Galloup School of Guitar Building and Repair
If you're going to build and repair guitars professionally, we're your school.
Special weekend workshops with Dan Erlewine
Dan Erlewine's repair seminars
at the Galloup School
Dan Erlewine visits the Galloup School to teach special weekend intensives on repair techniques. Join us for jam-packed weekend of learning the next time Dan's in town!
Dan's made a career of teaching lutherie in videos, books and magazines. He's a lot of fun and he's got a lot of knowledge to share. Contact us to see when the next seminar is scheduled, and sign up early.
Here are some topics covered in two of Dan's previous Galloup School seminars:
Structural Acoustic Guitar Repair Workshop
Dan's made a career of teaching lutherie in videos, books and magazines. He's a lot of fun and he's got a lot of knowledge to share. Contact us to see when the next seminar is scheduled, and sign up early.
Here are some topics covered in two of Dan's previous Galloup School seminars:
Structural Acoustic Guitar Repair Workshop
- Evaluating the work, making a repair estimate, and selling the customer
- Time allotment per the job
- Removing a bridge
- Making a bridge
- Locating the bridge for regluing
- Cutting a saddle slot for correct intonation
- Inspecting and cleaning a guitar on the inside
- Cleaning and regluing braces
- Removing, replacing, (and plugging) bridge pads
- Gluing & clamping techniques for braces, cracks, and fractures
- Using hot hide glue
- Splinting cracks with wood
- Talking money& per-hour charges, bench fees, "free estimates" and learning how to charge for your work
- Mixing colors
- Using solvents, stain, and pigment by brush
- "Hiding" repairs & graining
- Air-brushing basics and what to buy
- Blending-in old finish to new
- Mixing and using shellac
- French-polishing
- Spraying shellac
- Coloring shellac
- Shellac touchups by hand with a brush
- Drop-filling, leveling, buffing
- Coloring epoxy
Five training programs
Master Program Six months of in-depth training in repair and buildingJourneyman 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
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Industry-recognized career trainingOur 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. |
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Excellent free housingYou 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. |
