Joachim Tielke

Joachim Tielke (Königsberg, 14 Oct 1641—Hamburg, 19 Jan 1719) was a German luthier and maker of musical instruments. Tielke made a wide range of instruments: lute, angelica, theorbo, cithrinchen (or "bell cittern"), guitar, pochette, violin, viola d'amore, baryton, viola da gamba, possibly also bows. Researchers estimate that around 140-170 of Tielke's instruments survived.