So satisfying to see an instrument getting repaired. I wouldn't worry one bit how it's going to sound and the scars add a little character and a great story. Thanks Jerry
YAYYYY! EMERIIIII! Her speaking voice is at least as nice as her singing voice. And she's an invaluable lifesaver when it comes to assisting you. SO NICE to see her live on camera. Amazing job sticking the sides together, Jerry!
yes yes - who was your helper..? was that your Wife..? you are blessed... please intruduce her next time... I think we all may agree that (Jerry) your operation there is full of "family love." just the idea that others would come to stay on your property is such a beautiful thing...!!!
The good thing is that this guitar has no history to preserve. Now filling, color matching, sanding, and refinishing and I don’t think most people will know the difference. Jerry you have the patience I wish I had. Great work.
Love you honesty about your super glue expierience i have a friend who was once a jockey he said he was drunk his rear view mirror came off his windshield somebody told him to use super glue and put some on hold it there for a couple minutes .It was a hot summer day he said he put a bunch on it slaped it up there glued his hands to the windshield no one around he said it was a good hundred 20 degrees in the car said by the time someone came along he was as sober as a priest on Sunday he said he never tried to use superglue again LOL I thought that was so funny. he said he was a millionaire twice but he said drugs and alcohol took it all and eventually his career as a jockey by the way he's now a federal parole officer trying to help drug offenders so he learned more than one lesson in his life for sure. I thought this was a good story
Jerry, thanks for this excellent repair captured on camera. Working with CA glues and gloves on camera is a true test. "That was almost a miracle right there, on camera." Beautiful job!
The work on this basse is unbelievable. You have a gift and you meticulously craft what could discourage others. The glue issue is something ... Thanks for sharing Jerry 👌.🎶🎶🎶
This one almost deserves it's own name. Like cocoa, or coffee, it's the right color. But if Chocolate got a name, this one seems to deserve one, too. I am always amazed at the way you puzzle things back together. Another job I can't wait to see the ending of.
@@tonyhills2112 Depends. Was Humpty Dumpty a brown egg or a white egg? If he was a brown egg, that would be okay, but a white egg would be out of place. It is a brown guitar, after all.
Building an instrument is relatively easy but repair like this one guitar and the chocolate violin is a completely different more challenging ball game. Only a few like our friend Jerry is capable of that impossible mission.. Congrats, Jerry.
Busted Bass Brought Back to life By more than Benign intervention Because that's what we do! Something like that... Good work; Chocolate II; turning a box of firewood into an instrument; well done so far!
That is one awesome repair. Chocolate comes to memory. But each one is unique. After many glued rubber gloves as our friends across the pond used to say "By Jove I think you've got it" Thanks for the content from Jerry and Emerie.
Jerry, I swear you are in the league of Charlie Derrington! Who is Charlie Derrington? Back in the 80s, some psycho lunatic broke into Bill Monroe's house and smashed his legendary July 1923 mandolin to pieces with a fireplace poker. Bill didn't panic. He got hold of the Gibson guys in Bozeman, and they came down and cleaned up all of the splinters and pieces, took it back to their shop and spent about 2 years putting it back together. They did such a good job of repair and restoration that Bill said it was actually sounding better than before. Charlie Derrington was the chief repair man and supervisor for this miracle, and the size and scope of the job was mind staggering. After seeing what you have done on some of your jobs, I have to say that I think Charlie would approve of the work you do. I feel like a 5 year old playing with tinkertoys by comparison. If you type in Bill Momroe mandolin restoration, and Charlie Derrington, you'll see it. That was how I found it on the internet, but it was in a documentary bio on Bill that was on VHS in the 90's. George Gruhn tells the story, and there's a short interview with Charlie, and lots of pictures of the damage and the repairs. It's pretty interesting stuff. If you've never heard about it, check it out.
As someone who's glued his fingers together more often than I'd care to admit, I've read that "food service" gloves won't stick to CA glues. I haven't tested it so I'm not sure if they're referring to Poly, Vinyl or Nitrile gloves (as opposed to Latex or Neoprene). Nice work!
When I worked at Boeing, we had a small 1" cube, that attached to a long piece of aluminum. We had to .CA the cube onto the end of the piece. (To hold it until we drilled 2, #30 holes through the pilots floor, the cube, & the piece of illuminum). Me being the old pro I was, I wore cotton gloves, due to the rubber sealant that seemed to be slathered over everything. Every time I'd glue that cube, a little of the .CA glue would get on the finger tips of those gloves. (Before we put it in the vice to cure). Those gloves would start smoking & the heat was intense. I'd yank those gloves off quickly, & wait for them to stop smoking, then throw them in the trash. Thank goodness I had spare gloves in the tool box. (Never had any problem wearing the gloves except for that operation. LoL)
Wow Jerry that was guite a job it reminds me of my first repair. It was a broken sitar the gourd was broken into a the hole was about 4 inches round, I wound up using a thin piece of cardboard and a string mix up some epoxy and walnut dust and patched it, the color match so sprayed it with lacquer and it was a done deal. Thanks for sharing that great repair.🎶🎀🎶
Wow Jerry.. Just WOW.. that went back together so much better than I thought it would have. Way to stick to it and basically will it back into place. I don’t envy how many cleats you have to install now.. but it’ll hold for years to come once you’re done with it , of that I’m 💯 sure. Nice Work Sir!! BTW - You should call this one “Chocolates Revenge”.. 😀
And they said they couldn't put Humpty together again, they obviously should have called for you Jerry, or should we now call you Cletus??!! Great job old friend.
Jerry, you missed a golden opportunity buddy...you should have named this video "putting Humpty Dumpty back together" haha. that is what that bass needs to be named now! great work and i enjoy your channel.
Shipping damage as in a ship ran over it. Twice. Nice job saving it from the bin. Not only that but I think it's going to look a lot better than I ever thought it would. Can't wait to see it finished.
SUPER JOB DONE PERFECT WORKING MAGIC AS ALWAYS , your patients and loving care tuition has helped me greatly in my work building yachts as nothing is straight,to make it look perfect takes time,your famous WORDS you have to just creep up on it you have been a great help
"Ask me how I know." I make a point to explain that the only reason we older people say to do things a certain way is because we have done it WRONG and learned from that experience.
08:25 Nice scrape across the knuckle there, Jerry. Once more proving you put Blood, Sweat and the occasional Teardrop into your outstanding work! I also love your child-like enthusiasm when you were completing the jigsaw puzzle of patch pieces! Wonderful hearing you almost giggle when the pieces started to fall into place!! WELL DONE, SIR! You have remarkable patience!!
It’s almost like a guessing game - where will be the next new wound. That black fingernail in the early Best Mandolin Ever Made By A Human videos looked nasty. I’m glad to see it’s gone but Jerry seems to have found replacement(s)?
I love your little spreader clamp idea. I will make a couple for myself and probably glue either inner tube rubber or some cork pads to the ends, to stop them slipping.
Lookin good! Apologies for the off topic question but would you ever think of putting a fiddle build out there? Would love to watch you make one of those, I'm a big fan of your mandolin and guitar builds. I really liked watching this guy Jon Magnum do some fiddle builds a while back, he is real down to earth. Thats what I really like about your videos is you are a great craftsman but you are also a down to earth guy and you just as good as those snobby classical luthiers, in many ways I bet better because you are more open minded and creative and come up with novel solutions to problems. You also fix instruments that mean alot to folks even if they arent valuable, you dont turn your nose up, even if somethings trashed and thats great to see!
I only build on commission or for myself. I have stopped building on commision due to the arthritis, and I can't play a fiddle. So... not looking good unfortunately.
In this case , I have to agree, it ain’t easy being you! Amazing what that glue can do. I have to wonder about the economics of this salvage, but I guess it’s worth it to someone. Anxious to see how you do the remainder of the restoration.
I'm super impressed as always Jerry. I've had mannny hours of dealing with those weird curves "sprung" out of alignment (although with porcelain rather than wood with the exception of my old Howard parlor guitar that your channel was instrumental in bringing it back to life!) when reconstructing things. It is a challenge.
Also, I got a lithium battery drill recently - with one of those magnetic hex attachments instead of a chuck (sometimes you can even swap that!) and a nice range of adjustment on the clutch. It's changed my life. I've still got young hands but I feel like a nascar or F1 pit crew taking pickguards off and on! Just zzt zzt zzt in seconds. Then add in one of those music nomad string winders for a drill and it just saves your hands for when you really need em.
Yup those are great! Got one while back myself. Game changer! I even rigged me up a stringwinder attachment out of a 9/16 nut-driver bit with a little piece of rubber hose l cut n stuck in it. I know you can buy em, but hey, l had the fixins right at hand so...
Connect upper and lower pads with a narrow wire rod, maybe a “square “C” shape”, to keep the pads from rotating. When the wire contacts your hand or structure, it’ll hold the pads, to keep them from rotating. Just a thought. (Melt the wire into the sides of the pads).
That top piece slide in like it was a part on a Chinese puzzle box . Some color in the cracks and a half a bottle of CA and those cracks should about disappear. I got some black gloves... has a spider on the box black widow or something like that is the brand.. allot stronger then those blue ones, I have found. Maybe give them a try. Got them from Lowes . Anyways nice job so far. You get two 👍👍one here and one one the video.
Looking so much better already. Would it have been a good idea to add some Titebond along the top of the kerf where it meets the top when you putting the bits of the side back in place?
