Photo credit: Daniel Lane
Lutherie 2026
SAVE THE DATE FOR THIS YEAR: SATURDAY 2nd MAY 2026
Newark Town Hall, Market Place
Newark-on-Trent NG24 1DU
This year’s conference will be a must for violin makers. More details and booking information will be announced in mid-February 2026.
Friday 1st May 2026
Lutherie Student Forum
The student forum, open to students and recent graduates. Full details will be announced in mid-February 2026.
RAB Trust tool sale
Friday night social
To book, go to Eventbrite
For updates and booking reminders, please join our mailing list.
Our booklet detailing the history of Newark School of Violinmaking is still available. Scroll down for details or click here.
Lutherie Day Saturday 2nd May 2026: Programme
09.30 - 10.30: Registration, tea/coffee, traders
10.30 Speaker 1
11.30 - 12.00: Tea/coffee, traders
12.00: Speaker 2
13.00 - 14.15 Lunch is included in your booking
14.15: Speaker 3
15.15 - 15.45 Tea/coffee, traders
15.45 Speaker 4
16.45 Close
Student/Recent Graduate Forum
Lutherie is keen to support violin making students, and those new to the industry. Our Student Forum will take place at Newark Town Hall on Friday 1st May 2026.
• Tool sale by the RAB Trust www.rabtrust.org, where students can buy donated tools, books and materials at well below market price
The programme will be announced in mid-February 2026
Venue: Newark Town Hall, Market Place, Newark-on-Trent NG24 1DU
More information and booking will appear here
Traders
An important fixture of Lutherie from its inception.
The names of our 2026 Traders will appear here in February 2026
Full details of traders will appear here later.
If you would like to book a trader’s table, please contact us: admin@lutherieuk.org
Charity partners
It’s a tradition of Lutherie to support a charity; this year we support Luthiers sans Frontières. Click here for more about their work and how you can help.
Newark School of Violin Making The first 50 years - 1972-2022
Edited by Helen Michetschläger
This booklet details the history of the school from its inception to the present day. Illustrated with many photographs from the 50 years of the school, it covers all aspects including how it all started, the impact the school has had on the violin making world, and its high and low points. It is 48 pages in length, A4 size, full colour throughout.
Contents:
The history of Newark School of Violin Making by Ariane Todes
Timeline: Major dates in the history of the school
Map and chart: Representation of former Newark students worldwide
List of staff at NSVM 1972-2023
List of students from 1972-2023
Interviews with former students
The booklet is now on sale to anywhere in the world for £18 plus postage and packing, and will be available at the conference.
