German therapeutic musical instrument maker makes music accessible to all

Rausch has spent the last five years building a total of 20 different instruments in his workshop in rural Brandenburg. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa

Gotz Rausch squats on a cushion on the floor of his workshop in Lunow-Stolzenhagen and lightly strokes the strings on a rectangular wooden box on legs.

It creates a soothing, vibrating hum. Rausch, an instrument maker, then uses his other hand to adjust something beneath the box, creating a lightly buzzing sound.