Links
Guitar Making and Repair:

 

Frank Ford's amazing website Frets.com and new luthiers forum Frets.Net.

 

Online Luthier's Forum

 

The Luthiers Community Forum

 

Harpguitars.net - everything you wanted to know about harp guitars.

 

ANZLF - Australia & New Zealand Luthiers forum.

 

Acoustic Guitar discussion groups.

 

13th Fret.

 

Find out more about Bill Cumpiano's book and techniques.

 

Touchstone Tonewoods my main suppliers. Neil and Tony are just great people.

 

Blue Moon Exotic Wood - plantation grown Cuban Mahogany

 

High Mountain Tonewood - Shane Neifer supplies some fabulous guitar wood.

 

RC Tonewoods - The Zootman!

 

Keystone Guitar Tonewoods for Luthiers - a new British supplier

 

Stewart McDonald guitar supplies.

 

Luthiers Mercantile International guitar supplies.

 

K&K pickups - the ones I recommend for my instruments.

 

Acoustic Guitar Show, Cheltenham

 


Great luthiers I admire and luthier friends:

 

Stefan Sobell - the master:

 

Dermot McIlroy - a lovely man who makes great guitars.

 

Peter Cree - the most fantastic guitar finishes ever!!

 

My Music Friends:

 

Flook - wonderful music, wonderful people.

 

Lizzy Doe & Joe Bardwell

 

Rajan Spolia - guitarist and composer.

 

Dale Campbell - acoustic guitarist

 

Malcolm Laws - composer.

 

Sam Pirt - amazing accordian player. Catch him live, it's the best fun you'll have without being illegal!

 

Gavin Davenport - great guitar and cittern player and member of Crucible, Hekety and the Glorystrokes.


My Music Heroes:

 

Richard Thompson - Such a genius and inspiration.

 

Martin Simpson - Great player and teacher.

 

Lunasa - Greatest Irish group, see them if you can.

 

Tony McManus - Incredible fingerstyle guitarist.

 

John Doyle - ex Solas and now solo. Fantastic guitar player and singer songwriter.

 

Nancy Kerr and James Fagan - Great bouzouki and fiddle players.

 


Great UK Workshops/Events:

 

The Burwell Bash - the best holiday!

 

Whitney weekends - great Fun: