Member
Contact Information
ron.banks@rwbanks.comLocation
FORT WORTH, Texas
Early Music Skills & Interests
Citole, Cittern, Cornetto, Gittern, Guitar, Lute, Other Plucked Strings, Recorder, Renaissance Winds, Shawm, Trumpet, Voice - BaritoneEarly Music Affiliations
Instrument Maker/Repairer
Biography
Luthier specializing in Lutes, Citterns, and Early Wire Strings, with related research interests in early wire-strung instruments (citterns and lute/cittern hybrids); early wire string manufacturing; pre-industrial instrument making technology; cornetti; and natural trumpet. Current memberships include AMIS, ARS, FoMRHI, The Galpin Society, The Lute Society of America, The Lute Society (UK), and Société Française de Luth. Previously served as Music, Theatre, Film and Dance Librarian and student Collegium Musicum instructor at Southern Methodist University; and performed in Texas/Louisiana area on early plucked strings, winds, brass, and voice. I also have a parallel career in Information Security, where I am currently serving as a Global Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (DCISO) for Brinks, Incorporated.
