About the Liuto forte
Early History
- Lute and guitar – a dilemma?
- Lute and guitar in the 20th century
- Why the lute died out
- Original instruments – original sound?
- The stringing of historical lutes
- Rift between guitar and lute
- Distinctions in sound
- Methods of guitar and lute construction
- The guitar’s limited bass range
About the Liuto forte
- A Lute for the 21st century
- “Guitar-lute“ or “authentic“ lute
- Historical Liuti forti
- Single or double strings?
- Liuto forte sound
- Liuto forte stringing
- Fingertips or nails?
- The belly
- Fine tuning
- The rose
- Fixed or tied-on frets?
- Tuning pegs
- The nut
- The fingerboard
- The bridge
- Playing position
- Playing technique
- Prospects
Fine Tuning
For many plucked stringed instrument makers their work on the sound of the instrument is complete once they have attached the top to the body. With Liuti forti it is then that the work really begins.
An undisputed master in this nearly lost art of imparting a final influence on an instrument’s sound was Benno Streu in Freiburg. His methods, tested constantly over many years, have been passed on to our instrument makers and are applied to every Liuto forte that leaves the workshop.
