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CUSTOM BUILDING
Building fine custom guitars, tube amplifiers, and audio horns. Check out current Works in Progress.

EXPERT REPAIRS
Providing expert repair service for stringed instruments and tube amplifiers.

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Visit our shop and school at:
1240 N. Homan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60651
773.489.4830

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THE CHICAGO SCHOOL OF GUITAR MAKING
Teaching the art of guitar building, guitar repair, and tube amp building. Click here to enter.

 

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NEWS:
November 19, 2009:
Specimen's Little Horn Speakers chosen by International Design Magazine as one of 2009's Sharpest New Products! Click here to read more.

October 28, 2009: New Little Horn Speakers colors now available! Beautiful and unique, these bookshelf speakers sound so life-like and spatial, it is easy to forget you are listening to music through speakers. Click here to learn more and for details about our special introductory offer!

October 27, 2009: Classes for Fall 2009 and Winter 2010 are open! See the schedule below for details or click here to see our current class calendar.

October 24, 2009: Andrew Bird and his Specimen Horn Speakers play live on Austin City Limits. Click here for more info and to watch the performance.

2009 / 2010 CLASS SCHEDULE:
Advanced Guitar Repair Workshop
January 5 - 26, 2010
Tuesdays, 7:00 - 9:30 pm

Tube Amplifier Building
WEEKEND SEMINAR
January 8 - 10, 2010
Friday - Sunday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
NOTE: Only 1 space remains open in this seminar.

Guitar & Bass Setup and Electronics
WEEKEND SEMINAR

January 23 - 24, 2010

Saturday & Sunday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Hi-Fi Tube Amp Building
WEEKEND SEMINAR

February 6 - 7, 2010

Saturday & Sunday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Guitar & Bass Setup and Maintenance Course
February 13 - March 6, 2010

Saturdays, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Fretting Workshop
February 13 - March 6, 2010

Saturdays, 1:30 - 5:00 pm


Gift Certificates available! Certificates can be purchased for any dollar amount and used for any class. Click here for more information about how to purchase one.



 
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