lutherie-school Cmb Belgium

Acoustic Flattop Guitars, Electric Guitars, Acoustic Basses, Electric Basses, Classical Nylon String Guitars, Twelve String Guitars, Archtop Guitars, Resonator Guitars, Steel Guitars, Mandolins, Ukuleles, Harp Guitars

Our School for Musical Instrument Building, called "Centrum voor Muziekinstrumentenbouw" (Cmb), based at Puurs, Belgium, is a training and documentation resources centre whose aim it is to spread and promote the knowledge and the richness of the craft.
We train people to become true professionals in the art of musical instrument making and we provide opportunities for both those who either wish to top up their existing skills and those who wish to attend a particular session, workshop or lecture.

http://www.cmbpuurs.be, http://www.cmbpuurs.be/04_1_cordefactum_en.php

Jacky Walraet / Jeroen Platteau

Every week, we welcome students from Flanders, Wallonia, the Netherlands, France, UK and other countries. We have a very diverse student community with a mix of ages, nationalities and backgrounds.
All teachers are specialists in the trade and apart from teaching, they maintain their workshops to keep up with an ever evolving practice.
We set up activities like complementary lectures and workshops, meetings with prominent musicians, makers and experts, study trips to museums and schools for instrument making and exhibitions and meetings with large audiences.
Furthermore, we offer the following services:
- An extensive documentation centre (books, instrument plans, professional journals)
- A shop for the purchase of tools and accessories specific to instrument making.
- A fully stocked store of mature wood.
The centre enjoys an international reputation which is brought into focus by the participation of enthusiastic musicians and instrument makers at our international symposium "c o r d e F a c t u m”.
This event contributes to the development of an international European network for the manufacturing of musical instruments. see > http://www.cmbpuurs.be/04_1_cordefactum_en.php