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Electric
and Acoustic Guitar Maintenance Programme
Areas
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Background information: General history of the guitar; basic
technical information – instrument style, acoustics, electronics and
physics of the instrument.
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String changing
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Fingerboard care
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Neck relief and truss rod adjustment
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Dressing the frets
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Intonation and tuning
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String height (action)
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Setting up to suit various playing styles
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Electrical problems
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Knowing when to call in a professional
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Next availableeweekend
October 31st 2008 |
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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.
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******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
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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. |
