Friday, February 27, 2015

February 2015

 Riley (British Columbia)  is cutting inlay for the headstock of the Bass he is building.
He is finishing up the One Year Master Program, having built five instruments 

 Rileys Bass is Mahogany body, Maple neck and Ebony Fretboard 


 Jeff  (Washington) is measuring for pick up placement and the proper contour for the top of the single cutaway, carved Maple top electric guitar he is currently building.




 This Acoustic guitar Jeff is building has Wenge Back, Sides, Headstock, Bridge, fretboard and Rosette, with a Spruce top and Mahogany neck




 Luke (Ontario) is placing the bracing for the Acoustic he is building as part of the One Year Master Program

 Jim (British Columbia) is building an Acoustic, the wood is Ovangko Back and Sides, Spruce top, Mahogany neck and Ebony fretboard 



Grayson (Alberta) is preparing the neck pocket for the solid body electric he is building


Vegard (Norway) is working on the electronics of the Bass he is building



Daniel (Spain) is building a Baritone semi hollow electric with Flamed Maple top and Mahogany back, Rosewood and Birdseye Maple Neck , Daniel is also doing the Pickup covers in Birdseye Maple and Rosewood. (see below)





 Bo (Ontario) is working on the solid body electric he is building.
He is using Walnut for the body and Maple for the neck




 Jesse (Wisconsin) is in the first month of the CNC program, he just completed the One Year Course here at Summit School

Benjamin (British Columbia) has started in the Repair Department, working on set ups 


Brandon (Alberta) is working on the thickness of the sides for the Acoustic he is building

Friday, February 6, 2015

Namm 2015 in Los Angeles

Mike and Sigmund went to Namm where they caught up with past, present and future students 




















Monday, December 1, 2014

November 2014- End of the month

 
Daniel (Spain) is getting the placement for the bridge he built before he glues it 
 





 
Evan (British Columbia) is ready for the finishing touches on the Mahogony and Maple Flying V Solid body Electric he has built
 


 
Brian (Denmark) is shaping the final neck (Mahogony and Maple) for the Electric he is currently building
 
 
 
Joseph (Ottawa) is shaping the final neck for the Electric he is building, he has used Walnut and Ebony

 
Vegard (Norway) is working on his final neck made from Maple for the solid body electric he is building
 


 
Rick (British Columbia) is almost finished building a Parlour Style Acoustic Guitar, he will take  a break to go on tour......say hello to Texas for us 
 

 
Brandon (Alberta) is on to electronics

 
Gavin (Alberta) is building the tail piece for the Archtop he has hand carved 

 
Jesse (Wisconsin) is  drafting up his next project. Below is the Parlour Style Acoustic he has built, finished and is now gluing the bridge on
 




 
 
 
Gunnar (Iceland) is ready to do some finishing work on the Mandolin he is building for his father

 
Riley (British Columbia) is building a 12 string Acoustic
 


 
Jeff (Washington) is gluing the bridge on the Acoustic he has built and doing some custom work on the electric in the case that he built last time he was at the school