Laskin builds steel-string, classical and flamenco guitars.  His steel-string guitars are available in 3 sizes; Small, Mid-size, and Semi-Jumbo. All sizes are available with a choice of East Indian or Brazilian Rosewood, Koa, Maple or Ziricote back and sides; Sitka Spruce or Red Cedar soundboards and Ebony fingerboard binding. Laskin guitars are also well known for custom inlays. Standard features include: Armrest bevel, sideport soundhole, abalone shell ringed rosette and Calton case. Other options include ribrest bevel, 12-string or other multi-string models, fingerboard extensions and cutaways.                                                                                                                      

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Models include the smaller SJ, the Jumbo, the  Baritone (28" scale length...great for drop tunings) and the Classical (also available as a flamenco model) Base models have Sitka, Englemann or Western Red Cedar tops and  Indian Rosewood, Bubinga or Mahogany tonewoods. Dovetail five piece necks and Gotoh 510 or Schaller tuners. All inlay work is done in-house. Harmony Central Applegate Guitar Reviews

Long-time luthier Art Davis launched this high-end line of handmade acoustic guitars in 1999 after spending the previous decade and a half cutting his teeth at Taylor Guitars. A. Davis Guitars are not sold retail and you can only order direct from the company. A. Davis mostly builds for session players, touring guitarists and elite players in the industry - but will now custom-build for any player who finds them. Models offered are the M1, A1, SD-1, SD-12 as well as standard classical models. Check the site for more info. Dean Parks playing an A. Davis Guitar A. Davis on Myspace. Pat Simmons (Doobie Bros.) A. Davis Testimonial.

$$$ Ehlers guitars have Indian rosewood, mahogany and many other woods, for the back and sides. Top wood are either Adirondack red spruce, redwood, western red cedar, port orford cedar, European spruce or Sitka spruce. They have bone nuts and saddles, gold Gotoh (or Waverly) tuning machines and ebony bridge pins. All the parts are manufactured in their shop and no CNC machines are used. Models include: models 17, model 16, model 15, parlor model, ladies model and the standard dreadnought model. All the models differ in body style, size and woods used.

Worship series includes Auditorium, Grand Auditorium, Small Jumbo and Genesis Asymmetrical Jumbo. The Fingerstyle series include Small Concert and the Zion. Guitars are built for the “worship” experience.

A guitar designed for people who desire the balance of a smaller instrument without sacrificing volume), and The Mini Jumbo (

This all around workhorse is as equally suited to fingerstyle as it is to flat picking) Materials include sitka spruce, quilted mahogany, german spruce, madagascar rosewood, curly koa, claro walnut, cocobolo, engleman and european spruce, padauk and ziricote. Beautiful custom inlay work is also available. 

Kinscherff offers four models of flattop guitars: high noon, dreadnought, concert and troubadour. All these models include East Indian rosewood or mahogany back and sides, Sitka spruce or red cedar soundboards, wood bindings, hand carved necks, ebony fingerboards, Paua shell rosettes, adjustable truss rods, bone nuts and saddles, a high-gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish and a Kinscherff modified x bracing system. The high noon model is the most popular that is great for fingerstyle to flat-picking. The concert model is a smaller guitar that is similar to an OM. The dreadnought model has a D shape which gives it great power and volume. The troubadour model is the smallest of the guitars and has the shape and size of the Gibson L-00. All these guitar models are available for customization for your specific needs.

Kronbauer gives a choice of either mahogany, Indian rosewood or maple back and sides in the TDK mini jumbo or the small body shape. Guitars have ebony fingerboards and bridges, deluxe hard shell cases, and dovetailed one pieced mahogany necks. He allows additions and customization for additional prices.