Lute and Historical Guitar Building with Michael Schreiner

This is a blog about building lutes and historical guitars. It is not only a "how to" blog but also a "why" blog. I have always enjoyed thinking about lutes and guitars as much as building them. I also enjoy the music associated with the instruments I build as well as the inspiration I gain from visits to museums to examine them.

Saturday, October 20, 2012

The Lacote Decacorde in St. Cecilia's Hall, Edinburgh

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I continued my instrument museum holiday in Scotland by visiting St. Cecilia's Hall, Edinburgh to see examples of several guitars th...
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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

The Unverdorben Lute in Dean Castle Scotland

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Sue and I were in Scotland last week combining holidays with my museum appointments. I am fascinated with the 16th century lute ma...
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Monday, September 17, 2012

Jauch Baroque Lute - The Black Lute

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  My Jauch triple-nut lute is finished. Jozef van Wissem , the Dutch lutenist/composer, for whom I have built lutes since the 90's...
Wednesday, September 5, 2012

The Triple Nut Extension - Continued

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Previously, when I made triple nut or swan-neck extensions I used a drill press to remove the excess material and then trued the edges and...
Monday, August 27, 2012

Making the Baroque Lute Triple Nut Extension

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A lute with a triple nut extension offers the baroque musician several advantages. Firstly, the tonal difference between the stopped s...
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Saturday, August 11, 2012

The Soundboard Barring for the Jauch Baroque Lute

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In my last post I cambered the neck and glued on the 2mm thick ebony fingerboard. Now it was time move on to barring and fitting the sound...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

The Baroque Lute Fingerboard

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The hands-on technique of cambering the neck of baroque lutes doesn't lend itself to a photographic explanation. I only took a few p...
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I've been building instruments for 51years, 48 full-time. It has worked out pretty well.
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