The workshop was founded by Anton Braun senior (1877-1927) in 1896 in the Austro-Hungarian city of Temeschburg/Temesvár.

He had learnt violin-making from his father Johann Braun in the workshop founded by C.W.Richter in 1867 in Segedin/Szeged (Austria-Hungaria).

Anton Braun Senior hand-crafted various instruments. When he died in 1928 his son Anton Michael Braun (1911-1978) took over the business, later (since 1958) specialising exclusively in saxophone-making.

In 1973 he retired and passed on the management of the business to his son

Johann Braun
1890

Anton Braun's business in
Temeschburg / Temesvar
1900

Company founder A.Braun
with his son B.Braun in
1921

His son A.M.Braun 1926
took over the business in
1928

Anton Johannes Braun, (1941- ) a woodwind- instrument maker and graduate in mechanical engineering.

In 1977 Anton J. Braun moved to Germany, where he began to build up the present-day workshop for flutes and piccolos.

With 18 years' professional experience of instrument- making and three years' experience of technical research behind him, he developed his piccolo and a modern wooden flute in collaboration with the flautists Prof. Michael Hasel (member of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and the Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet Berlin www.windquintet.com) and 
Rolf Bissinger (member of the Frankfurt City Opera).

A.M.Braun  &  A.J.Braun in
1961

Antonia Eva Braun has been working in her father's business since 1998. She gradually assimilated the family expertise, which has been passed on from generation to generation and constantly developed, thus ensuring the continuation and high quality of the company in the 5th generation.

Following musical training in piano, flute and voice, and successful graduation as a Maker of Woodwind Instruments from the "College of Instrument-Making" Ludwigsburg, she has been working in the family company since 2001.
 

A.J.Braun  &  A.E.Braun in
2001