Links: Contact For Guitar Luthiers, String Manufacturers,
Music Shops And Friends Associated With Dale Harris
Guitar Luthiers
Stephen Hill: Stephen Hill builds beautifully
warm sounding Spanish guitars. His 1A 'Granada' model was build for and played by Dale Harris whilst his lattice guitar is played by Gary Ryan.
Contact and location:
La Herradura, Granada,
Spain.
www.spanishguitars.co.uk
www.stephenhillguitars.com
Manuel Contreras II: Dale Harris plays the Spruce/Rio Doble-Tapa ("Double-Top") model
Contact: Calle Major 80, Madrid, 28013, Spain.
www.manuelcontreras.com
Mr contreras sadly passed away in 2011; his family have my deepest sympathies.
Pablo Requena: is a maker of fine flamenco and classical guitars which are crafted in the traditional Spanish methods of building. His guitars have sensibility and character and are a delight to play.
Contact: Station Road, Plumpton Green, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 3BT.
http://spanishguitar.org.uk/contact-information
Victor Manzanera Morales: Victor builds many types of struments including Acoustic, Jazz, Classical, and Electric.
Contact:
dogonegro@hotmail.com
Richard Osbourne: Handmade acoustic guitars, mandolins, mandolas and bouzoukis; Pickup fitting and advice; Setups and repairs.
Contact:
www.osborneguitars.co.uk
Sean Spurling: Handmade acoustic, classical, flamenco guitars; Pickup fitting and advice; Setups and repairs.
Contact:
spurlzee@yahoo.com
For Spanish, Flamenco and acoustic guitars: Based in Cornwall, UK is Graham Emes of https://www.emesguitars.com. He's one of those really up and coming luthiers to watch out for.
Another Classical and Flemenco maker is Andy Martin of www.andymartinguitars.com. He makes some nice instruments that are well worth checking out.
Guitar Retail And Musical Manufacturers
Godin Guitars have supported me for years. I chose them and not the other way round. They simply make amazing guitars that work on-stage without fuss or problems: www.godinguitars.com.
For the best (tube-based) effect pedals on the market check out www.effectrode.com. If you want top-quality products that work extremely well then this is a great place to start!
By far, my favourite and most helpful musical instrument shop is www.thomann.de. They stock guitars, pedals, amps, PA equipment and everything and anything musical. They even sent me a big package of equipment even when my credit card failed to process the payment; they told me that I was a valued customer and could pay when I liked!
Reliable mail order guitar string service - good for electric, acoustic and classical strings. They are based in Hampton, Middlesex. www.stringbusters.com
Links To Dale
Harris Related Items: Schools, Universities
Royal Holloway University
Of London has kindly supported Dale Harris recitals. Their own research
links page should be of interest to anyone interested in both general
and specific music research. www2.rhbnc.ac.uk/Music/Links/journals.html
Dale Harris is Head Of Guitar at St John's Beaumont School, Old Windsor, UK. www.stjohnsbeaumont.org.uk
Links To Dale
Harris Websites
Dale Harris Official Solo Website with solo guitar concert dates, biographies, news, photos, music videos, etc. www.dale-harric.com
Dale Harris Official Ensemble Website with music concert diary, band information including Beatles Tribute Act The The Stag Beatles, The Dire Straits Tribute Act Fake Straits, Jazz-fusion, etc. www.dale-harric.co.uk
Dale Harris Official Bandcamp Music Downloads In MP3, FLAC etc.www.daleharric.net
Some of the instruments played by Dale Harris: (L-R): 24-string lute, wide-neck electric, Rickenbacker 360/12 string (back)
Electric Midi-Classical(front), Ovation Adamas.
