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Galloup School of
Guitar Building and
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Galloup School of Guitar Building and Repair

If you're going to build and repair guitars professionally, we're your school.
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Galloup School Graduates, August 2009

Summer 2009 Graduation
Congratulations to the thirteen Journeyman and Masters graduates of August, 2009!

Here are the names to put with the faces, from left to right:

Back row
Justin Paddock (Instructor)
Craig Miner (Troy, Michigan. Journeyman Graduate)
Adam Ray (Fort Mill, South Carolina. Master Graduate)
Kristopher Arcement (Williamsburg, Virginia. Journeyman Graduate)
Gary Richardson (Gypsum, Colorado. Journeyman Graduate)
Don Greenough (Eugene, Oregon. Journeyman Graduate)
Franklin Linker (Jerusalem, Israel. Master Graduate)
David Scotto (Fort Peirce, Florida. Master Graduate)
Aaron Resnick(Flagstaff, Arizona. Graduate)
Randal Cooper (Lufkin, Texas. Master Graduate)
Andrew VonHofen (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Masters Graduate)

Bottom row
Jim Walk (Instructor)
Alan Roach (El Reno, Oklahoma. Journeyman Graduate)
Toby Trimble (Tampa Bay, Florida. Journeyman Graduate)
Russ Olmstead (Instructor)
Titus Duke (Salem, Illinois. Master Graduate)

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Five training programs

Master Program Six months of in-depth training in repair and building
Journeyman Program Eight weeks focused on repair and construction
Technician Program Four-day intensive for techs and music stores
Buzz Feiten Class Become an authorized Feiten Technician
Special Seminars Weekend classes with Dan Erlewine or Bryan Galloup

Student Work

Industry-recognized career training

Our grads get jobs. Read what luthiers say about their experience at the Galloup School. For general information about our school, click here.

Detailed course descriptions for each of our programs are listed here, and we invite you to email us or call us toll-free for more information: (800) 278-0089.

Excellent free housing

You need a comfortable place to rest and recharge your batteries after days of class. Our Master and Journeyman students enjoy free furnished houses with full kitchens and comfortable bedrooms and living rooms. Relax and enjoy your time in northern Michigan during your breaks from class.


About Bryan Galloup


“The most important step you'll take... I know it was and still is the foundation of my career.”
— Michael Greenfield,
Greenfield Guitars