Guitar Repair and Building Red Wing Campus OVERVIEW Located on Minnesota State College Southeast’s Red Wing campus, the Guitar Repair & Building program prepares students for a career in lutherie. Experience hands-on learning as you progress from basic repairs to the step-by-step process of building an acoustic guitar! Beginning with the correct use of power and hand tools, our students gain a thorough understanding of woods, adhesives, history, and materials related to fretted instruments. You will practice a variety of common repairs and learn acoustic and electric guitar set-up, fretwork, finishing, and how to perform neck resets. No previous woodworking experience or musical ability is required, but successful students are detail-oriented, highly motivated, and have the ability to sit at a workbench and stay focused on their work all day. • • First year guitar students build a flat-top steel string or classical guitar in Guitar Repair & Building and also have the option to build an electric guitar. Second year students can choose to build a mandolin or archtop guitar and will also design and build their own acoustic guitar, electric guitar, or mandolin as part of the Guitar Development & Production diploma. Our graduates are in high demand, working with music stores, independent repair shops, and instrument manufacturers. For more information, visit redwingmusicrepair.org. To become a student, apply for admission to MSC Southeast. MAJORS WITHIN Electric Guitar Building Guitar Development and Production Guitar Repair and Building See backside for program plan Guitar Repair and Building - Diploma PROGRAM OUTCOMES Program graduates will be able to: 1. Diagnose, adjust, and repair, set ups, action, and intonation. 2. Identify and understand parts and materials, and their use and characteristics. 3. Safely and accurately use hand and power tools. 4. Design and build a string instrument. 5. Diagnose, estimate costs, and perform most guitar repairs. 6. Perform finishing processes and touch up. 7. Use the math, communications, and computer skills needed in lutherie. Guitar Development and Production - Diploma Electric Guitar Building - Diploma $11,739 $10,259 $4,287 WWW.REDWINGMUSICREPAIR.ORG Certificate Diploma Diploma 18 credits 39 credits 39 credits PROGRAM COSTS - estimated cost including tuition, books and supplies PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Unique in length and comprehensiveness in the United States Additional career for musicians and teachers No previous musical or woodworking experience necessary CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Music Stores Repair Shops Guitar Makers Entrepreneurial Opportunities JOB PLACEMENT 80% 54 2020-2022 College Catalog
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