*50% OFF Tuition Sale: Design, Theory + Blueprint

Event Organizer: Specimen Products
Organizer Email: info@specimenproducts.com
Event Phone: 773.489.4830

Event Status: Upcoming

Categories: Guitar Building

Dates and Times:

• September 5, 6, 7
  September 5, 2017 - September 7, 2017
  7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
• October 21 & 22
  October 21, 2017 - October 22, 2017
  10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Available Tickets:

Event Venue: CHICAGO SCHOOL OF GUITAR MAKING

Description: [C]ompleting this workshop will prepare students for the exciting prospect of starting the actual construction of an original design for an electric guitar.  The student's main goal in the Guitar Design & Theory workshop is to produce a functional blueprint of an original instrument design. This blueprint will contain all the relevant design parameters needed to construct the instrument in its entirety. This workshop welcomes both traditionalist and experimentalist. Whether you choose to design a reproduction of a traditional electric guitar or chart new territory, the emphasis will be on designing a supremely-functional and long-lasting instrument of beauty. No drawing skills required. Description In this workshop students create their own functional full-scale blueprint of a guitar, bass, or other stringed instrument. This workshop also includes in-depth lectures intending to educate the student to expertly manipulate every variable of stringed instrument design. Lecture topics include:

• Design tradition and historic examples
• Originality
• Aesthetics
• Proportion and balance
• Ergonomics
• Neck pitch, attachment and geometry
• Headstock and body design
• Truss rod systems and installation
• Selecting appropriate materials and hardware
• Electronic circuits and control layouts

Materials and Supplies A variety of blueprint blanks with different scale lengths will be available for maximum diversity. Blueprints are preformatted with various scale lengths for guitar, bass, mandolin, ukulele or other types of stringed instruments. Each student will receive full-scale blueprint blanks to work with and drafting tools/materials to use in class. Students will enjoy working at specially-designed drafting workbenches. Useful handout materials will also be provided. Schedule Weeknights: 7pm - 9:30pm, three consecutive evenings. Weekend: 10am - 5pm, Saturday & Sunday Fee $385 weeknights* $450 weekends* *An early registration discount or SALE price may apply. Tuition includes lecture/demonstrations, instruction and all class materials. Sign up for Design & Theory + Blueprint and Electric Guitar Building together and take off $100!   Instructor

Ian Schneller is the founder and chief instructor of the Chicago School of Guitar Making. With over 800 handmade instruments bearing his Specimen name, he brings a wellspring of knowledge to the classroom with the mission of perpetuating the tradition of handcraft and design innovation. He has shown his work in a variety of museums around the country and is a faculty member of the Sculpture Department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago

How to Register: Registrations are limited to 8 students. You can register for any of our classes online, by phone or in person. Register Online Make your selection of the class dates you wish to attend (and if applicable, the type of kit) in Available Dates column on the upper right of this page and click ENROLL NOW> Enter the required information and then proceed to pay by clicking the Paypal button and choose your method of payment. NOTE: It is not necessary to have a Paypal account to use their service. By Phone 773-489-4830 Call us if you prefer to register over the phone with your credit card. We will send you a confirmation via email, or by snail mail if you prefer. Register in Person Come by the shop during business hours and enroll using cash, credit card or a personal check. Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 12 - 7 Saturday: 12 - 5 Map our location Accommodations: Click Here for a list of nearby places to stay during seminars, along with transportation information.