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Guitar Societies and Other Organizations: U.S.
- La Guitarra California 2001 — a three day Classical Guitar festival!
- The Columbus Guitar Society in Columbus–where else?
- Guitar Foundation of America, America’s leading guitar organization
- Northwest Classical Guitar Society in Washington
- The Omni Foundation is a guitar presenting organization based in San Francisco
- Seattle Classic Guitar Society, also in Washington, of course
- Tidewater Classical Guitar Society in Virginia
- Ventura County Guitar Society is just up the road from Malibu
Guitar Societies and Other Organizations: International
- The Chatswood School of Guitar in Sydney
- The Classical Guitar Homepage in Japan by Katunori Shiota
- The Dundee Guitar Festival site is right here…thanks Allan!
- The Edmonton Classical Guitar Society is right here
- Flamenco de Hoy, s.l. in Spain, of course!
- The wonderful Italian Just Classical Guitar Page by Marci Bazzotti
- Les Productions d’Oz in Quebec is a great site
- This is where Naftali Lahav’s New Music Education Project in Israel is
- Niibori Guitar World is here, and celebrating its 40th anniversary!
- Sydney Classical Guitar Society down under Lists, Files, FAQs and other Information
- The Classical Guitar and Lute Literature page is amazing: what a resource!
- The Classical Guitar Composers List is an excellent resource…thanks, Ying Sun!
- There is also the amazing FolkLib Index of Fingerstyle Guitarists
- Intermediate Classical Guitar Repertoire Favorites is what it says it is!
- Music 101 is full of musical learning resources
Guitar building and repair sites
- Basses …over 20 years…
- About Time Designs does the original multicolored swirl in Pensacola FL USA
- Abyss Guitars Custom 7 and 6 string guitars in Forest City IA USA
- Acacia Instruments is dedicated to the hand crafting of custom basses designed for the individual player. You are limited only by the laws of physics in Pottstown PA USA
- Paul Adams builds instruments, and by the way is also a musician, composer, and poet.
- Albert & Müller 1984 haben sie sich zusammengetan im Aarbergen Deutschland
- Alembic Home of the original Hippie Sandwich in Santa Rosa CA USA
- Don Alfieri, master luthier in New Hyde Park NY USA
- Allen Guitars makes exceptionally fine guitars, mandolins, and resophonics. They also have a fretboard slotting service, and sell premium grade tonewoods at reasonable prices in Colfax CA USA
- Ambush Custom Basses High quality low frequency
- American Archtop Handcrafted by Dale Unger, designed by Robert Benedetto in Stroudsburg PA USA
- American Acoustech A new and unique blend of traditional craftsmanship and the latest technology combines carefully selected natural woods to produce a world-class instrument with emphasis on performance in Rochester NY USA
- American School of Lutherie in Healsdburg, CA USA
- American Showster is based in a small town, but with a large idea.
- Steven Andersen makes fine handmade archtop guitars in Seattle WA USA.
- Tom Anderson Guitar Works is a small American company dedicated to creating the world’s finest feeling, playing, sounding and looking electric guitars in Newbury Park CA USA
- Aria USA
- Kent Armstrong Rewinds is the leading guitar pickup repair and rewinding service in Maesachddu Porthyrhyd Carmarthen Wales UK
- Arpeggio Korina Guitars Handmade electric guitars and Vandolins in Havertown PA USA
- Arto’s String Calculator
- The Ashbory Bass The chequered history of the Ashbory Bass as told by its originators in England
- ASIA Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans.
- Atlansia Electric Guitar and Bass World with unquestionable integrity in the Alps of Nagano Japan
- Index of Australian classical guitar makers compliments of Rick Falkiners Guitar Centre in Sydney, Australia
- Roger Bacorn Custom Guitars builds modern instruments with vintage aesthetics in Nichols NY USA
- Thomas Bailey is a maker of mandolin and violin family instruments in Charlottesville VA USA
- James R. Baker Archtop Guitars Classic design principles innovatively applied to hand building an instrument for the professional musican in Shoreham NY USA
- Baker Guitars Lucky for us some people can’t be easily satisfied in Santa Maria CA USA
- Bardsong Instruments in Nashville TN USA
- Bass Collection Inspired sould and emotion, Bass Collection combine with excellent build quality, a superb contemporary design & exceptional playability to create instruments that genuinely enhances in Nagoya Japan
- BassLab products are individually customised instruments in Kassel Germany
- Bear Creek Guitars builds high quality instruments in the tradition of the Weissenborn Hawaiian in Boulder Creek CA USA
- Bear Meadow Dulcimers The Appalachian dulcimer is a serious instrument in Rochester NY USA
- Ken Bebensee Guitars is on the cutting edge of innovation in San Luis Obispo CA USA
- Beck’s Guitar Specialty Services Expert instrument repair and hand crafted acoustic guitars in Tempe AZ USA
- Bedlam Guitars are hand-built by John Roberts in a shed in Elgin, North Scotland or sometimes in a spare bedroom.
- Thomas E. Beltran builds classical guitars in Los Angeles CA USA
- Bob Benedetto is among the world’s foremost archtop guitar makers.
- Benedict Guitar Company Works of art for working artists in Minneapolis MN USA
- Beneteau guitars are hand crafted by Marc Beneteau in St. Thomas Ontario Canada
- Michael Berg Stringed instrument maker in Victoria BC Canada
- Berkowitz Guitars build a line of 6 & 12 string acoustic guitars, short and long-scale baritones, and acoustic basses in Washington DC USA
- Bertoncini Guitar Works The Very Finest In Custom Hand Made Acoustic Guitars in Tacoma WA USA
- Tom Bills Hand crafted custom guitars in St. Louis MO USA
- Tom Blackshear builds classical and flamenco guitars in San Antonio TX USA
- Blade Guitars Styles change, style doesn’t in Allschwil Switzerland
- Blanchard Guitars in Mammoth Lakes CA USA
- Blue Guitar enjoy building special instruments for individuals, and their repair shop services all fretted instruments in San Diego CA USA
- BluesBlazer Guitar Company and the BeaverTone Tremolo System
- Bob’s Guitar Service is a full service stringed instrument repair service in Chicago IL USA
- Born to Rock Guitars. Interesting. Very Interesting.
- Box Guitars The mark of a new generation in Longwarry Victoria Australia
- James C. Boyce Luthier in North Falmouth MA USA
- Gary Brawer Guitar and Bass Repair in San Francisco CA USA
- Breedlove Guitar Co. is The Spirit of the Northwest in the high desert region east of the Cascades in a place called Tumalo OR USA
- Brook Guitars is in a converted barn situated by a small orchard in Easterbrook, Nr Hittisleigh Exeter, Devon UK
- Buck Music and Bucks County Folk Music builds and repairs a staggering variety of instruments in New Britain PA USA
- Burns London was established in 1992 to manufacture authentic reproductions of the ultra-desirable 60’s Burns instruments.
- Buscarino Guitars is a solo artisan handcrafting guitars suited to each customer’s personal needs in Largo FL USA
- Stephen Cadney makes guitars according to the principles of the great Antonio de Torres and to designs and instruction from Jose Luis Romanillos in Didsbury, Manchester, England
- Caldwell Connection Ltd. Dave Caldwell has been repairing stringed instruments of all kinds for the last 20 years in Queens NY USA
- Callaham Vintage Guitars specializes in handmade reproduction Strats and Teles from the 50’s and 60’s. Yummy!
- Mark Campellone Guitars is a maker of excellent archtops in the traditional style in Providence, RI USA.
- Candelas Guitars has been building and repairing requintos, classical, flamenco and steel-stringed guitars, Vihuelas, Bajo Sextos, Tercerolas, Jaranas, Requintos Jarochos, Guitarrones, Tres, Cuatro, Guitarra de golpe for three generations in Los Angeles CA USA
- Fred Carlson employs a unique combination of discipline, skill, whimsy and innovation beyond the trees in the coastal hills outside of Santa Cruz CA USA
- Mark Carlson is doing some interesting research in finite element analysis that directly applies to guitar design.
- Carodyce Instruments. Tim Deacon builds carbon fibre backed acoustic guitars with spruce fronts in Weybridge Surrey KT13 9QP England. Please note, the letter was dated 1996, *not* 1966!
- Carreras Guitars The Luthier’s Workshop is in Huntingdale WA Australia
- Carvin over 50 years in San Diego CA USA
- Vicente Carrillo Casas Guitarras de Artesania, possibly beginning around 1700 in Casasimarro Cuenca España
- Christopher Carrington Guitars. Concert quality classical guitars built to your specifications, including MIDI interface capability, cutaways, 12 string, and a wide variety of electro-acoustic installations in Dallas TX USA.
- Alan Carruth, Luthier has worked a long time to perfect your sound in Dedham MA USA
- Carter Steel Guitars Everything you ever wanted to know about pedal steels and then some next to Dallas TX USA
- CasewerX Kits for guitars, dulcimers etc in Englewood CO USA
- Jacques CASTELLUCCIA A Century of tradition in Paris France
- Catalyst Instruments use a worldwide patented ceramic-graphite composite material to make guitars somewhere in .nl.
- Celtic Southern Cross has a list of musical instrument repairers in Australia and New Zealand
- Chabot Guitars makes instruments that will be cherished for generations in Aurora CO USA
- WM. CHAPMAN STRINGED INSTRUMENTS Hand Made Guitars ~ Mandolins ~ Custom Instruments ~ Expert Repairs and Restorations ~ Since 1977 in Columbia SC USA
- Kevin Carlyle Chelf Guitar Crafter in Cortez CO USA
- Chordacopia Guitars from 1580 Strad reproductions to modern electrics, all sorts of banjos. High-quality repairs and upgrades to all sorts of fretted instruments in Redlands CA USA
- Chrysalis Guitars makes the guitar-meets-transformer-toy-meets-model-airplane-kit. It’s a very interesting concept in New Boston NH USA
- Harvey Citron Enterprises Fine Handcrafted Guitars & Basses in Woodstock NY USA
- Don Clampitt makes as well as repairs all string instruments at Der Baskit Kase Village in Jefferson TX USA
- Neil Alexander Clark specialises in prototype and custom design. It can be expensive in Fishguard West Wales UK
- Al Clegg Guitar Repairs is in Toronto Ontario Canada
- Colin’s Guitar Works in Nashville, TN USA since 1989 has specialized in the repair and restoration of acoustic and electric guitars.
- Bill Collings of Collings Guitars builds fine instruments reminiscent of the great guitars of the ’30s in Austin TX USA.
- Conde Hermanos Sucesores sobrinos de Esteso en Modela Especial España
- Conklin Guitar Company You gotta see this in Springfield MO USA
- Comins Guitars Fine, Handcrafted Archtop Guitars in Willow Grove PA USA
- Peter Coombe Handcrafted mandolins, built for top tonal quality at a reasonable price in Canberra Australia
- Corroboree Guitar Kits are designed mainly for builders in Australia
- Cort Guitars has a bunch of pages.
- Charles Cote Basses builds the finest 4, 5 and 6 string bass guitars you’ll find in Largo FL USA
- Gary Cote Guitars Some of the pictures look a little distorted or faded. It is not on the guitars in Hooksett NH USA
- Sylvain Courcelles Luthier in Northern Montreal Canada
- William Cumpiano makes amazing guitars in New England USA
- Curbow String Instruments are at the crossroads of art and imagination, miles past mediocrity in Morganton GA USA
- Custom Ax Guitars builds affordable custom electrics, and has a full service repair shop in Edison, NJ USA.
- The Custom Job Custom Designed Electric Guitars, Basses, And Upgrades in Angwin CA USA
- Custom Rewind will rewind your pickups to stock or custom outputs in Sonara CA USA
- Daddy’s Junky Music Award Winning Service Center is located in Manchester NH USA
- Danelectro The genuine article since 1947 in San Clemente CA USA
- Dart Instruments in Navarro CA USA
- Dave’s Guitar Shop does repairs, among other things, in LaCrosse WI USA.
- Deakon Roads Guitars are built for performance in Saskatoon Canada
- Sergei de Jonge is a Master Luthier in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- DeLaHaye Guitars Guitars that play, sound and feel as good as they look in London England
- Dell’Arte Instruments Handcrafted by John Kinnard in Santee CA USA
- DeVoe Archtops Hand crafted in Holiday FL USA
- DGB Studio supplies valuable information for Guitar Players & Guitar Builders in Japan
- Edward V. Dick is a guitarmaker making fine instruments in Denver CO USA
- Dingwall Designer Guitars in Saskatoon SK Canada
- Martin Dixon handmade guitars in Warboys, Cambridgeshire UK
- DNG Electric guitars and basses in Paris France
- DOBRO(tm) guitars produce a wide range of sounds in Nashville TN USA
- Doc’s Guitar Garage is working at building up awareness of their services with a view to providing a much needed repair/setting up service in the Southern UK but with a view to go global if needs be.
- Dommenget Custom Guitars The finest handmade electric and acoustic guitars in Hamburg Germany
- DONMO is a maker of metal bodied resonator guitars. Shining, loud and magnificent in Adelaide, South Australia
- Doolin Guitars are completely handmade instruments in Portland OR USA
- DRAMM Guitars The Botar® will open up a completely new way to play the guitar in Asbach Germany
- Driskill Guitars makes very good-looking electrics.
- Jerzy Drozd Basses Continual development and improvement in Barcelona Spain
- Dan Dubowski is a self taught maker of fine quality, unique acoustic guitars and Irish bouzoukis in Cordeaux Heights N.S.W. Australia
- Dudenbostel Stringed Instruments. High quality handmade guitars and mandolins in a traditional style.
- Michael Dunn, Luthier constructs Maccaferri-type instruments with the aim of maximizing the sound-projection abilities of the instrument, while preserving its authentic ‘Django’-tone in New Westminster BC Canada
- Guitares Maurice Dupont in Cognac France
- Eccleshall Guitars Maker, Dealer and Repairer of fine fretted instruments in Dartington Totnes Devon UK
- Echeverria Guitars Fine electric guitars and a comprehensive repair service in Morrow GA USA
- Patrick Eggle Guitars is a UK based manufacturer of electric guitars.
- Elferink Archtop Guitars sincerely wishes that you will own a guitar that is hard to put aside because it is inspiring you from moment to moment for an entire lifetime in Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands
- Jeffrey R. Elliott makes a limited number of guitars each year and the waiting period is currently twelve years.
- Bernard Ellis has specialised in early string instruments for nearly forty years.
- A small number of Ellis Custom guitars are produced each winter when the humidity is low in Orleans MA USA
- Once upon a time, Epiphone was a competitor of Gibson’s
- Ernie’s Guitar Repair in Minotola NJ USA
- The ESP Guitar Company.
- Everett Guitars is one man shop dedicated to building high-end acoustic guitars
- ExoticGuitars are the next stage of the guitar’s evolution.
- fbass evolved during twenty-two years of repairing and observing other instruments in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Herc Fede’s Custom Shop Multicolor Swirl Finishes, Standard Color Finishes, Painted Inlays and more in Philadelphia PA USA
- Fender has a lot of good information at their site.
- Paul Fischer Luthier
- Brendon Foley makes stringed musical instruments in Mundaring which is just outside Perth Western Australia
- Allan Fontanilla Maker of fine handcrafted guitars in San Francisco CA USA
- Foster Guitar Manufacturing Jimmy loves to talk to his customers and welcomes their input into the building of their custom instrument in Covington LA USA
- Formentin Guitars Proudly manufactured in Perth Western Australia
- Charles Fox Guitars are a joy to play in Healdsburg CA USA
- Freddy’s Frets Custom made instruments, repairs and restorations in the Niagara Region of Ontario Canada.
- Brad French’s String Instrument Restoration & Repair in Colchester VT USA
- Fret Not Guitar Repair repairs all makes in Newport News VA USA
- FRETS.COM contains a HUGE amount of useful information presented in a friendly, easy-to-read format. It’s the pet project of Frank Ford, a true giant and guru in the world of fretted instrument repair in the Bay Area CA USA
- F R E T W O R K S repairs and restores instruments with experience, integrity, and dedication in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Frey Guitars Unique hand made custom color electric guitars made in Austin TX USA
- Frisco Guitar Works Specializing in Custom Guitar Work in Frisco TX USA
- Froggy Bottom Guitars. In Newfane, VT USA since 1970
- Gregory Furan Lutherie is a maker of high-end concert quality classical guitars and superb steel-string guitars for discriminating guitarists in West Hill, Ontario, Canada
- Dr. Fuzz is doing research into the sound of the guitar at Fuzz Research Labs.
- Fylde guitars have been chosen by a host of professional musicians for over twenty years in Gilwilly Industrial Estate, Penrith, Cumbria UK
- G & L Musical Instruments in Fullerton CA USA
- Steve Ganz’s Guitar Workshop.
- Garage Guitar Company Mechanics are on duty in Los Angeles CA USA
- Gardner Guitars produces custom built stringed instruments for discerning musicians and also does professional repairs and restorations in the Sacremento Valley CA USA.
- Garrison Guitars feature the Griffiths Active Bracing System © in St. John’s Newfoundland Canada
- Mick Gentry Guitar Repairs Basically, if it has frets Mick repairs it in Gold Coast Australia
- George’s Guitar Repair Since 1979 in Montgomery NY USA
- Giant Guitars that really play in Charlotte NC USA
- Gibson is one of the USA’s most respected mass producers of stringed instruments. Why, my favorite guitar was made by them way back in ’68!
- Giffin Guitars Handbuilt electric guitars, basses and acoustic guitars by Roger Giffin in Canoga Park CA USA
- GIM Custom Guitars Custom instruments, luthier classes, parts, supplies and more in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
- Robert Girdis, Luthier in Seattle WA USA
- The Girl Brand Guitar Outfit is in Tucson AZ USA
- die gitarrenwerkstatt Konzertgitarren, Flamencogitarren, Schüler- und Kindergitarren Gitarrenbau, Service und Reparatur im Freiburg Germany
- Godin/Seagull Guitars in the village of La Patrie Quebec Canada.
- Golden Wood From their workshops come magical instruments the sweet tones of which can gladden the aching heart in Mendocino CA USA
- James Goodall Guitars “Owners of Goodalls are among the most content of all guitarists.”
- Lutherie van Gool Making and restoring Guitars, Lutes and Vihuelas in Delft, the Netherlands
- http://www.gougi.com/The Atelier de Lutherie Fabrice Gougi specialises in the repairs, sales and rentals of musical instruments in Penmarch, France
- Geoff Gould Musical instrument design and consulting in area code 415 USA
- Graden Guitar Shop. Darrel Hamm builds custom flat-top acoustic guitars that have a great pre-war sound and sells them only from his own shop in Lebanon Church VA USA
- Oskar Graf Maker of fine classical guitars, lutes, and steel string guitars since 1970 in the quiet of the Canadian Shield near Clarendon Ontario Canada
- Peter Granata at Granata Guitars in Oak Ridge NJ USA is getting better all the time at making fine guitars.
- Jack Gretz (jackgtrs@epix.net) builds mostly any kind of guitar available from scratch using only top quality tone wood and electronics. Presently available thru Magdon Music 717-383-9413.
- The official Gretsch homepage.
- Griffin String Instrument Individually hand crafted in Greenwich NY USA
- Griffiths Guitar Works offers a number of services, including Custom Building and Repair in St. John’s NF Canada
- Beautiful archtops and other instruments made by Grimes Guitars in Hawaii.
- Don Grosh Custom Guitars is in Canyon Country CA USA
- Groves Guitars Full service repair department and some of the finest handcrafted guitars in Tucson AZ USA
- Gruhn Guitars has an excellent repair shop, among other things, in Nashville TN USA
- Gryphon Product & Design David Cureton has been building acoustic guitars and harps since 1988 in Nelson BC Canada
- The Guild of American Luthiers has a set of pages that nicely complement this one.
- GuitarAttack! is dedicated to the art of luthiery (building guitars), guitar repair, and Attack Helicopters in TX USA
- The Guitar Exchange does repairs and custom building in sunny Coral Springs FL USA
- Guitar Foundation of America’s list of luthiers
- Guitaround is The Ultimate Portable/Practice Guitar in Falls Church VA USA
- The Guitar ReRanch offers model specific vintage guitar refinishing supplies
- The Guitarsmith Nick Peringer has been providing Custom made Acoustic and Electric Guitars to musicians since 1990 in Seattle WA USA
- The Guitar Specialist offers masterful lutherie services for all fretted instruments in South Salem NY USA
- The Guitar Works, Ltd is “The Place to get stuff fixed” in Evanston IL USA
- Guitar Workshop brings out the magic touch in your electric or acoustic guitar or bass in Sacramento CA USA
- Gus Guitars are designed and manufactured by Simon Farmer in Bewdley Old Heathfield East Sussex England
- Paul Guy Guitars in Stockholm Sweden
- Hakin Guitars Custom built guitars, guitar building parts, and all types of repairs in London Ontario Canada
- Per Hallgren Maker of classical guitars in a workshop located in the forest 30 km east of Gothenburg Sweden
- The Hands On Music Company. Builders, repairers, and dealers in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
- Lyn Hardy is Brad Nickerson‘s partner and also does repairs and restorations on guitars, banjos, mandolins and even the occasional kora in Amherst MA USA
- J. T. Hargreaves Basses & Guitars Acoustic basses and guitars utilizing the Kasha/Schneider bracing design in Seattle WA USA
- Harper’s Guitars is a family owned and operated business that designs and builds high quality electric guitars by hand in Apple Valley CA USA
- Harrington Concert Classical Guitars are highly crafted in Minneapolis MN USA
- Graham Hawkes Beautifully made instruments that are uniquely Australian in West Midland WA Australia
- Haworth Guitars has been making, repairing and selling guitars, banjos, mandolins, basses, and voilins for over 18 years just south of the Golf Course in Kiama Australia
- Michael Heiden makes custom acoustic mandolins and guitars in Chilliwack BC Canada
- Hembrook Custom Guitars and Basses in Austin TX USA. Say “hi!” to Ranger Bob.
- Henderson Guitar Shaped for sound in Lander WY USA
- Henneken Archtops Each instrument is a individually handcrafted custom work of original design in Petaiskylantie Finland
- Hewett Guitars Custom Crafted Guitars in New Caney TX USA
- Hidden Valley Guitar Works is a full-service, fretted stringed instrument repair shop in Nevada City CA USA
- Bradley D. Higgins is a luthier, musician, and inventor in Hartford NY USA
- Jeroen Hilhorst Maker of very special classical concert guitars in Amsterdam The Netherlands
- Kenny Hill Handcrafting classical guitars for over 25 years in the Santa Cruz mountains area of CA USA and the mountains of the Sierra Madre in Michoacan Mexico
- Melvyn Hiscock is the brilliant author of “Make Your Own Electric Guitar,” now in its second edition. MYOEG is the essential reference for the beginning guitar maker, and also includes much Useful Information for more experienced builders.
- Brent Hlady Custom Guitars Quality Canadian craftsmanship with brand name components in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada
- D J Hodson Jazz Guitars is a builder of Selmer (Django etc) style guitars somewhere in the UK
- Hoffman Guitars builds and repairs guitars since 1971 in Minneapolis MN USA
- Höfner Since 1887 in Deutschland
- Hohner Guitars and other stuff in Richmond VA USA
- Hollenbeck Jazz Guitars in Lincoln IL USA
- Stephen Holst Guitars Truly personal instruments of the highest substance in Eugene OR USA
- Paul Hostetter Lutherie, restoration and appraisals in Santa Cruz CA USA
- JJ Hucke Guitars is a manufacturer and custom shop in Shipton on Stour, Warwickshire UK
- Huss and Dalton Guitar Company is located in Stuarts Draft VA USA
- Anthony J. Huvard. Luthier Online, builder, repairman, and teacher.
- Alnico5 has compiled a bunch of info on Ibanez guitars from the ’70’s and ’80’s, including wiring diagrams, serial numbers, etc.
- Ibanez This is where to look if you want information on current Ibanez products.
- Ithaca Guitar Works in Ithaca NY USA
- Jackson GuitarWorks has a completely new concept in custom electric guitar design and manufacturing in Herndon VA USA
- Jacobs Electric Guitars Your dream guitar can be a reality.
- Steve Jarman is a luthier with a kewl website in Bexleyheath, Kent, England
- JASPER Square Neck Resonator Guitars are the ultimate weapon of choice for serious musicians in Greenwood LA USA
- Jeannie Pickguards Pickguards, other parts, and whole guitars in Pittsburg CA USA
- Layo Jimenez has been making bajo sextos and quinto bajos for over twenty five years.
- Jinatune Guitarshop Custom made string instruments, repair and restoration, parts and more in Bangkok Thailand
- JLD Guitar Research & Development makes the JLD Bridge System in Avon Park FL USA
- Edward B Jones Classical Guitars Over 20 years experience in the construction of concert Guitars & Lutes in Steeple Aston, Bicester, Oxfordshire, England
- The Journal of Guitar Acoustics edited by Tim White. Seven issues of the Journal of Guitar Acoustics were published between 1979 and 1982. These issues have now been republished as a single volume of 700+ pages, along with an updated bibliography and additional material. Kawikagraciously hosts this page which includes a Table of contents.
- Edward E. Kalil is a luthier in McComb MS USA
- Kaman started out manufacturing helicopter parts, then invented Ovationguitars. They are now also the parent company of Hamer and Takamine.
- Jeff Kemp is a classical guitar luthier in Armidale NSW AUSTRALIA
- Kinal Guitars Handmade guitars and basses in Vancouver BC Canada
- Dave King Acoustics is one of Britain’s leading new guitar makers in Reading, Berkshire UK
- David King Bass Guitar Systems builds custom electric bass guitars and furnishes and consults on bass amplification systems in Portland OR USA
- Klein Guitars World Class Acoustic & Electric Guitars in Sonoma CA USA
- Thomas Knatt has been making classical guitars, flamenco guitars, and steelstring guitars for over 30 years. He currently owns and operates the Luthiers Workshop in Waltham MA USA
- Kneipp Classical Guitars use a lattice-braced western red cedar soundboard near the village of Uki in the Tweed Valley of northeast New South Wales Australia
- Kolekole guitars Unique instruments made by Dave DeGomez in Norwood MA USA
- Koll Guitars are produced entirely by hand in Portland OR USA
- Ko’olau Guitar and ’Ukulele Company Fine handcrafted musical instruments in Kane’ohe O’ahu Hawai’i
- Christof Kost Basses in Aachen .de
- Knutson Luthiery/John Knutson makes the Messenger Upright Electric Bass in Forestville CA USA
- Martin Koch’s NEW guitarbuilding pages! Lots of great stuff, including two photo essays, from Styria Austria
- Kritz Custom Guitars in Kruishoutem Oost – Vlaanderen Belgium
- Guitarmaker Bert Kwakkel For over 25 years in Gaanderen The Netherlands
- KUNIKUNDA Pekka Helanen has built instruments since 1980 in Hämeenlinna Finland
- Kwasnycia Guitars would be pleased to create the instrument of your dreams in Chatham ON Canada
- Mark Lacey Guitars makes beautiful instruments in Nashville TN USA
- Jokke Lagerqvist is a luthier in Sweden with a lot of cool stuff at his website.
- LA Guitar Factory is the combined talent of luthiers Ari Lehtela and Luke Lukuer in Charlotte NC USA
- Lakewood Guitars. Old world craftsmanship in Giessen, Germany.
- Langcaster guitars are made of 35000 year old wood in New Zealand
- Del Langejans has been building quality hand crafted guitars for 25 years in Holland MI USA.
- Chris Larkin Custom builds fine acoustic and electric geetars, basses, and mandolins, among other things, in the Maharees near Castlegregory on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry Ireland
- Larrivée Guitars By all accounts I’ve heard, Jean Larrivée is the Dean of Canadian guitar makers in Vancouver BC Canada.
- Laughlin Guitars. Fine Handbuilt Acoustic Guitars in Vancouver BC Canada
- Bill Lawrence Guitar Corporation does pickups and guitars in Bethlehem PA USA
- H.G. Leach Guitars in Cedar Ridge CA USA
- LEDUC GUITARES and BASSES in Thionville France
- Lehmann Stringed Instruments Handmade and vintage instruments, expert repairs and restorations in Rochester NY USA
- Levitch Guitar Works Richard Levitch is a builder of fine Acoustic and Electric guitars in Prescott AZ USA.
- John Le Voi Guitars specialise in Selmer / Maccaferri style gypsy jazz guitars for the last 29 years in Alford, Lincs. UK
- Liberty Resonator Guitars in Key West FL USA
- Gene Liberty The Ultimate Guitar Repair Shop in northern Illinois USA
- Linc Luthier Individual, handcrafted instruments made for comfort and playability using designs and techniques that are new to the guitar as an instrument in Upland CA USA
- Listerud Bass are handmade bassguitars from Norway
- LINT Luthiers Interactive of North Texas is an informal collection of North Texas Luthiers and repair people who meet six times a year to discuss and learn new techniques and information regarding the construction and repair of stringed instruments in Coppell TX USA
- Hans van Löben Sels is a maker of fine handmade guitars in Amersfoort the Netherlands
- Jeremy Locke makes traditional style classical and flamenco guitars on the Gold Coast in Queensland Australia
- Jason Lollar Custom Guitars offers the Complete Guide to Making Your Own Pickup Winder, among many other things, on Vashon Island in Washington’s Puget Sound USA
- Augustino LoPrinzi Guitars The renowned master luthier is now concentrating on his first love: handmade classical guitars in Clearwater FL USA
- The Lowden Guitar Company has been making some of the finest guitars in Europe (or anywhere) for over 20 years. Still hand-crafted in Northern Ireland.
- Adrian Lucas builds classical guitars to his radial design, among many other instruments, in Lincoln England
- Mike Lull’s Guitar Works does world class repairs and makes custom electric guitars and basses.
- SB MacDonald Custom Instruments Custom built guitars, basses, banjos, dulcimers, resonator guitars in Huntington NY USA
- Magnum Guitars Why Magnesium?……. in Ione WA USA
- Manne Guitars in Schio (VI) Italy
- Benoit Maillette is specialized in the fabrication, modification, and repair of a variety of acoustic and electric guitars Roxboro, (Quebec), Canada
- Dave Maize Acoustic Bass Guitars builds fine instruments, and also sells salvaged/renewable tonewoods in Talent OR USA
- Jeff Mallia puts his heart into every instrument he builds in Sydney Australia
- A.B. Manson & Company has been making wonderful, stylish guitars in England for 20+ years.
- Maton Guitars is on top of things in North Bayswater Victoria Australia
- Linda Manzer builds excellent, innovative (and sometimes truly bizarre – see the Pikasso!) guitars in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- James L. Mapson Handcrafted Archtop Guitars in Santa Ana CA USA
- Marcus Guitars & Basses Exquisite hand-made instruments and repairs in Sint-Niklaas Belgium
- The Maricopa Guitar Company Since 1999 in Tempe AZ USA
- Banks Markham Customs A little wood, paint, skill and a dream in Orlando FL USA
- Martha’s Vinyard Guitar Co. Custom guitars, professional & vintage repair.
- Martin Guitars. The standard by which all others are judged.
- Ellio Martina Guitars in Eefde, the Netherlands
- Master Guitars was founded in 1980 in Europe by Luthier George Gorodnitski and is now located in West Hollywood CA USA
- David Matlin is a repair guy near Mendocino, CA USA who also makes really nice custom instruments.
- Kathy Matsushita is an amateur but very accomplished guitar builder. She is also kind enough to document her tips, tricks, and processes for us. Thank you, Kathy!
- Hank Mauel Handcrafted guitars in Auburn CA USA
- McAlister Guitars
- McCollum Guitars crafts in Colfax CA USA
- Ric McCurdy has been producing high quality custom guitars since 1983, most recently in New York NY USA
- Graham McDonald builds Irish bouzoukis, citterns, mandolas, mandolins, guitars and just about anything else with strings on it in Jamison ACT Australia
- McElroy Guitars You can own a handmade guitar whose construction was supervised by a cat named Picasso in Seattle WA USA
- McGill Guitars in Nashville TN USA
- Terry C. McInturff Guitars makes fine electric guitars in Holly Springs NC USA
- Megas Arch Top Guitars in Portland, OR USA
- David Melly Guitars accepts BREAD as well as $US for instruments and repairs in Oakland CA USA
- Christopher Melville Guitars Instruments of the highest quality crafted to the precise requirements of each individual client in Kenmore QLD Australia
- Merlin Guitar Roger makes a variety of instruments but mainly sticks to steel string acoustic guitars in Christchurch NZ
- Merrill Guitar Company Fine Steel strings from Williamsburg VA USA
- Midwest Guitar is a Luthier’s School, a Repair and Customizing shop and a source for fine hand crafted custom guitars and stringed instruments in Kirkwood MO USA
- Milburn Guitars O.D. and Robert Milburn are classical luthiers in Sweet Home OR USA
- Ken Miller Guitars Building, repairing, and restoring string instruments since 1962 in Tallahassee FL USA
- MIMF The Musicians and Instrument Makers Forum.
- M.J. Guitar Engineering builds and repairs guitars.
- Mobile Guitar Support makes house calls! In the Boston- Worchester-Providence area of the USA
- Modulus Graphite makes those kewl graphite necks, as well as complete basses and guitars.
- Moll Custom Instruments
- Vincent Mondello restores Tenor and Plectrum banjos in Austin TX USA
- John Monteleone The art of instrument making in Islip NY USA
- Brian Moore Custom Guitars manufactures high quality electric guitars in Brewster NY USA.
- Eduardo Alan Moreno Moore is not a carpenter, his search is a better guitar in Santiago Chile
- Marcello Morrone Liutaio en Cosenza Italy
- Mr Music has a form to fill out for technical questions!
- Ernie Ball® makes Music Man® guitars and basses.
- Mythic Guitars makes fine, handcrafted acoustic guitars in the tradition of a previous era.
- N B Custom Guitars Fine Handcrafted Electric Guitars and also handbuilt custom bodies and necks for the do-it-yourselfer in St.Charles Quebec Canada
- Nashville Guitar Company Fine handcrafted guitars and museum quality restorations in Nashville TN USA
- Neely Guitars is the benchmark for custom guitars, repairs and restorations in Los Angeles CA USA
- David Newton (d.newton@worldnet.att.net) has been building and repairing acoustic stringed instruments since 1971 in Beaumont TX USA
- Brad Nickerson is a builder and repairer of archtop and flattop guitars in Northampton MA USA
- Northwood Guitars in Langley, BC, Canada
- Northworthy Guitars has gained a reputation for building high quality instruments at sensible prices in Main Road, Hulland Ward, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England
- Norton Guitars are built on a mainframe in Belgrade MT USA
- NOVAX fanned-fret instruments in San Leandro CA USA
- NS Design Ned Steinberger designs musical instruments, parts and accessories in Nobleboro ME USA
- Lawrence Nyberg is a luthier living on Hornby Island in the Strait of Georgia BC Canada
- Okumura Guitars Kenji Okumura aims to build one-of-a-kind guitars in London UK
- Oldtown Mandolins Hand Made Since 1979 in Lakewood OH USA
- Jim Olson makes “Fine art for fine artists”; steel string guitars in Circle Pines MN USA
- Orenda Guitars is where form, function, and tone come together in Kirkland Quebec Canada
- Jose Oribe and family have been producing classical and flamenco guitars with state-of-the-art construction since 1962 in Vista CA USA.
- Osprey Guitars’ Fretshop offering Warranty and Standard Repair and Service plus a Custom shop in Fort Collins CO USA
- Ozark Instrument is the home of the Wendler electroCoustic, a solid, double carved cedar acoustic electric guitar and they also have a complete stringed instrument repair and restoration shop with more than 25 years experience in Branson MO USA
- Shelley D. Park Guitars embody the classic sound and design of the Selmer Maccaferri guitars built in France from 1932 to 1953 in Vancouver B.C. Canada
- Parker Guitars does the Fly in Wilmington MA USA
- Clayton Patch Guitars offers Custom hand crafted guitars, among other things including tonewoods and guitar building courses, in Walkerton Ontario Canada
- Pavel Musical Instruments Hand make custom guitars and basses to each customers specific needs without the custom shop price and also run a full fledged repair shop on premises in Ft Lauderdale FL USA
- Peavey manufactures guitars, among other things, in Meridian MS USA
- Pegasus Guitars and Ukuleles in Hilo HI USA
- Germán Pérez Barranco Maestro Luthier de Granada España
- Perretta Guitar Company specialize in handcrafted acoustic guitars of the highest quality in Sunnyvale TX USA
- Peterson Stringed Instruments specializes in microtonal and custom stringed instruments in North Andover MA USA
- Phillips Guitar Designs Handcrafted instruments, repairs and restorations in Columbus OH USA
- The Philson Air Guitar is manufactured in Maine from the finest oxygen available on the planet.
- Pimentel & Sons Guitar Makers specializes in custom building Classical, Flamenco, Acoustic, Acoustic Bass and any other type of string instruments in Albuquerque NM USA
- PJ Guitars Makers of fine Acoustic Archtops in Rogersville TN USA
- Planet Guitars “New and Used Classical and Flamenco Guitars, Lutes, and Period Instruments online. Select from one of several Luthiers for a custom built instrument, or shop from their selection for a fine used instruments.” In Vancouver BC Canada
- Polinik Archtop Guitars Each one is hand crafted with precision using figured maple and engleman spruce in Martinsburg WV USA
- Mike Ponce (email) is a former Master Builder at the Fender custom shop and is now doing repairs and restorations at home in Orange CA USA
- Diego Pons repairs and makes custom guitars and basses paying meticoulous attention to detail since 1985 in Modela Especial Espania
- Gary H. Price, Ph.D. makes mandolins, banjos, and tailpieces in Jones OK USA
- Thomas Prisloe, Luthier Fine traditional classical guitars in Mesa CO USA
- Brian Paul Pro Guitars Killer tone, and the pros know it in Dallas TX USA
- Alain Quéguiner Luthier en guitares acoustiques in Paris France
- Alain Raifort makes mainly concert classical guitars and a few steel string guitars and performs in his workshop all kinds of settings and repairs in Tours France
- Rainsong Graphite Guitars
- READ Custom Instruments in Bolton MA USA
- Jim Redgate Guitars in Adelaide Australia
- Randy Reynolds Guitars combine great power, rich tone and the highest quality of fine woods in the great state of Colorado USA
- Rhinehart Guitars When You Want Your Sound to be Seen in Athens OH USA. “One man’s teeth are another man’s pliers.”
- Tom Ribbecke Santa Rosa CA USA
- Rickenbacker Guitars needs no introduction from me in Santa Ana CA USA
- Richard’s List of Notable American Luthiers is a great set of pages about classical guitar makers in the USA.
- Gary’s Guitars hosts the unofficial Rickenbacher page.
- Rigel Mandolins in Hyde Park VT USA
- Dr. Rikis’ Guitar Care Centre is in Perth, Western Australia
- George Rizsanyi Custom Guitars are built in a quiet rural studio nestled in the great pines on the edge of the La Have River Valley in New Germany Nova Scotia Canada
- Rizzolo Guitars Committed to building instruments of the highest quality in Hobart Tasmania Australia
- Arthur Robb Lute Maker in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England
- Robert Guitars Specializing in short-scale concert classical guitars, helping players who prefer a smaller guitar to extend their reach in Summerland B.C Canada
- Robertson Guitars One of a kind. One at a time in South New Berlin NY USA
- Robin Guitars manufactures nice electric guitars in Houston TX USA.
- Larry Robinson has been cutting inlays for over twenty-two years and is recognized in the music industry as one of the top artists in his field in Valley Ford CA USA
- Rodriguez Guitars Fine custom-made classical and flamenco guitars, most definitely not related to Manuel Rodriguez or Fender Guitars in Richmond VA USA
- Geoff Roehm builds full-time in a climate controlled shop overlooking a beautiful cove near Sewanee TN USA
- Gregg Rogers Guitars dba Summer Moon Music Products in Sedro-Woolley WA USA
- Ron’s Custom Woods Gene Doll Furniture & Custom Handmade Acoustical Guitars
- Running Dog Guitars are individually handcrafted in Richmond VT USA
- Ruokangas Premium quality hand-crafted electric instruments in Hyvinkää Finland
- Steve Ryder Stringed Instruments builds and repairs instruments in Portland ME USA
- Kevin Ryan Guitars still has the enthusiasm and first-love of a beginner in Westminster CA USA
- The Sacramento Valley Luthiers Guild in California USA
- A variety of world class electric guitars and basses by Sadowsky Guitars, NY NY USA
- Taku Sakashta Guitars currently designs and builds all types of guitars in Sonoma CA USA
- Sand electric nylon string guitars are the culmination of innovative design, craftsmanship and knowledge in Laguna Beach CA USA
- Santa Cruz Guitar Company is celebrating 20 years of creating fine instruments for discerning players in Santa Cruz CA USA
- Schaefer Guitars Custom archtops in Hillsboro TX USA
- Theo Scharpach A thing of Beauty is a Joy forever in Bergeyk, The Netherlands
- Schecter Guitar Research. Pioneers in the art of custom mods, manufacturers of high quality electric guitars.
- Oscar Schmidt International
- Eric Schoenberg Guitars Patient and detailed expertise on guitars and other acoustic instruments in Tiburon CA USA
- Schneider Guitars David Schneider believes, as D’Aquisto did, that wood is alive in Cincinnati OH USA
- Dave Schramm is a gifted young luthier, always experimenting in Fresno CA USA
- Schröder Musical Instruments Fine handcrafted archtop guitars in Northbrook IL USA
- Flip Van Domburg Scipio builds and repairs guitars in Staten Island NY USA
- D – Scott Guitars Custom made electric solidbody guitars in Santa Barbara CA USA
- Scotty’s Guitar Shop features the one and only Scott Yates Guitars in Kansas City MO USA
- SEVER Guitars & Basses in Izola and Ljubljana Slovenia
- Sexauer Guitars are a reflection of their maker in Oakland CA USA
- Sexton Custom Guitars Acoustic guitars handmade from the finest materials available in Barnwell SC USA
- SGD Lutherie in Hoboken NJ USA.
- Shannon Guitars builds handcrafted acoustic guitars and has a full service guitar repair shop just outside of Barrie Ontario Canada.
- Charles R. Shifflett, Certified Luthier
- Simpson-James Guitars. Handmade electric basses in Westfield MA USA
- Daniel Slaman Guitars Individually made acoustic guitars in The Netherlands EU
- A. Lawrence Smart, Luthier in McCall ID USA
- George Smith, Luthier Instruments are based on a modified Torres/Hauser design in Portland OR USA
- Ken Smith Basses in Perkasie PA USA
- Lawrence K Smith, Australian Guitar Maker in Thirroul NSW Australia
- Paul Reed Smith manufactures electric guitars that are to drool over.
- Steven Owsley Smith builds instruments that sing, cry, and occasionally howl at the moon in Taos NM USA
- Stefan Sobell Guitars, Mandolins, Bouzoukis and Citterns in The Old School, Whitley Chapel, Hexham, Northumberland, England
- The SoloEtte travel/practice guitar. Rossco Wright offers a practical solution to a classical problem in Eugene OR USA
- Somervell Guitars Handmade Classical Guitars in the Spanish Style in Brasstown NC USA
- Sonic Designs builds the SONIC FEATHER™ among other things in Central New Jersey USA
- Stefan Sonntag Luthier in Augsburg Germany
- Specimen Products is a guitar shop, among other things, located in Chicago IL USA
- Spruce Tree Music & Repair, Inc offers repair and restoration services, among other things, in Madison WI USA.
- Larry Stamm, Luthier makes fine handcrafted guitars and Irish bouzoukis in McBride BC Canada
- Staufer Guitars André Waldenmaier, Gitarrenguru, is one of the leading german guitar repair man and guitar builder in Eschenbach Germany
- Steinberger
- Stick Enterprises is the manufacturer of the Chapman Stick ® , a unique musical instrument created by Emmett Chapman
- Stick Wire, the authorized Chapman Stick® Web Page.
- Stinnett Stringed Instruments Mandolins handcrafted on the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies in Colorado Springs CO USA
- The Stone’s Lutherie is located about 16 miles west of Tombstone AZ USA
- John Suhr Master Guitar Builder in Lake Elsinore CA USA
- Sukop Electric Guitars designs and manufactures electric basses.
- SuperSoup‘s AMATEUR LUTHIER Page
- Superior Guitar Works is a Four Star A level Gibson Service Center in Philadelphia PA USA
- Suttis Guitar Technologies Ltd do everything from string changes to complete rebuilds and refinishes on both acoustic and electric vintage instruments in Halifax Nova Scotia Canada
- Mark Edward Swanson builds one of a kind instruments on a special order basis and also does repairs and restorations which keep him quite busy in Grand Rapids MI USA
- Tacoma Guitars makes excellent, innovative steel-strings in Tacoma WA USA
- Charles S. Tauber Maker of Guitars & Lutes in Hamilton Ontario Canada
- Taylor Guitars is one of the top makers of high-end acoustic guitars in El Cabong CA USA
- Teigen Guitars has been building guitars and contemplating the meaning of art since 1979 near Naples FL at the edge of the Everglades USA
- Terry’s Guitar Repair Plus is in Del City OK USA
- ThamesClassicalGuitars.Com is in Taos NM USA
- Otis A. Thomas is a luthier in Baddeck, Cape Breton, NS, Canada.
- Thornbory Acoustic Guitars Acoustic guitars, handbuilt to order in Oxfordshire, England.
- Thurman Guitar & Violin Repair, Inc. also builds guitars with the “Thurman Multi-Dimensional Sound Hole” in Kent OH USA
- Timbre Technologies has developed a method of “playing in” your instrument while it’s still new within the factory of SWR Engineeering, Inc. in Sylmar CA USA
- Timm Guitars Custom Acoustic and Resonator Guitars in Auburn WA USA
- Tim’s Guitar Workshop is your guitar’s best friend in Baton Rouge LA USA
- TimTone Custom Guitars in Grand Forks BC Canada
- Tippin Guitar Co. is a small builder of really fine acoustic guitars in Marblehead MA USA
- Michael Tobias, Luthier – fine hand made guitars and basses
- Tomkins Custom Guitars and Basses still build guitars with their hands in Beacon Hill NSW Australia
- The TommyHawk Travel Guitar
- Tortorici Guitars Dedication, Attention to Detail, and A Passion to Create. These are some of the attributes that Ben brings to his craft in Long Beach CA USA
- Totem Guitars provides more opportunity for personal expression than any other instrument in Los Angeles CA USA
- Jeff Traugott Guitars in Santa Cruz CA USA
- Traphagen Guitars Fine classicals in Bellingham WA USA
- Traveler Guitar Q: Where does a four pound 28 inch guitar go? A: Anywhere it wants to.
- Treker Guitars. The Necks Generation in Draper UT USA.
- Trout Cove Lutherie offers instrument repair and custom piezo-electronic pickups conveniently located between Brasstown and Warne NC USA
- Rick Turner Guitars is in Santa Cruz CA USA
- Tym Guitars specialise in Mosrite copies, but make originals as well in Brisbane Australia
- UKULELES BY KAWIKA, INC. – David C. Hurd aka Kawika. Hand-crafted Ukuleles & Guitars and a HUGE amount of information about instrument building in Hilo HI USA
- Ultimate Custom Classics of MBV by an Anglo-American dual citizen.
- Unicorn Strings Music Company Making the world’s best sounding, best built bowed psalteries since 1980 in St. Louis Park MN USA
- Bruce Vander Schel is a luthier at West Music Company in Coralville IA USA
- Verri Guitars Custom made archtops are played coast to coast, in Europe, and Japan and Little Falls NY USA
- Vintique builds custom Teles and best quality upgrade replacement parts in College Park MD USA
- Wal have been making quality bass guitars since 1978 in High Wycombe Bucks UK
- Luthier Johnny Walker makes world-class quality classical guitars for a less than world-class price in Bartlesville OK USA
- Kim Walker is a guitar maker and restorer in North Stoningham CT USA.
- Warmoth Guitar Products is your factory direct source for top quality custom crafted necks, bodies, pickguards, hardware and more in Puyallup WA USA
- Warr Guitars builds “touch style” instruments in Long Beach CA USA
- Warwick manufactures handcrafted instruments renowned for their tone and craftsmanship in Markneukirchen, Germany
- Washburn is a fine old name.
- Renowned luthier Abe Wechter Guitars provide guitar players with uncompromised tone, quality, response and innovation at prices working musicians can afford in Paw Paw MI USA
- Wentzell Guitars is a complete guitar building and stringed instrument repair shop in Summerville SC USA
- John Wescott Guitar repair for the masses in North Hollywood CA USA
- Wheat Company Custom made guitars and stuff in Arroyo Grande CA USA
- Between 1979 and 1982, Tim White published the Journal of Guitar Acoustics. Single issues or the collected set are now available again.Email for more info.
- Wild Dutch’s Guitar Hospital is in Independence OH USA
- Williams Guitars Maker of acoustic guitars, archtops, basses, uprights, mandolins etc currently uses native New Zealand timbers to make fine instruments in Mangonui Far North New Zealand
- Wittman basses, guitars, tuners, and the innovative Spinstrap system.
- James Wiesner builds guitars under the name Tyrson’s Wood.
- Classical guitar luthier René Wilhelmy.
- Jim Williams Guitars Twenty-three years of guitar making in Woy Woy Australia
- Willow Guitars Exotic, hand carved and crafted electric guitars, made with fine Canadian hardwoods in York, Ontario, Canada
- Kathy Wingert Guitars builds individual instruments to the highest possible standards in Rancho Palos Verdes CA USA
- Wire & Wood, guitar repair & craftsmanship by Loren Paul Deck
- Randy Wood Mandolins in Siler City NC
- Worland Guitars Builders of fine hand made acoustic guitars in Rockford IL USA
- Wright Guitar Kurt Wright has been repairing guitars for over 27 years in the Cleveland OH USA area.
- A wealth of information on building solid body guitars is available in “FAQ” form from Bill Wyza, at Wyza Guitars
- Yamaha
- Joseph Yanuziello produces unique hand-crafted acoustic and electric stringed instruments in Toronto Ontario Canada
- C. H . Jeffrey Yong Custom made electric and acoustic guitars in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Youngblood Music Workshop was established better than twenty years ago in Guilford CT USA
- Yuriy Guitars Dedicated to offering guitars of the utmost quality without compromise, handbuilt, one at a time in Buffalo Grove IL USA
- Zachary Guitars Totally Handcrafted, Uniquely Designed, Innovative Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars for the Discriminating Player in Nepean (Ottawa), Ontario Canada
- Zavaleta’s La Casa de Guitarras has a list of truly outstanding classical and flamenco guitar makers in Tucson AZ USA
- If I had the cash, I might very well commission J.R. Zeidler to make my next guitar. Maybe someday…
- Zen Pharaohs of Ultimate Love Mathematics, music, science, wood….what else could you ask?
- Gary Zimnicki has been building guitars since the late 1970’s in Allen Park MI USA
- Zion Guitars believes that each guitar is truly as special as the person who plays it in Greensboro NC USA
- Zolla Guitars manufactures guitars, necks and bodies since 1979 in San Diego CA USA
Personal Pages: Performers and Enthusiasts
- Richard Alcoy is one of the foremost guitarists in the Phillipines
- Bach Plucked! is Michael Stitt’s wonderful page devoted to JSB on lute and guitar. GREAT animation!
- Michael also has a page devoted to Dionisio Aguado
- Ivan Bertolla is a “Progressive Australian Composer/Guitarist”
- Ken Brown’s page features classical, jazz, and music theory information
- Chris Buzzelli directs the guitar program at Bowling Green State University
- Ulf Dalnas has a page in Swedish and in English
- John Dimick’s Classical Guitar Page
- Spencer Doidge’s Guitar Page
- Jorge Guillen provides musical and technical information about classical guitar
- Musee de la Guitar c’est en Francais! Wonderful pictures of guitar playing courtesy of M. Francois Hirsch.
- Patrick Kearney’s info is here…including his album BOUQUET
- Guillermo Venegas Lloveras, the Puerto Rican composer, has a great site dedicated to him here
- Susan McDonald listeners can find her here.
- Scott Morris‘ CD and tour dates and other info can be found here
- Kent Murdick’s guitar music.
- Allan Neave teaches at the Royal Scottish Academy
- David Pircher’s page contains midi files and postscript music and more.
- David Pritchard‘s Molecular Music label is here, as is his new CD
- Pepe Romero’s touring info and CDs are here, as is a link to Los Romeros
- Dante Rosati’s Guitar Page
- Kenneth Sparr has info about the guitar and lute in Sweden
- Sheri Stanley is right here: she’s got a lot of links too!
- Bert Straver’s link in the Netherlands is here…with soccer info, even!
- James Sundquist performs sacred music on the guitar
- Koos van Doorn has a page here about “Gitaar, Vihuela, Luit”
- George Villiers has a nice site with panels and everything
- Marcos Vinicius and his page in Italy are right here
- Karl Walter’s site is here…I know that guitar logo!
- Guoheng Wei’s excellent page with many links
- John Williams’ amazing webpage is here…very extensive!
Personal Pages: CG Merchants and Craftsmen
- Rick Falkiner’s Guitar Centre in Australia
- Allan Fontanilla is a luthier in San Francisco
- Gagliardi Music ” a new age company in collaboration with Ren studio; write, arrange and produce various styles of original music”
- Steve Ganz says he’s a part-time guitar builder. Great photos, Steve!
- David “Kawika” Hurd in Hilo makes ukuleles and guitars
- Edward B. Jones builds guitars in England
- Just Strings is just what it says–wow!
- Rustle Laidman writes some very interesting music software, including Guitar Tuner
- Jeff Kemp makes classical guitars in Australia
- National Reso-Phonic Guitar makes Fine Resonator Guitars (and other instruments too!)
- New Millenium Guitar Publishing Company is here
- Thomas Prisloe is a classical guitar builder
- Charles Shifflett is a Certified Luthier, and makes some amazing instruments
- David Simms Footstool Site–he also has a links page.
- Lawrence K. Smith is an Australian luthier