Traditional Irish Music Links from Instrument Makers

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Kevin Sykes - fiddle maker based in the west of Ireland Paul Doyle Instruments hand-made mandolins, mandocellos, bouzouki, citterns, banjos, guitars and harps. Roundstone Musical Instruments - Malachy and Anne Kearns make a range of musical instruments, the best known being the Bodhrán (Irish Drum). Each bodhrán is beautifully hand crafted and painted with intricate Celtic designs or your personal family crest. Violectra -handmade electric violins, violas and cellos Mance Grady - Highly respected promoter of the bodhrán in North America. A maker, a performer, a teacher. Dan Dubowski - maker of fine quality, Irish bouzoukis and guitars Homewood Musical Instrument Company - Concertinas and other folk instruments. James Beatley - Maker of Violins Violas and Cello's Wendy Reeds Handmade Irish Flutes George Stevens -Maker of Lutes,Guitars,Citterns, Gittern, Gothic Harps & Clarsachs Jan Muyllaert - maker of high quality stringed instruments Overton whistles - their history & the builders of these fine quality whistles. The Clare Tin Whistle - David Le Bas Manufacturing Company Ray Sloan - Uilleann PipesHand Hand crafted Irish Uilleann Pipes made from African Blackwood with Imitation Ivory or Boxwood mountings. Dooleypipes - Technical advice on Uilleann Pipes and Reeds - Your best guarantee is my reputation, craftsman made! Martin Preshaw is a pipemaker with his heart in the history of the instrument and his head in the future Over the years Alan Logan of "Logan Pipes", has built up a world-wide reputation for quality and tone. Welcome to Bodhran.nl our site for the european people. Judicael Strings - traditionally hand-made stringed instruments and expert repairs - located on the edge of the Pennine Hills in Yorkshire's West Riding. Welcome to the website of Paul Bradley, violin maker and repairer based in Galway, Ireland. Thomas Buchanan is currently based in Inverness building individually crafted instruments, including harps, dulcimers, acoustic guitars and hurdy gurdys for musicians all over the Scotland and beyond. The "Edgley Concertina" is hand-crafted, one at a time, from the best materials and components Cumbrian Clarsachs - Quality Handmade Harps by Richard Moriarty Bill Finlayson - Guitar Maker - Fine handcrafted instruments John Packer Ltd has been servicing the needs of woodwind and brass players, of all standards, throughout the UK for more than 25 years. Marc van Daal Uilleann Pipes - Our concert pitch sets of uilleann pipes are handcrafted from the finest woods. Welcome to IrishFiddles.com, the online home of Martin McClean based in Magherafelt. "Hedwitschak Bodhráns" - Bodhràns aus Bayern Pilgrim Harps was founded in 1980 by a group of craftsmen, all experienced in harp making, and with ideas for our  own designs. Welcome to Vintage Banjos! - Our small,national and international mail-order business based in New Hampshire,USA developed out of my own enthusiasm for playing and repairing banjos. Pilgrim harps - We are a small company of craftsmen, founded in 1980 making harps to our own innovative designs. McCormick Violins is a small family business with an informal and friendly approach. We are based in Belfast, Northern Ireland Amadeus Piano Co., Inc. - we offer a Complete Line of Piano Services for the greater New York, New Jersey, & Connecticut including:  tuning, repair, rebuilding, refinishing, buying, selling, renting, & moving all types of acoustic pianos. Instrument Zone - Musical instruments and accessories second hand, used, new, rare wanted and for sale by musicians. Vixen Harps - Harp Sales and Accessories, Ottawa, Ontario John Rutzen Musical Instuments from the Heart of Donegal - Maker of high quality hand made musical instruments specialising in Scottish Smallpipes and Wooden Flutes. Salvi Harps where craftsmen and engineers work side by side, devoted to the integration of the time-honored tradition of old-world craftsmanship with the continuing technological advancements of the 20th century. The Music Stand Plus (MSP) - is the solution to the limitations of the traditional music stand. Brian Roche - I make Violins, Violas and Cellos , also carrying out repair and restoration services, based in the Peak District in Derbyshire, England. Sorli Harpsichords began his harpsichord making career as an apprentice of Frank Hubbard in 1971. He quickly became skilled in all the facets of the craft and was especially gifted in the art of decoration. Dulcimer, Shofar, Djembe at DulcimerShofar.com - Dulcimer Shofar is the store for people to learn and purchase ethnic instruments. We also sell djembes, harps, lutes, ocaranias, cumbus,bodhran and many more! Welcome to Joe Lynch Musical Instruments - We have been catering to the needs of musicians all over Ireland for many years now and Joe himself is still running the business after working in the music retail industry for over 40 years. Beler & Pape - Sale of the moment - THE SOUND OF THE GREATEST VIOLINS Kami Music Co - We are are manufacturers of fine quality Uilleann Pipes, Irish Pipes, Scottish Highland Bagpipes, Smallpipes, Pipe Chanters, Reeds, Tone Enhancers and a range of other Music Instruments & Accessories. Pipemaker Adrian Jefferies makes Mada Rua Irish Uilleann Pipes and Scottish Small Pipes. Originally from Carrickfergus County Antrim and with over 20 years experience Adrian has returned to County Antrim after being based in Australia for many years.