 In his youth he studied at the Jesuit school in his hometown and later with the violinist, composer and theorist Joseph Riepel.Support from a generous benefactor enabled him to study violin with Franz Benda in Potsdam where he performed and made acquaintances with Carl Friedrich Fasch and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach.In 1763, Veichtner entered into the service of Count Herman Karl von Keyserling in Königsberg and Saint Petersburg.