Training at the Violinmaking School Mittenwald, Germany, 1995 - 1998

Michael Becker, Chicago, USA, 1999 - 2001

Otto Karl Schenk, Bern, Switzerland, 2001 - 2004

Master exam in Vienna, 2004

Serge M. Stam, Utrecht, Netherlands, 2004 - 2005

Hieronymus Köstler, Stuttgart, Germany, 2006

Shop opening in Linz, September 2006

Member of the Austrian Violinmaker Association, 2007

Member of the German Violin- and Bowmaker Association (VDG), 2008

Member of the Entente Internationale des Maitres Luthiers et Archetiers d´Art, 2010

Jury member at the Austrian competition for violin and guitar maker apprentices in Vienna, 2013

Silver for Viola - 7th international violinmaking competition in Mittenwald, Germany, June 2014

Upper Austrian Crafts Price 2014

Board member of the German Violin- and Bowmaker Association (VDG) 2016-2022

Opening of the new studio, 2017