Acoustic Stringed Instrument Making

Dewsbury College, Halifax Road, Dewsbury

TuesdayWednesday Evenings 7-9pm

Academic terms; mid September to mid June, 30 weeks total

Course fees charged termly (3 terms per year)

Typical build time to finished instrument is 3-4 years

The course enables the student to design and build a professional quality acoustic stringed instrument. Topics covered range from basic wood technology (Luthiery) through to final tuning, setting up and maintenance of the instrument. All aspects of design and construction are carried out by the students, no use is made of partly constructed or "kit" components. Choose from a variety of subjects including steel string, nylon strung classical, jazz style carved top guitar, carved or flat top mandolin, mandola, octave mandola (Bouzouki), mandocello, citterns, acoustic basses, lutes, harps and more.

Download a Powerpoint presentation of Guitar Making techniques.(Approx. 2.5 Mb) 

See the Student Gallery for examples of finished student instruments. 

For more information contact John Marlow as follows:

By e-mail:
johnniebanjo@hotmail.co.uk
(expect a reply within 3 days, if not please resend your message)

By Snail mail:
John Marlow Stringed Instruments
118 Syke Lane
Earlsheaton
Dewsbury
W. Yorks WF12 8EU

or telephone:
Workshop: (+44)1924 456058
Mobile: (+44)7776091841
(business hours 09:00-18:00 GMT)