To our Northwoods Seminar™ enthusiasts: The Galloup School of Guitar Building and Repair is announcing the “Northwoods Seminar™” for the summer of 2023. The Northwoods Seminar™ is a four-day event focusing on demonstration and lecture. Past seminars have included domestic and international instructors who are the best in their field and at the top of their game. For the student, this is a rare opportunity to learn from the “best of the best” in an intimate shop setting. Dates: August 21-24, 2023
Location: The Galloup School of Guitar Building and Repair
10840 Northland Dr.
Big Rapids, Michigan 49307
Cost: $1,500.00
Included are daily demonstrations and instruction from featured luthiers, all instructional material with a catered lunch and dinner each day and nightly entertainment. We have already started a wait list and expect the available enrollments to fill quickly. We are offering this opportunity to our Facebook friends first before opening it to the general public. Due to the tight budget the $1,500.00 must be paid in full to secure your spot. There will be no refunds unless the event is cancelled or we can fill your spot. Our Northwoods event and the Fretboard Summit are scheduled for the same week in August. We have collaborated with the Fretboard Summit’s team for those who want to take advantage of both events. The Galloup School and The Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago are only 4 hours apart so we have scheduled our sessions for Monday through Thursday and the Old Town School’s events will be Thursday through Saturday. The Fretboard Summit is offering a discount to all Northwoods Seminar attendees who want to make the trip to Chicago. Dan Erlewine and Bryan Galloup have put together a core list of instructors for the upcoming event. Most of the guest Luthiers have stamped their OK on the dates but a few are still checking their calendars and the final roster will be set over the next few weeks. As of today, the roster includes:
1. Isaac Jang - (Isaac Jang Guitars), acoustic guitar making and marketing
2. Tom Dalia - (Galloup Guitar Services) CNC operation and CAD design
3. Ben Kahler - (Tikatoo Guitars) PLEK operations
4. Tom Nania - (D’Addario) arch top guitar voicing
5. Bryan Galloup - (Galloup Guitars) reverse engineering guitars
6. Rob Magargal - (Taylor Guitars) Taylor repairs and warrantee
7. Jeff Jewitt - (Jewitt Guitars) instrument finishing
8. Ian Davlin - (Ian Davlin LLC) 3D printing for guitar repair
9. Michael Bashkin - (Bashkin Guitars) small shop efficiency
10. Dan Erlewine - (Dan Erlewine Guitars)
11. Joe Glaser - (Glaser Instruments) new technology
12. Josh Rawlings - (Shop Flow), repair shop software
13. Tom Dougherty - (TKL Cases) all things guitar cases
14. Doug & Sharon Proper - (Guitar Specialist), French polishing
15. Jason Kostal - (Kostal Guitars), life of a Lutherie
16. TJ Thompson - (TJ Thompson Guitars), bar fretting, repair tools
17. Dick Boak - (Martin Guitars and Dick Boak Guitars)
18. Roger Sadowsky - (Sadowsky Guitars)
19. Michael Gurian - (Gurian Instruments)
20. Paul Heumiller - (Dream Guitars), guitar marketing and beyond
21. Jamie Gale - (Jamie Gale Music), The future of guitars
Please note, a couple of these instructors may drop, but we will most likely pick up a few as we go. This is how it always goes when organizing a seminar with this caliber of people. For the most part though, this gives you an idea of the Luthiers that will most likely attend along with some of the topics they will cover. For more information contact:
Galloup School of Guitar Building and Repair
