Links to Performers

(Who Use Instruments Built By Fred)

• Todd Green -- Sympitar, Double-neck nylon strung guitar, Guitarangi da Gamba, Harpouditar
  
• Alex de Grassi -- 12 and 18-string Sympitars
  
• Craig James Green (plays Dreadnautilus)
  
• Don Conoscenti -- Guistar, the 2nd guitar Fred ever made!
  
• Jeff Titus -- Jeff is putting together this great site devoted to Oracle, his 24-string Harp-Sympitar
  
• Marc Dorsa -- Zephyr 18-string Sympitar, Kali 14-string guitar
  
• Killick Erik Hinds/Sol Ponticello Records -- this is the site for Killick's record company; he has recordings of the H'arpeggione and lots more. He also performs and records with Big Red, a 38-string Harp-Sympitar.

Instrument Related Links

• The Guitar Sherpa- a good directory for finding guitar-related stuff, including a good listing of links to luthiers under a variety of different catagories. We need sites like this.
• NoiseJunk- this site is similar in concept to the wonderful site "Oddmusic"; lots and lots of really strange and unusual musical instrument/sculptures. There is a lot of great stuff gathered here that you might not find elsewhere, often with sound samples or video clips. Be warned that there seem to be links to porn sites at the bottoms of the pages, which some might find disturbing.
• harpguitars.net-the most wonderful guitar-related site on the web!!
  
• The American School of Lutherie
  
• The Guild of American Luthiers
  
• The Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans
  
• The Knutsen Archives- wild and wonderful early harp guitars; a great site!
  
• Oddmusic- another of my favorites, featuring some unbelievable instruments
  
• Luthier Harry Fleishman- a great builder and also runs the Luthiers' School International
  
• Experimental Musical Instruments
  
• Frank Ford's Amazing Website at Gryphon Stringed Instruments
  
• Miner Music-Gregg Miner's great site featuring a fabulous collection of instruments
  
• The Galpin Society
  
• Guitar Foundation of America
  
• Hardanger Fiddle Association of America
  
• The Sacramento Valley Luthiers Guild
  
• Musical Instrument Makers Forum (MIMF)
  
• "Great Guitar Sites on the Web"
  
• The Bold Strummer (Lutherie books)
  
• David Van Zandt's Violinmakers Site
  
• Acoustic Guitar Magazine
  
• Catgut Acoustical Society
  
• Good Wood Alliance
  
• International Society of Folk Harpers and Craftsmen
  
• Net Guitar - Stringed Instrument Division
  
• Luthier Ralph Novak's Website of his Fanned Fret Guitars
  
• Virtual Guitar Gallery
  
• Luthiers Web Portal- an Italian site with extensive listings of world luthiers
  
• The New York Guitar Festival- this organization sponsors guitar related events and recordings
  
• fineacoustics.com-a source of fine, handmade acoustic guitars
  
• The Museum of Making Music
  
• Harp Guitar Music-the source online for recordings and other harp guitar stuff, even instrument
  
• Edward Powell- wonderful self-made instruments by a musician combining Eastern and Western influences

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