Anticipated Cost: $6,000
Leader: Kelvin Cheng at Luthier Limited CAS Element: Creativity |
When: Monday 19 to Friday 23 November
Where: At West Island School Who: For Years 9 to 13 |
Enthusiasm as opposed to expertise is what is required. There will be plenty of opportunity to practise the operations on scrap material before committing to your instrument. If you require further information please have a look at Kelvin Cheng’s website at http://www.luthier.hk
This course will be led by Mr Kelvin Cheng a professionally qualified luthier based locally in Fo Tan. The cost of the course includes tuition and all the necessary materials and equipment to build your first musical instrument. The more technical and challenging elements of instrument making will have been prepared for you: the neck will be roughly shaped ready for you to add your distinctive design and the sides of the instrument already bent in to shape. During the week you will transform your basic kit into a finished instrument. This process will introduce you to the following instrument making skills: • Outlining the structure of guitars and acoustic
theory • Introducing the operation of basic tools • A step-by-step guide to guitar production • Assembling the parts • Surface finishing and varnishing You will have created your very own ukulele! |