References and Awards
- Gold medal and first place, overall impression for violin at the international violin making competition, Mittenwald, Germany, 1993
- Certificate of merit for violin, The Violin Society Of America, international competition, Cincnnati, Ohio, 2000
- Certificate of merit for violin, British Violin Making Association, first international violin and bow making competition, London, 2004
- Official evaluator for the HWK ( craft association) of Munich and upper Bavaria, 2003
- Gold and Silvermedal International Violinmaking Competition Pisogne/Italy 2012