Stephen Kakos - US

"Stephen Kakos has been building classical guitars full time since 1975. Kakos concentrates specifically on classical acoustics, although he has built a few flamenco guitars on request. His Standard Model has Indian rosewood back and sides, Engelmann spruce or cedar top, mahogany or Spanish cedar neck, Sloan cast bronze tuners, and a French Polish finish. In addition to guitar building, Kakos also performs repairs."
http://www.myspace.com/kakosguitars

Sergei de Jonge - Canada

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http://www.dejongeguitars.com/

Rich J. DiCarlo - US

"All of my Instruments are constructed with the exclusive use of hand tools.
Power tools are used only to bring the rough wood to working conditions.
I have nothing against the use of machinery(other than the noise) but I love the feel of an edge tool.. I also prefer to feel the wood as It's being worked." Rich J. DiCarlo

i ;like this photo, the workshop is small and packed with many tools and woods, shelves and tables, a very nice workshop imo.

http://www.dicarloguitars.com/

Bastien Burlot - France

"Although my guitars are the result of an original and innovating building process, I mainly use manual tools in their construction. I also use small workshop machines for precision cutting (purflings, braces, etc.). My workshop is located in the historic village of Aubazine (Corrèze), at the heart of the Limousin region in France, between Brive-La-Gaillarde and Tulle. This village is fortunate to have a remarkable historical past with among other things a 12th century abbatial and monks' canal (1,5km along the hillside, feeding the abbatial with water) and Cistercian ruins. Surrounded by woods and meadows, it's the ideal place to work serenely on instrument building and to welcome you on appointment for the sampling of my various models."

http://www.bastienburlot.com/pge/workshop/

Martin Blackwell - Canada

Martin Blackwell studied guitar building in Vancouver with noted luthier Michael Dunn, from whom he learned traditional hand building techniques originating in 19th century Spain. Blackwell's building style has refined itself into one that incorporates respect for tradition with an eye toward the future. His guitars have a consistent standard of excellence, found in their depth of tone, balance and playability. The practice of finely honed craftsmanship produces the finest instruments possible. Blackwell's yearly production is limited to a small number of beautifully made guitars.

http://www.blackwellguitars.com/

René Baarslag - Spain

About René Baarslag

René Baarslag was born in Heerlen (The Netherlands) in 1948. He studied mechanical engeniering as well as classical and flamenco playing. This is the reason why he decided to go to Spain and finally settle in Granada to build guitars after becoming friends with Antonio Marin Montero who introduced him in the world of guitar building. During the years he gave courses about guitar construction (U.S.A ) and gave several lectures with expositions about this item. Developing his own ideas together with the traditional guitar construction made it possible to get very hight quality instruments. Since 1990 he lives and works in Lanjarón (Granada, Spain).

http://www.renebaarslag.es/

Stephen Hill - Uk/Spain

Stephen Hill seems to be a very nice person, very welcoming, and you can see that he has gained a very good place in the hearts of his students, i once saw a video about him during his first years in Spain, and i remember how impressed i was of his skills and as a person. i hope to meet him some day, maybe as a student, who knows.

here are some pics from his workshop in Herradura Spain.