A network for historic guitars and vihuelas
Instrument Building, Repair, and Strings (105)
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Material for vihuela rosetteHi all, how are you? Could you help me with a vihuela rose? I have made some with parchment, with good results. But now I am trying one w… Started by Rodrigo Mateus |
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Mar 11, 2013 Reply by Rodrigo Mateus |
luthiers 1770 - 1850I have added a list of 297 guitar builders between ca 1770-1850 on my page. Not complete of course... If someone has information about a gu… Started by Hans Kockelmans |
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Feb 1, 2013 Reply by Thomas Schmitt |
New projectHello group. I have made over 100 instruments in the last twenty years including many early instruments. It has been my intention to make… Started by Dave Bucher |
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Jan 30, 2013 Reply by Alan Arthur Suits |
Stauffer style guitarHello My name is Rasmus Erlemann. I'm a luthier from Estonia.I came into possession of an old Stauffer guitar. It has been restored but unf… Started by Rasmus Erlemann |
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Dec 2, 2012 Reply by Akira Sakamoto |
Baroque guitar pegs treatmentHi all, I would like to know what are you using for tuning pegs, to make it smooth, without sliping. I am using a recipe someonte told me… Started by Rodrigo Mateus |
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Nov 27, 2012 Reply by Akira Sakamoto |
Modern baroque guitarHere's my take on a modern baroque guitar that I've just finished. Started by Emma L |
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Aug 11, 2012 Reply by Emma L |
Two Chittarinos (or Vihuelitas?)Here's two 'chitarrinos' I built (I believe that'd be the right word for them?) The tuning is more perhaps more like a small vihuela, which… Started by Emma L |
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Jul 30, 2012 Reply by Emma L |
vihuela peghead thicknessWhy is it that some of the surviving vihuelas/guitars have pegheads that taper in thickness, (thicker at the nut end)? Is this just for lo… Started by andrew edwards |
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Jun 19, 2012 Reply by Peter Forrester |
Bar below the bridgeIn his article on guitar bridges, Sinier de Ridder writes that Pons and Lacote added a bar below the bridge (i.e. between the bridge and t… Started by John Underhill |
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May 31, 2012 Reply by Michael. N. |
lute fretsHi - can someone tell me how I figure out what grade of lute fret to buy? I realize they are different for each fret - but which size goes… Started by Alan Mills |
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Apr 23, 2012 Reply by Alan Mills |
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