ACHIM-PETER GROPIUS

Achim-Peter Gropius was born on February 25th 1967 in Berlin were he received his first guitar lessons at the age of nine. After finishing secondary school, he decided on an apprenticeship as a guitar maker rather than studying guitar. He began training as a guitar maker in 1991 and 1994 at the violin making school in Mittenwald, receiving his diploma in 1994. He then went on to work at the workshop of Luthier Max Strohmer in Nuremberg. In December 1994 he moved to Reutlingen where he worked for a master violin-maker, restoring instruments of the violin family. During this time he continued developing his own instruments. In August 1996 he opened his own workshop in Reutlingen. Two years later, in February 1998 he passed the examination as a master luthier. Since then, his instruments are finding a growing reputation amongst players in Europe, Asia and the USA. His guitars can be heard on numerous recordings.

VAT numbers: DE181003929

Primary location: Reutlingen Germany