According to your tonal and aesthetic wishes, the instruments are built according to great Italian masters or models developed by me with old, selected tonewoods and finished with the finest lacquer m
DIASTRAD GEIGENBAU in Brühl (NRW) stands for traditional violin making paired with innovative know-how.
Our customers can look forward to a comprehensive range of instruments and bows. Old instrument
On the following pages you will find a selected compilation of everything that
fascinates me about violin making.
In words and with selected pictures, I personally capture
a first insight into my work
Violin Studio Simo continues under COVID-19 circumstances completely online.
Violin lessons for students of all ages and professional level will be conducted on secure web platforms such as Zoom and S
Our restoration practices are of the highest quality, precision and craftsmanship. We are able to restore instruments down to the smallest detail in the precise style of every violin maker.
Our offer
CHRISTOPHE COLLINET BOW MAKER
Christophe Collinet began his training in 1985
Joined 1989 in Le canu-Millant workshop
He established his workshop In Munich.
numerous prizes:
2004 at the Vatelot competi
We aspire to build only the best of the best. Therefore we exclusively use tonewood of the best quality, elaborate it to the highest degree and ennoble every piece with our special spirit varnish, mad
Mira and Gideon are regurarly invited to participate in exhibitions and workshops in Europe and North America. The quality of their work has been recognised with numerous awards.
The Violin Society
VLADIMIR IVANOV – FINE VIOLINS
Maestro Vladimir Ivanov from Ivanove Violins won the 1st prize in Antiqued Viola Category for Professionals of the 9th International Competition for Contemporary S
In 1738 Mr. Hans Adam Kretzschmann received the Master Certificate of violin making trade.
This old family tradition was resurrected, when I learned the profession of a violin maker in my native are
In addition to building new stringed instruments, the focus of our master violin making workshop is also copying, restoring and evaluating old masterpieces of violin making.
A detailed replica or a so
