Hans Weisshaar provides generations of musicians, teaching institutions, insurance companies, collectors, and investors with reliable valuations of prized instruments based on the firm’s expertise a
The quality of the wood is an essential prerequisite for the creation of a high-quality instrument.
Since I am the third generation to run the workshop, I am in the fortunate position of being able to
In my work repairs and restoration form a harmonious unity with the new building. Through collaboration with soloist musicians, I have gained experience in solving tonal problems in 30 years of violin
I was born in Glückstadt, Germany. When I was four years old my family moved to Rome, where I lived until I started the Violinmaking School in Mittenwald.
After my apprenticeship I worked in the foll
MATTHIAS MICHAEL GEIGENBAUMEISTER
In my workshop, which has existed since 1995, I mainly dedicate myself to the restoration of stringed instruments. The calm atmosphere of my workplace in the countrys
RUMEN KOSTADINOV DOUBLE BASS VIOLIN MAKER
I learned Italian violin art in Siena – Tuscany with Maestro Stelio Rossi. Creating precious new stringed instruments, rich in tonal colors, acousticall
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
Our Company was founded in 1932 by ALFRED KNOLL (1909 – 1980). His son Hartmut Knoll (born in 1937), master craftsman examination 1965, took over the firm in 1977. Alfred`s grandson Gerald Knoll
RODERICH PAESOLD GBR
Born in 1891 in the Bohemian “Musikwinkel“ (music corner) close to the district capital of Eger, Roderich Paesold grew up with musical instruments. His father owned his own st
Recreating historical string instruments and bows is the creative heart of my work. Alongside this, I offer repair, bow rehairing and the remodelling of modern (or modernized) string instruments to br
In terms of sound and aesthetics, I find my inspiration in the old Italian instruments.
In the last 16 years, more than 300 instruments have been made entirely by hand in my workshop, almost all of wh
GALERIE TONART
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