October 2009 ( week 4)

This is HS' last week, he will be done the six month course and heading back to South Korea. He is doing some final work on his Fred Carlson inspired guitar.


Cody (Saskatewan) is gluing the jig up for his next project, an Acoustic guitar

Tyler (Alberta) is working on set ups in the repair department.
Happy Birthday Tyler

Joel (England) is sanding out the body on his solid body guitar

Brad ( Ohio) working in the repair department

Warren ( New York) working on his Acoustic


Pat (Ontario) sanding out the finish on his electric guitar


Lewis ( Texas) doing some hard sanding on his guitar neck

Dylan (Nova Scotia) has finished up the practice necks for his Bass and is on to the real thing

Paul (British Columbia) sanding the sides on his Acoustic

Ian (British Columbia) is working on the bridge for his Acoustic (see below)

This is Ians last week of school. He has completed the six month course.

Thanks Ian for some really great lunches....

Patrick (Manitoba) working on his Banjo

October 2009 -Week Two

Justin (British Columbia) starting out in the repair department

Brad (Ohio) is in his second month of repairs

Tyler (Alberta) is starting in the repair department as part of his one year master program

Nathan (Alberta) is working on his solid body

Patrick (Manitoba) is bending sides for his Banjo

HS (South Korea) is finishing up his Acoustic and the Six Month Program here at Summit

Joe (Ontario) is jiggin up, bending and gluing....

Joshua (California) is about to start another project. What a nice Bass

Wyatt (Washington) is ready to do some routing

Lewis ( Texas) working on his guitar neck

Pat ( Ontario) is drafting out his next project

Paul (British Columbia) is fitting hardware on his Electric guitar

Congratulations Denny (Has it been 10 years?)

Hello and Happy Kopptoberfest!!!
I find it hard to believe that 10 years has gone by since I first landed on that island!
50+ guitars and still going strong. I thank you soooo much for the experience at Summit. And you more so, Sig, for talkin' me into staying on for that last month to build an archtop. Really changed the direction of my life. Not sure if you know about it or not, but Kopp String Instruments will belisted in the 2009 Vintage Guitar Magazine Price Guide. My little company...listed in the blue book....wow! Anyway....Thanks again.
And I'll be talkin' to you again soon.
Denny Kopp
http://www.justfrets.com/
<http://www.justfrets.com/> http://photobucket.com/Kopp-Archtops

September 2009 - Nobody is leaving this month

Willy ( British Columbia) working on his mandolin or is it a clock?

we will have to wait and see.......

Patrick (Manitoba) Planing some wood for his next project

Ian ( British columbia) working on his Acoustic



Josh ( California) building a Bass

Wyatt (Washington) is working on the neck for his solid body

Pat (Ontario) working on his inlay

Brad ( Ohio) working on the neck for his Bass

Warren (New York) just finished his solid body and is now working on an Acoustic

Nathan (Alberta) is spending more time in the repair department

Dylan (Nova scotia) is jigging up for his solid body electric guitar

September 2009

Kjel (a former student) came back for a visit. He and instructor Mike Jarvis visit while he changes the strings on his grandfathers mandolin

Kjel and Joe hamming it up for the camera

Nathan is working in the repair department as part of the three month program

Joel (England) is starting the one year master program


Dylan (Nova Scotia) doing set ups , he has started the one year master program

Cody (Saskatewan) has started in the repair department as part of the six month program

Lewis (Texas) is drawing up plans for a solid body guitar as part of the four month program

Wyatt (Washington) making jigs for his solid body guitar

Brad (Ohio) starting his bass as part of the one year master program

Patrick (Manitoba) is working on his Acoustic guitar as part of his One year master program

Josh (California) is contouring his bass neck

Pat (Ontario) routing the neck pocket on his solid body guitar

Joe is working on his Macafarian Acoustic

HS (South Korea)

Warren (New York) is putting on the hardware on his solid body guitar

Ian (British Columbia) carving the dovetail joint on his Archtop

Willy (British Columbia) working on his guitar neck