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    Violin Restoration Course Mittenwald 2014

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    The document advertises a 5-day violin restoration course taught by Georg Eittinger in Mittenwald, Germany from April 22-26, 2014. The course is offered by Hans Weisshaar, a leading violin restoration firm, and will use Violin Restoration, A Manual for Violin Makers as a guide to teach restoration techniques step-by-step. Eittinger is an experienced violin maker and restorer who will instruct participants in advanced restoration methods. Enrollment is limited and applicants must have experience in violin making.

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    The document advertises a 5-day violin restoration course taught by Georg Eittinger in Mittenwald, Germany from April 22-26, 2014. The course is offered by Hans Weisshaar, a leading violin restoration firm, and will use Violin Restoration, A Manual for Violin Makers as a guide to teach restoration techniques step-by-step. Eittinger is an experienced violin maker and restorer who will instruct participants in advanced restoration methods. Enrollment is limited and applicants must have experience in violin making.

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    The document advertises a 5-day violin restoration course taught by Georg Eittinger in Mittenwald, Germany from April 22-26, 2014. The course is offered by Hans Weisshaar, a leading violin restoration firm, and will use Violin Restoration, A Manual for Violin Makers as a guide to teach restoration techniques step-by-step. Eittinger is an experienced violin maker and restorer who will instruct participants in advanced restoration methods. Enrollment is limited and applicants must have experience in violin making.

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    Violin

    VIOLIN RESTORA-

    At the
    VIOLINMAKING SCHOOL
    MITTENWALD

    R ESTOR AT I O N
    A COURSE
    FOR VIOLIN
    MAKERS

    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.

    Makers,Restorers
    Restorersand
    andDealers
    DealersofofRare
    RareViolins,
    Violins,Violas,
    Violas,Cellos
    Cellosand
    andBows
    Bows
    Makers,

    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.

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