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Lutherie Suppliers

A & M Wood Specialty Inc. variety of tonewoods.
Acoustic Woods Ltd. Hand pick your own Tonewoods online; variety of back and sides and soundboards to choose from.
Airware America respirators, other health and safety equipment.
Allen Guitars East Indian rosewood, Sitka and German spruce, red cedar, maple,Honduras mahogany, ebony, tail pieces, resophonic parts, shell, rosettes.
Allied Electronics comprehensive.
Allied Lutherie Ltd variety of tonewoods, rosettes, veneers, shell.
Allparts bridges, pickups, pickguards, tuners.
Allred & Associates, Inc. carving machines for archtops and necks.
Aqua Blue Maui, LLC shell, laminates.
Hammond Ashley Associates Pacific Northwest maple and spruce.
Audio Technica condenser microphones only.
Australian Luthiers Supplies, tonewoods and parts. Located in Mount Tamborine, Australia.
Axes 'R' Us guitar parts UK,new and used,online store.
B-Band Limited pickups and preamps for guitar and violin family, under-saddle electret film (not piezo).
L.R. Baggs pickups, transducers, pre-amps.
The Bailey Mandolin Strap, the original, custom, handmade, braided strap. Made one-at-a-time; one-of-a-kind.
Maderas Barber S.L. variety of tonewoods, rosettes.
Barbera Transducer Systems, ultra high performance pickups with separate transducers for each string for violin, electric violins, cello, electric cellos, upright bass and electric upright bass.
Best Guitar Parts, a variety of parts for electric guitars and basses.
Bjorn Industries hide glue only, many grades, min. order 5 lbs. (carries Milligan and Higgins — see below).
Blake-Robson Northumbria Tuning Machines, classical tuning machines, straight edge backplates and Hauser style backplates.
Boone Trading Company offer a comprehensive selection of legal raw new and fossil ivory and scrimshaw for collectors and craftspeople.
David Borson Maximum Yield Resawing, your fine woods cut precisely to maximize the yield of usable slices.
Bow River Specialty Woods is a wholesaler and retailer of curly maple, quilted maple, softwoods and exotic hardwoods.
Bridge City Tool Works exquisite hand woodworking tools.
Brookstone variety of woodworking tools.
BWC Company is the leading online reseller of hard to find finishing products.
Canadian Ivory offers walrus and narwhal ivory for carvers and knifemakers as whole tusks or pieces of varying sizes and shapes.
Carvin electric guitar components, 5/8" dome knobs, pickups, preamps, bridges.
Simeon Chambers Tonewood Store, manufacturer of fine tonewood, specifically domestic Engelmann Spruce. They provide luthiers around the world with very high grade wood.
Colonial Tonewoods offers some truly stunning Old Growth Brazilian Rosewood, Koa, African & Honduran Mahogany, Ziricote, Ovangkol and other tone woods. Exotic wood is available for guitar sets, bridge blanks, fingerboard blanks and other needs.
Constantine's veneers, kits, hand tools, full line of finishing products including their own brand, Hydrocote, Behlen. Glues including Hot Stuff,™ Excel polyurethane glue, Gorilla, hide, hand tools, full line of finishing products including their own brand, Hydrocote, Behlen. Glues including Hot Stuff,™ Excel polyurethane glue, Gorilla, hide, shell, wood inlay.
Cook Woods specializing in exotic hardwoods of the world.
Countryman Associates condenser microphones only.
Craft Supplies Limited (Sound Wood) guitar and violin woods and kits.
CT Holden Luthiery and Supplies, Inc. Tools and jigs, located in Bushkill, Pennsylvania.
Custom Pearl Inlay inlay materials and tools.
Custom Luthier is a one-stop shop for hard-to-find luthier supplies. Custom Luthier offers Pre-cut custom and traditional inlays, CAD/CAM, CNC capabilities, Concept development and design, Prototyping, Full
service production, Custom templates, Luthier tools, and Instrument components.
DePaule Supply shell Blanks, Pre-Cut Inlays, ABS Plastic Binding, Inlay Design Book, Pearl Nuts & Saddles and more, NO MINIMUM ORDER.
Dick GmbH specialty tools for luthiers.
DiMarzio magnetic pickups.
Dominic Fine Art, our specialty is hand cut inlays from solid white MOP, gold Mop, black MOP, pink MOP, paua abalone, red abalone, and bronze MOP! All are hand cut by skilled workers in Viet Nam!
Duke of Pearl, for over 40 years the world's leading supplier of shell for inlay, and co-inventor of Abalam.
Jim Dunlop Manufacturing, USA, fretwire.
EMG also piezo.
Essential Strings is a comprehensive musical instrument resource specializing in fine stringed instruments, their makers, dealers, culture, and study. Contact Lisa at stringser@dynanet.com to get your name and essential information listed in the resource.
Exotic Woods Company Inc. ebony, rosewoods, maples, inlays.
Fake 58, specialising in reproduction parts for vintage electric guitars.
Fat Frog Emporiam, provides back and side sets, fret boards and necks. Grade AAA maple, mahogany, walnut, zebra wood, cherry, birch, bubinga.
Festool various woodworking tools.
Fishman Transducers also magnetic pickups.
Fleishman Instruments pickups for acoustic guitars and acoustic and electric basses, preamps, systems, also magnetic also piezo.
Lindy Fralin magnetic pickups.
Flying Pig Music is a retail music store that carries a wide selection of new and used guitar parts online. They have been in business for over 10 years and ship nationwide.
Gamut Strings - high quality handmade gut strings for a variety of instruments.
Garrett Wade Co., Inc. quality hand and power tools, full line of finishes and glues including Behlen products (lacquers, shellacs, colors, fillers, tung oil), spray equipment CrystaLac™ water-base finish, Sutherland Wells finishes, Garrett Wade brand wood glues, Hot Stuff™ superglues, and epoxies.
Gilmer Wood Company exotic and domestic hardwoods, cedars, spruces.
La Gitana Stringed Instruments Mediterranean cypress, Honduras mahogany, other.
Goby Walnut Products figured claro walnut, English walnut.
C.A. Götz, Jr. variety of tonewoods.
Grafted Coatings make waterborne coatings, KTM-4A and KTM-9.
Grandpa's Workshop supplier of curly and quilted maple, spruce and cedar for instrument making.
Graph Tech Tusq. man-made ivory for nuts and saddles.
Graphic Transfer high speed engraving/carving tools and supplies.
Greven Guitar Company (see TurtleWorks also) Tor-Tis synthetic tortoise shell.
Griffin Exotic Wood, we supply ebony, african blackwood, snakewood fretboards, and 65 other types of exotic wood.
Grizzly Imports, Inc. (west) variety of large and small power tools, abrasives, hardware.
Guitar Parts USA sells replacement parts for guitars that copy the Fender® Stratocaster® and Fender Telecaster® and Gibson® guitars. They are high quality import guitar parts suitable for repair and replacement.
Guitare-Shop is retailer of parts of guitar and bass. Located in Montchanin, France.
Guitarmaker's Connection kits, hand tools for luthiers.
Guitarwoods.com variety of guitar tonewoods.
Gurian Instruments veneers, parts, laminates, laser related products, purflings, bindings, custom laminates.
HAS Sound guitar wiring and control upgrades.
Hawaiian Hardwoods Direct, the premier source for Hawaiian tonewoods. Curly Koa and Curly Mango guitar sets and ukulele sets. They also supply various other luthier, and turning supplies.
Hibdon Hardwood, Inc. Honduras mahogany, Spanish cedar, various rosewoods.
Brad Higgins has been building and repairing stringed instruments for 30 years, located in Hartford, New York.
Highlander Musical Audio Products custom pickups for guitars and other instruments.
High Mountain Tonewood Company, Stika, Engelmann and White spruce, Red and Yellow Cedar and Paper Birch. Located in Terrace, British Colombia, Canada.
Hipshot Products multiple tuning bridges, bass extender keys, special tuners.
Howard Core, wholesaler of stringed instruments and accessories, and also offer a full line of luthier supplies.
Inlay Banding, variety of bandings made from genuine hardwoods.
Inlay Product World wood inlay, marquetry.
Inlay USA shell, laminates.
International Violin Co., Ltd. variety of tonewoods, specialty tools for luthiers, oil and spirit varnish, Micro-mesh® abrasives, purflings, bow inlay.
Italia Leather Straps makes leather straps that fit all guitar and basses.
J & L Tonewoods, specializing in highly figured maple and cedar for acoustic and electric instruments.
Jitesh Jain manufacture high quality Violin Parts, Viola Parts, Cello Parts, Double Bass Parts and Accessories for other Stringed instruments like Guitar, and Banjos. They are located in Calcutta, India.
Clarence Jones the original easy does it soundpost setter.
Tom Jones custom pickups for guitars and other instruments.
K&K Sound Systems custom transducer sytems, all stringed insturments.
Karura Cases makes custom carbon fiber guitar flight cases for acoustic guitars.
Kelachandra Veneer Industries Indian rosewood, ebony veneers.
Kenneth Michael Guitars, In addition to complete engineered, user friendly acoustic guitar kits we are suppliers of reasonably priced high quality Tools, Fixtures, Materials and hardware for Professional as well as amateur Guitar Builders and Luthiers.
Kremer Pigments, Inc. artists’ supply (including wood finishing): pigments, shellacs, resins, oils, varnishes, hide glues, books.
LSR Tuners by Intertune Lightweight, gearless tuners with 40:1 ratio; for electric guitars and other instruments; not recommended for typical steel string acoustic guitar string tensions.
Livane Tonewoods, Ltd. Located in Turkey, supplier of tonewoods, especially spruce tops for all kinds of musical instruments.
Loud Lumber. Honduran mahogany, and curly maple, also able to provide many other species, and types of cuts to facilitate a wide range of stringed instruments.
Luthier Suppliers. We specialize in Birch Ply radius dishes, custom guitar jigs, and Binder Router bit sets.
Luthier Supplies tonewood and a variety of luthier supplies.
Luthier's Friend. A precision sanding station from Ken Picou the maker of the Robo-Sander™.
Luthiers Mercantile Int., Inc. variety of tonewoods, tools, hardware, supplies, full line of finishing products and glues and lots of instruction to go with them. Includes oil, shellac, LMI brand water-base finish, nitrocellulose, fillers, dyes, sandpaper, Micro-mesh,® polishes; full line of epoxies and superglues, hide glue, and instrument makers' polyvinyl glue, shell, laminates, rosettes.
Luthimate sells lutherie tools, guitar parts and wood. Located in Michery, France.
MCM Electronics comprehensive.
MOP Supplies has a variety of shell inlay material i.e.; Paua, Mother of Pearl, abalone and many more in the form of blanks, veneers, dots, strips.
MSC Industrial Supply Co. comprehensive, largely industrial tools and accessories.
MacBeath Hardwood veneers, hardwoods.
Madinter Trade suppliers of wood and accessories for guitar making, located in Spain.
Magister Varnish Products, products of historical origin for musical instrument coatings (mainly bowed stringed).
Dave Maize redwood, Port Orford Cedar, Figured walnut, myrtle, and other native and exotic species; specializing in fine reclaimed and salvaged tonewoods.
Marksman Design, extensive inventory of very high quality figured maple billets and boards for sale . These include western quilted, and northern curly and birdseye. Also figured claro and English walnut.
C.F. Martin Telesales kits, pearl, purflings, veneers.
McMaster-Carr nuts/bolts, latex rubber, files.
MercaSystems.com: Music Instruments and Parts Online shopping for music instruments and Luthier supplies, guitar parts, bass parts, amp and effects parts and more.
Metropolitan Music Co. European spruce and maple, Adirondack maple, specialty tools for luthiers.
John Michelson "fossil" ivory for bridge pins, end pins, strap buttons, tuner buttons.
Milligan and Higgins the only hide glue manufacturer in North America. Sells in 50-lb. minimum quantities. Jay Utzig (ext. 18) is head of technical matters and will be glad to help you, including helping you find a source for fewer than 50 lbs. The really high-quality clear stuff (referred to by M. Darnton in his Violin Q&A in AL#46 p. 56) is called 192-gram Technical Gel.
Micro-Surface Finishing Prod. Inc. manufacturers of Micro-mesh,® a long-lasting cushioned abrasive.
Mirco Mark variety of small hand and power tools.
Monster Guitar Shop offers custom made necks, bodies, guitars, supplies and inlay services. They specialize in bulk OEM orders.
Moses, Inc. graphite necks, reinforcement stock.
Mouser Electronics comprehensive.
Mucho Fino Violins stock the largest variety of Violin fittings and accessories .
MUSAFIA North America Italian spruce, Yugoslavian maple.
Musicmaker's Kits variety of kits, wood bindings, rosettes.
Nail Gun Depot offers a comprehensive selection of nailers, staplers and fasteners for woodworking.
Neutrik USA, Inc. cables, connectors, jacks.
Newark Electronics comprehensive.
Northern Tonewood Company, variety of tonewoods in Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada.
Northwest Timber figured maple, walnut, myrtle, online store.
Norton Customs. Stock & custom upright basses, accessories and service.
Notable Woods koa, walnut, bigleaf maple Sitka spruce.
Old World Tonewood Co., supplies Carpathian Spruce (Picea abies) and European "Sycamore" Maple (Acer pseudoplantanus) tonewood.
Orcas Island Tonewoods spruces, cedars, maples, others.
Oyster River Tone Woods Engelmann and Sitka spruces, maple.
Pangea Ltd. We supply a range of tree resins, balsams and natural juniper products.
PedalSteelGuitar.NET by Dick Meis offers instructional books, CDs, videos, DVDs and accessories for all steel guitarists. Starter steels, free classifieds, toll free number.
Pegasus Guitars & Ukuleles curly koa bindings.
Pete's Music Center Iboney nut and saddle materials.
Pianowood Kölbl GmbH, specializing in piano parts and soundboards. Located in Aigen, Austria.
Pioneer Valley Luthier Supply, variety of supplies and tools for bow makers, repairers and restorers.
PianoLac is a waterborne wood coating designed for the piano and musical instrument finishing industries. Its ease of application, outstanding beauty, and durability make it the coating of choice for acoustic and electric guitars.
Price Fiberglass Cases. Protective cases for dreadnought guitar, banjo and mandolin.
ProSono Timbers is a family business based in Johannesburg, South Africa. They search, select and process precious timbers for the makers of musical instruments.
Q-tuner manufacture high-tech neodymium powered pickups for guitar and bass.
Quayanna Spruce Company spruce.
RMC Pickup Co. (McClish) Piezo pickups and condensor mics.
Randle Woods figured bigleaf maple, Sitka spruce.
Redwood Salvage Sales, instrument quality redwood for luthiers. Exotic grains due to being sunk in Deep River for over 100 years.
The Rescue Pearl Company pearl, abalone, pickguards, no minimum.
Rio Grande Pickups magnetic pickups, inlay materials.
Rivolta Snc, located in Italy and has been working wood for a century dealing in various species of tonewoods. Nice site, take a look for yourself.
Rodgers Precision Machine Heads quality tuners for classic and steel string guitars.
J.M. Rolph Pickups new "vintage," rewinds/repairs.
SRK Overseas Private Limited exporters & wholesale suppliers of accessories for violin, viola, cello, bass, piano & guitar for over a decade.
S.V.S. Tonewoods violin European maple and spruce (open 4PM — 8PM).
Sandy Pond Hardwoods figured hardwoods.
Segovia is a Romanian supply company that supplies European spruce and flamed maple tonewood.
Select Tonewoods online inventory; rosewoods, quilted mahogany.
Seymour Duncan magnetic pickups.
Shagun Overseas, manufacturer of violin, viola, cello, and bass spare parts. Our range of product includes fingerboards,pegs, tailpiece, chin-rest, nut–saddle, mute ,endpin etc.
Michael Sheibley, sale, repair and restoration of violins, basses, cellos; sale of tonewood, violin making parts and tools, bows, and more.
Shopsmith, Inc. combination power tools.
Daniel Smith comprehensive, almost 200-page catalog of artists' materials ($5 for catalog which is refunded with first order). In among the canvas and papers are some choice goods for instrument makers: brushes, oils, varnishes, airbrushes.
Bob Smith Industries full line of epoxies and superglues (see Product Review column in AL#39 p. 54 for detailed information). Sold direct in large quantities or retail through hobby stores. Call for locations in your area.
Radharam Sohanlal, manufacturer/exporters of accessories for violin, viola, cello, bass, piano, baroque lutes,
archlutes, theorboes and baroque guitars.
SpecialtyTuners.com A Gilbert tuning machine supplier.
Specialty Violin Making Products European maple and spruce.
Aubrey Spurlock builds and supplies materials for Piezo pickups.
The St. James Bay Tool Co. planes for luthiers.
Larry Stamm Douglas fir, red cedar, Engelmann, flamed white birch for guitar, mando, violin.
Les Stansell Guitars Oregon myrtlewood, Port Orford white cedar.
Stewart-MacDonald's Guitar Shop Supply offers a wide variety of tonewoods, tools for luthiers, hardware, supplies, full line of finishing, gluing, and related products: hide glue, epoxies, spraying apparatus, Behlen products, shellac, lacquer, tints, water-base finish, etc. Good selection of lutherie books and videos.
StoneWood Precision Limited CNC manufacturing company, in North Wales, providing custom guitars, guitar parts and accessories, other services include routing, joinery and engraving. Can machine wood to your specs.
Sunrise Pickup Systems magnetic pickups.
Tashiro's Japanese hand tools.
Tasmanian Salvaged Resurrection Timbers Pty Ltd.  We supply high quality salvaged Tasmanian forest timber to woodturners & craftsmen world-wide.  Located in Tasmania, Australia.
Terrco, Inc. carving machines for archtops and necks.
Timbre Tonewood Ltd. Sitka, Engelmann, red cedar.
Timeless Instruments variety of tonewoods, lutherie tools and hardware.
Tonetech Ltd., UK supplier of materials to guitar and other stringed instrument makers.
Tonewood AG European spruce.
Toneweood Kölbl GmbH, European spruce for guitars, violins, cellos, double bass and so on. Located in Aigen, Austria.
Tool Crib of the North power tools, small and large.
Trilogy Tonewoods variety of tonewoods.
Ukulele Supply of Hawaii, ukulele kits, supplies and parts, wood sets in koa, mahogany, and other Hawaiian Woods.
Ultra Speed Products, Inc. electric carving tool.
Upton Basses is dedicated to the double bass. Various double basses, accessories and services.
USA Custom Guitars componenent for electrics including necks, bodies, finishes and wood.
USA Violins violins, violas and cellos including accessories.
UV III Systems supplier of an economical high speed uv drying equipment.
Victor Machinery Exchange Inc., industrial supplier specializing in machine shop supplies, metal-cutting tools, and precision measuring instruments.
Viki Exports (Pvt.) Ltd. are a manufacturer and exporter of spare parts & accessories and metal fittings for - violin, viola, cello and double bass. They are located in Calcutta, India.
Vikwood ebony, rosewoods, spruce, cedar, mahogany, boganga.
The Violin Man - Online Violin, Viola and Cello resource and community.
Violins of Great Falls (VOGF) variety of lutherie supplies. Located in Great Falls, Montana.
ViolinsOnly.com, ultimate source of information for everything related to violins.
WD Music Products electronics (several brands of pickups), pickguards, knobs, tuners.
Warmoth components for electrics including woods, hardware, pickguard material, several brands of pickups.
West Wind Hardwood Inc. hardwoods, softwoods, specialty plywood and veneers.
Whimsmith, makers of custom truss rod covers using precious metals and various other materials, such as, shell, ivory, wood and precious stones.
Wood Carvers Supply, Inc. chisels, knives, small woodworking tools.
Wood Finish Supply full line of wood finishing products and glues including brushes, shellac, lacquer, varnishes, dyes; Hot Stuff,™ epoxy, and hide glues.
The Wood Well variety of tonewoods, veneers.
Woodcraft Supply variety of quality hand tools, woodworking supplies, and hardware (many U.S. retail locations).
Woodhaven, (Uncommon Woodworking Tools) jigs for power tools, router plates and bits, layout tools.
Woodsound Studio German spruce, European flamed maple, rosewood, ebony, mahogany, koa, custom resettes.
The Woodworker's Store hardware, carving tools.
Woodworker's Supply a great number of tools that are useful for luthiers.
Yamahiko, Yamahiko, double bass pickup supplier located in Japan.
Jeffrey Yong Chin Hoe Malaysian hardwoods.