Contriver Guitars

Contriver Guitars Computational Lutherie
by Brett Bailey
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play with ingenuity
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Learn | Commission

06/03/2026

Blue!! 💙🔵

Quiet evening of lo-fi, various tape, and color matching a paint sample.

Let us spray.

Hello! 👋 I went looking into the poetic and methodical side of this work—the systems; the rules that generate rather tha...
06/02/2026

Hello! 👋

I went looking into the poetic and methodical side of this work—the systems; the rules that generate rather than just shape.

What emerged is a beautiful discipline, older than the tools we use to compute it.

Computational Design / Lutherie

An approach to design in which mathematical relationships, and parametric systems govern decisions of form, proportion, and structure as primary drivers.

This summer I am hosting a live event to integrate this way of thinking into real workflows.

Seats are intentionally limited to maintain live feedback and iteration depth.

This is a foundational course—whether you’re a beginner in starting clean, or an advance user looking to refine the process, there is something here at every level.

No prior parametric experience required—only familiarity with Fusion is helpful.

Attendees will leave with a fully structured instrument model and repeatable workflow for designing within a controlled system.

It is structured as a 3-weekend intensive, followed by a one weekend break, and a final 4th weekend roundtable for review, catch-up & clarification.

Course Includes:
- Node Atlas & Fret Engine Fusion Add-ins
- Session Recordings
- Indexing+Material Reference Guides
- Print copy of “How Decisions Propagate”
- One Hour Session of After Support

Held Live via Zoom

Please email [email protected] to Enrol

More advanced courses built on this foundation will follow.

05/31/2026

Many, incredibly thin, almost nonexistent, layers.

05/31/2026

Bass!

37” - 34.5” Scale.. Setneck… it fits 🙃

05/30/2026

Ripping through a cascade on the new new.

05/30/2026

splorin

05/30/2026

Mouth breather riffs on the toppled recycling bin.

05/25/2026

Burnt Umber Burst
West System Epoxy Grain Filling.

Reddwood Burl is a tricky material to dye. Approaching it hue by hue, stacking analogues, into the more playful side of colour theory.

After a few days of drying the colour is locked in. I prefer pushing the epoxy “bare handed” before buffing it completely off with Wypall.

The friction between my gloved finger and the material generates a little heat that goes a long way.

The goal is control: absorption, pore collapse, finish shrink-back, uneven reflectivity, and long-term stability.

Highly figured woods aren’t homogeneous materials, so the epoxy becomes part of a larger system for stability and finish consistency.

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05/25/2026

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Address

Hamilton, ON
L0R, L8E TO L8W, L9A TO L9C, L9G TO L9H, L9K

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 9pm
Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 9pm
Saturday 9am - 9pm
Sunday 9am - 9pm

Website

https://reverb.com/ca/shop/contriverguitars, https://contriverguitars.com/build-cours

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