What is Hub van Laar?
'''Hub van Laar''' (1964 — 24 December 2022) was a Dutch manufacturer of [[trumpet]]s, [[cornet]]s and [[flugelhorn]]s. His company “Van Laar Trumpets” was founded in 1990 and is based in [[Margraten]].<ref name=ref2>{{cite web|url=https://www.klankwijzer.nl/nieuws/artikel/instrumentenbouwer-hub-van-laar-overleden/8173a008e513|title=Instrumentenbouwer Hub van Laar overleden|work=klankwijzer.nl|date=26 December 1922|access-date=25 December 2022|language=nl}}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=ref1>{{cite web|url= https://www.zoutmagazine.eu/geen-trompet-maar-een-van-laar/ |title= Geen trompet maar een Van Laar |work=klankwijzer.nl |date=11 November 2016|access-date=25 December 2022|language=nl}}</ref><ref name=ref5>{{cite web|url= https://www.1limburg.nl/entertainment/1938286/instrumentenbouwer-hub-van-laar-58-overleden |title= Instrumentenbouwer Hub van Laar (58) overleden |work=[[L1]] |date=26 December 2022|access-date=27 December 2022|language=nl}}</ref> ==Manufactory== Van Laar started with a repair shop for brass instruments. He and his partner Heidrum Jöchner built it into a renowned company with international reputation.<ref name=ref2 /> Japan even has an annual “Van Laar Day” where musicians with a Van Laar instrument played together in [[Tokyo]], including Van Laar himself.<ref name=ref1 /> Van Laar built trumpets, flugelhorns and cornets in a traditional way. Since 2010 an additional establishment in Germany was build. All necessary parts were made by the manufacture in the Netherlands and Germany.<ref name=ref2 /> The manufactory is characterized by the fact that instrument could be adopted by the wishes of the buyer, including the material. ==Musicians== Instruments made by “Van Laar Trumpets” are bought and played by many internationally and nationally known musicians of various styles (from classical to jazz); including [[Arturo Sandoval]], [[Chuck Findley]], [[Enrico Rava]], [[Ack van Rooyen]], [[Paolo Fresu]], [[Susana Santos Silva]], [[V