Richard teaches classical guitar construction, his classes are one-on-one and cater for both beginner and advanced students. In them he will share the insights upon which his success is based. 

Students will learn how to thickness the top and back, how to pitch the woods, both the Spanish slipper heal and dove tails methods of construction, how to calculate the frets and string compensation, how to make and design a traditional rosette and how to finish and both French polish and lacquer an instrument. 

Richard's workshop is located on the Mornington Peninsula, about 60 minutes (50km) south of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Click here to contact Richard Howell.