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The Global Family Business Champions

Manufacturing Violins With Family Heritage


Maison Bernard has been a family-run business since 1868. Currently managed by father and son Jan and Matthijs Strick, it has been based in Brussels since 1986 and claims to be the oldest violin workshop in Europe. Recently they triumphed in the global PFV Prize for Family Business.


Watch this short video to gain an appreciation of their craft.


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