Luthier
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A luthier is someone who is capable of crafting and repairing any of the many types of stringed instruments.
The French word lutherie, used in both French and English, refers to the art of constructing string instruments. The name luthier harkens back to early lute-makers.
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Well-known luthiers
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Violins, violas, cellos, basses, bows
- Italian
- the Amati family
- Bergonzi
- Nicolò Gagliano
- Gasparo da Salò
- Matteo Goffriller
- Giovanni Battista Guadagnini
- the Guarneri family
- Domenico Montagnana
- Desiderio Quercetani
- Stefano Scarampella
- Antonio Stradivari
- Carlo Giuseppe Testore
- Sergio Peresson
- French
- Hungarian
- Otto Erdesz
- German
- the Klotz family
- Karl Hermann (Andreas Morelli)
- American
- Austrian
- Swiss
- Johannes Finkel (bows)
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Guitars
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Classical guitar
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French
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German
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Spanish
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Swedish
- Javier Hernandez
- Lars Jönsson
- Per Hallgren
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Non-classical guitar and other plucked instruments
- Matthew John Bascetta
- Bob Benedetto
- Paul Bigsby
- Mark Blanchard
- Dana Bourgeois
- Jack Briggs
- Wayne Charvel
- John D'Angelico
- James D'Aquisto
- Jol Dantzig (Hamer Guitars)
- The Dopyera Brothers
- Richard Echeverria
- Lynn Ellsworth
- Leo Fender
- Harry Fleishman
- Celso Freire
- Orville Gibson
- Friedrich Gretsch
- Mark Lacey
- Harvey Leach
- Lloyd Loar
- George Lowden
- Lance McCollum
- Linda Manzer
- Christian Frederick Martin
- Godefroy Maruejouls
- Bill and Reg May (the Maton company)
- Richard Mermer
- Kari Nieminen (Versoul)
- Monty Novotny
- Paul Languedoc
- Les Paul
- Bozo Podunavac
- Bernardo Chavez Rico
- Paul Reed Smith
- Ned Steinberger
- Elmer Stromberg and his father Charles Stromberg
- Bob Taylor (luthier)
- Carl Thompson
- Ron Thorn
- Rick Turner
- Kathy Wingert
- Dean Zalinsky
- Tom Anderson
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Useful Luthier books for the amateur luthier
- Guitarmaking: Tradition and technology by Cumpiano and Natelson
- Build your own Acoustic Guitar by Jonathan Kinkead
- Steel String Guitar Construction by Irving Sloan
- Classic Guitar Construction by Irving Sloane
- Making an Archtop Guitar by Bob Benedetto
- Big Red Books of American Lutherie by the Guild of American Luthiers
- Lutherie Tools edited by Cindy Burton and Tim Olsen
- Making Master guitars by Roy Courtnall
- Classic Guitar Making by Arthur E. Overholtzer (Out of Print)
- Clapton's Guitar by Allen St. John
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Useful Luthier supplies
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External links
- Luthier Classical Guitar and Flamenco Guitars Luthier Music Corp. Sole manufacturer of luthier strings
- Guild of American Luthiers Stringed-instrument builders, primarily Guitar, violin, and mandolin.
- Classical Guitar Magazine The world's only monthly magazine dedicated to the classical guitar
- Liutaio Mottola Lutherie Info Site - Information and plans for builders of stringed musical instruments
- The Online Dictionary of Violin and Bow Makers
- The Violin Site - Violin Making
- The history of the violin - A quick overview about making and history of the violin, including answers to questions such us "Why old master instruments sound so good"
- http://www.frets.com - Everything you should know about working on an instrument
- Musical Instrument Makers Forum
- Luthier Joseph Bandy Website - Forum where luthier will answer your questions about stringed instrument building and repair.
- Project Guitar
- The Luthier Directory
- Cozio.com - A database of many old Italian instruments
- Clemens Violins - A contemporary American maker of fine violins
- Kay Edgecumbe Luthier New Zealand
- Luthier woods
- Contemporary Guitar Builders and Repairers - A master list of luthiers (primarily guitar builders and repairpersons). The list--hosted by HandCraft Guitars--is frequently updated.
- Frédéric Becker - A contemporary french maker of fine violins, sales of violins
- [Bryan Galloup - http://www.galloupguitars.com/ - Fine Luthier, also has luthiery school]bg:Лютиер
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