Joaquim Pinheiro & Associados - Luthiers, Brasil.
String instruments for ancient music.
Instruments based on historical ones, by means of museum plans or designs of masters luthiers. Varied line of lutes including viols and baroque guitars.
Extensive bibliographical references on construction and repair of ancient instruments with specialized magazines. Participation in workshops (USA and Europa) for permanent
interchange with present masters.
A lot of special woods, most of them more than twenty years old like spruce, willow, cherry, maple, jacaranda and others.
To situate an instrument in its historical period, to make it correspond to a precise technique and repertoire, is a fascinating adventure. It is nevertheless essential to respect its history and its character ...
Classical guitar with a fitted soundboard.
For greater ease of playing high notes, this guitar was created with a neck without a talon. The left hand, then, is much more stable when in very high positions.
Also, the length of the sound is improved thanks to a greater mobility of the upper surface of the soundboard.
Dimitris Rapakousis, Luthier/Oud Maker:
Beautiful Handmade Ouds and Traditional Stringed Instruments.
Please take some time to tour our site to see and hear the beautiful instruments made by Dimitris. Using the highest quality woods from around the world, each instrument is custom made to your specifications.
There is much beauty in the world, the kind we see, the kind we hear...
Here in the workshop of Dimitris both of these gifts come together in his amazing instruments. As with any true artist, he is never easily satisfied, so you can always depend on the best sound and construction for your custom order. Repairs and maintenance of all instruments are done with the same care he shows to his own as well.
Dimitris' love of the oud and the many traditional instruments of the Mediterranean and Middle East is not easily surpassed. With his very reasonable prices and willingness to please, we know you will be much more than satisfied with your instrument. We guarantee it.
George Stevens, Luthier:
I have been making lutes and related early instruments since 1989 when I enrolled at the
London College of Furniture (now the London Guildhall University). By the summer of 1994 had successfully completed five years of instrument making, study and research into the subject and attained a BSc. Hons ...
Great care is taken in selecting materials. The best instruments require the best timber. I usually have five or six woods available for lute backs ~ for example: Walnut, cherry, pear, plum, maple, ash, yew and laburnum. Please note timber in stock may vary. Of course if there is a particular wood you would like for your commission which I don't have, I will do my best to obtain it for you, but there will be an additional charge for this. Soundboards are of well seasoned, first quality Swiss pine or European spruce, obtained from one of the main suppliers in Germany. For some instruments I have also used cedar which makes excellent soundboards when carefully selected.
When you order an instrument I will discuss the choice of woods and finishes at the outset to ensure you get what you want as well as what is right for the instrument ...
Joaquim Pinheiro & Associados - Luthiers, Brasil.
String instruments for ancient music.
Instruments based on historical ones, by means of museum plans or designs of masters luthiers. Varied line of lutes including viols and baroque guitars.
Extensive bibliographical references on construction and repair of ancient instruments with specialized magazines. Participation in workshops (USA and Europa) for permanent
interchange with present masters.
A lot of special woods, most of them more than twenty years old like spruce, willow, cherry, maple, jacaranda and others.
lute maker Gerhard Bos produces quality lutes with an excellent sound at a reasonable price.
Gerhard Bos heeft grote interesse voor de geschiedenis van middeleeuwse muziek, alle oude instrumenten en de karakteristiek van de luit in het bijzonder. Na uitgebreid persoonlijk onderzoek gebaseerd op geschreven publicaties en verscheidene bezoekjes aan internationale museums en voorstellingen van oude muziek en instrumenten, startte Bos met het maken van renaissance en barok luiten in 1982 in het plaatsje Grijpskerk (NL). Zijn werkplaats bleek al gauw te klein en 12 jaar later verhuisde hij naar Wolvega (NL) en begon daar in een nieuw atelier.
Zijn hoofdproduct is de renaissance luit. De klankkast is gemaakt van gevlamde esdoorn. De kwartier gezaagde bovenbladen van de fijnspar met zijn fijne nerf is zorgvuldig uitgezocht en getest op een goede toon. Deze is versierd met een sierlijk rozet. De hals is gemaakt van abachi en is bedekt met ebben afgewisseld met esdoorn sierstrips.De toets is eveneens van ebbenhout. De stemsleutels zijn gemaakt van kersen of pruimehout. De 650 gram wegende luit produceert een zeer helder geluid ...