Rainer W. Leonhardt

_ 27 _ ua l i t y doesn ’ t necessa r i l y t h r i ve be- h i nd cl osed doo r s . The Leonha r d t wo r kshop t rad i t i ona l l y we l comes p rospec t i ve buyers and t hose s imp l y i n teres t ed i n t he cra f t. Th i s may be one of the reasons f or the f requen t visits the media pay to our shop. Qua l i t y i sn ’ t a ques t i on o f be i ng „ d i scove r ed “ . Leonha rd t qua l i t y i ns t rumen t s may be seen and heard both at the large European trade fairs (In- t e r na t i ona l Mus i c Fa i r Frank f u r t , Mun i ch Trade Fai r) and at importan t i n ternati onal expos i ti ons . We a l so pa r t i c i pa t e wi t h r egu l ar success i n t he main European violin making competitions. Quality can also be materially rewarding, as seen below: 1989 Meda l o f Hono r, Fi r s t P l ace , Guild of Violi n Makers of the Chamber of Skilled Crafts f o r Mun i ch and Uppe r Bavaria. 1993 Medal of Honor, Guild of French Luthiers 1995 Winner, Best German Music Instrument (for the violoncello „Bergfeuer“), German Ministr y of Commerce. 1997 Prize of the European Association of Violin- and Bow Makers f or the bes t craf ted i ns trumen t submitted by a European at the international com- petition in Mittenwald. 2005 Spec i a l Pr i ze o f t he Kr e i sspa r kasse Garmi sch-Par t enk i rchen f or handcra f t i ng o f ex- cellence. Surely these awards account in part for the fact t ha t Leonha r d t qua l i t y i ns t r umen t s a r e hea r d throughout the world. Q Success is a Journey, not a Destination The LeonhardtWorkshop: Founded inMittenwald—Known Throughout TheWorld