My Lutherie Instruction "Resume"
A listing of classes, events and articles from 1994 to present.
Lecture, Demonstration Appearances:
June 2008, Roberto-Venn
School of Luthiery, Phoenix, AZ
Demonstrations: structural repairs, refretting, neck reset,
Lectures: “Time Management & Organization” “Ethics & Working
with Customers"
June 2008, Guild
of American Luthiers Convention, Tacoma, WA
Lecture/demo Refret Technique, Tool Making
May 2008, The
Maker Faire , San Mateo, CA
Hands-on Instruction at TechShop Pavilion: Machine Basics - Lathe and
Mill
January 2008, Roberto-Venn
School of Luthiery, Phoenix, AZ
Demonstrations: structural repairs, refretting, neck reset,
Lectures: “Time Management & Organization” “Ethics & Working
with Customers"
May 2007, Roberto-Venn
School of Luthiery, Phoenix, AZ
Demonstrations: structural repairs, refretting, neck reset,
Lectures: “Time Management & Organization” “Ethics & Working
with Customers"
May 2007, The
Maker Faire ,
San Mateo, CA
Hands-on Instruction at TechShop Pavilion: Metal Lathe Basics
January 2007, Roberto-Venn
School of Luthiery, Phoenix, AZ
Demonstrations: structural repairs, refretting, neck reset, hide glue
Lectures: “Time Management & Organization” “Ethics & Working
with Customers"
July 2006, Guild
of American Luthiers Convention, Tacoma, WA
Lecture/demo with Dan Erlewine: Structural Repairs,
Special Tools
June 2006, Roberto-Venn
School of Luthiery, Phoenix, AZ
Demonstrations: structural repairs, refretting, neck reset,
Lectures: “Time Management & Organization” “Ethics & Working
with Customers"
January 2006, Roberto-Venn
School of Luthiery, Phoenix, AZ
Demonstrations: structural repairs, refretting, neck reset, hide glue
Lectures: “Time Management & Organization” “Ethics & Working
with Customers"
May 19, 20, 2005, Roberto-Venn
School of Luthiery, Phoenix, AZ
Demonstrations: structural repairs, refretting, neck reset,
Lectures: “Time Management & Organization” “Ethics & Working
with Customers"
January 11, 12, 2005, Roberto-Venn
School of Luthiery, Phoenix, AZ
Demonstrations: structural repairs, refretting, neck reset, hide glue
Lectures: “Time Management & Organization” “Ethics & Working
with Customers"
July 8, 9, 2004, Guild
of American Luthiers Convention, Tacoma, WA
Lecture/demo with Dan Erlewine: Structural Repairs;
Lecture/Demo, "Hide
Glue"
May 28, 29, 2004, Roberto-Venn
School of Luthiery, Phoenix, AZ
Demonstrations: structural repairs, refretting, neck reset, hide glue
Lectures: “Time Management & Organization” “Ethics & Working
with Customers"
May 4, 5, 2004, Minnesota
State College, Southeast Technical, Red Wing, MN
Demonstrations: structural repairs, refretting, neck reset, hide glue
Lectures: “Time Management & Organization” “Ethics & Working
with Customers
January 13, 14, 2004 , Roberto-Venn
School of Luthiery, Phoenix, AZ
Demonstrations: structural repairs, refretting, neck reset, hide glue
Lectures: “Time Management & Organization” “Ethics & Working
with Customers"
August 17, 2003,
Healdsburg Acoustic Guitar Show, Healdsburg, CA
Lecture & Slide Presentation: "Ethics
and Restoration – Ninety Minutes of Questions about Acoustic Guitars"
August 9, 2003, Gryphon Stringed Instruments,
Palo Alto, CA
Discussion and Slide Presentation on Taylor Guitars and a Taylor
Factory Tour
June 6, 7, 2003, Association of
Stringed Instrument Artisans Symposium, Westminster, MD
Demonstration: refretting technique and troubleshooting Repair Panel
Discussion
April 24, 25, 2003, Roberto-Venn
School of Luthiery, Phoenix, AZ
Demonstrations: structural repairs, refretting, neck reset, hide
glue
Lectures: “Time Management & Organization” “Ethics & Working with
Customers
January 21, 22, 2003, Roberto-Venn
School of Luthiery, Phoenix, AZ
Demonstrations: structural repairs, refretting,
neck reset, hide glue
Lectures: “Time Management & Organization” “Ethics & Working
with Customers
June 18, 19, 2002, Roberto-Venn
School of Luthiery, Phoenix, AZ
Demonstrations: structural repairs, refretting, neck reset, hide glue,
French polishing
Lectures: “Time Management & Organization” “Ethics & Working with Customers
April 13, 14, 2002, American School
of Lutherie, Healdsburg, CA
2-day acoustic guitar repair class: structural repairs, neck resetting
refretting, hide glue, action & setup. finish touchup, French polishing
January 12, 13, 2002, Roberto-Venn
School of Luthiery, Phoenix, AZ
Demonstrations: structural repairs, refretting, neck reset, hide glue
Lectures: “Time Management & Organization” “Ethics & Working with Customers
November 17, 18, 2001, American School
of Lutherie, Healdsburg, CA
2-day acoustic guitar repair class: structural repairs, neck resetting
refretting, hide glue, action & setup. finish touchup, French polishing
July 4,5, 2001, Guild of American
Luthiers Convention, Tacoma, WA
Lecture/demos with Dan Erlewine: Structural Repairs
June 5,6, 2001, Roberto-Venn
School of Luthiery, Phoenix, AZ
Demonstrations: structural repairs, refretting, neck reset, hide glue
Lectures: “Time Management & Organization” “Ethics & Working with Customers
March 22,23, 2001, Association
of Stringed Instrument Artisans Symposium, Nashville, TN
Lecture/demonstrations: quick finish touchups, hide glue.
January 9,10 2001, Roberto-Venn
School of Luthiery, Phoenix, AZ
Demonstrations: structural repairs, refretting, neck reset, hide glue
Lectures: “Time Management & Organization” “Ethics & Working with Customers
September 13-16, 2000, Northwoods Seminar, Bryan Galloup's Guitar Hospital,
Big Rapids, MI
Demonstrations: French polishing, refretting, structural repair
June 12,13, 2000, Roberto-Venn
School of Luthiery, Phoenix, AZ
Demonstrations: structural repairs, refretting, neck reset, hide glue
Lectures: “Time Management & Organization” “Ethics & Working with Customers
March 24, 2000, Association of
Stringed Instrument Artisans Symposium, Nashville, TN
Demonstration: refretting technique and troubleshooting
January 12,13, 2000, Roberto-Venn
School of Luthiery, Phoenix, AZ
Demonstrations: structural repairs, refretting, French polishing, hide
glue
Lectures: “Time Management & Organization” “Ethics & Working with Customers
December 27-29, 1999, American School
of Lutherie, Healdsburg, CA
3-day class: structural repairs, hands-on refretting, neck resetting,
hide glue, action & setup, “Time Management & Organization,” “Ethics & Working
with Customers”
November 7, 1999, Northern California Woodworking Show, San Mateo, CA
Demonstration: French polishing technique
September 16-18, 1999, American School
of Lutherie, Healdsburg, CA
3-day class: structural repairs, hands-on refretting, neck
resetting, hide glue, action & setup, “Time Management & Organization,” “Ethics & Working
with Customers”
June 15-16, 1999, Roberto-Venn
School of Luthiery, Phoenix, AZ
Demonstrations: structural repairs, refretting, French polishing, hide
glue
Lectures: “Time Management & Organization” “Ethics & Working with Customers”
April 12-14, 1999,American School
of Lutherie, Healdsburg, CA
3-day class: structural repairs, refretting, hide glue, action & setup,
“Time Management & Organization,” “Ethics & Working with Customers”
February 7, 1999,Northern California
Association of Luthiers, Oakland, CA
Demonstration & lecture: “Fretting Technique”
January 18,19, 1999, Roberto-Venn
School of Luthiery, Phoenix, AZ
Demonstrations: refretting, structural repair, hide glue, French polishing
Lectures: “Time Management & Organization” “Ethics & Working with Customers”
September 18, 1998, Northwoods Seminar, Bryan Galloup's Guitar Hospital, Big
Rapids, MI
Demonstrations: French polishing, refretting
Lecture, “Ethics & Working with Customers
August 2, 1998, Northern California Association
of Luthiers, Palo Alto, CA
Demonstration/Lecture: "Acoustic Guitar Setup"
July, 1998, Guild of American Luthiers
Convention, Tacoma, WA
Lecture/demo with Don MacRostie: “Hide Glue?” Lecture, "Restoration
and Ethics"
June 10,11, 1998, Roberto-Venn
School of Luthiery, Phoenix, AZ
Demonstrations: structural repairs, refretting, Lacquer touchup, hide
glue
Lectures: “Time Management & Organization” “Ethics & Working with Customers”
April 23, 1998, San Jose Woodworkers Association, San Jose, CA
Demonstration/ lecture: French polishing, working with hide glue
January 20,21, 1998, Roberto-Venn
School of Luthiery, Phoenix, AZ
Demonstrations: structural repairs, refretting, French polishing, hide
glue
Lectures: “Time Management & Organization” “Ethics & Working with Customers”
August 20, 1997, American School
of Lutherie, Healdsburg, CA
Demonstrations: Acoustic guitar action & setup, Refretting, French
polishing
Lectures: “Time Management & Organization” “Ethics & Working with Customers”
June, 1997, Northern California Association of
Luthiers, Palo Alto, CA
Slide show & lecture: “Developing Simple Tools, Fixtures and Techniques
for Repair”
June 24, 25, 1997, Roberto-Venn
School of Luthiery, Phoenix, AZ
Demonstrations: structural repairs, refretting, neck reset, Lacquer touchup,
hide glue
Lectures: “Time Management & Organization” “Ethics & Working with Customers”
June, 1997, Association of Stringed
Instrument Artisans Symposium, Burlington, VT
Slide show: “Special Tools”
Demonstrations: Refretting, Using Hide Glue, Lecture: “Time Management &
Ethics,” Panel Discussion: “Mandolins”
April 14, 1997, American School
of Lutherie, Healdsburg, CA
Demonstrations: Acoustic guitar action & setup, Refretting, French
polishing
Lectures: “Time Management & Organization” “Ethics & Working with Customers”
January 14-15, 1997, Roberto-Venn
School of Luthiery, Phoenix, AZ
Demonstrations: Using hot hide glue. Refretting. Setup
Lecture: “Glues”, Repair Techniques (with Dan Erlewine,) “Time Management &
Organization” “Ethics & Customer Relations”
December 9, 1996, Northern California Association of Luthiers, Berkeley, CA
Demonstrations: Using hot hide glue. Lecture: “Glues, Their Properties and
Applications in Instrument Building and Repair”
September 10-12, 1996, Northwoods Seminar, Bryan Galloup's Guitar Hospital,
Big Rapids, MI
Demonstrations: French polishing, refretting, structural repairs.
Lectures, “How to Make a Living Repairing Guitars” “Time Management & Organization” “Ethics & Working with Customers
August 17, 1996, American School
of Lutherie, Healdsburg, CA
Demonstrations: Acoustic guitar action & setup, Refretting, French
polishing
Lectures: “Time Management & Organization” “Ethics & Working with Customers”
July, 1996, California
Coast Music Camp, Gualala, CA
Demonstrations: French polishing, simple stringing, setup & care of acoustic
guitars
June, 1996, Roberto-Venn
School of Luthiery, Phoenix, AZ
Demonstrations: structural repairs, refretting, neck reset, Lacquer touchup,
hide glue
Lectures: “Time Management & Organization” “Ethics & Working with Customers”
June, 1996, Northern California Association of Luthiers,
Berkeley, CA
Lecture & panel discussion: “Marketing the Instruments You Make”
April, 1996, Northern California Association of
Luthiers, Berkeley, CA
Demonstration: French polishing technique
March, 1996, 4 Amigos Vintage Guitar Show, San Mateo, CA
Demonstration: French polishing technique
January, 1996, Roberto-Venn
School of Luthiery, Phoenix, AZ
Demonstrations: structural repairs, refretting, French polishing
Lectures: “Time Management & Organization” “Ethics & Working with Customers”
November, 1995, Northern California Association
of Luthiers, San Francisco, CA
Lecture & Demonstration: FileMaker Pro time management program
October, 1995, Northwoods Seminar, Guitar Hospital, Big Rapids, MI
Demonstrations: French polishing, refretting, structural repair;
making & replacing
pickguards
Lecture, “How to Make a Living Repairing Guitars.”
July, 1995, Guild of American Luthiers
Convention, Tacoma, WA
Demonstration: Refretting. Lecture with Dan Erlewine: “When is good enough?”
June, 1995, Association of Stringed
Instrument Artisans Symposium, Easton, PA
Panel discussion on repair. Demonstrations: Computer time management
program, specialized repair tools.
Spring, 1995, Gryphon Stringed
Instruments, Palo Alto, CA
3-lecture series, “Care and maintenance of your guitar.”
2003 Akustische Gitarren. Alles über Konstruktion und Historie , Book,co-authored by Teja Gerken, Michael Simmons and Richard Johnston, Published in German and English by Carstensen.
November, 2000, Acoustic
Guitar Magazine
Article & photos, "Shake, Rattle and Roll" - how to diagnose
loose parts on your guitar
2000, Acoustic Guitar Owner's Manual, Book, published by Acoustic Guitar
Magazine. Several chapters, and photographs. "The complete guide. . ."
January, 2000, Acoustic Guitar
Magazine
Photos for Rick Turner's article,"For Players or Collectors?"
Ethics of restoration.
Fall, 1999, American Lutherie
(Guild of American Luthiers quarterly)
Text of 1998 Lecture: "Restoration Ethics"
October, 1999, Acoustic Guitar
Magazine
Article & photos, "Finishing School" - a survey at vintage
and contemporary guitar finishes
July, 1999, Acoustic Guitar
Magazine
eleven page photo article: "Restoration of 1887 Martin 2-1/2 - 40"
Starting May,June 1999, Flatpicking Guitar Magazine
Regular repair column in each bimonthly issue
Spring, 1998, Guitarmaker Magazine
Cover photograph, and 20-page feature article: “Fretting About Time”
3 issues, 1996, American Lutherie
(Guild of American Luthiers quarterly)
“When is Good Enough,” “Scalloping Braces,” “Dovetail Fixture”
1995 - 1997 Stewart-MacDonald
Catalog, “Trade Secrets” various issues
Clamp modifications; Working with hide glue; Time management & billing;
Razor blade scraping techniques
September, 1995: Northwoods Seminar Tapes (3
tapes Published by Stewart-MacDonald,
1996)
“Making & Replacing Pickguards” “French Polishing” Fret segment in “Best
of 1995”
October, 1994: “Trade Secrets, Shoppin’ in San Francisco" (Published
by Stewart-MacDonald, 1995)
Video interview by Dan Erlewine “Trade Secrets,” Clamp modifications, Time management