Lute Connections

Lute Lists - email forums for all things concerning lutes. The usual list is the lute list. Subscribe to a list by putting the word 'subscribe' on the first line of your message to any of these addresses:
lute-request@cs.dartmouth.edu
baroque-lute-request@cs.dartmouth.edu
medavel-lute-request@cs.dartmouth.edu
lute-builder-request@cs.dartmouth.edu
cittern-request@cs.dartmouth.eduEnglish Guittars are covered by this forum
other email groups are to be found on Yahoo - they show up on Google.
The Lute Society web pages. Administrator Christopher Goodwin, email address lutesoc@aol.com.
The Lute Society of America
Wayne's Lute Page A comprehensive site, pictures of old and new lutes, information on buying a lute, links and plenty more - the LSA page and the Lute Archives are here.
Lute Archives ftp source of lute music.
Arto Wikla's Music Page - Another comprehensive site of links, pictures, string tension calculator, technique etc. from Helsinki.
Kenneth Sparr's Home Page, from Sweden, an interesting site about lutes in general and lutes in Sweden - good lute links.
Lute Strings names, addresses, URL's of, and comments about, the suppliers of lute strings, Carl Donsbach

Musical Instrument Making Connections

CIMCIM - (acronym from the French for) The International Committee of Musical Instrument Museums & Collections. Interesting pages on this website include:

'Copies of Historic Instruments' - a fascinating set of papers about reproducing musical instruments
Web home pages of CIMCIM members' museums - all of which have musical instrument collections.
Technical Drawings of Musical Instruments in Public Collections - where to find plans of old instruments - a large file - 135 kb
The University of Edinburgh Collection of Historical Musical Instruments - drawings of instruments in the collection are for sale here - one lute and several guitars
The Early Music Shop - Bradford, Yorkshire. Part of what is possibly the largest music shop in Europe, the EMS sells instruments and music, has a knowledgable, friendly staff and occasionally, a lute or two by me.
Fellowship of Makers & Researchers of Historical Instruments - Gives contents of journals still in print
The Galpin Society - Dedicated to the study of musical instruments. The page includes the complete contents pages of the Journal (from the very first number to 1998) - details of publications available, etc.
Guild Of American Luthiers - USA based, international group dedicated to exchanging information about musical instrument making. Quarterly Publication, American Lutherie
Hide Glue Faq - from rec.woodworking - I am pleased to find another fan of hot hide glue (although I have not found a need to strain my glue and I make it up in much smaller batches)
Kingham 'Made to Measure' Case Company - Fine quality cases
Newsgroups - rec.music.makers.builders and rec.music.early

Other European Lute Makers on the Web

Other Musical Instrument Connections

Forte Management Run by Rod Faulkner, Forte Management organises concerts and tours for quality musicians based in the south of England and Europe
Owen Morse-Brown Early stringed instrument maker based in Wiltshire, UK
John Alvey Turner UK Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Specialist
JK LUTHERIE - for guitar heros - vintage guitars and parts, books, videos, CD's, etc.
MIM Forum An excellent communication site for musical instrument makers

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