The Lute's Progress,

Three lutes are underway right now, an 8 course, 6 course and 5 course, and each presents unique design and construction challenges.   The 8...

I want to tell you about the three lutes that I finished last summer, on the very anniversary of my birth in late July: a 10 course, an 11 c...

Hi again.  Today's the last installment in the series of how to make a solid lute mold.  We've built a big block of wood, carved it ...

Last time we met, we had turned the very rough shape of the glued-up mold into something vaguely resembling a lute. Today we'll continue...