Specimen Products Chicago School of Guitar Making
1240 N. Homan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60651
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Welcome to the Chicago School of Guitar Making! We teach classes in guitar setup and repair, guitar building, effects pedal building, tube amplifier building and tube amp diagnostics.
We are the only school in Chicago where you can learn instrument repair and building from a professional luthier. We are also the only school teaching the craft of tube amplifier building. Since opening in 2005, more than 1,900 students have enrolled in our classes.
What's happening nearby...

Frida Kahlo’s Month in Paris: A Friendship with Mary Reynolds at the Art Institute of Chicago
Mar 29 – Jul 30
Unveiling Frida Kahlo’s work for the first time in the Art Institute galleries, this exhibition focuses on the celebrated Mexican artist’s first and only trip to…
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Sueños Music Festival,
Grant Park • May 24 – May 25
We invite you to Grant Park this May to experience all-new multi-day Latin music festival, Sueños. World-class production and a curated experience that will leave you…
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Chicago Blues Festival
Millennium Park • Jun 05 – Jun 08
The Chicago Blues Festival shares the great Chicago-born music tradition with the world while shining a spotlight on the genre’s contributions to soul, R&B, gospel, rock…
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