Experience shows that the construction of new violins places the highest demands on the violin maker. Of course, a violin should sound very good right away, even in the first few weeks. However, when my instruments come in for their first "inspection" after about a year, the break-in factor can be clearly heard: the response works effortlessly, the string transitions go smoothly, the notes separate even more easily, the sound becomes more brilliant.

As a violist, I particularly love this instrument. The medium body size (between 40.0 and 41.6 cm) suits me best. For me, the sound of the viola in the quartet belongs more to the cello sound, a rather dark and voluminous C and G string are important, and yes, no squawky A string!

The cello clearly takes over the tenor part in the vocal range. The most important things are a bright A-string rich in overtones, a warm, singing D-string and a dark warm, round bass range, all with a very easy response.