Michael Fischer was born and raised in the South of Germany. At the age of 18 Michael decided to learn the art of violin-making, which offered him a fulfilling mixture of craft, visual arts, and music.
He attended the Violin Making School in Mittenwald, Germany; and after graduating, continued on to London to make viola-da-gambas and baroque instruments for Dietrich Kessler at Withers. While in London he also worked for the internationally renowned Charles Beare, performing complex restorations and studying the many fine, old instruments in the Beare's shop.
In the early 1980s Fischer moved to Los Angeles to work at Hans Weisshaar's shop. In 1984 he opened his own shop with a concentration on restoring instruments. This year he celebrates his 25th year in business.
While restoring a severely damaged Mateo Gofriller violin, he thought to make a copy of it "just for fun". When the two violins were finished, he offered them together and to his surprise, most musicians preferred the sound of his copy.
Since then, he has made and sold nearly 250 "fun" copies of specific instruments, while continuing the more traditional work of restorations and sale of string instruments.
Michael Fischer was born and raised in the South of Germany. At the age of 18 Michael decided to learn the art of violin-making, which offered him a fulfilling mixture of craft, visual arts, and music.
He attended the Violin Making School in Mittenwald, Germany; and after graduating, continued on to London to make viola-da-gambas and baroque instruments for Dietrich Kessler at Withers. While in London he also worked for the internationally renowned C...
Fischer,J. Michael G.
