Definitions

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  • noun The craft of making stringed musical instruments.

Etymologies

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French lutherie ("manufacture of stringed instruments")

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Examples

  • His father frowned on it as a fancy lacking respectability, but eventually sent his son off to San Diego, Calif., where famed craftsman Bozo Podunavac ran a school of lutherie.

    The Real Guitar Hero of Rock 'n' Roll Eric Felten 2011

  • My lutherie hobby seems less cool all of a sudden.

    Waldo Jaquith - 8mm Mauser: Just plain fun. 2007

  • When Gibson started giving away their excellent quality guitars in SL, what impact did the have on the virtual lutherie market?

    Pay the Second Life (builder, DJ, performer, scripter, artist)... or not? Bettina Tizzy 2009

  • My lutherie hobby seems less cool all of a sudden.

    Waldo Jaquith - 8mm Mauser: Just plain fun. 2007

  • The craft of lutherie †"repairing or building string instruments â€" is divided into working with two main categories, strummed instruments such as guitars and bowed instruments such as violins.

    The Post: News 2009

  • I thought it was about time to re-introduce myself and open up my lutherie efforts for the mandolin world to see.

    Mandolin Cafe News 2009

  • These are incredible examples of modern lutherie coupled with yesterday's best designs.

    Mandolin Cafe News 2009

  • Vischer spent about four months in Quebec, Canada, studying under Sergei de Jonge, at de Jonge's school of lutherie, or stringed-instrument-building.

    KeysNews.com - 2009

  • I thought it was about time to re-introduce myself and open up my lutherie efforts for the mandolin world to see.

    Mandolin Cafe News 2009

  • Imbody left to work for a lutherie in Colorado, and Coleman replaced him.

    The Post: News 2009

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