September 2012 - Week 1

Warren (New York) is putting in the nut on the mandolin he is currently building

Rick finishes the two week course in repair

Len (instructor) is re-coning a speaker with his student Justin (British Columbia) 

Justin (British Columbia)

Arlen (Instructor) has built this 8 string fan fret hybrid bass/guitar with custom Pondera pick ups

5" span, 30 " on bass side, 25" on treble side, 

3 bass strings, 5 guitar strings

Flamed Korina 

rosewood fingerboard and maple neck

September 2012 - Week 3

 Warren (New York) has completed the One Year Master Program and this amazing  Mandolin is his latest project

 Steve L. (New York) is cutting purfling strips for a sound hole 

for the guitar he is constructing

 A jig Steve made and an example of a pliage in this guitar top

 Miles (Colorado) is making a non traditional classical with a cut away

 Claude (British Columbia) is sanding the neck for the Acoustic he is building

 Brendan (Alberta) is working on the fingerboard for the Acoustic he is building

 Curtis (Manitoba) is starting in the repair department as part of his One Year Program

 Patrick (British Columbia)  is starting a Four Month Course in the repair department

 Scott (California) is also starting in the repair department as part of his One Year Master Program

Golden (South Korea) is working on a soundhole for the Acoustic he is building

Jon (Pennsylvania) is gluing the bridge on the Acoustic he is building

Jon is shaping the neck for the semi hollow electric he is building

End of August 2012

 Nicholas (Alberta) finishes a four week repair course at Summit 

 Warren (Manitoba) completes the One Year Master Program

August 2012 - Week Three

Miles (Colorado) bending sides for the classical guitar he is building as his next project

 

 Golden (South Korea) is drafting up the Acoustic he is going to be building

 Len (Instructor) and Justin (British Columbia) are working in the studio as part of Justins Course 

 Steve (New York) is showing Arlen (Instructor) the vaneres he is using to build his gypsy jazz guitar 

 Steve has laminated the sides for the gypsy jazz guitar he is building

 Brendan (Alberta) is currently building an Acoustic

 Warren (New York) is back at Summit finishing his One Year Master Program

His current project is a H-Style Mandola

 Cedar front, Mahogany back and sides, Bloodwood, Ebony and Mahogany Fretboard and Headstock 

 Claude (British Columbia) is gluing the bracing for the Acoustic he is building

 Jon (Pennsylvania) is building a semi hollow electric guitar

 Warren (Manitoba) is building a Classical Guitar

 Brett (Alberta) gluing / Joining a Spruce top  

Brett has finished the bracing on the back of his Dreadnaught style Acoustic

Nicholas (Alberta) is working on repairs as part of his four week course