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Organizations, Publications & Periodicals

African Blackwood Conservation Project (ABCP). Nonprofit organization. On-line newsletter.
The American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers. Professional makers working in the USA and Canada.
The American Musical Instrument Society (AMIS). Annual journal.
Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans (ASIA). Quarterly magazine, conferences, instrument shows.
The Bold Strummer Ltd. Lutherie books.
The British Violin Making Association (BVMA). Quarterly journal
Build Your Guitar, Martin Koch, has many books on guitar building in English and German.
The Catgut Acoustical Society. Journal of the CAS. Violin family acoustics, makers, you name it.
Certified Forest Products Council (Metafore). Action organization on conservation, quarterly newsletter, Understory.
CIMCIM: International Committee of Musical Instrument Museums & Collections.
Dulcimer Players News information for both mountain and hammered dulcimer players and luthiers.
Early Music America quarterly magazine Early Music America.
Early Music Guild a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of early music through concert production, education and support of local artists. Publishes a newsletter 5x/yr. and a e-newsletter.
Experimental Musical Instruments. Quarterly journal for the design and construction of unusual instruments. Ceased publication in 1999 but all back issues, cassettes, books etc are available from on-line catalog.
Fellowship of Makers & Researchers of Historical Instruments. Concerned with preservation of historical instruments, etc.
Fine Woodworking magazines index to back issues from 1975.
The Fretted Instrument Guild of America.
The Galpin Society. Annual journal for the study of musical instruments.
Add your name to Famous Guitarmaker's Global list of luthiers.
The Guild of American Luthiers
Guitar Foundation of America publishes Soundboard magazine, annual conventions and competitions.
Hardanger Fiddle Association of America dedicated to preserving Norwegian music, dance and vocal music.
Historical Violin & Viola da braccio Research and Reconstruction if you like violins then this is the page for you.
International Society of Folk Harpers and Craftsmen. Publishes Folk Harp Journal.
Luthier's Interactive of North Texas (LINT) meets 6x/yr. covers construction and repair of stringed instruments.
Lute Society of America quarterly magazine, annual journal, meetings.
The Lute Society (of England) Quarterly, Lute News and annual scholarly journal, The Lute, plans and tablatures.
Luthier's Library is a growing database providing a consistent, comprehensive and affordable source of detailed measurements, photos and information about instruments from private collections and museums.
Montagnana Books Check out the books on the violin and other quality stuff!
National Music Museum offers a virtual gallery tour and a list of available technical drawings for sale.
New Violin Family Association. Focus on violin octet, drawings available, concerts, music, newsletter.
Odilia Publishing Ltd. Newsletter HarpEvents.
Orpheon Foundation Museum of Historical Musical Instruments covering the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical periods.
The Research Repository of Stringed Musical Instrument Technology is a web based open access repository of previously published research articles on all technical aspects of stringed musical instruments.
The Sacramento Valley Luthiers Guild organization for sharing of information and promotion of local luthiers.
SoundWood/Fauna & Flora International action organization dedicated to the preservation of trees used for instruments. Publishes newsletter Fauna & Flora News.
Southern California Association of Violin Makers. Monthly meetings and bulletins; periodic exhibitions.
The Strad monthly magazine, violin family information for players, makers, and historians.
String Letter Publishing, Inc. publishes Acoustic Guitar and Strings magazine.
Stringed Instrument Makers of Southern California (SIMSCal) holds quarterly meetings in Los Angeles/Orange County area.
Henry Strobel has published a series of violin making tomes that have been well received and widely acclaimed in the lutherie community over the years.
Texas Commission of the Arts
Tremolo, dedicated to mandolin, balalaika, guitar and related musical instruments.
Vintage Guitar magazine.
Violin Makers Association of Arizona International monthly journal VMAAI, annual convention; violin making competition.
Violin Society of America (VSA) Journal of the Violin Society of America and quarterly newsletter; meetings and competitions
Viola da Gamba Society of America non-profit organization dedicated to the viola da gamba in the U.S. and abroad.
Woodezine is a totally FREE monthly online magazine which addresses issues of interest to woodworkers, turners and carvers.
Woodworkweb.com is a internet woodworking community designed for all sections of woodworking.