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Archive-name: bodyart/piercing-faq/professional-resources/partI
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The rec.arts.bodyart Piercing FAQ is divided into 30 parts:
1--Introduction
2A--Jewelry Materials
2B--Jewelry Sizes & Designs
2C--Facial Piercings & Their Suggested Jewelry
2D--Body Piercings & Their Suggested Jewelry
2E--Genital Piercings & Their Suggested Jewelry
3--Getting A New Piercing
4A--Professional Organizations, Piercing Instruction
4B--Professional Piercers - United States - Alabama - California
4C--Professional Piercers - United States - Colorado - Iowa
4D--Professional Piercers - United States - Kansas - Nevada
4E--Professional Piercers - United States - New Hampshire - North Dakota
4F--Professional Piercers - United States - Ohio - Pennsylvania
4G--Professional Piercers - United States - Rhode Island - Wyoming
4H--Professional Piercers - Canada
4I--Professional Piercers - Beyond N. America
4J--Professional Piercers - Beyond N. America Cont'd
5--Care Of New Piercings
6--The Healing Process & Healing Problems
7--Healed Piercings
8--Historical Information
9A--Resource List
9B--Resource List Cont'd
10A--Personal Experiences - Facial & Unisex Piercings
10B--Personal Experiences - Genital Piercings
10C--Personal Experiences - Genital Piercings Cont'd
10D--Personal Experiences - Genital Piercings Cont'd
11A--Jewelry Manufacturers
11B--Jewelry Manufacturers Cont'd
11C--Jewelry Manufacturers Cont'd
All texts written and (c) 2000 by Anne Greenblatt unless otherwise
noted.
Please see Part 1 of the FAQ for information regarding copyright and
dissemination of the FAQ.
Studios marked with an asterisk * also manufacturer/distribute body
jewelry.
Please see Part 11A - B for more information.
4I PROFESSIONAL PIERCERS - BEYOND N. AMERICA
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Australia
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ADRENALIN BODY PIERCING Pty Ltd., McKellar, A.C.T.
02 6258 6670, mobile 041 215 3399
http://www.adrenalin.dynamite.com.au/
visual@dynamite.com.au
Formerly Visual Creations.
THE BEE'S KNEES, 399 Liverpool St., Darlinghurst, Sydney
02 361-4888
Piercer: Jean-Paul
Assistants: Timothy and Patricia
BODY LANGUAGE, Geoff Wilson, 2 Main St., Lilydale 3140 Victoria
tel/fax 9735 5884
BODYLINK BODY PIERCING, PO Box 88, Daw Park, Adelaide, South Australia
08 381-5093
Piercer: Chris (male)
Piercings by appointment only.
DAVID, c/o PO Bx 95, Westgate, Sydney, NSW, 2048, (02) 550-9448
Piercing by appt only.
EXOTIC BODY PIERCING, 178b William St. (upstairs), Northbridge, Perth
tel/fax 08 9328 8683
http://www.omen.com.au/~navarre/exotic/
Piercer / owner: Michelle Baker
7 days, late on Fri - Sat
FOUR ROSES BODY PIERCING STUDIO, 104 Hindley Street, Adelaide,
South Australia
08 8212 2254
Piercer: Denise
HIGHLINE TATTOOING AND BODY PIERCING, 50 St. Kilda Road, St. Kilda
3183,
Victoria
61 3 9529 2217
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~aitch/highline/HIGHLINE.html
Open 7 days
HOLIER THAN THOU, 44 Phillips St., Parramatta, Sydney NSW 2150
612 9633 9611
kmullan@postbox.usyd.edu.au
Piercer: Kerry Mullen (attendee of the Gauntlet Piercer Training
Seminars)
INCREDIBLE BODY JEWELLERY, PO Box 334, Caboolture, Queensland 4510
074 983 983, mobile 018 888 248
Two retail outlets; piercing by appointment.
THAD NAKAO, 67 Denman Road, Georges Hall 2198, NSW
Piercer: Thad Nakoa (attendee of the Gauntlet Piercer Training
Seminars)
ONE TRIBE BODY ARTS GALLERY, Studio 1, 5th Floor 238 Flinders Lane,
Melbourne Australia, 3000
061-3-9654-5900
http://www.onetribe.com.au
corvo@onetribe.com.au
Piercer / owner: Nikk Crow
Piercer: Cheyenne Morrison (former owner of THE PIERCING TEMPLE)
PACIFIC SUN, PO Box 334, Caboolture, Queensland 4510
074 983 983, mobile 018 888 248
Social club meeting monthly.
THE PIERCING SHOP, Elizabeth Arcade, Brisbane 4001, Qld Australia
07 3229 5149, 07 3211 3309
Piercers: Lynette Rose and others
THE PIERCING URGE, 1st Floor, 206 Commercial Road, Prahran, 3181
Melbourne
Mailing address: PO Box 2145, Prahran MDC, 3181 Melbourne
03 9530 2244, fax 03 9530 2427
http://www.also.org.au/contents/1103i.html
Piercings by appt and walk-in
THE PIERCING URGE, Shop 3/322 Bourke St., Darlinghurst, 2010 Sydney
02 9360 3179, fax 02 9332 3845
Piercings by appointment and walk-in
Piercer: Bob Moore
POLYMORPH BODY PIERCING STUDIO MELBOURNE (Formerly NOMAD),
95 High St., Northcote Victoria 3070
03 9486-4000
http://www.matra.com.au/~exile/ngg/polymorph/html
polymor@netspace.net.au
Piercers: Andy, Nikai and Sophia
Tue - Sun 12-7pm, by appt and walk-in
17+ with valid photo ID
POLYMORPH BODY PIERCING STUDIO SYDNEY, 82 Enmore Road, Newtown NSW 2042
tel/fax 02 9519-8923
http://www.matra.com.au/~exile/ngg/polymorph/html
polymor@netspace.net.au
Piercers: Duncan, Scott, Danny and Evette
Reception: Michelle and Jodie
Daily 11am-7pm, by appt and walk-in
17+ with valid photo ID
PREMIER BODY PIERCING, 4 Shepherd Street, Ballarat, Victoria
03 5331 8256
http://users.netconnect.com.au/~pierce/
pierce@netconnect.com.au
Also offers tattoos, scarification, branding, bead insertion.
PREMIER BODY PIERCING, Second Floor, 4 Doveton Street South, Ballarat,
Victoria
http://www.primalurge.com.au053 318 256
Piercer: Norman
PRIMAL URGE PIERCING, 1/800 Hay Street, Perth, Western Australia 6000
Post: PO Box 7084, Cloisters Square, Perth, Western Australia 6850
61 8 932 11 909, fax 61 8 932 11 906, mobile 0417 188 532
http://www.primalurge.com.au
ozonline@q-net.net.au
Piercer / owner: Bob Anderson
RINGED MEN, PO Bx 712, Rozelle, NSW, 2039,
lexw@sue.econ.su.oz.au
Ringed Men is a social club not a studio.
LYNETTE ROSE, Elizabeth Arcade, Brisbane
07 3229 5149 and 07 3211 3309
07 391 1442
Piercing by appointment.
SHARPER IMAGE BODY PIERCING, 97a James St., Northbridge, Perth
08 9328 8441
Piercer: Rachel Jameson
STEEL LOTUS BODY ARTS @ THE ILLUSTRATED MAN TATTOO STUDIO,
228 A Elizabeth St., Sydney
02 211 3761, fax 02 281 8478
7 days a week 12 noon - 12 midnight; walk ins are accepted for
piercing.
Piercer: Carly " Lotus" Hildred (formally trained by Bill Krebs &
Adam
Block at Pleasurable Piercings, New Jersey, USA)
Austria
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TATTOO STUDIO VIENNA, Kegelgasse 6 (corner Bechardgasse), 1030 Vienna
0222 718 32 55, fax 0222 718 32 55 4
Piercing by appointment.
*FREIZEEITVEREIN PRIAPOS*, Lehrbachgasse 4/1, A-1120 Wien, Vienna,
Austria
43 1 8124716
Piercers: Alexandra and Andreas
You must be 18
Belgium
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ARKEL BODY ART, Brussels
00 32 2 410.87.99
Photo available at the Nurses and Needles at
http://nan.allmansland.com/
BODY DECORATION, Driesstraat 43, 3800 St. Truiden
0 11 692543
RITUAL BODY PIERCING, Galerie du centre, 21-1000 Bruxelles
tel/fax 32 2 218 43 51
ROMY PIERCINGS, Kleine Kraaiwijk 12, 2000 Antwerpen
03-2274557
Piercer: Romy
THE WOLFMASTER, Nieuwstraat 16, 9860 Oosterzele, Belgium
and Lisserdijk 480, 2165 AH Lisserbroek, The Netherlands
tel/fax 32 0 9 362.32.58
http://www.cti.be/users/wolfmaster/index.html
wolfmaster@unicall.be
Piercing services as well as a Fetish and Piercing Club.
Colombia
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GOA EXOTIC PIERCING, Calle 82 # 13 - 41 2do Piso, Santafe de Bogota
57 1 2360419
franzn@rocketmail.com
Piercer: Franz Nieto
Denmark
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GORLUBB PIERCING, Gasvaerksvej 6 B, 1656 Copenhagen V
tel/fax 453 3252 926
gorlubb@post1.tele.dk
Piercer: Jack Rubini (member of the APP, attendee of Gauntlet
Seminars)
MS METTE HINTZE'S PIERCING CLINIC, The Black Universe,
Studiestraede 16, DK-1455 Copenhagen K., +45 33 32 31 13
or 31 57 82 47
Finland
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Directory of piercing studios
http://www.cc.jyu.fi/~juhtolv/lavistys.html
HAPPY RABBITS TATTOO & BODY PIERCING, Vallilantie 24-26 B 4,
00510 Helsinki
90 700 29 780, 950 562 0226
http://www.cc.jyu.fi/~juhtolv/lavistys.html
Piercers: Marjo and Harri Eerkinen
Jewelry mai-lorder available.
HARNESS, Kalevankatu 28, Helsinki, Phone: 358-0-7002 9204
Piercer: Marko
Wed-Sat, 3-6pm
France
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A directory of piercing and tattoo studios is available at
http://www.sdv.fr/strassbuch/shop/beaute.html
BODY PIERCING INTERNATIONAL
http://wwwperso.hol.fr/~piercing/
Body.Piercing.International@Wanadoo.fr
tel/fax (0)4 78 23 69 66, (0)4 74 76 19 40
Mobile (0)6 09 41 18 96
EXPERIENCE MARQUIS, 11 Place Tobie Robatel, 69001 Lyon
33 04 78 39 72 38, mobile 33 06 11 76 11 54
MR. OLIVIER ROCQUET, 5 Montee Du Grapillon, 01460 Montreal La Cluse
Mr. Rocquet speaks only French.
23 KELLER, formerly GAUNTLET, 23 Rue Keller, Bastille, Paris
http://www.gauntlet.com/
Piercers: Dominique Minchelli (member of the APP)
RINGS & NEEDLES, 43 rue des Bons Enfants, 76000 ROUEN
00 33 32 38 71 07, 00 33 35 07 62 06
Germany
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�STHETIC PIERCING, David Scheidl, Sulzdorfer Weg 7, 86655 M�ndling
Harburg,
Germany
0 90 80 20 15, fax 0 90 80 40 77
http://www.piercing.de
info@piercing.de
ARS SUBCUTAN, Alphornstrasse 41, 68169 Mannheim
0621 3189183
ARTCORE, Karlsruhe
49 721 30254
Piercer: Tom
Tuesday - Thursday, 1 - 7 pm. Appointments recommended.
BALDOS STUDIO, 5500 Trier, Postfach 2764
0651 2 83 35 ab 20 Uhr
BLUE SPIKE BODY PIERCING, Wiesenstrasse 6, D-69190 Walldorf
06227 891232
Piercers: Judith and Greg
*BODYPIERCINGS*, Ludwigspassage 7, 63739 Aschaffenburg
tel 06021 25656, fax 06021 970177
bodyp.aburg@t-online.de
Owned and operated by Karin Geier and J�rg Strohbach, since 1993.
Piercers: Karin Geier, J�rg Strohbach
BOUTIQUE SECRETS, Marienplatz 1 (n�he Heumarkt), 50676 K�ln
0221 244 100
Piercer: Andrea
CUTGLASS PIERCING STUDIO, Munchen
089 263508
DEEP METAL BODYPIERCING, Br�ckstr. 56, D-44135 Dortmund
tel 0231-817894, fax 0231-577510
http://pink-online.com/gaydat/ger/plz4/dortmund/piercing/deepmeta.htm
*EROSART BOUTIQUE*, Postfach 1132 D-25557 Hanerau-Hademarschen
tel 49 4872 2038, fax 49 4872 3960
Piercers / owners: Conny & Reinhard Wilhelm
FANATICAL BODY AND INTIM-PIERCING, Landgasse 38, 84028 Landshut
tel/fax 0871 273086
http://home.t-online.de/home/mike.crankpins/
mike.crankpins@t-online.de
FREIE MANUFAKTUR, Beim grunen Jager 25, 20359 Hamburg
0049 40 439 18 39, 40 430 81 00
*FS BODY FINARY*, Postfach 600733, 81207 Muenchen, Germany
49 8142 57670, fax 49 8142 45594
http://www.fsbody.at
F.S.BodyFinary@t-online.de
Owned and operated by Franz and Angelika Schlechter, since 1990.
Piercer: Franz; does not perform facial piercings.
HERR DER RINGE Piercing Studio, Hadwigstr. 30, D-78224 Singen
tel/fax 49 7731 12833
herr.der.ringe@t-online
Piercers / owners: Bernd "Lurch" Kirchmann, Bernd "Wurm" Woermle
Wed - Fri 12 - 8 pm; Sat 2 - 4 pm
LGS SEX SHOP, Bochumerstrasse 76, D-45886 Gelsenkirchen
49 209 22214
SUZIE Q PLEASURE AND PAIN, c/o Tattoo You, Sirnauer Strasse 23,
73728 Esslingen
SERIOUS PIERCING, M�rserstr. 103, 40667 Meerbusch
Terminvereinbarung unter 0172/2007616
02132 4151
*SIN-A-MATIC*, Theresienstr. 3, 90762 Fuerth
49 (0)911 749050, fax 49 (0)911 7499892
http://www.sin-a-matic.com
sinamatic@aol.com
Piercers: Mike Dupre, Eric Schaeff, Oli Neuhardt
Branding and scarification available.
Mon - Frei 10am - 4pm
SKINWORKS GALLERY, Skinworks Gallery, Haendelstr. 29, 50674 Cologne
49 221 2407765
Mon - Fri 12:00-18:30, Sat 12:00-16:00
Piercers: Martina and Tom
THRILLING DRILLING ENTERPRISES, Marktstra�e 2-4, D-33602 Bielefeld
49 521 137711, fax 49 521 137712
http://members.aol.com/thridri/index.htm
thridri@aol.com
Piercers: M. "Coach" Weber and Vanessa Ukena
Ireland
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LIVING ART TATTOO AND BODY PIERCING STUDIO, 42 Lower Gerald Griffin St.,
Limerick City
353 86 813 2601, fax 353 61 315 820
http://www.livingart.ie/
info@livingart.ie
Piercer: Buddy
Israel
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PSYCHO TATTOO AND BODY PIERCING, Dizengoff Center (Gate 2 2nd floor),
Tel Aviv
972 3 5250353
Piercer: Guy
Cash/credit cards
Italy
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IMAX INTERNATIONAL, PO Box 240, Via Emilia 41, 47036 Riccione Rn Italy
tel 39 541 642160, fax 39 541 643542
http://www.imaxint.com
imax@rimini.com
Contact Max Grassi
Jewelry in 316L stainless steel, 18k gold; piercing supplies.
Color / black and white catalog.
TATTOO STUDIO, Via Rigutti, 7 - 34100 Trieste
tel 39 40 638299, fax 39 40 368763
(info@tattoo.interware.it)
http://www.interware.it/tattoo
http://www.interware.it/tsr/Dri1.html
Japan
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214 COMPANY, Berry Rainbow, #201, 3-6-8, Ebisu-minami, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo, 150
81 03 5722 6387
214 COMPANY, 102, 1-35, 2-2, Atsubetsu-higashi, Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo
City,
Hokkaido, 004
81 11 898 6696
twof@aa.mbn.or.jp
Contact N. Demi Matsuda and Tomoya Hatano
Distributor of Anatometal brand jewelry.
NOL CORPORATION CO.,LTD., 4F, 2-8-1, Fuda, Chofu-City, Tokyo 182-0024
Japan
81 424 85 5565/3100, fax 81 424 85 1702/1708
http://www.annie.ne.jp/~nolcorp/
nolcorp@annie.ne.jp
Manufacturer and distributor of jewelry in 316L stainless steel,
niobium,
titanium, acrylic, glass, organic materials.
Piercing supplies.
Retail / Wholesale
NOON, 150 Oak Village, 405 35-4 Udagawa, Shibuya, Tokyo
03 3464 8994
http://www.fix.co.jp/extra/fetish/noon/e_index.html
Open 1 - 8pm
Piercer: Eizo Mamiya
Luxembourg
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*CREATIVE ART COLLECTION*, Postbox 1317, L-1013 Luxembourg
352-759244, fax 352-759352
http://www.creativeartcollection.com
The Netherlands
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A directory of piercing studios is available at Piercing Home Holland
http://www.lasersex.nl/piercing/adressen.htm
BODY MANIPULATIONS, Stromarkt 11, 1012 SW Amsterdam
020-623344
http://www.channels.nl/bodyman.html
Sister store to BODY MANIPULATIONS, San Francisco, California
BODY PIERCING CLINIC, Drachten
0512-540121
IDOL TATTOOING & PIERCING STUDIO, Schiedamseweg 82a, 3025 AE Rotterdam
31-10-4771292
Piercer / owner: Willem
Check/Cash
By appointment only. Uses only surgical steel and gold jewelry.
TATTOOING & PIERCING STUDIO, Kloveniersburgwal 135, 1011 KE Amsterdam
020-257812
JAN DEHAAN, HOLLAND PIERCING CLINIC, Box 52, 2150 AB Nieuw-Vennep
THEO J G HARTKAMP
31-20-6946981
PIERCING TEMPLE, Zutphen
0575-546524
http://www.universal.nl/users/piercingtemple/
Alexander@universal.nl
*SIN-A-MATIC*, Keizersgracht 558, 1017 Amsterdam
31 (0)20 423 3190, fax 31 (0)20 423 3287
http://www.sin-a-matic.com
mail@sin-a-matic.demon.nl
Mon - Fri 11am - 5pm
THE WOLFMASTER, Lisserdijk 480, 2165 AH Lisserbroek
tel/fax 32 (0)9 362.32.58
http://www.cti.be/users/wolfmaster/index.html
wolfmaster@unicall.be
Piercing services as well as a Fetish and Piercing Club.
New Zealand
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BODY PIERCING SPECIALISTS LTD, Level 1/292 Broadway, Newmarket, Auckland
64 9 5206754
Piercers: Jane and Shane Johnston (both attendees of the Gauntlet
Piercer
Training Seminars, members of the APP)
FLESH WOUND PIERCING STUDIO, 253 Cuba Street Wellington
025 851169
wound@voyager.co.nz
Piercer: Hamish Halley
Norway
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OSLO PIERCING STUDIO, Munkegt.1, Pb 617 Sentrum, 0106 Oslo
47 22 68 98 60, 47 900 89 900 (24 hour)
http://www.piercing.no
Piercer: Christina
OSLO PIERCING STUDIO, Herslebsgt. 4, 0561 Oslo
47 22 37 84 02, 47 900 89 900 (24 hour)
By appointment only.
WITCHY BITCHY BEAUTY SPOT & ORIGINAL IMPORT, Nikolaikirkealm 4, 5003,
Bergen
47 55 962265, 47 946 23138
Singapore
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JOHNNY TWO THUMBS, 14 Scotts Road, #04-101 Far East Plaza, 228213
7353710
Piercer: Mann Bahadur (member of the APP)
South Africa
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EDDIE GRAHAM, 14 Raymond Street, Yeoville, Johannasberg
and Shop 5 Burnette Building, Burnette Street, Hatfield, Pretoria
012-362-1497, cell 083-600-9212
wickedcc@global.co.za
ENZO, Johanesburg
011 972-4836
xyme@hixnet.co.za
By house call only.
METALMACHINE, 52 Long Street, Cape Town
Piercers: Simon and Jason
Sweden
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*BARBARELLA STUDIO*, 4.e Longgatan 6, Gothenburg
Post: Box 311 72, 400 32, Gothenburg
031 147968, fax 031 147918
http://www.barbarella.se
piercing@barbarella.se
Piercer: Joakim Eriksson (member of the APP)
*BARBARELLA STUDIO*, Mjolnaregatan 2, Malmo
Post: Box 311 72, 400 32, Gothenburg
031 147968, fax 031 147918
http://www.barbarella.se
piercing@barbarella.se
Piercer: Joakim Eriksson (member of the APP)
EAST STREET TATTOOING & PIERCING, �stg�tagatan 77, 116 64 Stockholm
08 702 06 59
http://www.dsv.su.se/~p-lundst/east/start4.html
Piercer: Marcus
IPIS - INTIMSMYCKADE PAR I SVERIGE, Box 710, 114 79 Stockholm
tel/fax 46 8 747 1493
Staff: Asas and Jonas
JAN KOPRIWA BODY PIERCING STUDIO, Laderverkstan, Rosenlundsgatan 30A,
Stockholm
46 8 658 6935
By appointment only.
Switzerland
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BASEL TATTOO & PIERCING STUDIO, Theatergasslein 17, CH-4051 Basel
tel/fax 41 61 281 06 33
100775.3300@compuserve.com
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/dholm
Piercers: Birras and Patattack
Mo-Fr 12:00-18:30, Sa 11:00-17:00
BOUTIQUE DANA, Grossackerstr. 5, CH-9006 St. Gallen
41 71 253195, fax 41 71 952491
PLEASURABLE PIERCINGS, Sagergasslein 2, Untere Rheingasse, Basal, 4058
41 61 681 1990, fax 681 1994
http://www.pleasurable.com
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Anne Greenblatt
Manager of the rec.arts.bodyart Piercing FAQ
Piercing Exquisite
http://www.piercingexquisite.com
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