Summit School of Guitar Building and Repair
4500 sunwood place V0R 1G0 Qualicum Beach, BC, Canada

We are in the process of restructuring and hopefully be open to take in students starting September. Coming soon a new face to our website so check us out over the summer

Hope everyone is staying Healthy.Hope everyone is staying Healthy.

Summit School is closed until further noticeSummit School is closed until further notice

I got a bit more done on my replica Gibson L-00 parlor guitar. Glued the back on and my abalone purfling came in for my bindings. Im thinking that I might do a... Purple Heart strip right down the neck sandwiched by mohogany? Looking forward to shaping this neck. #tonewoods #luthier #vancouverisland #summitschoolofguitarbuildingandrepair

As the sun rises on Oct 1st! Thank you Mike Jarvis and Sigmund Johanson! Eternal Love

Eric finished his arctop of his own design. Great work Eric and safe travel home. Mikau also finished his tele style guitar in " what we like to call" lake blue. Great job.

Like it was yesterday Leif, As your guitar building and Repair instructor in 1994 and more importantly your friend for the past 25 years, I just want to say thank you for coming over from Sweden all those years ago. See you next week at NAMM in L.A. ................. Mike

Wishing everyone a very happy new yearWishing everyone a very happy new year

January we will be celebrating 30 years!January we will be celebrating 30 years!

October 5, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: West Coast rock band 54.40 was robbed of their instruments from an 18 foot U-Haul cube van parked in front of Queens Park... Care Centre (315 McBride Blvd.) in New Westminster last night. The theft occurred between midnight and 9:30 a.m. following preparations for tonights and Saturdays shows at the Commodore Ballroom. The band is asking anyone who witnessed suspicious activity or knows anything about the instruments to call: Allen Moy, 54.40 management at (604) 761-2025 / [email protected] AND New Westminster Police Department, (604) 525-5411, file number 18-19100. The band is offering a $5000 reward for the safe return of the equipment or information that leads to the safe return of the equipment. The seven stringed instruments stolen are: 1957 Fender Esquire electric guitar, serial # 20378. Blonde, some wear and finish checking. Back slightly stained with red dye. weathered road case 1974 Fender Jazz Bass, serial #646897 (black w. white pick guard, maple neck. Black gator case. 1966 Fender Stratocaster, serial #119921 Sunburst, heavy wear. Re-issue tuners and bridge. Straps locks Installed. Routing under pick guard. weathered road case 1966 Gibson Trini Lopez Standard. #823870 Cherry, heavy wear. Replaced fretboard and tuners. Strap locks installed. Non-original Bigsby vibrato, previously drilled for a stop tailpiece. weathered road case 1954 Gibson Florentine Electric Mandolin.#2221 Very rare double cut-away, solid body. road case Gibson SJ200 acoustic guitar serial # 877023 with aftermarket Fishman sound hole pickup. Some finish checking. Poly acoustic case Gibson Dove acoustic guitar serial # 787015 with aftermarket LR Baggs sound hole pickup. Average wear.Poly acoustic case 54.40 thanks the public in advance for any assistance solving this crime. The instruments are irreplaceable and hold great value to band members beyond their monetary worth. This weekends shows will go ahead as planned. ###

January 2019 will celebrate 30 years for Summit School. We are offering a number of short building and repair courses. The courses taught with a one to two student/teacher ratio.

Check out our website we have new courses coming in 2019 to celebrate 30 years.

Mike and students go to Namm in LA. (Photo's by Kennedy)

To celebrate 30 years in business we are offering a variety of new courses starting 2019 for individuals who cannot take a lot of time from their daily life. These courses are geared to offer building and repair in one to four week sessions. Build an Electric Guitar - one week $2700.00 ... Build an Acoustic Guitar - two weeks $4500.00 Build an Arch Top - two weeks (pre carved top) $5000.00 Carve your own top - four weeks $6000.00 Build a Ukulele - One week $2700.00 Finishing Course - One week (clear) $2000.00 (color or sunburst) $2300.00 Repairs - One Week $1400.00 Repairs - Two weeks $2050.00 Repairs - Four Weeks $3800.00 These courses and fees include all materials, supplies and hardware. These instruments are not finished; however, they will have a protective coat. Housing is not included. We have a list of housing options available for those who require it.

Mike and students go to Namm in LA. (Photos by Kennedy)

Errington Memorial Hall guitar exhibition

Please drop by the Errington Memorial Hall today to see the Luthier Guitar Exhibition from 10:00 to 3:00. Our students will be there displaying their work

From: Crestwood Music [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: August-06-17 8:52 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Opportunity for startup Luthiers - Please Pass On... Hello, Please pass this message to an aspiring lutherie student, repair person, or entrepreneur : I would like to offer my business for sale to someone who would be interested in getting into the musical instrument trade. Here are some of the features: * Over six years established brick and mortar local business. * Located at a bustling intersection in the center of a rapidly growing community on the outskirts of Louisville, KY * The only full-service music shop in the county (nearest one, 13mi. away) * Completely stocked instrument and accessory inventory. (All the local best-selling items) * Reputable violin and guitar repair shop. * Cabinets, displays, shelving, and office equipment. * Well-known Breedlove Guitar dealership (one of two in the region) * Complete website with e-commerce, rental and lesson scheduling tools. * Huge social media presence, and at the top of the search engines. All the work that would take you six years to establish a presence in the community has already been done. Just walk on in and start making a living! This would be perfect for a young, aspiring luthier who wants to start a business, who is ready to WORK HARD to make it happen. I am offering it (including the inventory) at $150,000, negotiable. Interested parties, please email me. Check out the links below to find out more about the business. Thanks, Tom McShane [email protected] -- 6421 W HWY 146 Crestwood, KY 40014 (502) 265-5048

Gregory Brennan is shown presenting "Business Basics - Guitar Building and Repair" in an afternoon business workshop for all Summit students. Having recently retired as a KPMG Tax Partner, Gregory is now a full time Summit student. In the seminar, he was able to share some of his many experiences and business knowledge with our soon to be Luthiers, Gregory covered some business fundamentals that will be of use to them once they graduate. The session was thought provoking an...d many questions and issues were addressed from students as they look ahead to start their new careers. Thank you Gregory - he has promised to reprise this seminar for new groups of students.

Congratulations Tate for completing the Audio Engineer workshop here at Summit School. This is a 10 session workshop instructed by our Studio Engineer/ Instructor - Ron Obvious Vermeulen

Mike went to Namm 2017 in Anaheim with his students and met up with Dan Erlewine. (The whole video is great, Mike meets Dan at 10:35 into video)

Thank you Brock and Nicky for coming to student housing and teaching the art of perogy making. What a fun time....

We're featuring Matt Eady of Eady Guitars in our latest Behind The Build interview series, which is now live! Matt makes exceptionally nice guitars and is a great guy to boot. Set aside a few minutes, grab a coffee, turn off your ringer, and learn more about Matt and his guitars...

Were featuring Matt Eady of Eady Guitars in our latest Behind The Build interview series, which is now live! Matt makes exceptionally nice guitars and is a great guy to boot. Set aside a few minutes, grab a coffee, turn off your ringer, and learn more about Matt and his guitars...

Pictures by: Lilly Lindholm Age 5

Lorraine. Oh, I would just die to see you two again! My place or yours, doesnt matter. Of course, I want to come visit the Island again.... But it would be so nice to show you where I live. As you drive around Catawba Island, youd think you were back home...albeit with fresh water. And you can probably circle the entire island in about 20-30 minutes, depending on the number of rubber necking tourists. Its beautiful here in all seasons, but I certainly prefer Fall and Winter as the place gets pretty quiet as even the locals jet off to Florida. When Im snowed in here, theres a fire in the wood stove and guitars in the garage 10 yards away. = ) Anyway...thanks for showing me where the Lighthouse Motel is so long ago! I tell that story a lot and people love it! Tell Debbie, "Hello". And make sure the Guys know how much theyve changed my life for the better! Car, House, Truck, Shop, Wife, Cat...all made possible by making shiny sticks with strings! After this weekend, its 130 instruments and counting! Cheers! Denny PS...here is a photo how I double the value of my truck! This 16" went to Tom Carrol of Denison University, who recently retired. This November, hell be playing concerts with this guitar along side Gene Bertoncini, Bucky Pizzarelli, Jack Wilkins, and others! = )

Lorraine. Oh, I would just die to see you two again! My place or yours, doesn't matter. Of course, I want to come visit the Island again.... But it would be so nice to show you where I live. As you drive around Catawba Island, you'd think you were back home...albeit with fresh water. And you can probably circle the entire island in about 20-30 minutes, depending on the number of rubber necking tourists. It's beautiful here in all seasons, but I certainly prefer Fall and Winter as the place gets pretty quiet as even the locals jet off to Florida. When I'm snowed in here, there's a fire in the wood stove and guitars in the garage 10 yards away. = ) Anyway...thanks for showing me where the Lighthouse Motel is so long ago! I tell that story a lot and people love it! Tell Debbie, "Hello". And make sure the Guys know how much they've changed my life for the better! Car, House, Truck, Shop, Wife, Cat...all made possible by making shiny sticks with strings! After this weekend, it's 130 instruments and counting! Cheers! Denny PS...here is a photo how I double the value of my truck! This 16" went to Tom Carrol of Denison University, who recently retired. This November, he'll be playing concerts with this guitar along side Gene Bertoncini, Bucky Pizzarelli, Jack Wilkins, and others! = )

Student project updates.....

thought I would share part of my sound hole/ rosette collection photo's by Lorraine

thought I would share part of my sound hole/ rosette collection photos by Lorraine

Summit School offers three day building courses. Guitars are made with a CNC machine and assembled on site. This is one of our students Brock with his finished product.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our past, present and future students