Johann Lexer Geigenbaumuseum / Joachim Niggler Schusterwerkstatt

The Violin Museum displays a selection of Lexer violins. Among the exhibits are his first cello (1925), the first violin he built in 1926, as well as Lexer’s favorite violin. He always took this with him to celebrations, weddings, and gatherings. Lexer primarily built his violins (not only) inspired by his two great role models, Stradivari and Stainer. Museum visitors are left in awe in the "Rondell." Everyone stands moved before the overwhelming number of instruments that Lexer built in a single year, over 70 violins and decorative violins.
In addition, Johann Lexer was a conductor, trained young musicians, was an organist, composed, practiced with his family band, and pursued his bread-and-butter job as a municipal secretary.
The highlight of the museum is the workshop of Johann Lexer. The instrument maker not only crafted violins but also the tools that he needed to create the instruments.
Over 100 compositions, including waltzes, marches, but also classical pieces, quartets, and even a requiem with text, come from his pen. The conductor's outfit that he wore for decades has also been preserved.
In the ORF documentary by Walter Deutsch “Fein sein, beinander bleibn” (1976), Johann Lexer tells how he became a violin maker and how he builds a violin.