The Luthier's Library
www.theluthierslibrary.com

Web based library of bowed string instruments, with biographies, detailed dimensions of historic instruments, etc.

National Music Museum
www.usd.edu/smm/

Outstanding Collection of Musical Instruments located in Vermillion, South Dakota.

Metropolitan Museum of Art
www.http://www.metmuseum.org

Besides a wide range of art, the Metropolitan Museum has an extensive Collection of Musical Instruments.

Violin Society of America
www.vsa.to

Publications, Annual Conventions, Competitions, etc.

International World Wide Web listing of Violin Shops

The Strad Magazine
www.thestrad.com

The Strings Magazine
www.stringsmagazine.com

Books on the Violin Family

The Guild of American Luthiers
www.luth.org

Founded in 1972, the GAL is a non-profit educational membership organization. A great resource for musical instrument makers, a quarterly magazine American Lutherie (with membership), plans and books.

Clarion Associates, Inc.
www.clarionins.com

The largest insurance firm dedicated solely to the needs of musicians worldwide.