Carvings by Susanne Kuester
Beautiful instruments need beautifully carved heads! Having a carved head will make your instrument feel really special.
Modern or traditional, intricate or simple - have a look at some of my work in the pictures below.
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Carving on a harp
head and leafs for a harp of Claus Henry Hüttel, Düren
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Devil's head for an electric violin
own design
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Faun on a 7-string bass viol
after a head on a 5-string cello
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Female head on 6-string bass viol
after Richard Meares, London ca. 1660
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Female head on a 7-string bass viol
after Claude Pierray, Paris 1709
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Goat's head on bass viol
own design
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Head on consort bass
after Henry Jaye, London, 1619
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Head on viola d’amore
after J. U. Eberlle, Pragae 1740
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Jaye head for Wesley Brandt
Another version of the head of the 1619 Jaye bass viol
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Lady on tenor viol
own design
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Leo's head
Lion for a violin of Helen Michetschläger, own design
foto: Richard Valencia, London
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Lion head
another lion, this time for Jane Julier
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Man with cap for a 7-string bass viol
own design
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Man with feather on hat
after a design by Renate Fink
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Medusa for Wesley Brandt
own design
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Sheep's head on tenor viol
own design
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Joker's head on a treble viol
own design
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