BCIT : : School of Construction and the Environment : : Joinery

DREAM OF BUILDING YOUR OWN GUITAR?
Starting this September, BCIT’s Joinery department is
offering an exciting new course in guitar-building.
Over 12 weeks you will learn from experienced BCIT
instructor, Don Shortt, and be hands-on in building a
guitar of your own.
Visit bcit.ca/join0010 for more details, or contact:
Dave Dunn,
Chief Instructor
Tel: 604-432-8989
E-mail: david_dunn@bcit.ca
About the instructor: Don has been building guitars
for 35 years. He started his training at Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery in Phoenix, Arizona, where he learned to
build electric and acoustic guitars. Upon arrival in Vancouver, B.C., Don also apprenticed under Attila Balough
(founder of Odyssey Guitars). Don has been a BCIT instructor for 18 years.