Pioneers:

• Adolfo Antonio Dodô Nascimento - the one who started it all in 1942.
• Luizinho Dinamite
  
• Vitório Quintanilha - from Del Vecchio manufacturors
• Jader - from Feira de Santana, Bahia

Active Guitarra Baiana Builders:

• Jorge Augusto -Jorge Augusto aka Jorge Itacaranha, from Salvador, Bahia.
  
• Jean Paul Charles - French mandolin builder living in Salvador, Bahia since 1995.
• M. Laghus - Team of luthiers based in Lauro de Freitas, near Salvador, Bahia
• Elifas Santana - Acaraju (Sergipe) based maker of high end guitarra-baianas