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

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 [Traditional Ethnic Music of the Philippines] - A really detailed personal site of the traditional ethnic 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

MIMO Explore the world of Musical Instruments - A very amazing and impressive museum and over all collection of musical 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 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.

Khomus.com - A great site featuring a forum, and detailed descriptions of traditional Siberian instruments.

Khalaf Oud Luthery (blog) - a wonderful blog hosted on blogger.com featuring a very detailed updates conserning luthery and oud making techniques.

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 / Accordion collectors blog -This man is really passionate about accordions and is a "garmon" maker him self.

Ney-nava.blogfa.com - Record Label and Persian Musical Instruments -A detailed and graphical site on Persian (Iranian) classical and traditional instruments.

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

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

Pacoweb.net - (in Spanish) using google translate - One of the most resourceful sites on Andean and South American music on the web.

Paraguayanharps.com - A great site to focus specifically on all harps Paraguayan.

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

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

The Online Encyclopedia of Tunings - A very comprehensive wiki database of tunings.

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 :).

Ukelin.com - Bob's Ukelin Page -All things related to this wonderful zither produced from ***International Music Corp***.

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 Musicians, 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.

Drumming.ca - Russle Shumskey, records and performs with other local Vancouver based artists and offers cources.

Rene Hugo Sanchez Y Amigos - The My Space profile of my music teacher and his current group, Rene Hugo Sanchez and friends (Local Vancouver, group and my second music teacher Rene Hugo Sanchez).

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).

Vancouver Jazz Festival - This is organized by the Vancouver Jazz And Blues Society, also another popular city wide venues musicians play at different locations not just one venue. Also this festival promotes experimental, world music, its main theme music "jazz" and blues and so on.

Vancouver Festival - A similar although smaller festival featuring world music and early music performances.

Guitar Resources

Chordbook.com - This site as the name says is a virtual indispensable resource for guitarists.

Dancingcat.com (Slack Key Book) - A very comprehensive online resource for Hawaiian slack key guitar maintained by dancingcat records.

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

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.

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

Guitar, Luthiery, Repair and DIY

Buildyourownguitar.com - A very cool site which shows how to build different guitars, The url directs you to the "steel guitar project".

DIYguitarist.com - A very cool site and nicely done graphics, covers the basic materials and instructions to building your own solid body guitar.

Frets.com - A good and 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.

Guitarseminars.com - Woody Man's site over all a great resource and forums.

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

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

Extended Range & Harp Guitars

Harpguitars.net - A site specific to all things harp guitar, also ran by Gregg Miner.

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

Minermusic.com - A great site ran by Gregg Miner for those into "early, vintage and ethnic instruments".

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

Experimental Guitars

Pau Electrico (The Electric Log) and Guitara Baiana - In English and Portuugese, a wonderful blog specific to these unique Brazilian instruments.

Yuri Landman - Experimental luthier of guitars based in Netherlands,inventor of the "mood swinger".

Slide & Pedal Steel Guitars

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

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