Günter Mark has been building lutes since 1979, originally as an amateur, taking part in three lutemaking courses in Erlangen, later for a period of 16 months with Robert Lundberg in Portland/USA.
In 1984 he opened his own workshop in Erlangen/Germany, and in 1987 accompanied his wife, the singer Nele Gramss, to Utrecht/TheNetherlands. Since 1993 they are living in Elsa, a hamlet ca. 15 km west of Coburg/Germany.
After receiving his Master Craftsman's Certificate in 1995, Günter Mark met his second important teacher: Benno Streu in Freiburg, while working on the Liuto Forte during 1998.
In 2005 he was appointed honorary professor at the Westsächsische Hochschule, Zwickau, for the manufacture of historical musical instruments at the campus of Markneukirchen.
Also in Portland he has built his first viola da gamba. In his opinion lutes and viols have much in common, in that principles of design and sound may often be transferred from one instrument to the other.
In 2012 Günter Mark won the German Musical Instruments Award for an 8-course Renaissance lute.
Unveiling Bach's Lute Legacy: Two Volumes by Nigel North
"Le Luth Doré is thrilled to announce its plans for resumption of production and sale of fine historically accurate and affordable Concert and Student lutes, theorbos and other plucked instruments, 100% Made in France."
Le Luth Doré Concert and Student lutes Made in France
"Le Luth Doré is thrilled to announce its plans for resumption of production and sale of fine historically accurate and affordable Concert and Student lutes, theorbos and other plucked instruments, 100% Made in France."
Book review by the Lute Society America of the book 'A Method for the Renaissance Lute, with a Supplement for the Archlute' by Peter Croton
"This is a large book, 281 pages [plus 9 pages with roman numerals at the beginning] in a generous 9x12-inch format, divided into thirteen chapters, several addenda and a coda. The actual method starts on chapter five and the last three chapters are devoted to specific repertoires: English lute music, the ten-course lute, and the Italian archlute."
Pioneering French Lute Maker, Le Luth Doré ®, Plays Hardball To Combat Counterfeiters | Le Luth Doré ®
Le Luth Doré ® [LLD], which successfully helped lead the worldwide lute revival when launched in 2015 by renowned CEO-Founder Miguel Serdoura, is now threatened by unscrupulous music businesses engaged in alleged counterfeiting and deceptive sales and marketing. And the Paris-based company is fighting back.
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