GUITAR EXPO DATE: Saturday November 29, 10am-5.30pm.
LOCATION: Deakin Edge – Federation Square, Melbourne CBD
OPEN DAY: August 2015
INTAKE DATES: Ongoing
CAMPUS ADDRESS: 62 Murry Road, Preston 3072
PHONE: (03) 9478 1333
E-MAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: ncat.vic.edu.au
On Saturday November 29, NCAT (Northern College of the Arts) will stage their second Guitar Expo at Deakin Edge – Federation Square. There will be over 50 handmade guitars from established makers (luthiers) and graduating students from the NCAT Certificate IV in Musical Instrument Making and Repair course. There will also be a range of demonstrations regarding instrument set up and neck shaping. As was the case last year, there will be a string of high profile performances and workshops throughout the day some including; Rebecca Barnard and The Rockwiz Orkestra, Hetty Kate and James Sherlock, Steve O’Hern Matthew Fagan with a ukulele workshop and even Cuban musicians and dancers who make up the Yumeros collective.
NCAT developed the Instrument Making and Repair program six years ago and is the only training facility in Australia that offers qualifications in instrument making. This was put together with the assistance from their industry partners Maton Guitars Australia. Since then other industry bodies including Muso City, Cole Clark, and the AMA are in full support of the program. The makers who will be displaying at the NCAT 2014 Guitar Expo are Maton Guitars Australia, Andy Allen (Maton Custom Shop), Cole Clark Guitars, Benedict Stewart, Bolitho Brothers, Tim Kill, Gary Rizzolo, Clingan Guitar Tone, Andy Thompson – T Guitars, Shane Briggs, Richard Howell, Jeff Crisp, Jack Spira, Southern Tonewoods, Benedict Puglisi (Double Bass) and the NCAT Instrument Making and Repair team. The expo will prove as an invaluable opportunity for graduating students to network amongst makers, resulting in students picking up custom orders for instruments and making their debut into the instrument making world.
Visit ncat.vic.edu.au for more information about NCAT’s instrument making programs and further details of the 2014 Guitar Expo.
