Editing Luthier (section)

{{Short description|Craftsman of stringed musical instruments}}
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{{Redirect|Violin maker|the film|The Violin Maker{{!}}''The Violin Maker''}}
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| name               = Luthier
| image              = Workshop luthier.jpg
| caption            = Modern luthier's workshop, [[Cremona]] (2007)
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| type               = Instrument maker, instrument repairer
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[[File:Instrumentmakare_-_Malmö_1988.jpg|thumb|A luthier tunes the bridge of a violin.]]

A '''luthier''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|uː|t|i|ər}} {{respell|LOO|tee|ər}}; {{IPAc-en|USalso|ˈ|l|uː|θ|i|ər}} {{respell|LOO|thee|ər}})<ref>{{cite Lexico|luthier}} {{Cite web |url=http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/luthier |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-11-24 |archive-date=2012-09-05 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905164802/http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/luthier |url-status=dead }}.</ref><ref>{{Wiktionary-inline |title=luthier |access-date=2022-07-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Mottola |first1=RM |title=Mottola's Cyclopedic Dictionary of Lutherie Terms |date=January 2020 |publisher=LiutaioMottola.com |isbn=978-1-7341256-0-3}}</ref> is a [[Artisan|craftsperson]] who builds or repairs [[string instrument]]s.