International Classical Guitar Makers, Builders & Luthiers

International Classical Guitar Makers, Builders & Luthiers

  

Welcome! 

The modern Classical Guitar music has undoubtedly created new generation of highly skilled craftmen, concert handmade classical guitar makers and manufacturers of the instrument around the globe. We gathered information on a list of database that would help people finding the right guitar and information about the luthier, the instruments, history, origin as well as the recent contact information. Striving to serve best possible source to provide people getting the information they need and getting connected to the dealers where the guitars available.

More information will be added to the list soon. Please note that we may update the page in daily basis.  We also welcome any information about music education, scholarships, guitar society, events, concerts, competition, classical guitar foundation to support the world of Classical Guitar. We also will post newly featured luthier from other part of the world to get recognized and share information about their instruments.  

Have a great day, Enjoy !

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Abreu, Sergio (Brazil)                     visit : http://www.violao.org
Acevedo, Miguel (Puerto Rico)       visit : http://www.miguelacevedoluthier.com
Antonio, Jose (Spain)                      visit : http://www.ariaguitars.com/jp/items/other-brands/jose-antonio
Angela, Randy (USA)                     visit : http://www.angellaguitars.com

Alhambra Guitars (Spain)                visit : http://www.alhambrausa.com

Aram, Kevin (UK)                         visit : http://www.aramguitars.co.uk

Aranjuez guitars (Japan)                  visit : http://www.aranjuezguitars.org

Ariza, Antonio (Spain)                           visit : http://www.guitarsalon.com

Arai, Shiro (Spain)                         visit : http://www.ariaguitarsglobal.com/about-aria
Aparicio, Antonio (Spain)               visit : http://www.aparicioguitar.com/wordpress

Arias, Vicente (Spain)

Asturias Guitars (Japan)
Argent, David (Australia)
Arone, Claudio (Brazil)
Alma Guitars (Korea)
Armin Mario Gropp (Germany)

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Barbero, Marcello (Spain)

Barnett, Kris (USA)
Batista, Joao (Brazil)

Bernabe, Paulino (Spain)

Berg, Tobias 
Bedikian, Victor (French)

Bellido, Jose Lopez (Spain)

Blackshear, Tom 

Braun, Tobias
Braz, Lucas (Brazil)
Brito, Eduardo (Brazil)

Brune, Richard (USA)

Broger, Kenneth

Bruck, Michel 

Blochinger, Edmund

Bouchet, Robert (French)
Burguet, Amalio (Spain)
Bull, Allan (Australia)
Buttrose, David (Australia)
Byers, Gregory (USA)

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Carbone, Lucio 

Carrington, Christopher

Carrillo, Vicente

Camps, Hermanos
Caldersmith, Graham (Australia)
Carvalho, Samuel (Brazil)
Castellucia, JB (French)

Chica, Manuel de la
Ching, Douglas (USA)

Chesia, Daniel (Spain)

Cueca (Spain)

Connor, Steve (USA)

Contreras, Manuel (USA)

Coriani, Paulo

Conde, Felipe (Spain)

Cordoba Guitarras (Spain)

Cohen, Brian
Clarke, Rob (Australia)
Custodio, Luis (Brazil)
Cyr, Robert St. (Canada)

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Dammann, Matthias (Germany)             Visit : The Story about Matthias Damman and the invention of his double top guitar

Desmond, Robert (USA)

Deutch, Ethan 

DeVoe, Lester (USA)
Dominelli, Marcus (Canada)
Delarue, Dominique (French)
Donadey, Michel (French)
D'Andon, Olivier Fanton (French)
Dupont, Maurice (French)
Dietrich, Frank Pieter (Germany)
Dietrich, Markus (Germany)
Daily, David (USA)

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Esteso, Domingo (Spain)

Elliot, Jeffrey (USA)
Elazzi, Jayson (Australia)
Eban, Gila (USA)

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Farrell, Jerry (Canada)
Fleta, Ignacio (Spain)

Friedrech, Daniel (French)

Fernandez, Arcangel (Spain)

Field, Dominique (French)

Frignani, Lorenzo

Fernandez, Juan (Spain)
Foulilleul, Jean Marie (French)

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Giussani, Gioaio

Gilbert, John

Green, Aaron

Gypas, Pavlos
Gnatek, Zbigniew (Australia)
Gomes, Roberto (Brazil)
Graf, Oscar (Canada)
Gilles, Mercier (French)
Galabert, Renaud (French) 
Grafe, Hermann (Germany)
Gropius, Achim Peter (Germany)
Gotz, Michael (Germany)

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Hauser, Hermann I (Germany)
Hauser, Hermann II (Germany)
Hauser, Hermann III (Germany)
Hauser, Josef  (Germany)
Hall, John (Australia)

Hippner, Darren (USA)

Hopf, Dieter (Germany)

Hernandez, Santos (Spain)

Humphrey, Thomas (USA)

Hirade Guitars (Japan)

Hill Guitars (USA)

Hill, Kenny (USA)

Hegenlocher, Henner

Hernandez, Jaime

Hancock, Sean

Heller, Thomas

Haaser, Michael

Howell, Richard (Australia)
Hee Hong, Kim (Korea)
Hofmann, Erik Pierre (French)
Hofner Guitars (Germany)
Hohner Guitars (Germany)

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Imai, Yuichi (Japan)

J

Jacobson, Paul (USA)
Jacob, Lucio (Brazil)
Jaderny, Kamil (Canada)

Jonge, Sergen de (Canada)

Jonge, Joshua de (Canada)
Jonge, Daniel de (Australia)

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Kato, Toshi (Japan)
Kellaway, Dan (Australia)
Kirmse, Andreas (Germany)

Kohno, Masaru (Japan)

Kodaira (Japan)

Kurosawa, Tetsuo (Japan)
Kemp, Jeff (Australia)
Kirschner, Andreas (Germany)
Korelin, Keijo (Finland)

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Larrive, Jean

LaCroix, John (USA)
Lazar, Michael (Canada)
Lahoun, Herve (French)
Laplane, Joel (French)

Lee, Woon Soon (Korea)

Ligier, Bertrand (French)

Loriente, Antonio (Spain)

Lodi, Gabriele

Locatto, Luigi (Italy)

Lopez, Marcelino (Spain)
Litchfield, Lance (Australia)
Locke, Jeremy (Australia)
Lissarrague, Kim (Australia)
Liikanen, Kauko (Finland)
Lebisch, Jaokob (Germany)

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Marin, Paco Santiago (Spain)

Marty, Simon (Australia)

Matano, Masaru (Japan)

Matsuoka, Ryoji (Japan)

Martin, Bernd

Matingly, Robert (USA)

Martin, Lucas

Manzanero, Felix (USA)
McGill, Paul (USA)

Manjon, Juan Fabian
Magdelaine, Christian (French)

Martin, Lucas
Maruejouls, Godefroy (French)
Mesquita, Luis Feu de (Canada)
Meneghelly, Claudio
Menkevitch, Michael (USA)

Montero, Antonio Marin (Spain)

Milburn, Robert (USA)

Moreno, Rafael 

Monch, Edgar
Moyes, Robin (Australia)
Munhoz, Francisco (Brazil)
Muller, Albert (Germany)
Mueller, Fritz (Germany)

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Narpstek, Lubos

Navarro, Francisco

Nishino, Shunpei

Norwood, Thomas
Nunez, Jo (Brazil)

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Ober, Fritz (Germany)
O'Leary, Michael (Ireland) 

Oribe, Jose (USA)

Ortega, Domingo (Spain)

O'Brian, Robert 
Ochs, Thomas (Germany)

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Pavan Guitars (USA)

Prenket, Richard (USA)

Pavan Guitars (USA)
Pappalardo, Antoine (French)
Palopo, Hanief (Indonesia)

Perez, Teodoro (Spain)
Petersen, Gert (Germany)
Perry, Daryl (Canada)

Perelman, Erez

Perez, Sergio

Perez, Graciliano

Plazuelo, Jose Marin (Spain)

Papazian, Manouk 

Pardo, Antonio Raya (Spain)
Prisloe, Thomas (USA)
Price, John (Australia)
Prims Guitars (Indonesia)

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Queginier, Alain (French)
Quinson, Pascal

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Ramirez, Manuel (Spain)

Ramirez, Jose (Spain)
Raphael, Jorge (Brazil)
Rein, Thomas (USA)

Rodriguez, Miguel (Spain)

Rodriguez, Manuel (Spain)

Rubio, German Velasquez (USA)

Romero Jr., Pepe (USA)

Ruck, Robert (USA)

Redgate, Jim (Australia)

Rubio, Jose / David (USA)

Rosados, Angel (Spain)

Romanillos, Jose (Spain)
Romanillos, Liam (England)

Rohe, Jean Noel 

Rothel, Jochen

Rauch, Otto 

Rouse, David

Reynolds, Randy

Rodriguez, Rafael Moreno

Reyes, Manuel (Spain)
Roberts, Bruce (Australia)
Rompre, Jean (Canada)

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Sahlin, Eric (USA)

Sakurai, Masaki (Japan)

Saez, Prudencio (Spain)

Schramm, David (USA)
Sembdner, Christoph (Germany)
Setyahadi, Fernandez (Indonesia)

Secco Guitars (Indonesia)
Smallman, Greg (Australia)
Sheppard, Federico
Smith, Lawrence (Australia)
Stenzel, Sebastian (Germany)

Simplicio, Francisco (Spain)
Sugiyama (Brazil)
Schlemper, Stephan (Germany)

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Thames, Michael (USA)

Tamura, Hiroshi (Japan)

Tamura Guitarras (Spain)
Tessarin, Antonio (Brazil)

Torres, Antonio de (Spain)

Trezzini, Oscar (Italy)

Traphagen, Dake (USA)
Traudt, Cornelia (Germany)

Tacchi, Andrea (Italy)

Tezanos, Sergio (Spain)

Tsuji, Wataro (Japan)

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Vowinkel, Otto (Holland)

Velasquez, Manuel (USA)

Van den Berg, Hans (South Africa) 

W

Wagner, Gernot (Germany)
Waltner, Angela (Germany)
Wollf, Nicolaus (Germany)

Weissenrieder, John 

Woodfield, Phillip 

Whiteman, David
Wilhelmy, Rene (Canada)

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Yairi, Sada (Japan)

Yairi, Kazuo (Japan)

Yairi, Alvarez (Japan)

Yamaha Guitars (Japan)

Yamaha Grand Concert Series (GC) (Japan)

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Ziatas, George (Australia)