Build your guitar in Mirecourt

How about realizing your musical dream by building your own guitar? In Mirecourt, just a few kilometers from Épinal, Juan Alexander Grupalli welcomes you for an authentic immersion. Immerse yourself for 15 days in a workshop run by a passionate craftsman: a carpenter, cabinetmaker and luthier for many years.

This intensive course offers you the rare opportunity to discover all the stages involved in making a guitar, from the first decisions to the final touches. You’ll be guided step by step in the choice of wood species, learning what distinguishes a suitable wood for the top, neck or sides. You’ll then take part in the cutting and shaping of the various parts, before moving on to assembly, a key moment when the instrument really begins to come to life.

You’ll learn how to shape the neck, a painstaking task that requires patience and precision, then how to fit the frets and make the necessary adjustments to ensure comfortable playing. The finishing touches, whether sanding, final adjustment or varnishing, will help you understand how every detail influences not only the aesthetics, but also the sound of the instrument.

Throughout the course, you’ll handle real luthier’s tools and discover essential acoustic concepts such as wood resonance, vibration balance, the impact of thickness and the role of bracing. These lessons will help you better understand what makes a well-built guitar so special.

Open to music enthusiasts as well as handwork enthusiasts, this workshop is as much a technical experience as an artistic one. Reserve your place now and enjoy the exceptional experience of creating your own instrument.