Our workshop's history
Christian Heinrich Knopf
(1831-1914)- founded a brass instrument workshop in Markneukirchen in 1852
Heinrich August Knopf
(1865-1947)- son of Christian Heinrich
- established the firm "August Knopf" to manufacture horns in January1893
Kurt Knopf
(1900-1945)- younger son of Heinrich August
- assumed leadership of "August Knopf" workshop in 1926
- 1936 examination for master craftsman's
Edgar Knopf
(1928-2013)- son of Kurt
- 1953 examination for master craftsman's
- 01.07.1976 "Anerkannter Kunsthandwerker"
- led "August Knopf" workshop until retirement in 1997, at wich time the firm closed
Herbert Fritz Knopf
(1894-1969)- elder son of Heinrich August
- established his own workshop "Herbert Fritz Knopf" in 1919
- 1933 examination for master craftsman's
Johannes Knopf
(1929-1981)- son of Herbert Fritz
- 1953 examination for master craftsman's
- 03.07.1970 "Anerkannter Kunsthandwerker"
- assumed leadership of "Herbert Fritz Knopf" workshop upon death of his father
Christian Knopf
(born 1959)- son of Johannes
- leads the workshop since 1981
- 1975-1977 professional education at the "Blechblas- und Signalinstrumentenfabrik", Markneukirchen
- 1984 examination for master craftsman's certificate as brass instrument makerr
- 1988 "Anerkannter Kunsthandwerker"
