ROCKY MOUNTAIN SCHOOL OF LUTHERIE
Build a Modern
Acoustic Guitar
In Your Own Shop — With a Clear, Step-by-Step Online Framework
You've thought about building a guitar. You can picture it — bending the sides, carving the neck, stringing it up for the first time.
And then the doubt shows up.
"What if I ruin the wood?"
"What if I don't have the right setup?"
"Where would I even start?"
You don't need more inspiration.
You need a clear path.
Hosted by Jeff Bamburg
THE REAL PROBLEM
The Real Problem
Isn't Skill.
It's confusion.
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Scattered informationBooks, YouTube, forums — all saying different things. No clear sequence from start to finish.
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Rigid traditionMethods passed down without explanation. "That's just how it's done" isn't a reason.
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No roadmapWithout a clear path, capable builders stall before they start.
Guitar building is often taught like a secret craft — scattered advice, rigid traditions, and very little clarity about why things work.
So capable, careful people stall. Not because they aren't capable. Because they don't have a roadmap.
And you shouldn't need a decades-long apprenticeship to build one excellent guitar.
HEAR IT FROM THE BUILDERS
Real Students. Real Guitars.
Real Doubts — Before They Started.
These builders walked into my shop not sure they could do this. Watch what happened.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
"My heirs will fight over who get it when I'm gone"
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"I think just about anyboby could do it"
I've Helped Dozens of Builders Finish Their First Guitar
20+
YEARS BUILDING
40+
STUDENTS FINISHED
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THE OUTCOME
What You'll Build
A Complete Steel String Acoustic Guitar
✓ How to select and prepare tone woods
✓ Modern neck construction with cantilevered bolt-on design
✓ Top bracing and Chladni pattern voicing
✓ Body assembly, Binding, and Finishing
✓ Setup and final adjustments for playability
The result: A fully playable instrument and the knowledge to build more.
IS THIS FOR YOU?
Who This Is For
✓ Woodworkers who want to try lutherie with a method that respects their experience
✓ Beginners who want to build a guitar without outdated, hard-to-execute techniques
✓ Anyone who's wanted to understand how guitars and build one with their own hands
What you'll need: A workspace, basic woodworking tools, and patience.
I'll guide you through everything else.
Your Questions About
Guitar Building, Answered
Before you decide if building a guitar is right for you, join me for a free training where I'll answer the questions I hear most often.
Is this a kit build?
No—you'll build from raw materials.
I'll show you why this matters and what you'll actually learn.
What tonewoods are best?
I'll cut through the mythology and explain what actually affects sound.
What if I don't have the skill or tools?
I'll walk you through what's really required versus what's nice to have.