Martin de Witte, maker of lutes and guitars, The Hague, The Netherlands

Martin de Witte, maker of lutes and guitars, The Hague, The Netherlands

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Below you can see an impression of the making of a theorbo after Matteo Sellas.
theorbo Martin de Witte     theorbo Martin de Witte
theorbo Martin de Witte
Below you can find some photos of the 'Legnani' model guitar originally made by Johan Georg Stauffer (1778-1853). Stauffer was the best-known guitarmaker from early Vienna. The instruments have adjustable necks and floating fingerboards. The hand crafted machineheads are covered with an engraved metal plate. These guitars are ideally suited for playing Giuliani, Legnani and Matiegka as well as the guitar songs of Franz Schubert.
Stauffer guitars Martin de Witte     Stauffer guitars Martin de Witte     Stauffer guitars Martin de Witte
Stauffer guitars Martin de Witte     Stauffer guitars Martin de Witte
Stauffer guitars Martin de Witte     Stauffer guitars Martin de Witte
Stauffer guitars Martin de Witte
Stauffer guitars Martin de Witte    Stauffer guitars Martin de Witte    Stauffer guitars Martin de Witte
     Stauffer guitars Martin de Witte    Stauffer guitars Martin de Witte
        Stauffer guitars Martin de Witte
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