The course has a maximum of 6 students taught by experienced teacher and professional maker Stephen Hill aided by now pro. ex student Stephen Eden.

Stephen has been making fine classical and flamenco guitars since 1985 and is a well known maker in the guitar world and has since 1994 successfully taught numerous students from the UK, Spain, US, France , and other nationalities for many years in his previous workshops in Lewes, England (click for more info on Stephen).He is currently living and working in Andalucia, Spain (see a film about stephen)

The duration of the course will be 22 full teaching days monday to friday ; 9.20 am to 1.45 and 3.20 to 6.30pm. Students are also allowed to work after hours, all night if needed and at weekends should they not wish to partake in other extracurricular activities!

Students can make either a classical or a flamenco guitar, following traditional forms adding their own designs in certain areas, such as the rosette and head

All materials will be provided (at extra cost) and will be of good quality and well seasoned. We will have a few basic components made for the course to speed up the initial processes but students will leave with a high quality instrument having completed almost all of the processes themselves including basic french polishing. We will have some machinery in the workshop to perform basic functions but the emphasis will be on developing handwork and fluency with tools and constructional processes. I speak fluent spanish, a little french, almost no japanese and lots of english.

I ask for students who have some basic experience with woodworking or are at least good with their hands..

Accomodation varies from self catering apartments, hotels or halfboard pension . A 2 bed apartment will cost €550eur but could be shared with another student or a studio costs 300eur. The pension option costs €550.