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Piornos
Piornos Custom Guitars are made by Jose Antonio Piornos MarÃn in Puente Tocinos, Murcia, Spain. He started making guitars at the age of 17 and is a self-taught luthier. In 2014 he took over the...
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APII
APII is the brand name of the Aria Custom Shop which makes electric and bass guitars in Japan.Source: Aria Custom Shop website (14 July 2020)
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Jack Sanders is a professional guitar player both as a soloist and chamber musician, and also a teacher, He is also a luthier and makes classical and flamenco guitars, as well as historic reproductions...
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Sandoval
Karl Sandoval is an American luthier who started out working at Fender in the 1970s before moving on to the Charvel Custom Shop. In 1979 he launched his own business. He's best known for his custom...
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Santucci
Sergio Santucci, developed a 10 stringed instrument called the Treblebass which combines the range of the electric guitar and bass. The instruments were made in Japan and distributed by Santucci Corp....
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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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Sparkle
Don't know much about their History and that's why I am desperately trying to find out it online. There is no Information about the brand online. None. They are legitimate though I believe.They made...
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Arturo Sanzano
Arturo Sanzano Moreno makes classical and flamenco guitars in Madrid, Spain. He started in 1963 as an apprentice with José Ramirez III and worked there until 1984, when he opened a workshop in...
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Mariano Tezanos Castro (born 1949) makes classical and flamenco guitars in Madrid, Spain. He apprenticed and worked with José Ramirez III (like his father Mariano Tezanos Martin before him). Around...
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Tippin
Bill Tippin makes acoustic guitars in Marblehead, Massachusetts. His background in furniture making and boat building gave him the wood working foundations to start making guitars in 1978. Five years...
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Sanzone
Charles "Chuck" Sanzone makes guitars and mandolins in Stowe, Vermont. Sanzone trained at the Roberto-Venn school of luthiery in 1995 and also worked with Bill Tippin in the late 1990s.Source: Sanzone...
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Kazuo Sato
Kazuo Sato is a Japanese luthier born in 1946. In 1965 he apprenticed with Kuniharu Nobe. In 1971 he worked with David Rubio before opening his own workshop in 1974 in Belgium. He moved to Germany in...
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Protocaster
Protocaster guitars are built in Williamsburg Brooklyn by Josh Grove. Protocaster designs are based on the vintage Fender models and Grove hand carves each neck. He uses thin nitrocellulose finishes -...
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Satellite (Amplifiers)
Satellite Amplifiers is a San Diego based company founded by Adam Grimm. Satellite Amplifiers make tube amps, effects and electric guitars. Satellite amps makes a version of the Epiphone Coronet...
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Paul Saunders
Paul Saunders has been handcrafting fine acoustic and archtop guitars since the 1980s.Source: Paul Saunders website (archived 2011)
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Beaver Tail
Beaver Tail mandolins are made in Canada by Peter Sawchyn. Every BeaverTail is completely handmade in the Sawchyn workshop from solid domestic and exotic woods - without use of CNC machines.
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Aiersi
Aiersi is the retail brand name of the Chinese Sinomusik company. They are a large OEM professional guitar supplier and exporter from China whose guitar range includes: classical guitars, children's...
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Schaefer
Ed Schaefer has been making hand crafted guitars since the 1970s. He was best known for his archtops but he retired from making these in 2014 - years of hand carving has taken its toll on his hands. He...
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