Our team
Stefan Zirnbauer
Founder and owner
Master luthier since 1989
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He completed his apprenticeship in 1984 – 1986 as a national winner. For his masterpiece, a steel-string guitar with cutaway, he received the gold medal as the year’s best master. Co-founder of the Munich Repair Shop in 1992 and of Stevens Custom Guitars. Stefan is responsible for the workshop, purchasing and sales and the construction of custom-made electric instruments.
Gregor Zirngibl
Owner
Economist
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Gregor, together with Sebastian, provides dedicated customer service, including purchase advice and repair services. He is also involved in social media, online marketing, and website management. A passionate guitarist and bassist, Gregor has many years of experience in the music retail industry. He studied business administration in Munich and managed his own food retail business for many years. Since 2026, Gregor has been a co-owner of the Munich Guitar Company and, as the successor to Werner Kozlik, manages the company together with Stefan Zirnbauer.
Werner Kozlik
Founder
Graduate mechanical engineer specializing in acoustics
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Active in guitar building and repair since 1984. He develops his own preamplifiers and pickups for acoustic instruments. He co-founded the Munich Repair Shop in 1992, the Munich Guitar Company, and Stevens Custom Guitars. Werner is responsible for the construction of new bouzoukis, mandolas, mandolins, and other folk instruments.
Sebastian Böhme
Music retailer
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Sebastian runs our store and takes great care of our customers. He is a competent contact person for both repairs and advice on purchases. Sebastian completed his training as a music retailer in Zwickau.
Michael Kohl
Guitar maker
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After completing his training in orthopaedics and carpentry, Michi passed his journeyman’s examination as a plucked instrument maker in 2016 at the Munich Guitar Company, to which he remains loyal to this day.
Lena Kirschenhofer
Guitar maker
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Lena completed a three-year apprenticeship as a guitar maker in a Bavarian company. In June 2023, she successfully passed her apprenticeship exam and has been working in our company since September 2023.
Florian Hainz
Master luthier
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Florian has been working in our repair department since May 2019. He completed his training as a plucked instrument maker at the vocational school in Mittenwald from 2014 -2017, after which he was employed in a repair workshop in Munich. In April 2021, he successfully passed his master craftsman’s examination at luthiery
Klaus Peter Fehr
Guitar technician
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Klaus supports our repair department as a guitar technician. He has decades of experience as a tour technician.

