Here is a rare opportunity to see and hear 7 RSW mandolins all at one time. Hope you enjoy the video. Support: / rosastringworks Website: www.rosastringworks.com
To my eyes, finish crazing adds a sublime beauty to an instrument. Time, habitat and circumstance contribute their own elegance to the human hand work. Every one of those mandolins is a treasure.
Jerry, Thanks so much for being who you are. Love your videos, outlook on life, and what you've taught me. Your a master luthier! I'm now tackling easy repairs of my own guitars. Rick Louisville KY
I could listen to your stories all day... The one about the little girl and the three quarter sized mandolin, was sad.. Hardships make you choose between what you love, and what you need. I've been in that position myself; had to sell an instrument to cover bills, or had an unexpected emergency... Lost a few good instruments that way. But, you do what needs to be done... especially when you have someone; with little someone's, who depend on you to keep the lights on, food in the fridge, and clothes on their backs. Music may leave your hands... But it NEVER leaves your heart... It waits patiently, for you to find your way back... and welcomes you, with open arms... Until we speak again, my friend...
Im flabbergasted about the comment regarding your humility. I think your one of the most honest and humble people i've ever heard. Sometimes you have to honk your your own horn especially if you have the talent to back it up. Not only your luthier skills which speak for themselves but your playing and vocal skills. Do not listen to the haters. Your to valuble to those of us who appreciate true talent and they are many.
Proud to say I got a small sneak preview of your mandolins Jerry. It was a pleasure to meet you in Feb of this year. Good luck and God Bless keep up the wonderful work .
Wow! Wow! Wow! I love all your videos. You do fantastic work. Thanks for sharing with us. This an example of the benefits of RU-vid and the internet, we can watch you make or repair instruments from all around the world (I'm in Canada). I look forward to your next video. 😁😁😁😁
Thank you very much, Jerry. All very wonderful stories about each mandolin. As I practiced on my "The Loar" mandolin, I started to daydream ( I do that often) about what a sycamore and redwood mandolin would sound like...
Jerry I want to give credit where credit is due . Although its obvious that your mandolins are top notch , your pride in workmanship is second to none. Thank you for all you have done and will do for the music world and all that enjoy your part in it , even if they dont know you were that part, they get something from your heart . You are top notch buddy , I'm so glad to get to see you're work.
Right with you on your comments re nitrocellulose finishes. Keep it thin and yes it dries hard and can craze in time. Very intersting history of your previous builds. Thank you so much for your channel from across the pond!
This is an awesome video! Thank you for sharing all of these with us. It’s awesome to see the history of your work. You’ve done amazing work since the beginning!
I enjoy all of your videos Jerry, but this one was truly a great and fun one. Keep at it for as long as you can. Some day people will want to spend small fortunes to get The Rosa Mandolin of their dreams. Regards, Solomon
... wow, I have that same strap on my baby Taylor (my daily player) as your daily player. I sat in (with my 12 string) with some old (to me) blue grass guys about 30 years ago, and the mandolin guy says "son, y'all have got to calm down a bit... the guitar is the rhythm section in this group, so you just GOT to keep time". I really learned a lot from those guys. Those mandolins are all really nice. Maybe I should try playing one someday.
Jerry, enjoyed this video very much. As a musician my best instrument is the radio but I love all kinds of musics with a few exceptions. The world is full of great music. The story about your uncle is a treasure. Thanks.
What a great video!!!! Love the story of your uncle and also the one about the little girl and her 3/4 mandolin. I'm so sorry that she wasn't able to keep it. How sad is that!
Very interesting Jerry, I know my dad took Jimmy Dickens Place on the Hoosier hootenanny and sang on that show and played for three years when he was very young so I know how proud you must be of your uncle. Thank you much for all your videos, I have learned so much because of them. My wife might not like you because I have spent some money on some of the tools that you use to do your repairs and that I own four different guitars. Lol! Keep them coming. I know this is an old video because I think I watched all of your videos at least once if not twice but still enjoy them. God bless you
Enjoyed the evolution of your Mandolins and the artistry of the latest iterations! All are beautiful in there own way. The 3/4 size did sound really good & I loved the Rhonda Vincent story. Thx for sharing! God bless Doc.
To be honest... I don’t care much about looks. It’s an tool. There to make good sound. They all look good, don’t get me wrong. However the one with the rusty strings sounds the best to me. God bless you and thank you for sharing what you do. Thank you
JERRY: I love your videos! Frankly, I’m not even sure why, but no matter what the subject (or instrument your working on) - once I click “play”, I cannot stop until the video is finished. What comes through in all your videos is: #1 what a wonderful human being you are, and #2 what an amazingly talented and conscientious instrument maker you are. Wish you and your workshop were closer (I live in Santa Cruz, California). I have a couple of beautiful and very valuable guitars (made by the Rozawood shop in the Czech Republic) that need some work (nothing extensive), but I hesitate to give them over to just anyone unless I am sure I’ve found someone with your skills and work ethics. You are truly a gift.
Thanks for the oral history of your early mandolins Jerry. As a collector early Martin guitars, I am always saddened by the fact that once the provenance of these great old instruments is lost, it can never be recovered again.
I really like the deep red lustre colouring of the Thomas mandolin. The no.2 mandolin looks really nice with the brown finish and the birdseye maple back. The first sycamore mandolin was also really pretty. The 3/4 size mandolin also had some beautiful grain and colouring. Your first mandolin also looks fabulous with the birdseye maple and the western cedar top. What a great story about your uncle. All the mandolins sound great to me. Thanks for posting Jerry.
that's some nice mandolin picking man and some really nice instruments and memories, I wish we lived a little closer and would love to pick with you some day! maybe see you at a festival and pick sometime.
I learned the hard way with my 5-string, you have to maintain the proper level of humidity in the case or the nitrocellulose finish will crack. I was dragging my Deering Calico from one ship to the next while I was in the Navy and I wasn't paying attention to the "small" details. I thought there was a humidity gauge in the case you put the "Thomas" mandolin in. I bought that Roger Siminoff book back in '81, '82, or '83, and started studying it as well. I was on the USS John F. Kennedy at the time. I bought an F5 style mandolin kit from International Luthiers, the little finger planes, powdered dies to mix with alcohol, varnish, and Lord knows what else, but I had no place to build it. You have lit the fire in me again but now, I am trying to get my house ready to sell. I love the F5. I have a Loar LM-600-VS, just ordered the antler bridge for it and intend to brighten that puppy up. Then I'll learn how to play it!!! Learning a lot from your videos, also have a fiddle in the works, but I took a shortcut on the carving. You keep making the videos and I'll keep watching!!!
Wow Jerry I can't believe I'm watching this session late beautiful mandolins some good stories in music you have a good night my friend take care buddy by the way that Thomas Mandell looks awesome
Hi gerry my favourite was the second mandolin you made it sounded awesome and the little story about your Mrs running it over i would name it the battle axe and what a awesome story about your uncle very enjoyable video thanks for sharing
Great story Jerry! I'll bet #0001 would really talk with a fresh set of strings! That said, I *really* like the sound of your #0002 mando. Very bright, and lots of volume.😁 You've created some really fine instruments there.😉🎵🎶🎵
So true what you said about Gibbo acoustic guitars. My Hummingbird took about thirty years to sound absolutely right. Exactly the same with Yams also. By the time my Yam started sounding right it needed refret and neck reset! Thank you sir.
Jerry, that was a great video! I really enjoyed seeing all of the mandolins and the story that went along with each one, thanks for sharing, they all sound great!
I have a guitar that talks when people are in the room. A mate of mine made it for me 30myears ago. Nitrocellulose lacquer. Beautiful sound. Stay with it.
Jerry......I could read those same books front to back 100 times and my 1st attempt wouldn't be a millionth of the instrument your first mandolin obviously is. You know its true, i've learned a lot from you about keeping my own little army of instruments up and gigging....but far more than that...there's something almost therapeutic about watching you fix up an instrument i'd probably consider unsalvageable. Sometimes you'll come to a spot where you're like....well..I'm just not sure how I'm gonna fix this and then a little later your saying something like..well i thought about it and made this here special tool and/or come up with this plan...and more often than not....it comes out fixed just fine. There's just something so satisfying and therapeutic about watching you do that. Thanks for sharing it.
Actually believe it or not I got the idea from when I was a kid. I used to cut a lot of firewood and help a neighbor friend cut a lot of firewood. Often he would cut Sycamore and as a kid you do silly things and I would take two sticks of the Sycamore and tap them together and you could just hear the resonance all the way down the valley. The other pieces of firewood would not do that just the Sycamore. So as I got older I got to thinking about building an instrument and I thought Sycamore would probably be really good and sure enough it was.
Your Mandolins are really top quality, just by looking at them compared to some of the ones you have worked on that are sent to you. Wish I could play one but I cant play a decent game of cards let alone an instrument.
I alway love swing your mandolins you Create it certainly is a gift from God to be able to create instruments someday Jerry will be in glory and I imagine you’ll be in the band or teaching others to make instruments during the thousand year reign on earth
