Hanns Gerle, Nuremberg, b. about 1505, d. 1599.
Hans Neusedler, Nuremberg, d. 1563.
Sebastian Rauser, Verona, working about 1590 to 1605.
Mattheus Buchenberg, Rome, working about 1592-1619.
Hanns Fichtholdt, Ingoldstadt (?), about 1612; his lutes, the backs of which are made with narrow strips of wood, in the Italian manner, were formerly much prized by connoisseurs.
Paolo Belami, Paris, about 1612, probably an Italian. His lutes were highly valued.
Joachim Tielke, Hamburg, b. 1641, d. 1719.
Antonio Castaro, Rome, about 1615.
Christofilo Rochi, Padua, about 1620.
Sebastian Rochi, Venice, about 1620.