- Makers of concert violins, -violas and -violoncellos
Curriculum vitae
Andrew Finnigan and Pia Klaembt work together in Bremen/Germany. Andrew trained at the Newark school of violin making where he achieved a distinction in the final examinations. Then he established a successful violinmaking business for several years in England prior to relocating to Germany. Pia began her training at the Newark school of violin making and completed her studies with Geigenbaumeister Reinhard Bönsch where she was awarded distinction in her final examination.
Andrew and Pia both play the violin, viola and violoncello.
Exhibitions and competitions
- Andrew exhibited a violin in the '400 years of British violin making' exhibition 1998
- Pia won the Silver medal for a violin entered in the international competition of the Violin society of America 2002
- Andrew won the Gold medal for violin in the international violin making competition "concours de lutherie et d`archetèrie" Paris 1999
- Andrew won the Gold medal for cello in the international cello making competition "The Strad cello and bow making competition"at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester 2001
Andrew and Pia work exclusively on the production of high quality concert instruments including antiqued copies of old italian masters, as well as baroque instruments. Both are actively involved in developing new acoustical research techniques in their workshop that have enabled them to consistently produce instruments of the highest sound quality. These techniques and Andrew Finnigan and Pia Klaembt's many years of experience also allow them to make effective sound optimisations to client's instruments.
