Master workshop for the making, restoration and repair of string instruments in Bielefeld
Geigenbaumeister Markus Lage
BielefeldNew on Amplifa
About us
The violin-making workshop of Markus Lage is a master workshop in Bielefeld specialising in the making, restoration and repair of string instruments. Its range of services also includes varnishing and varnish retouching, maintenance and tonal adjustment, baroque conversions as well as the finishing of factory-made instruments (student instruments). In addition, the business offers instrument and bow sales as well as rental instruments. The workshop works by hand with luthier's timber; for baroque conversions, hand-made pegs, tailpieces and veneered fingerboards are produced, among other parts. Markus Lage learned the craft at the State Technical School for Violin Making in Mittenwald, gained experience in workshops in the USA and Switzerland, and passed his master craftsman examination in 1992. The workshop is located in the centre of Bielefeld near St. Paul's Church in a former warehouse from 1906, renovated in 1997/98.
- Site
- Bielefeld
- Processes
- Violin making (making of string instruments), Restoration of master instruments, Repair of string instruments, Varnishing of instruments, Varnish retouching, Maintenance, overhaul and tonal adjustment of instruments, Conversion to baroque instruments (resetting of neck projection, replacing the bass bar,, Finishing of factory-made instruments (student instruments)
- Materials
- Wood (luthier's timber), Veneer (for fingerboards), Luthier's timber, Veneer
- Founded
- 1993
- Industries
- Musical instrument making, String instruments
- 01
Making of string instruments
- 02
Varnishing
- 03
Restoration and repair
- 04
Maintenance and tonal adjustment
- 05
Instrument and bow sales
Materials and Processes
Luthier's timber
Material used for the making of string instruments as well as for hand-made pegs, tailpieces and the bass bar.
Veneer
Used for fingerboards, particularly in the context of baroque conversions.
Locations
Bielefeld
DEWorkshop/Sales
- Materials
- Wood, veneer
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin making (making of string instruments)Manufacturing (Craft) | – | – | – | – | Wood, Veneer (fingerboards) |
| Restoration of master instrumentsCraft | – | – | – | – | – |
| Repair of string instrumentsCraft | – | – | – | – | – |
| Varnishing of instrumentsSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Varnish retouchingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Maintenance, overhaul and tonal adjustment of instrumentsCraft | – | – | – | – | – |
| Conversion to baroque instruments (resetting of neck projection, replacing the bass bar,Craft | – | – | – | – | Wood, Veneer |
| Finishing of factory-made instruments (student instruments)Manufacturing (Craft) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Trade in string instruments and bows as well as rental instrumentsTrade | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
History
- 1987
Journeyman's examination of Markus Lage at the Technical School for Violin Making in Mittenwald
- 1992
Master craftsman examination in Hamburg
- 1993
Opening of his own master workshop in Bielefeld
- 1994
Membership in the VDG and SVGB; VDG executive board (secretary) 2004–2016
- 1997/98
Renovation and conversion of the former warehouse (1906) into the workshop
- 2022
Master craftsman examination of Kristina Winter; death of Christine Striebel
- 2024
Pia Lage begins her apprenticeship in the workshop