Created during Homo Faber Fellowship 2025/26 by luthier Ottar Kåsa based in Norway & Norwegian fellow Jake Fineberg. Made according to the fiddle-making tradition of Bø in Telemark, Norway, this instrument is inspired by older fiddles and combines details and styles from different local traditions. Locally sourced materials give it a deep, powerful tone.
Horn, Mother of pearl, Wood, Fiddle, Bø, Norway
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Fiddle
Created during Homo Faber Fellowship 2025/26 by luthier Ottar Kåsa based in Norway & Norwegian fellow Jake Fineberg. Made according to the fiddle-making tradition of Bø in Telemark, Norway, this instrument is inspired by older fiddles and combines details and styles from different local traditions. Locally sourced materials give it a deep, powerful tone.
Horn, Mother of pearl, Wood, Fiddle
Homo Faber Finds is a new service aiming to inspire admirers of craft to connect and collaborate with exceptional artisans.
We invite you to submit an enquiry here.

Ottar carries the traditional hardanger fiddle making craft forward