Historical instruments for modern players

• • Daniel handcrafts a vast range of musical instruments
• • He is particularly fond of historical instruments
• • He loves the smell of spruce wood

Daniel Furian initially trained as a mechanical engineer and loved playing the guitar. As he always felt attracted to craftsmanship, his path gradually led him in this direction. In 2006, in the shed of his parents' house in Carinthia, Daniel built his first electric bass guitar using his grandfather's old tools. Now, the showpiece can be admired in Daniel's workshop. After some time building instruments for friends, Daniel wondered why not turn the hobby into a career. He registered for the technical school for string and plucked instrument-making in Hallstatt, Austria and opened his workshop in Graz in 2014. “While the city is less famous for instrument making than Cremona, Graz was home to a few renowned violin makers in the last few centuries,” Daniel says about the Styrian capital.