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Michael Yeats

Michael Yeats has been an instrument maker since 1975. He started his career as an apprentice lute maker, and has made and repaired instruments ranging from concertinas and guitars to pipe organs. He focused on bows in 1987, moving to New York City, where he worked for fifteen years, making, repairing, and restoring bows for musicians from all over the world. He is now making bows in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. In addition to bow making, Michael enjoys a good mystery, and a great fountain pen.

▪ bio current as of 2021

In Memoriam: Wesley Brandt

2021
AL#144 p.68               read this article
Michael Yeats   Dan Compton   Mark Moreland   Chris Brandt                                                                               

▪ Wesley Brandt was a luthier in Portland, Oregon who reached a rare degree of quality in his work with early instruments. Four friends mourn his sudden passing. Many more will miss him.

Lute Neck and Pegbox Inlay Patterns

2011
AL#106 p.35               
Michael Yeats                                                                                           

▪ Yeats developed these intricate inlay patterns for veneered lute necks and peg boxes while assisting Robert Lundberg. From a conversation by Jonathon Peterson.

In Memoriam: Robert Lundberg

2001
AL#66 p.5   BRB6 p.165            read this article
Jonathon Peterson   Jean Gilman   Lora Lundberg Schultz   Dorothy Bones   Ben Lundberg   Michael Yeats   Gunter Mark   Cyndy Burton   Jeffrey R. Elliott                                                           

▪ Lundberg was perhaps the foremost lute maker in America, a champion of building lutes in an historical manner, a longtime member and supporter of the GAL, and author of the landmark book Historical Lute Construction. Family and friends take a deep look at the significance of his life and work. With 10 photos.

This article has been nominated as one of the Guild’s best articles published before 2010.

Questions: Making Bows

1996
AL#45 p.43   BRB4 p.79            
Michael Yeats                                                                                           

▪ Attending a seminar or short class is an excellent way to get started making bows.

Meet the Maker: Michael Yeats

1990
AL#21 p.12   BRB2 p.354            
Cyndy Burton   Michael Yeats                                                                                       

▪ Training, ethics, money—all luthiers face the same dilemmas, but it’s possible that those who face the field of professional classical musicians are tried a little harder. Yeats offers straight talk about all three issues.