born in 1959 in Berlin, Germany

1979-1982 Education at the `Mittenwalder Geigenbauschule´

1982-1984 worked for Philippe Bodart and Jérôme Dariel in Besançon and later with Jérôme Dariel in Paris, France

1985-1987 worked with Peter&Wendy Moes in New York City

passed his master craftsman's examination in violin making in May 1988 in Germany

1988-1990 worked for Peter Biddulph in London in restoration of old instruments established his own workshop in Munich since August 1990, Germany, working in repair, restauration and making of new instruments.

Co-organizer of Münchner Geigentage in 1997, 2019 and 2022, an exhibition of new instruments by violinmakers of the Munich area with concerts and lectures,

2000- 2002 development of the reconstruction of the shape of the violin using geometric means

Lecture about the Golden Ratio in Cremeonese Violins at the 2024 Convention of the VSA in Minneapolis