Richard's List of Notable American Luthiers

This page provides you with a list of some of America's most noted classical guitar makers, along with information about their guitars. All of the information found here was provided by the individual luthiers and I will update the information as the luthiers request them.

I'm sorry if you don't see your favorite maker but this list was never intended to be exhaustive or comprehensive. Still, I hope that it will provide you with useful information.

I want to make it perfectly clear that I am not being paid or compensated in any way by any of the luthiers on the list or by anyone else. I derive no benefit from this, whatsoever, other than the satisfaction of feeling that this might help both luthiers and guitarists.

Thank you for visiting my website.


R. E. Bruné
800 Greenwood Street
Evanston, Illinois 60201

Gregory Byers
15000 Hearst Rd.
Willits, California 95490

Douglas Ching
11405 Misty Arbor Pl.
Chester, Virginia 23831

David Daily
1425 Greenbrae Drive
Sparks, Nevada 89431

Lester DeVoe
680 Camino Roble
Nipomo, California 93444

Gila Eban
P. O. Box 95
Riverside, Connecticut 06878

Jeffrey Elliott
2812 S. E. 37th Ave.
Portland, Oregon 97202

Paul Jacobson
21112 E. Clover Hills Rd.
Cleveland, Missouri 64734

Paul McGill
808 Kendall Drive
Nashville, Tennessee 37209

Michael Menkevich
624 Stetson Road
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania 19027

Jose Oribe
2141 Lakeview Rd.
Vista, California 92084

Richard Prenkert
10992 Peaks Pike
Sebastopol, California 95472

Thomas Prisloe
P. O. Box 308
Trumansburg, New York 14886

Thomas Rein
St. Louis, Missouri

Robert Ruck
2507 Hawkins Lane
Eugene, OR 97405

Eric Sahlin
13527 South Traver Lane
Valleyford, Washington 99036

Michael Thames
P. O. Box 288
Taos, New Mexico 87571

Dake Traphagen
P. O. Box 724
Bellingham, Washington 98227

German Vazquez Rubio
5117 W. Adams Blvd.
Los Angeles, California 90016


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