A u s t r a l i a :

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Buying a New Lute

in Australasia:

Luthiers:

Jason Petty (Wellington N.Z.)
http://jasonpettylutes.com

Charles Moller  (Marrickville, N.S.W.)
http://home.iprimus.com.au/kaschm/lute.html

Second Hand Lutes
Wayne Cripps' page for buying & selling lutes.
I've used it without any problem to both buy and sell.

Lute Teachers:
Australian Lutenist
Andrew Byrne
Australian Lutenist, tutor of Lute at the Early Music Unit of The Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Private Studios in Sydney and Bowral

Local Lute Community:

Australian Lute Forum
" An informal group of players, makers, and lovers of lutes, vihuelas, early guitars, and their music. This group is a forum for sharing information and building contacts and cooperation throughout Australia and New Zealand. "

Australian Early Music Directory
Performers, teachers, ensembles specialising in ancient music

Other:

Sophia Mitchell

Mezzo-Soprano

Consort Astraea

Live Renaissance Multimedia
for the 2009 International Year of Astronomy

The Muses' Salon
Renaissance & Baroque trio--

Laura Vaughan 
viola da gamba & lirone player based in Melbourne

Susan King

www.bowralbuilder.com

Ancient Music Societies & Associations

Australia:

The Early Music Association of New South Wales

The Early Music Society of Victoria

Early Music Queensland

Lute Societies:

The United Kingdom

France

Japan