There is a lot of arcane knowledge involved.
FYI, the word luthier comes from the word lute (of course), which comes from the word oud, which is still the name of the instrument in Arabic. (It is slightly different from the lute in that it is fretless. The lute has tied on frets, as does the viola da gamba.) DM, you may have seen Hamza el Din play the oud. When the lute faded away after the development of the guitar, the word lingered on. It does not refer to makers of harps since they are constructed differently.
TG's father also made a Celtic harp. It was beautiful.
FYI, the word luthier comes from the word lute (of course), which comes from the word oud, which is still the name of the instrument in Arabic. (It is slightly different from the lute in that it is fretless. The lute has tied on frets, as does the viola da gamba.) DM, you may have seen Hamza el Din play the oud. When the lute faded away after the development of the guitar, the word lingered on. It does not refer to makers of harps since they are constructed differently.
TG's father also made a Celtic harp. It was beautiful.
the hands that guide me are invisible