Lagan Lutherie School. Current Projects
 

Hi all.
As mentioned in the General section, We're hoping to interact with the AGF community about the courses we offer and lutherie in general.
We offer part time, full time and 4 week intensive courses in guitarmaking.
We're going to be expanding our workshop space in early 2012, as-well as offering on site accommodation.

We hope to post photos of whats being made/repaired in the shop about once a month, along with weighing in on any lutherie/repair discussions.
In the mean time, heres some teasers.....

Patrick Finney's Rio RW/ Spruce classical.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4...0/DSCF4473.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r...0/DSCF4489.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-A...0/DSCF4518.JPG

Derrick's Walnut/Port Orford Cedar Parlor
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-U...0/DSCF4344.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-s...0/DSCF4342.JPG

Ryan's PRS Style Maple/ Mahogany electric.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4...0/DSCF4352.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-a...0/DSCF4356.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-D...0/DSCF4358.JPG

Sam & Jim Repairing a harp with aircraft grade ply and epoxy
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-B...0/DSCF4384.JPG

A pastoral inlay completed entirely by Kevin O'Brien
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-8...0/DSCF4053.JPG

Thanks for looking
LLS

Hey LLS - Welcome to the Forum as one of our new sponsors! We love build pics here. Looks great!

Hey Sam, great to see you still teaching mere mortals like myself to make some great instruments.

the Rosewood/cedar Jumbo I made in the Tech class (what? 5 years ago?) is still my main acoustic.

terrifying, but I have two pupils at school here who are making guitars under MY tutelage.....

one electric, one acoustic.

Good to see Patrick is making some more good stuff too. I've played his 10 string cittern and it was GORGEOUS.

Keep it up my man!!

Hey, welcome. Post often! Pictures are always a ++++

Good to have you guys around here. Spending a month in one of your courses is something I'd really like to do at some point and I'm glad to have one on my side of the world! That's some beautiful work you guys have going on.

Wow! the "Over the Rainbow" Headstock overlay is beautiful! I love watching artists at work!

Bob

Again, Thanks for the welcome!
Heres a few more images....
I'l try to post more of processes actually being done in the New Year

A nice shot of Patrick's Classical before the bridge went on.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6...0/DSCF3882.JPG

The beginnings of another interesting project by Kevin..
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-i...0/DSCF4563.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-K...0/DSCF4562.JPG


A Classical by Matthew, bound and waiting to be scraped flush.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-u...0/DSCF4582.JPG

A recently finished J45 style RW/ Spruce with Pear bindings.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-a...0/DSCF4574.JPG

The beginnings of a Spruce/ Mahogany Mandolin by Jim O'Kane
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-c...0/DSCF4567.JPG

An Irish Walnut/Spruce Lowden style by Damien, ready for neck join.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-9...0/DSCF4576.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G...0/DSCF4579.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-3...0/DSCF4577.JPG

A Sam Irwin student lyre ready for stringing.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-0...0/DSCF4060.JPG

Best
LLS

Some more photos for you fine folks.

Sam may be trying some experimental work with curved laminated soundboard braces in the coming weeks. Hope to bring you photos and info about that.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-R...0/DSCF4657.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-q...0/DSCF4660.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--...0/DSCF4663.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-o...0/DSCF4665.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I...0/DSCF4669.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-q...0/DSCF4670.JPG

Nice looking work. Welcome to the forum.