Stephen Murphy (lutemaker)
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Stephen Murphy, born Sydney, Australia, May 26, 1942, is a lute maker located in Southern France at Mollans-sur-Ouvèze
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He makes lute
s, archlute
s, theorbo
s, Renaissance and Baroque
guitars and vihuela
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Since 1972 he has built over 400 instruments based on originals from the 16th. and 17th century.
Mollans-sur-Ouvèze
Mollans-sur-Ouvèze is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
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He makes lute
Lute
Lute can refer generally to any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back, or more specifically to an instrument from the family of European lutes....
s, archlute
Archlute
The archlute is a European plucked string instrument developed around 1600 as a compromise between the very large theorbo, the size and re-entrant tuning of which made for difficulties in the performance of solo music, and the Renaissance tenor lute, which lacked the bass range of the theorbo...
s, theorbo
Theorbo
A theorbo is a plucked string instrument. As a name, theorbo signifies a number of long-necked lutes with second pegboxes, such as the liuto attiorbato, the French théorbe des pièces, the English theorbo, the archlute, the German baroque lute, the angélique or angelica. The etymology of the name...
s, Renaissance and Baroque
Baroque guitar
The Baroque guitar is a guitar from the baroque era , an ancestor of the modern classical guitar. The term is also used for modern instruments made in the same style....
guitars and vihuela
Vihuela
Vihuela is a name given to two different guitar-like string instruments: one from 15th and 16th century Spain, usually with 12 paired strings, and the other, the Mexican vihuela, from 19th century Mexico with five strings and typically played in Mariachi bands.-History:The vihuela, as it was known...
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Since 1972 he has built over 400 instruments based on originals from the 16th. and 17th century.