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.

Sunday, February 21, 2016

Thirteenth Course Baroque Lute After Hans Burkholtzer and Anonymous E.25

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I finished a thirteen course lute based on two historical lutes that  share a common lineage. The Hans Burkholtzer lute, ...
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Sunday, December 27, 2015

Building a Louis Panormo - Part 2

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I finished the model of a Louis Panormo guitar that was the subject of my post from 10/10/15. It is closely based on a Panormo that I res...
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Sunday, December 6, 2015

Stauffer Terz - a Photo Album

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Terry McKenna is a long time friend and client. He had stopped by to pick up a lute repair that I had finished for him. The terz,...
Friday, November 20, 2015

Building a Stauffer Terz Guitar- Part 2

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In my last post I focused on constructing the adjustable neck and the corresponding V slot.  Now it is time to describe assembling t...
Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Building a StaufferTerz guitar

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I recently finished a model of Johann Georg Stauffer's terz guitar  Cat. No. 4152 in the Berlin Musical Instrument Museum. This guita...
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I've been building instruments for 51years, 48 full-time. It has worked out pretty well.
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