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
I was born in Erlangen in 1973 and grew up in Bubenreuth. In 1992 I began my apprenticeship to become a professional violin maker at Karl Höfner’s workshop in Bubenreuth under supervision of Alfred
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
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
BERBUER GEIGENBAU
In June 2017 we opened our master violin making workshop in Leipzig.
Here we carry out repairs at the highest level, hair your bow professionally and unfold the tonal potentialÂ
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
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
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
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
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
