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Axe grinder lutherie

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build you own instrument

 Building your own instrument is not easy. It requires patience, attention to detail, perseverance, and most importantly a positive attitude. A lot of help from a professional luthier goes a long way too. You bring the first four and leave the rest to me. 

Regardless of which instrument you choose or which teaching format you prefer; you will be using premium tone woods and accent woods as well as top of the line parts and accessories to make your instrument look and sound great for generations to listen. All of our ukulele builds use book-matched Koa tops, sides, and backs. Necks will be genuine mahogany or sapele. You will accent your instrument from available choices such as tigerwood, walnut, or grenadillo. Rosewood, ebony, blue abalone, and Mother of Pearl upgrades are available to accent your instrument. 

We use premium tuning machines, and you will have a choice of strings. Our shop uses UV pore fill and finish that can be polished to a lacquer shine.  Book a class, come build an instrument with me.

Lutherie Classes

WALK-IN CONCERT UKULELE BUILD

5-Day intensive concert ukulele build

5-Day intensive concert ukulele build

Our studio offers a walk-in, build at your own pace, concert ukulele construction class. We know how you want your ukulele to look. Some people take a little longer to get there than others. In our studio you can work on the instrument at your pace, not that of the class. All you need to do is pay for your kit and schedule your start time

Our studio offers a walk-in, build at your own pace, concert ukulele construction class. We know how you want your ukulele to look. Some people take a little longer to get there than others. In our studio you can work on the instrument at your pace, not that of the class. All you need to do is pay for your kit and schedule your start time and date, and off you go, you'll have your own custom-built axe to grind!

COST-$650

5-Day intensive concert ukulele build

5-Day intensive concert ukulele build

5-Day intensive concert ukulele build

Axe Ginder's 5-day intensive concert ukulele build streamlines the process of building your custom ukulele into 5 sessions. You and the rest of the class will hit the ground running, starting with bending the sides of the uke and ending with a beautiful concert ukulele built by you-In just 5 days! Check the calendar for scheduled dates.

COST-$650

10-day tenor ukulele build

10-day tenor ukulele build

10-day tenor ukulele build

Axe Grinder Lutherie offers a 10-day tenor ukulele build. A tenor build is much more complicated than the concert or soprano; the tenor build has a radiused back similar to a guitar, bindings and purfling will be installed. You will also learn to cut a mortise and tenon neck joint using the router.  Tenors feature book-matched koa top, ba

Axe Grinder Lutherie offers a 10-day tenor ukulele build. A tenor build is much more complicated than the concert or soprano; the tenor build has a radiused back similar to a guitar, bindings and purfling will be installed. You will also learn to cut a mortise and tenon neck joint using the router.  Tenors feature book-matched koa top, back and sides, genuine mahogany necks, and premium accent woods. Upgrades are available in this class including shell inlays, headstock inlay, pick-ups, sound port, etc. Contact us to answer any questions about the class or upgrades. Check calendar for scheduled 10-day tenor build.

COST-$1000

one-on-one custom builds

10-day tenor ukulele build

10-day tenor ukulele build

Axe Grinder Lutherie also offers small group and one-on-one builds for a variety of acoustic instruments. You will work exclusively with Seth to build a tenor or baritone ukulele, nylon string classical guitar, or one of three steel string guitar models: OM, dreadnaught, or parlor.  Prices vary based on which instrument you will build and

Axe Grinder Lutherie also offers small group and one-on-one builds for a variety of acoustic instruments. You will work exclusively with Seth to build a tenor or baritone ukulele, nylon string classical guitar, or one of three steel string guitar models: OM, dreadnaught, or parlor.  Prices vary based on which instrument you will build and what materials and options you want to incorporate into the build.

COST-VARIES 


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