ISB Maker's Competition — Past Winners

2003 ISB Maker's Competition Results

Double Basses

Daniel Hachez — Gold Medal

Horst Grünert — Silver Medal for Workmanship
Ralph Krahmer — Silver Medal for Workmanship

Michael Krahmer — Certificate of Workmanship
Anton Krutz — Certificate of Workmanship
Bill Lakeberg — Certificate of Workmanship

Michael Krahmer — Silver Medal for Tone
Bill Lakeberg — Silver Medal for Tone

Steven Reiley — Certificate of Tone
Alberto Viegas Mattos — Certificate of Tone

Michael Krahmer — Convention Favorite Award
Daniel Hachez — Convention Favorite Honorable Mention
Ralph Krahmer — Convention Favorite Honorable Mention

Double Bass Bows

Thomas Dignan — Gold Medal for Workmanship, German Bow

Thomas Dignan — Silver Medal for Workmanship, French Bow
Susan Lipkins — Silver Medal for Workmanship, French Bow

Eric Lane — Certificate of Workmanship, German Bow
Eric Lane — Certificate of Workmanship, French Bow

Steven Reiley — Convention Favorite Award
Eric Lane — Convention Favorite Honorable Mention

2005 Maker's Competition Results

Double Basses

Daniel Hachez — Silver Medal of Workmanship
Ralph Krahmer — Silver Medal of Workmanship

Guy Cole — Certificate of Workmanship
Michael Krahmer — Certificate of Workmanship
William Lakeberg — Certificate of Workmanship
Mario Lamarre — Certificate of Workmanship, Convention Favorite

Michael Krahmer — Silver Medal for Tone

Daniel Hachez — Certificate of Tone
Ralph Krahmer — Certificate of Tone
Mario Lamarre — Certificate of Tone
Nick Lloyd — Certificate of Tone
Arnold Schnitzer — Certificate of Tone

Mario Lamarre — Convention Favorite
Daniel Hachez — Convention Favorite Honorable Mention
Arnold Schnitzer — Convention Favorite Honorable Mention

Double Bass Bows

Steven Reiley — Certificate of Merit, Convention Favorite
Gilles DuHaut — Certificate of Merit, Convention Favorite Honorable Mention

2007 ISB Maker's Competition Results

Daniel Hachez — Gold Medal

Guy Cole — Silver Medal for Workmanship

William Lakeberg — Certificate of Workmanship
Nick Lloyd — Certificate of Workmanship

Christopher Roberts — Silver Medal for Tone

Alberto V. Mattos — Certificate for Tone
Chris Threlkeld-Wiegand — Certificate for Tone

Christopher Roberts — Convention Favorite
Daniel Hachez — Convention Favorite Honorable Mention
Mario Lamarre — Convention Favorite Honorable Mention

2009 ISB Maker's Competition Results

Daniel Hachez — Silver Medal for Workmanship
William Lakeberg — Silver Medal for Workmanship
Mario Lamarre — Silver Medal for Workmanship

Guy Cole — Certificate for Workmanship
Sergio Scaramelli — Certificate for Workmanship
David Yorgason — Certificate for Workmanship

Seth Kimmel — Silver Medal for Tone
Nick Lloyd — Silver Medal for Tone
Eric Roy — Silver Medal for Tone

Gianfranco Lorezzi Fiorini — Certificate for Tone
Anton Krutz — Certificate for Tone
Tom Wolf — Certificate for Tone

Mario Lamarre — Convention Favorite
William Lakeberg — Convention Favorite Honorable Mention
Nick Lloyd — Convention Favorite Honorable Mention
Arnold Schnitzer — Convention Favorite Honorable Mention

2011 ISB Maker's Competition Results

Daniel Hachez — Gold Medal

Joseph Gurbaugh / Sigrun Seifert — Silver Medal for Workmanship
Daniel Hachez — Silver Medal for Workmanship

Andrew Carruthers — Certificate for Workmanship
Stefan Krattenmacher — Certificate for Workmanship
Mario Lamarre — Certificate for Workmanship
Nick Lloyd — Certificate for Workmanship
David Yorgason — Certificate for Workmanship

William Lakeberg — Silver Medal for Tone
Nick Lloyd — Silver Medal for Tone
Benedict Puglisi — Silver Medal for Tone
Aaron Reiley — Silver Medal for Tone

George Martin — Certificate for Tone
Hanna Mayne — Certificate for Tone
Steven Reiley — Certificate for Tone
Chris Roberts — Certificate for Tone
Sergio Scaramelli — Certificate for Tone
Arnold Schnitzer — Certificate for Tone

Daniel Hachez — Convention Favorite Alex Friedman — Convention Favorite Honorable Mention
George Martin — Convention Favorite Honorable Mention
Aaron Reiley — Convention Favorite Honorable Mention

2013 ISB Maker's Competition Results

Guy Cole — Gold Medal

Anton Krutz — Silver Medal for Workmanship
Mario Lamarre — Silver Medal for Workmanship

Chris Roberts — Silver Medal for Tone
Tetsu Suzuki — Silver Medal for Tone

Trevor Davis — Certificate for Workmanship
Nick Lloyd — Certificate for Workmanship
Gary Upton / Eric Roy — Certificate for Workmanship

William Lakeberg — Certificate for Tone
Mario Lamarre — Certificate for Tone
Nick Lloyd — Certificate for Tone
Keiran O'Hara — Certificate for Tone
Christopher Savino — Certificate for Tone
Arnold Schnitzer — Certificate for Tone
Cristiano Scipioni — Certificate for Tone
Matthew Tucker — Certificate for Tone

Mario Lamarre — Convention Favorite
Gianfranco Fiorini — Convention Favorite Honorable Mention
Arnold Schnitzer — Convention Favorite Honorable Mention
Gary Upton / Eric Roy — Convention Favorite Honorable Mention

2015 ISB Maker's Competition Results

Trevor Davis — Gold Medal

Ben McLachlan — Silver Medal for Tone
Christopher Roberts — Silver Medal for Tone
Tetsu Suzuki — Silver Medal for Tone
Matthew Tucker — Silver Medal for Tone

Guy Cole — Certificate for Workmanship
Gianfranco Fiorini — Certificate for Workmanship
Rodger Graham Hargrave / Rene Zall — Certificate for Workmanship
William Lakeberg — Certificate for Workmanship
Christopher Savino — Certificate for Workmanship

Guy Cole — Certificate for Tone

Christopher Gutierrez / Eric Roy — Certificate for Tone
Rodger Graham Hargrave / Rene Zall — Certificate for Tone
Seth Kimmel — Certificate for Tone
Anton Krutz — Certificate for Tone
William Lakeberg — Certificate for Tone
Robert McIntosh — Certificate for Tone
Martin Penning — Certificate for Tone
Christopher Savino — Certificate for Tone

Gianfranco Fiorini — Convention Favorite
Trevor Davis — Convention Favorite Honorable Mention
Seth Kimmel — Convention Favorite Honorable Mention
Mario Lamarre — Convention Favorite Honorable Mention

2017

Paul Hart & Christian Pedersen — Silver Medal for Workmanship
Mario Lamarre — Silver Medal for Workmanship

Gregory Smith — Silver Medal for Tone
Christopher Savino — Silver Medal for Tone

Evan Davenport — Certificate for Workmanship
Guy Cole — Certificate for Workmanship

Frederick Boissonnault — Certificate for Tone
Ed Fedewa — Certificate for Tone

Arnold Schnitzer — Convention Favorite
Trevor Davis — Convention Favorite Honorable Mention
Seth Kimmel — Convention Favorite Honorable Mention Robert McIntosh — Convention Favorite Honorable Mention

2017 ISB Maker's Competition Audience Favorite winner Arnold Schnitzer (right) is congratulated by competition chair Dustin Williams. Photo by Heather Ainsworth

2019

Evan Davenport — Silver Medal for Workmanship
Trevor Davis — Silver Medal for Workmanship
Joey Naeger — Silver Medal for Workmanship
Christopher Savino — Silver Medal for Workmanship

John Koehler — Silver Medal for Tone
Mitch Moehring — Silver Medal for Tone
Sam Morel — Silver Medal for Tone
Aaron Reiley — Silver Medal for Tone

David Briggs — Certificate for Workmanship
Mathieu Mayoux — Certificate for Workmanship
Cristiano Scipioni — Certificate for Workmanship
Tetsu Suzuki — Certificate for Workmanship

David Briggs — Certificate for Tone
Randy Hunt — Certificate for Tone
Robert McIntosh — Certificate for Tone
Joey Naeger — Certificate for Tone
Keiran O'Hara — Certificate for Tone
Tetsu Suzuki — Certificate for Tone

Trevor Davis — Convention Favorite
Evan Davenport — Convention Favorite Honorable Mention
Aaron Reiley — Convention Favorite Honorable Mention
Andrew Stetson & William Lakeberg — Convention Favorite Honorable Mention

2019 ISB Maker's Competition Audience Favorite winner Trevor Davis (left) is congratulated by ISB president John Schimek. Photo by Yawen Wu

2023

Silver Medal for Workmanship

Evan Davenport, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Zachary Martin, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Mason Weedman, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Silver Medal for Tone

Pete Lampe & Eric Marks, Portland, Oregon
Robbie McIntosh and Helen McIntosh, Cambridge, New York
Joey Naeger, Katy, Texas
Aaron Reiley, Jenison, Michigan

Certificate for Workmanship

David Briggs, Edgewood, New Mexico
Trevor Davis, Austin, Texas
William Lakeberg, Cincinnati, Ohio
Sam Morel, Brooklyn, New York

Certificate for Tone

William Lakeberg, Cincinnati, Ohio
Zachary Martin, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Mitch Moehring, Kilgore, Texas

Convention Favorite

Evan Davenport, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Convention Favorite Honorable Mention

Trevor Davis, Austin, Texas
Seth Kimmel, Eugene, Oregon
Joey Naeger, Katy, Texas
Aaron Reiley, Jenison, Michigan

Sound-Off Event Top 5 (Alpha by last name with one tie vote)

Trevor Davis, Austin, Texas
Mitch Moehring, Kilgore, Texas
Joey Naeger, Katy, Texas
Keiran O'Hara, Brewster, New York
Aaron Reiley, Jenison, Michigan
Tetsu Suzuki, Tokyo, Japan