We have a Fab Lab/Makerspace in our downtown location.
You can take classes in guitar building (acoustic and electric and ukulele), glassblowing, banners, CNC machining, amp building, various workworking, screen printing, etc etc etc...
https://www.northampton.edu/fab-lab.htm
https://www.northampton.edu/fab-lab/luthier-program.htm
Anyhow, the director of the space used to work at Martin....
Sean Brandle
Director of the Fab Lab and Luthier Program, Sean works full time at the lab after spending over seven and a half years at Martin Guitar. Sean was one of the original 12 luthiers of the renowned Martin Guitar Custom Shop. Mastering the crafts of hand carving custom necks and hand fretting non-adjustable necks. Sean went on to become Martin Guitar’s Custom Design and Inlay Artisan for six years. During this time, Sean was the lead inlay artist who designed custom limited edition high-end guitars for Martin as well as designing and inlaying custom guitars for nationally known artists such as John Mayer, Eric Clapton, John Oates, Ed Sheeran, Thomas Rhett and many others.
Here is an article about the delicate work of in-lays
https://news.northampton.edu/viewpoints ... r-guitars/
