‘Florentine Cutaway and Advanced Binding/Purfling Methods’ Workshop

This is a 5 day IN-PERSON Florentine Cutaway Workshop, during which we also tackle Mother of Pearl/Abalone purfling, Side Purfling and Perfect Miters between all of your binding/purfling scheme.

There are just 2 students per class, each building a parlor size soundbox with a florentine cutaway.

Consider it like a 102 course (where the standard workshop is 101)

In the end you leave with a florentine cutaway soundbox (OM, 000, Parlor, or Dreadnought) made from your choice of topwood (Sitka Spruce, Western Red Cedar, Redwood) with Ebony Bindings, Mother of Pearl or Abalone Top purfling, and dyed fiber strips for the side purfling.

For most beginner and intermediate luthiers, this would be the type of skills-acquisition course that would catapult you into that next level of Lutherie.

Itinerary

Day 1 – SIDE/CUTAWAY BENDING

  • Machine Bending Sides
  • Cutaway Bending
  • Shaping the tip block
  • Shaping the neckblock
  • Shaping the Endblock
  • Rim Assembly
  • Making Side Purfling Strips
  • Bending the Ebony binding/maple purfling strips

Day 2 – BRACING AND CLOSING THE SOUNDBOX

  • Radiusing and installing back braces
  • Radiusing the rimset and installing kerfing
  • Carving back braces and attaching the back
  • Pearl/Abalone Rosette Making
  • Radiusing and Installing soundboard braces
  • Carving the top
  • Closing the Soundbox

Day 3 – ADVANCED BINDING/PURFLING PART 1

  • Endwedge
  • Cutting Binding Channels
  • Cutting the tip channel

Day 4 – ADVANCED BINDING/PURFLING PART 2

  • Managing side purfling miters
  • Installing Binding and Teflon filler strips

Day 5 – ADVANCED BINDING/PURFLING PART 3

  • Mother of Pearl/Abalone installation
  • Levelling and Scraping Binding/Purfling
  • Soundbox Finiting

Workshop Cost

Workshop Tuition: $3,475

Materials: $750

SIGNING UP

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

1. To schedule the week for your class, please call 610-639-2777 or email eric@ericschaeferguitars.com with your preferred dates.

2. Send a deposit check for $1,150. The remaining amount is due at the start of the class.*

3. All payments should be by Check or Money Order in U.S. funds payable to: Eric Schaefer. Registration confirmation/receipt and further information will be provided to each student by email.

4. Please mail deposit payment to: Eric Schaefer 166 Tulpehocken Street Bernville, PA 19506

OR

PAY DEPOSIT WITH PAYPAL

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*Note: Deposits are non-refundable and will be forfeit if the student cancels or does not attend workshop.

610-639-2777

eric@ericschaeferguitars.com

MORE INFO

Classes are held at Eric Schaefer’s Guitar Building School in Bernville, PA (just outside of Reading)

The address is 166 Tulpehocken St., Bernville PA 19506

Coming from out of town? On-site studio lodging is offered at $550 for the 4 days. The lodging is reserved for just one student. So book it early if you wish to lodge on-site. Otherwise, there are several hotels in the area.