In addition to celebrating guitar builders and their work, The Healdsburg Guitar Festival includes the exhibits of lutherie and guitar player support organizations such as schools, publishers, and vendors. From strings for players to woods and jigs for builders, you'll find the classics along side the newest innovations.

Sale & Exhibit Admission
1 Day $12.00
3 Day $22.00

Festival Home
  • Luthiers Mercantile International
    http://www.lmii.com
    Producer of the Healdsburg Guitar Festival, LMI, an international supplier of fine woods, tools and parts for guitar builders, will be selling selected items from their catalog/website.
  • String Letter Publishing
    http://www.stringletter.com
    Publishers of Acoustic Guitar Magazine and numerous fine guitar books, String Letter publishing has been with the Healdsburg Guitar Festival from the start. Current editor Teja Gerken and Grammy-winning past editor Scott Nygaard will both be teaching workshops.
  • Mel Bay Publications
    http://www.melbay.com
    The leading source for guitar books, videos, DVDs and audio tutors in almost every genre.
  • La Bella Strings
    http://www.labella.com
    America's oldest manufacturer of quality strings for guitar and numerous other stringed instruments.
  • Heritage Insurance
    http://www.musicins.com
    Specialized insurance services for luthiers, collectors and players of fine instruments.
  • Roberto Venn School of Luthiery
    http://www.roberto-venn.com
    Instruction in guitar building and repair for over 30 years.
  • L. R. Baggs, Co.
    http://www.lrbaggs.com
    Advanced pickups and electronics for stringed instruments.
  • Guitar Wheel
    http://www.guitarwheel.com
    The dynamic 2 oz reference library for quick study and application of music theory.
  • Neck Up
    http://www.neckup.com
    Unique accessory makes any guitar more playable.

In addition to the returning vendors listed above, we are happy to welcome the following companies to the festival in 2007.