Grecian.net - A site on Greek Instruments, and also a radio station based in Greece.

Gregg Miner @ minermuseum.net - A great site for those into "early, vintage and ethnic instruments". Gregg also own's runs and maintains the mirrored site "harpguitars.net" both sites are equally informative.

Greek Folk Music Instruments John Pappaz - A really great site as well as vendor or retailer for Greek musical instruments, CDs, costumes and related services and products.

Hans Brandeis - I would recommend checking out this web site, for this author has a specialized knowledge of the Indigenous musical instruments and cultures of the Philippines.

Hardanfele.com - A site maintained by a maker of the Hardanfele the 8-stringed Norwegian violin.

Hose Lucio - A site specific to Portuguese stringed instruments, in particular lutes.

Oddmusic.com - This site features experimental, eclectic, and ethnic instruments.

Jaron Lanier - Jaron Lanier a very talented multi-instrumentalist and composer in his own right.

John Thompson (Qin links) - A great site featuring tons of information on the Qin or GuQin zither.

Kantele.com - A site maintained and ran by the Kantele maker and musician, Gerry Luoma Lenkel. This musician and maker does sell Kantele.

Khoomie Centre - A web site and physical location is inside Tuva who dedicated to the preservation and documentation of Tuvan throat singing.

Maqamworld.com - A very useful site detailing the modes "maqam" or "Maqamat" being the core of Arabic classical music.

Musical Malaysia - A very informative site regards to the diverse Indigenous and syncretic influences of Malaysian traditional music and Malaysian-music's contemporary counterparts.

Nardin Garllery' (Garmon maker's/collector's blog) - This man is really passionate about accordions and he is a "garmon" maker him self.

Ney-Nava (Record label and Persian instruments) - A detailed and graphical site on Persian (Iranian) classical and traditional instruments.

Nyckleharpa.com - The premiere site for this fascinating and unique Swedish instrument the Nycleharpa.

Pacoweb.net - a very resourceful site for tunings and specific information regards to the instruments played in South America, particularly the Andean regions.

Paraguayanharps.com - This is a great site to focus specifically on all harps Paraguayan.

Debashishbhattacharya.com - The official site to Pandit Debashishbattecharya and his brother Shubahi.

Ragabase - A very comprehensive site featuring tons of documented ragas and talas.

Sitars.net - A portal site featuring all things Indian Sitar.

Tonalsoft.com (Encyclopedia of Microtonal Music) - This web site is a very detailed site based on microtonal musical theory.

Tuva-Trader.com - A great site ran by Devon Miller, I've ordered my Doshpuluur from them (very satisfied :).

Vietnamese Institute of Musicology - A truly awesome and detailed web site regards the complex origins, and multi-ethnic influences and evolution of traditional Vietnamese Instruments

Local Vancouver Musician's, Concerts, Venus of Vancouver and Canada

Asza.com - The site of my teacher, friend and multi-instrumentalist Randy Raine Reusch

Celso Machado - A great musician and yes a friend of mine from Brazil.

Native-drums.ca - One of the premiere sites for learning about the Indigenous drums of Canada their respective cultures.

Rene Hugo Sanchez Y Amigos -  This is the MySpace profile of my music teacher and his current group, Rene Hugo Sanchez Y Amigos (Rene Hugo Sanchez and Friends).

Vancouver Folk Festival - The premiere folk festival, for Vancouver on folk, blues and world music. I have been attending this for almost 29 years, believe it or not prior to walking upright (a true story).

Coastal Jaz & Blues Society [Vancouver Jazz Festival] - This is organized by the Vancouver Jazz And Blues Society, another popular festival in whose musicians and acts pefrom through out the city of Vancouver in many venues. This festival also promotes experimental, world music.

Guitar Resources

Brad's page of steel - A great resource for all things related to "steel stringed guitars of all kinds".

Buildyourownguitar.com - A very cool site which shows how to build different guitars, for intermediate to advanced and beginner woodworking projects concerning guitar-luthiery. The url does take you to the "steel guitar project".

Chordbook.com - A complete set of Virtual Guitar chords, scales, and tuner, this site as the name says is a virtual indispensable resource for guitarists.

Dolmetch Online - A great resource site and forum music theory central to guitar.

DIYguitarist.com - A very cool site this covers the basics of building your own guitar.

Earlystringuitar.com - A resource for earlier guitars, boroque lutes and stringed instruments.

Frets.com - a Good thorough site on luthiery and related subjects.

Fretnotguitarrepair.com - A great detailed site on guitar repair.

Geofx.org - Everything to deal with DIY guitar effects electronics.

Guitarnuts.com - Recommended for those learning and tinkering with guitar orientated electronics, in particularly pickup circuits, pre-amps and other related projects, very useful electrical safety information too.

Jon Tyrone - DIY Guitar, amp and 5 string banjo pages

Joan Doan (Harp Guitar): John Doan one of the premiere harp guitarists in North America.

Pedalsteelguitar.net - For anything pedal-steel guitar and related.

Unfretted.com - A resource site for unfretted guitar playing.

Ultimate guitar.com - A great resource site for, all things guitar, tablature, technique. A truly useful and resourceful site.

Tenorguitar.com - The premiere web site for all things "tenor guitar".

Townshipguitar.com ~ These electric guitars based off of the South African Ramkie are constructed from Oil cans and electric guitar necks they seem to work quite well.

Yuri Landman Experimental luthier of guitars based in Holland inventor of the "mood swinger").

7-strng guitar.org - For all things 7-string guitar.

8-String guitar.com - For all things 8-string guitar.