Saturday, November 24, 2012

November 2012 - Week Three



Jon (Pennsylvania) is building an Acoustic with a florentine cutaway. The sound hole is in the side.
Flamed maple back and sides with a waterfall Bobinga rosette 



Patrick (British Columbia) is finishing up some sanding on the Bass he is building.
The body is Ash 

Kris (Washington DC) is building a custom electric guitar


Ben (California)is working on practice neck #3

JP (British Columbia) is building an electric guitar
Brendan (Alberta) is working on a very labor intensive Koa back strip for the Acoustic he is building
Golden (South Korea) is building an Acoustic Guitar as part of the One Year Master Program

Curtis (Manitoba) is building a jig for his next project an Acoustic
he is also working on bracing material
Dwight (British Columbia) is getting some instruction on his electric guitar neck from Arlen

Steve D (British Columbia) is planing the wood for his practice neck
Justin (British Columbia) is building a tube distortion pedal as part of the Live Sound Course 


Scott (California) is spraying the final coats on his electric guitar


Steve L (New York) has started the CNC course and is building a Santoor / Hammered Dulcimer



Brett (Alberta) is checking out the CNC machine while he is waiting to do another coat of laquer on the Acoustic he is building


Thursday, November 22, 2012

November 2012 - Week One

Student dinner


Claude finishes the One Year Master Program

New dust extraction system in the shop



Wednesday, October 24, 2012

October 2012 - Errington Guitar Show


Students past and present along with other luthiers from Vancouver Island showcase the guitars they have built 











Thursday, October 11, 2012

October 2012 -week 1


 Brendan (Alberta) is building an Acoustic made up of Flamed maple binding, rosewood fingerboard,
spruce top, mahogany back - sides - and neck, roasted maple rosette



 Miles (Colorado) and instructor Arlen are working on the binding
of the guitar Miles is building


Claude (British Columbia) is building his 7th guitar here at Summit.
This Acoustic has a Sitka spruce top and Paolo Escrito back and sides


 Jean Paul (British Columbia) is starting in the repair department, working on nuts and saddles

 Ben (California) is starting his One Year Master Program in the repair department

 Steve D (British Columbia) is working on nuts, saddles, and set ups


Patrick (British Columbia) is drafting up his next project, a Bass

 Curtis (Manitoba) is building jigs for his next project a solid body electric
  
 Jon (Pennsylvania) is building a semi hollow body electric guitar



 Steve L. (New York) is building two Acoustics


 Golden (South Korea) is shaping the bracing for the Acoustic he is building

Brett (Alberta) is working on the binding of the Acoustic he is currently building


Scott (California) is making jigs for his next project a solid body electric guitar