Olivier Calmeille
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During my study in Newark Violin Making School of Newark, I perform my craft in several workshops specialized in historical instruments in Europe as by Tilman Muthesius (Germany), Judith Kraft (France), Gesina Leidmeier (Netherlands). Improving its both in the technical instrument that in sculpture, I decided to devote exclusively on early music instruments.
On graduating in 2003, I worked in Germany in the workshops of Tilman Muthesius (Postdam) and Bastian Muthesius (Berlin). There I learned restoration, viola da gamba & historical quartet making, and bow making.
In september 2006, I went back to France to join Arnaud in Montpellier, to share our passion and experiences in creating the Atelier Sous l'Ecorce.