Crossword clues for luthier
The Collaborative International Dictionary
luthier \lu"thi*er\ (l[=oo]"t[-e]*[~e]r), n. One who makes wooden stringed instruments, such as violins, guitars, etc.
Note: A guitarmaking Web site can be found at: http://www.cybozone.com/luthier/
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"lute-maker," 1879, from French luthier, from luth (see lute).
Wiktionary
n. A person who, or a business which, makes or repairs stringed wooden musical instruments, such as lutes, violins, and guitars.
WordNet
n. a craftsman who makes stringed instruments (as lutes or guitars or violins)
Wikipedia
A luthier is someone who builds or repairs string instruments generally consisting of a neck and a sound box. The word "luthier" comes from the French word luth, which means lute. The term originally referred to makers of lutes and is now used interchangeably with any term that refers to makers of a specific, or specialty, type of stringed instrument, such as violin maker, guitar maker, or lute maker, but excluding makers of instruments such as harps and pianos, which require different skills and construction methods because their strings are secured to a frame.
The craft of making string instruments, or lutherie (sometimes spelled luthiery), is commonly divided into two main categories: makers of stringed instruments that are plucked or strummed, and those that are bowed. Since bowed instruments require a bow, the second category includes a subtype known as a bow maker or archetier. Luthiers may also teach string-instrument making, either through apprenticeship or formal classroom instruction.
Luthier (1965–1981) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse who was the Leading sire in France on four occasions. Bred at Baron Guy de Rothschild's Haras de Meautry, he was trained by Geoffroy Watson. Racing for Baron Rothschild at age three, Luthier won important races in France but is best remembered as a Champion sire and broodmare sire.
A luthier is someone who makes or repairs lutes and other string instruments.
Luthier may also refer to:
- Luthier (horse), a French thoroughbred racehorse
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Les Luthiers, an Argentine comedy-musical group
- Les Luthiers, Grandes Hitos, greatest hits show
- Les Luthiers (volumen 3), comedy album
- Les Luthiers (volumen 4), comedy album
- Les Luthiers (volumen 7), comedy album
- Luthier, the older brother of Dyute and the playable character from Fire Emblem Gaiden
Usage examples of "luthier".
Silvio could have easily made his living as a violinist, though his livelihood was better and far more assured as a member of the luthier guild.
The man running the shop for Dylan had a visit from an Italian violinist who, in the course of chatting about having an instrument appraised, reported that the Angel violin was not a single violin but rather a series of violins made by a luthier in Cremona who had gone blind.
Angel violins made, perhaps no more than a dozen, before the blind luthier died.
Angel violins built by the blind Cremonese luthier Archangelo Serafino.
He has an excellent luthier on the staff, so if you have any repair needs or are in the market for a violin, talk to Carter.
It is an honor to meet the only living luthier to have worked on an Angel.
It is a beautiful instrument, made by a famous luthier, according to him, and I picked it up .
My dad was a luthier too, and he let me make all my mistakes on scraps.
Before Vanyel even found someone who knew which end of Fair Field the luthier was parked in, he had picked up half a dozen trifles for Shavri and Jisa.
The Gypsy brought the rifle to his shoulder and fired, killing the animal that had knocked the luthier to the ground.
She saw the cat say something to Zach and the luthier straightened, shading his eyes as he looked in her direction.
Still, the art and craft of the luthier attained its height in Cremona, and most modern practitioners attempt to imitate, not alter, that ideal.
In my life as a luthier I seldom saw anybody else who could manage that way.
If you have heard of anyone you will have heard of Stradivari, and to propose Guadagnini or Gofriller or members of the Amati family as the most accomplished of luthiers is to cast a minority vote.
Besides, we luthiers needed him, for a reason you shall know in good time.