Class
Outline
(May
class - Slide show photos below)
~
Daily in Shop Schedule from 10:00 - 6:00 (or 7:00 - as needed) ~
(with
1 hour lunch break and 1/2 hour afternoon break) You are encouraged to bring a lunch and eat with the other students
on the deck at the workshop. Publix is nearby.
< Don't wear your
best clothes. The shop will get dusty while we are building the guitar.
< We will break daily
at 4:00 for a 'breath of fresh air' and an afternoon snack.
< Filtered water will
be supplied daily.
< Do not wear sandels.
This is a workshop.
< Bring a notebook,
pen, and camera. Don't forget the camera, but No
Videos please. Taking notes will help you remember the info when it comes time
for you to build your own guitar at home.
< Then Saturday afternoon
we will wrap up the project and with any luck play a song on our guitar!
Tuesday
Making
the mold
Bending the sides
Forming the ribs in the mold
Top and back domes
Using radius disk
Kerfing
Brace Back
Voice back
Glue back to body
Brace Top
Go-bar deck samples
Homework
Watch Guild of American Luthier convention DVD. (supplied)
Wednesday
Top bracing explanation
Voice top
Prep top
Clean body interior
Glue top to body
Truss
rods - types / how they work
Homework
Watch traditional bluegrass guitar building DVD. (supplied)
Thursday
Prep body for binding
Route for bindings - different techniques
Bind Guitar
Review - top bracing and voicing
"How
to Make Your Own Neck"
slide presentation / lecture/ demo
(You will take home your own CD of the photos
and an outline from this lecture.)
Homework
Review DIY photos for Fridays neck shaping presentation. (supplied)
Friday
Prep body for neck
Fit neck - step 1
Glue fingerboard
Fit neck - step 2
Shape neck
Homework
Watch Everett's How to Adjust a Steel String Guitar DVD. (supplied)
Saturday
Peghead shape and tuner holes
Fret work lecture / demo (You
will take home an outline from this lecture.)
Set up guide lines
Bridge
String Guitar -Wahoo!
Finish lecture (You
will take home your own copy of Everett's dvd "How
to Adjust a Steel String Guitar"
.)
Play
our class guitar. Wahoo!
(Saturday
evening , as a class, we will enjoy a dinner together at our home
in Lake Arrowhead.)
This
is just a brief overview of our 5 days in the workshop. ~ Thanks to Randy Meinert for most
of these photos. ~
I
took some time for myself the last few days to watch Kent Everett
work magic with wood.
It’s been great to get up-close-and-personal with a master luthier
as he plies his trade--
and spend time with 3 other gentlemen of varying backgrounds and home-states
as we’ve learned
together from him. I’ve been granted new confidence to take on
guitar-building.
I’m sure that I’ll build something that I can be proud of
thanks to Kent’s intense attention to detail. Randy - Class / May 2010
Class
Price - $1275
~ does not include accommodations
~
Class
Dates
Fall 2010 - October 6 - 10
The
class instrument is offered to students at a 10% discount.
2011
classes & dates posted late October
See
a few students' comments at the
Class
Photos page.
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Travel
You are welcome to meet with us at
our home in Atlanta the Monday afternoon before the first day of class.
This is great for those flying in. The 4 students often can share
2 cars. This way not everyone has to rent a car.
Those riding along can pitch in for gas, etc. Good for everyone.
Accommodations When you sign up for the
class, you will receive a week long gate pass to Lake Arrowhead.
You can use your free time to relax, play the guitar, take a hike,
play a round of golf, ...
The
students enjoy sharing a lake house with separate bedrooms,
lake access, nice full kitchen, decks , great view, ...
It is cheaper than a hotel. And it is a lot nicer!
What a deal!
Once we have a full class I will reserve a cabin rental.
The rental rates are are around $400 each student
for 6 nights .
Monday - Saturday
(price includes tax and cleaning fee).
The prices vary a bit due to room size, bed size, etc.
I
will send your room options once we have the cabin reserved.
"I
was apprehensive about sharing a house with people I did not know,
but this has been really great.
Talking guitars, playing music at night, ... really a great deal.
So much better than a hotel ..."
We
are about 20 minutes from the town of Canton with lots of restaurants
and stores.
Also the shop is only 15 minutes from a Publix .
