18 november 2021 overleed Ack van Rooyen op 91 jarige leeftijd. Een geweldige muzikant en dierbare vriend. Bij een glas wijn of bier vroeg Ack zich vaak of hoeveel noten hij wel niet in zijn leven had gespeeld. We zullen nooit weten hoeveel dat er waren. Ik ben er wel trots op dat hij veel van die noten heeft gespeeld op de bugel die we samen hebben ontwikkeld. Het was in 2002 dat Ack mij belde of ik voor hem een instrument wilde maken. Ack heeft toen zeker een week bij mij gelogeerd waarbij … Read more » about The Miracle Ack van Rooyen
Visits and Impressions
New flugelhorns for fanfare band Poort van Brabant
Hub van Laar and the flugelhorn section of music association De Poort van Brabant, Maarheeze, The Netherlands https://www.depoortvanbrabant.nl/ … Read more » about New flugelhorns for fanfare band Poort van Brabant
Koen Smits, Bram Hartwig and Primož Stefančič
From left to right: Koen Smits, free lance trumpet player Bram Hartwig, trumpet player at the Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy, and Primož Stefančič, free lance trumpet player … Read more » about Koen Smits, Bram Hartwig and Primož Stefančič
Petr Harmáček and Miroslav Nováček
Visit from Prague Heidrun, Petr Harmáček, Hub and Miroslav Nováček … Read more » about Petr Harmáček and Miroslav Nováček
In Memoriam Bob Reeves
Today we lost our very dear long-time friend and highly respected colleague, Bob Reeves. In my teens, Bob Reeves was an idol for me. Back then I wouldn’t have dared to dream that this great man – whom I knew only through the name of one his magnificent mouthpieces – would visit my workshop in Margraten… twice! I remember only too well how he admired the tidiness of our workshop, and the quality of our work and instruments. This was truly a dream come true for me. After this we kept in contact, … Read more » about In Memoriam Bob Reeves
Pierre-Antoine Savoyat | Composer Slam
https://youtu.be/MubQaMwsSBM?t=3514 Pierre-Antoine Savoyat plays Van Laar B7 trumpet. Composer of "My Blues For Them..." … Read more » about Pierre-Antoine Savoyat | Composer Slam
Philippe Slominski | Enmé an Silans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCXwEDUdq5E Philippe Slominski plays solo (min 4:06) on a Van Laar OIRAM Ack flugelhorn. … Read more » about Philippe Slominski | Enmé an Silans
David Aguila | in^set – Penumbra
https://vimeo.com/643105145# David Aguila plays Van Laar C trumpet Double Bell Ilana Waniuk - violin Teresa Díaz de Cossio - flute … Read more » about David Aguila | in^set – Penumbra
Richard Hora
Richard Hora from Prague and Hub "I'm very pleased to be a Van Laar customer. I’m very enthusiastic about the OIRAM II trumpet. I’ve never before played a better instrument. It sounds so beautiful and is very tuneful. It is also very flexible, which is very important to me. It’s very easy to play." … Read more » about Richard Hora
Ádám Rozbora
Hub and Ádám Rozbora with his new OIRAM III trumpet … Read more » about Ádám Rozbora