Draft:Hub van Laar
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Hub van Laar (1964 — 24 December 2022) was a Dutch manufacturer of trumpets, cornets and flugelhorns. His company “Van Laar Trumpets” was founded in 1990 and is based in Margraten.[1][2][3]
Manufactory
[edit]Van Laar started with a repair shop for brass instruments. He and his partner Heidrum Jöchner built it into a renowned company with international reputation.[1] Japan even has an annual “Van Laar Day” where musicians with a Van Laar instrument played together in Tokyo, including Van Laar himself.[2]
Van Laar built trumpets, flugelhorns and cornets in a traditional way. Since 2010 an additional establishment in Germany was build. All necessary parts were made by the manufacture in the Netherlands and Germany.[1]
The manufactory is characterized by the fact that instrument could be adopted by the wishes of the buyer, including the material.
Musicians
[edit]Instruments made by “Van Laar Trumpets” are bought and played by many internationally and nationally known musicians of various styles (from classical to jazz); including Arturo Sandoval, Chuck Findley, Enrico Rava, Ack van Rooyen, Paolo Fresu, Susana Santos Silva, Verneri Pohjola and Nils Wuelker.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Van Laar was born in Sibbe in 1964. He came from a family of blacksmiths and miners.[2] He died on 24 December 2022 at the age of 58.[1][5][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Instrumentenbouwer Hub van Laar overleden". klankwijzer.nl (in Dutch). 26 December 1922. Retrieved 25 December 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "Geen trompet maar een Van Laar". klankwijzer.nl (in Dutch). 11 November 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Instrumentenbouwer Hub van Laar (58) overleden". L1 (in Dutch). 26 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Artists". vanlaartrumpets.nl. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "TRUMPET WORLD MOURNS ITS HUB". slippedisc.com. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
External links
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Category:1964 births
Category:2022 deaths
Category:Dutch musical instrument makers