Lute Plans

*IMPORTANT*

These drawings are a series of instrument plans which were prepared by Robert Lundberg for the Erlangen Lautenbaukurs, an annual seminar presented in Erlangen, Germany, beginning in 1978. Please note that these plans are intended to accompany the theoretical information presented in the Lautenbaukurs, as found in Mr. Lundberg's book Historical Lute Construction, available from the GAL.

These are not necessarily exact replicas of existing instruments. Components missing in the original instrument may be projected from available evidence. Some latitude has been taken to make them practical, workable instruments suitable to modern players.

Mr. Lundberg recommends that the uninitiated not attempt to make a first lute from one of these plans until they have read the book. The drawing presents only the essential information needed to make a particular model of lute. There are a number of details that will not appear on the drawings, because they are developed from understood principles and relationships. Some of these missing details are: The outline of the cap, the juncture of the ribs and cap, the way the ribs flow together at the neck, the pattern of the rosette, details of the treble and bass bars, fine points of bridge construction, pegs, construction of forms, materials, thicknesses, and finishes.

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