The Lute Society: Makers

Register of Makers

The following makers are members of the Lute Society. We have recently updated this list to reflect the actual current membership of the Society but, if you feel we have taken your name off in error, please email the Secretary and we will correct the matter.

Inclusion in this list does not imply endorsement or approval by The Lute Society.

Remedial work on badly set-up lutes

Standards of lute making are generally high nowadays, but there are still badly set-up lutes in circulation which with a little work can be greatly improved. Many luthiers are prepared to adjust pegs, bridge, fretnut etc. to improve incorrectly set-up lutes; those who have specifically said they are happy to do this work are noted below.

If you are worried about the cost of buying a lute, we operate a hire scheme, so that you can hire until you are sure you want to buy. For those in financially straitened circumstances, there exist various grant, loan and rent-to-buy schemes, such as those listed at the Early Music Shop's Finance Options page, earlymusicshop.com/pages/finance-options or Trinity Laban's Musical Instrument Funding page: www.trinitylaban.ac.uk/study/fees-and-finance/external-funding/musical-instrument-funding/

United Kingdom

R K Alexander, Lothlorien, 26 Goosegreen Close, Heath Way, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 5XZ, (++44/(0)1403 251747)

Alexander Batov, 13 The Martlets, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 2HR Tel: 01273 479511, fax: ++44/0 870 136 3863

www.vihuelademano.com

Martin Bowers, The Volunteer Arms, 101 Wantz Road, Maldon, Essex CM9 5DD, (++44/(0)1621 853376)

Happy to do remedial work on badly set-up lutes.

Bridgewood & Neitzert, 146 Stoke Newington Church Street, London N16 0UH, (++44/(0)20 7249 9398/ f: 7275 9330)

bridgewoodandneitzert.london/
Happy to do remedial work on badly set-up lutes.

Bruce Brook, 1 Highview Close, Windwill Hill, Hurstmonceux, East Sussex BN27 4TR, (++44/(0)1323 832979),
;
www.brucebrook.co.uk
Hire purchase terms offered.

Philip Brown, 63 Cheap Street, Newbury, Berks RG14 5DH (t/f: ++44/(0)1635 35465)

www.philipbrownviolins.co.uk/contact-us/

Brian Cohen, The Old Glassworks, Alexandra Place, Guildford, Surrey GU1 3QH,
also antique instruments, strings, frets, materials

James Cole, 108 Buriton Road, Harestock, Winchester, Hants SO22 6JF, (++44/(0)7599 322011)
Jamescoleguitars.co.UK

Happy to do remedial work on badly set-up lutes.

Adrian Dodd and Lawrence Dodd, 10 Crosby Street, Derby, Derbyshire, DE22 3NY, (++44/(0)1332 232051)

www.lutherie.uk

Jo Dusepo, 68 Hill Rise, Watford, Hertfordshire WD3 7NX, (++44/(0) 7598303648)

www.dusepo.co.uk
Happy to do remedial work on badly set-up lutes.

David van Edwards, The Smokehouse, 6 Whitwell Road, Norwich, Norfolk NR1 4HB, (++44/(0)1603 629899)

www.vanedwards.co.uk

Chris Egerton, MA (RCA/V&A Conservation). Stringed-instrument restorer/conservator. 10 Burgos Grove, London, SE10 8LL (+44/(0) 774-773-0074)

Luke Emmet, Orlando Lutes, 133 Winnock road, Colchester, CO1 2DP (++44/0 7905 075 197)

www.orlando-lutes.com
Happy to do remedial work on badly set-up lutes.

Kevin Feeney [baroque guitars and guitars only] The Chestnuts, Goldsmiths Lane, All Saints, Axminster Devon EX13 7LT (++44/(0)7900 893453).

kevinfeeneyluthier.com/

Stephen Haddock, 4 Headland Avenue, Seaford, East Sussex, BN25 4PY (++44/0 1323 890503)

Sandi Harris, (baroque guitars and vihuelas, as well as lute-family instruments)
11a Peacock Yard, London SE17 3LH (++44/(0)207 703 9978)

www.lutesandguitars.co.uk/

Martin Haycock, Little House, Craswall, Hereford HR2 0PJ (++44/0 1873 860289)

www.martinhaycock.co.uk

Klaus Jacobsen, 121 Listria Park, London N16 5SP, (+44 (0)20 7502 1974)

Tony Johnson, 39 Cliff Road, Holmfirth, Huddersfield, W. Yorks HD9 1UY. Tel: (++44/0 1484 681300)

www.tonyjohnsonluthier.co.uk
Happy to do remedial work on badly set-up lutes.

Marcos Kaiser Mori, 31 Milstead House, Pembury Road, London E5 8JT

www.marcoskaiser.com

Philip Lourie Musical Instruments, Bryn Teg, Ruthin Denbighshire LL16 4PE (++44/0 1745 890221)

Michael Lowe, The Hermitage, Wooton-by-Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1EQ, (++44/(0)1993 812120)

David Luff, luthier, The Old Library, Hagley Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 1QH (luthier and repairs)

James Luff, St. Rita, 4-6 St. Leonards Terrace, Norwich, NR1 4JD

James Marriage, 107 Avon Way, Hilton, Derbyshire DE65 5AE (++44/0 01283 734388)

www.jminstruments.com
Happy to do remedial work on badly set-up lutes.

J. L. Milek, 3 The Old Granary, Kings Yard, Salisbury Street, Fordingbridge, SP6 1AB
(++44/0 1425650176)

www.mileklutes.co.uk

Malcolm Prior, 113 Yarmouth Road, Blofield, Norwich NR13 4LQ, (++44/(0)1603 713836)

www.malcolmprior.co.uk

Arthur Robb, 79 Gloucester Road, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, SN16 0AJ, (++44/(0)1666 822945)

www.art-robb.co.uk
Happy to do remedial work on badly set-up lutes.

T Rytwinski, Basement Flat, 4 Riversdale Road, Highbury, Islington, London N5 2JP, (++44/(0)20 7354 4007)
Happy to do remedial work on badly set-up lutes.

Martin Shepherd, 48 Farmer Street, Stockport SK4 1NF

www.luteshop.co.uk

P J (George) Stevens, 11 Ness Road, Lydd, Romney Marsh, Kent TN29 9DR. (++44/(0)1797 320152)

www.gstevensluthier.co.uk
www.facebook.com/georgestevensluthier

The Early Music Shop, Salts Mill, Victoria Road. Saltaire, West Yorkshire, BD18 3LA,
and
Snape Maltings, Bridge Road, Snape, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 1SP (++44/(0) 1274 288100),
major supplier of both lute kits and finished instruments by various makers.
www.earlymusicshop.com


Oliver Wadsworth, Wickham House, Buckland Road, Childswickham, Broadway, Worcs WR12 7HH (++44/(0)1386 842993 or 07986 517802)

www.wadsworth-lutes.co.uk

Australia

Tim Guster, 38 Neate Avenue, Belair, South Australia 5052 (++61 8 82787892)

Cree Marjanen-Jones, 165 Nicholls Rivulet Tasmania 7112 (+61 - 0482770790)

Belgium

Charlotte De Ley, Speerstraat 33, 2020 Antwerp
www.charlottedeley.be

Renzo Salvador, Rue en Neuvice 25, B 4000 Liege

www.renzosalvador.be

Erwin Verdonck, Bremstraat 10, 9180 Moerbeke-Waas, 0032 476 53 42 21

www.erwinverdonck.be

Brazil

Marcos Kaiser Mori, Rua Natingui 1071,Vila Madalena 05443-002

www.marcoskaiser.com

Canada

Travis Carey, 212-8696 Barnard Street, Vancouver, BC V6P 5G5 (++1 778-554-3634)
www.traviscareylutes.ca
thelutesprogress.blogspot.ca/
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Ray Nurse, 2716 East 1st Avenue, Vancouver BC, V5M 1A7 (++1 604255 1874)

Michael Schreiner, 602 Palmerston Avenue, Toronto, ON, M6G 2P9, Canada (++1 647 272 9218)

Grant Tomlinson, 205-6080 East Boulevard, Vancouver BC V6M 3V5 (++1 778-833-0230)

www.tomlinsonlutes.com

China

Chen Xiaoxin, Guanghuayan, Renmin West Road, Yulin City, Guangxi Province 537000

www.xiaoxinluthier.com/

Czech Republic

Jiri Cepelak, V Hruskovne, Statenice 75 E, 25262 Horomerice, (++420 220 971879, mob: 776 309 226)

www.lute.cepelak.cz

France

Le Luth Dore, 10 bis, Rue Paul Baudry, F 75008 Paris (++33/0 6 21 66 67 32)

www.leluthdore.com

Wolfgang Früh, Le Point d’Accroche, 4 Avenue de la Porte Montmartre, 75018, Paris (t/f: ++330/1 42 52 65 82)
www.lepointdaccroche.com

Laurent Le Guyader, 67 avenue Gros Malhon, 35000 (t: ++33/0 6 15 48 39 74)

leguyader-luthier.com/

Félix Lienhard, 5, rue Vergniaud, F 38000 GRENOBLE (t: +33/0 6 78 45 64 92)

www.felixlienhard.com

Stephen Murphy, la Vouronnade, 26170 Mollans sur Ouvèze, (++33 75 28 70 86)

www.murphylutes.com

Martin Shepherd, 507 rue de Montot, F 71120 Vaudebarrier (++33/0 3 85 24 73 16)

www.luteshop.co.uk

Julien Stryjak, 10 rue de la Grande Coudre 71390 Saint-Germain-lès-Buxy (+33 (0)3 85 92 91 28 )

www.julienstryjak.com (Francais)
www.julienstryjak.com/en/ (English)

Isabelle Venturini, 1 Place d'en Gauch, 04100 Manousque, (++33 92 87 51 18)

Germany

Corilon Violins, Lilienstrasse 2, D 81669 Munich (restorer, repairer, dealer)
(+49 89 444 19 619 fax +49 89 444 19 620)
www.corilon.com

Markus Dietrich, Eubabrunner Str. 50, D 08265 Erlbach (+49 37422 6141)

Martin Hurttig, Henricistr. 51, D 04177 Leipzig (+49/0 174 1389 507)
e: tenyearplan[at]web.de
www.lautenbau-leipzig.de

Steffen Milbradt, Schlossergasse 1, D 01662 Meissen, D 01662 (+49 (0) 3521 418179)
website: werkstatt (at) saitenspiel-zeug.de
www.gitarrenbau-milbradt.de/

Bernd Streubel, Südekumzeile 7c, D-13951 Berlin, Germany (t: 030 366 0380)

Marcus Wesche, Moorweg 4, D 27367 Stapel (t: ++49/0 4288 3005995)

www.wendelio.de

Hong Kong

'Luthier' [Kelvin Cheng]
G/F, DAN6, 6 Fui Yiu Kok Street, Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong
Tel/whatsapp/WeChat: +852-51055934

www.luthier.hk

Hungary

Tihamer Romanek, Velence, Tulipan u. 2, H 2481

Italy

Andrea Andalo, via Martiri di Monte Sole 5, 40129 Bologna, (t++39/(0)347 2969878 / ++39/(0)51 367226 f ++30/(0)51 256399)

Paolo Busato, Padova, maker of lutes, theorboes and baroque guitars
www.busatolutes.com

Antonio Dattis, Via Giulio Cesare 8, I 74028 Sava (Taranto) (++39 3403744313) www.antoniodattis.it/

Anna Radice, Via Mengoli 11c, I 40138 Bologna (++39 3482924328)
www.annaradice.it

Davide Ruvolo, Via Trieste 32, Biella (t: 33 81 102572)

Bob Van de Kerckhove, Via Aselli 72, I 26100 Cremona (CR) (t: 39 3331041771)

Japan

Makoto Tsuruda, 7-15-34, Tamagawa-Gakuen, Machida-shi, Tokyo 194-0041 (+81-42-723-5020 FAX: +81-42-860-6667)

www.crane.gr.jp

Luxembourg

Didac Zerrouk, 35 Grand Rue, L 9710 Clervaux (+352 661 139 006)

Facebook: DZ Guitars - Atelier de Lutherie Zerrouk Didac, www.facebook.com/lutheriezerroukdidac/?hc_ref=ARR2xKGCyyC8G9HxaK-4PvQwrrHHbE3911wfJ01NBy-bA1xIv_FR6eF-jVH1srDZqzs

New Zealand

Alan Wright, 2, Bourne Street, Mt Eden, Auckland 1024, New Zealand. Tel: 64 9 630 6439, mobile 027 200 3005,

Norway

Lars Tørressen, Skivebakken 33, 5018 Bergen (mob +47 47835756)
torressenlutes.com

Romania

Gyorgy Lorinczi, 540463 Targu Mures, Str Ramurele nr. 33, ap. 15 (t: 0040 741 611 788)

Facebook: www.facebook.com/lorilute1

Slovakia

Peter Hornak, Mala Okruzna 987/1, 95801 Partizanske

Spain

Jaume Bosser, 08700 Igualada, Catalonia, Spain, (+34 93 8080200), (+34 646187157)

www.bosserluthier.net

José Ángel Espejo, C/ de la Independencia, 2. Local Izq. 28013 MADRID - SPAIN

www.ars-antiqva.com/contents/es/d109_Jose_Angel_Espejo_violero.html

Carlos Gonzalez, Suspiro del Moro 30, E 04720, Aguadulce, Almería
(t: ++34 950 341873 / ++34 629 012929)

Alexander Hopkins, Ses Alqueries 15 Santa Eugenia 07142 Mallorca Spain (t:(0034) 691 937 841)

www.hopkinslutes.com

Switzerland

Philippe Mottet-Rio, 7 Route de la Verna, CH 1720 Corminboeuf, (t:++41 26 913 99 52, f : :++41 26 912 99 91 )

www.anselmus.ch

Maurice Ottiger, Les Rosalys C117, CH-1619 Les Paccots, (t/f: ++41/(0) 21 948 78 93)
Payment in instalments accepted.

Jorge Sentieiro, Thannerstrasse 43, CH 4054 Basel
++41/ (0) 61 3217 442

www.jorgesentieiro.eu/

Jonathan Rubin, Simonstr. 23, CH-3012 Bern, (t/f:++41 31 301 3228)

Minor repairs only.

Haim Shazar, Route de l’infirmerie 3 CH-1880 Bex, Vaud, phone: +41 77 460 32 34
Skype: haimluth

USA

David Fitzpatrick, 4247 Forty Acre Town Rd, Ionia, MI 48846 9436 ++1 616 822 6907.
davidefitzpatrick.com

Jamis Gaughan, 701 Valley Drive, Richmond KY 40475

William Good, 1804 E Gate Dancer Circle, Inverness, FL 34453 USA

www.goodlutes.com

Daniel Larson, 1600 London Rd., Duluth, MN 55812
(t: ++1 218 724 8011)

www.gamutmusic.com

Cezar Mateus, 825 Village Road West, Princeton Junction, NJ 08550

Andy Rutherford, 324 Millers Corners Road East Greenbush, NY 12061 (t: ++1 518 477 2349 or 917 538 0373)