Luthier Certification Program at the NCC Fab Lab
REQUIRED COURSES Course Code Course Description Cost FABGA100 Acoustic Guitar Building: The Basics $1,275 FABGA101 Acoustic Guitar Building II $1,375 FABGA300 Electric Guitar Building I $429 Either / or FABGA106 The Tenor Ukulele $384 FABGA108 Guitar Set Up, Repair and Maintenance Certificate $379 FABWD100 Woodworking the Basics $259 FABWD704 Mastering the Router $230 FABWD703 Mastering the Table Saw $168
ELECTIVE COURSES (1 Required) FABWD602 Spray Finishing Techniques $268 FABGA201 Spray Finishing - Sunbursting $139 FABWD510 Laser Inlay and Engraving for the Woodworker $135 FABGT104 Finishing Hand Application Techniques $139 FABGT337 Pearl and Material Inlay for Guitar and Furniture $189
MODULES (1 Required) FABEX106 The Fab Lab, The Lehigh Valley & the Entrepreneur $110 FABGT106 Mini Guitar Amp $239 FABGT102 Stompbox: Design, Build and Rock On $259 FABGB104 Music Theory for Luthiers $150 FABGA200 Exploring Sound $258
Advanced Certificate Opportunity Complete the following courses to earn an Advanced Luthier Certificate. Fab Lab membership required. Work one-on-one with instructor and independent study. FABGA400 Build a Mandolin $989 36.00 FABGA201 Tube Amp: The Classic Build $829 3.00 FABGA109 Archtop Cutaway $1,460 42.00 FABGA301 Acoustic Guitar Building III $1,475 36.00 FABGA110 Electric Guitar Building II $899 36.00
NCC Fab Lab | 511 E. 3rd Street | Bethlehem, Pa 18015 | Ph: 610-332-8665 www.northampton.edu/luthier Suggested Curriculum
Semester 1 # of R/E/M Course Code Course Description Cost Hours R FABGA100 Acoustic Guitar Building: The Basics $1,275 18.00 R FABGA101 Acoustic Guitar Building II $1,375 36.00 R FABWD100 Woodworking the Basics $259 18.00 R FABWD703 Mastering the Table Saw $168 6.00
Semester 2 R FABGA300 Electric Guitar Building I $429 18.00 Either / or R FABGA106 The Tenor Ukulele $384 18.00 R FABWD704 Mastering the Router $230 9.00 R FABGA108 Guitar Set Up, Repair and Maintenance Certificate $379 15.00
Electives & Modules - Choose 1 each when if fits appropriately into your schedule E FABWD602 Spray Finishing Techniques $268 6.00 E FABGA201 Spray Finishing - Sunbursting $139 3.00 E FABWD510 Laser Inlay and Engraving for the Woodworker $135 6.00 M FABGB104 Music Theory for Luthiers $258 6.00 M FABEX106 The Fab Lab, The Lehigh Valley & the Entrepreneur $110 6.00 M FABGT102 Stompbox: Design, Build and Rock On $259 6.00 M FABGT106 Mini Guitar Amp $239 6.00 M FABGT336 Pearl and Material Inlay for Guitar and Furniture $289 9.00 M* FABGT104 Finishing Hand Application Techniques $139 6.00 M FABGA200 Exploring Sound $258 9.00 * Can be completed as a one-on-one session with an instructor
As of February 2018