Early Guitars and Vihuela

A network for historic guitars and vihuelas

For all gut strung historical guitars (Renaissance, Baroque, and Early Romantic) and related plucked, fretted instruments up to c. 1850

 

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Liuteria d'Insieme posted a discussion

Panormo guitar, copy from a 1844 original

Panormo guitar 630mm, copy from a 1844 original guitar (private collection).Fiemme Valley spruce soundboard, Indian rosewood back and sides, mahogany neck with maple headstock, ebony fingerboard and bridge with mother of pearl details.Brand new, built in 2024 by Stefano Zanderighi, hard case included.Actually visible and available for testing in our workshop in Milano (ITALY).Contact: info@liuteriadinsieme.itMore pictures: …See More
Jun 5
Steffen Milbradt posted a status
"Hello Alan, these three photos should make clear which instrument I am working on."
Jun 3
Steffen Milbradt posted photos
Jun 3
Steffen Milbradt left a comment for Steffen Milbradt
"Alan, thanks for your reply. I think it is a very old instrument, in my opinion about 400 years old. Maybe the Workshop by Tieffenbrucker. I will try to send pictures"
Jun 3
Alan Clark left a comment for Steffen Milbradt
"Hello Steffen, Is this an old lute, or one that I made? Alan"
Jun 3
Steffen Milbradt left a comment for Alan Clark
"Hi Alan, I hope all is well and you are safe and sound. I have a question about a lute you restored in 1979. It's currently in my workshop for refurbishment. I would like to know a bit more about your work back then and the extent of what you…"
Jun 3
Ian Watchorn left a comment for Tarquin Bolton
"Hi Tarquin, Hope you are doing well. I have some info on the other Joseph Panormo guitar like yours. I did email you a while back but didn't hear back. Hope to hear back from you. Best wishes Ian"
Jun 3
Alan Clark updated their profile
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Panormo guitar, copy from a 1844 original

Started by Liuteria d'Insieme in For Sale / Wanted Jun 5.

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Started by Jan Burgers in Early Romantic Guitar. Last reply by Jelma van Amersfoort Apr 4.

For sale: Catalan baroque guitar by Alexander Hopkins 1 Reply

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For Sale: Roudhloff Replica built by James Westbrook 5 Replies

Started by Larry Kellogg in For Sale / Wanted. Last reply by Larry Kellogg Feb 21.

1833 Panormo for sale

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Second Research Prize of the The Consortium for Guitar Research

The Consortium for Guitar Research at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, is offering an annual Research Prize of £200 for original research into the history of the guitar, or closely related plucked instruments, during the period 1540-1940. Entries from scholars, performers, instrument makers and collectors are invited. The research must be previously unpublished, and may take the form of an article (maximum length 5000 words) or any other form which the competitor finds useful for the best…

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Created by Jelma van Amersfoort Jun 17, 2022 at 9:51am. Last updated by Jelma van Amersfoort Jun 17, 2022.

A new guitar research prize

There is still time to apply to this Prize:…

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The 2021 Andrew Britton Fellowship - call for submissions

The Cambridge-based Consortium for Guitar Research is awarding the Andrew Britton Fellowship to a young or early career researcher again this year. Applicants are invited to submit their CV, and a separate 400 word (maximum) statement describing their latest research and explaining why this award would be useful to them. 

The Fellowship comes with a financial award and an invitation to give a paper at the September 2021 conference of the…

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