Greetings from O'Brien Guitars 

I hope everyone is enjoying their Summer here in the Northern hemisphere. I just returned from Brazil where it is their Winter. While there I was able to see family and friends as well as do some teaching. The first class I taught was a two day French polish class in Curitiba at the Oficina São Francisco. I then got in a little R&R time with the family before beginning a 10 day course in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo with Miguel Cardone of Music Tools. This year we had nine students build their guitars at the SP Guitar Show, complete with soundports, in only 10 days. What a fun time! However, it is always nice to get home to my own shop. 
    
  
   
Trevor Gore from Australia arrives this week and we will be preparing for the first of two 3 day masterclasses on Modal Tuning.Trevor literally wrote the book on the subject. Last year's classes were such a success that we decided to repeat them again this year. 
 
Here is my latest latest video in my very popular Luthier Tips du Jour series. In it I show how I remove taped from a masked fretboard without damaging the sprayed finish.  

I hope everyone enjoys the rest of the Summer and that you are all making sawdust or at least have a project on your bench. This month will be busy here at O'Brien Guitars with the Trevor Gore masterclasses, the events at the Rocky Mountain Guitar Camp in Estes Park, Colorado, Guitar Town in Copper Mountain, Colorado and finally the one week Flamenco masterclass with Spanish luthier Paco Chorobo, where four students will build Flamenco Guitars with him in the traditional Spanish method of building. Stand by for more newsletters with info and pictures of all the fun! 

If you are interested in learning to build guitars or just want
to see how I build my guitars then schedule a class with me.
If you are in need of a concert quality classical or steel string
guitar then let me know as I would love to build a guitar for you.

Thank you,
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