{"id":302186,"date":"2026-10-08T08:02:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T08:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/302186\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T08:02:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T08:02:55","slug":"students-build-guitars-at-northampton-community-colleges-fowler-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/302186\/","title":{"rendered":"Students build guitars at Northampton Community College\u2019s Fowler Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NCC\u2019s luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Cash Griswald chisels a design into the wood that will be his guitar Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College's Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC's luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"6314\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TMC-GuitarMaking01_fef43f.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"29043146\" \/>Cash Griswald chisels a design into the wood that will be his guitar Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College\u2019s Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC\u2019s luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Billy Bouchard of Brooklyn, N.Y., plays an electric guitar he built as other students work on chiseling the necks of their\u00a0 guitars Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College's Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC's luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"6724\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TMC-GuitarMaking02_11b427.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"29043147\" \/>Billy Bouchard of Brooklyn, N.Y., plays an electric guitar he built as other students work on chiseling the necks of their\u00a0 guitars Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College\u2019s Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC\u2019s luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Billy Bouchard of Brooklyn, N.Y., chisels a design into the wood that will be his guitar Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College's Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC's luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"4374\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TMC-makingGuitars20_8f4f2c.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"29043148\" \/>Billy Bouchard of Brooklyn, N.Y., chisels a design into the wood that will be his guitar Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College\u2019s Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC\u2019s luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Cash Griswald holds a guitar back while classmates chisel the necks of their guitars Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College's Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC's luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"7391\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TMC-GuitarMaking04_8b036e.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"29043149\" \/>Cash Griswald holds a guitar back while classmates chisel the necks of their guitars Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College\u2019s Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC\u2019s luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"The body of a guitar is clamped to the inside mechanism Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College's Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC's luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"4834\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TMC-GuitarMaking03_829869.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"29043150\" \/>The body of a guitar is clamped to the inside mechanism Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College\u2019s Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC\u2019s luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Students build guitars Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College's Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC's luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"2762\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TMC-L-GuitarMaking13_056de0.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"29043151\" \/>Students build guitars Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College\u2019s Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC\u2019s luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Billy Bouchard of Brooklyn, N.Y., chisels a design into the wood that will be his guitar Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College's Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC's luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"3000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TMC-L-GuitarMaking08_085e40.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"29043152\" \/>Billy Bouchard of Brooklyn, N.Y., chisels a design into the wood that will be his guitar Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College\u2019s Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC\u2019s luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"The side and lining of a guitar is clamped Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College's Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC's luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"4500\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TMC-L-GuitarMaking17_375164.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"29043153\" \/>The side and lining of a guitar is clamped Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College\u2019s Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC\u2019s luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Billy Bouchard of Brooklyn, N.Y., plays an electric guitar he built as other students work on chiseling the necks of their\u00a0 guitars Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College's Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC's luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"4500\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TMC-L-GuitarMaking10_bd5281.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"29043154\" \/>Billy Bouchard of Brooklyn, N.Y., plays an electric guitar he built as other students work on chiseling the necks of their\u00a0 guitars Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College\u2019s Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC\u2019s luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Johann Fitzpatrick, of Philadelphia, chisels a design into the wood that will be his guitar Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College's Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC's luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"2914\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TMC-L-GuitarMaking09_33483f.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"29043155\" \/>Johann Fitzpatrick, of Philadelphia, chisels a design into the wood that will be his guitar Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College\u2019s Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC\u2019s luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Matthew Brown, of Glencoe, Kentucky, shows-off the chisel boxes he made Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College's Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC's luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"3000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TMC-L-GuitarMaking20_cc45ee.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"29043158\" \/>Matthew Brown, of Glencoe, Kentucky, shows-off the chisel boxes he made Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College\u2019s Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC\u2019s luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Billy Bouchard of Brooklyn, N.Y., pulls the guitar he made off the wall Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College's Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC's luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"4500\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TMC-L-GuitarMaking14_0e99d9.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"29043161\" \/>Billy Bouchard of Brooklyn, N.Y., pulls the guitar he made off the wall Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College\u2019s Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC\u2019s luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Cash Griswald works on his guitar with instructor Dave Dion on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College's Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC's luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"4500\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TMC-L-GuitarMaking12_84bc79.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"29043162\" \/>Cash Griswald works on his guitar with instructor Dave Dion on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College\u2019s Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC\u2019s luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Billy Bouchard of Brooklyn, N.Y., plays an electric guitar he built as other students work on chiseling the necks of their\u00a0 guitars Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College's Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC's luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"4500\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TMC-L-GuitarMaking11_3d5d05.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"29043165\" \/>Billy Bouchard of Brooklyn, N.Y., plays an electric guitar he built as other students work on chiseling the necks of their\u00a0 guitars Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College\u2019s Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC\u2019s luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Students work on building their guitars Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College's Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC's luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"4500\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TMC-L-GuitarMaking18_ec3477.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"29043145\" \/>Students work on building their guitars Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College\u2019s Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC\u2019s luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"A student holds a guitar front Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College's Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC's luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"4500\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TMC-L-GuitarMaking06_146639.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"29043166\" \/>A student holds a guitar front Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College\u2019s Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC\u2019s luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Matthew Brown, of Glencoe, Kentucky, shows-off the chisel boxes he made Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College's Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC's luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"4500\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TMC-L-GuitarMaking19_ce3f27.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"29043167\" \/>Matthew Brown, of Glencoe, Kentucky, shows-off the chisel boxes he made Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in the humidity-controlled Martin Guitar Foundation Luthier Lab at\u00a0 Northampton Community College\u2019s Fowler Campus in Bethlehem. NCC\u2019s luthier certificate program teaches students how to build and repair stringed instruments with hands-on training in guitar construction, setup, finishing and repair. 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