-1999: Apprenticeship and Journeyman in the field of bespoke furniture making

1999-2003: Civica scuola di liuteria di Milano, graduated with the highest marks

2004-2011: restorer, later workshop manager at Florian Leonhard Fine Violins Ltd., in London, mainly restoring top Italian instruments.

2011 - present: restorer at Reuning and Son Violins.

2013 teacher at the Oberlin Restoration course

Awards:

2016 Violin Society of America competition, Certificate of Merit for workmanship

2022 Violin Society of America competition, Certificate for Artisanship

Christian Schabbon, mostly known as one of the world's foremost violin restorers, also makes highly regarded true copies of antique instruments, which he has been able to observe in his long career at the world's most important violin shops.

His focuses  on making the best-sounding instruments as well as copying originals to minute detail and to the highest standards of his trade.