Course: ELE162 First Term: 2021 Spring
Final Term: Current
Final Term: 9999
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies | |||
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1. Demonstrate safe and proper use of luthier hand tools, electrical tools, and hand held and stationary power tools used in a luthier workshop. (I-IX)
2. Design and fabricate an acoustic guitar body. (I, II, III, V, VI) 3. Design and fabricate a custom guitar neck. (I, II, IV, IX) 4. Paint, stain, or swirl dip a guitar and neck, clear coat and buff finish. (V) 5. Assemble, solder and test guitar pickup volume and tone circuit. (VI) 6. Fabricate a custom guitar nut. (VII, IX) 7. Construct a guitar case humidifier and understand the effects of humidity on wood. (VIII) 8. Perform a manual new guitar setup. (IX) | |||
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements. | |||
MCCCD Official Course Outline | |||
I. Safe use of equipment and tools applied to guitar fabrication
II. Sandpaper, scrapers, drill bit and lubrication III. Acoustic guitar body design and fabrication A. Acoustic side assembly B. Back and bracing fabrication, sand and install C. Kerfing fabrication and installation D. Top and bracing fabrication, sand and install E. Body drill, sand and scrape F. Neck Joint fabrication and install G.Bridge mounting and alignment IV. Guitar neck design and fabrication A. Headstock and veneer design and fabrication B. Fret dot install, side and front installation C. Neck profiling D. Fretboard-neck integration and radius E. Fret installation F. Neck to body fitting G. Guitar nut fabrication and fit H. Bridge considerations to neck V. Finishes, customization and buffing A. Paint, swirl dip, stain, Tru-oil B. Clear coating finishes C. Buffing D. Glues options in assembly/repair E. Fretboard oils vs finish F. Waterslide graphics and text application VI. Guitar electronics A. Soldering basics B. Guitar circuit theory and components C. Humbucker vs single coil pickups D. Schematic and grounding diagrams E. Solder an internal or external mounted guitar tone circuit F. Pickup testing and troubleshooting G. Electronics Cavity or external Mounting VII. Guitar nuts A. Nut material B. Design tools C. Guitar nut fabrication and fit D. Guitar nut repair VIII. Guitar humidification A. Humidity B. Humidifier control unit design and construction IX. Guitar setup A. Bridge setup and height adjustment B. Guitar body to neck adjustments C. Strings and tuning D. Neck relief E. Nuts, setup F. Pickup height G. Final integration H. Guitar intonation | |||
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: May 5, 2020 |