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
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
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
Atelier Judith Bauer.
“WHEN WOOD
BECOMES MUSIC.”
Pulling off fretboards, cutting open bridges or gluing open areas are my daily tasks. And I love to build new instruments according to ind
RAGNAR HAYN was born in Berlin in 1978 as the only son of an artist family and grew up in Hamburg. The art of violin making inspired him early. Already at the age of 12, he is the autodidactic craftsm
Ian Crawford McWilliams is a Canadian living 80 km west of Berlin in the historical town of Brandenburg an der Havel. He finished his schooling in Vancouver and left for England in 2002 on a path of l
JORG ANDREAS FRANKE/GEIGENBAU – ATELIER
Jörg Andreas Franke began his training in the father’s workshop in 1979 and attended the violin school in Mittenwald. After his master’s exam
The studio for violin and bow making is the culmination of two complementary personalities, careers and work ethics founded in 2007.
Nicholas Gooch and Irina Feichtl are not only colleagues, but have
In the year 2000 we established our workshop in Bremen, where we specialize in the making of new violins, violas, cellos and sound adjustments. Here is where we do our acoustical research, make our va
We are a family business in the fourth generation in the beautiful city of Essen, Germany.
In our shop we offer a wide variety of string instruments, very good student instruments as well as fine new
MICHAEL FRANKE GEIGENBAUMEISTER
In our workshop, three master violin makers guarantee your satisfaction. Whether for an individual new building, repair, restoration or a targeted optimization: With s
Philipp Augustin was very young when he discovered his love for the violin. He began to play the violin at the age of four, and enjoyed his first taste of success at the German music competition for c
