Description
Silver mounted cello bow by Jesse Berndt, Minneapolis, MN, 2021. 77.8 grams In addition to crafting new completely handmade bows, Bowmaker Jesse Berndt executes careful bow restorations including splines, grafts, custom eyelets, and frog and button copies for preservation of historic pieces. Jesse rehairs hundreds of bows yearly and is currently working in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. After completing a music degree, Jesse started violin work in 2000 with a retired violin maker. In 2004 he attended the New Hampshire summer courses in bowmaking and has specialized in bow making and repair work since that time. Jesse worked independently in Cleveland from 2008-2011. In 2011 he traveled with Luthiers sans Frontiers for volunteer bow repair work in Jamaica. Jesse has traveled to Taiwan for contract work in historic bow restoration regularly from 2015 - 2018. Jesse consults regularly with other bowmakers and experts in the field, and has participated in the summer workshops in bowmaking at Oberlin College in Ohio from 2010 to 2019. Jesse Berndt is an elected member of the American Federation of Violin and Bow makers (AFVBM).
