Optimist
  • News
  • Sports
  • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Editorials
    • Letters to the Editor
  • Features
    • Book Review
  • Multimedia
    • Photo Galleries
    • Videos
  • Police Log
  • Print Edition
  • Projects
  • Classifieds
  • About
    • Advertise
    • Policies
    • Staff Contacts
    • Jobs
You are here: Home / News / Maker Lab to offer instrument building workshops

Maker Lab to offer instrument building workshops

November 5, 2018 by Allison Harrell

The Maker Lab is offering instrument building workshops for $20 on certain Saturdays this year.

The first workshop will be Saturday, Nov. 10 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Maker Lab. The Strum Stick workshop will be the first in a series of instrumental workshops offered.

Darren Wilson, director of the Maker Lab, said the first workshop had a limit of ten applicants and has already reached capacity.

“The goal is for everyone to finish it in that day and we think everyone will be able to finish,” Wilson said. “We are trying to keep the price low enough to where ACU students can afford it. So they can go home with something nice and the price isn’t going to keep anyone for participating.”

Students who attend the Strum Stick workshop will learn how to design the parts of the instrument in Adobe Illustrator before cutting out the parts with a laser cutter and CNC router. They will then glue the parts together and assemble the strings and frets, being taught how to tune the instrument before they take it home.

Wilson said the idea for the workshop came from a recent partnership with Chai Green, digital design specialist for the library.

“He’s a woodworker and an inventor,” Wilson said. “He and I bounced ideas together. We came up with the idea because he’s always wanting to build stuff and we’ve got a lot of people that have expressed interest in doing some one-day workshops.”

The Maker Lab will host more instrument building workshops, continuing the series in the spring. Wilson said they are planning on other instruments such as wooden Native American flutes and small, stringed banjos. However, the workshops will be set at a very limited enrollment.

“It’s just one-day builds,” Wilson said. “So it’s something that somebody can come in, can start at 9 a.m. and by the time they leave in the afternoon they’ll have a completed instrument they’ve made.”

Filed Under: News

Other News:

  • Gallery: ASA’s CHOMA showcases a night of tradition, taste and choreography

  • ACU community providing resources for students with concerns over the Israel-Hamas War

  • 3rd biannual Venture Out market showcases student businesses

About Allison Harrell

You are here: Home / News / Maker Lab to offer instrument building workshops

Other News:

  • Gallery: ASA’s CHOMA showcases a night of tradition, taste and choreography

  • ACU community providing resources for students with concerns over the Israel-Hamas War

  • 3rd biannual Venture Out market showcases student businesses

Follow us online

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Optimist on Twitter

Twitter feed is not available at the moment.

Optimist on Facebook

The Optimist

3 days ago

The Optimist
Worry. Confusion. Fear. These are emotions that consume people when processing the concept of war. A student wants answers to peace and looks for it in family, friends, and leaders of the community. Students want answers to their questions and ACU has provided a platform for this. To read more about the resources provided visit acuoptimist.com or click the link in our bio. #acu #abilenechristianuniversity #israelhamaswar #abilenetx #warresources ... See MoreSee Less

Photo

View on Facebook
· Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email

The Optimist

6 days ago

The Optimist
This week on the Optimist Newscast we talk about the end of the Wildcat Football season and the goodbye blessing of Chaplin Cyrus Eaton. #acu #abilenechristianuniversity #acuchaplin #acufootball #acuvstexasam ... See MoreSee Less

Video

View on Facebook
· Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email

Videos

Optimist Newscast Nov. 28, 2023

Our top stories this week include the Venture Out Market, ASA's Choma Event and ... [Read More…]

  • Optimist Newscast Nov. 16, 2023
  • Ethnos: Echoes Celebrates Students’ Diverse Cultures
  • Optimist Newscast Nov. 10, 2023

Latest Photos

  • Home
  • Podcasts

© 2023 ACU Optimist · All Rights Reserved