Most of the instruments built by Burkhard Eickhoff are realizations of his own model designs. Since the 1990s he has only used spruce wood for the tops from the high valleys of the Dolomites, selecte
RICHARD GRUNKE & SOHNE
Richard Grünke, born in Poland in 1930, ended up in the upper Vogtland in 1944 during the turmoil at the end of WWII. He began his apprenticeship as
a bow maker in 1945 wit
The violin maker Tebbi was founded 35 years ago by my husband Taieb Tebbi in Saarbrücken. For many years we have successfully repaired and sold instruments here. Since his death in May 2015 I continu
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
HUMMEL VIOLINS
Thomas Hummel Has been working as a violin maker for more than 30 years.
He provides his rich experience in restoring old stringed instruments and, above all, sound optimization, now al
Here I make new violins, violas and cellos, repair and restore your stringed instruments and gladly advise you on how to optimize your instrument in sound.
Mittelstr 3, ESSLINGEN, 73733, Germany
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HENLEY’S LTD
The violin master Urs W. Mächler is our expert for the new building and the sound setting. His instruments are played by many well-known musicians from Germany and abroad. Urs W. M
RICHARD MOSER GEIGENBAUMEISTER
I rebuilt old instruments on the basis of historical knowledge, if necessary after further research, and according to the wishes of the customer.
The instruments are pla
HAYN & HAYN
Bettina Hayn decided to specialise in the restoration of stringed instruments early on, during her professional training in England (Newark). In a career which now spans thirteen years
The foundation of the company was laid in 1908 by Josef Sandner as he bought the old “pond mill”, a sawmill in Schönbach/ Bohemia, (today: “Luby u Chebu” in the Czech Republic
DOERFLER GMBH
Egidius Dörfler made the master workshop to what it is today by means of perfection, extremely high quality standards and artistic intuition. It is for this reason that the Master Bows
HENNER HARDERS, VIOLWORKS
Welcome to Violworks…..here you can discover the work we do.
Browse pictures and brief descriptions of a selection of viols and violins we have built, and see heads we
