Luthier School

I am interested in becoming a luthier and was curious what the best, or most respected luthier schools are in the US. I am interested in acoustic, archtop and upright bass... i know that is a weird combination but maybe that will help you give me some options. I have heard that also just an apprenticeship us the way to go... what do you guys think?

Thanks in advance for you time and help.

Few of us will know much about this discipline so
I will post some links I found by using search engines

Before searching this word, I thought you may actually
mean Lutheran, as in the sect of Christianity that
helped establish the Protestant revolution. The
rest of the question establishes that you meant
luthier-exactly as you posted and this is a well
composed question.

You may want to Yahoo! G***gle or B*ng search the
word luthier, luthier education and other related topics
including the Wikipedia article on the subject or stringed
instrument manufacture, craftsmanship, ect.

I suspect, based on the second link that I provided
that the apprenticeship is the way to go. If I wanted
higher education, I would suspect that a school of music
may be a great place to find information, such as Julliard

http://www.juilliard.edu/

I found these links


http://www.luth.org/

This second link appears particularly helpful

http://www.wikihow.com/Become-a-Luthier

2009-12-24 10:52:18 by kurrlehair

This is a demonstration of a steel string guitar that was built in our guitar building school in Milford, CT. Learn more about my school at www ...

what is common yearly income(more repairs than violin making)

As long as you want. Schools typically last from 2-4 years. If you are looking for an apprenticeship then you may take more or less time than that. I've been looking for a few years for the perfect school and place to do this exact kind of thing. Doesn't really seem to be much as far as repair as there is for violin making.

2010-11-15 18:42:40 by michael

Please send me your input. I want to pursue this more than anything. Thanks!

http://www.luth.org/schools.htm

2008-02-22 07:03:27 by thomas

Price: $100.00

I live in Georgia and my girlfriend and I were wondering where some Luthier schools are. She wants to become a Luthier but has no idea where she can go to school for it. Thank you :D

http://www.fleishmaninstruments.com/lsil uthiersschoolintl.html

http://atlantaguitarworks.com/

Speak to a luthier in your area. They will certainly know where the schools are located.

2009-05-04 14:24:55 by jacee_jo7910

My son wants to go to school to build guitars. I want to know if he is wasting his time.

Becoming a successful luthier is a little like becoming a rock star (but with less drugs). Even after going to school, being a luthier is still one of those trades that you're expected to apprentice in for some time before you actually make a real money.

How much can you make? I know that some of the craftsmen in the big name custom shops make some pretty serious money (around 100k). And then, there are guys around Austin that, while they do good work, don't have a "name" yet. So, they're just getting by (and a lot of them play in the evenings to make ends meet).

That all said, I've had guitars worked on by a "name" guy around here and he did a crap job. I my name had been Johnny Winter or Billy Gibbons, I might have gotten better service. So, I go to a guy who works out of his house now and does the best fret file and polish jobs I've ever had. But, he just can't charge that much right now.

My daddy used to tell me that if you make a million dollars a year and hate what you do, you're underpaid. If that's what makes him happy, then tell him to go for it. But, like a lot of trade schools, it will probably be very expensive (around $30k).

Tell him to have a back-up plan in case that doesn't work out.

Good luck.

Greetings from Austin, TX

Ken

2009-05-11 09:56:47 by spudfarmer