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VIOLINMAKING SCHOOL
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FOR VIOLIN
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Obermarkt, Mittenwald

INFORMATION AND COURSE APPLICATION

Hans Weisshaar
627 North Larchmont Blvd
Los Angeles CA 90004 USA
tel 1-323-466-6293
fax 1-323-466-6733
Hans Weisshaar Musical Instruments GmbH
Spielhagenstr. 3
10585 Berlin Germany
tel 49-(0)30-342-4159
fax 49-(0)30-347-08359
restoration@hweisshaar.com

22. April 26. April 2014

in Mittenwald, Germany

Makers, Restorers and Dealers of Rare Violins, Violas, Cellos and Bows

Violin Restoration

FOR THE PROFESSIONAL VIOLIN MAKER

Georg Eittinger Violin Maker & Restorer

A Course for Violin Makers

Course taught by Georg Eittinger, President of

Hans Weisshaar

Luthier Georg Eittinger is noted by his peers

for his unique talent in the restoration and
conservation of rare antique violins, violas,
and cellos. He held this restoration course in
previous years in Cremona and Mittenwald.

The Hans Weisshaar firm, a leader in violin

restoration, is offering a hands-on restoration
course for violin makers. Georg Eittinger
conducts the workshop, using selected
chapters from Violin Restoration, A Manual for
Violin Makers.

Expand Your Knowledge

To Preserve The Instrument
Violin Restoration
A Manual For Violin Makers
Violin Restoration, a book by Hans Weisshaar
and Margaret Shipman originally published
in 1988, set the standards for modern-day
restoration of fine stringed instruments.
It continues to be the most widely-used
workshop manual for set-up, repair, and more
advanced restoration.
Using the Weisshaar manual as a guide, course
participants will explore violin restoration, stepby-step. Specific chapters of Violin Restoration
will provide an in-depth examination of various
restoration techniques.

Course dates are Tuesday, 22. April Saturday,

26. April 2014.
Course is conducted at the State Violinmaking
School in Mittenwald.
Enrollment is limited and by application only.
Prior experience in violin making is essential.
Course applications are available from Hans
Weisshaar or from the companys website at
www.hweisshaar.com.
Course applications must be received at Hans
Weisshaar by 6. March 2014. Participants will
be notified by telephone or email, and a list of
required materials and tools needed will be
provided.
Course is conducted in English; translation into
German language will be provided at no extra cost.
Tuition for the 5-day course is 690 Euro. Course
materials, tools, meals, and accommodations are
not included.
Accommodation is available through the
tourist office in Mittenwald.
Copies of Violin Restoration, A Manual for
Violin Makers will be available for sale during
the course.

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A native of Ingolstadt on the Danube River

close to Munich, Germany, he graduated from
the German College of Violin Making, located
in Mittenwald. He holds the German Master
Craftsman Certificate (Geigenbaumeister).
Throughout his professional career in Germany,
United Kingdom and the United States, he
has concentrated on the restoration of fine
bowed instruments. Mr. Eittinger has worked
for more than two decades in the craft of
violin making and has held senior positions in
the restoration departments of Peter Benedek
Geigenbau, Munich, Edward Withers, London,
and Morris & Smith, London. Before acquiring
the Hans Weisshaar firm in Los Angeles in
2004, for which he worked in the early 1990s,
Mr. Eittinger spent six years with the firm of
J & A Beare.
Mr. Eittinger has trained many restorers in
advanced instrument restoration. He lectures
to violin making students, musicians, and
music organizations about the art of violin
making and restoration and the stringed
instrument trade and expertise. He is a
participating member of the German Violin
Making Federation (Verband Deutscher
Geigenbauer und Bogenmacher), and other
violin trade organizations.