Leeds Guitarmakers' School

The Leeds Guitarmakers' School is a world-class academy of fretted instrument technology in Northampton, Massachusetts. The curriculum includes instruction in guitar construction, repair, restoration, evaluation, conservation, history, and acoustics. From the school's beginnings in 1995, our emphasis has been on hands-on instruction in construction and design of steel-string flat-top, arch-top, and classical guitars..

We offer two- and three-week basic intensive classes, a fifteen-week comprehensive course and one-on-one tutorials as well as one-day technical workshops designed and taught by nationally recognized guitarmakers and technicians. Our classes are one-on-one iinstruction.

Instructor	Ivon Schmukler & friends
Location	12 North Main Street PO Box 434 Williamsburg, MA 01096
Class size	individual
Style of Instrument	Acoustic nylon or steel string guitar
Duration	various
Contact	school website Ivon's website

The staff is expanding course offerings to produce a comprehensive craft and career oriented curriculum. Our faculty is made up of nationally recognized professionals in the craft, the theory, the design, the marketing, the evaluation, the appraisal, the acoustics, the electronics, and the large- and small-scale production of guitars.

Ivon Schmukler
Director Leeds Guitarmakers' School