MASTER WORKSHOP FOR STRING BOWS
New bows for violin, viola and cello.
Professional bow repairs, rehairing and restorations.
Our clientele ranges from experienced amateur musicians to international s
We make our components from extremely delicate wood such as ebony, rosewood or blackwood. Since most of these come from Africa and are extremely difficult to obtain, they must be selected and used wit
We manufacture bows for the discerning musician of the highest quality and only use carefully selected materials with precise processing. In order to meet the highest demands and requirements, our mo
JOST THOENE GMBH
Jost Thoene, son of music pedagogue and composer Karl Thoene (1924-1993), was born in Rhede, Germany, in 1962. Continuing the Thoene family tradition, he studied music and viola at th
Instruments of the highest artistic level have been made here since 1985. The studio creates a space in which something new and fascinating can emerge every day. Images, details or impressions, an
MICHAEL GEIGER
1960 Born in Mittenwald
1966-1975 Volks- und Hauptschule in Mittenwald
22.09.1975 – 15.02.1979 Teaching at the state vocational and technical school in Mittenwald, studied under A
At the age of thirty, Gonzalo discovered his interest in Violin making. After finishing his studies, he had the great opportunity to spend three years with Philipp Augustin, an experience that complet
Raffaello di Biagio, born in Campiglia Marittima (Italy) in 1976, moved to Cremona in 1994, where he was trained in the art of violin making in the workshop of Stefano Conia. In 1998 he completed his
“Master violin maker Anton Maller – recognized artist and master violin maker in Mittenwald for 40 years, instruments made by artists, master violin maker Anton Maller.”
MARKUS GRILL
In a long tradition of violin making, from great-grandfather to today, I see it as my
mission to continue and further develop this heritage. Starting with my training
at the violin scho
Born into a family of musicians from Kempten in southern Bavaria, Achim Hofer became interested in the art of violin making in 1983 while working in the town of Mittenwald with Matthias Klotz, a desce
STEFAN KRATTENMACHER
With each symphony I hear vibrating with energy, with every musician who visits my workshop, with a particular late-night concert, or when encountering an unexpected street musici
