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Flammang Guitars
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1990 to present |
David Flammang, Greene, Iowa, USA.
Steel string guitars.
Reviews
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Acoustic+Guitar/brand/Flammang |
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Flat Earth Guitars |
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Flat Earth Guitars are made by
Doug Ritterling in Anderson, South Carolina, USA. |
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Flatline |
2008- |
Flatline
guitars, Each guitars is hand built and set up by Flatline
founder Rick Lockhart and his father Rick Sr. AKA Big Rick. Headquartered in Aberdeen, Washington |
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Flaxwood Guitars
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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 |
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Fleishman 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
Image Fleishman bass guitar ebay
2011
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Ignacio
Fleta
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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
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Flipout |
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Dewey Decibal,
USA |
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Manoli
Flouras |
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Manoli Flouras started as the
apprentice of Jim Redgate. Australia
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Classic Guitar
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Flowers Guitars |
1993 to
present |
Flowers guitars
are archtops from
Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
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Floyd Rose
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Floyd Rose is
most famous for the locking tremelo system. Guitars also.
Wikipedia
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Fodera |
current |
Brooklyn Guitars
myspace |
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Foggy Mountain |
2005 to
present |
Chinese made steel and nylon
string acoustic guitars. |
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Foley Guitars
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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.
Dating Foley guitars
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 |
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Fontanilla |
1987 to present |
http://www.ducksdeluxe.com/fontilla.html |
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Forcillo
Guitars |
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Forcillo
guitars ? made by
United Guitars, New Jersey from 1940s up to 1970s? [Source:
Google answers] |
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Josef Forg |
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Munich
Image 1930
Bernuzio:
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Formanta
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Formanta - Russian guitars.
Made in the USSR by Belarusian Musical Instruments Factory at
Borisov city.
http://cheesyguitars.com/formanta.html
http://www.meatexz.com/cheesyguitars/formanta.html
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Formestar
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Image Yahoo:
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Forshage |
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Forshage Custom Instruments.
Austin Texas, USA
Image eBay:
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Foster |
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Jimmy Foster (1948-2011) made
Foster Guitars, Covington, LA USA |
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Nigel Forster |
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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"
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Fouquet |
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Claude Fouquet guitars made in France |
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Charles Fox
GRD
C Fox
Charles Fox
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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 |
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