Building an Archtop Jazz Guitar 2012 

"Stunning", is the only word I can think of to describe the beauty of what you have created here! Bravo!

This is a valuable addition to my woodwork collection ru-vid.comUgkxkNYRBJuiJ6EwD-tQSAlxg0eFKsnR2cgz I still will rate this woodwork plan as the best in my reference library. It always seem to stand out from the rest whenever you go through the library. This is a masterpiece.

True craftsmanship at its best. You sir are not only a gifted luthier but an artist as well. Well done!

Dad being dad. Outstanding craftsmanship. If you have time I'd like to be adopted. I don't require much. Just one of those fine instruments.

Patience and craftsmanship and more patience. Outstanding to watch.

It is touching to see the love you have for your daughter to take the time and effort to make such a lovely instrument.

I could watch this video over and over...

Impressive . That was a joy to watch. Bert, You are a star. Thank you, Yuma, Arizona

True craftsmanship! An inspiration to guitar builders.

I am a budding luthier and I aspire to your skill. Your video has truly inspired me, thank you.

It's a f...ing awesome & beautiful guitar. It is good to see that the result of the work is as good as the care that man took with the construction of the instrument.

Beautiful instrument crafted with the most incredible attention to every detail imaginable, if I ever win the lotto I will treat myself to one of these gems. The instrument looks like it is full of music. Thanks.

This is the best version of autumn leaves I've ever heard, and it couldn't be more appropriate than to use it for this video.

That was satisfying beyond belief! Well done, sir!

Une vidéo pleine de beauté. Un véritable chef d'oeuvre et des mélodies aussi belle les unes que les autres. Alors un grand merci pour ce beau moment.

The way you drilled the holes on the back of the top was pretty genius. I never thought to do it that way, but it would give you an even, parallel guide to the top. So simple too. The whole build was amazing and very informative. Thanks for uploading this.

Made with love. Very nice job. Inspires me to sort out my archtop. A talented family.

you sir, are a pure artist! beautiful craftsmanship

All those jigs and tricks are brilliant. I loved the caliper height gauge and the "constant thickness" drilling on the pinhead!

Wow!! That was so amazing to watch. You are a true craftsman. I'm speechless! I wish I had that capability. Inspiring work.

Nice work dude i build guitars theres a lot of going to one people just dont what it takes . It takes a special kind of person to build them and have the patience it takes to do it i been building for 20 years now and when i go in my work shop am in my own little world love your work.

That carbon paper trick was pure gold.

Fantastic video and an amazing build, I wish my dad was this cool. I was so mesmerized that I didn't even notice that I sat through the entire thing! This was very inspiring.

What a great way to spend 24 minutes. Brilliant work!

What a beautiful gift - well done, dad!

This was fascinating to watch. I learned a lot about the hidden steps behind building a high quality instrument. Lots of gluing and clamping and shaving and sanding! It was nice touch to show your daughter at the end enjoying her new guitar. You must be so proud of her, and the guitar, as well! Both are beautiful.

Very nice Bert. Lets folks see and appreciate how much work goes into it from scratch. Lovely guitar.

Congratulations! Nice project, clever crafting techniques, perfect hand control, clear video shooting and on top of all… a lot of love!

WoW! Never knew there's so much dedicated effort in creating such beautiful guitar 😃👌👌👌 🎸 👍

Incredible watch. Thanks!

La construcción de esta guitarra es un trabajo maravilloso. Congratulaciones

A master piece of precision and beauty

loved the work you did! just amazing, Besame Mucho is my dad's fav song. Seriusly nice job. could watch this forever.

I have this fantasy about having a workshop so I can build guitars. This video is bliss to watch.

Really beautiful work! ...and to see your daughter playing it at the end is perfect!

Amazing work Bert. This is truly, priceless craftsmanship! Well done.

So much love was put into this... it nearly made me cry. truly emotional experience, thank you. also very nice background music :D

Beautiful instrument! Beautiful process.

Es el trabajo más bello que voy en mi vida. Ojalá algún día pueda hacerlo yo también. Lo felicito!!! Bendiciones!

Hi, how lucky is your daughter. I wish someone would build me an arch top. I would like one but they are just so bloody expensive . Love this playing in the background. Thanks from Michael Newell from Niagara Falls, Ontario

It seems as though your success has allowed you to upgrade your shop! I really enjoyed watching you build a formidable guitar with a handful or two of pretty basic tools and a ton of elbow grease.

Outstanding - a true master builder at the top of his craft. Kudos

G'Day Bert... Thoroughly enjoyed this presentation and demonstration of constructing an Archtop Hollow Jazz Guitar... (I purchased my 'own' in a favoured Music Shop) ... and the "Reward" at the end, your beautiful Daughter's smile ☺ is the "Happy Ending"... FYI ... Two daughters play piano and one of them favours an Auditorium/Orchestral, Acoustic Electric Guitar of my seven guitars... Well done and Thank both of you... Chris ...

This is art and engineering. What a great job!! very nice to see it! congratulations.

Beautiful gift you have made there !

Beautiful archtop guitar. I loved

I totally admire and rspect your craftsmanship.

I too started buildin for my son and family.ive made 20 guitars over the last 20 years, all except 4 will stay in the family. it is so rewarding.I still love it.

This is awesome, just plain awesome. You are such a good father! That's a wonderful gift to give to your child :)

heartwarming video, glad i found it and sat through all of it. truly a labor of Love; that's fully realized in watching her play. obviously you're no stranger to instrument building, but i commend you on the hardwork and the height of detail you put into this project for your daughter. God Bless.

Beautiful stunning craftsmanship, from the curved top (all by hand) to the shielding of the amazing tailpiece to the inlay work, the dovetail joint.. the works. Love the NZ paua shell eye! Really enjoyed watching this vid and such a lovely thing to do for your daughter. Great to see art like this on YT. Thank you for taking the time film, edit and share..

beautiful just simply beautiful!!! You make me want to learn how to make a guitar and I may just learn how to because of you.

If I may say that was a beautiful piece of art you made

Amazing how much work is involved!

What a great Dad! I enjoyed this video and appreciate your skills and dedication. Provo!

As an aspiring luthier myself, I've been watching a lot of videos like these, and this one of yours is wonderful. I love that you do so much of your work by hand, only using power-tools when necessary. I really enjoyed this video and I definitely learned some interesting little tips just by watching you. Although I aspire to build classical guitars, I've always loved archtops; nothing beats 'em for jazz! Thanks for sharing your build! -Regards from Cape Cod Massachusetts

Very relaxing both to watch and listen. Thank you.

WOW - what a labour of love. Your daughter is a very lucky girl to have such a beautifully made guitar. I hope it's playing better and better.

A work of ART.....just AMAZING

I had to make an archtop once. It was a repair on an old Guild. The bindings, the top, and all was a very difficult to remove, replace and refinish. Keeping the neck on the old body and making the top the right height so that the bridge/saddle were correct was the hardest part. Great job.

Beautiful work. Very nice tone.

Fantastic work mate, really beautiful guitar.

A joy to watch. Congratulations.

Bravo Bert, So beautiful. A treasure for all time.................

Gitaar én dochter, twee meesterwerken! Goed gedaan, man.

Just beautiful. Congrats.

Making my guitar was one of the most enjoyable times of my life (2001). I still have wood for another one and this video is making me want to find my Benedetto book, It's somewhere in my messy shop. Beautiful guitar by the way.

I've had the privilege of handling one of the $25k arch tops. They truly are amazing and inspiring pieces of work!

Beautiful work my friend ....loved your video

Wonderful work and a great gift for your daughter.

Thank you very much for that beautiful video, building guitars is definitely a wonderful art... I guess your daughter is very happy for that present.

I'm at a loss of words. Such beauty thank you.

"A uniform thickness" looks and sounds great fun! Thanks.

Absolutely beautiful...and your attention to detail is mesmerising. (You've got to have the sharpest plane blades in the world!)

I watched this video and was amazed on how meticulous you are in building these fine archtops. No custom luthier and certainaly Gibson has nothing over you. I enjoyed all the fine jaz tunes too. You certainly possess the woodwork talent and patience to produce these fine instruments. I noticed that on this one, you used a headstock design based on the original Epiphone headstocks.

True craftmanship. Great job!

That trick with the carbon paper is rather clever. Je bent een echte vakman Bert. Het ziet er mooi uit. Grappig dat je een kratje bier daarop legde om het goed te lijmen!

Awesome. Beautiful instrument. Dank u meneer van der Meij, acht je bent een kunstenaar

Bert,Dit is echt geniaal.Ik heb de video nu 5 keer gezien en elke keer denk ik...wow!!!

bert still digging this video. Hope you have a merry Christmas,and hope youll post your next build soon

The archtop is another craft within luthery, very nice build!

Absolutely amazing video. Also, as a nurse, I love that it says "BM" on the headstock :)

"El último beso". Excelente video y excelente pieza de fondo!

The trick with the caliper in an overhead clamp is reason alone to watch this video!

beautiful, I would buy a guitar builded by you anytime, unfortunately for me, there is no way, i can't afford one, that kind of craftsmanship is not cheap, thanks for sharing, shows how much passion you have for what you do, I was amazing see you create such beauty

Gaaf om het proces te zien, en het resultaat is supertof!

Such a good craftmanship. Very inspiring!

This was a masterclass, thank you

Wonderful banda and a very beautyful job.

Nice work of art you produced, not just a nice sounding guitar. A portion of your heart and soul resides within that instrument, .... Something that can not be purchased off the shelf. . Thanks for sharing your endeavor. peace

Wow. Looks like a lot of hard work. I have enough trouble just palying the darn things. Keep it up. And thank you on behalf of all us guitar players.

that is one of the most beautiful guitars i've ever seen

Thanks for the video. I really enjoyed watching it and will watch it again. :-) I like the mount you built for the digital calipers. :-) And I enjoyed everybody's playing on the follow-up video, too.

Your woodworking talent is amazing!

a most beautiful gift!

Fantastic craftsmanship

...pretty well done,beautiful work,your daughter should be very proud by such feat.... congrats!!!!

what an amazing guitar! I'd love to play it. great work. very inspiring.

Always loved this

omg i am amazed. i watched the whole thing. nice work man!