherlands

Mail: [email protected]

Phone +31 70 322 0543

Mobile +31 6 1125 7695

Please send the reservation fee of 726 together with

this application form to the following account:

Badiarov Violins BV

Bank account: 7892783

IBAN: NL34 INGB 0007 8927 83

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Please, call should you have any questions:

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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

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