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The Greifenberg Institute of Organology is a private non profit GmbH ("Ltd.") under German law in Greifenberg near the Ammersee for research, documentation and re-construction of historic keyboard - at present with a focus on grand pianofortes before 1800. 

The research, reconstruction and repetition of historic craftsmanship and working procedures in keyboard instrument making form a major part of our activities, combined with research of contemporary musical and cultural contexts of these instruments.

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We offer professional training as a piano maker combining traditional as well as modern standard techniques (crafts apprenticeship in the German educational system).

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The sound of our instruments can be experienced in our workshop concerts. 

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