How to Use luthier in a Sentence
luthier
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The desperate young man made a point of showing up to see a band one night where the luthier, Doug Naselroad, was performing.
—Amy Chillag, CNN, 18 Sep. 2020
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Eddie Monnier, founder of Luthiers for a Cause, posed the question of what would happen if a half-dozen of the world’s best luthiers put their skills into the project using the same exact wood.
—Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, 4 June 2017
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And who better to build it than Reuben Forsland, the Canadian luthier who had crafted Slash’s guitar?
—Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2022
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Tall, blond and amiable, Danny is a rocket-science-turned-luthier.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 3 Jan. 2022
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Not one of the aspiring luthiers, however, followed the exact directions — all veered off on their own path.
—Annaliza Savage, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2013
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South Hill is a prime example of how the local scene has evolved: in 2014, Selin was a luthier, repairing and restoring stringed instruments, and was making cider at home.
—Jason Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2021
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Traditional artist David Gerard of Homer will purchase tools and travel to study with a master luthier.
—Anchorage Daily News, 11 May 2018
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The endeavor will help bring new life to four instruments donated to the school district in 1937 by local luthier Frank Chatfield.
—Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2017
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Wolf was the first of several instruments that famed luthier Doug Irwin designed for Garcia.
—Patrick May, The Mercury News, 1 June 2017
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Musicians, luthiers, and scientists have tried for decades to figure out what gives a Strad its beautiful sound, yet no one has ever quite replicated it.
—Chuck Squatriglia, Popular Science, 10 Jan. 2020
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The instrument was made in 1922 by Carl Becker Sr., an American luthier, or maker of string instruments.
—Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2022
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However, a great luthier can make most any wood sound incredible.
—Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2022
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There’s quite a difference between somebody who’s a seasoned luthier and somebody who just starts out building guitars.
—Josh Chesler, SPIN, 15 Feb. 2023
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If the violin world errs conservative, the reasons, according to the luthier Julie Reed-Yeboah, are self-evident.
—Jennifer Gerste, The New Yorker, 2 July 2021
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Playing a blue bass custom-made by Huntsville luthier Tom Shepard, Anderson became a tasteful bassist, whether using a pick or his fingers.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 12 Apr. 2021
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Blue cursive ink on its interior indicated it was built by a Parisian luthier named Joseph Bassot in 1802.
—Alex Vadukul, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2018
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But throughout his career, Robinson has also used instruments made by boutique luthiers.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 31 Oct. 2013
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The concert was the culmination of decades of work by Weinstein, a second-generation luthier -- a builder of stringed instruments.
—CBS News, 6 Dec. 2015
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In the four and a half centuries since the Cremonese luthier Andrea Amati helped bring the modern-day violin to life, the instrument has become an object of near-religious devotion.
—Jennifer Gerste, The New Yorker, 2 July 2021
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Most but not all such farms feature an in-ground pool, stables, two horses, four types of garden (vegetable, butterfly, Zen, tulip), a neighbor who is a luthier, and a quintet of Araucana hens that lay splendid blue-green eggs.
—David Kamp, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2022
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If one of them needs repair or restoration, their owners — wealthy collectors and world-class performers, mostly — call John Becker, a master luthier with a shop in downtown Chicago.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 26 Jan. 2023
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The organization has a few special-interest groups such as women woodworkers, toy makers and luthiers.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2019
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Made by Antonio Stradivari, an Italian master luthier, the violins are regarded as among the world’s best and most valuable because of their beautiful tone and craftsmanship.
—Corinne Ramey, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2020
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The luthier suggested his own veneering technique, involving a spray-on liquid that stabilizes the wood from cracking under severe heat.
—Steve Knopper, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2022
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Acosta’s father, Miguel Acosta, was a guitar and bajo sexto luthier and innovator.
—Hector Saldana, ExpressNews.com, 13 Jan. 2021
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Since then, luthiers have tirelessly tried to imitate Stradivari’s and Guarneri’s craftsmanship, copying their wood choice, geometry and construction methods.
—Steph Yin, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2016
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His mother was a homemaker, and his father was a second-generation luthier, or maker of stringed instruments, who later became engaged in labor relations in the toy industry.
—Emily Langer, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2019
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Ever the engineer, Joe is fascinated with how technology enables luthiers to build instruments with greater precision.
—Bill Lohmann, The Seattle Times, 14 Jan. 2018
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His prior vocation greatly influences his luthier work.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 31 Oct. 2013
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All the violins produced combination tones, with the strongest coming from a 1700 Italian violin made by the famous luthier Carlo Annibale Tononi, followed by another older violin.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2022
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