Links

Last Modified - October 31, 2015 {Boo!}

Shows/Venues/etc.

-Guitar Show Calendar

 http://guitarshowcalendar.com/

 

General

CITES/Lacy Act Information for Import/export of materials
http://www.fws.gov/international/DMA_DSA/CITES/pdf/musical_instruments.pdf

Electronic Filing for Exports
http://www.aesdirect.gov/

-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/

 

Finishing Supplies

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

http://compliantspraysystems.com/

-Fuji Spray [HVLP Spray System]

http://www.fujispray.com/

-Chemcraft International - Lacquer and UV Poly(750-001 for their clear gloss UV polyester(Reslack is the line)

 http://chemcraft.com/

-Clear Epoxy Grain Filler

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

-Lawrence-McFadden Lacquer - Out of business as of 08/2009

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

-Ed Meyers [Buffing supplies and compounds]

 http://www.edmyersoftx.com/

-Homestead Finishing (Transtints and shelac) 866/631-5429

 http://www.homesteadfinishingproducts.com/

-Regal and Associates - Airway buffs

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

Shellac Flakes:

  

-Homestead Finishing

 http://www.homesteadfinishingproducts.com/

- Kremmer Pigments Also pigments and tints

 http://www.kremerpigments.com/

-Shellac.net

http://www.shellac.net/

 

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

-Advanced Shell Technology -ZipFlex abalam (Also see LMI)

 http://www.advancedshelltech.com/

-Rescue Pearl

http://www.rescuepearl.com/

-DePaul Supply

 http://www.luthiersupply.com/

-MOP Supplies (Australia)

 http://mopsupplies.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 Tools [custom router bits]

http://www.orbittools.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/

- High Mountain (24" disks)

 http://www.highmountaintonewood.com/id27.htm/

-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

https://www.grizzly.com/products/7-1-2-x-2-1-4-Hand-Held-Pneumatic-Drum-Sanders/H2882

-Mr. Sandpaper

http://www.sandpaper.com/

-Woodworker Supply [20" sander disks]

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

 

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/

 

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/

 

Tuners & bridge pins

-12-string opengear retrofit

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

-Custom Guitar Saddles, Nuts, saddles, and pins in bone and various ivories

http://www.guitarsaddles.com/products.asp

-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/ (or http://specialtytuners.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

-Siminoff Mandolin Tuners

 http://www.siminoff.net/parts/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=23_25&zenid=42915fdcdca869f3a2d657e9e344b853

-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/

 

Vacuum Systems and Bagging

-Aerospace Composite Products {Nomex, graphite}

http://www.acpsales.com/
-CST Sales Bagging cheap. Search for "Wrightlon WL6400" http://www.cstsales.com/products.html

-FiberMax Composites (UK)

http://www.fibermaxcomposites.com/shop/

-TORR - Vacuum bagging and supplies - Si rubber sheets

http://www.torrtech.com/

-Texas AlMet (Nomex and Metal Honeycomb)

 http://texasalmet.com/

-Vacuum System Build Tutorial

http://joewoodworker.com/veneering/EVS/concept.htm

-Veneer Supplies Bagging

 http://www.veneersupplies.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

-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

-Axiom Inc - Celuloid bindings, Mandolin points, and sheets for Pick Guards

http://www.axinc.net/

-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/

-De-Glue Goo

 http://de-gluegoo.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/

-High Mountain Tonewoods Shane Neifer

 http://www.highmountaintonewood.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/

-Luthier Suppliers

 http://www.luthiersuppliers.com/

-Luthiers Mercantile (LMI)

http://www.lmii.com/

-MSC Industrial Supplies

http://www.mscdirect.com

-Norland Industries (Fishglue)

 http://www.norlandproducts2.com/fish/fishproductsdetail.asp?Product=High%20Tack%20Fish%20Glue

-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/

-Pickguards, Tortis [Terence Tan]

http://www.tortispickguards.com/

Plasticare - Multiple products, scrap by the pound for jigs. In Denver/Engelwood

 http://www.plasticareinc.com/

-Profesional Plastics Delrin Rod and Sheets

 http://www.professionalplastics.com/DELRINSHEET-ROD

-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/

- SINTOMS Ltd. (frets and fretting tools. Russia)

 http://www.sintoms.infonet.by

-TC Woods LLC - Colorado woods locally milled

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

-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