Festival of Friends








Luthiers / Guitar Makers

Allen Guitars Flat top and resophonic acoustic guitars and mandolins.

DM Guitars I cover all aspects of stringed instrument work from repairs to Luthier suplies.

American Archtops Dale Unger

ARAM Classical Guitar details of guitars - (Seoul, Korea) - [English/Korean]

Aram Guitars Classical Guitars, hand-made by Kevin Aram in England.

Aria Pro Guitars

Augustino LoPrinzi Guitars Classical guitars, steel string guitars and ukuleles.

Austin Douglas Guitars Touch-style guitars.

Bacorn Guitars Archtop, flat top and electric guitars and mandolins.

Baranik Guitars Acoustic steel string guitars.

Bear Creek Guitars Hawaiian lap-style and flat top acoustic guitars.

Beard Guitars Resophonic guitars and supplies.

Bob Benedetto foremost maker of archtop (jazz) guitars - photos + model details - pickups - book and video details - (E Stroudsburg PA, USA)

Bodkin Guitars Flat top and archtop guitars.

Bouvier Guitars Corian capped mahogany solid body electric guitars and basses.

Brad French's String Instrument Restoration Construction, repair and restoration of the full range of stringed instruments.

Brian Paul Pro Guitars Electric guitars.

Brook Guitars

Brune Guitars Classical and flamenco guitars.

Candelas Guitars Classical and flamenco guitars.

Carlson Guitar Company Custom neck-through designed electric guitars and basses. "Some play, Some dream, Some play their dream"(tm).

Carreras Guitars - Classical and Flamenco complete instrument repairs and expert restoration of classical and flamenco guitars by Alfredo Maria Carreras - based in Australia.

Carter Steel Guitars Pedal steel guitars & accessories.

Carvin Guitars

Chabot Guitars

Chapin Guitars Acoustic guitars

Charles S. Tauber maker of guitars & lutes - illustrated catalog + photos of 28 woods used

Cimarron Guitars Acoustic and electric guitars.

Citron Guitars Electric guitars and basses.

Clayton Patch Guitars Luthier instruction, guitar building courses; supplier of hand crafted guitars, guitar kits and musical tonewood for all instruments.

Colfax Guitar Shop Scott Baxendale acoustic guitars. Repairs and restorations.

Comins Guitars Archtops

Cone Guitars Classical guitars.

Cucculelli, Rodolfo Argentinian luthier. Biography, guitar gallery, contact information.

Cumpiano String Instruments Custom guitars and Latin American instruments.

Daniel Slaman North Sea archtop jazz guitars.

Daniel Turner I specialize in the custom construction of fine Flamenco guitars for a world wide clientele. My sites are available in 5 languages (English, Spanish, Japanese, German, and Chinese).

Dave Amour Guitars Classical, Flamenco and Steel String guitars, and Custom Speaker Cabinets.

Dean Guitars

Dearstone Mandolin Works Archtop and flat top acoustic guitars and mandolins.

DeLaHaye Guitars Archtop and flat top guitars.

DeVoe Archtop jazz guitars.

DNG : Luthiers en guitares et basses Trois luthiers parisiens spécialisés en guitares éléctriques et basses (4,5 ou 6 cordes).

Dudenbostel Instruments Acoustic guitars and mandolins.

E.C. Pol Guitars Steel string, archtop, classical, and flatback guitars.

Eleferink Guitars Acoustic archtop guitars.

Ellis Guitars

ESP Guitars

Exotic Woods provides musical instrument woods to major manufacturers of stringed & woodwind instruments from its stocks in New Jersey - also fret-slotting, truss rods, inlay materials etc - comprehensive online catalog (including books & videos)

Famous Guitarmaker Internet World Headquarters news, bulletin board, articles, featured builders - large list of international luthiers, comprehensive resources list, and more...

Fender Guitars

Foster Guitars Archtop and electric guitars.

Fred's Guitar Spare parts for guitars and basses

Fret and Reed Guitars and mandolins, set-ups and repairs.

Fretworks Professional guitar repair service and repair school since 1982.

Fylde Guitars

Gallagher and Son Flat top acoustic guitars.

Gallagher Guitars

Germán Pérez Barranco specs, pictures of guitar parts, online ordering - links to artists and resources - [Spanish/English]

Gerrit van Bergeijk Dutch guitarmaker: Custom Selmer style "Hot Club" guitars.

Gibson & Epiphone Guitars

Gitaar-vihuela-luit the classical guitar, vihuela and lute page - info & pics on the work of famous Dutch luthiers - [Dutch]

GM Precision Guitars

Godin Guitars

Goodall Guitars

Goodall Guitars Flat top acoustic guitars.

GRAN Nylon-Steel string Hybrid Classical guitar

Gretsch Guitars

Gruggett Guitars Bill Gruggett, formerly of Mosrite, custom electric guitar luthier. Restorations also available.

Guild Guitars

Guild of American Luthiers publishers of "American Lutherie" (online ordering) - full back issue info + abstracts of major articles - some book reviews - gallery of covers - history of GAL conventions - extensive links

Guitar Builders and Repairers Ron Long's index of approx 300 links to guitar builders, luthiers, and instrument repairers worldwide + an extensive list of sources of materials and supplies for luthiers.

Hamer Guitars

Hanika Guitars

Hawkes Guitars Classical guitars and Classic Guitar Society of Western Australia.

Heiden Stringed Instruments Steel string guitars and mandolins.

Heins Guitars (Sneek, The Netherlands) Handmade custom guitars and bass guitars; repair, refretting, restoration, customizing.

Henneken Archtop jazz guitars and stringed instruments.

High Desert Guitar Works Luthier Jason Chinchen from Tumalo Oregon apprenticed under Kim Breedlove and Steve Henderson at Breedlove Guitars

Hill Guitar Company Classical and flamenco guitars.

Hines Guitars Steel string acoustic instruments.

Hollenbeck Guitar

Huss and Dalton Custom-made acoustic guitars.

Ibanez Guitars

In-Tension Fretted and non fretted stringed instruments built and repaired, plus percussion instruments reheading/reskinning (vellum and calf) and shell repair.

J.T. Hargreaves Acoustic basses and guitars utilizing the Kasha bracing design.

Handbuilt Classical Guitars by James Lister Classical guitars handbuilt in Sheffield, England by luthier James Lister, inspired by the great guitars of Torres and Hauser.

Jaros Custom Guitars

Jeremy Locke Classical and flamenco guitars.

JESSE'S GUITAR CHORDS

Jim Reed Guitars Electric guitars "Hand Made".Custom Shop.

Joaquim Pinheiro & Associados lutes, viols & baroque guitars - pictures & descriptions - [Portugese/English]

John F. Mello Classical and steel string guitars.

John Le Voi Gypsy Jazz Guitars Luthier based in the UK specialising in Selmer / Maccaferri style gypsy jazz guitars. Also maker of fine mandolins and repairer.

Jordan Electric Violins Archtop and electric guitars and basses.

Kevin Almy A wide range of stringed instruments: from violins to archtop guitars.

KGB Musical Instruments Established UK luthier offering custom-made guitars and a comprehensive repair and customising service. Also offers a wide range of guitar parts and accessories.

Klein Guitars Acoustic and electric guitars.

Kneipp Classical Guitars Classical guitars handmade by Ian Kneipp in Australia
Koll Guitars Archtop and electric guitars and basses.

Lacey Archtop Guitars

Lakewood Guitars

Landing Electric bass

Larrivee Guitars

Larson Lutherie String instrument design, repair, restoration located on the north side of Chicago.

Legra Guitars

Lehua Ukuleles and guitars.

Liberty Resonator Guitars.

Lieber Guitars Custom made electric guitrs and basses since 1971.

Luciano Maggi Classical and baroque guitars.

Lull Custom Guitars Electric guitars and bass.

Lutes by Arthur Robb Lutes, lute making, musical instrument making and conservation; Sales of handcrafted renaissance lutes, guitars, dulcimers, psalteries, etc.; and plans.

Luthier en guitares acoustiques Alain quéguiner est l'un des rares luthiers français spécialisés dans les guitares acoustiques "cordes aciers". Ses clients sont Maxime Le Forsetier,Renaud, Francis Cabrel, Lenny Kravitz et bien d'autres ...

Luthier Home Page Anthony J Huvard - interactive online guitarmaking apprenticeship - large list of books and periodicals - pictures, info, prices of guitars (acoustic and electric)lutes banjos mandolins violins and dulcimers

Luthiers Mercantile International Supplies and tools for luthiers

Manne Guitars

Manzer Guitars Archtop, classical and flat top acoustic guitars

Mapson Archtop Guitars

Buscarino Archtop Guitars

Martin Guitars

Master Guitars Handmade archtop jazz, flattop, semi-acoustic and electric guitars by luthier George Gorodnitski.

Mauel Guitars Custom acoustic steel string guitars

McAlister Guitars Acoustic flat top guitars.

McCurdy Guitars Archtop and one-off custom guitars.

McElroy Guitars Acoustic guitars

Melancon Guitars Solid body electric guitars.

Melody Guitars Nashville guitar maker and touring tech for John Kay and Steppenwolf...lots of good photographs.Cool guitars and used gear

Menkevich Guitars Classical and flamenco guitars.

Merlin Guitars Acoustic guitars and basses.

Milburn Guitars Classical guitars.

Mitchell Guitars Flat top acoustic guitars and basses.

Modulus Guitars

Moll Custom Instruments Archtop guitars and bass.

Monteleone Instruments Archtop and flat top acoustic guitars and mandolins.

Mouradian Guitars Custom electric bass guitars.

Mundo's Guitar Repair Shop Repair, trade, modifications, vintage and used gear. Puerto Rico.

Mustapick Guitars

National Resophonic Guitars

Neeley Guitars Archtop guitars.

Novax Guitars Fanned-fret instruments.

Oribe Guitars illustrated catalogue of classical and flamenco guitars (+ cases) made by Jose Oribe in California (US) - info on care & handling + Q&As

Oskar Graf Guitars Flat top, classical and flamenco guitars. Lutes.

Ovation Guitars

P. W. Crump Co. (Arcata, CA, USA) Irish bouzoukis, citterns, celtic mandolins and guitars -- built, restored.

Paolo Busato Lutes and baroque guitars.

Pensa Guitars Electric guitars and basses.

Peterson Stringed Instruments Microtonal and custom stringed instruments built and repaired. Gallery of microtonal guitars.

PRS Guitars

RainSong Guitars

Rauen Guitars Restoration and repair work.

Ribbecke Guitars Archtop and flat top acoustic guitars.

Richard's List of Notable American Luthiers details + instruments pics + contact info for approx 20 US guitar makers + approx 10 links to other luthiers' pages

Rick Turner Guitars Steel and nylon string guitars and basses

Rodolfo Cucculelli Classical guitars

Rodriguez Guitars Classical and flamenco guitars.

Rowan Custom Guitars Solid and semi solid body electric guitars.

Ruokangas Guitars Hand-crafted electric guitars by Finnish luthier Juha Ruokangas. Original design Duke -series of carved top electrics.

Sadowsky Guitars Electric guitars and basses.

Santa Cruz Guitars

Schaefer Guitars Archtop guitars.

Schroder Musical Instruments Archtop guitars.

Seagull Guitars

Sergei de Jonge Guitars details of guitars available + guitar-building courses + info/articles + comprehensive links - (Toronto, Canada)

Shark Attack Guitars Custom made electric guitars (original designs, embellished with carvings on request ) produced in Scotland

Siegmund Guitars Archtop, resophonic and electric guitars.

Smith Guitars Handmade classical guitars and mandolins. Resources and information about Australian and exotic timbers used in guitar making.

SPECIMEN Custom guitars and tube amps. Guitar repair, restoration, and tube amp repair.

Spruce Hill Guitars Standard and custom aluminum electic guitars.

Stringtime Music Custom guitars by Mark Hendrickson. Carving Woods - Winter cut and kiln-dried, for carving and sculpting, clear and end sealed. Luthier's Woods - Top quality solid hardwoods for guitar building, dry and ready to use.

Suhr Guitars Solid body and chambered electric guitars.

Tacoma Guitars

Takamine Guitars

Taylor Guitars

Teigen Guitars Archtop and flat top acoustic and electric guitars and basses.

Thames Classical Guitars Classical and flamenco guitars

The Ultimate Guitar Repair Shop Custom built instruments. Guitar and bass repair for over 25 years in northern Illinois.

Thomas Prisloe instrument specs and ordering details, commendations (+ sound sample), some links - (Colorado, US)

Thornbory Acoustic Guitars Handbuilt in Oxfordshire, England.

Thornton Caldwell Luthier based in Bo'ness Scotland builds instruments out of British Woods. Bueautiful and unusual designs.

Threet Guitars Fingerstyle acoustic guitars.

THS Custom Guitars Designing and building hand made works of "musical art".

Timm Guitars Custom acoustic and resonator guitars.

Timtone Custom Guitars Chambered and solid body electric guitars.

Tippin Guitar Company Flat top acoustic guitars.

Tortorici Classical Guitars

Totnes School of Guitarmaking 3 times a year we run a 12 week course for up to seven people. Each of them has chosen what kind of guitar they want to make, and leaves at the end with the finished instrument.

Uwe Böhm construction and restoration of lutes, guitars and mandolins - pics of guitars - [German/English/French]

Veillette Guitars Electric guitars, baritone guitars, and basses.

Virtuoso Guitars Custom-made guitars built from sustainably produced or re-claimed tonewoods.

Walker Guitars Archtop and flat top acoustic guitars and mandolins.

Warr Guitars Touch-style guitars. Play lead, bass, and rhythm parts simultaneously in an upright or horizontal (guitar-style) position. You can use your favorite techniques: tap, pick, strum, pluck, slap, or pop. See artist Trey Gunn of King Crimson play one of these amazing instruments.

Washburn Guitars Since our birth in Chicago in 1883, the name Washburn has been branded into the world's finest stringed instruments. If your interest in guitars borders on passion, you will settle for nothing less than a Washburn.

Wreck & Roll Custom bass guitars, double basses, electric guitars and other instruments made from motorcycle and classic car parts.

Yamaha Guitars 'Nuff said

Zeidler Guitars Archtop and flat top acoustic guitars and mandolins.

Zion Guitars Ken Hoover started in 1974 doing repairs, restoration, and intensive custom work. In 1980, Ken started building Zion Guitars. Nearly 30 years and thousands of customers later, that commitment to excellence remains at Zion Guitar Technology.

Zon Bass Guitars ZON GUITARS was founded in Buffalo, New York, as a custom guitar and repair shop in May 1981 by bassist/luthier Joe Zon.