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Raponi (Amenio)
Amenio Raponi was born in 1944, the son of Orlando Raponi (1916-1978) an Italian master luthier working in Rome. At the age of 14 he began learning the art of lutheiry with his father into the art of...
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Islander
Islander ‘Ukulele is a brand name of Kanile’a ‘Ukulele - a Hawaiian family-owned and operated ukulele maker. The Islander ukuleles are more affordable than the Kanile'a branded instruments and the...
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Kanile'a
Kanile`a ukuleles are standard to professional grade instruments made in Kāne`ohe, Hawaii. The company was founded by Joe Souza who began an apprenticeship with Peter Burmudez in 1991 at the age of 20....
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Stafford
Stafford is a Japanese brand of brand of electric and acoustic guitars owned by Kurosawa Music. Stafford guitars are aimed at the domestic Japanese market.
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Relish
Relish Guitars was founded in 2010 in Switzerland by Pirmin Giger and Silvan Küng. Relish guitars have several innovative features:
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McGreevy (Donal)
Donal McGreevy studied at the Lagan Lutherie School with Sam Irwin and then opened his own workshop in County Down, Northern Ireland. McGreevy's guitars are informed by his personal tastes as a...
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Ergon
Adriano Sérgio worked as a scuba diver, touring musician & guitar tech before opening Guitar Rehab in Lisbon - a musical instrument repair, resoration and guitar making workshop. This is where...
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Negrini (GNG)
Luthier Giulio Negrini got his Master's degree in violin and bow making in 2007 in Italy. He has since also attended instrument making seminars including Violin Restoration with Adam Whone and Archtop...
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Jang (Isaac)
Isaac Jang studied with Bryan Galloup at the Galloup School of Guitar Building and Professional Guitar Repair in Big Rapids, Michigan, before getting a job at Westwood Music in L.A. He then started...
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OVATION ULTRA GS
The GS was Ovation's take on the Fender stratocaster. By the time this model was made Ovation had outsourced the production of bodies and necks to Samick in Korea, but the final assembly was done in...
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Marconi LAB
Marconi LAB is an Italian guitar and bass maker, located in Cureggio in the Novara province. Marconi LAB was a traditional luthiery workshop for ten years before launching their website in 2011. Their...
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Blackbeard
Blackbeard Guitars (Barbanera) was founded in Merate, Italy by Paolo Lardera. Lardera worked with Ruggero Ascione of Rash Guitars before eventually taking over the workshop at 48 via Statale....
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Rash
Rash Guitars was an Italian company located in Merate (Lecco) founded by Ruggero Ascione. Their handmade electric guitars and basses featured Italian woods, special finish colors and handmade pickups...
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Pratley
Martin Pratley launched Pratley Guitars in 2004 after several years of making custom stomp boxes and guitars. In 2002 he graduated from a 4 year Bachelor Degree in Industrial Design and Technology...
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Rasmus
Rasmus was a brand name of Suhr, launched in 2010 as a more affordable alternative to their made-in-USA instruments. The name Rasmus was derived from John Suhr's real Danish family name, Rasmussen. The...
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O3
O3 guitars and basses are hand made by Alejandro Ramirez in the south of Spain. Founded around 2005.Source: O3 Customs website (archived 2006)
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Maegen Wells
Maegen Wells makes acoustic guitars, archtops, and mandolins by hand in Forestville, California. She started building in 2006 and has since worked in repair shops, electric guitar manufacturers,...
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Maxwell
Glen Maxwell is custom guitar maker based in Clevedon, New Zealand. Maxwell's innovative acoustic guitars are made using CNC machining and thermal modification of the timbers to create complex organic...
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OD
OD Guitars was founded by Omer Deutsch in Israel. Deutsch has a background as an industrial designer which he combines with his luthiery skills to produce electric guitars with intricate geometric...
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OJ
OJ Guitars is the brand of Swiss luthier Oliver Jaggi. Currently based in California he makes unique acoustic basses and guitars, one at at a time. Source: OJ Guitars website (21 May 2019)
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