The fiddle traditions The violin comes to Norway It is believed that ...
The fiddle traditions The violin comes to Norway It is believed that ...
The fiddle traditions The violin comes to Norway It is believed that ...
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<strong>The</strong> Hardanger <strong>fiddle</strong> underwent a modern<strong>is</strong>ation in the last half of the 1800s –the instruments became bigger, the front and back flatter, and the <strong>to</strong>ne stronger.<strong>The</strong> Helland family <strong>fiddle</strong> makers from Bø in Telemark were in the forefront ofth<strong>is</strong>. Th<strong>is</strong> family had many generations of leading <strong>fiddle</strong> makers from the 1800suntil the 1960s.Jon Erikson Helland Erik Johnsen Helland Knut Eriksøn Helland Olaf G HellandBuild 1820 Build 1850 Build 1873 Build 1902Today, many <strong>fiddle</strong>-makers are also actively making both Hardanger <strong>fiddle</strong>s and‘normal’ <strong>fiddle</strong>s, and old instruments often pop up which need <strong>to</strong> be refurb<strong>is</strong>hedin order <strong>to</strong> be playable again.Egil Syversbråten, HemsedalCD 1 – 27 Egil Syversbråten, Hardanger <strong>fiddle</strong>: Den som rulla ette gølve’,springar etter Olav Sataslåtten (Hallingdal)
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