Build a Complete Acoustic Guitar Step by Step — Using Methods Most Luthiers Never Teach

A complete video course for experienced woodworkers who are ready to stop wondering and start building.

The Neck Reset and the Voicing Problem

Two Problems With Every Traditionally Built Guitar — And How This Course Solves Both.

The Neck Reset Problem

In traditional construction the fingerboard is glued directly to the top of the guitar. Over time string tension causes the geometry to shift — the action rises, playability suffers, and the guitar eventually needs a neck reset. It's an expensive, disruptive repair that every traditionally built guitar will need sooner or later.

In this course you'll build with Jeff's cantilevered bolt-on neck system — a design he's been refining for over two decades. The fingerboard floats above the top, never glued to it. The geometry stays correct permanently and is always adjustable. You'll never build a guitar that needs a neck reset.

The Voicing Problem

Most courses give you bracing dimensions and send you on your way. But wood varies enormously — the same dimensions on two different tops produce two very different sounding guitars. Most builders close the box and hope for the best.

In this course you'll learn Jeff's free plate tuning method — a way of physically hearing and feeling how your top is responding before you close the box. You'll know — not guess — that your guitar is going to sound the way it should.

"I've taken other online lutherie instruction before finding Jeff's course. After going through this material I can say without hesitation it is the best laid out lutherie instruction I've seen. The neck design makes perfect sense — I don't understand why the traditional attachment system is still being used."

— Experienced guitar builder, multiple previous builds