Thank you Mrs Rosa for helping Jerry get these videos edited for us . It really makes my day when I see Rosa video pop up on my tablet. And Jerry thanks for sharing your kraft with us . Stay warn and keep that central boiler feed , I have one myself so I know they eat . God bless.
Just love this, I’m right at this point of my build and I was wondering if I was suppose to glue the top to the side before carving the braces. Every thing is going great, thanks for the video encouraging
Been bouncing around on all the videos but a suggestion ole Strad used to do is place the stem of a tuning fork of the note he wanted to achieve and carved to the optimum volume.
Oh yeah! I seem to have kind of an absolute ear. And yes, the first one is an exact Bb, but the second one is between A and Bb. ;) Thanks again for another awesome series that I'm following right now. :)
I'm only a few minutes in whatching you carve the FLA top, but let me give you a quick little tip I've come up with while blistering myself with those very same little baby planes. When you start to feel the skin sensitivity from too much use, that's when I put on a small band aid on that spot. Make sure the little pad is where the pain is. It acts like just enough padding to keep the abrasion from being much worse. A little weird to try and feel the plane the same way, but if you have callouses on there from other things already, it's not that much of a loss. It will help keep you from getting actual blisters, which I have done. Guess we both just need to spend more time carving tops, eh? BTW, yours is the ONLY channel I subscribe to. Keep up the great work, and tell the Mrs great editing! She's doing really well.
Great & Epic video. Every time you tapped the tops, I rewound and listened to the notes for a few times. They sound great. Thanks for sharing as always. You are a great luthier and great instructor, Jerry. Can’t wait for part 2 and on. Please take care of your hands and fingers.
There's another trick I've used. Have you ever used the thumping trick to pick a melon? When it's perfectly ripe, there's a slight delay as the vibrations transfer through the melon to the opposite side where your hand is located holding it. I've tried using that technique to some luck. Granted, I haven't made anything anywhere near the quality of Mr Rosa.
You, sir, are truly the 'Wizard of Wood'. Your respect for that medium clearly shows through. I can see that you love old instruments, but you don't worship them. They are marvelous tools. I appreciate the knowledge that you have given me, along with the humility that I feel with every video.
Thank You Jerry For Another Great Video! I learn every time, but this time, I actually have a small bit of advise for you: maybe one of them cheapie "Snark" tuners that simply clamp right on and read vibration would help you figure the tune of your tops.
As always great work by both Jerry and Mrs. Rosa! Jerry, if you want to get the note better, do you think a contact mic will help? You wouldn't have any ambient noise to distract the tuner.
Typically I would repair it but I'd have to see it. And possibly I would use a cleat if there was stress on the joint and I couldn't get it glued and clear well.
Great video as usual! Question for you, I have lots of trouble getting the book match joint to work without any gaps. I'm using a mostly a couple of small planes to do so but I'm having trouble with getting it perfect. I find that even when I clamp the two sides together and plane them, I'm shaving unevenly in all direction and axises. Any tips and tricks to get the perfect book match joint?
Well I cheat and use a jointer. And then where I see highspots I lay sandpaper on the jointer and run the high spots over that. I am able to obtain a joint every time that you cannot see any daylight in and it only takes me a couple of minutes.
Beautiful work, Jerry. I'm a new subscriber but have watched quite a few of your vids. I have watched some of the older vids with your music in them and I have been quite impressed with that as well ( this coming from an old hard rock/metal musician, btw ). Love the channel, love the work, and I hope you are not in the same deep freeze we have out here in western Canada.
We got about 6 in of snow or at least that's how much when I went to bed last night haven't looked this morning. And it's been colder many days than it was in Fairbanks Alaska. LOL
Wow! Jerry, more masterwork, beautiful! Having experienced building a mandolin, I have gained a tremendous amount of respect, for the multiple and very precise steps to be achieved.
The Axe Heaven guitars are getting pretty big... They sell them on Amazon at Guitar Center and seem to be expanding... That is a great gift! That is cool that his daughter customized it for you.
I have never seen the top-carving process before I watched this video. I can see how the holes in your template help you determine when the contours are right. Sort of like excavating. Really interesting. Editing looks great!
Nice video. I am curious about the gauze and it's effects on the sound of the top. I would like to hear a sound tap test without the gauze followed by with the gauze but without the braces.
Great jobJerry as always, 2 superb mandolins coming up, the amount of work you put into these projects is insane !!!!, amazing job cant wait to hear these played with one of your cool songs. Peace and Love from Bonny Scotland.
THANK YOU, Jerry! I'm sure that, for many of us, this is a lesson in instrument construction at the hands of an expert luthier. It's fascinating to me to watch a mandolin emerge from raw wood as you "remove anything that doesn't look like a mandolin" (Michelangelo). Might you someday consider creating a guitar or a lute? I think that a lute would be especially fascinating.
Thank you Jerry. Interesting about the note and sustain when you tap the wood. When you were measuring the Loar mandolin, did you tap the top and add what you heard to the measurements?
