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 following workshops:
Dietrich Reutterer, Salzburg
Carleen M. Hutchins, Montclair, N.J.
Andreas Kägi, Berlin
Peter Biddulph, London
Andreas Post, Amsterdam
Hieronymus Köstler, Stuttgart.
In 1989 I earned my master degree in Berlin. Shortly thereafter, I started my own shop in Turin, Italy, dedicated both to restoration and making. However, when I decided to concentrate on making new instruments I decided to leave the city and move to the countryside in Tuscany near San Gimignano. Since 2003 I am a founding member of the Association of Tuscan Makers (Associazione Liuteria Toscana) and together we exhibit regularly at music fairs and other occasions. Since 2006 I work part-time in Berlin, Germany.
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 following workshops:
Dietrich Reutterer, Salzburg
Carleen M. Hutchins, Montclair, N.J.
Andreas Kägi, Berlin
Peter Biddulph, London
Andreas Post, Amsterdam
Hieronymus Köstler, Stuttgart.
In 1989 I earned my master degree in Berlin. Shortly th...