Violin based on the model of the ‘Kochanski’ Guarneri del Gesu anno 1741 IV This is my fourth violin based on the model of the "Kochànski" del Gesu. It has a very warm and powerful sound with great projection. My self-cooked oil varnish is shaded and slightly antiqued...

Violin based on the model of the ‘Kochanski’ Guarneri del Gesu anno 1741 II According to my friend Peter Biddulph from London the original ‘Kochánski’ del Gesu has a tremendous sound. At the moment this instrument is being played in by Tomasz Liebig, concertmaster of...

Violin based on the model of the ‘Sauret’ Guarneri del Gesu anno 1743 The violin made by Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesu anno 1743, known as the ‘Sauret’, was the model for this instrument. Not only did I make this violin using the original measurements, but also paying...

Cello based on the model of the ‘Stauffer ex Christiani’ Antonio Stradivari anno 1700 The ‘Stauffer ex Christiani’ cello by Antonio Stradivari anno 1700 served as model for this instrument. I had had the chance to admire the original instrument in an exhibition in...

Baroque violin model Jacob Stainer anno 1679 This baroque violin was made after a violin by Jacob Stainer Absam Anno 1679. The wood for this instrument I got from my friend and colleague David Wiebe from Woodstock, N.Y. This violin has a very even, round and colourful...