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Recommendations on Guitar Build and Repair School
Has anyone attended one of the below schools? I seem to come across these three quite regularly and wondering if anyone has attended, has a recommendation or has insight as to if one is more recognized in the industry.
Galloup School of Lutherie Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery Colorado School of Lutherie I've started my first guitar build and have really enjoyed the process and interested in the idea of furthering my education. I would like to build acoustics as well as learn the repair/tech side of things. Currently live in Orange County. Thanks for any and all help. Brendon |
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I went to Roberto Venn in 2003 and was extremely pleased with the school and staff. It should be said that no school can make you a good luthier if you do not have what it takes to begin with, good hand skills and superb attention to detail are essential. Study hard and learn as much as you can before you go.
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All 3 of those have good reputations.
I will pose this question to you, though... Do you want to pursue a career in "lutherie"... This means primarily stringed instrument repair and perhaps a bit of building on the side if you are lucky.... Or do you want to pursue a hobby of guitar or other stringed instrument building? For example.. I already have a "day job" and am not really interested in a career change to musical instrument repair.. I do very much enjoy building one or two guitars a year for fun... Depending on what you decide you want to do will help focus your efforts... |
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I would concur, big difference and approach on whether your goal is to pay your mortgage, feed your kids, put them through school and so forth with a luthiery skill set and hey I have a day job and do this on the side for the enjoyment and a bit of cash.
Steve
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I already have a career that I love but if I was able to work on a few builds a year and or some side work/repair or even make the transition down the line after getting however many years of experience. |
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Originally this will be for the enjoyment and if extra cash that would be great. Not sure that is a possibility without the original foundational instruction. Brendon |
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I have never received a single bit of training in Musical Instrument repairs from Guitars to Saxophones, or watched a video \ youtube link to learn my job, but through dedication to ones craft and self learning, I have turned mine into a full time business. It helped I was a trained jet engine mechanic to start with, so I approached everything as a mechanical process. Start small grow big, I started in my shed at home many many years ago, I now run it from a commercial workshop, on average I turn 40-70 repairs a week, thats my part my apprentices also add more to our shop volume. My wife eventually gave up her full time book keeping job to run the business with me, I have apprentices which I have taught, some who have since moved on to run their own business's The limitation is you, a structured course helps for confidence, but not IMO needed if you can understand the basics. I pm'd you a link to my walk through guides Steve
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