Maintenance and setting up of guitars with Chris May

Electric and Acoustic Guitar Maintenance Programme Areas to be covered:
Background information: General history of the guitar; basic technical information – instrument style, acoustics, electronics and physics of the instrument. String changing Fingerboard care Neck relief and truss rod adjustment Dressing the frets Intonation and tuning String height (action) Setting up to suit various playing styles Electrical problems Knowing when to call in a professional	Next available weekend March 20th 2009
Chris is a guitar maker and founder of 'Overwater Guitars' . He also runs the 'Jam Factory' in Carlisle, where the guitars are made, sold and teaching undertaken for bass playing. Chris has been involved with the music industry most of his working life and has a good knowledge of how it works. As well as building guitars Chris also sets them up and carries out repairs both for big companies such as Aria and Fender and professional players both local and national.
******At the end of the weekend a certificate will be presented to confirm that you have attended a course on Guitar Maintenance and setting up.
"Hi Malcolm, Just wanted to say thanks for the weekend, it was brilliant! The hotel is extremely comfortable, the food great and Chris's expertise a great asset to the Guitar Weekends. I've started building up my tools and have a few guitars to get started on. Thanks again and hope to see you at the guitar show." Cheers, Pete. July 05 More comments

Maintenance Two Weekend Plans are afoot for a next level Maintenance weekend for those that have done the basic weekend and feel they want to move on. It will involve checking what knowledge was gained from the first weekend then moving on to Fret replacing, a more in depth look at the repairs that can be carried out plus a more in depth look at the electrics/electronics used.