Here are a few links that we think are interesting.

http://www.frets.com : This well-known site is provided by LMI's colleague and chief luthier, Frank Ford. Literally thousands of pages and pictures on all aspects of guitar repair, upkeep and lutherie. If you want to help support this valuable resource, you can purchase a CD version of it from LMI for easy reference on your PC.

http://www.13thfret.com/ Lively discussion on everything concerning acoustic guitars. It's a great place for beginners to go with guitar building questions, but there are also discussions on playing and collecting guitars.

http://guitarmaker.org . the Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans' (ASIA) site.

http://www.luth.org The Guild of American Luthiers - numerous resources for the guitar builder including the quarterly journal, American Luthier.

http://www.luthiersforum.com , an independent forum for the interchange of information, ideas, and suggestions moderated by Lance Kragenbrink.

http://www.hocktools.com/sharpen.htm: Ron Hock's site on sharpening, plane and knife blades, along with some good links.

http://mimf.com : Musical Instrument Makers Forum, excellent site: discussion group, links, and more.

http://www.cites.org/ Information on the CITES treaty organization

http://www.frets.com/NCAL/index.html Northern California luthiers group

http://www.seattleluthiers.org/ The Seattle luthiers group

http://www.maricopaguitarco.com/ALL/main.htm The Arizona luthiers group

http://www.lint.org/index2.htm l The North Texas luthiers group (LINT ).

http://www.svlg.org/ Sacramento Valley luthiers group.

http://www.ukuleleguild.org The Ukulele Guild of Hawaii is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation, perpetuation and promotion of the Ukulele as a significant musical instrument.

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