was born 1961. Inspired by Tibor Ehlers he began making instruments in 1979. Since 1980 he worked as a repair man in a little music shop in Pforzheim/Germany. In 1983 he met Rolf Eichinger, who taught him the principles of spanish guitarmaking. Short time later he got to know Franz Butscher and founded with him die Gitarrenwerkstatt in Freiburg. Franz Butscher now lives in Orgiva near Granada/Spain, where ha has an own workshop and makes wonderful guitars.

was born in 1973 and plays the guitar since he was ten. In 1995 he started making guitars with instruction of Erik Krause, after he had learned the fundamentals in a woodworking school. His second instrument was already bought and is played by a member of the Freiburger Gitarrenquartett.

Additionally, since November 2000 Mr. Berstecher sells and rents guitars, string instruments as well as accessories from www.leihinstrumente.de.

are located in the Kulturpark-Freiburg. The building also houses the international music college and several artists' studios as well as gastronomy.