Building things and taking things apart in order to understand how they work has always been a passion for me. My father was an engineer.

 

But it is especially working with wood that gives me much pleasure: the smell of it in the workshop, the feel of a smooth planed surface, the sound of a sharp blade cutting precisely, the look of the wood under a bright finish that brings out the details in the story of its fibers.

 

The art of constructing something which later will produce the sound of music is a fascinating process. It involves theory, mechanics, craftmanship, esthetics and a lot of instinct and creativity. 

 

I make instruments for custom orders specified by the client and I build instruments that let the creativity flow, experimenting with my own new ideas. Sometimes I make small series of a particular instrument but for the most part what I do is one of a kind projects. Repairing and doing maintenance on musical instruments also gives me much pleasure and is an important part of the work.