Established in 2021, Violin-Schönbach draws directly on a rich family tradition of violin making.

The Sandner-Lupač-Skála family has been making violins in the world-famous Schönbach region, now Luby in the Czech Republic, for over a century.
The first luthier in the family was Josef Sandner in the early 20th century, followed by his son-in-law Emil Lupač, succeeded in turn by his son-in-law Tomáš Skála Sr. and grandson Tomáš Skála Jr., who gave the family business its current form: Violin-Schönbach.

Supported by this family history, our instruments are of the highest quality, easily comparable with those from renowned master luthiers, yet at affordable price points. We are happy to build custom instruments to meet our customers’ needs.