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Dreher Guitars

GUITAR REPAIR & BUILDING CLASSES IN WARREN OHIO

Custom Tailored lessons!

Pay by the hour!

 Have a guitar repair or building project in mind and need some help getting it right? We can help!

  • Custom tailored lessons for any aspect guitar repair,  modifications, or building are available! Just let us know what you need help with and we can schedule private or group lessons.
  • Shop rate is $60 per hour
  • Bring a friend and divide up the cost! (Limit of 4 students at a time)
  • Additional charges may be applicable for learning materials etc. 
  • Below are some standard classes for reference. 

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Setup Electric Guitars

 

Setup Electric Guitars

1 Day 4hr Class - $240

1 Day 8hr classes -$480 (covers subject matter more in depth and more hands on learning)

(Cost is the same from 1-4 students! Bring a friend and share the cost!)

  • Evaluating and troubleshooting before setup
  • How the neck works
  • Neck evaluation
  • Truss rod operation
  • Truss rod designs
  • Concepts of relief and back bow
  • Identifying fretboard radius
  • Making bone nuts
  • Back-filing nuts and saddles
  • Adjusting and replacing saddles
  • Choosing proper string gauge
  • Understanding string tension and arc
  • Setting action
  • Setting radius
  • Setting Intonation
  • Pickup height adjustment
  • Setting up floating tremolos
  • Guitar Repair Class 

Guitar Repair Classes Warren Ohio. Dreher Guitars.

Setup Acoustic Guitars

1 Day 4hr Class - $240
1 Day 8hr classes -$480 (covers subject matter more in depth and more hands on learning)

(Cost is the same from 1-4 students! Bring a friend and share the cost!)

  • Evaluating and troubleshooting before setup
  • How the neck works
  • Neck evaluation
  • Truss rod operation
  • Truss rod designs
  • Concepts of relief and back bow
  • Identifying fretboard radius
  • Making bone nuts
  • Back-filing a nuts and saddles
  • Adjusting and fitting saddles
  • Making bone saddles
  • Choosing proper string gauge
  • Understanding string tension and arc
  • Setting action 
  • Setting Radius
  • Setting Intonation
  • Guitar Repair Class


Guitar Repair Classes Warren Ohio. Dreher Guitars.

Install Pickups & Custom Wiring Mods 

1 Day 4hr Class - $240 

1 Day 8hr classes -$480 (covers subject matter more in depth and more hands on learning)

(Cost is the same from 1-4 students! Bring a friend and share the cost!) 


  • Learn the basics of installing pickups for single coil and humbucker pickups.
  • Learn about coil cuts, splitting, and taps Learn about phasing 
  • Learn how to install custom wired pots and switches.  
  • Learn about tone mods. 


Guitar Repair Classes Warren Ohio. Dreher Guitars.

Fret Work

1 Day 8hr Class - $480 

 2 Day 8hr classes -$960 (covers subject matter more in depth and more hands on learning)

(Cost is the same from 1-4 students! Bring a friend and share the cost!) 


  • How to build a neck jig
  • Flattening fret boards 
  • Re-fretting bound fret boards
  • Compression fretting 
  • Hammer-in fretting
  • Gluing in frets
  • Dressing frets 
  • Repairing loose frets 
  • Selecting fret wire 
  • Identifying fretboard radius 
  • Truss rod operation 
  • Neck relief and back bow 
  • How the neck works

Guitar Repair Classes Warren Ohio. Dreher Guitars.

Guitar Building Class

Electric Kit Guitar Building Class

 2 Day 8hr classes -$960

(Cost is the same from 1-4 students! Bring a friend and share the cost!)  


  • ​In this class you will learn how to assemble a pre-made/ unfinished guitar.   
  • All students must have same kit! 
  • We can provide kits for additional cost or you can bring your own.  
  • Tool Use
  • Layout Drill all holes in neck and body
  • Stain (Single Color) and oil finish guitar body 
  • Oil finish neck 
  • (No Spray finishes as they take to long to cure)
  • Check Frets, level and polish
  • Install Nut
  • Install Tuning machines
  • install bridge
  • Install Pickups and electronics (soldering Required)
  • Install Pick guard
  • Attach bolt on guitar neck 
  • Perform a setup: Adjust neck, saddles, nut slots, tremolo.  

 

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Guitar Building Class

Acoustic Kit Guitar Building Class

 This class is not yet offered but is in the works! 

 

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