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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
This course covers hand tool preparation and use, and power tool safety, set up, adjustment and use. Time is spent on tool preparation and sharpening and some tools are made. Accurate measuring, marking and shaping using hand and power tools is practiced. (Prerequisite: None) (1 credit: 0 lecture/1 lab)
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2.00 Credits
This course covers the identification of guitar parts and materials, adhesives, and abrasives, set up and adjustments diagnosis, some history of the instruments, and a quick overview of other fretted instruments.(Concurrent enrollment in GTRB 1410 and GTRB 1415) (2 credit: 2 lecture/0 lab)
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3.00 Credits
This class covers the many adjustments on a steel string acoustic guitar to help improve playability and musicality. This includes the proper method of changing strings, making nuts for 6 and 12 string guitars, assessing neck problems, adjusting truss rods, making new saddles, adjusting string height, improving intonation, routing saddle slots, and fitting bridge pins. (Corerequisites: GTRB1400, 1405, 1420, 1425) (3 Credits: 1 lecture/2 lab)
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3.00 Credits
This course covers routine maintenance, adjustments and repair work common to electric guitars. Cleaning and care for wood, metal and finish components will be discussed as well as making truss rod, string height and intonation adjustments. Other factors to optimize instrument playability will also studied, measured and evaluated. (Corequisites: GTRB 1400, GTRB 1405, GTRB 1416, GTRB 1425) (3 credits: 1 lecture/2 lab)
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the identification of guitar parts and materials, adhesives, and abrasives, set-up and adjustments diagnosis, some history of the instruments. This course will also cover elements of the design of an acoustic guitar, concentrating on the design and material choices that affect the sound of the guitar. (Corequisites: concurrent enrollment in GTRB1410 and GTRB1415) (3 credits: 3 lecture/0 lab)
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1.00 Credits
This course covers basic electronic concepts and relates those concepts to the electric guitar. Basic component design and function will be discussed as well as electronic schematics and diagrams common to guitar design, repair work and guitar modifications. (Prerequisite: GTRB1400, concurrent enrollment in GTRB1405 and GTRB1425) (1 credit: 1 lecture/0 lab)
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1.00 Credits
In this course the student will plan and blueprint an electric guitar or bass using a bolt-on neck design. (Prerequisite: GTRB 1400 and concurrent enrollment in GTRB 1414, GTRB 1415, GTRB 1425) (1 credit: 1 lect/0 lab)
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4.00 Credits
In this course the student will design, blueprint, make templates and build an electric guitar. (Prerequisite GTRB 1400, GTRB 1414, GTRB 1415, GTRB 1425, and concurrent enrollment in GTRB 1450) (4 credits: 1 lecture/3 lab)
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2.00 Credits
This course covers diagnosing and performing neck resets on acoustic guitars. (Prerequisites: GTRB 1400) (2 credits: 1 lecture/1 lab)
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3.00 Credits
This course covers fretting techniques used in guitar repair and building. Students will prepare and radius a fingerboard, prepare and install frets. Fret leveling, crowning and polishing is also studied to complete a fret job. (Prerequisites: GTRB 1400 and concurrent enrollment in GTRB 1414, GTRB 1410, and GTRB 1415) (3 credits: 1 lecture/2 lab)
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