Do consider Cezar Mateus -
http://mateus-lutes.com
He is as good as it gets.
RT
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From: "Edward Mast" <[email protected]>
To: "LuteNet list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2011 8:33 PM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: American luthiers
Thanks Robert, Stephen, Eugene and Ron -
I'm forwarding your recommendations on to my guitarist/would-be-lutenist
friend. It's good to know that there are a number of fine lute makers
here. (I do wish that at least one were down in this neck of the woods;
have just reglued the pegbox to one of my instruments for the third time!
I was clumsy once, others contributed the other times).
Best wishes,
Ned (Edward)
On Aug 6, 2011, at 6:32 PM, Ron Andrico wrote:
Hello Ned:
I can recommend Richard Fletcher's work. I have had the chance to try
out four of his instruments over the past year, and they were all very
nice lutes. Another name to add to your list is Mel Wong. I played
Mel's experimental 'Chinese' lute last September when we were in SF, and
it was also a nice lute. Mel is also a very nice person.
Best wishes,
Ron Andrico
> Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2011 15:15:35 -0400
> To: [email protected]
> From: [email protected]
> Subject: [LUTE] American luthiers
>
> A guitarist friend of mine - not yet a member here - wants to get a
> lute and asked my advice. He would like to get from a maker in this
> country (U.S.). The only current maker whose instruments I have played
> and can absolutely recommend is Dan Larson, but I think his wait time
> is rather long right now. Others listed in the Lute Quarterly are
> Richard Fletcher, David Fitzpatrick and Ken Brodkey. Has anyone here
> experience with the instruments of any of these makers? -Edward
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