Thanks... for checking out our little guitar building school here in Chicago. In an age where we do less and less with our hands, making anything seems more and more inviting, and what better project than building a guitar! Our main focus is on building steel string acoustic guitars and feel the information gained here will prove suitable for other types of instrument building as well as a life time of rewards and enjoyment. At the end of a 3 month session you will have built, with your own two hands, an acoustic guitar with it's very own voice... and you can sing along!

Our Philosophy... No theories and no conjecture; while these run rampant in the guitar building world, we will stick to the basics like how to bend a side and how you make a bridge. After you've built about 50 guitars yourself, then you're welcome to all the theories and conjecture you like. We'll cover all the topics from building your own forms to what finishes to use and everything in between, so in the end you'll have a good understanding of how to build.

The Details... Total cost of the 3 month guitar building class is $3,200.00, with a $500 deposit to reserve a space in class. $1700 due upon first day of class. Remaining $1000 due within 15 days of start of class. If student takes longer than the 3 month to finish instrument, then an additional $75.00 per week charge will be added. Additional Costs: Student is responsible for supplying their own materials which include top, back and side woods, neck blanks, fingerboard, truss rod, brace woods, tuners, etc. You should be prepared to spend somewhere between $400 and $600 for these materials. While the necessary tools will be supplied during class, (we'll be using mostly hand tools with a few power tools here and there) we encourage you to purchase, become familiar with and use your own tools. Refund Policy: Full refund of deposit is given if cancellation is no later than 3 weeks BEFORE start of class. If you cancel LESS than 3 weeks prior to start of class, we will refund $300 of deposit. If after class has begun, and you wish to cancel within the first 2 weeks, the $500 deposit is non-refundable.

Class Schedule... Three month session can begin at most any time to meet your schedule. We are now running sessions regularly during the year, so give us a call. We will accept two to three students running session at a time. We have flexible workshop hours throughout the week, with supervised shop time to try and meet your schedule needs. For additional information call Bruce at 773-528-2426.

At present, our main focus is to serve the Chicago community, at this time we have no room and board facilities available.