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Flammang Guitars

1990 to present

David Flammang, Greene, Iowa, USA. Steel string guitars.

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

Flat Earth Guitars

Flat Earth Guitars are made by Doug Ritterling in Anderson, South Carolina, USA.

Flaxwood Guitars

2004 to present

Eastern Finland, Electric guitars. Flaxwood is a composite wood based material

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

1974 to present

Guitars made by Harry Fleishman in Sebastapool, California. Custom flattops, basses and electric uprights.

"I am sorry to say that I kept, and keep, terrible records. I wish I could be more help." [Source: Harry Fleishman, Fleishman Instruments, email 22/3/2008]

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

Ignacio Fleta

Ignacio Fleta (b. 1897, d 1977). Opened own workshop in 1927, initially making violins.  Guitar production started around 1930. His son Gabriel Jr continue the tradition. [Source: Guitar Salon]

Image 1968 Fleta eBay

Image: Guitar Salon                                                                            Classic Guitar

Flowers Guitars

1993 to present

Archtops, Baltimore, Maryland

Fodera

current

Brooklyn Guitars

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Foggy Mountain

2005 to present

Chinese made steel and nylon string acoustic guitars.

Foley Guitars

1988 to present

"My first guitar was made in 1988. The first guitar SE # is 12. Which I still have. I had made a few Banjos from 1972-1976. I do have the first banjo I ever made SE # 1. I also have four custom Banjo necks I carved in 1976. One has a Golden Eagle on the headstock with a Buffalo head heal. I have a carved Rattle Snake resonator. It is not finished as of this date. The SE # is 3. I also have a Plectrum Banjo neck with a Bald Eagle headstock & Buffalo head heal SE # 4. I also still have an uncompleted Banjo neck with a Snake headstock and a Elephant head Heal. The SE # is 5.

But my first guitar was made as I said in 1988. The date the top & back were joined to the sides is written under the top. Also under the top is the SE #, the wood used for the top-sides & back, & my signature. A mirror is needed to see them. The SE # is also carved into the back. This can be seen through the sound hole. It is located even with the sound hole on the bass side. The actual finish date of the guitar is not on the guitar. I usually have that written on the spec sheet that accompanies the guitar when it leaves here. I do keep a copy of every guitar I make. If someone needs info on any Foley guitar all they need to do is ask. I will be more then happy to give them any info I can. The warrantee on a Foley is fully transferable to anyone, no matter how many times it changes hands, for five years from first purchase date." [Source: Ed Foley, FOley Guitars, email 20/3/2008]

Reviews http://foleyguitars.com/articles/index.php

Fontanilla

1987 to present

http://www.ducksdeluxe.com/fontilla.html

Josef Forg

Munich

Image 1930 Bernuzio:

Formanta

Russian guitars

http://cheesyguitars.com/formanta.html

http://www.meatexz.com/cheesyguitars/formanta.html

Formestar

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Fouilleul

1983 to present

"In 1979, Jean-Marie made his first guitar with tools available at home. After four years of pratice ,in 1983, he settled down in Rennes.  In 1989, he was awarded "Best Craftsman of France". The chair of the panel was legendary French luthier, Daniel Friederich.  In 2005 Jean-Marie took over as head of the panel.

Since 2000, Jean-Marie has been working with the acoustic laloratory of the University of Le Mans (LAUM). The goal of this research is to create some data tools (coming from acoustic laboratory and adapted to a workshop) to understand and characterize the acoustic of the guitar during the making, and so complementing static measures like weight, top and back frequencies, flexion on top and neck ...etc . This has led to the development of the "Helmholtz System", a tool of guitar characterization ( top, back, inside air volume) in the low frequencies.

Parallel to these research, since 1997, he teaches at the European Institut of Music Trade, ITEMM.

Since 1998 he is located in his native Brittany. [Source: Jean-Marie Fouilleul, email 17/7/2008]

Interview Classical Guitar Store

Images courtesy of J Fouilleul: The "Helmholtz System"

Fouquet

Claude Fouquet, France

Charles Fox

GRD

C Fox

Charles Fox

1968 to present

Charles Fox (Born 1943) began building guitars in 1968. [Source: Internet Archive]

1973 founded the first school for guitar builders in North America, the Guitar Research and Design Center.

GRD Guitars

1978-1982. High end acoustic and electric by Charles Fox 's Guitar Research and Design Centre, Vermont USA

Late 1970's to 1980 GRD Guitars - high end electrics.

GRD Guitar catalogs

http://www.vintaxe.com/catalogs_american_grd.htm

GRD Brochure 1978 from eBay

Image GRD guitar with 6band EQ. eBay:

C Fox

1997-2001 made in Healdsburg, California

General model specs:

Napa Series

Hand selected solid Sitka spruce soundboard, hand selected solid Indian rosewood back & sides, grained ivoroid binding with colored soundboard purfling and rosette. Chrome Schaller tuners.

Sonoma Series

Master grade Sitka spruce soundboard, hand selected solid Indian rosewood back & sides, grained ivoroid binding with wide colored soundboard purfling, abalone rosette, ebony bridge with ebony bridge pins and end pin with abalone dots. Bound neck and peghead, chrome Schaller tuners.
Sierra Series

Master grade Sitka spruce soundboard, master grade Indian rosewood back & sides, figured maple wood binding with colored purfling on soundboard, back & sides, abalone rosette, ebony bridge with ebony bridge pins and end pin with abalone dots, figured maple end graft. Bound neck and peghead, gold Schaller tuners with Ebony buttons.

1998 C Fox Price list

Press release announcing end of C Fox 2001

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

Charles Fox Guitars

started in 2002 in Portland, Oregon

Dating Fox Guitars

http://www.ducksdeluxe.com/chasfox.html

Foxxe

see Barrington Guitar Werks