Lutherie Schools List
A list of reputable lutherie schools and programs of instruction.
Algranati Guitar Making School
22 Usishkin St
47210 Ramat Hasharon
Israel
+972 077 2063636
algranati.co.il
American School of Lutherie
2745 SW Scenic Drive
Portland, OR 97225
503-292-2385
americanschooloflutherie.com
Atlanta Guitar Works School of Building and Repair
1874 Webb Gin House Road
Snellville, GA 30078
404-245-4527
atlantaguitarworks.com
ARC Guitar Building School
308 Railroad Avenue
Winters, CA 95694
530-795-1795
arcguitar.com
The Art Of Lutherie
9712 Radio Dr
St.Louis, MO 63123
314-631-1435
theartoflutherie.com
Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins College
Jennings Randolph Hall, 1st Floor
100 Campus Drive
Elkins, WV 26241
304-637-1209
304-637-1317 (fax)
augustaheritagecenter.org
Benedetto Guitars
10 Mall Terrace, Suite A
Savannah, GA 31406
912-692-1400
912-692-1403 (fax)
benedettoguitars.com
Berkshire Stringed Instruments School of Lutherie
121 Union Street
North Adams, MA 01247
413-663-0870
berkshirestringedinstruments.com
Blackwood Guitar Co.
340 County Road 5
Mallorytown, ON
K0E 1R0
Canada
613-292-1985
blackwoodguitar.ca
The Bow Making School of America
308 East 200 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
800-801-3651
prierviolins.com
The Canadian School of Lutherie
276 Carlaw Ave, Unit 105
Toronto, ON
M4M 3L1
Canada
416-333-7557
canadianschooloflutherie.com
Cascade School of Lutherie
Asheville, NC
828-450-5440
condino.com
Chicago School of Guitar Making
1240 N Homan Ave
Chicago, IL 60651
773-489-4830
specimenproducts.com/chicago-school-of-guitar-making
Chicago School of Violin Making
3636 Oakton St
Skokie, IL 60076
847-673-9545
847-673-9546 (fax)
csvm.org
Colorado School of Lutherie
1457 S Broadway
Denver, CO 80210
303-777-7411
coloradoschooloflutherie.com
Curso de Tecnologia em Construtpo de Instrumentos Musicais û Luteria
Universidade Federal do Parana
Prata Santos Andrade, 50
80020-300 Curitiba PR
Brazil
+55 041 3310 2828
luteria.ufpr.br
Custom Vibrations School of Lutherie
344 Hampton St
Gilbert, SC 29054-8405
803-331-0677
customvibrations.net
De Haan Guitars - Dutch school for guitar making
Koelmalaan 310
1813 JE Alkmaar
Netherlands
+31 06 5372 1328
dehaanguitars.nl
de Houtwinkel School of Lutherie
Acoustic Guitar and Ukulele Building
144 E 300 S
Logan, UT 84321
dehoutwinkel.com
Dragonfly Guitars
1002 Chaster Rd
Gibsons, BC
V0N 1V4
Canada
604-741-1056
dragonflyguitars.com/wp
Eastern School of Fretted Instrument Repair
3352 US Hwy 9 South
Freehold, NJ 07728
732-866-9029
njguitarrepairschool.com
Eric Schaefer Guitars
166 Tulpehocken St
Bernville, PA 19506
610-639-2777
ericschaeferguitars.com
European Lutherie School
11320 Five Oaks Pkwy
St. Louis, MO 63128
314-583-7912
radicic-guitar-zither.com
Everett Guitars
2288 Hunting Valley
Decatur, GA 30033
everettguitars.com
Finocchio Guitarworks
20 South Maple St
Easton, PA 18042
610-258-5154
finocchioguitar.com
Fret Works Guitar Repair School
Miles Jones
4027 - 4th St SE
Calgary, AB
T2G 2W4
Canada
403-243-5839
888-Fretworks
fretwork.com
Fretted Strings Lutherie School
231 G Street, Studio 27
Davis, CA 95616
530-304-1886
frettedstrings.com
Galloup School of Lutherie
10840 Northland Dr
Big Rapids, MI 49307
800-278-0089
galloupguitars.com
Geary Guitar Works
116 Geary Ave 107B
Toronto, ON M6H 3A7
Canada
416-579-4880
gearyguitarworks.com
Guitar Making School of Switzerland
Chemin Romain 5
1805 Jongny
Switzerland
+41 079 289 02 47
devenirluthier.ch
Guitar Repair Business Starter
6628 High Valley Lane
Alexandria, VA 22315
401-585-0236
guitarrepairbusinessstarter.com
The Guitar Services Workshop
209 10th Avenue South, Ste 136
Nashville, TN 37203
615-251-8884
guitarservices.com
Harry Fleishman's Luthiers School International
1533 Welter Ct
Sebastapol, CA 95472
707-823-3537
fleishmaninstruments.com
Hamm-tone Guitars & School of Lutherie
329 Cumberland Ave. Suite B1
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3G1T3
luthier.school
Hawkins Guitar
2108 Milan Ct
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
757-818-8370
hawkinsguitar.com
Irish School of Lutherie
38a Dominick St
Galway
Co Galway
Ireland
+353 091-566948
pauldoyleinstruments.com
J.S. Bogdanovich Guitars
82 Sean Dr
Swannanoa, NC 28778
828-398-8704
jsbguitars.com
Jason Wolverton School of Lutherie
Laguna Beach, CA
949-463-7802
jasonwolverton.com/index.php?/instruction/-learn-the-art-of-lutherie
Lagan Lutherie School
71 Eglantine Avenue
Belfast
BT9 6EW
Northern Ireland
+44 07718 972657
laganlutherieschool.org
Leeds Guitarmakers' School
8 Easthampton Rd
Northhampton, MA 01060
413-582-0034
leedsguitar.com
Lichty Guitars
50 Merrywood Lane
Tryon, NC 28782
828-817-1460
lichtyguitars.com
Loucin Guitar Co.
1244 Speers Road, Unit #10
Oakville, ON
L6L 2X4
Canada
905-330-8774
buildguitar.ca
MI Guitar Craft Academy Nashville
5000 Harding Place
Nashville, TN 37211
615-333-9423
nashville.mi.edu
Midwest Guitar School
2610 Cherokee St
St. Louis, MO 63118
314-962-8822
midwestguitar.com
Musicians Institute
6752 Hollywood Blvd
Hollywood, CA 90028
800-255-7529
323-462-1575 (fax)
mi.edu
Musikinstrumentakademien
Ryttargatan 272
19471 Upplands-Väsby
Sweden
+46(0)70 172 24 60
folkuniversitetet.se
Nazareth Guitar Institute
14 South Broad St
Nazareth, PA 18064
570-992-4956
americanarchtop.com
NK Forster Guitars
Biscuit Tin Studios
Warwick St
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 1BB
nigel@nkforsterguitars.com
nkforsterguitars.com
North Bennet Street School
150 North Bennet St
Boston, MA 02109
617-227-0155
nbss.edu
John Whiteside
North Road Guitars
234 North Rd
Fremont, NH 03044
northroadguitars.com
O'Brien Guitars
10249 Riverstone Dr.
Parker, CO 80134
720-352-8647
obrienguitars.com
Orange Coast College
2701 Fairview Rd
Costa Mesa, CA 92628
714-432-0202
orangecoastcollege.edu
Parsons Guitar Repair School
66 East St Suite D
Mechanicville, NY 12118
(518) 704-5208
parsonsguitarrepairschool.com
Red Rocks Community College School of Fine Woodworking and Lutherie
13300 West Sixth Avenue
Lakewood, CO 80228
303-914-6600
rrcc.edu/finewood/finewoodpdf/Finewoodworking/guitar.html
Ribbecke Guitars
PO Box 2215
Healdsburg, CA 95448
707-433-3778
ribbecke.com
Roberto Venn School of Luthiery
4011 South 16th St
Phoenix, AZ 85040
602-243-1179
roberto-venn.com
Southeast Technical College
308 Pioneer Rd
Red Wing, MN 55066
800-657-4849
redwingmusicrepair.org
Southeast Guitar Repair
Ste 100
1651 Horizon Pkwy
Buford, GA 30518-6545
guitarrepairacademy.com
Pablo Requena Spanish Guitar Making Course
Arroyo Totalan 6
Bloque 15, Bajo D
La Cala del Moral
29720
Malaga, Spain
+34 692701857
guitarmakingcourse.org
Stratmann Gitarren
Oesterleystrasse 12a
30171 Hannover
Germany
+49 0511 702565
stratmann-gitarren.de
Summit School of Guitar Building and Repair
240 Goodyear Rd
Qualicum, BC
V9K 2A3
Canada
888-901-9903
luthiers-international.com
Timeless Instruments
PO Box 51
Tugaske, SK
S0H 4B0
Canada
888-TUGASKE
timelessinstruments.com
Totnes School of Guitarmaking
Collins Road
Totnes, Devon
TQ9 5PJ
England
+44 01803 865255
totnesschoolofguitarmaking.co.uk
UNH Violin Craftmanship Institute
Putnam Hall
34 Sage Way
Durham, NG 03824
603-862-7380
https://training.unh.edu/violin
Vermont Instruments School of Lutherie
PO Box 115
Post Mills, VT 05058
802-333-4308
vermontinstruments.com
Violin Making School of America
304 East 200 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
801-209-3494
vmsa.net
Whetstone School of Lutherie
120 Birge St
Brattleboro, VT
802-579-1661
whetstoneschool.com
Whitney School of Guitar Building
10304 Dale Meadows Place
Summerland, BC Canada
250-462-9322
whitneyguitars.com
Wood Street Guitar Repair
1306 Wood Street
Oakland, California, 94607
510-394-5560
www.woodstguitar.com/class
Woodcraft of Houston Southwest
11707 S Sam Houston Parkway W
Houston, TX 77031
281-988-9449
281-940-0438 (fax)
woodcraft.com
