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.

Friday, August 7, 2015

Eight Course Lute after Magno Tieffenbrucker

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I finished an eight course lute with an eleven rib curly maple bowl and a string length of 63 centimetres. My client for this lute is a...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Benedetto Sanbretto Mandolino

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Musical Instruments in the Royal Ontario Museum Cselenyi, Ladislav (1971) For many years the Royal Ontario Museum had a Eu...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

www.schreinerlutes.com

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I am shutting down my website www.schreinerlutes.com/.   It has gotten old and cranky and has   developed glitches. On some new devices ...
Monday, May 25, 2015

A Chitarriglia after Matteo Sellas

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I finished the small baroque terz guitar that was the subject of my post from January 2, 2015. The design is my own creation ...
Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Chambure Vihuela Revisited Part 2

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 My last post described the emotions I felt while viewing the original vihuela (E.0748) in the Musée de la musique laboratory. Building a ...
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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I've been building instruments for 51years, 48 full-time. It has worked out pretty well.
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