Source: David Antony Reid Luthier :: Guitars designed, made and repaired in London Now retired due to severe allergy-related health issues, he still does setup and repairs at his home in Perth, Scotland. Was a regular exhibiter at the Montreal Guitar Show. Innovative vault-back guitars. His instruments are works of art.
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Homepage – Wilkie Stringed Instruments
Custom Hand-crafted Archtop guitars (and Mandolins!) Source: Homepage – Wilkie Stringed Instruments He exhibited at the MGS in 2011 and 2012. I had a quick spin with one of his Mandos, and it sounded awesome! Made me want to make one myself… He had some some excellent photos of hand-carving backs and tops, and well …
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Ann Arbor Guitars
Source: Ann Arbor Guitars Ann Arbor Guitars provides world-class repair services for electric and acoustic guitars, mandolins and banjos. Check out their videos for Lutherie secrets!
Geigenbau Federer – Federer Violins – Geigenbau Federer – Federer Violins
Geigenbau Federer – Federer Violins is a personal website celebrating the work of Paul Federer and Joseph Federer. You will find here journals of the creation of several instruments as well as an online catalogue of instruments for sale. Source: Geigenbau Federer – Federer Violins – Geigenbau Federer – Federer Violins An Ottawa Valley luthier, …
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burginguitars.co.nz | Fine handcrafted guitars for the connoisseur
Source: burginguitars.co.nz | Fine handcrafted guitars for the connoisseur Paddy Burgin – New Zealand builder of Guitars and Mandolins (and other stuff). I like the look of his double-cutaway mandos. Trained under David Freeman at Timeless Instruments in Saskatchewan. Attended at least one of the Montreal Guitar shows.
McDonald Strings
Source: McDonald Strings Author of “The Bouzouki Book” and “The Mandolin Project”, Graham is an accomplished luthier of Mandolins and Bouzoukis, based in Australia.
Ludewig Mandolins
Source: Ludewig Mandolins Illinois Luthier. There is a set of soundclips of a Bluegrasser named Emory Lester playing some of his instruments. One of them is an excellent bluegrass rendition of Pale Rider, and the third is an incredible solo of ‘O Come Emmanuel’.
Hand made concert classical guitars by Michael Cone
Exceptional hand made classical guitars by Michael Cone, with images, MP3 files, and links to luthier tools and supplies. Source: Hand made concert classical guitars by Michael Cone
Les Stansell – youtube video “The Top”
His website (http://www.stansellguitars.com/) includes a link to his youtube channel, the videos there include some stuff on lutherie. This is one that I had kept a copy of, entitled “The Top”.
Grellier guitars – Downloads
You’ll find on this page some plans I drew. They are licensed under Creative Commons. This means that they are free to download, modify and distribute. Source: Grellier guitars – Downloads Free guitar plans, including a Gibson L-00, an OM size, and a nice 00 size (Parlour), as well as a soprano ukulele styled after …
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