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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Alan Clark commented on Steffen Milbradt's photo
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rare old stuff

"Hello Steffen, I can't help you much, as I really can't remember what I did to this instrument.  I remember taking it to Northern Renaissance Instruments (N.R.I.) so Eph Segerman could X ray it   He advised me to make…"
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Steffen Milbradt left a comment for Alan Clark
"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 or Sellas. These three photos should make clear which instrument I had worked on. It is now finished, but…"
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Hello from Arizona

I've been checking in here for years, but had never registered for an account.  I notice the activity levels are down since a few years ago, but I hope to use even the existing resources and discussions to better understand these instruments and their music.Nice to meet you all.See More
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arnold Franke commented on arnold Franke's album
Jul 2
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."
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Hello from Arizona

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Panormo guitar, copy from a 1844 original

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

Francesco Molino 1 Reply

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

Started by Gary Hess in General Discussion. Last reply by Gary Hess Mar 13.

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.

 
 
 

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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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Created by Jelma van Amersfoort Mar 3, 2021 at 8:41pm. Last updated by Jelma van Amersfoort Aug 25, 2021.

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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Created by Jelma van Amersfoort Feb 21, 2021 at 7:18pm. Last updated by Jelma van Amersfoort Feb 21, 2021.

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