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Title: Guitar Building Courses
Post by: Jamie on September 09, 2008, 09:27:56 AM: Does anybody know of any guitar buildngs courses in the Yorkshire area of England. I cant seem to find any on google.

Cheers
Title: Re: Guitar Building Courses
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on September 09, 2008, 09:57:13 AM: http://leeds.floodlight.co.uk/leeds/course-details-reviews/dewsbury-college/guitar-making-acoustic/16180339/23067985/course-info.html (http://leeds.floodlight.co.uk/leeds/course-details-reviews/dewsbury-college/guitar-making-acoustic/16180339/23067985/course-info.html)

First one that came up on google

Leeds college had a reputation for building guitars
Title: Re: Guitar Building Courses
Post by: Jamie on September 09, 2008, 10:12:53 AM: Yeah that one says acoustic building, sorry i didnt specify that its electric guitars im interested in doing.
Title: Re: Guitar Building Courses
Post by: ToneMonkey on September 09, 2008, 11:03:57 AM: Meh.... buy a book and practice making sawdust :D
Title: Re: Guitar Building Courses
Post by: WezV on September 09, 2008, 04:36:04 PM: are we talking two year courses or 5 day courses

in depth courses:
http://www.merton.ac.uk/course.asp?co_id=DMITOT201
http://www.mancat.ac.uk/he/index.htm (not sure if its still running but they used to offer HND's)
http://www.guitarplans.co.uk/NewarkWebsite/courses.htm

http://www.totnesschoolofguitarmaking.co.uk/

get a guitar courses:
http://www.shukerguitars.co.uk/course.htm
http://craft-supplies.co.uk/cgi-bin/events.cgi?category=General%20Courses
http://www.baileyguitars.co.uk
Title: Re: Guitar Building Courses
Post by: FernandoDuarte on September 09, 2008, 09:53:30 PM: I'm seriously thinking in make the Totnes, because sounds to me as the most renowned/traditional... Is that right?
Title: Re: Guitar Building Courses
Post by: WezV on September 09, 2008, 10:21:39 PM: always seemed to expensive to me but i am sure its worth it if you can afford it.

£5000, 12 weeks and 1 guitar!!!
Title: Re: Guitar Building Courses
Post by: FernandoDuarte on September 09, 2008, 10:42:03 PM: Wow! Getting more expensive :o
Title: Re: Guitar Building Courses
Post by: Nadz1lla on September 10, 2008, 01:54:04 AM: The Shuker one looks good, you walk away with a manual at the end too. Not a bad price either. :)
Title: Re: Guitar Building Courses
Post by: WezV on September 10, 2008, 07:05:04 AM: i'm certainly not saying the totnes one is bad, i would love to go there and do an archtop - but the chances of me having 3 months and £5000+ to do that any time soon are pretty slim.
Title: Re: Guitar Building Courses
Post by: Jamie on September 13, 2008, 01:25:44 PM: Thanks for all of the links Wez. Im looking to get a proper qualification in it but i just cant seem to find the right one for me. I shall keep looking though.
Title: Re: Guitar Building Courses
Post by: opprobrium_9 on September 15, 2008, 06:26:16 PM: Quote from: WezV on September 09, 2008, 10:21:39 PM
always seemed to expensive to me but i am sure its worth it if you can afford it.

£5000, 12 weeks and 1 guitar!!!

Not necessarily, you can build however many you can handle. I heard tell of people building 2 maybe 3 there in that time. For the experience you gain, it is absolutely worth every pound.