Guitar Building School Workshops and Courses -
Course Descriptions

Hands on Workshops, Basic & Advanced Courses, Custom Designed Training and Masters Level Residencies taught by George Rizsanyi, recognized world wide for the design and construction of his exquisite, hand-made, custom-built guitars.

• One day seminars are held on:
• wood selection
• restoration
• maintenance
• specialized repairs
• and other subjects

One on one daily tutorials are available by special arrangement.

Rate per day $250.00 CDN$ plus H.S.T *

A variety of Workshops are available including dovetail neck resetting, refretting, finishing, and our popular setup and maintenance workshop for artists.

Tuition: $1225.00 CDN$ plus H.S.T *

An accelerated introduction to guitar building. Students will build their own guitar and receive a tutorial on finishing so they can apply a finish at home.

Sides will be pre-bent and parts will be prefabricated to allow completion of the guitar during the two week workshop.

Students will receive instruction and attend demonstrations of how the parts they use were made.

Tuition: $2400 CDN$ plus H.S.T *

A basic hands-on course for beginning instrument makers where students build a classical or steel-string acoustic guitar.

Students will receive instruction on finishing choices and techniques so they will be able to finish the instrument on their own.

Package price available, accomodation and course all inclusive...email or call for information.. *

During the 8-week course, students will learn the start to finish process of the craft and art of instrument construction, as well as the philosophy behind the more subtle manipulation of tone wood. Materials will be of high quality solid woods only, and the finest hardware will be supplied.  Due to insurance and time limitations, some prefabrication of parts will be necessary.  Any heavy machinery work, such as jointing or band sawing of neck and heel blocks will be done ahead of time.  The neck blank will be cut to rough shape for you.

When the course concludes, each student will have a full understanding of the process and will have completed their own hand-crafted acoustic guitar that is strung and fully playable. The application of a protective finish will be discussed in depth and the student will be involved in the finishing procedure by doing the intermediate work, such as wet sanding between coats, pore filling, and final sanding and buffing.

Package price available, accomodation and course all inclusive...email or call for information.. *

Dates: Ongoing courses & workshops taught year round. Contact us for course dates.

Prerequisites: Some basic knowledge and skill with hand and power tools recommended.

Materials: Included in Cost

Course Limit: 5 Students per session

Advance Preparation: Guitarmaking: Tradition and Technology by William Cumpiano and Jon Natelson.

All required materials needed for each course or workshop are provided.

Special hardware can be obtained at additional cost.

Use of all hand tools needed for the job is provided while you are here.

A deposit of 50% is required in advance.  The balance is due on first day of course, by cash or certified cheque.

To enroll:

Call (902) 527-0614

Or send a letter with deposit enclosed to:

3330 Hwy #10 (Pinehurst), R.R. #2
New Germany, Nova Scotia,
B0R 1E0
Canada

Upon receipt of written notification of cancellation, the balance of your deposit will be refunded based on the following schedule:

More than 30 days in advance of start date: Full refund, less 50%

Zero to 30 days in advance of start date: No refund