San Tan Valley
Owner of San Tan Valley Guitar Repair

Robert Sorace had already been working on and building guitars for years when his guitar repair side hustle began growing quickly. He enrolled in Southeast Guitar Repair Academy to strengthen his skills, become more established professionally, ...

Lancaster, Ohio

Ron McDole enrolled in Southeast Guitar Repair Academy because of his love for guitars and the opportunity to learn a new trade through a grant from Ohio University. In this student spotlight, Ron shares how he developed professional repair skills, started a legitimate business, and...

Student Spotlight: A Q&A with Jerry Bush

Sevierville, Tennessee
Facebook: Right Action Guitar Repair

Meet Southeast Guitar Repair Academy student Jerry Bush. After retiring from his position as Director of Student Media at the University of Tennessee, Jerry opened a guitar repair business from his ...

Student Spotlight: A Q&A with Dirk Gibson

Temple, Texas
Instagram: @LovesGuitarRepair

Meet Southeast Guitar Repair Academy student Dirk Gibson. In this student spotlight, Dirk shares why he pursued professional guitar repair training, the concerns he had before enrolling, and what he has accomplish...

Student Spotlight: A Q&A with Davis Moody

Thomasville, Georgia

What were you doing professionally before enrolling?

I worked 9 years in the film Industry in Atlanta Georgia doing lighting for various movies and television shows.

What made you decide to enroll in guitar repair training?

The film...

Student Spotlight: Elizabeth Cornell | New York, New York

Elizabeth Cornell completed the Master's Course at Southeast Guitar Repair Academy and is the owner of Urban Canyon Guitar Repair in New York City.

Before enrolling, Elizabeth was already repairing guitars on a very part-time basis for NYC ...

Student Spotlight: Kasey Adam Fabrizio | Utah

Kasey Adam Fabrizio completed the Master's Course at Southeast Guitar Repair Academy.

Before enrolling, Kasey worked as a structural welder and fabricator. After nearly three decades of playing guitar and modifying his own instruments, he decided to pu...

Student Spotlight: Raymond Harper | Fairfield, California

Raymond Harper completed the Master's Course at Southeast Guitar Repair Academy.

Before enrolling, Raymond retired from AT&T after a 30-year career splicing copper and fiber telephone cable. After retirement, he started a small woodworking ...

Student Spotlight: Adam Gutierrez | Sherman Oaks, California

Adam Gutierrez is currently working through the Master's Course at Southeast Guitar Repair Academy.

Before enrolling, Adam worked as a warehouse lead, helping ship online orders for various companies. Although he had been playing guitar ...

Meet Southeast Guitar Repair Academy Graduate Brian (Bee) Kocian Jr. of East Bernard, Texas

Some passions begin with a single moment.

For Brian (Bee) Kocian Jr., that moment started when he was a kid watching his grandfather work on a Gretsch 6120.

"He'd constantly be tweaking things on it. I ...