Katrien Vandermeersch

Katrien Vandermeersch was born in 1956 in Canada.

She received her training as a violinmaker at Cmb “Centrum voor Muziekinstrumenten Bouw” ,Puurs / Belgium. Earned a Master Degree in Music – specialization: Musical Instruments / violinmaking – School of the Arts in Ghent / Belgium
She is not only fascinated by the sound and the beauty of an instrument, but also by acoustical research and above all by baroque instruments. Her instruments are personal redesigned models based upon 17th Century models, Italian but also inspired by the Flemish School. She works primarily with projects like the construction of the “basse de violon”(after G. Bourbon) , the construction of a baroque 5 string cello or the making of a tenor viola (after Brothers Amati).
Lately she also made a violoncello jazz 5 strings.
For this Women Luthiers Exhibit she shows two viola’s, based upon a model of Ornati/Montegazza (same outline).