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Invite You To Handcraft Your Own Acoustic Guitar In The Beautiful Countryside of Lucca...
Students from all over the World are Invited from Europe, Asia, USA & Canada
A Unique Experience That Will Last With You Forever!
Your 4 Star Accommodation Residence & Workshop are Newly Renovated...
Villa San Rocco is a unique luxurious Villa residence set in the heart of Italy.
Situated in the village of Benabbio, 30 minutes from Lucca - high among the imposing hills of northern Tuscany, the villa is an enchanting private residence incorporating state of the art conference facilities. Neglected for fifty years, this twelve-bedroom Baroque town house has now undergone a full and sympathetic restoration, using traditional skills and materials from the locality.
View Larger Map and check out the Street View to the villa (On the B pin)
Acoustic Guitar Building Course $3,800AUD
Course fee is per student, Excludes Flights, Travel Insurance & Food
Plus 1,200* Euro's For Your 15 Nights Accommodation
*Price includes Double Room with Ensuite & Full Breakfast daily
Accommodation fees are payable in Euro's direct to Villa Management 20% non- refundable deposit due at time of booking!
All Guitar Making Australian Tonewood, Accessories & Step by Step Tuition
Solid Body "Flight" Case (Valued at Over $200 AUD)
"Made In Italy" - Guitar Label with room for your Signature
Transfers to and from Local Train Station at Bagni Di Lucca (Not Lucca)
PLUS your own 2012 Italy Tour - Black Polo Shirt
Your Payment Schedule Terms & Conditions:
Prices in Australian Dollar (AUD)
Deposit (at time of booking) $1,000 AUD Non-Refundable Deposit to TLG - payable upon enrolment booking
Final Payment $2,800 AUD required before the end of April 2012
Note: All course bookings must be 100% confirmed with a deposit and committed as per above payment
If you cancel after Mid April 2012 $1000 will be non-refundable, GST is not chargeable on the fees
Your Accommodation Includes:
15 nights Luxurious 4 Star Residence for 2 people (double room with Ensuite)
FULL Breakfast Daily - Cereals, fruit, breads, yoghurt and eggs
Use of the grounds & BBQ Area, Central kitchens, lounge and dining areas
Internet Access
Exercise & Meditation Rooms
The advantage of local knowledge to restaurants, historic sites, and local Guitar/Music/Food Festivals and markets of the area
All accommodation fees paid direct to the Villa San Rocco Management prior to the guitar course. (20% Deposit due NOW and are non-refundable if you cancel)
Your Acoustic Guitar Building Course:
We have created a unique Guitar making experience, combined
with luxurious accommodation options and with an exclusive 5 student per
class environment, you get to relax, let go and return to a pace that only
Master Craftsman know about!
Under the watchful eye of Master Luthier - Chris Wynne you will pace yourself through every facet of hand crafting an Acoustic Guitar and embrace the older techniques of custom building such as bending your guitar sides and cutting the fretboard by hand
The course hours are around 8.00am till 5.30pm daily
You will get sundays off - depending on how fast your handcrafting comes along
Most accommodations take you for 14 days - so we aim to have your guitar
finished in 12-14 days (60 to 80hrs) and your 15th day will help you get to play in
your guitar and see the sights you missed whilst making your guitar
The course is our main focus!
We will enjoy casual diners together and dine out throughout the course. There are two wonderful local restaurants just 2 minutes walk from Villa San Rocco
Using only Australian Tonewoods, we give you a stunning choice of Inlay options
for your Rosette, Fretboard and Headstock, including various body shape options
for your Classical or Acoustic Guitar
Our 17th Century 700 year old Baroque workshops are located in the lush Lucca countryside at the Villa Residence
All Tea, Coffee & Biscuits provided during the course!
So while your partner or family chooses from sitting by the pool, finding mediaval villages, sipping on fine Italian coffee, nibbling on local Italian Chocolate, shopping
for local produce, hunting down Italian clothing stores, or just venturing off to the
local area you can handcraft your instrument in total serenity...
Come and Join Us In Benabbio, Lucca May 2012!
For further information or enrollment forms, please click on this link "Contact Us"
Or Contact Luthier - Chris Wynne direct on: Phone: +61 3 9431 2490
And then post your enrolment form to PO Box 1162, Research Vic 3095
This is the style of Solid BodyCase we provide for your Guitar!
Getting Around Italy:
We suggest that you hire your own small car for your sightseeing and to get to the local villages & shopping centres. We will help with the transfers to and from the local train station of Bagni Di Lucca.
The Rome Airport or has a train direct into Rome Termini (Terminal) then you catch the next train out to Lucca then onto Bagni Di Lucca where we will be waiting to collect you (This opion is aproximately 3 hours)
We personally fly into Pisa or Florence as it is easier and faster than landing in Rome!
This video shows the drive into the village of Benabbio and to Villa San Rocco
We will show you the local Benabbio (as above) and Bagni di Lucca restaurants!
All fresh, local produce with broad menu selections
Suites vegetarians as well as Gluten and Lactose intolerant people
(Enjoying a night out - All your food costs and entertainment are at your expense)
We use Europcar Hire. If hiring a car - please note most of Italy is CLOSED on Sundays!
If you are coming in on a Sunday we will collect you from the train station then
take you into town the next day to collect your car
Europcar Contact Australia:
Europcar Asia Pacific
157 Mickleham Rd, Tullamarine, Victoria, 3043, Australia
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