Links to other Sites of Interest
Lute Societies
The Lute Society (England)
Lute Society of
America
Belgian Lute Academy
Czech
Viola da Gamba and Lute society
Société
Française de Luth
German
Lute Society
Dutch Lute Society
Swedish Lute Society
Società Italiana del
Liuto
Lute and Early Guitar Society of Japan
Lute and Early Guitar Society of Japan (English pages)
Other Early Music Societies
Early Music Chicago this site has a very wide range of links to all kinds of early music of every sort, not just related to Chicago.
The Federation of Gamba Societies this site has an illustrated history of the viola-da-gamba and lots of links.
The Viola da Gamba Society of America
Viola da Gamba Society New England's new website
Viola da Gamba Society of Greater New York
The Renaisssance and Baroque Society of Pittsburgh
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Lute Players
Lynda Sayce
Jacob Heringman
Jakob Lindberg
Robert Barto
Nigel North
Hopkinson Smith
Ronn McFarlane
Thomas Schall
Robb MacKillop
Lucia Domenegati
Chordophony, a new lute ensemble.
Other Music Links
Peter Trent, who has been making bows with me for the past fifteen years, has now also set up his own business restoring bows of all kinds, mostly 19th and 20th century bows.
Tree Edition in Lübeck, publishers of a wide variety of lute music, on their website you can download a PDF of their complete catalogue.
Lynda Sayce’s website devoted to everything about the theorbo.
Venice Research, run by Stefano Pio who has produced two important books on Venetian lute and violin makers.
The Guild of American Lutherie, a society to promote instrument making, they publish plans and books, including the very fine book on lute-making by Robert Lundberg
Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments
The Galpin Society, devoted to the historic and ethnographic study of musical instruments
Brian Jeffrey's very useful lute and guitar music library and download site
Thomas Schall's fascinating and informative lute site
Peter Martin's lute website
Richard Civiol's musical website, including much interesting material on the lute [French text]
Report of Stefan Lundgren's 2004 Summer School
Stefan Lundgren's online lute lessons
Kingham Made-to-Measure Cases
Mark Wheeler's website to download Fronimo and lute solos and duets.
Arto Wikla's website with an astonishing range of lute related contents.
Art Robb's lute website with a generous range of lute related contents.
Kenneth Sparr's lute and guitar page.
Masao Mori's lute and guitar page (mostly in Japanese).
A nice Hungarian page of lute-related links.
Charivari Agréable, to check their recordings and future concert dates.
Chris Bolton's lute page.
A website devoted to Silvius Leopold Weiss
Bach Plucked (Bach on Lute & Guitar)
Impulse Classical Music Website, if you are looking for musicians.
David Schramm, guitar maker of USA.
Hoffmann and Rook violins
Ouds by Yaroub Mohammad Fadel
Paulo Galvão's Lute & Guitar Page
Brian Cohen’s music shop for all things to do with stringed instruments.
Norwich Links
The Norwich Cycling Campaign
Spiked, the literary magazine of Norfolk.
St Georges Music Shop, Norwich, who can supply peg paste and most sheet music by post.
Robin Dauncey - potter
David Reekie - Norwich glass sculptor and artist
Ivy Smith - Norwich painter
Vanessa Pooley - Norwich sculptor
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