MIA - Musical Instrument Academy
Welcome to the Musical Instrument Academy
We have been working in the music industry since 1984, where we have trained musical instrument makers in all disciplines of the music industry. [read more...]
Will the music become silent?
In the future, will music only exist on sheet music in archives, performed electronically, or will we have the opportunity to play instruments?
Instruments require professionals: instrument makers, repairers, tuners and restorers. But the knowledge and intangible cultural heritage in this field is disappearing.
The aim of the work is to preserve and develop what exists, so that the music industry can develop sustainably in line with the UN's goals.
The Musical Instrument Academy will establish a knowledge environment for instrument makers, repairers, tuners, restorers, musical instrument maker schools, museums, churches, festivals, wholesalers, acoustics institutes, guilds, musicians, orchestras and education.
No musical instrument making school,
no musical instrument maker,
No repairers,
No restaurateur,
no voices
- no music and dancing!
Here we present new and old about our business!
It started with Arnfred Marthinsen in a small workshop in Fredrikstad - and ended up shaping Norwegian instrument history.
With his company Instrumentmakeren, Arnfred Marthinsen established himself as the musicians’ repair specialist in Fredrikstad in 1984. Professional performers, students, amateur musicians and entire orchestras came here for assistance, advice, and repairs — and before long, the small workshop became a gathering point for the region’s musical life.
What began with tuning jobs, adjustments and repairs quickly grew into a creative environment where expertise, curiosity and craftsmanship went hand in hand. Over the years, hundreds of instruments were rescued, restored and given new life - while young talents had their first encounters with instrument craftsmanship.
This culture of quality craftsmanship and passion became the foundation for what would later become the Musical Instrument Academy and the festival tradition that has brought together musicians, instrument makers, and industry professionals from across Europe.
Our main partners
Norway
Øivin Fjeld guitar workshop
The craftsman Tom Dahlstrøm
Made in Fredrikstad AS
Bikuben Design & Produksjon AS
St Einar Steinar Haakenstad
Olav Bergfløt, trekkspillmaker
Øyvind Farmen, trekkspillmaker & musiker
Frode Engan, treblåsstudio
Per Løhne, pianomaker
Stine Wold Kjørstad, treblåsmaker
Yngvar Pettersen, pianomaker
Sweden
Oscar Guitars, gitarmaker – hovedpartner
Elinore Morris, fiolinmaker
Richard Rolf, gitarmaker
Odd Aanstad, pianomaker
Johannes Bergmark, pianomaker
Alban Faust, folkemusikkinstrumentmaker
Esbjörn Hogmark, nyckelharpemaker
Eric Sahlströms Institute
Finland
Helsinki konservatorii – hovedpartner
RoHi Oy -Puhallinsoitinkorjaamo
F-Musikki, Vantaa-Helsiki
The Finnish Folk Music
Institute
Finnish Musicians’ Union
Åland
Kristoffer Gottenberg, pianomaker
Åland musikkinstitutt
Iceland
IS music school or FIH
Heidaro Eht. ved Sindri Mar – hovedpartner
Iceland Musicians Union
Jon Sig, folkemusikk instrumentmaker
Latvia
Latvian museum of literature and music
Sandor Gotvoni – hovedpartner
Independent tradeunion of musicians og Latvia
COT Orgelbau - Arpad Magyar
Tyskland
Stephan Voigt, messingistrumentmaker – hovedpartner
Internasjonal fagskole for musikkinstrumentmaker – Mittenwald
Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau – avd Markneukirchen – musikkinstrumentmaker skole
Fagskole for musikkinstrumentmakere – Klingenthal
Grønland
Atlantic Music Aps – Nuuk
Itinerary for The Musical Instrument Academy
2025
December
Travel to Iceland
Visit Jon Sig, folk music instrument maker - specialist on Longspiel
Visit Sindri Mar, pianomaker
Visit IS-musicschool, music school run by The National Union of muscians.
2025
December before xmas
Travel to Åland
Visit Kristoffer Gottenberg, piano maker.
Visit Åland Musikk institutt
Travelling to Finland
Visit RoiHoy, i Lahti.
Visit Jarkko Björknäs, Helsinki Conservatory Of Music.
Visit The Union of musicians in Finland
2026
Januar
Reise til Sverige
Besøke pianomaker Odd Aanestad, Klassbol.
Visit guitar maker Oscar Bjørklund, Stockholm.
Visit Eric Sahlström insitute, Tobo.
Visit Esbjörn Hogmark, nyckelharpe maker.
Visit Nuuk, Greenland.
2026
February
2026
Mars
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