Loved this one... Jerry got me started on luthier work by watching his channel... I cannot begin to tell you how many hours I've spent learning ftom him . He graciously shares everything he does with anyone who wants to watch.. Is he the best luthier in the world.. probably not .. Is he the most practical... You bet ... He tackles stuff most luthiers shy away from. This is an big bonus for his veiwers .. I watched him and gained confidence to reset the neck on my Martin. Saving myself 500+ dollars and knowing that I can do it again in the future.. I had a Kentucky mandolin with a broken neck .. I was told by another luthier from his experience it would probably only last 6 months but he was impressed with the fact that you couldn't hardly see where I've worked on it .. BTW Its been over 3 years the neck is fine and I'm sure I'll never have to fix it again.. Thanks to Jerry Rosa .
I love Jerry and his channel. It was a sad day when Jerry announced that he was retiring from instrument repairs. Now it's time for me to brag a little bit. I have the Worlds Finest Guitar. It was built for me by a very good friend of mine back in 2020.
I watched the series of videos of Jerry building this instrument and it was very enjoyable. It was a painstaking process and the mandolin looks and sound great. My only preference would have been to just leave the wood grain with an amber tone finish to make the grain pop, and no sunburst. The back and top woods are so spectacular that I think the burst detracts from their natural beauty. Still a great looking instrument.
Back a few years ago, I built myself an electric octave 8 string mandolin. It has a 15 piece puzzle made into a rose flower from abolone pieces. It took about 38 hours of work to cut, file and fit the pieces. When it was done, the flower looked like a blue rose. That is the name I gave this mando. A few decent octave players have played it and enjoyed the instrument. Bob
Great interview . I love watching Jerry work . I have built 12 mandolins to date both F style and A style I am now 68 years of age and Just got started on what I expect to be my last mandolin . and Like Jerry I want to make the best the best I can make . this one I will be going all out and keeping for myself
I watched Jerry build the finest mandolin made by human hands and its quite an amazing process. Also purchased an antler bridge and that has made a great difference to my Eastman 315. Thanks.
This was an awesome video. Also, it was interesting to hear Jerry explaine his thinking about building the Mandolin. I think I could sit and listen to him talk about his work for hours. We appreciate each of your channels. Thanks for sharing. Stan in Idaho
I've been watching your videos here for awhile now and somehow missed this one. Gotta say,..it's our favorite. He's a colorful guy. What a joy to make music on something you built with your own hands. I like his attitude toward building too. Good common sense a lot of it. Guess I'll start watching the build series on the one shown. Cheers. 👍
What an excellent video! Jerry is a true craftsman. He starts the camera and the viewer sees everything. I just bought a new mandolin but it’s not one of Jerry’s!
When I’ve built necks I’ll take the neck blank and saw I down the middle and turn the pieces so that the end grain opposes and that works really well to prevent warping. Laminated, as he describes is an excellent way to prevent warping as well, and I have done that as well. Great video about a great luthier!
Great video! I've been watching Gerry making this fine mandolin for several months. It's great to see it again, and to hear Gerry talking about it. Thanks!👍
"Arther" now keeps me from playing the standard Lloyd Loar mando. I changed to the octave mando and enjoy it thoroughly. Appreciate great quality builds.
Great interview with Jerry, he is the person that turned me on to you guys and I am sure glad that he did. I am loving me new guitar (Eastman 622 KOA) that I got from you . I love that thing!!!
Mr. Rosa makes the tones and the woods come together to make a musical instrument what it should be. Mr. Rosa is a gift from God to the the music world.
Love Jerry Rosa's Honest aproach to building and especialy repairing Instruments. He does what's needed without being precious about brand history or perceived value. Great interview too.
Aw heck my grandpas 1920 mel bay is hard to beat...Just japing youalls...I think he paid about $2.00..from the sears catalog.Now you guys are excellent pickers and super nice mandolins..jam on boys.
Great video. Nice seeing the worlds finest mandolin built by human hands played by an awesome player, not the Jerry isn't, but you have younger hands. Thank you for the video
If money were no object & I could afford whatever mandolin I wanted, I'd have Jerry make me one...I'd want a red one with gold hardware...he builds excellent instruments...
Yeah, violins have an unfinished neck for the same reason. The only thing you want to put on there is perhaps a tiny bit of sun dried boiled linseed oil. I understand keeping the secret measurements to yourself, but please at least write them down so they are not lost when you pass on. I wish I could try a deer antler Mandolin saddle, but they now apparently unobtainium.
As you're getting older are you going to pass the information along. Please do not be a gate keeper. In the maker community we are loose more and more of the older skilled worker.
Not meaning to be unkind, but one mandolin sounds pretty much IDENTICAL to EVERY other mandolin. I bet you could do a blinded test with mando pickers and they wouldn't be able to tell a five dollar one from a five thousand dollar one.
completely agree. the bland headstock is half the disappointment for me. inlay diamonds or extraterrestrial pallasite at least before calling it the world's finest anything.
It’s not an unkind statement I wouldn’t worry about that so much. It’s a pretty ignorant thing to say, you’re talking about you but stating your lack of perception as a fact. Also, a good listener with a trained ear could do that blindfolded test. A good listener with a trained ear who also plays mandolin would have no trouble at all. I know all of this because I can hear the differences. 🤷♂️👂👈
