Hans-Martin Bader
Luthier
Premier
About
« In my violins, there is not only my name. There is a bit of myself. And a little sweat too. Violin making begins with fairly raw work. »
Born in Bavaria, Hans-Martin Bader learned violin making at the Matthias Klotz School in Mittenwald. He studies the violin, the cello and the guitar. He obtained his master’s degree in luthier in 1971 and opened his first lutherie workshop in Allaman before settling in 1982 in Premier, in a farm built in 1814. It was there that he practiced his art of lutherie which he alternates with working the land.
« When I lived in the forest, I was mute. Now that I’m dead, I have a voice and I sing. Inscription found in an old violin. »
Hans-Martin Bader’s clientele extends well beyond the borders of the canton for his violins, violas, cellos and basses made according to old templates. In 2011, the book The luthier who loved the earth pays homage to his life as a craftsman and "farmer who does not have a tractor but a horse and who does not have a fridge but a good cellar".
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Diploma
1971 Federal master's degree in luthier, Matthias Klotz School
Connections
Youtube: The luthier who loved the earth, texts by Patrick Rouyer, photos by Patrick Dutoit, Editions du Midi, Lausanne 2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTYuYqPJH1o
Payot
https://www.payot.ch/Detail/le_luthier_qui_aimer_la_terre-patrick_dutoit-9782970061342
The violin and the earth, Val TV
http://valtv.ch/hans-martin-bader/
Paticipation ACD
GOOD 2023 Vaud
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GOOD 2017 Vaud
GOOD 2016 Vaud
Canton
Arts Crafts
Domain
The artistic professions of instrument making
Other
Possible access for people with reduced mobility
Accessible by public transport
Car park nearby
Address
Route de Vaulion 2
1324 Premier
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