This old work horse had all 4 feet in the dumpster when it came to the shop. I think you will enjoy seeing how I was able to rescue it. Support: / rosastringworks Website: www.rosastringworks.com
I restored (rebuilt would be a better word) an old 1901 gibson florentine guitar very much like this, at least that's what the owner told me it was, it was so long ago I can't remember much about it other than it came to me in many pieces lol
Just saw this guitar for sale on Reverb and had to come back and drop a comment on the video because I remembered watching it a few years ago. Amazing how you saved it!
A product you might look at is furniture wax sticks. Used by furniture restorers. Great for filling small voids. Easy to work with. Comes in different colors and has a hard finish
Anytime you have to take the back or front off, it must be a real pain in the ***, but for us RU-vid viewers, it's golden. Great to see how these old guitars were constructed.
I really enjoy watching your video’s repairing on the instruments.Especially the mandolin, the fret repair and the headstock then the tuners. It looked like a accident waiting to happen. You are the man.
Always a pleasure to see you bring an old guitar back to life. This one is challenging, but you can fix just about any problem on an instrument 👍 Thank You for the video!
Jerry you have a gubbins on the right hand side of your forehead which keeps disappearing and coming back, lol. For you my friend this repair will be a piece of cake. Yeah right !!!! you do put yourself in it dont you, but hey if you didnt you would not be the guy we all know you to be. Great video, thank you and your team for all your hard work in sharing this wonderful content. Peace and Love to you all, from Bonny Scotland.
Jerry, the fact that you started with the cosmetic issues says a LOT about your confidence in dealing with what looks like some major structural defects. Awesome detail work around that sound hole!
Am suffering this morning from drinking too much wine in the sun yesterday, Jerry, watching this episode with gallons of iced water is the perfect hangover cure.👍🏴👍
Well this job will certainly verify your claim that you can fix any guitar even if it's been run over by a car:) Can't wait to see the rest of this project!
Jerry: You don't just fix guitars, you restore them. It's nice to see such an old guitar get a new lease on life. Not many luthiers will go to so much trouble.
Yes, this poor Gibson had known better days. A real adventure for you and us, fans. 👍 Thank you Jerry for sharing your experience, the video is great. 🎶🎶🎶
You always amaze me with your depth of knowledge and your skill. I love the channel ive learned so much over the last couple years thanks to your videos thank you very much for what you do.
Hey mr. Jerry... You know how you say its not easy being you. Well in this instance i wouldnt want to be you. Lol long time sub. Just don't communicate much. God Bless you buddy. Thnks for all the hard vids. Love them.
Definitely a labor of love.....way beyond dollar value for cost of repair.....so satisfying to watch and listen to the fruits of your labors, when it is finally strung, and played.......
Imagine the stories this guitar could tell. Hope all is well, Jerry! Give my regards to Caleb! BTW, the lady who wrote "Opal, Ruby and Pearl" (Becky Buller) is a good friend of mine!
This is going to be one of your very best jobs i'm sure, so far it's been rather obvious but there is still a long way to go and i love how the sound hole binding and the surrounding wood have transformed from wreck to almost invisible repair, well done Jerry great work.
You are certainly a master craftsman. Most people might have just filled it with goop and sanded it off. I really love how you started with the cosmetic issues, that brings to mind "it dosn't matter how you start as long as you start. Well done!
Great stuff. I love the level of detail and craftsmanship you put into these repairs. Your customer is definitely getting an awesome “deal” with your 10 hour bid!
Just wanted to say thank you so much for these fascinating guitar restoration videos, your luthier skills truly are unmatched by anyone on RU-vid so it’s an honour to hear it all from the best!
A tips I picked up along the way...when you’re scoping (or using a lighted mirror) the inside of a guitar body, turn the lights off in your shop. It makes everything more clear and, in the case of a large hole or crack, it keeps the ambient light from “whiting out” your camera exposure.
I had to stop at 26:55 to tell you that you are an absolute master at impossible repairs. SUPERLUTHIER next Tee-shirt! I have spoken I am the Master Video Watcher, seriously Jerry you are the best.
I’ve been watching this channel constantly since I discovered it about a month ago. I find the videos extremely relaxing and very interesting and informative. It’s always a privilege to watch someone who’s really good at what they do. I also got brass bridge pins to fit by filing them down! They really blew new life into my Martin OM!
Enjoy your work Jerry. I keep Mohawk epoxy putty in various colors in my shop at all times. I'm certain you would find many uses for it. I find it a superior product to timbermate type fillers. No shrinkage, sets up in minutes, takes colors before and after set up, sticks where you put it, and it works and finishes like wood.
The old plastic was called Bakelite ! It can be reshaped by putting it in very hot water until softened, then clamping it in the position you want. If it's on a radius, you can shape a clamping block out of wood to fasten it to with the clamps. It will remain as clamped when cooled. Those cocoons are cockroach egg sacks ! I've seen them many times in instruments I've taken apart. Very common.
Several people are calling this Bakelite I can tell you for a black-and-white fact it is not Bakelite Bakelite is what they used to use on the black telephones of the forties and fifties. That material is very hard and brittle. This type of plastic is Some kind of celluloid
Another Awesome Great Video thanks for sharing it. I always like these videos where you rebuild old instruments. I think it's amazing that someone cared enough to save them. There was so very little bracing inside this guitar. I don't understand that. Stay well & safe everyone. God Bless you all.
"We dont drink coffee here" I'm not sure i entirely understood the words that were coming out your mouth.im not sure i can trust y'all anymore😂.i mean with a guitar, sure😋
What a job you’ve undertaken! The guitar looks like junk and would probably have been thrown away by somebody who didn’t know anything about vintage guitars, but luckily it wasn’t and has ended up with a luthier that not only appreciates such old treasures but has the considerable skills and knowledge required to make it sing again. I’m really looking forward to seeing the next episode in this series.
Sitting here with my morning coffee, and I see Its time to check out the next Rosa video. I was thinking that Jerry fights and wins each time, but fight is not correct, Jerry works and wins ! Thanks for another great informative and also entertaining video
Like watching your expertise, Jerry. I got no skills like that, so its great to watch. If I lived close by, I'd request a look at my old Washburn D12N. Regards Greg K Sydney Aust.
Wow, that conical shaped piece to act as a backing for the binding in the sound hole is genius. Here I was thinking you'd have to use a piece of paper, to try to trace out the diameter, but no why do that, use a cone, and insert it till it's tight, there's your diameter!
That is an L2 Jerry You have a 4" vice rite ! That tail piece .. set the plastic under the jaws of the vice where it clears the jaws . Now take a bolt and on the back side of the bow on the metal and have K tighten the jaws slowly and carefully it will realine the wires and not touch the plastic .. that is what I do to straiten knives that warp after heat treating when they are still 800 to 1000 Degrese .. after they come out of the oil . I quench my blades at a high orange not red ..
As always totally enjoy guitar restorations. Love the integrity and passion of the Luthiers. But this video has left me hanging. Love to know how it turned. Can't find part two. Anybody?
Beautiful arch top and arch back. All of it. YOu should document it and build a few just like it. I'm sure those are stressed arches, not carved. Maybe the back but not the front. And the oval sound hole. I'd love to see you build one.
