And what a lovely, lovely -- almost elven -- word it is: luthier. Do you have any idea what a luthier might be? I'll give you a hint. A luthier is to [something] as a fletcher is to arrows. Here's another hint: the most famous luthier in the world is a name almost everyone will recognize. Also, some luthiers are known by the subgroup archetiers.
Give up? Here's the definition. And here is where I stumbled upon the word.
Merriam-Webster says it's pronounced "LOOT ee er", but a friend who knows about such things swears it's the correct pronunciation is "LOOTH ee er". Which I like better anyway.
And here, as extra credit, is the blog of an experimental luthier.
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Thursday, August 2, 2007
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