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.

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

December Update - Theorbos, Archlutes and Guitars

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My workshop has gotten crowded. In the foreground is a Tecchler archlute that is just about finished. In the back left is a Buchenberg bo...
Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Josef Pagés 1813

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Jonathan Bouquet MIMEd Curator, St Cecilia's  Early last week I was in the Music Museum of St Cecilia's Hall, University of Edi...
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Monday, September 11, 2017

Another Voboam

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  Early this summer I built this Voboam model to exhibit at the Boston Early Music Festival. The design is based on the 1690 Rene Voboa...
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Friday, August 4, 2017

Schelle theorbo - Conclusion

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My last post on the Schelle theorbo focused on the historical instrument and there are still a few points I want to make about it....
Thursday, June 1, 2017

Sebastian Schelle Theorbo

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    At the beginning of April I finished a model of the large bodied late baroque theorbo by Sebastian Schelle, 1728. Back in 2001 ...
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Sunday, April 23, 2017

April Update

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The last several months has been a busy time: After I finished a model of the 1690 Voboam guitar that my client picked up at the end of Janu...
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I've been building instruments for 51years, 48 full-time. It has worked out pretty well.
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