Editing Luthier (section)

==Etymology==
The word ''{{Wikt-lang|fr|luthier}}'' is originally [[French language|French]] and comes from ''luth'', the French word for "[[lute]]". The term was originally used for makers of lutes, but it came to be used in French for makers of most [[bow (music)|bowed]] and [[plucked string instrument|plucked]] stringed instruments such as members of the [[violin family]] (including [[viola]]s, [[cello]]s, and [[double bass]]es) and [[guitar]]s. Luthiers, however, do not make [[harp]]s or pianos; these require different skills and construction methods because their strings are secured to a frame.