Christof Klingel

A piano maker with heart and soul

Even as a child, I loved two things: Playing the piano and pottering around with wood. This set me up for the job of my dreams: Piano maker – for me the ideal union of music and wood, art and craftsmanship.

I chose to train at one of the best known schools in Germany: Pianomanufaktur Ibach in Schwelm-Germany, the oldest piano maker in the world.

I spent three years there learning the art of piano making at the highest level. Experience master craftsmen initiated me into the finer points of material and mechanics, sound and intonation, and taught me not just to recognize quality but to produce it as well.

I spent my on the job training at ‘Basssaiten-Spinnerei Klinge’, one of the last of its kind. I learnt string spinning in its original, manual form and was allowed to make lots of string covers which went on to resound in upright and grand pianos.

I also earned my first merits as a piano tuner during my training: Also, in various training competitions, I always came in the top grouping.

I did not just take the skills of a craftsman with me from Ibach to my workshop, but also the appreciation of quality. I would never use inferior materials or perform a stopgap solution. I consider each piano to be an individual, and I am dedicated to optimally express the character of each instrument. For the joy of my clients – as well as my own satisfaction.