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Fabreques Basses

Pepe Fabreques, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Pepe Fábregues was born in Spain, and from early on he combined his academic studies with learning the craft of making musical instruments. The familiarity with the sound of Spanish Guitars, the sonority of unamplified instruments, the Flamenco influence, centuries of European musical traditions, and the fact that his parents are both professional performers established the platform from where these finely crafted instruments would be launched.

Early on, the Fábregues Family moved to Puerto Rico, an island in the Caribbean and there Pepe , a bass player himself, adopted very different, exotic rhythms and influences. Because Puerto Rico is an American Commonwealth he was also exposed to rhythms such as  Rock & Roll, Rhythm & Blues and the later version aptly named Pop Music.

As time passed, Pepe was determined to find a bass sound that was flexible enough to cross play though all these genres, but to be serious enough to make a statement wherever he played; his search was futile. Some instruments had this, some had that, but none had it all. Determined to change that and attain his unique sound, he decided to create his own  instrument!  [Source: internet archive]

Factor bass

see Kubicki

Faith

current

Made by Patrick James Eggle (not associated with Patrick Eggle guitars)

http://www.acousticmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=290&Itemid=52

Reviews http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Acoustic+Guitar/brand/Faith

Falcon

Reviews http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Acoustic+Guitar/brand/Falcon

Falk

current

Dave Falk, builds archtops, mandolins and dulcimers. Originally in Kansas City, Missouri now in Amarillo, Texas, USA

http://falkguitars.blogspot.com/

Famos

? by Venlonia

http://www.fetishguitars.com/html/misc/europe/famos_lb.html

http://www.fetishguitars.com/html/misc/europe/famos.html

http://meatexz.com/cheesyguitars/famos_velonia.html

Fano

Dennis Fano, Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA. Following info and image from internet archive:

Fano Guitars article 2000 Guitar Magazine

Fano guitars models options and prices 2004

Reviews http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/brand/Fano

Olivier Fanton D'Andon

1978 to present

Fanton D'Andon biography from Guitars International

Image: Fana

Farida

2008 to present

Farida guitars are made by Grand Reward Education & Entertainment (GREE) which was established in October 1995 Guang Dong province, in southern China.

Reviews http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Acoustic+Guitar/brand/Farida

Farnell Guitars

1988 to present

Al Farnell builds guitars in Ontario, California, USA

"I started manufacturing in 1988 and currently have three patents and a Patent Pending on my new Electra-lite series. I usually wrote serial numbers in the neck pocket and in the pickup cavity. All guitars prior to 1995 were made of PVC Body, 95-98 were Fiberglass shell body, 98-2002 were fiberglass wrapped (like a surfboard) and now my current ones are molded from High Impact Polystyrene." [Source: Al Farnell, email 24/3/2008]

Reviews http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/brand/Farnell+Guitars

J Farre

Josep Farré Gonzales (b. 1928, Barcelona, Spain) worked from 1954 to 1974 in the Juan Estruche workshop. He was born in Barcelona in 1928, Stopped making in late 1990s. In addition to guitars, he built laudes and bandurrias.

Fasan

http://www.fetishguitars.com/index/misc_de.html

http://rock.webbuilder.hostbasket.com/page133079.htm

http://www.wietsesguitars.nl/pagina5.html

http://www.andreas-polte.de/-Hersteller/-Vintage/-Fasan/body_-fasan.html

http://www.blackguitars.com/gallery.htm

http://www.archtop-germany.de/-Hersteller/-Vintage/-Fasan/body_-fasan.html

see Klira

Fascinator

by Tonk Brothers, made in Chicago, 1930s

Favilla

1890-1986

The Favilla guitar history is very involved and we are fortunate that Thomas A Favilla, fourth generation luthier left a detailed history at AOL Hometown. On 11/11/2008 when I came across this important document it was no longer available from that source but good old Google had cached the page which I have copied for posterity. The definitive Favilla Guitar History.

Some early model (1890-1910 approx) instruments bore the label Marca Aquila were built in America.
In the late 1960's the name Aquila was used briefly on Guitars imported from Japan by Favilla Guitars Inc. This took place from the late 1960's to 1973.

http://www.catfish1952.com/favilla.html

Reviews http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/brand/Favilla

Images eBay:

Jacques Favino

1946-

Father of  Jean Pierre Favino, France

http://www.djangobooks.com/favinoarchive/jacquesfavinos.htm

http://www.djangobooks.com/favinoarchive/index.html

1973? to present

http://www.vintage-guitars.se/1990_Favino_Selmer-copy_1024.htm

http://www.romanticguitars.com/makers.php?id=6&status_id=5

Simon Fay

2003 to present

"I started building January 2003 in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.  More specifically, in a small shop attached to my house.  The label inside the soundhole.  I provide the date and serial number.  I do have a number of "Prototype" guitars in existence and they are designated with either a "Pr" or "Prototype" before the number.  My prototype guitars were sold at material cost during my "learning" phase.  These instruments should not be used to gauge the quality of my current work." [Source: Simon Fay, email 12/7/2008 ]

F Bass

1978 to present

F Guitars was founded by George Furlanetto (luthier/bassist) and Froc Filipetti (musician) in 1978, Hamilton, Ontario (Canada).

Reviews http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Electric+Bass/brand/F-Bass

Feeling

Reviews http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/brand/Feeling

Feline

1997 to present

Feline guitars, Surrey, England