Christian Wanka

〜Message〜

Wir gratulieren Ihnen herzlich zum hundertjährigen Jubiläum Ihres Unternehmens.Wir bringen unseren tiefen Respekt für Ihre langjährige Führungsrolle in der Branche, das unerschütterliche Vertrauen, das Sie aufgebaut haben, und Ihre herausragenden Leistungen zum Ausdruck.
Es ist mir eine große Ehre, dass mein Bogen bei diesem denkwürdigen Anlass ausgestellt wird.
Wir wünschen Ihnen von Herzen weiterhin viel Erfolg und Wohlstand für die kommenden Jahre.

御社創立100周年、心よりお祝い申し上げます。
業界における長年のリーダーシップ、そして築き上げられた揺るぎない信頼と輝かしい
ご功績に、深く敬意を表します。
このような記念すべき機会に、私の弓を展示いただけることを大変光栄に存じます。
今後もますますのご発展と、継続的なご成功を心よりお祈り申し上げます。

Violin EXPO 2025

1973年生まれ。
1992年から父・Herbertのもとで弓製作を学びました。
2000年からは故郷を離れ、カナダをはじめ各地を修行してまわりました。
アメリカ・ミューヨークでWilliam Salchowから講習も受けました。
2002年マイスター資格を取得。
2004年からは父の工房を引き継ぎWANKA FAMILYの伝統を守り続けています。

The Wanka Masterbow workshop was founded in 1971 by Herbert Wanka. 
Herbert Wanka learned the craft of bow making from 1952 to 1955 at the Bubenreuth School of Musical Instrument Making (Bavaria/Germany) under the guidance of master craftsman Emanuel Buchner. After completing his apprenticeship, he joined as a journeyman the workshop of master Gotthard Schuster. Schuster was considered as one of the most respected German bowmaker of his time. Herbert remained there for several years. 
In 1968, he passed his master craftsman's examination at the Nuremberg Chamber of Crafts. In 1971 he opened his own workshop in Bubenreuth. In 1977, he moved the workshop to the nearby city Baiersdorf. 
Stylistically influenced by his old master Gotthard Schuster and the classic French bows of Eugene Sartory and Alfred Lamy, he developed his personal model ideal of a Wanka-bow. The continuity in the execution and the quality of his work has enabled him to steadily build up his reputation among musicians and colleagues over many years. 
As second generation bowmaker his son Christian Wanka began his training with his father Herbert Wanka in 1992, which he completed in 1995 as the national winner in the bowmaking craft. He then worked as a journeyman in his father's workshop. 
In the year 2000 he joined the Canadian Violin Shop “The Sound Post” in Toronto where he build up the shops bow repair service. He gained further valuable experience for his work in a seminar with the famed American bow maker William Salchow of New York. In 2002 he took his master's exam in bow making at Westsächsische Hochschule Markneukirchen. Since 2004, he has directed his father's workshop and continues the tradition 
Christian Wanka produces the classic Wanka bow models known under the HERBERT WANKA brand as well as his own bow models “Archet d'Artiste”. All bows are hand manufactured by Christian Wanka in Germany. 
Wankabows are made of legal certified pernambuc wood. It is only used carefully selected, seasoned pernambuco wood and the finest ebony from their wood stock, which has been in existence for over forty years. 
Wanka-bows combine exquisite materials with masterly precision and traditional craftsmanship. 

ヴァンカ・マスターボウ工房は1971年、Herbert Wankaがドイツ・ブーベンロイトで設立。彼は1950年代に名匠Emanuel Buchnerのもとで弓製作を学び、Gotthard Schusterの工房で経験を積んだ。1977年に工房をバイアースドルフに移転し、1992年から息子Christianが修行を始め2004年に継承。全ての弓は厳選されたフェルナンブーコ材と黒檀を使用して手作業で製作され世界の演奏家に高く評価されている。

Instruments & Bows for Tatsunoya 100th Anniversary