Core Atelier Specializations
Every service is executed personally by Mst. Gerold Angerer or Sigurd Smit in dedicated private testing suites.
Handcrafted Concert Instruments
Custom-ordered Bb & A clarinets (Solista d’Arte) and soloist concert oboes built from select 10-year naturally seasoned Grenadilla wood.
- ✓ Austrian micro-parabolic interior bore profiling
- ✓ 24k hard gold-plated pillars & solid silver keywork
- ✓ Ergonomic drop-shaped keys fitted to artist’s hand anatomy
- ✓ Private acoustic voicing and hall evaluation session included
Master Restoration & Acoustic Voicing
Headed by Sigurd Smit in Velp, providing tournament-grade overhauls, crack repairs, and tone-hole undercut tuning for Europe’s leading artists.
- ✓ Hermetic Straubinger, Lucien Deluxe & cork pad fitting
- ✓ Ultrasonic wood grain cleansing & biological oiling bath
- ✓ Carbon fiber internal crack pinning without damping vibration
- ✓ Pitch balancing & tonal equilibrium at 442 or 443 Hz
Reed Craft & The Hobo Afstelcursus
Specialized private mentorship for conservatory students, teachers, and orchestral players looking to master mechanical regulation and reed profiling.
- ✓ Hands-on training in mechanism regulation and screw balancing
- ✓ Custom Swiss-milled emergency adjustment toolkit included
- ✓ Acoustic reed scraping, gouging, and scrape calibration
- ✓ Personal diagnosis and calibration of player’s own instruments
The 5-Step Concert Voicing Protocol
Every concert instrument entrusted to our atelier undergoes a meticulous multi-stage regulation process before leaving our hands.
Acoustic Diagnostic & Endoscopy
Optical tone-hole inspection, micro-leak detection under suction down to 0.005 bar, and multi-register harmonic evaluation.
Ultrasonic Cleansing & Oil Bath
Complete teardown of keys and posts. Tonewood is gently sanitized in ultrasonic tanks and bathed in nourishing biological botanical oils.
Hermetic Pad Sealing (0.01mm)
Individual leveling of Straubinger or Lucien Deluxe pads using magnetic feeler gauges for feather-light finger touch.
Zero-Play Mechanical Balancing
Blue-steel springs calibrated for uniform response. Key play eliminated via Swiss Teflon bushings and hardened silver hinge tubes.
Concert Hall Voicing at 442/443 Hz
Comprehensive play-test in our acoustically isolated testing chamber with tone-hole undercutting adjustments matching the artist’s reed.
Atelier Service Tiers
| Scope & Details | Concert Check & Voicing | Complete Atelier Overhaul | Master Neubau Commission |
|---|---|---|---|
| Target Musician | Touring soloists pre-concert | Conservatory professors & soloists | Soloists, premier artists & collectors |
| Pad Configuration | Selective spot leveling & replacement | Full Straubinger / Lucien Deluxe suite | Bespoke hand-crafted hermetic pads |
| Wood Conditioning | Bore inspection & essential oiling | Ultrasonic bath & biological deep soak | 10-Year cured Mozambican Grenadilla |
| Typical Turnaround | 1 – 2 Business Days | 5 – 8 Business Days | 6 – 9 Months Bespoke Build |
| Atelier Guarantee | 6 Months Performance Stability | 24 Months Hermetic Seal Guarantee | Lifetime Structural Warranty |
Elevate Your Instrument’s Acoustic Horizon
Whether you need a master build consultation, tournament overhaul, or emergency repair, our craftsmen in Fritzens and Velp are at your service.