FolkLib Index - Wisconsin Luthiers

      This page lists links for Wisconsin resident Luthiers (stringed instrument makers) and anyone else who builds or built musical instruments of any kind. Unless noted otherwise by a link to their performer entry, none of these artisans have appeared on any recording.
      - Cross reference list of Wisconsin Luthiers by instrument / by City
      - Wisconsin Music Stores by City
Business Cards On-Line - Would like your Business Card installed on-line at this site per the examples below? Send one card to the address at the bottom of the page. Also, if your store hours are not on your business card, please send them if you want them listed here.

B  
• Barton, Dan
        Oshkosh inventor, ca. 1911, of the "Bartola" and "Barton Pipe Organ" - Bartola Musical Instrument Co. [still in business?]
        Grand Barton Theatre Organ, Opus 249 (1928) [Archive] / A Biography [Archive] / Stop List [Archive]
• Blanc, Wally (aka Moo-Wa-Sah) - Bibliog ( FolkLib Index)
        city? [tribe?], wood flutes
  C  
• Currier, John - Page ( Currier Guitars)
        Amherst [200?-2012] / address?, Stevens Point [2012-] guitars
        -- (715) 310-4911
  G  
• Getzen Co. - Page ( Getzen Co.)
        530 S. County Highway H, P.O. Box 440, Elkhorn, WI 53121, Brass: trumpets, cornets, flugelhorns, trombones
        -- (262) 723-4221, (800) 366-5584, fax: (262) 723-4245
  H  
• Hawk, Dennis and Michael Hurlbut ( Flutes [Archive] / Drums [Archive])
        Neenah, wooden flutes, drums
  K  
• Karpek Accordion Mfg. Co. - Owners: Andrew Karpek, father and George Karpek, son (1915-1991) *
        820 S. 16th St., Milwaukee, WI 53204, accordions, concertinas
• Kindschi, Tom - Deepwood Mandolins
        Whitefish Bay, mandolins - Business Card as of 04-12-2010
• Klinger, Emil F.
        Eau Claire, fiddles
  L  
• Larson Concertina - Owners: Keith Larson
        Tomah, concertina
• Lundy, Larry (Retired: 19??)
        Madison, lutes
  M  
• Marshall Brothers Organ Co.
        Ripon (1864) / Milwaukee (1870-1880), organs
        Known Wisconsin organs:
  1. 1872-date - Saint John's Episcopal Church, Milwaukee [Archive]
  2. 1875-1911 - First Congregational Church, Oshkosh
  3. 1877-date - St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Milwaukee [Archive]
• Marshall Brothers & Clarke - Organ Historical Society Pipe Organ Database [Archive]
        Milwaukee (1872-74), organs
• McPherson Guitars - Page (http://www.mcphersonguitars.com/ [Webmaster: ?] - Flash Restricted!)
        Sparta, acoustic guitars
  P  
• Petros Guitars - Page ( Bruce Petros) - Contact
        Kaukauna, acoustic guitars
  R  
• Roush, Tod W.
        Wausau, mountain dulcimers - Business Card as of 9-17-2004
  S  
• Spirited Waters, LLC - Page ( Ken R. Waters)
        La Crosse, wooden flutes - Business Card as of 9-17-2004 front / back
  W  
• Wahl Organbuilders - Page ( Author ?) (Ronald Wahl, Christoph Wahl)
        Appleton, organs
• Wangerin Organ Company of Milwaukee (Edward C. Dornoff, Robert J. Dornoff) [still in business?]
• Webster, Pat - Page ( Pat Webster [Archive])
        Sturgeon Bay, acoustic guitars, lap steel guitars - Business Card as of 9-17-2004

• Brass - Getzen Co.
• Accordion, Concertina - Karpek, - Larson
• Drums, Native American - Dennis Hawk
• Dulcimers, Mountain - Tod W. Roush
• Fiddles - Emil F. Klinger
• Flutes, Wooden (Native American) - Dennis Hawk, Spirited Waters
• Guitars, Acoustic - Currier Guitars, McPherson Guitars, Petros Guitars, Pat Webster
• Guitars, Lap Steel - Pat Webster
• Lutes - Larry Lundy
• Mandolins - Tom Kindschi
• Organs - Dan Barton, Marshall Brothers Organ Co., Marshall Brothers & Clarke, Wahl Organbuilders, Wangerin Organ Company

• Appleton - Wahl Organbuilders
• Eau Claire - Emil F. Klinger
• Elkhorn - Getzen Co.
• Kaukauna - Petros Guitars
• La Crosse - Spirited Waters
• Madison - Larry Lundy
• Milwaukee - Marshall Brothers & Clarke, Wangerin Organ Company
• Neenah - Dennis Hawk
• Oshkosh - Dan Barton
• Ripon - Marshall Brothers Organ Co.
• Sparta - McPherson Guitars
• Stevens Point - Currier Guitars
• Sturgeon Bay - Pat Webster
• Wausau - Tod W. Roush
• Whitefish Bay - Tom Kindschi

Luthiers from other states who had a booth at a Wisconsin music festival I attended

• Kingslight Guitars - Page ( John Kingslight)
        Portage, MI guitars - Business Card
• Thum, Rick - Page ( Rick Thum)
        Eureka, MO hammered dulcimers - Business Card

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