Escutcheon Media.

Those who think that musical instruments arrived with the last shower of rain probably belong to the Flat Earth Society. A long and convoluted history that goes back many thousand years provides considerable food for thought. The Fellowship of Makers & Researchers of Historical Instruments exists for the purposes for which it is intended.

The Lute Society was founded in 1956 in order to preserve all things Lute wise. The long-serving Secretary of the Lute Society is Christopher Goodwin who is also Secretary of the FoMRHI. This is a very convenient link. 

Other instruments origins can be traced according to their relevant family/group Society or Organisation.