Luthierie Courses
Your opportunity to spend time at the Kenlock & Orme Guitar Workshop and learn the fascinating craft of luthierie
Step into the world of master craftsmanship with our bespoke guitar building and repair courses. whether you are a passionate beginner, have some set up experience or have built guitars before, these hands-on sessions offer an opportunity to learn in small groups or one on one directly from highly skilled luthiers dedicated to their craft.
Our courses are tailored to you, your goals, your pace, and your level of experience. Whether you dream of building your first instrument from raw timber, refining your repair skills, or mastering the fine details that define a truly exceptional guitar, you’ll receive personal guidance every step of the way.
Our fully kitted out workshop gives you the chance to try out a variety of high quality tools to find our what works for you.
6 Day Custom Build Course
- Before you arrive you work with us to design your guitar, we draw up plans, produce templates and procure the materials required.
- On arrival we cover the layout of the workshop, what tools we have and how we will use them, go over the design and get started
- You are hands on with every process of making your guitar from start to finish
Kit Build Course
A great introduction to the skills and processes used to hand craft a guitar. We start with a premade body and neck leaving you to refine the final shapes, cut a custom headstock design, carve the neck and do the complete fret work.
Other Course Subjects - Designed For You
CAD design for luthiers - Learn the software and techniques to get your designs from your head on to the screen and the applications with manufacturing technology to go from screen to reality.
CNC for Luthiers - Whether you are looking to refine your skills with CNCs or if you are looking to integrate them in to your workflow we have decades of CNC experience and have a CNC router and 50w laser cutter on site.
Pickup Design & Making - Utilising state of the art CNC pickup making technology or low tech hand winding, we can guide you through the principles and practicalities of designing and making your own pickups.