Geza Burghardt received his Maestro Certificate in 1981 for Fretted and Stringed Instrument Making in Budapest, Hungary before opening his own business. In 1988 he moved to Vancouver, Canada in 1988 with his family and worked for many years in a music store as a luthier. In 1996 he opened his own luthiery business on Granville Island where he mainly builds guitars. He also teaches classical guitar construction and repair/restoration of the violin family.

Source: Geza Burghardt website (21 October 2020)