Key Facts
- Starting
18 Sep 2024- Location
- Merton
- Start Time
- 09:30
- End Time
- 16:00
- Duration
- 1 Year
- Study Mode
- Part Time Day
- Days
- Wednesday + Thursday
- Start Date
- 18 Sep 2024
- End Date
- 26 Jun 2025
- Level
- Short Course
- Code
- MAB2024CP
Fees
- 19+ Fee
- £ 0 - 2,145
Violin Making and Repair - Intermediate & Advanced
Intermediate: In this year we continue with the making process started in the Entry course. The aim is to complete your first instrument and proceed onto the varnishing and set up.
The tutor will continue to introduce new techniques as necessary and ensure that students are able to consolidate practical skills from the previous course.
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Entry Requirements
No formal qualifications are required for this course.We are firmly committed to finding the right course for you to ensure you can flourish! Talk to us today if you have any concerns about the application process, we are here to help take you to the next level.
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Course Content
For most students the immediate aim after college would be to gain employment, to which end we introduce a range of repair work during this year. This would include set up work ( neck setting, fingerboard, pegs, soundpost and bridge) as well as repair topics including bow rehair and varnish retouching.Advanced: In the violin trade the range of making and repair skills required is huge and over the first two years you will have come to realise how much there is still to learn! These further years of study are available to allow focus on more advanced repair and restoration techniques. For example: replacing edges and corners, repairing cracks, plaster casting and soundpost patch methods.
On the making side you may wish to make another violin, viola or a cello.
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Progression Next Steps
Progress onto another College course with us, or if you're interested in setting up your own business have a look at our self-employment and business courses.There are lots of opportunities available to you to progress across the South Thames Colleges Group and into the world beyond education.
During your time with us you will have access to a dedicated team of careers and education advisors who will help you as you take the next steps towards achieving your goals.
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Additional Information
All courses run subject to demand and the content listed here should be used as a guide only. Course content may vary according to a range of factors such as course duration, campus, teaching staff and requirements from awarding bodies. Check our course and fee guidelines for further details.The Musical Instrument Technology courses are quite expensive to run compared with most courses. The fee is a contribution towards these costs. The money is used for a whole range of items- some of which are listed below.
Full time students pay a larger fee which includes the necessary materials for the first instrument: evening class and part time students will need supply these themselves.
Abrasives Adhesives Blades for bandsaws, scroll saws, coping saws, jewellers saws, scalpels Brushes Cleaning chemicals and materials Drill bits, router bits Fretwire Instrument fittings - pegs etc Instrument parts - bridges, rosettes, purfling and binding Lubricants and cutting fluids Machine maintenance lworking materials: steel for hardening & tempering Mould materials Reference books kept in workshop Replacement of broken or missing tools Routers, bits and accessories Screws & other fixings (nails, nuts and bolts) Solder & flux Specialist tools Varnishes, stains and solvents Wood for first instrument Wood for necessary jigs and tools
There will be no further charge for materials or parts used to complete set coursework.
However, we reserve the right to either withhold or charge for materials used for work other than coursework.
