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dmills

Post subject: Archtop Building Class

Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 2:00 pm

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I’ve been toying around with the idea of taking a archtop building class this fall or next spring. I know I could get there with the Benedetto book but it would be so much more enjoyable spending an intense week with a skilled archtop luthier. I’m sure a week of workshop classes would be the equivalent of many months of solo trial and error. I believe Tom Ribbecke offers a one week course at his shop at Hearldsburg. Are there any other archtop builders who offer one or two week classes?

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GordoninNM

Post subject: Re: Archtop Building Class

Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 2:06 pm

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Dale Unger offers regular classes of this type in Nazareth Pa.

Website here: http://www.americanarchtop.com/ngi/index.html

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JRessler

Post subject: Re: Archtop Building Class

Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 3:03 pm

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Location: Sandwich, IL
First name: John
Last Name: Ressler
City: Sandwich
State: IL
Zip/Postal Code: 60548
Country: USA

Frank Finocchio does class and individual instruction for archtops. He is a great guy and great teacher. He is located in Easton, PA

http://www.finocchioguitar.com

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Bill Greene

Post subject: Re: Archtop Building Class

Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 3:05 pm

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Location: Kings Mtn., NC, USA
First name: Bill
Last Name: Greene
City: Kings Mountain
State: North Carolina
Zip/Postal Code: 28086
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Brad Nickerson does one on one instruction at his shop in Asheville, NC. You can get him at nickersonguitars@hotmail.com

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johno

Post subject: Re: Archtop Building Class

Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 5:34 pm

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http://www.ribbecke.com/news.htm

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Brock Poling

Post subject: Re: Archtop Building Class

Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 5:38 pm

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Tom is certainly at the top of his craft.

I can say from first hand experience though that Frank Finocchio is a wonderful teacher and someone who is staggeringly smart. I would not hesitate for a second to take his class.

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Columbus, Ohio
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dmills

Post subject: Re: Archtop Building Class

Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 7:43 pm

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Thanks for the suggestions guys. I'll check them out.

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dmills

Post subject: Re: Archtop Building Class

Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:10 pm

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BTW, I had heard Frank was a good steel string builder but I would have guessed he was also an accomplished archtop builder.

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