| 1970 | Born in Oberstaufen in southern Germany |
| 1992-95 | Vocational training as a plucked instrument maker at the Luthier School in Mittenwald |
| 1995-97 | Self-employed instrument restorer, specialising in 19th century French guitars, e.g. Lacôte for Kuno Schaub, Switzerland |
| 1997-2001 | University degree in musical instrument making at the Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau, University of Applied Sciences, in Markneukirchen.
Including participation in a study project on Richard Jacob 'Weißgerber'
Scholarship from the Cusanuswerk, the scholarship body of the Catholic Church in Germany |
| 1998, 1999 | Teaching post at the Musiik Instrument Akademiet in Moss and Sarpsborg, Norway |
| 2001 | Completion of university degree with distinction
Master craftsman’s diploma from the Chemnitz Chamber of Trade |
| Nov-Dec 2001 | Research assistant at the Institute for Musical Instrument Making (IfM) in Zwota |
| From 2002 | Guitarmaking workshop with Heidi von Rüden in Berlin, Christburger Str. 28 |
| 2005 | Artisan sponsorship award from the Berlin Chamber of Trade |
| Since 2006 | Sole continuation of the workshop. |
Ongoing: Participation in exhibitions, speaker on guitarmaking, on sound aspects of the guitar and on Richard Jacob 'Weißgerber', articles in various specialist publications | |