Lutherie Academy - Virtual class promo video

Luthier and Instructor, Robert O'Brien, offers two Virtual courses per year. This year (2023) he is offering a Virtual acoustic guitar voicing class as well as a Virtual French polish class. Learn without having the time or expense of coming to the O'Brien guitars workshop. Contact Robert for more info.
Virtual Voicing class - March 5, 12 and 19
Virtual French polish class - April 16, 23 and 30
All classes ar held at 8:00AM MT and are approx. 2 hours for each class.

Here is what others have to say about these classes.

I must say after reading countless complex methods of voicing etc. that your class was a fantastic eye opener. Your way of teaching is wonderful. Your way of teaching is a nicely distilled and simplified take that helped to sort through the mounds of voicing techniques. Again I cannot say how much I enjoyed your class enough. After countless online videos, articles, books and how to's on voicing, your class made it click! You are a fantastic teacher and I look forward to learning more! Have a great day and Happy making! - Aaron

I am a furniture maker and recently purchase your Shellac video class. I tried you process on a jewelry box and I could not be more happy. The results were superb and I thank you for sharing your process. - Doug

I would like to express deep gratitude for your French polish course. By far the best result I have been able to get from a French polish technique! Thank you for making it available. - Ben

I built a new guitar recently with a design I did from scratch. On this guitar I used the directions in your arm bevel video and the directions from your French polish course. Both were great and easy to follow. I watched another builder's French polish course and it was so complicated, I was ready to abandon the idea until I watched yours. - Mark

I have been looking for years for a finishing method that produces spectacular results. I think I finally found it. - Bryan

I purchased your video on French Polishing a guitar. This was the first time I had taken this approach to finishing, and I was extremely please with the results. - Jeff

I’m wrapping up my second guitar, which I finished following your French Polish method. I’m really happy with the results. That’s for making those videos. - Eric

Your French polishing approach has really helped, particularly with soundboard finishing. I learned French polishing from (Well known luthier and finisher), but could never get the technique to work. - Bill