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The Lute Online Resources Portal (LORP): Lute Building |
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LUTE BUILDINGScroll down this page to find lists of: ONLINE RESOURCES, INTERNET DISCUSSION FORA, BOOKS AND DVDs, PLANS, COLLEGES AND CLASSES FOR LUTE BUILDING A number of craftsmen around the world make lutes on a full-time professional basis; see lute makers. Others make lutes semi-professionally, and making a satisfactory instrument is feasible for the competent amateur wood worker. If you get into difficulties, lute makers are friendly, and will often be prepared to give a little advice. ONLINE RESOURCESIllustrated report of Andrew Atkinson's project to build a lute using only methods available in the 16th century, on the Lute Society website: A film of luthier Stephen Gottlieb (1945-2014) in his workshop making a lute, filmed for the BBC series In the Making in 1979: www.editor.net/lutemaker/inthemaking.html Project of building a viola da mano, on the website of Martin Shepherd: www.luteshop.co.uk/Viola_da_Mano.html Clive Titmuss, building a vihuela: earlymusicstudio.com/library/vihuela-building-part-1/ Back issues of the Fellowship of Makers and Researchers of Historical Instruments Quarterly include a number of papers relevant to lute building: www.fomrhi.org/pages/communications Youtube films: Search www.youtube.com for ‘lute making’ or similar, for related material For a glimpse of the speed, skill and strength of the old craftsmen, making refined objects with simple tools, see these films made in rural Sweden in 1923-4, of craftsman working wood and metal: Early European Decorated Tools: earlyeuropeandecoratedtools.vpweb.co.uk/default.html INTERNET DISCUSSION FORALute builders discussion group: BOOKS AND DVDs ON LUTEMAKINGThe current standard work on lute making in English is Robert Lundberg's Historical Lute Construction, published (posthumously) by the Guild of American Lutemakers: The luthier David van Edwards publishes a set of plans with CD ROM, with instructions and photographs of every stage of, of either a renaissance or a baroque lute. There is also a webpage with frequently asked questions and the possibility of online support: The Lute Society publishes a shorter booklet, with an accompanying plan, for the construction of a renaissance 7-course lute, available at www.lutesociety.org/pages/catalogue#n There is a German language book, Lautenbau, by Ekkehard Sachs, available from Amazon: A DVD on How to build a “Vihuela de Mano” with José Luis Romanillos & Jaume Bosser is available from El Centro de la Vihuela de Mano y la Guitarra Española “José Luis Romanillos” in Siguenza, Guadalajara, at romanillos.org/ PERIODICALS ON INSTRUMENT MAKINGJournals including occasional papers of relevance to lute builders include: Fellowship of Makers and Researchers of Historical Instruments Quarterly: fomrhi.org PLANSThere are two kinds of lute plan: a technical drawing of a surviving historic instrument, and a plan made by a modern maker for the use of the lute maker today, which will draw on elements of different historical models. Drawings of many historical instruments can be obtained from participating museums via CIMCIM, The International Directory of Musical Instrument Collections; these are listed on the CIMCIM website: homepages.ed.ac.uk/am/iwd.html The Lute Society sells technical drawings of historic instruments at: www.lutesociety.org/pages/catalogue#ma The Guild of American Luthiers sells lute plans by Robert Lundberg (see BOOKS ON LUTEMAKING above): Members of the Asociación Argentina de Laúdes y Guitarras Antiguas with plans they are willing to share can be found at: David van Edwards sells plans for the use of those wanting to build their own renaissance or baroque lute, in a package with CD ROM and online support, see BOOKS ON LUTEMAKING above. TRAINING AS A LUTHIERThere are few colleges where one can study lute construction specifically. For those wanting to train as lute makers, it may be more practical to study on a general musical instrument building course, and then attend a shorter course to learn the details of lute building – possibly on a residential summer school, or in evening classes over a long period. COLLEGES OFFERING FULL-TIME INSTRUMENT BUILDING COURSESCanadaTravis Carey's Vancouver workshop blog, The Lute's Progress: thelutesprogress.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/calling-all-lute-makers.html?spref=fb ItalyCivica Scuola di Liuteria di Milano: civicascuoladiliuteria.it/ United KingdomAt the present time those wishing to learn lute making in the UK would probably attend a guitar or violin making course, and then specialise privately or on their own initiative. London Metropolitan University (formerly College of Furniture) BSc in Musical Instruments (no specific lute making module): West Dean College, course in Making Stringed Musical Instruments (no lute making module): www.westdean.org.uk/CollegeChannel/FullTimeCourses/MakingStringedMusicalInstruments.aspx Newark College, courses in Musical Instrument Crafts (no lute making module): South Thames College, London (no lute making module) Totnes School of Guitar Making Merton College (guitar making courses) SHORT COURSES AND EVENING CLASSES IN LUTE BUILDINGSpainEl Centro de la Vihuela de Mano y la Guitarra Española “José Luis Romanillos” in Siguenza, Guadalajara has organised vihuela building courses Escuela de Violeros de Zaragoza, www.muslyramus.es/ SwitzerlandThe Association Guitare et Luth runs a summer course in lute building at Gruyere castle United KingdomLute maker David van Edwards runs evening classes in lute making in his workshop in Norwich USADan Larsen (of Gamut Music) hosts lute making summer schools in Duluth, Minnesota: Travis Carey teaches lute building on the Lute Society of America summer seminars: The Guild of American Luthiers offers help and support of all kinds: |
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