Martin 12/10/24 Martin 12/10/24

Merry Christmas from The Macica Workshop

Hoping you all are able to listen to and play some great holiday music this season!

***Are you having a hard time coming up with a Christmas gift for a family member or a friend?*** How about the gift of a Guitar Making Class? They will leave the class with a handcrafted guitar that they made themselves and that they can make music with for many years to come!

**We still have a couple spots left for the next class in January. Come join us!**

Other woodworking going on around here during this holiday season…

Rustic Chainsaw Carved Trees made by my son @pineridgecarvings

(click Instagram link above)

Handcrafted Mosaic Coasters.. I make the wood frames and my wife does the mosaic work. We are collaborating on a couples “Make a Wood Mosaic Coaster Class” at the Adirondack Folk School together in April 2025.

Working on a new batch of Macica Mandolins in the workshop..the wood chips are a’flyin!

Had a great time teaching the Adirondack Dulcimer Class at The Adirondack Folk School recently. The students did a great job!

Check out the “Events” tab on my website for all the 2025 classes I will be teaching at the folk school

Several Macica instruments for sale in our showroom right now…Come on by for a visit and try them out.

(great Christmas gifts for your favorite musician:)

Enjoy the season! Until next time…

Martin Macica

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Macica Workshop: September News

**Fresh Grass Bluegrass Festival at Mass Moca in North Adams, Mass. this weekend (September 20th-22nd)!**

**Come visit us at the booth this weekend! We have guitars, mandolins and fiddles for sale at Fresh Grass this weekend!**
**See you there!**

**Come join us for some classes at the ADK Folk School!**

Upcoming Classes at Adirondack Folk School in Lake Luzerne, NY.

https://adirondackfolkschool.org/

November 4th-7th: Adirondack Dulcimer Class

December 9th, 10th: Dovetailed Serving Tray Class

December 20th: Spoon Carving Class

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New Guitar Building Class-January 2025

“Cabin Fever” Winter Guitar Class:

Let’s Build A Guitar 2025!

Dates: January 6th - January 24th (3 weeks)

When: Monday-Friday 10:00-4:00 p.m.

Where: The Macica Workshop (166 County Route 338, Schuylerville, NY)

Cost: $1,950.00 ($950 down to register and $1000 due at the end of class)

Contact:

Phone: 518-538-4278

Email: musicmaker@macica.com

Website: https://www.macica.com/

Instagram: @macicaworkshop

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**Having some fun at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum in Bristol, TN.**

Enjoy this Fall Season!

Until next time,

Martin Macica

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Workshop News-Summer 2024

It’s Festival Season!

***Click on the “Events” tab above to check out where we will be this summer.***
***Hope to see you!***

Greetings from The Macica Workshop! It has been quite a long time since my last Blog post. The workshop is busy between teaching classes, making instruments and keeping up with repairs and restorations too. I always look forward to this season of festivals and getting out seeing old friends, meeting new people and playing music together.

***Summer Guitar Building Class:***
I will be teaching a 3-week intensive guitar building class this summer starting at the end of June. All the information is on the flyer above. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or are interested in registering for the class.
***Looking forward to it!***

A few photos from the Winter/Spring Guitar Building Class that we just finished…

Feel free to check out my Instagram link for more recent photos.

https://www.instagram.com/macicaworkshop/

Dovetailed Shaker Candle Box Class at Adirondack Folk School
**https://adirondackfolkschool.org/**

***I have been restoring several violins that will be listed on Reverb soon…***

New YouTube Video in the “Guitar for Ireland” Series.
(Prt. 4)

**https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrQA4wTN1iz-OkBsyXd9ttw**

Irish folk musician, Tim O’Shea with his new custom Macica Guitar.

***Until next time….Hope to see you this summer!***
***Martin***

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The Macica Workshop: May News

Greetings from The Macica Workshop and happy Spring to you all!

We spent a few weeks traveling around Italy in April. One of the places we spent some time in was Cremona…

The city of Cremona has a strong musical tradition. Famous for its violin making craftsmanship and the fact that it produces more stringed instruments such as violins, violas, cellos, and guitars than any other place in the world.

The town became renowned for the violins and other musical instruments that were made here (many members of the Stradivari, Amati, Guarneri and Bergonzi families of luthiers were all prominent citizens of Cremona), and was also well known for its concert bands.

Today Cremona, with its over 130 luthier shops, is the reference point for international lutherie, born here 500 years ago…

We were able to spend time both at the Museo del Violino and at the Academia Cremonensis (Violin Making School). I was very inspired by what I learned there and look forward to implementing it into my work.

Museo del Violino

Academia Cremonensis

Fall Guitar Building Course:

New Guitar Building Course:

2 Options:

Option #1: Intensive Course: 9:30-4:30 for 4 weeks…

Dates:

September 5th-8th (Tues.-Fri.), 11th-15th (Mon.-Fri.), 20th-22nd (Wed.-Fri.)

25th-29th (Mon.-Fri.)

October 2nd-6th (Mon.-Fri. only if needed)

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Option #2: 5:30-9:30 on Tuesday Evenings for several months…

September: 5, 12, 26

October: 3, 10, 17, 24, 31

November: 28 (teaching class at ADK Folk School this month)

December: 5, 12, 19, 26

January: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

February: 6, 13, 20, 27

Cost for Workshops: $1,950.00

If interested in either of these options, you can email me at musicmaker@macica.com or call my shop phone at 518-695-3029. Look forward to hearing from you!