Links
Here is the best acoustic guitar forum on the web, the Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum, (UMGF).
Another guitar forum, the Collings Guitars Forum:
Check out my fiddle and banjo player Stergios Loustas’ excellent fiddle blog:
Check out my friend’s Terence Tan excellent guitar blog:
Here is my favourite fingerstyle player, Howard Emerson:
One of my greatest influences on flatpicking guitar, David Grier:
Frankie Montuoro is my favourite guitar builder. He builds extraordinary Larson-influenced guitars:
My friend Andrea Bagnasco and his partner Alessio Casati from Italy are two of the best vintage acoustic guitars restorers in Europe:
My favourite acoustic guitar shop in Europe, The Fellowship of Acoustics:
If you are thinking of buying a new Martin guitar, my friend’s Jon Garon shop is your best choice:
My friend Myles Cochran runs his own shop in France with a very fine selection of new and vintage acoustic and electric guitars:
www.9ballguitars.com You can also visit his website at www.mylescochran.com
My guitar friend John Thomas is a finger picker, guitar collector and an excellent writer. He is also a regular contributor to Fretboard Journal:
Luthier John Walker makes some of the best recreations of prewar Gibson guitars:
The mission of Vintage and Rare is to establish and develop the ultimate network/community designed for enthusiasts and retailers of vintage, rare and antique musical instruments, as well as an online network for dedicated builders of fine instruments:
Vintage Guitars on VintageandRare.com
Fanis Ploumis is a new talented luthier/repairer of acoustic and electric guitars here in Thessaloniki who studied guitar building and repair in England. I really appreciate his good eye on detail.Very reasonable prices and excellent materials.