Philosophy &
Mode of operation
My
Why & For what
As a young musician, it has always been my dream to play an instrument with character that exactly fits my playing style and inspires me in my musicality.
If you ask musicians to describe their instrument, you get the most loving answers. It is “the partner in life”, “the voice”, “a way to escape from everyday life”, “from another world where everything is beautiful”, “an extension of the self”, “the great love”.
My life’s work is to find that one instrument for you with which you can feel that special, intimate relationship and which you can rely on on every major stage. I pay particular attention to your own individuality as a person and advise and accompany you in uniting your tonal and visual ideas in one instrument.
Because there is that one special instrument that “matches” with just that one person.
That’s what fascinates me. The moment when someone finds their voice is indescribable. Being sensitive to what musicians need and want is always an exciting journey.
My
Love for life
I love making violins. Every instrument starts with a sound idea, which I strive to achieve through the choice of model, wood and finishing.
I dedicate about 250 hours to each violin and make them 100% by hand myself.
With artistic ambition
In order to achieve an excellent sound, I incorporate the knowledge of physics into the model, the choice of wood and the finish of the top and back, so that I can get the best out of the material.
As a musician, I have always dreamed of an instrument that also tells a story visually, so I love to express myself artistically in the varnishing process and give them the charm of old master instruments. This is how I combine the best of two worlds: Modern, easy-care character instruments with an antique look that bear my own signature.
The supreme discipline is now to assess the preferences of my customers and to be sensitive to which instrument could be the great love for you and make your heart and the heart of the listener beat faster. You will receive various suggestions and inspirations from me, after which you can try out my instruments free of charge for up to 30 days.
It fills me with passion to select the individual woods and to already have a plan in my head, to browse through specialist magazines and to implement new ideas. I have formed and honed my precise ideas of what constitutes a soloistic sound and how a string instrument should sound over many years as a violinist.
My instruments spring from knowledge, intuition, patience, sensitivity and a deep creative power.
Lisa Hellmich, violin maker in Munich