| Name | Phone | Offers | Seeks |
| Paul Arntson | Electrical engineer by trade. --Web page [NW Guitar Links]. | Exchanging emails about guitar technology | |
| Clark Battle | Former hobby luthier. | Someone to build me an acoustic five string cello. | |
| David C. Bennett | (360) 638-2048 | Large Shop; Small surface planer; 18x36 Drum Sander; 35 years custom woodworking. | |
| Dave Bertoncini | Self-taught builder primarily of flattops with ocassional other instruments. Building approximately 8 years. 40 years woodworking and guitar playing. --Web page. |
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| Jim Blilie | Enthusiasm. Engineering knowledge. --Web page. | ||
| David Brooks | (206) 783-3142 | ||
| Paul Buerk | (425) 774-4525 | ||
| John Butterfield | (206) 523-6709 | Renaissance lutes, information about lutemaking.
--Web page. |
Yew, European pear and plum, holly, quilted maple, curly maple, birdseye maple, and snakewood. |
| James Campbell-Drury | (206) 781-5221 | 2001 Roberto-Venn graduate. Large capacity resaw, jointer, planer, table saw, sanders, drill/mill, finish booth,etc. Repair work. Specializing in archtops. | |
| Chris Chernobieff | (425) 258-2115 | Woodworking skills, drafting, complete wood shop, shop space available. Experienced with pianos and harpsichords. | Comradarie. Advice on lute making and designing. |
| Don Christensen | |||
| Paul Clinton | (253) 582-6110 | Hand lithography, wood engraving, etching | |
| Scott Collier | (253) 582-4929 | Makes archtop guitars, and now folk harps. | |
| Mike Conklin | (509) 285-4034 | Accoustics built, designed, repaired | |
| Robert Couch | (360) 582-9020 | Beginning guitar finisher. | |
| Sidney Couch | (360) 582-9020 | Musician/songwriter/teacher, beginning guitar builder. | |
| Carl Christensen | (425) 338-9217 | Amateur violin maker for ten years, also violin restoration. Has small garage shop with power and hand tools essential for violin making. | |
| Bruce Creps | (360) 468-4294 | Tonewood for guitars, ukuleles, and other stringed instruments. Located on Lopez Island.--Web page. | |
| Ronaldo Cunanan | 425-778-3815 | Machinist, with experience making special tools and fixtures. | |
| Pete Daigle | (206) 878-2193 | d'Aigle autoharps -- Different Drummer web page. | |
| Mike Danielson | (509) 946-0465 | Retired materials scientist building classical guitrs, violins and cellos. | |
| Brian DeFoe | (206) 223 7948 | Business attorney by day, beginning guitar-maker by night. | |
| Chris de Groot | (425) 717-6894 | ||
| Seth Demsey | fast learner, hard worker. | ||
| Ethan Deutsch | building classical and flamenco guitars since 1971, and particularly since 1997. --Web page. | ||
| Rick Doussett | (206) 567-4214 | 30 Years Pro Music making, 15 years woodworking experience. | |
| Michael Dresdner | (253) 770-1664 | --Web page. | |
| Rion Dudley | (206) 284 5203 | Twenty years experience as a furniture builder/teacher and part-time luthier. | |
| David Engel | (360) 629-6787 | Modest shop, classical guitars only. | |
| John Fadden | (206) 622-8602 | Master solidbody builder and designer. Tools currently in storage. Will teach guitarmaking for shop space. | Shop space. |
| Lincoln Farabee | 360 733-3160 | Lessons or help getting started. Has built through-neck bass. | |
| Clint Ferrell | (425) 818-9079 | ||
| Steve Faringer | (619) 206-1290 | ||
| Ricardo B. Flores | All aspects of making, repair, varnishing. Published CD - The Art of Modern Violin Making. -- Web page. | ||
| Eric Foulke | (206) 524-6797 | Archtop and flat top mandolins. --Web page. | |
| Cat Fox | (206) 783-7317 | Repair,since 1982, of stringed, fretted instruments. Sometimes takes apprentices. --Web page. | |
| Steve Ganz | (360) 647-0639 | Sometimes has woods of interest. --Web page. | |
| Justin Gerardy | (206) 851-1171 | Two years at Orange Coast College; seminars including one by Boaz Elkayam. Finishing first guitar. | Information on repairing instruments -- considering setting up small shop. |
| Rob Girdis | (206) 781-2427 | Steel string guitars, Parlor through Dreadnought models; limited wood sales; instruction in the sharpening and use of hand planes; possible guitar building workshops in fall 2004. --Web page. |
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| Jay Gordon | (360) 385-1769 | 25 years amateur experience. | Chance to exchange experience, refine skills |
| Peter Grafton | Steel string acoustics | ||
| Paul Hass | |||
| Gary Hagemier | (425) 788 6643 | Modest shop; modest skills | |
| Jay Hargreaves | --Web page. | ||
| D Tom Harland | (360) 876-9003 | ||
| Bruce Harvie | (360) 376-2747 | Owner/operator of Orcas Island Tonewoods since 1979 --Web page. | |
| Ken Hawkins | (206)914-4658 | Building under the tutelage of Dave Krause --Web page. | To get the co-op going |
| David Haxton | (206) 723-9328 | Thirty plus years of woodworking experience, shop space, a wide array of tools, including power and hand tools. --Web page. | More time. Camraderie. |
| Carrie Hendrix | Builds mountain dulcimers, esp. pre-1900 style. Has done some pearl inlay. | Old and aged wood. | |
| Brian Hinnenkamp | (425) 793-0483 | New flat top builder --Web page. | Local contacts, a mentor or any learning experiences and growth opportunities. |
| Brett Johnson | |||
| Nate Johnson | (206) 852-1184 | Engineering student with faily complete wood shop (10" resaw capacity), some French polish experience, 6 years woodworking/luthier experience and a creative mind for design and difficult problems | |
| Bob Julin | (206) 633-4197 | ||
| Artak Kalantarian | --Web page. | ||
| Joshua Kealiher | (510) 814-7248 | ||
| Lyndon Kidwell | (425) 222-3981 | Web page. | |
| David Krause | (206) 789-3689 | 20 years experience in archtop guitars, mandolins, and violins. Moderate shop. --Web page. |
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| Robert Lane | (206) 723-8454 | Enthusiasm! Currently repairing several fine classicals. | |
| Michael Lanning | (360) 775-2326 | Ebony 1” X 2” X 24”; multimedia services. | To barter. |
| Duane Lasley | (206) 378-0233 | Professionally trained violin maker, violin building, repair, and restoration. Prior history of fretted instrument construction and repair/restoration. | |
| David LaVallee | Has small home/shop. Has built classical, steel string and an emulation of the Elliot/Doolin pinless bridge. --Web page. |
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| Sandie Ledray | (360) 568-5938 | Redwood soundboard sets for sale | |
| Spencer Lerner | (253) 639-1554 | Five years woodworking, just built first guitar | |
| Andrew Lindquist | (651) 695-8407 | Formally trained in buildingand guitar repair at Red Wing Tech Guitar program. Has own shop and lots of experience in the field. | Steel string or electric building or repair (currently living in Minneapolis). |
| Inez Lindsey | (206) 525-5617 | Beginning to intermediate electric guitar player | Would like to know how people got their start as luthiers. |
| Jeff Loen | (425) 488-0841 | Own violin shop. Active researcher in acoustics and classic instruments. Large database of violin graduation measurements. --Web page. |
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| Jason Lollar | (206) 463-9838 | Electric guitar pickups (wrote book on same). --Web page. | |
| Scott Macdonald | (425) 556-3667 | Help resawing old growth Brazilian rosewood for backs. | |
| Brent McElroy | (206) 728-9055 | --Web page. | |
| Scott McKee | (206) 284-5560 | European style ouds. --Web page. | |
| Tom Matz | (206) 919-7504 | repair & restoration of vintage Fender & Gibson Bass Guitars. | |
| Michael Mitchell | (253) 630-9101 | ||
| Mike Moe | Worked as a finisher for Gibson in Bozeman. --Web page. |
Likes discussing methods, jigs, woods, etc. | |
| Andre Montalvan | Varied woodwork experience, boat builder, metal work. Has built violin and dulcimer | Information on fret spacing; would like to build mandolin or lute | |
| Ray Mooers | (206) 634-1656 | Designing and building hammered dulcimers and harps since 1979. --Web page [Dusty Strings]. |
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| Kelly Murphy | (206) 782-1896 | ||
| Alan Ollivant | (503) 465 8480 | Portland vendor has myrtle, Port Orford cedar, Sitka spruce, redwoood, (rosewoods, ebonies and other exotics as available). | Suppliers of figured bigleaf maple and large diameter western red cedar logs, koa, rosewood and other exotic planks or billets. |
| Greg Oxrieder | |||
| Rocky Perko | (253) 631-7088 | ||
| Nicholas Peringer | (206) 632-4518 | Custom Acoustic Guitars and Basses and repairs to all fretted musical instruments. Custom thickness sander for acoustic tops and backs. 1990 Roberto-Venn graduate, had a shop in Bellingham from 90-92. | Interested in talking with other Seattle based Luthiers regarding mutual concerns and helping establish myself as a custom builder, concentrating on custom flattop acoustic guitars and basses. |
| Kyle B. Pierce | (206) 938-8580 | Enthusiasm, energy, and basic set-up and repair skills | Direction and inspiration |
| Ken Replogle | (360) 990-0890 | Skunk Bay Strings | |
| John Saba | (206) 634-1662 | All types of wooden instrument repair at Dusty Strings in Seattle. Experience with pick-up systems and glad to answer questions about different types of systems and their installation; also to discuss repairs and techniques. | |
| Ken Savage | (206) 842-7561 | Web page | |
| Greg Shook | (604) 826-7145 | Guitar tops in spruce and cedar | |
| Aaron Smith | Been playing guitar for 12 years | To become a luthier; would like apprenticeship | |
| Alexandre Jorge Sobrinho | Brazilian Luthier, making 6, 7 and 10 string acoustic guitars, cavaquinhos, mandolins. | ||
| Eric Sperline | Thirty years guitar playing and woodworking | ||
| William Spesshardt | Solid body | Knowlege, esp. neck construction and pickup winding | |
| Jerry Timm | --Web page. | ||
| Wayne Tygert | (360) 668-3998 | Flattop and archtop guitars. Located in north end (Snohomish). Partner (dad) in Tennessee specializing in left handed flattops. | |
| Mannon Wallace, Jr. | Has built cutaway dreadnaught | ||
| Dayn Warren | (206) 276-5135 | Eager to learn about electric guitar construction and repair. | |
| Robert Webster | (253) 851-7351 | Reasonably well equipped shop for building classical and flamenco guitars. | High interest in using acoustical analysis to guide or rationalize guitar design. |
| Jeff Wickman | (425) 391-4857 | Help with specific projects like resawing, turning, making jigs, etc. | Help, advice, materials, contacts and moral support. |
| Dan Wilson | (253) 853-5610 | Fender and Gibson authorized service center. Builds lots of electrics, some acoustics, some teaching, some tube amp work. Note Gig Harbor area location. --Web page. |
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