Web Links
SIMSCal GUITAR BUILDING CLASS REFERENCE HANDOUTS
- Steel String Bracing –
courtesy of Larry McCutcheon - Alternative Finishing –
courtesy of Larry McCutcheon
ARTICLES, PLANS, JIGS, COOL LUTHERIE SITES, ETC.
- Liutaio Mottola – In-depth educational resource for luthiers, by frequent American Lutherie contributor R.M. MottolaÂ
- Savart Journal – Peer-reviewed research articles on the science and technology of stringed instruments
- French Polishing – Hands-
on tutorial by Orville and Robert Milburn of Milburn Guitars - How to Install Bindings –
StewMac intro to bindings and purflings - Radiused Form Calculator –
Thanks to Artak Kalantarian - Jig to Cut Neck Scarf Joint on Table Saw –
Courtesy of Kathy Matsushita/Peter Licis - Kathy Matsushita’s “Amatuer Lutherie” Page –
Neat lady…interesting site! - Download Full-
Size Plans for an 1864 Torres Guitar – Courtesy of Neil Ostberg - PowerPoint presentation with tips for photographing guitars (right-click to save file to your desktop): Photographing Guitars
- SIMSCal member Bob Reselman YouTube video on neck carving:Â Neck Carving
LUTHERIE RESOURCES AND SUPPLIERS
Guitar Making Supplies:
- Luthiers Merchantile International, Inc.
- Stewart MacDonald’s Guitar Shop Supply
- Allied Lutherie
- Custom Inlay
- Karin-
Rost Wooden Inlays, rosettes, purfling, etc. - Guitar Jigs.com molds and radius forms
- International Luthiers Supply
- Luthier Suppliers Centerline finder, raduis dishes
- Leonard Musical Instruments Inlay supplies and materials
- DePaule Supply Inlay material
- IvorySeller.com Legal estate ivory.
- Elena Dal Cortivo Parchment Rosettes
- Guitar Plans Historical Guitar Plans. UK
- David Dyke’s Luthier Supply UK
- Aerospace Composite Products Nomex,Carbon Fiber, and other compsite materials
- Amber Alchemy Amber resins and varnishes.
- Resophonic Outfitters Parts and accesories for resophonic guitars
- Specialized Balsa Great source for balsa wood. Large slesction of various density balsa.
- Dymondwood AKA Pakkawood. New alternative to ebony. Used by Rick Turner
Tuners, Cases, Strings… and Other Things
- Alessi Tuning Machines Italy
- Ameritage Cases
- Calton Cases
- Elderly Music Plans, cases
- Fernandez Music French polish supplies, videos, cases
- Gilbert Tuners
- Just Strings strings
- Rogers Tuning Machines
- SKB Cases
- Strings By Mail strings and accessories
- TKL cases
- Undercover Cases
- Wood Finish Supply French polish supplies, Behlen products
- Shellac Finishes French Polishing supplies –
dewaxed shellacs, how- to DVD
Tonewood Suppliers:
USA
- Adirondack Spruce Adirondack Spruce Supplier.
- Alaska Specialty Woods Sitka Spruce specialists
- Allied LutherieÂ
- Colonial Tonewoods
- Eisenbrand Exotic Woods Torrance, CA. USA
- Exotic Woods Co. Top/back/neck woods,fretboards, bone
- F Group Industries
- Gilmer Wood
- Guitarwoods.net
- Hibdon Hardwood Wholesaler. Great source for Spanish Cedar and Honduras Mahogany neck wood.
- Luthiers Merchantile International, Inc.
- Northridge Hardwoods
- Notable Woods
- Oregon Wild Wood Nice selection of figured tonewoods –
Koa, Myrtle, Maple, Ebony, Walnut - Paracho Del Norte
- Tropical Exotic Hardwoods of Latin America
- RC Tonewoods
- Vikwood
Canada
Spain
Germany
- GermanSpruce.com Specialists in Master grade German Spruce.
Switzerland
- Tonewood Switzerland Specialists in European Spruce “Moonwood”
Belgium
- Laboratorio di Liuteria Antica Tonewoods naturally seasoned Italian Spruce and Bosnian Maple.
Australia
- Tasmanian Tonewoods “Exotic High Figured Tone Woods & Burls a Speciality” –
worldwide shipping
Woodworking Tools and Supplies:
- Garrett Wade Tools Lie-
Nielson planes. Woodworking, home and garden tools. - Hida Tool and Hardware Japanese hand tools
- Lee Valley Tools LTDÂ Veritas tools
- LuthierTOOL Company LLCÂ Neck angle jigs, binding rabbet cutters, headstock slotting jigs, rosette cutter, CNC tools
- McFeely’s
- The Japan Woodworker Japanese hand tools
- The Peck Tool Company Fine German and Japanese tools.
- Rockler Woodworking tools and supplies. Orange County home for regular SIMSCal meetings.
- ToolOrbit Discounted prices on woodworking routers, tables, and router accessories.
- Traditional Woodworker Woodworking hand tools
- Woodcraft Woodworking tools and supplies. Orange County home for SIMSCal guitarmaking classes.
Become A Member
Membership sign-ups for 2023 are temporarily on hold, pending an association vote on a membership dues increase. Voting will take place the final week of December 2022. We expect to have the new membership system up and running within the first two weeks of January 2023. Thank you for your patience!