I was born in Duisburg in 1954. My family moved to Hamburg, when my father was appointed concertmaster at the Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra.
Between the age of nine and eighteen I learned to play the
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.”
BERNARD BOSSERT
Graduated from the School of violin making in Brienz, I opened my studio in Geneva in 1977 near the Music Conservatory. My work is inspired by the greatest Italian masters of the 17th
Schranz Geigenbau GmbH is a family-owned company based in Thun and has been established by the individual company Daniel Schranz Geigenbaumeister. For more than 30 years, we have been the starting poi
CABALLERO & GRASWINCKEL-LUCERNE VIOLINS GMBH
Alexander Caballero and Nicole Graswinckel, both trained in Cremona at the legendary Violinmaking School Antonio Stradivari, founded their workshop in
FRANZISKA MOERGELI RESTORER OF STRINGED INSTRUMENTS
Franziska Moergeli • Fine Instruments focuses on a collaborative approach together with the customer to find an Instrument, arriving at a tailored
ULRIKE DEDERER
I was born in Stuttgart in 1969. After finishing secondary school in 1989 I attended the International School of Violinmaking in Cremona, studying for four years with Vincenzo Bissolott
