workshop

The harp maker's workshop "Atelier für keltische Harfen" was established in 1990 by Albrecht Nüchter in Rimbach (Hesse, Germany). He designed his own models and tweaked and improved them over the years in collaboration with various musicians. Over the course of three decades he built several hundred harps in his workshop, which moved to the nearby Haunetal in the early 2000s. He was supported by his wife Claudia Uecker.

Albrecht passed away on 4th of April in 2018 and no successor was in sight. In 2021, instrument maker Moritz Dortmund took over the workshop. Moritz completed apprenticeships of both carpentry and instrument making in Berchtesgaden and Mittenwald (both in Bavaria, Germany). Additionally he spent three and a half years on the road as a journeyman, a "Wandergeselle" on his traditional "Walz". During these years he got to know the "Atelier für keltische Harfen" and decided to continue Albrecht's work.

This way Albrecht's spirit lives on and his workshop continues to produce quality, handmade lever harps - made from regionally harvested wood. Additionally to the high quality standards, sustainability is always a key element. Not only are the harps constantly being improved upon, but the production process itself is being optimized. To save resources and to guarantee unimpeded joy of playing.