Loco era el Melancólico: XII edition “Pórtico de Zamora”

If a few years ago they had told me about a consolidated and reference festival in the Spanish panorama of early music, it would have been difficult for me to associate it with my beloved hometown, Zamora . However, and despite the difficulties, the International Music Festival “Pórtico de Zamora” is already an unmissable appointment […]

Cuerdas Pulsadas – Lute News nº 101

The back cover of number 101 of Lute News, a magazine published by the Lute Society, was accompanied by the image of Cuerdas Pulsadas and La Mi Cinta Dorada. We were very excited to see this advertisement in full color and occupying an entire page!   We encourage you to visit the Lute Society website […]

Cuerdas Pulsadas noticed in Lute News nº 98

In this issue of the magazine produced by the English Lute Society we had the first reviews of Cuerdas Pulsadas. The first, on page 32, says: The website www.cuerdaspulsadas.com offers lute strings and fret gut for sale, from suppliers including Aquila, Pyramid and Savarez. The site also has a string calculator and an extensive library […]

Carlos González – luthier.org

In September 2011 the new design of the website of the luthier Carlos González , in which we worked together for several months. Carlos González has one of the more extensive catalogs and care of the plucked string , Therefore, the website is very focused on carefully showing each instrument and the wide range of […]

Sociedad de la Vihuela

The “ Society of the Vihuela, the lute and the guitar ” does not need an introduction for those of us who are part of the plucked string, but it is not needless to present it as a national cultural association (created in 2004) in order to spread and promote the knowledge and study of […]

Gimped gut by Gamut

Semi-wound gut strings are first mentioned in an advertisement published in the book “Introduction to the Skill of Music “by John Playford , published in 1664.   “Advertisement: There is a late invention of strings for the Basses of viols and violins or lutes, which sound much better and longer than the common gut string, […]

Medieval Lute by Cezar Mateus

Esteban La Rotta is selling a 5-courses lute by Cezar Mateus, built in 2010. Excellent instrument, perfect for playing the repertoire of the 15th century, either with the plectrum or with the fingers. Very balanced sound present and round. In perfect condition. Includes Kingham case. The instrument can be seen in Basel and its selling […]