Factory Tour
only on Monday, 7 April 2025
Following akustika, some exhibitors will be inviting visitors to visit their workshops on 7 April as part of Factory Tours.
This offer is aimed primarily at international visitors, but also at interested parties who would like to combine their visit to akustika with another item on the programme. The Factory Tours can be booked directly through the respective exhibitors.
Be our guest and experience handcrafted instrument making up close!
C. Bechstein Centrum Nürnberg
Centre manager Alexander Kerstan is looking forward to your visit to the new C. Bechstein Centrum Nuremberg in the heart of the old town. Here you will find a unique selection of grand and upright pianos, the in-house master workshop and ‘vaults’ with 5 artist studios. The tour lasts 1 hour.
Contact person: Alexander Kerstan
Address: Lorenzer Platz 29, 90402 Nuremberg
Date: 7 April 2025 from 10:00-18:00
Duration: 1 hour
Please make an appointment: nuernberg@bechstein.de ♦ Tel. 0911-21102235
akustika stand number: E2/FOY15
Gebrüder Mönnig Holzblasinstrumente GmbH
You are cordially invited to familiarise yourself with the manufacture of clarinets, bassoons and oboes in the Mönnig brothers' workshop.
Contact person: Christian Gander
Address: Pestalozzistraße 19, 08258 Markneukirchen
Date: Monday, 7 April 2025, 10:00 a.m. / 1:00 p.m.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Registration: required
Appointments: info@moennig-adler.de ♦ Tel. 037422 / 3591
akustika stand number: E3/K08
Geigenbau Lobe
You are cordially invited to Günter H. Lobe's violin making workshop to watch him at work - from the raw wood to the finished instrument. Whether violin, viola or cello, each instrument is individually crafted by hand.
Contact: Günter + Hanna Lobe
Address: Binsenstraße 5 ♦ 91088 Bubenreuth
Appointment: by arrangement
Duration: 45 minutes
Appointments: guenter.lobe@t-online.de ♦ Mobile: 0157-32458838 ♦ Tel. 09131-23121
akustika stand number: E1/SYD45
August Förster GmbH
The AUGUST FÖRSTER company currently employs 39 people and produces around 60 grand pianos and 120 upright pianos a year. You have the opportunity to see the craftsmanship of the production process for yourself during a guided tour.
Contact person: Mr Wandt
Address: Jahnstraße 8, 2708 Löbau
Date: 7 April 2025, 1 p.m.
Duration: 45 minutes
Registration requested: g.wandt@august-foerster.de ♦ Mobile: 0173-9992417
akustika stand number: E2/Foy07
Neureiter Klarinetten- und Querflötenbau
You are invited to visit the master workshop for innovative clarinet and flute making in the artisan style in Söll, Austria.
Contact person: Sieglinde Neureiter
Address: Dorf 35, 6306 Söll, Austria
Date: 7 April 2025 from 8:00-12:00 / 13:30-19:00
Duration: 1 hour
Please make an appointment: info@musik-neureiter.at ♦ Tel. (+43-)664-3461980
akustika stand number: E3/K10
Louis Renner GmbH
After the akustika trade fair in Nuremberg, you are cordially invited to the factory tour at Louis Renner GmbH in Meuselwitz on 7 April, starting at 9 am.
You can expect:
- An exciting production tour
- Insights into the manufacture of our products
- Discussions with our experienced piano makers
- The opportunity to buy a selection of our products directly
- At the end, there will be a snack and drinks on the house
The number of participants is limited to 50 people, so please register by 14 March 2025.
Contact person: Andreas Harke
Address: Hainstraße 1, 04610 Meuselwitz
Date: 7 April 2025 from 8:00-12:00 / 13:30-19:00
Duration: 1 hour
Registration requested by 14 March 2025: sales@louis-renner.de ♦ Phone +49(0)7034 645061
akustika stand number: E2/FOY20
Piano manufacturer Steingraeber Bayreuth
Pianos from Franconia - for the stages of the world! Take a look at how a ‘singing’ top instrument is made from over 12,000 parts. This has been our passion for over 200 years. We look forward to showing you around our factory and our piano museum with the original Liszt grand piano in the historic Steingraeber House from 1754.
Contact person: Alban Steingraeber
Address: Friedrichstraße 2, 95444 Bayreuth
Date: 7 April 2025 at 4 pm and 5 pm (piano shop 10 am - 6 pm)
Duration: approx. 1 hour
Appointments requested: steingraeber@steingraeber.de ♦ Tel. 0921-64049
akustika stand number: E2 - Foyer of the piano parlour
