The maker of Ryan Guitars and inventor and patent holder of ZipFlex®, totally flexible abalone shell strips for guitar and furniture edge binding. Used by Taylor Guitars, Kamaka Ukulele, Deering Banjo, Paul Reed Smith Guitars, the Fender Custom Shop, and many more. Phone: (714) 379-0975 Email: ryanguitar@earthlink.net Website: www.advancedshelltech.com
Since 1987, CNC and large production runs only of musical instrument inlay, and stamped parts of steel, brass, fiber, and wood. Used by Gibson, Martin, Heritage, Washburn, and other guitar factories. 837 Degurse Avenue Marine City, MI, 48039 Phone: (810) 765-3700 Fax: (810) 765-3701 Email: robert.b.klingler@rockfordcarving.com Website: http://rockfordcarving.com
Collings Guitars, PRS Guitars, . Maker of Ellis Mandolins. 7208 Cooper Lane Austin, TX, 78745 Phone: (512) 442-4941 Email: ellisppi@sbcglobal.net Website: https://precisionpearl.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/tom.ellis.14606
30033 Business Center Dr. Charlotte Hall, MD, 20622 Phone: (301) 884-0400 Fax: (301) 884-2627 Email: orders@pearlworks.com Website: www.pearlworks.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/inlaypioneers Founder Larry Sifel (deceased) was a co-inventor with The Duke of the now ubiquitous Abalam, and the hugely influential company he established remains one of the premier suppliers of intricately detailed CNC-cut guitar inlays, many …
A former V.P. of Gibson Montana Division, and the founder of Flatiron Mandolins, does CNC inlay cutting and profiling of wood guitar parts and will consider small runs. Sells CNC systems for doing your own work, and produces parts for Taylor, Breedlove, and Lowden. 116 High K St. Belgrade, MT, 59714 Phone: (406) 599-9098 Fax: …
A very small shop specializing in CNC machine sales and custom cutting in all materials. Will accept smaller orders, and also sells inlay supplies such as reconstituted (“recon”) stone, legal ivory, and shell materials. P.O. Box 221 Cypress, CA, 90630 Phone: (714) 229-4922 Email: james@leonardmusicalinstruments.com Website: www.leonardmusicalinstruments.com
CNC cutting, works for Suhr Guitars and others. Large production runs only. 601 Crane Street Units A&B Lake Elsinore, CA, 92530 Phone: (951) 471-2334 Fax: (951) 471-2557 Email: johnsuhr@suhrguitars.com Website: www.suhr.com
A grand old man of esoteric methodology, doing computerized laser cutting of thin shell (under .012”), and is the main U.S. source of decorative wood inlays, sound hole rosettes, purflings and wood strips, and other guitar stuff. Will maybe do smaller runs if coaxed and bribed. 5350 30th Ave. NW Ste. H Seattle, WA, 98107 …
Uses CNC and pantograph, is one of the largest inlay shops in the U.S., doing both large and small jobs. Many custom and standard shapes in stock, in all materials. Clients include guitar makers Gibson, Washburn, Heritage; AMF, Olhausen, and other pool table manufacturers. 9126 Beaver Dam Rd. Caneyville, KY, 42721 Phone: (270) 879-0779 Fax: …
CNC cutting to your supplied drawings, or their in-house professional artists can work with you to develop beautiful simple to complex designs. They do large production runs but are also small shop friendly! Customers include C.F. Martin Guitars, Taylor Guitars, PRS Guitars, Knaggs Guitars, Bourgeois Guitars, American Music Furniture, and others. 13325 Rousby Hall Rd., …
