I probably shouldn't have even started listing them, because I knew I was going to leave out some big ones. Brad and I have even corresponded, making me even more chagrined. And while folks like Aaron Keim, Donna LoPrinzo, Brian Griffin, Mike Rock, and so many others don't regularly chime in here (do they and I've missed it?), many people here have formed lasting friendships with luthiers that far transcend the instruments themselves.
Which is a better way to say what I was trying to say anyway.
We have a LOT of elite luthiers here, and a lot of folks doing it for the love of the game (shout out to
@Oldscruggsfan's Howling Tom!), and it really is about connecting to each other as PEOPLE that sets this forum apart.