Repair - Reconstruction of a Mainland Lute made in 1865

In the winter of 2016 we undertook in our laboratory to restore a very old and rare instrument. It was a lute of 1865! In the repair described briefly...

The carbon fiber in the stringed musical instruments and the experience of our workshop from its application in the bouzouki

Carbon fiber is now one of the most widespread achievements in "new materials" technology. Basically this is the simple idea of exploiting the static properties of coal...

Thoughts on the contribution of luthiery to culture and the culture of luthiery

In our country, more or less music experts have not been able to properly account for the position and contribution of luthiery to culture...

Humidity and musical instrument

What is the proper way to maintain my musical instrument? Which factors affect both acoustic and mechanical stability...

About the maintenance of our musical instrument

"Where is it better to have my bouzouki? In the case? In a stand? Hanging somewhere else? What should I do to keep it...

Purchasing tips for the first instrument

What criteria do we choose for our first musical instrument? How can a beginner avoid the risk of an unsuccessful market...

For the construction and use of the folk guitar

It is now commonplace that the urban folk song of the first half in the 20th century comes from the folk songs of the countryside as it also draws its own origin from its large reservoir of...

Is it true that we can evaluate an instrument by controlling the density of its waters if this is the most important criterion for a top?

This question can not and should not be given a single answer, let's take things from the beginning and as a principle I will agree that the quality of the lid really is very closely related to...

The importance of the number of strips

The importance of the number of works on the bouzouki boat is something that everyone - whether instrumental or musician - has troubled us...

Traditional luthiery not as a mummy, but as a living and evolving art

My view is that tradition should not be treated as a museum inheritance that travels from generation to generation in order to...