Luthiery schools in ontario ? xD

[pianistturnedguitarist]

hey i was wondering are there any luthiery schools in Ontario ? close to Toronto ? because i realize that the only way to get a guitar the way you like is to build it your self, and or spend like 4000 to have it made by someone but yeah iam thinking long term anyways =)
and i was wondering does anyone know how much the tools would cost
i am talking about the tools that just work not the high end cnc machines and such, like a router a sander and table saw i guess and jiggs?

[pianistturnedguitarist]

and yeah this would be a part time hobby and hopefully something big one day

[-Rhaab]

I know one, but me and my friend emailed them, I emailed them about the school and he emailed them about a bass he had, and they didnt reply ever, and also they have a bunch of spelling mistakes on their site, they seem sorta sketchy too me hah. I'll have to ask my friend what brand his bass is then i'll give you the site. But for Canada (where I live also) I found this to be the best site so far http://www.luthiers-international.com/

[Canadian Mark]

I think Lado is putting on his final course this year. It is a long course (no 2-week course here) and quite expensive. If you are looking at becoming a serious luthier, it might be something that will interest you. Here's the link. Apparently, there is only 2 spots left.

http://www.lado-guitars.com/directory.html

[Lunatic]

How about Lindsey?

http://www.lado-guitars.com/Ladoschool/directory.html

Edit: Looks like Mark beat me to it by seconds!

[pianistturnedguitarist]

are there anymore ? that anyone can think of that is under the 5000 range? like aren't there any collages that teach this ?

[Canadian Mark]

Are you looking to build an electric or acoustic? My friend used to be neighbors with a luthier that teaches acoustic courses in Saskatchewan (yep, nowhere near Ontario).

This guy has had students from all over the world, so I don't think he's a backyard hack.

http://www.timelessinstruments.com/classes.html

[pianistturnedguitarist]

electric