Schools, Classes & Individual Instruction Online Lutherie Instruction Are we planning to have jump links for online, inside USA, outside USA etc? Or just one long list that has to be scrolled down? Also it seems practical to me to put each section (i.e. Online, USA, Canada, International) in its own text row so that if we have to change a name or link I won't have to scroll through all of them to get to the one that I need to. Tom Bills of St Louis Missouri has been a full-time guitar builder since 1998. See his online guitar school Shaun Conrad, Articles and instructions for building and repairing both electric and acoustic guitars DIY Guitar Making; ericschaeferguitars@gmail.com Topics related to Guitar Making and Finishing Charles A. Hoffman; choffman@hoffmanguitars.com Flattop guitar construction, comprehensive Hans Johannson; Violin making with descriptions, photos, drawings, and movie clips; comprehensive Martin Koch; martin.koch@buildyourguitar.com Electric guitar building in German and English; abundant links, resources Kathy Matsushita; kathymatsushita@comcast.net Flattop guitar/kit construction information and more Mike Nelson; mike.nelson@machineconcepts.co.uk Mandolin building Musical Instrument Makers Forum (MIMF) On-line instrument making courses (fee required) and discussion groups O'Brien Guitars, Robert O'Brien;robert@obrienguitars.com On-line instrument making courses on electric, acoustic, classical, sharpening, spray finish, French polish, and rosette making. Neil Ostberg; Classical guitar making in the style of Antonio Torres, replicating La Suprema 1864, plans included Juha Ruokangas The design and building process of the Unicorn guitar model by Master Luthier Juha Ruokangas David Schramm; ddschramm@attbi.com Classical guitar, Segovia's 1937 Hauser using GAL Plan #33, limited enrollment; interactive Steve Smith archtop building Inside Canada Robert Anderson Guitars Victoria BC, Canada (250) 383-5659 Info@robertandersonguitars.com Individual instruction in Lutherie to selected students in a working atelier. Steel and nylon string acoustic guitars, including Ukulele and Archtop construction; Violin family instruments; french polishing. Weekly evening or afternoon sessions. Weekend and week-long sessions by arrangement Burghardt Luthiery, Géza Burghardt Granville Island Studio 1645 Duranleau St., Vancouver, BC, V6H 3S3 Canada ph/fax 604-683-1135 Individual instruction, occasional apprentice; guitars, violin family; repair and construction Canadian School of Lutherie 19 Pettipas Drive, Unit Z Dartmouth, NS B3B 1K1 Canada (902) 481-7614 One day to four month courses on all aspects of guitar construction and repair Sergei de Jonge School of Lutherie 56 Ramsay Rd., Chelsea, Quebec, J9B 2J1 Canada 815-827-4911; info@dejongelutherie.com 5-week sessions 4x/yr., classical and flattop guitar construction and French polishing Ecole Nationale de Lutherie 299 3rd Avenue, Quebec City, PQ, G1L 2V7 Canada 418-647-0567; fax 418-647-4880 bleonard@metierdart.com 3-years violin family making and maintenance Fretworks, Miles Jones 4027 4th St. SE, Calgary, AB, T2G 2W4 Canada 403-243-5839; 888-fretworks miles@fretwork.com Short- and long-term comprehensive guitar repair and construction; specialty hand tool, jig, and fixture building Guitarwood Luthery School 1-905-823-5271; toll free 1-800-952-8833 samschip@gmail.com Two-Week Workshop: A fast and efficient approach to guitar building. Students will build their own classical, flamenco, or steel string to bring home. Tutorial on finishing, which students will apply at home. All materials provided. One-Day Seminar (Saturdays): This comprehensive seminar will cover material selection, guitar setup, and general repairs. All students (maximum 3 per class) will learn the use of power and hand tools, cutting and installing internal bracing, side bending, neck shaping, installing frets, etc. NO LISTING ANYWHERE ON GOOGLE - DELETE? Pembina Valley Luthiers, Jeremy Hamm PO Box 213, 613 Valley Street La Riviere, Manitoba, R0G 1A0 204-242-2695: jeremyhammtone@gmail.com Offering 4 and 5 week acoustic guitar construction and 3 week solid body electric guitar construction courses Dan Richter, Dragonfly Guitars 604-741-1056; dan@dragonflyguitars.com Six-week course covering all aspects of the process from design to construction to finishing of a flat-top guitar. Tuition is $3000 and includes all materials except tuning machines, electronics and case Summit School of Guitar Building and Repairs Sigmund Johannessen/Mike Jarvis 240 Goodyear Rd., Qualicum, BC, V9K 2A3 Canada 250-757-8807; 888-901-9903 (toll free) luthiersintl@bcsupernet.com 1-day to 1-year courses, 1 or 2 students Timeless Instruments' School of Luthiery, David Freeman Box 51, Tugaske, SK, S0H 4B0 Canada 888-884-2753 (toll free); david@timelessinstruments.com 7-week, 4x/yr. hands-on, acoustic and resophonic guitar, and harp design and construction; housing included David Webber, Webber Guitars Unit 7, 262 East Esplanade North Vancouver, BC,V7L 1A3 Canada ph/fax 604-980-0315; davidw@uniserve.com Employer of guitar builders and apprentices International Lutherie Schools Anniesland College, Musical Instrument Technology 19 Hatfield Dr., Glasgow, G12 OYE United Kingdom 44-141-357-6077; fax 44-141-357-6557 reception@anniesland.ac.uk 1–2 year violin and guitar repair and construction Australian Guitar Making School Various locations +61 467 647 936; info@agmsfranchising.com.au Weekly guitar making course: student attends a 4 hour workshop class each week until their guitar is finished. Class duration is 4 hours and the maximum class size is 6 students. Twenty five to thirty five weekly sessions is typical Electric Guitar BuIlding on the Central Coast of NSW! Student builds a custom electric guitar from scratch. Ukulele Building Course runs 8 days and you build a ukulele from scratch. Held in Hobart, Tasmania. 18 day Guitar Making Course consists of full days, from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday for 3 consecutive weeks. Held in Hobart, Tasmania. Brisbane Guitar Making School Sumner, Queensland 4074 Australia +61 418569019; info@armstronglutherie.com.au Experience the magic of creating your own guitar attending weekly 4-hour classes. All instruments are built from raw materials – no kits. Max class size is 5 students. Work at your own pace. Affordable payment plans. Acoustic and electric guitars, basses, ukulele and specialist instruments such as Bouzouki, resonator guitars, gypsy jazz guitars etc European Technological Institution for Music Professionals (ITEMM) One of Europe’s leading schools for all technical aspects of musical instruments: making, repair, restoration and tuning of guitars, brass, woodwinds, pianos and accordions. Training programs in sound engineering and musical instrument retail business. Itemm is a non-profit organisation set up by professionals of the musical instrument making industry. Located in France. Contact: Aline Angeli; aline.angeli@itemm.fr Guitar Building School and Courses from Guitar Tech Courses Unit 10, Suttons Ind Park, Sea Road, Winchelsea, East Sussex, TN36 4LZ Tel: +44-1797-462222; info@guitartechcourses.com 3 day course to learn how to build your own electric guitar Chris Horton Goa, India +91-9823565117; +91-8308162326 15-20 day classes in classical and steel string guitar construction DELETE IKATA - The Ikaalinen College Of Crafts And Design / Lutherie Department Eino Salmelaisen katu 20, 39500 Ikaalinen, Finland Phone: +358 3 450 9327; Fax: +358 3 450 9330 anssi.nuutinen@lpkky.fi 3 year courses to learn to build and repair plucked instruments Can't tell if keep or delete? Lagan Lutherie School 8 Glenford Way Newtownards County Down BT23 4BX Northern Ireland 07718-972657; laganlutherie@gmail.com Offering both part time and full time guitar making courses. Most courses are offered on a tuition only basis; materials are extra London Metropolitan University (formerly Guildhall) Sir John Cass Department of Art & Design 41–71 Commercial Rd., London, E1 1LA United Kingdom 44-20-7320-1844; fax 44-20-7320-1830 armitage@lgu.ac.uk 2–3 years violin family, guitars, early strings, early keyboard, making and repair Manchester College of Arts and Technology Ashley Lane, Moston, Manchester, M9 4WU United Kingdom 44-161-953-5995 ext. 4240 david_lim@mancat.ac.uk 2- or 3-year part-time courses on steel string and classical guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, mandola, cittern, others NOT SURE THIS EXISTS ANYMORE Merton College Musical Instrument Workshop Morden Park, London Rd. Morden, Surrey, SM4 5QX United Kingdom 44-181-408-6478; fax 44-181-408-6666 info@merton.ac.uk 2–3 years violin family and guitar making and repair; also part-time day and evening short courses Musikinstrumentakademien is a guitar making school in Stockholm Sweden. Ryttargatan 272 194 71 Upplands Väsby 08-789 42 00; skoladmin@folkuniversitetet.se Program is three years. Students build a classical guitar, a traditional steel string guitar, a modern guitar (nylon or steel string optional), an electric guitar, and an archtop guitar. Courses cover tonewood, restoration, CAD, economics, finishing, history, and maintenance of tools. The third year includes two months of work-training. Students who pass the final exam in high standard will earn the journeyman's licence Please read more on our web site. Newark and Sherwood College Friary Rd., Newark, Notts, NG24 1PB United Kingdom 44-1636-680-680; fax 44-1636-680-681 JGray@newark.ac.uk 3 years violin family making and repair; 2 years classic guitar making Osborne Guitars & Mandolins, Richard Osborne The Stables, Town Hall, Great Oak Street, Lllanidloes Powys, SY18 6BN United Kingdom 01273 473883; info@osborneguitars.co.uk Make a steel-string guitar. The course will run for 23 working days and roughly one month in total. The hours will be Monday to Friday 9 –5.30 with an hour for lunch Pablo Requena +44 1273 891 211 / +44(0)7899851062 Classical guitar making course in Southern Spain and in Sussex, England Michael Sanden Komstad 2239, 27296 Gärsnäs, Sweden +46 41450049; michael@sandenguitars.com 15-days; make steel string or classical guitar Totnes School of Guitarmaking Collins Rd., Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5PJ United Kingdom 44-1803-865-255; fax 44-1803-864-649 info@totnesschoolofguitarmaking.co.uk 12-week courses 3x/yr., all guitars and related instruments David Van Edwards The Smokehouse, 6 Whitwell Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 4HB, England. + 44 (0)1603 629899; lutes@vanedwards.co.uk Weekly, summer school, cd-rom; various early stringed instruments including lutes, viols, guitars West Dean College of Arts and Conservation West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0QZ United Kingdom 44-1243-818-219; fax 44-1243-818-291 college@westdean.org.uk 2 year Foundation in Historic Craft Practises – Musical Instruments Jeffrey Yong 32 Jalan 3, Pandan Indah Industrial Park Kuala Lumpur 55100 Malaysia Mobile: ( 60 ) 012-6714841; info@jeffyongguitars.com 2-week course. Students will be exposed to a blend of traditional and modern approaches in making guitars
