Official Luthiers Forum!

Hi, I want to find out more about becoming a Bass Luthier.
Currently, I am trying to find out Bass Guitar Luthier Schools, Classes,
courses, steps etc. Is there a Bass Luthier Schools or classes in Washington DC
area? If anyone can give me some info, I would be appreciate it.

Thank You

You can email me at: bassthat@gmail.com

hi there, welcome aboard!!

can't help you on DC classes, but theres allways the bass talk forum and the amazing Skelf in Scotland who shows up on a few fora..... he even has a sticky of his builds on the Jam session

_________________
My soundclick xx luthier blog xx luthier soundclick

Thank you for the link. I am also looking something in Northen VA. There is really not too many schools or courses about this I guess. I just don't know where to start. Is anyone around the area looking for a free help on building a guitar or bass guitar?

Hey Martin, thanks for the link. I am surprised there is not much demand on this in our area.

There is an acoustic bass builder in the DC area. You might try contacting him and see if he is aware of any schools in the area. Berkowitz Guitars

_________________
Don Atwood
Arlington, VA

You're looking at too specialized a class of lutherie. Bass guitars, whether acoustic or electric, are just a variant of standard guitars, and nearly everything you need to know is something you can learn from a good guitar maker or guitar making school like Roberto Venn or Redwing Tech.

If you're serious about this, then look into one of the real schools.   It's like a fast version of going to college.   If you're a hobbyist, then get all the books and videos you can afford, take a shop class in adult ed, and start cutting wood.

Most excellent!

Hey guys thanks for all the help. Don, I will check out the website you mentioned. Also Chris had some valuable info today, thank you for taking your time ;)

Rick, looks like there is not a real school around this area, If you have any info about that, I sure would appreciate it.

basshat, there are no schools in the area. The springfield Woodcraft does do an acoustic guitar course, but they use a Martin kit, so no neck carving. A bit of googling yields this link: http://www.windyhillguitarworks.com/class.html

I never took the course, but saw a few students working on their guitars from time to time (I sometimes used their shop).

It's probably not terribly relevant to what you want, but it's all I know of in the area. Most of us started out with books and videos, so you can too. Of course, if you want to be a pro, take the advice from the pro's pro, Rick, and get thee to Roberto Venn.

Hey Roger, I appreciate the info. I am keeping my eyes open ;) there is no regular or community college has these classes, unbelievable. Probably, books and videos where I am heading to. I believe I have a strong tutorial so far, thats where I will start ;) I will keep the forum updated..I can use every help.

Engin

Hey Todd, thank you for the info. Yea, I have the Chris's guide, I just need to take my time and understand the concept better. Probably I will do everything in my room :)

Thanks