: one who makes stringed musical instruments (such as violins or guitars)
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Learning to play guitar on acoustic instruments handmade by a local luthier.
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Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
Worth millions of British pounds, it was crafted in 1726, when Antonio Stradivari, the Cremonese luthier, was in his eighties.
—John Phipps, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
And now his daughters, Ava and Lila Delgado, 17 and 11, carry on the legacy as fourth-generation luthiers.
—Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 13 July 2025
Made of pinewood, bird’s-eye maple and plain-cut sycamore, the violin is almost certainly the work of a Scottish luthier, Reid said.
—Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
Worth millions of British pounds, it was crafted in 1726, when Antonio Stradivari, the Cremonese luthier, was in his eighties.
—John Phipps, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
And now his daughters, Ava and Lila Delgado, 17 and 11, carry on the legacy as fourth-generation luthiers.
—Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 13 July 2025
Made of pinewood, bird’s-eye maple and plain-cut sycamore, the violin is almost certainly the work of a Scottish luthier, Reid said.
—Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Luthier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/luthier. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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