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TECHNICAL TRAINING | lUTHIeR COURSeS | WOODWORKIng COURSeS
lUTHIeR COURSeS:
NEW! Baby Classical guitar Building
Need a guitar to travel with? Join us to build, from scratch, a gutsy
classical guitar with the baby body style. These instruments are fun and
they fit in the upper luggage compartment, qualifying as carry-on. We
will examine the purity of musical nuance to be found in the differences
between the building of steel string acoustics and the structural simplicity
of building a guitar meant for nylon strings. This course will be lots of fun
and you will have a finished product that will become a family heirloom.
Open Lab time may be required to complete your project.
SEC DATES AND TIMES CAMPUS/BUILDING INSTRUCTOR
(1) Wed, Apr 17-May 22, 6:30 - 9:30 PM SBTH/FWLC Boerner
Course: faBgT400 fee: $524.00
Build an acoustic guitar
This course is for the non-electric guitar enthusiasts. Course materials
include Cocobolo or exotic sides and back, soundboard with or without
Rosette, and your choice of Mahogany neck blank or rosewood or ebony
fret board. It is recommended that you take Woodworking Basics or have
prior woodworking experience before taking this course. Enroll early as
enrollment is limited to 6 people at a time.
SEC DATES AND TIMES CAMPUS/BUILDING INSTRUCTOR
(2) Wed, Jan 30-Apr 3, 6:30 - 9:30 PM SBTH/FWLC Boerner
Course: faBgT200 fee: $875.00
electric guitar Building
Master Craftsman Jeffrey Boerner will teach you the amazing inside techniques
that go into building and finishing your own electric guitar. While
no kits are used, your fee includes all passive electronics, fret board, tuning
machines, bridges, body blank and neck needed to complete your project
using our CNC router, hand and power shaping tools from our lab. Finishing
techniques and inlaying are also covered, so it is helpful for students
to have some knowledge of woodworking, but it is not mandatory. Most
important is the professional playability of your finished guitar; setting
up and adjusting for intonation and action is also addressed to ensure
that your project sounds as good as any other guitar on the market today.
Enroll early as enrollment is limited to 6 people at a time.
SEC DATES AND TIMES CAMPUS/BUILDING INSTRUCTOR
(2) Thu, Jan 31-Apr 4, 6:30 - 9:30 PM SBTH/FWLC Boerner
Course: faBgT100 fee: $800.00
NEW! electric guitar Hot Rodding
Learn how to make your guitar sound like no other. You will learn the
basics about passive and active electronics requiring a power supply. You
will learn to wire your guitar so you are optimizing all the winding combinations
in your pick-ups. You will test polarity, capacitance, resistance and
inductance to find the combination of wiring to make your guitar sound
special. You are encouraged to bring an electric guitar that you don’t mind
experimenting on during class. Enroll early as enrollment is limited to 5
people at a time.
SEC DATES AND TIMES CAMPUS/BUILDING INSTRUCTOR
(1) Sat, Feb 2-Feb 23, 9 AM - Noon SBTH/FWLC Boerner
Course: faBgT101 fee: $249.00
guitar maintenance, Set Up and Repair
Join us with your own electric or acoustic guitar so that Professor Boerner,
who learned this art through Master Luthier and repair expert Greg Voros,
can show you the intricacies of setting up a guitar to play at it very best.
Some major repairs such as neck removal, angle adjustment, re-fretting,
and truss rod adjustment or replacement will be demonstrated.
SEC DATES AND TIMES CAMPUS/BUILDING INSTRUCTOR
(1) Tue/Thu, Jan 22-Jan 24, 6:30 - 9:30 PM SBTH/FWLC Boerner
(2) Tue/Thu, May 28-May 30, 6:30 - 9:30 PM SBTH/FWLC Boerner
Course: faBgT300
Class is limited to 5.
fee: $88.00
NEW! Ukelele Building
The Ukulele has seen resurgence in popularity of late, thanks to a few
young and talented players who have been writing their music using
this robust little instrument. The fun and pride inherent in building your
own Ukele will be priceless! We expect, with all of our Luthier program
classes, that the value of your final instrument will far outweigh the cost
of the class.
SEC DATES AND TIMES CAMPUS/BUILDING INSTRUCTOR
(1) Thu, Apr 18-May 9, 6:30 - 9:30 PM SBTH/FWLC Boerner
Course: faBgT500 fee: $364.00
Extra Open Lab Time may be required to complete your project.
WOODWORKIng COURSeS:
exotic Jewelry Box
Men and Women from all over the world marvel at the beauty of the
exotic woods used in some of the most beautiful boxes imaginable. Design
your next family heirloom under the direction of Master Craftsman Robert
Blum. You will design and make a box from several of the world’s most
exotic woods while learning the tricks of the trade for opening and then
locking the box, choosing interior workings and then adding the finish that
makes your box come alive. Enroll early as enrollment is limited to 5
SEC DATES AND TIMES CAMPUS/BUILDING INSTRUCTOR
(2) Wed, Feb 20-Mar 13, 1 - 4 PM SBTH/FWLC Blum
(3) Mon, Apr 1 - Apr 22, 6:30 - 9:30 PM SBTH/FWLC Blum
Course: faBWD300 fee: $159.00
Woodworking Basics
Master Craftsman, Jeffrey Boerner will work with you, individually, to show
you the proper use of hand tools and machinery as you complete your
project from rough lumber to finished project. We are sure that Professor
Boerner’s vast knowledge of woodworking and industrial processes will
have you asking what comes next as you finish this course.
SEC DATES AND TIMES CAMPUS/BUILDING INSTRUCTOR
(2) Tue, Jan 29-Mar 5, 6:30 - 9:30 PM SBTH/FWLC Boerner
Course: faBWD100
Enrollment is limited to 8.
fee: $214.00
Detailed step-by-step instruction guide
to register for LifeLearn (See pg 32)
Register online: northampton.edu/lifelearn The refund policy has changed: see page 3.
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