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Courses - Spring 2026
ENES
Engineering Science
Open Seats as of
12/21/2025 at 10:30 PM
ENES434
Creating Historic Woodwinds
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Permission of the School of Music.
Cross-listed with: MUSC434.
Credit only granted for: ENES434 or MUSC434.
Students will learn the art of woodworking and blend techniques of modern and historic instrument-making methods. Using wood lathes, metalworking tools, 3d scanners and selective laser sintering 3d printers. Student teams will first train to acquire the skills needed to use fabrication equipment. Each mixed team will then share their individual discipline's skills to help contribute to the creation of a completed musical instrument. Along the way, we'll explore the historical and cultural context of instrument making and the musical period.