{"id":88146,"date":"2021-01-30T14:45:03","date_gmt":"2021-01-30T14:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingmaflutes.com\/wpfk\/?page_id=88146"},"modified":"2026-02-23T15:01:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T15:01:15","slug":"test-timeline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kingmaflutes.com\/wpfk\/test-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2025<\/span><\/div><\/div>
11\/10\/2025<\/div><\/div>
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2025 Chicago Flute Club Lifetime Award<\/a><\/div>
\"2025<\/a><\/div>

On October 11th, 2025 Eva received the Chicago Flute Club Lifetime Achievement Award.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

2024<\/span><\/div><\/div>
15\/01\/2024<\/div><\/div>
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New Stand Design for Contrabass<\/a><\/div>
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We designed a new stand for the Double Contrabass flute. Quickly we discovered this idea is also perfect for the Contrabass flute. The instrument is more stable and it can be placed at rest so easy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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27\/08\/2023<\/div><\/div>
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Eva Kingma appointed Knight to the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands<\/a><\/div>
\"Eva<\/a><\/div>

On August 27, 2023 Eva Kingma was appointed as Knight to the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

25\/08\/2023<\/div><\/div>
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Introduction Double Contrabass Flute<\/a><\/div>
\"Introduction<\/a><\/div>

On August 25, 2023 the First Double Contrabass Flute was shown to the public at a concert of the Grolloo Flute Sessions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

2021<\/span><\/div><\/div>
01\/04\/2021<\/div><\/div>
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Kingma & Brannen Bass flute with Kingma System\u00ae<\/a><\/div>
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2019<\/span><\/div><\/div>
01\/07\/2019<\/div><\/div>
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Eva Kingma receives D.F. Kuiper price of Nederlands Fluit Genootschap<\/a><\/div>
\"Eva<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
2018<\/span><\/div><\/div>
11\/08\/2018<\/div><\/div>
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Eva receives the 2018 NFA Lifetime Achievement Award<\/a><\/div>
\"Eva<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
2017<\/span><\/div><\/div>
30\/01\/2017<\/div><\/div>
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Introduction of Trill keys on the Contrabass flute<\/a><\/div>
\"Introduction<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
2015<\/span><\/div><\/div>
26\/08\/2015<\/div><\/div>
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First Grolloo Flute Sessions<\/a><\/div>
\"First<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
30\/01\/2015<\/div><\/div>
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Introduction of the first Kingma & Brannen Bass Flute<\/a><\/div>
\"Introduction<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
2014<\/span><\/div><\/div>
30\/01\/2014<\/div><\/div>
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Introduction of the first Full Kingma System\u00ae Kingma & Brannen Alto Flute<\/a><\/div>
\"Introduction<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
2012<\/span><\/div><\/div>
30\/01\/2012<\/div><\/div>
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Introduction of the Levit-Kingma System\u00ae Flute<\/a><\/div>
\"Introduction<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
2011<\/span><\/div><\/div>
30\/01\/2011<\/div><\/div>
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Introduction of the Kingma & Brannen Alto Flute<\/a><\/div>
\"Introduction<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
2010<\/span><\/div><\/div>
18\/06\/2010<\/div><\/div>
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Opening the new workshop<\/a><\/div>
\"Opening<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
2007<\/span><\/div><\/div>
30\/01\/2007<\/div><\/div>
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First Kingma System\u00ae Upright Bassflute delivered to Carla Rees<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
30\/01\/2007<\/div><\/div>
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Introduction of the Sankyo Kingma System\u00ae Flute by Matthias Ziegler and Emmanuel Pahud<\/a><\/div>
\"Introduction<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
2006<\/span><\/div><\/div>
05\/04\/2006<\/div><\/div>
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FIrst (and only) Kingma System\u00ae Contrabass Flute, built for Marion Garver<\/a><\/div>
\"FIrst<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
2004<\/span><\/div><\/div>
30\/01\/2004<\/div><\/div>
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First Upright Bass in C until G ‘Hoover’ for Matthias Ziegler<\/a><\/div>
\"Hoover<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
2003<\/span><\/div><\/div>
30\/01\/2003<\/div><\/div>
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Introduction of the Subcontrabass Flute<\/a><\/div>
\"Introduction<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
2001<\/span><\/div><\/div>
01\/10\/2001<\/div><\/div>
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First Kingma System\u00ae Contrabass designed for Marion Garver<\/a><\/div>
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