Click the bar to view more details about the maker. Click the blue arrow to visit the maker's Web site.

• Blueridge

  A Saga brand.

  Saga Musical Instruments
  South San Francisco, CA USA
  +1 (650) 588-5558
  www.sagamusic.com

• Bourgeois

  Dana Bourgeois / Pantheon Guitars
  2 Cedar Street
  Lewiston, ME USA
  +1 (410) 254-4433
  www.pantheonguitars.com
  

• CB Guitars

  Unusual among small luthiers for building both banjos and guitars.

  Chris Bozung
  7151 New Hope Road
  Fairview, TN USA 37062
  +1 (615) 799-9217
  www.cbguitars.com
  

• Collings

  www.collingsguitars.com

• Composite Acoustics

  Something different, for sure. Apparently gaining acceptance.

  caguitars.com

• Gallagher Guitars

  Maker of the Doc Watson signature model.

  www.gallagherguitar.com

• Gibson Acoustic

  www.gibson.com

• Guild

  www.guildguitars.com

• Jean Larrivee Guitar, Inc.

  www.larrivee.com

• Johnson

  See the Carolina Series.

  www.johnsongtr.com

• Kendrick Custom Guitars

  Neil Kendrick
  Frenchburg, KY USA

• Martin

  www.martinguitar.com

• Proulx Guitars & Mandolins

  Six (that's right, 6) year backlog.

  www.proulxguitars.com

• Santa Cruz

  www.santacruzguitar.com

• Tacoma

  A division of Fender.

  www.tacomaguitars.com

• Takamine

  A division of Kaman Music.

  www.takamine.com

• Taylor

  www.taylorguitars.com

This presentation allows more information than I previously collected. I am working on fleshing out the details but until then most listings will include only the Web site address. Stay tuned and thanks for your patience.

If you are one of the makers listed here, by all means save me some time by sending your complete contact information along; see the CB Guitars listing for an example. Thanks!

How to Get On This List

The following are my criteria for inclusion in this list.

• The guitars must be available for sale in the United States.
• The builder must make and sell no less than 12 guitars per year.
• The guitars must have a connection to Bluegrass music. This usually means dreadnought models, but any model known to be used by Bluegrass musicians qualifies.
• The builder must have a Web site.

I will maintain a listing as long as the builder's Web site exists or there is some kind of legacy Web site for the instruments if the builder has retired or ceased manufacturing. A key criterion is the Web site; folks come here for research purposes and if there is no link out to a Web site, there is less value in the listing.

No compensation or gratuity is accepted for inclusion on this list.

Please use my contact form to get in touch.

Note: I have made a few exceptions for builders when I think there is good reason. For example, if I have seen many of the builder's instruments used by professional Bluegrass musicians, I may list the builder even if there is no Web site.