The one lute builder/repairer that I know of in Southern California is
Ron Hatchez - he is the brother of Dan Hatchez. Some of you who got your
start in the lute with the help of Donna Curry will remember than she
had Dan building student lutes for her new converts c1980. Ron is at
[email protected]
Moving North a bit you should consider Mel Wong in San Francisco -
another luthier who does excellent repair work - not all luthiers will
do repairs, so the ones that do are worth their weight in gold at
times. Mel is at
[email protected]
Just South of San Francisco is Ken Brodkey, but I have not heard from
him in a long time and he might have repaired by now. BUT I would not
choose my luthier by geography, but insteasd on the merits of his lutes.
Nancy Carlin
Hi all, new to the list (and lutes in general),so forgive me if any of
this is remedial (I did search the archives):
- is this a good place to ask questions re: luthiery specific to lutes
/ theorbos?
- are there other web forums that would be good resources? if there
aren't, should we create one?
- are there any lute builders in my neck of the woods (Los Angeles
area)?
Thanks - Brad
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