Courses

PART-TIME SESSIONS

Learn comprehensive techniques and skills to build one custom acoustic guitar to take home. 

Schedule: 1 day/week for 15 weeks (150 total hours)

Tuition Cost: $3,600 plus materials.

Upcoming Spring Session:

March 26-July 3

We have a scheduled one day a week class starting March 26, 2026. This class takes place every Thursday from 8 am to 5 pm for 15 weeks. 

Alternative days are available for Part-Time Sessions based on demand. Please email or call for more info.  

FULL-TIME INTENSIVE

May 18 – July 24, 2026

An immersive, hands-on course  offering skills and techniques but also the history and theory of luthiery. 

Each student will build two custom guitars to take home. 

Schedule: 10 weeks/5 days per week. M-F  8 am–5 pm. (500 total hours)

Tuition Cost: $9,500 (housing not included) plus materials

Courses feature instruction on tool safety (both hand tools and power tools) and covering all facets of building a custom guitar from start to finish. Students will learn about tone wood selection and procurement, milling, routing, jig construction, sanding, finishing, and guitar setup.  Classes will take place Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm, and on Saturdays as needed. 

Guest lecturers will include several experts in the field of luthiery, covering topics such as custom guitar building, bowed instrument theory, guitar repair, and the selection and cutting of tonewoods.