An instrument should be a friend of the musician. Reliable, but also exciting, so that together they make the world ring. To do this, it must have a soul and tell a story.
My great passion is buildi
After initial training as a violin maker in Cremona I learned bow making in the West Dean workshops (Sussex, England) from 2006 to the present, under the guidance of Tim Baker and Derek Wilson. I have
For the violin and the viola,as soon as the size of the instrument has been chosen,a great care is taken to adjust the chin rest and the shoulder rest,so that the player feels comfortable.
A master violin or a master cello is an instrument that is personally made by a craftsman in all essential parts by hand. These are unique pieces that represent the personality of their master in sou
Sprenger Geigenbau is the oldest shop for stringed instruments in Switzerland. The business was established in 1917 in St. Gallen by Fritz Sprenger. Christoph Sprenger and his son Raffael Sprenger are
At the age of 10 I took the first violin lessons and played for several years enthusiastically in youth orchestras. As early as 12, I was firmly
committed : “I want to become a violinist.”
PASCAL HORNUNG
After studying violin for several years, he enrolled in the Violin Making School of Cremona.
Student of the Negroni and Scarpini Masters, he got a scholarship from the Walter Stauffer F
FABRICE GIRARDIN MAITRE LUTHIER
We have been building, restoring and praising stringed instruments with never ending passion for more than 40 years. These many years experience and expertise that we h
ATELIER DE LUTHERIE JOERG
Workshop and shop of lutherie, founded in 1983 in Friborg (Switzerland) by Bernard Joerg.
IMPORTANT: new address : Rue de Lausanne 6. 1st floor.
Such. +41 (0) 26 322 28 22 in
KLAUS HESS
Your specialist shop for violin viola cello
Construction – advice – repair and restoration – rental – accessories – purchase and sale
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ROLAND BAUMGARTNER – ATELIER FUR GEIGENBAU
Baumgartner has been a well known name in violin making circles for more than 80 years. Fritz Baumgartner senior opened his business in Basel in 1920 a
FRANCINE HUMBERT-DROZ
Francine Humbert-Droz was born in La-Chaux-de-Fonds in a family of watchmakers and music lovers. Very early in classical music, she studied violin at the Conservatoire of her cit