We have been manufacturing keyboard musical instruments, especially harpsichords, since 1997. From the very beginning, we have placed emphasis on craftsmanship, a deep knowledge of historical models and respect for traditional materials and techniques. In our workshop, not only new instruments are built, we also restore historical keyboard instruments.
We build instruments in a workshop with controlled climate conditions, which ensures stable temperature and humidity. Every buiding of new instrument begins with the preparation of the materials. The wood undergoes a multi-stage drying process and long-term acclimatization to attain the required dimensional and shape stability. This method of material preparation and the climatic conditions in which the instrument is constructed are the key for reliable instrument construction and tuning stability.
In our work we use period-appropriate craftsmanship and artistic techniques as well as historically used materials, alongside the most modern technologies, materials, techniques, machines, and scientific knowledge where appropriate and beneficial for the quality of our instruments. We emphasize the quality of workmanship and high precision of the mechanical parts, which affect the exact and flawless operation of the mechanism and the sensitivity of play.
We base our work on careful study of preserved historical instruments, and from this, we construct our instruments. In many cases, we faithfully adopt the original design solutions and string scales that we consider proven and optimal. If certain historical designs shows imperfections, we make sensitive structural modifications aimed at improving the stability and reliability of the instrument. We use modern technologies and scientific knowledge only where they can contribute to a better understanding of historical instruments or to the precision of craftsmanship—such as in measurement, documentation, or structural calculations. We view these tools as support for traditional work, not a replacement of it.
