wiltrud fauler

Wiltrud Fauler

Wiltrud Fauler received her formal training at the violin-making school in Mittenwald, Germany. After obtaining her degree in the summer of 1994, she held internships at the workshops of J.L. Schmitt in Lyon and G. Trumpf in Strasbourg. In 1996 she was employed by C. Lüthi in Switzerland.

After three years Wiltrud Fauler moved to the United States to work on repairs and restorations for T. Metzler in Los Angeles. She relocated to New York City in 2000 to work for S. Zygmuntowicz as an assistant. She was soon promoted to workshop manager. The studio is known for creating new instruments custom made for high profile soloists.

In the summer of 2006 she returned home to Austria to establish her own business. Since the beginning of her career she has made instruments under her own auspicies. Her instruments are played in the U.S. as well as Europe. In her spare time Wiltrud Fauler is an active violin and viola player, with a special passion for chamber music.