Claude Lebet is a Swiss violin maker graduated from the violin making school in Cremona.

In his workshop in Romeall instruments of the string quartet are made according to the Italian style of violin making. These instruments are built from old prescious wood, and the copys are made following the original models of Stradivari, Guarneri, Guadagniniand others ...

Many well-known and and sought for instruments come through the workshop for restoration or adjustment. Here are also build baroque and string-quartet bows. Claude Lebet's expertise is regularly sought for to certify the authenticity of an instrument. He has written many bookson violin-making which are sold in various bookshops around the world or can be purchased directly through this site.

Claude Lebet has built instruments for "I Musici di Roma", the "Ravel String Quartet " of Lyon, The "Beaux Arts Trio" of New York, Paul Tortelier and many others...

Amongst the renowned musicians who play Claude Lebet's instruments we find Antonio Meneses, Nikolaj Znaider, Antonio Salvatore as well as the Konzertmeister of the orchestras of Bern, Munich, Santa Cecilia in Rome and Hessischer Rundfunk in Frankfurt...