The craft of making stringed musical instruments.(noun)
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Use "lutherie" in a sentence
"His father frowned on it as a fancy lacking respectability, but eventually sent his son off to San Diego, Calif., where famed craftsman Bozo Podunavac ran a school of lutherie."
"My lutherie hobby seems less cool all of a sudden."
"When Gibson started giving away their excellent quality guitars in SL, what impact did the have on the virtual lutherie market?"