Want To Be In The Blue Book?

If you are an established manufacturer, luthier, or builder and would like to be included in the Blue Book, please read and provide the following requirements for inclusion:

• Company/builder name, and how you would like it to appear in the book.
• Where your instruments are produced and who distributes them.
• A brief history (150-300 words) about your background and what you do.
• A complete listing of what you offer including prices. Please include full pricing with MSR, MAP/Street, and dealer cost. We will not include models without MSR or Street pricing since it does not align within the valuing purpose of the book. If you have a catalog or price list in print form, please send them to me via snail mail as well (we keep all catalogs and price lists on file for future reference). We only publish MSR and street prices in our databases - we are not a wholesale price guide and dealer prices or dealer “cost” will remain confidential. The reason we request dealer pricing is it helps us determine the used value once an item becomes discontinued. Manufacturers use a variety of pricing structures, so it is helpful for us to know how much discounting occurs.
• Please include discontinued models as well with any information you may still have about them. The Blue Book is designed to be a marketing tool for manufacturers with new and current models, but it also serves as a reference source for discontinued models that can't be found elsewhere. When a model is discontinued, we do NOT delete it, but just mark it as discontinued.
• High-res images of your instruments and of your logo. We can display up to three images per manufacturer and a logo image. Images should be a minimum of 300 dpi and 3 inches tall or wide.
• Contact information including shipping/mailing address, phone/fax numbers, website, and email addresses.

We will only publish what you want us to, so please be clear if there is something you don’t want everyone to see. There is no cost for inclusion in the Blue Book, we just ask for your cooperation in providing the information. Every year, I send out an update email that allows each manufacturer to review and edit their section for the new year.

Please email all information to [email protected] and make sure to use "Blue Book" somewhere in the subject line. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us.

Below is a sample section of a manufacturer: