Secondary School for Music HS12 in Linz Harbach (Austria)
1991 to 1995
Wood Working Technical School in Hallstatt (Austria) with certificate in construction of bowed and plucked instruments
1996 to 2001
Craftsman at the company Hanika Gitarrenbau in Baiersdorf (Germany)
2001 to 2002
Stay in Mexico, to get to know the country, its people and customs
2003
Master craftsman’s diploma - plucked instrument maker (awarded the title of the year’s best master craftsman)
2003 to 2007
Workshop foreman at Hanika Gitarrenbau in Baiersdorf (Germany)
2008
Opening of my own workshop in Strengberg, Lower Austria
