Early music performance on historical instruments: lute, baroque guitar, recorders, rebec, vihuela, and percussion
Early music performance on historical instruments: lute, baroque guitar, recorders, rebec, vihuela, and percussion
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I finished a thirteen course lute based on two historical lutes that share a common lineage. The Hans Burkholtzer lute, ...
Shape, Sand, Stain, String, Strum, Repeat
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This is a blog about building lutes and historical guitars. It is not only a "how to" blog but also a "why" blog. I have always enjoyed thinking about lutes and guitars as much as building them. I also enjoy the music associated with the instruments I build as well as the inspiration I gain from visits to museums to examine them.
Lauri Niskanen, luthier
Handmade by Erik Houtman.
At the Appalachian School of Luthiery, Master Luthier Doug Naselroad teaches stringed instrument construction to students and apprentices of all ages. Luthiery is deeply rooted in Hindman, as far back as 1871 when the beautiful dulcimers of James Edward (Uncle Ed) Thomas first appeared. Besides building museum-quality replicas of those early pieces, students can also learn to build, service and restore guitars, mandolins, and many other stringed instruments at a professional level.
La liuteria di Pasquale Scala e Leonardo Scala a Praiano: chitarre. The guitars of luthiers Pasquale and Leonardo Scala.
The mountain dulcimer is a beautiful, sweet-sounding stringed instrument that developed in the Appalachian mountains in the 18th and 19th centuries. The mountain dulcimer remains a popular instrument in folk and dance music of the mountains. Kits for building mountain dulcimers are widely available, but many people ...
Building a Dulcimer, Preston Woodruff - free woodworking tips available online at Highland Woodworking.
Sweepstakes Winner's Custom Build Process