In 1952 the company was founded in Bubenreuth by Heinrich Gill to distribute classical and traditional musical instruments. The company grew bigger and soon became quite successful. The first internat
FRANZ SANDNER & CO
Not without reason it is said that musical instruments bear a soul. This is especially true for acoustic instruments. It is therefore all the more important to have them manufac
WOLFGANG SCHNABL
From September 1984 to February 1988 he studied at the ‘Staatliche Fachschule für Geigenbau’ in Mittenwald. In his semester were also Jan Spidlen and Gertrud Reuter.
In t
STEPHAN HARTL
Born 1971 in the Black Forest
1990
Abitur in Menden
1990-1993
Teaching at Geigenbaumeister Helmut Laue in Arnsberg, new construction of violas and violins, repairs of all stringed instru
MARTINA HAWE
In love with music and wood work at an early age I moved to England to study lutherie at the renowned Newark School of violin making. After I left school with my diploma- highly inspired-
I am pleased that you visit my site.
I offer the following services in my workshop:
Repair, new construction, restoration, renting and valuing of violins, violas, cellos, contrabasses and their arches
HAAT-HEDLEF UILDERKS
Welcome to Geigenbauonline! Experience violin making on the web!
As you can see, we have a new design and also a lot of new content. Our “old” pages are still availabl
ROGER GRAHAM HARGRAVE GEIGENBAUER
Roger Hargrave was born in Leeds England in 1948. He initially studied fine arts and for a time taught painting in English state schools. In the 1970’s he made harp
PIRASTRO GMBH
Because of the quality of both their strings and rosin, Pirastro has become the byword for a sound which is both beautiful and reliable. As a result, a great number of string musicians p
JOSEF HUBER
Josef Huber master of violinmaking
-born in 1961 in Wasserburg/ Inn (Germany)
-Instruction in violin, piano and music theory in school
-Instruction as luthier since 1983 with Hartmut Münz
HEINZ EGLI
My workshop is in Hamburg-Altona, on Bernstorffstraße between Schanzenviertel and St. Pauli.
The focus of my work is the restoration of old stringed instruments, repairs to instruments and