Articles, Essays and Reviews
by Robert Lundberg

  • ARTICLES:
  • "Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century Lute Making.",  Journal of the Lute Society of America VII (1974), pp. 31-50.

    "Angelica; Archlute; Bandurria; Ceterone; Chitarra Battente; Chitarrone; Citole; Colascione; Course; English Guitar; Fret; Harp Lute; Mandolin; Mandora; Orpharion; Pandora; Theorbo; Vihuela." Articles written for The New Harvard Dictionary of Music, Edited by Don Michael Randel, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1986.

    "Historical Lute Construction: The Erlangen Lectures, Day One.", American Lutherie  12 (Winter 1987), pp. 37-47.

    "Historical Lute Construction: The Erlangen Lectures, Day Two.", American Lutherie 13 (Spring 1988), pp. 24-36.

    "Historical Lute Construction: The Erlangen Lectures,Day Three.",  American Lutherie  14 (Summer 1988), pp. 22-39.

    "Lute Rosette Patterns.",  American Lutherie , 14 (Summer 1988), pp. 40-41.

    "Historical Lute Construction: The Erlangen Lectures, Day Four.",  American Lutherie 15 (Fall 1988), pp. 6-27.

    "Historical Lute Construction: The Erlangen Lectures, Day Five.",  American Lutherie 16 (Winter 1988), pp. 20-23.

    "Building the Lute Form.", American Lutherie  16 (Winter 1988), pp. 24-28.

    "Historical Lute Construction: Practicum Part One.",  American Lutherie  19 (Fall 1989), pp. 6-19.

    "Historical Lute Construction: Practicum Part Two.", American Lutherie  20 (Winter 1989), pp. 40-53.

    "Historical Lute Construction: Practicum Part Three.",   American Lutherie 21 (Spring 1990), pp. 16-29.

    "Who made Marie Antoinette's Guitar?", American Lutherie  21 (Spring 1990), pp. 36-37.

    "Historical Lute Construction: Practicum Part Four."  American Lutherie  22 (Summer 1990), pp. 20-27.

    "Historical Lute Construction: Practicum Part Five.",  American Lutherie  23 (Fall 1990), pp. 42-53.

    "Historical Lute Construction: Practicum Part Six.",  American Lutherie  24 (Winter 1990), pp. 40-52.

    "Historical Lute Construction: Practicum Part Seven.",  American Lutherie  28 (Winter 1991), pp. 8-17.

    "Historical Lute Construction: Practicum Part Eight.", American Lutherie  29 (Spring 1992), pp. 10-19.

    "Historical Lute Construction: Practicum Part Nine.",  American Lutherie  30 (Summer 1992), pp. 28-41.

    "Historical Lute Construction: Practicum Part Ten.",  American Lutherie  31 (Fall 1992), pp. 46-54.

    "Ivory Lute Labeled Magno dieffopruchar in the Collection of J&A Beare.", American Lutherie  32 (Winter 1992), pp. 2-7.

    "Historical Lute Construction: Practicum Part Eleven.",  American Lutherie  35 (Fall 1993), pp. 34-43.

    "Historical Lute Construction: Practicum Part Twelve.",  American Lutherie  36 (Winter 1993), pp. 32-38.

    "Sharpening Scrapers.",  American Lutherie  36 (Winter 1993), pp. 46-49.

    "Historical Lute Construction: Practicum Part Thirteen.",  American Lutherie  37 (Spring 1994), pp. 32-38.

    "Historical Lute Construction: Practicum Part Fourteen.",  American Lutherie  38 (Summer 1994), pp. 8-17.

    "The Neapolitan Mandolin: An Introduction to the Structure and Methods of Construction, Particularly the Belly.",  American Lutherie  45 (Spring 1996), pp.

  • ESSAYS
  • "In Tune with the Universe: The Physics and Metaphysics of Galileo's Lute.", V. Coelho (ed.), Music and Science in the Age of Galileo, Kluwer Academic Publishers Group, Dordrecht (1992), pp. 211-239.

  • BOOK REVIEWS:
  • Geary Baese: "Classic Italian Violin Varnish; It's History, Materials, Preparation and Application".  American Lutherie  18 (Summer 1989), pp. 52-54.

    Scott Landis: "The Workbench Book".  American Lutherie  32 (Winter 1992), pp. 62-63.

    Henry Strobel: "Strobel Series for Violin Makers; Book One, Useful Measurements for Violin Makers, A Reference for Shop Use; Book Two, Violin Maker's Notebook; Book Three, The Health of the Violin, and the Viola and Cello; Book Four, Art & Method of the violin Maker: Principals and Practices; A preview of Book Five, Violin Making, Step by Step.  American Lutherie  39 (Fall 1994), pp. 46-49.

    Cary Karp, editor. "The Conservation and Technology of Musical Instruments".  American Lutherie  42 (Summer 1995), pp. 57-58.

    Rob van Acht: "Checklist of technical drawings of musical instruments in public collections of the world".  American Lutherie  43 (Fall 1995), pp. 61-61.

    George Gruhn and Walter Carter: "Acoustic Guitars, And Other Fretted Instruments, A Photographic History".  American Lutherie  45 (Winter 1996), pp.

  • LUTE DRAWINGS (PLANS)
  • "Six course Lute, Hans Frei 1530, an instrument plan by Robert Lundberg.",  American Lutherie  12 (Winter 1987), pp. 48-49.

    "Six-course Descant Lute after W. Venere c. 1580, an instrument plan by Robert Lundberg.",  American Lutherie  13 (Spring 1988), p. 37.

    "Eight-course Bass Lute after Magno Dieffopruchar c. 1600, an instrument plan by Robert Lundberg.",  American Lutherie  13 (Spring 1989), pp. 38-39.

    "10-course Renaissance Lute after Magno Dieffopruchar, 1612, An instrument plan by Robert Lundberg.",  American Lutherie  14 (Summer 1988), pp. 42-43.

    "7-course Renaissance Alto Lute after W. Venere, 1592, an instrument plan by Robert Lundberg.",  American Lutherie  14 (Summer 1988), pp. 44-45.

    "76cm. 13-course Baroque Lute after Magno Dieffopruchar c. 1600, Instrument plan #22 by Robert Lundberg.",  American Lutherie  15 (Fall 1988), pp. 28-29.

    "14-course Archlute after M. Sellas, an instrument plan by Robert Lundberg."  American Lutherie  17 (Spring 1989), p. 51.

    Bibliography for Historical Lute Construction


     
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