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.

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Chambure Vihuela Revisited

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My Original Model, No. 575, 2001 Throughout my career I built the occasional vihuela at the request of friends or clients. ...
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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Johann Georg Stauffer Guitar Drawing

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I have made a drawing of the guitar by Johann Georg Stauffer 1829, No. 480, University of Edinburgh, UEDIN 3838 and I am publishing ...
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Friday, January 2, 2015

Building a Chitarriglia after Sellas - Part 1 The Design

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 I received a commission for a small baroque guitar some time ago and now I am well along in its construction. The commission was ...
Monday, November 17, 2014

Giovanni Fabricatore 1805 - Appointment in Edinburgh Part 2

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The guitars of the Fabricatore family represent a style of construction and appearance that is distinct; different in construction ...
Saturday, October 25, 2014

Eleven Course Lute after Magno Tieffenbrucker

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I finished an eleven course lute using the bowl from Magno Tieffenbrucker's archlute C45 that is conserved in the KHM, Vienna. It i...
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Sunday, October 5, 2014

Appointment in Edinburgh with Fabricatore and Staufer - Part 1 Staufer

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    Last Monday I visited Edinburgh University for an appointment to continue my study of nineteenth century guitars. At le...
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I've been building instruments for 51years, 48 full-time. It has worked out pretty well.
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