Luthier

Manufacturers, tuners, and maintainers of all sorts of stringed instruments, from little zithers to grand pianos.

Cembalo. . . . . 10₲


 * ————This is a dulcimer with keys

Cittern. . . . . 4₲

Clavichord. . . . . 40₲

Dulcimer. . . . . 5₲10

Fiddle, folk. . . . . 2₲5


 * ————With bow, also called a spiked fiddle

Fiddle, lyjerica. . . . . 3₲


 * ————With bow

Guitar. . . . . 5₲


 * ————Do I need to specify that this instrument is acoustic?

Guitar, bass. . . . . 4₲2


 * ————Even though it's acoustic, this thing still goes up to eleven.

Harp, æolian. . . . . 1₲4


 * ————Yes, I know, it's technically part of the zither family; 'harp' is still in its name.

Harp, celtic. . . . . 4₲10


 * ————Also called a folk harp

Harp, multi-course. . . . . 6₲10


 * ————Because sometimes as difficult an instrument as the harp is, it just isn't complicated enough, so you want to add more rows of strings. Multi-course harps include double-strung, cross-strung, and Welsh triple harps.

Harpsichord. . . . . 22₲10

Hurdy gurdy. . . . . 9₲10


 * ————We had to include this one just because it's fun to say.

Koto. . . . . 3₲14

Lute. . . . . 3₲13

Lyra. . . . . 2₲15


 * ————Not to be confused with a lyre, this instrument is more akin to a violin.

Lyre. . . . . 3₲12

Mandolin. . . . . 4₲

Pandora. . . . . 6₲

Piano, grand. . . . . 130₲

Piano, upright. . . . . 90₲

Psaltery. . . . . 6₲10

Rebab. . . . . 3₲


 * ————Includes bow

Samisen. . . . . 3₲10

Sitar. . . . . 3₲19

Spinet. . . . . 25₲


 * ————It's a cute little piano, descended from the harpsichord.

Theorbo. . . . . 7₲


 * ————A double-necked sitar

Viol. . . . . 7₲5


 * ————Not the same thing as a viola

Viola. . . . . 7₲10


 * ————The middle child of the violin family

Violin. . . . . 7₲


 * ————Prices include bows

Virginals. . . . . 30₲


 * ————This is a simpler smaller harpsichord, sometimes rectangular in shape, but more often pentagonal.

Zither. . . . . 3₲11