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Music related Index

(links preceeded with a dot are local to this site)

Bluegrass

  • Bluegrass and oldtime tunes in ABC format  Mostly tunes I play on the mandolin or guitar (see below for where to find the software to decode this format)
    •  Index To Mugwumps Online
    Mandolin Cafe The place for lovers of the mandolin - pop in for lunch
    MandoZine More mandoline resources
     BLUEGRASS SONG BOOK
     Bluegrass Radio Network
     Doc Watsons Home page
    Dawg Music  (not for the faint hearted)
     Mandolin Bros home page
     Vintage Gibson Mandolin buying tips

    Northumbrian piping Links and information

  • Joe Hutton, Northumbrian Piper
  • Making a set of Northumbrian SmallPipes
    • Northumbrian Pipers Society temporary home page

    Irish and Scottish piping Links and information

    David Daye's excellent Bagpipe Page An excellent resource for the maker and enthusiast with a bias towards the Irish and Scottish bagpipes

    General Music resources

    Musicians and Injuries
    Stolen Instruments database
    Moore Music A great Aus based musical stuff supplier including Sabine Tuners
    The home of ABC2Win   Try this tool - It is the best way of transfering musical notation across the web that I have found

    Instrument making resources

    pegasus cases Visit Sam Gifford maker of wonderful mandolin, guitar and bagpipe cases

    Crafters of Tennessee Crafters of Tennessee Products  Tut Taylors lad - good reputation

    Lawrence Smart Instruments Fine mandolins by Lawrence Smart (also guitars)

    Guild of Amedican luthiers Guild of American Luthiers. If I lived in the USA I would subscribe

    Stewart Macdonald Stewart Macdonald Guitar Shop Supply My favorite instrument parts supplier

    Gary PriceGary Price. Maker of superb mandolins and banjos also excellent mandolin & banjo tailpieces

    David Rubio is Cambridge's most inovative and professional violin maker. His web site is a valuable source of information especially on the subject of finishing the violin. His instruments are some of the best being made anywhere in the world. David has worked with a number of the scientists at Cambridge University to unlock the secrets of the methods used by the great masters of the past.

    Charles S. Tauber, Luthier Charles has a very useful page of guitar setup information - well worth a visit.
    Mandolins by Peter Coombe - Home Page
    simple instrument making Lots of simple, easy to make instruments

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