Links

Last Modified - February 28, 2006

-13th Fret 

http://www.13thfret.com/

-Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans 

http://www.guitarmaker.org

-Baggs pickups (LR Baggs)

 
http://www.lrbaggs.com/

-Catgut Acoustical Society 

http://www.marymt.edu/~cas/

-Concertina ABC Site 

http://www.concertina.net/tunes_convert.html

-EMF B-Band Pickup 

http://www.b-band.com/

-EMF B-Band [Zyla Clay Install] 

http://www.museweb.com/ag/amp/zyla_method.html

-EMG 

http://www.emginc.com/

-French Polishing Tutorial l

 
http://www.milburnguitars.com/fpbannerframes.htm

-Guild of American Luthiers 

http://www.luth.org/index.htm

-FRETS page by Frank Ford 

http://www.frets.com

-Heritage Insurance[Joan Gallo] 

http://www.heritage-ins-services.com/

-Jedistar - instrument dating information 

http://www.jedistar.com/

-Kawika (David Hurd) 

http://www.ukuleles.com/sitemap.html

-Martin - List of Models 

http://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/choosing/model.php

-Mandolins-Bridges 

http://members.cox.net/musicman5/archbridges.htm

-Bridges2 

http://members.cox.net/musicman5/F5.htm


-Frank Ford - Fit Feet 

http://www.frets.com/FRETSPages/Luthier/Technique/Mandolin/FitBridgeFeet/fitfeet.html

-Red's Maple Bridge page 

http://www.murphymethod.com/redbridge.html

-Scale generator 

http://www.scalegen.com/

-Scottish Mandolin - Index Page 

http://users.argonet.co.uk/users/gatherer/mando.html

-MIMF Forum 

http://www.mimf.com/cgi-bin/WebX

-Shubb Guitar Supply 

http://www.shubb.com

 

Cases

-Calton Home page 

http://www.caltoncases.ab.ca

-Cedar Creek 

http://www.cedarcreekcases.com/

-TKL 

http://www.tkl.com/

-GuitarCase - India, Carbon Fiber

 
http://guitarcase.net/

-Modern Case Company 

http://www.moderncase.com/mandolin.htm

-Colorado Case 

http://www.coloradocase.com/

 

Strings

-FireWire Strings 

http://www.firewirestrings.net/

-John Pearse Strings 

http://www.johnpearsestrings.com

-Just Strings 

http://www.juststrings.com/

-String This 

http://www.stringthis.com/

 

Tuners & bridge pins

-12-string opengear retrofit 

http://www.stewmac.com/tradesecrets/tuners/ts28bown/ts28bown.html

-Gotoh - Hosco reseller 

http://www.hosco.co.jp/intl/pages/gg.html

-GoldBug - tuner knobs and bridge pins 

http://goldbugproducts.com/home.htm

-Gilbert 

http://www.gilberttuners.com/

-Grover 

http://www.grotro.com/grover_musical_products.htm

-LSR Precision Tuners 

http://members.aol.com/intertunei/LSR.tuners/index.html

-Mamoth Ivory bridge pins 

http://www.mammothivory.com

-Nicholas Guitars - Wood tuner buttons for Shallers

 
http://www.nicholsguitars.com/buttons.html/

-Rogers 

http://homepages.webleicester.co.uk/rodgers/

-Santa Cruz "Waverly" type tuners

 
http://pub219.ezboard.com/funofficialsantacruzguitarforumfrm11.showMessage?topicID=5.topic

-Lacote (classical) 

http://homepages.webleicester.co.uk/rodgers/Lacote.htm

-Self Tuning retro-fit

 
http://www.selftuning.com/

 

Tuners (Electronic)

-Korg Tuners 

http://www.korg.com/

-Precision Strobes 

http://www.izzy.net/~jc/

-Peterson Tuners - New Strobocons 

http://www.petersontuners.com/

 

Wood and Supplies - General

-AI Supply (Sandpaper and General Tools) 

http://www.ai-supply.com/

-Aircraft Spruce [$15.00 grab bag] 

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catmain.php?dest=cathome.php

-Airware America - 3M positive air filters 

http://www.airwareamerica.com/serv01.htm

-Allied Lutherie

 
http://www.alliedlutherie.com

-Tonewood list of suppliers 

http://www.coneguitar.com/tonewood.html

-Aerospace Composite Products {Nomex, graphite} 

http://www.acpsales.com/

-Alaska Specialty Woods (Brent Alan Cole) 

http://www.AlaskaSpecialtyWoods.com/

-American Size Fastener Specs. 

http://www.americanfastener.com/techcharts.htm

-AllParts 

http://www.allparts.com

-African Blackwood Conservation 

http:// www.blackwoodconservation.org

-Australian Woods 

http://www.freeyellow.com/members2/corroboree/timbers.htm


-Ausi Woods, Univ. Melbourn 

http://www.mtg.unimelb.edu.au/gallery/cd3.htm

-Blue Mountain Acoustics

 
http://www.bluemtnacoustics.com/

-Bow River Specialty Woods Curly/Quilted Maple [Canada]

 
http://www.bowrivercraftwoods.com

-Clamps -Goodhand [DeStaCo knock-off's] 

http://www.goodhand.com.tw/

-Simon Chambers Tonewoods
Local Engelmann and some Blue Spruce.

 
http://www.simeonchamberstonewoodstore.com/

-Cocobolo Inc 

http://www.cocoboloinc.com/

-Cumberland Acoustic [Parts for mando, banjo, etc] 

http://www.cumberlandacoustic.com/

-Cutting Edge Technologies
decimal milling bits

 
http://www.cetdirect.com/catalog/

-Curly Maple 

http://www.curlymaple.com/

-Exotic Woods 

http://www.exoticwoods.com

-Famous Guitarmaker 

http://www.cybozone.com/fg/

-B & B Rare Woods, Veneers 

http://www.wood-veneers.com/
 

-Bob Smith Industries [glues and adhesives]

 
http://www.bsiadhesives.com/index.html

-Gilmer Woods [good fretboards and exotics] 

http://www.gilmerwood.com/Gilmerwood%20instrument_wood.htm

-Grizzly Imports 

http://www.grizzlyimports.com

-Heat Blankets (Watlow Co.) 

http://www.watlow.com/products/heaters/ht_flex.cfm

-Heat Blankets [Benchmark Thermal] 

http://www.benchmarkthermal.com/

-Heat Blankets [Blues Creek Guitars] Not shown on web site, use email contact for blankets

 
http://bluescreekguitars.com/   email to john hall tippie@epix.net

-Hide Glue -Milligan and Higgins 

http://www.woodfinishingsupplies.com/Glues.htm

-Highland Hardware [Wood Slicer Bandsaw blades] 

http://www.highlandhardware.com/

-Jesada Tools -bits and saws 

http://www.jesada.com/

-Koa from Hawaii - Hiwaiian Hardwoods Direct 

http://www.curlykoa.com/

-Koa from Hawaii - Koa Guitarwood.com 

http://www.koaguitarwood.com/

-Luthiers Mercantile (LMI) 

http://www.lmii.com/

-MSC Industrial Supplies 

http://www.mscdirect.com

-Northern Tonewood Company - Spruces, Cedar, and Maple 

http://hvgb.net/~tonewood/

-Old Standard [John Griffin] Excellent Addirondack Spruce

 
http://www.adirondackspruce.com/

-Orcas Island Tonewoods [Bruce Harvie] 

http://www.rockisland.com/~tonewoods/

-Reid Tool Supply [parts and CAD] 

http://www.reidtool.com/

-Safe-T-Planer And Instructions on Use at StewMac 

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Planes/1/Wagner_Safe-T-Planer/Instructions/I-0485.html#details

-Stewart-MacDonald (StewMac)

 
http://www.stewmac.com/

-Tool (Woodwokring) Site List 

http://www.mindspring.com/~hbdown/woodwork.html

-Tool reviews - Shopnotes Magazine 

http://www.augusthome.com/toolrevs.htm

-Tropical Exotic Hardwoods of Latin America 

http://www.anexotichardwood.com/

-Goby - Walnut Source 

http://www.gobywalnut.com/

-Woods Of The World - Research/Info Site 

http://www.woodweb.com/index.html

-Woods Unlimited 

http://woodsunlimited.com/

-Wood - Windsor's (GOOD info area -searchable listing)

 
http://www.windsorplywood.com/tropical/home.html

-Wood - The Big List (Searchable List) 

http://www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/biglist.htm

-The Wood Well - Port Townsend, Wa (maple/sitka) 

http://www.thewoodwell.com

-Wood - Tropical Timbers [names] 

http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1989/ross89a.pdf

-Woodworking Archives /pub/archives/rec.woodworking

 
ftp://ftp.cs.rochester.edu/pub/archives/rec.woodworking/

-Wood - Italian Spruce 

vivianecker@attbi.com

 

Finishing Supplies

-Compliant Spray Systems [Clear grain filler/Acuspray, HVLP] 

http://compliantspraysystems.com/

-Fuji Spray [HVLP Spray System] 

http://www.fujispray.com/

-Clear Grain Filler(By Jeff Jewett -also three shades of brown)

 
http://www.fuhrinternational.com/pdf_files/3100.pdf

-Clear Epoxy Grain Filler 

http://eclecticproducts.com/famowood/ctggc.asp

-Lawrence-McFadden Lacquer 

http://www.lawrence-mcfadden.com/

-Ed Meyers [Buffing supplies and compounds]

 
http://www.edmyersoftx.com/

-Homestead Finishing (Transtints and shelac) 

http://www.homesteadfinishing.com/

-Regal and Associates - Airway buffs 

http://www.regalassociates.com/index.html

 

Finishing Outsourced

Addam Stark ~$400/guitar Located in Felton, CA.

 
Phone - 831/588-6488   email to six50mm@yahoo.com

 

Finishing Local Training

Robbie O'Brien - Classes at Red Rocks Community College. See the "classes" page on his web site.

 
http://www.obrienguitars.com

 

Inlay

-Rescue Pearl 

http://www.rescuepearl.com/

-DePaul Supply

 
http://www.luthiersupply.com/

 

Router Stuff

-Eagle America - Mostly router bits and saw blades 

http://www.eagle-america.com/

-End Mill Discount - Micro carbide down cut mill bits

 
http://www.endmilldiscount.com/end-mill/micro-tool/pmt-tr-2.htm

-Rout-R-Lift - Rockler supply w/other related

 
http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/searchrslts.cfm?&DID=6&User_ID=1542045

-Orbit Tool [custom router bits] 

http://www.orbittool.com/

-Rousseau - Mostly router and saw stuff and rip fence 

http://www.rousseauco.com

-Discount Tools - Great prices on carbide bits 

http://www.discount-tools.com

-Rosettes from Russia (David Schramm) 

http://schrammguitars.com/russian_rosettes.html

 

Sanding Supplies

-AI Supply (Sandpaper and General Tools) 

http://www.ai-supply.com/

-Industrial Abrasives 

http://www.industrialabrasives.com/

-Klingspor's 

http://www.woodworkingshop.com/

-SIS (Scientific Inst. Service) - Micromesh 

http://www.sisweb.com/ms/sis/micromes.htm

-Sand Rite -Rolling Pin sander 

http://www.sand-rite.com/touchup.html

-Grizzly - Rolling Pin sander 

http://www.grizzly.com/catalog/2004/135.cfm?

-Mr. Sandpaper 

http://www.sandpaper.com/

-Woodworker Supply [20" sander disks] 

http://woodworker.com/cgi-bin/FULLPRES.exe?PARTNUM=923-803

 

Spray Guns

-AcuSpray 

http://www.otsm.com/accuspray/

-Apollo 

http://www.hvlp.com/

-Binks 

http://www.binks.com

-Compliant Spray Systems [Acuspray, waterbased filler] 

http://www.compliantspraysystems.com/

-DeVilbiss Binks[EGA-503 jamb gun] 

http://www.autorefinishdevilbiss.com/