Kloo Luthier

Name: Kloo Luthier
Address: 3 Rue Pierre Duchartre, Béziers, 34500, FR
Telephone: +33601294836

I make concert quality violins and violas for musicians seeking perfection in sound and playability. By appointment only. Uniquement sur rdv.

Kloo instruments are also available at Wiener Violinsalon in Vienna, MyLuthier in London and Jost Thöne Violins in Freiburg and Cologne.

06/05/2026

Cutting the purfling channel. Using a lot of force - that’s why my hand trembles. This piece of maple is very hard. The maple for the violin I’m building in parallel is softer. It will be interesting to hear how the two violins will sound in comparison with each other. The model is the same and the spruce for the tables is quite similar between the two.

01/05/2026

Opus 78 and 79 taking shape. Next step is the purfling (inlay) along the edges before finalizing the arching. These two violins are both Guarneri inspired models, but I already have a feeling how they will wind up with slightly different sound characters.

30/04/2026

I think this will be my « Violon du Diable ». Guarneri del Gesù made a violin in 1734 that is called just that. I first found a knot in the maple back that was totally hidden inside the wood blank. And now I got a blood stain on it too. Might be a violin for someone who wants to make a pact with the devil and play like a demon, like Paganini 🎻👹 I won’t hide the knot by inserting a wood inlay. I’ll let it be and might inlay a mother of pearl dot in it. The maple is too good to throw it away and I’ve already put quite a bit of work into it.

28/04/2026

Two guitars that I made years ago, bought by the same musician. They were a dream to play on, as hand built guitars should be, and the owner loves them both. You can see that they are well used. Nowadays I make only violins and violas but since I play the guitar too I’m eager to build a couple more… one for myself and one for a client in Sweden who is waiting for the ultimate guitar

27/04/2026

Beginning to cut the arching of a violin table with the arching gouge from which has served me well for almost forty years

20/04/2026

Ribs for the c-bouts bent to shape. They will rest a bit on the mold now so that I can check the shape and correct if needed before gluing them in place to the corner blocks

19/04/2026

New beginnings. Spruce blocks temporarily glued onto the mold 🎻

16/04/2026

Taking the ribs down to the right thickness using a plane with a toothed blade to prevent the fibers of the flamed maple from being torn out, and then finishing the surface with a scraper. Getting a good surface on the outside first before working the inside down until I have a very even thickness of 1 mm.

31/03/2026

Some photos from our vacation in Liguria, Italy. Now we’re back home in Béziers. It was worth the five hour drive to really relax and enjoy the Italian atmosphere, food, wine and the ocean view.

20/03/2026

My latest viola, now out on trial with a potential buyer. Personal model, length 41,7 cm. Big sound, warm but with sufficient brilliance to carry the sound in a concert hall. Comfortable to play despite its big size. I’ve mostly made violas between 40,5 and 41 cm length, but very happy with this one too

17/03/2026

Repair work on a fine Jacquot violin with badly worn edges. This was the last big repair work I did for a client before focusing entirely upon my own projects, making violins and restoring my own vintage violins that I’ve collected during the years, which will be for sale little by little.

Adresse

3 Rue Pierre Duchartre
Béziers
34500

Téléphone

+33601294836

Site Web

http://www.klooluthier.com/

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