GUITAR REPAIR & BUILDING CLASSES IN WARREN OHIO

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 $90 per hour - per person.  See note below for Professional Guitar Repair Shops.
• Additional charges may be applicable for learning materials etc. 
• Below are some standard classes for reference. 

NOTE:  Professional Guitar Repair Shops: These classes are intended for the guitar hobbyist and are not available to repair professionals at this time. 

Setup Electric Guitars

 Prices are per person, minimum 2 people per class.  
1 Day classes -$625

• 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 

  Prices are per person, minimum 2 people per class.  
  1 Day classes -$625 

• 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
  

  Prices are per person, minimum 2 people per class.  
  1 Day classes -$625 

• 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. 

  Prices are per person, minimum 2 people per class.  
 2 Day classes -$1,250

• How to use 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

  Prices are per person, minimum 2 people per class.  
2 Day classes -$1250

• ​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.  

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