End of September 2011

Phil (British Columbia) has completed his Acoustic Guitar

September 2011- Week 2

Glen (British Columbia) setting the height of the nut

Angus (British Columbia) filing a nut

Desiree (British Columbia) working on a fret dress as part of her six month course

Steve L. (New York) is starting in the repair department as part of his One Year Master Program

Simon (Saskatewan) is finishing up a two week custom repair course

Phil (British Columbia) is level sanding after seven coats of laquer, he is almost ready to polish

Leo (British Columbia) is doing a final sanding before he starts spraying

Justin (British Columbia) is working on an electric lap with added drum components

Steve R. (Ontario) is working on practice neck #2 for his solid body electric

Gavin (Ontario)is working on the curfing for his Maccaferri style guitar

Lars (Norway) is leveling frets on his Maccaferri style guitar

Steve F.(Alberta) is starting to carve the back for his next project, an Archtop

July 2011 - Week Two and the GAL Convention

Sean (Completed the One year Master Program at Summit 8 years ago) came back for the GAL Convention in Tacoma and showed us the guitar he made using a star wars lunch kit



Pizza night, just before everyone left for Tacoma for The GAL Convention

Ross (Alberta) is finishing the One Year Master Program, check back for the finished instruments

Phil (British Columbia) is bending sides for his next project, an Acoustic

June 2011 - Week one

Lars (Norway) is finishing his electric guitar

Steve (Alberta) is in the process of making a sound well jig for the resonator guitar he is building

Nathan (British columbia) is building an Archtop

Arlen (instructor at Summit) is shaping the neck on a guitar he is building

Ben (Ontario)is working on the neck for his electric

Gavin (Ontario) is working on his custom semi hollow carved neck electric guitar

Shane (New York) is marking for his control cavity route

Mike (New York) is finishing his Acoustic and his 10 week custom course

Phil (British Columbia) is working on his final neck for his electric guitar he is building

End of May 2011

Steve ( Alberta) is winding pickups

Ross (Alberta) is french polishing his Mandolin


Ross (Alberta) staining back and sides of his classical

Troy (Alberta) preparing fretboard on his final neck for his electric

Lars (Norway) is dry clamping his cross bracing


Justin (British Columbia) is oiling his pickguard

Jiordi (California) is waiting for the glue on his Butt Wedge to dry
(Arlen says "End Graph")

Gavin (Ontario) is drafting out his next project - An electric guitar

Ben (Ontario) is redesigning his headstock for his electric

Phil ( British Columbia) is making a nut