Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Business Basics- Guitar Building and Repair Students


Gregory Brennan is shown presenting "Business Basics - Guitar Building and Repair" in an afternoon business workshop for all Summit students. 

Having recently retired as a KPMG Tax Partner, Gregory is now a full time Summit student.  In the seminar, he was able to share some of his many experiences and business knowledge with our soon to be Luthiers, Gregory covered some business fundamentals that will be of use to them once they graduate.
The session was thought provoking and many questions and issues were addressed from students as they look ahead to start their new careers. 

Thank you Gregory - he has promised to reprise this seminar for new groups of students.

Friday, April 28, 2017

Recording and Live Sound Workshops - April 2017




Congratulations Tate for completing the Audio Engineer workshop here at Summit School. This is a 10 session workshop instructed by our Studio Engineer/ Instructor - Ron 'Obvious' Vermeulen







Tuesday, January 10, 2017

January 2017 - week one


 Tyler (British Columbia) building a solid body electric
1/4 " figured maple on a swamp ash body



Kennedy (Alberta)  is building a 6 string Acoustic
Spruce top - Primavera back and sides
Purpleheart Rosette and End graph 





Brock (Alberta) is building an Acoustic, he is working on the side bracing and curfing
The sides are Pau Ferro 






Jake (Arizona) has done a walnut danish oil finish on this electric bass he is building



Tate ( Alberta) is shaping the solid body electric he is building




Justin (British Columbia) is making the truss rod channel for the electric guitar he is currently building


Alex (Ontario) is here for the one year course and is starting in the repair department


Dave (Ontario) and Tate (Alberta) both building electric guitars


Steve (Alberta) is here for two months


Rick (British Columbia) is starting in the repair department as part of his two month course


Kyle (Ontario) is starting in the repair department as part of his one year course


Mike Jarvis-  instructor in the repair department



Parker (British Columbia) drafting up his next project, an Acoustic guitar





This is Parkers current project


Sota (Instructor) building a Mandolin
Maple back and sides
Flamed Maple finger rest and tail piece






Perogy making with Brock and Nicky


Thank you Brock and Nicky for coming to student housing and teaching the art of perogy making.
What a fun time....