SURNAME | Értz |
FIRST NAME(s) | Neil Kristóf |
DOB / DOD | 1966 – 2016 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Scotland |
YEARS ACTIVE | 1983 – 2016 |
WORKING LOCATIONS | Amersfoort (The Netherlands), Cambridge (England), Edinburgh (Scotland), Newark (England), Myenburg (Germany), plus other locations in Holland, France and Germany |
NOTES / BIO | A highly gifted and respected violin maker, restorer, researcher and teacher. One of the foremost British luthiers, he was especially praised for his beautiful workmanship and the fantastic tone of his instruments. |
INSTRUMENTS
TYPE | Violin |
DATE | 1986 |
INFO | This is a very early non-antiqued violin from his time in the Netherlands (shortly after he finished his studies in Newark). |
MEASUREMENTS | TBC |
PROVENANCE | This instrument was sold twice at Bonhams auction. In 1997 and 2008. https://www.bonhams.com/auction/16004/lot/324/a-violin-by-neil-ertz-1986/ Most recently purchased from a musician in Scotland. |







