Knut Knutsson Steintjønndalen
Knut Steintjønndalen in his workshop 1963 at the age of 76
Knut Knutsson Steintjønndalen (1887–1969) was a Norwegian Hardanger fiddle maker from Bø in Telemark, Norway.
Before he died, Knut Eilevsson Steintjønndalen told his 15 year old son Knut Knutsson to keep the tradition alive. Knut made his first Hardanger fiddle at age 15 and was paid approximately $1.50. 61 years later, in 1963, he was paid about $200. It took him about one month to complete one violin, and he produced about 800–900 fiddles during his life.
He worked every weekday from 7 a.m. until the late evening. There was no romanticism about this work. It was hard and tedious labour to keep a living.
See also
- The Helland fiddle maker family