http://www.sobellinstruments.com/index.htm Source: Wayback Machine Thanks to the Wayback Machine, we still have Mr. Sobell’s website available to drool over his exquisite Citterns, OMs and mandolins. And to hear some samples of music played on one of his OMS, see this page from John McGann (also thanks to the Wayback Machine!).
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Yanuziello Stringed Instruments
Source: Yanuziello Stringed Instruments A luthier who lives in the Niagara area – I found his website while perusing the Mandolin Cafe’s Builders directory. Time to update my own list!
Mandozine: The Mandolin Resource Site
Mandolin resource site for self-taught players and mandolin enthusiasts. Huge music archive of 3,000 songs, transposed or transcribed for mandolin. Source: Mandozine: The Mandolin Resource Site Ok, so, mostly geared towards the playing of Mandolins, but there is some stuff for building. For the playing, see my equivalent entry in the Folk Music Blog. For …
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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’.