New 13 course lute audio sample

A short video of me making sounds with a 13 course baroque lute that I recently completed. Please keep in mind, I'm not a baroque lute player! But I wanted a record to show what a very new baroque lute from my workshop sounds like. The entire building process is detailed in 24 chapters on my blog, The Lute's Progress (thelutesprogre...).

[@adampotter9331]

This is awesome! It's inspiring me to make my own (much smaller) loot

[@luciocosta34]

Wonderfull, great sound!!! What diapason have your lute? More 70cm?

[@kolkattcssscsxyhw9408]

Danke, es klingt sehr schön!

[@wapolo1974]

That’s a wonderful sounding lute, Travis! Would love to see a short video of you playing your own new lute. :)

[@RyanJosephLong]

what do you tune to?

[@adrian.538]

That is a GORGEOUS instrument! I have some wood picked out for a 7-course Renaissance lute I’d like to build, but I’m woefully under-equipped when it comes to tools. What recommendations would you have for a youngling who wants to get into lute building?

[@traviscarey1791]

Hi Adrian, thank you! To get started in lute making you'll need a few hand tools--a standard or low-angle block plane is essential (buy a good one!), a set of chisels (1/4"--1"), some card scrapers, a good carving knife or two (and an x-acto knife or other scalpel -like knife, for rose carving.) Some sort of thicknessing caliper is a good idea (so you know what thicknesses your materials are); and you'll need some kind of bending iron. These last two items are fairly easily made in your shop--you don't need to spend a lot of money on them right away. What else? A bandsaw is nice, but not essential--for most utility cuts, a small, relatively inexpensive dovetail saw will work (I use a "gent's saw".) However, to do re-sawing (for cutting a set of ribs, for instance) you will need access to some kind of band saw. My advice: make friends with people in the woodworking community near where you live--join a local woodworkers guild. These folks are full of all kinds of good advice, and you will meet your first teachers there (including instrument makers.) Good luck on your journey, and have fun!