All lutes have Swiss pine soundboards.
The neck, made of pine, is veneered with the same cherry. Lutes Heard To hear two of my lutes being tried out in the workshop, click on the buttons below. General Information I have been making lutes since 1974 and I like to make them as if I were in the lute making environment of the 16th to 18th centuries. I use good quality materials, hide glue and have studied the old instruments. I do not copy exisiting old lutes but attempt to build instruments which might well have existed and are useful to modern players.