I hope you see this comment. The song you played on the old Gibson brought a tear to my eye as it was the one song my grandfather could remember on the guitar and would play whenever he picked one up. Thanks.
JERRY EVERY SITUATION REPAIRING THESE GUITARS/MANDLINS/FIDDLES: seems like you have run into every problem they could ever have thrown at you & you have been successful. BRILLIANT WORK!
Hi Jerry, You do go the extra mile to make sure the repair’s or problem’s are all done before you say it’s done. You have patience of a saint..Great Job..👍🏻
It may be that the “varnish” that someone put on the bridge found it’s way under that corner of the bridge, and prevented your TightBond from gripping things.
Another classic suspense /repair video lol. Just one observation though ....the long crack by the pick guard was not shown in the video. I assume that it was CA glued. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah Jerry !!!
I came to this video because of a used J45 that I looked at today that had peeling pickguard corners. Haven't found info on that yet but I did run into advice about shrinking pickguards with top cracks like you were dealing with here. I gather that the dip in the top comes from a shrinking pickguard pulling the wood together tighter and tighter until it bows to get some relief from the compression. I imagine the pickguard pulling inward on wood that is attached at the outer edge is also what causes the top to crack from fatigue. The suggested cure was to remove the pickguard, let the top relax for a couple weeks or so, do whatever repairs are necessary and then reinstall the pickguard, which should have a line around it because the top has expanded to original shape while the pickguard remains shrunken. I have zero experience with any of this so take with a grain of salt.
Hey Jerry david here please use a steam and a lot to add flexibility it great for a lot ..your friend and fellow builder ..love you show a great guy and man ..big love
I would say that all guitar has never really been taken care of. I don’t believe in it is ever been never been humidified and you’re right about that oil on pick guards.
I'm no expert but that sure looks a lot like a 50s model LG 1. Most of them had the same if not worse cracking and pick guard issues. You sure did a nice job of fixing it up without dismantling the whole thing. Good work!
As always, you are a hero in the world of lutherie to me. You fought the war and won just like you always do. As always, I take my hat off to you. I said it before and I'll say it again, Mr. Rosa; You never fail to satisfy me, never!!
Hi Jerry, sorry to hear you’re retiring the repair business as I’ve enjoyed your many videos. As for leaving a guitar as original as built, not sure if it’s as important as improving the playability of the guitar. I’ve not done much work on my own guitars but I have had a look inside of all of my own guitars, mostly Martins from 1929-1989, 1:08:15 1:08:15 and I’ve seen a big difference in bridge plates. I was the “custodian” of a Martin D-45 for almost 35 years but after some major non warranty work by Martin at the factory, I decided it was time to let someone else enjoy it. One big problem was the bellying up of the top behind the bridge. Even the repair tech told me he had a problem getting it to flatten out. I just saw a bit about TJ Thompson’s BELLY REDUCER (something we all could use!) and wonder why I hadn’t seen it sooner? In any case, the bridge plate in the D-45 wasn’t much bigger than the bridge where as a D-18 I’ve had since 1978 with a really nice top has a bridge plate almost twice the size of the bridge. I think you done the right repair and enjoy your retirement! Mac Morgan, Hockessin Delaware
Jerry a good way to work around those screws in that bridge with your caul is to cut 2 mall notches in your caul where the screws are located and then just slide your caul in around the screws
And again. A big thumbs up. You know, sometimes it seems to be a harsh thing to do but in the end, your client can play his instrument once again. Love these video's. Job well done my friend
Hey Jerry a very merry Christmas to you old son, hey thar´s a good rhyme for you maybe even a songtitle ? Merry Christmas to you old boy, you and yours, thanks for all your past videos, it´s been a wonderful journey/visit.
That guitar sounds amazing. The wear on the instrument doesn't even look bad any more especially now that the top is as flat as you like. Another great job Jerry. Merry Christmas 🎅
Jerry you have given life back to a guitar most would of left for dead , well done , i bet the owner of that fine instrument was very happy to see his old friend heeled and ready to share the goodness it brings , you are truly gifted ,once again well done , i have a old guild M 75 Aristocrat i believe is from 1958 - 1962 is the closest i can date it , it was giving to me with no pickups or electronics the hole for the pickup selector switch looks to have broken away the binding around the body is missing i have the original tale piece the neck joint is in good condition the head stock is cracked and missing some of the inlay from the G logo and somebody has attepted to paint it black i wondering if you would be willing to take a look and estimate what you think it would take to breath life back into this old classic , i would supply all the period correct hardware and guts and maybe you would supply the gift of life to a instrument that needs TLC it would make a great video
What a great honest repair video... Jerry You are such a personality and comical at times making all your videos so entertaining along with being very instructional. Looks like a nice tall saddle and good string break angle. What did the string heights end up at e and E @ 12th fret? Neck relief?
Did I miss the part where fixed the long crack below the pick guard? I could still see it when you played the guitar. As always great job!! I learned so much from your videos!!!!
Jerry I can tell you from experience owning Gibson Guitars that Gibson DOES NOT normally use varnish on their bridges and with that varnish puddle the way it was Under that saddle It looks to me like someone after market varnished that bridge and could have been the reason the Bridge wouldnt glue down on that one corner. The varnish probably found a small way of getting up under that bridge on that corner and thus it wouldnt hold when you tried to glue it so its probably a good thing you took the bridge off and cleaned it good
Just wondered if air pressure could have pushed glue under the braces more effectively than the brush, at least for hard-to-reach places? I have also used suction cups to force Titebond into tight cracks. Works for me.
Hi Gerry, I learned a lot from you. Now I have one Idea. May be it can help to clean under loose braces to use dental floss. I think it is wort a try. Best Regards Andreas from Germany
Jerry, first time this week, I had a broken head stock that would not hold with tite bond , wasn’t the glue I believe cold temperatures had more to do with the problem .
I agree, but the customer is being cheap. It's a nice old guitar, why not let Jerry do what he needs to do to get it right. Worth the $$ in the long run.
As Jerry always says.... What the customer wants is what he will do. It makes life hard at times (remember, It isn't easy being Jerry!) but if the customer wants to spend as little as possible (and we ALL know money is tight right now) then Jerry does what costs the least. Having said all that, it would probably have been less work (so cheaper) to take the guard off and either try to flatten it or replace it altogether! That might even have made it easier to fix the braces too!
That’s a monumental task to get it off and then back on to match the finish. My thought (talking out of my backside) was to use a heat gun to relieve the stress and then clamp it until it cooled. Then there wouldn’t be as much stress on the braces.
The gouges in the bottom of the bridge are called a tooth. They are used too help adhesion. Does not work with glue and wood. It is good for body filler and paint. LOL, Oh well, kids are funny! not.
Clean under bridge better with a 200 grit sandpaper and use Hyde glue let all glue dry for 24hours. Take off pick guard before repairs on braces. I think you can use a more experience teacher. I've seen a few things that prove that you aren't that experienced at doing guitar repair. I've been doing this around 50+years. Good luck
I agree with some Commentators. The Pickguard causes the Problem, so it has to go, for shure. Going down to bare wood, ok, with the finish, would be my order of Operation. But it is not my Job so i watch the Video and chill.
"You can't see what I'm doing.....but neither can I do we're even!!" Classic Jerry!
This sort of thing is why we keep coming back!
Keep it up, Sir!
This is one of the best comments ever by Jerry. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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I hope you see this comment. The song you played on the old Gibson brought a tear to my eye as it was the one song my grandfather could remember on the guitar and would play whenever he picked one up. Thanks.
JERRY EVERY SITUATION REPAIRING THESE GUITARS/MANDLINS/FIDDLES: seems like you have run into every problem they could ever have thrown at you & you have been successful. BRILLIANT WORK!
I'm a guitar head, brother. You sir, are the man. You rock !
Jerry,there isn't a situation you haven't been in and you always come out landing on your feet! And she sounds amazing!
🤣
Hi Jerry, You do go the extra mile to make sure the repair’s or problem’s are all done before you say it’s done. You have patience of a saint..Great Job..👍🏻
Good job ! There's always a good feeling returning an old timer to making music again .
It may be that the “varnish” that someone put on the bridge found it’s way under that corner of the bridge, and prevented your TightBond from gripping things.
Another classic suspense /repair video lol. Just one observation though ....the long crack by the pick guard was not shown in the video. I assume that it was CA glued.
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah Jerry !!!
Watching this on Christmas Eve morning with a hangover ,the perfect cure as ever Jerry 👍🇬🇧👍
I came to this video because of a used J45 that I looked at today that had peeling pickguard corners. Haven't found info on that yet but I did run into advice about shrinking pickguards with top cracks like you were dealing with here. I gather that the dip in the top comes from a shrinking pickguard pulling the wood together tighter and tighter until it bows to get some relief from the compression. I imagine the pickguard pulling inward on wood that is attached at the outer edge is also what causes the top to crack from fatigue. The suggested cure was to remove the pickguard, let the top relax for a couple weeks or so, do whatever repairs are necessary and then reinstall the pickguard, which should have a line around it because the top has expanded to original shape while the pickguard remains shrunken. I have zero experience with any of this so take with a grain of salt.
Hey Jerry david here please use a steam and a lot to add flexibility it great for a lot ..your friend and fellow builder ..love you show a great guy and man ..big love
And another guitar saved. well done Jerry. Christmas greetings to you and all the family.
I would say that all guitar has never really been taken care of. I don’t believe in it is ever been never been humidified and you’re right about that oil on pick guards.
I'm no expert but that sure looks a lot like a 50s model LG 1. Most of them had the same if not worse cracking and pick guard issues. You sure did a nice job of fixing it up without dismantling the whole thing. Good work!
As always, you are a hero in the world of lutherie to me. You fought the war and won just like you always do.
As always, I take my hat off to you. I said it before and I'll say it again, Mr. Rosa; You never fail to satisfy me, never!!
You should watch Ted Woodford. He makes Jerry look like a beginner.
Hi Jerry, sorry to hear you’re retiring the repair business as I’ve enjoyed your many videos. As for leaving a guitar as original as built, not sure if it’s as important as improving the playability of the guitar. I’ve not done much work on my own guitars but I have had a look inside of all of my own guitars, mostly Martins from 1929-1989, 1:08:15 1:08:15 and I’ve seen a big difference in bridge plates. I was the “custodian” of a Martin D-45 for almost 35 years but after some major non warranty work by Martin at the factory, I decided it was time to let someone else enjoy it. One big problem was the bellying up of the top behind the bridge. Even the repair tech told me he had a problem getting it to flatten out. I just saw a bit about TJ Thompson’s BELLY REDUCER (something we all could use!) and wonder why I hadn’t seen it sooner? In any case, the bridge plate in the D-45 wasn’t much bigger than the bridge where as a D-18 I’ve had since 1978 with a really nice top has a bridge plate almost twice the size of the bridge.
I think you done the right repair and enjoy your retirement!
Mac Morgan, Hockessin Delaware
Good Vid Jerry. Them old Gibsons hey.
That was good fun! Thanks Jerry!
Great Repair Jerry..! Happy Holidays to you, and the family....Stay Warm...!
That bridge looks so Backwards! lol ... Great vlog as always!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
You are amazing! It is a real joy watching you work and...play a guitar. Merry Christmas!
Jerry a good way to work around those screws in that bridge with your caul is to cut 2 mall notches in your caul where the screws are located and then just slide your caul in around the screws
Cork under the steel ruler.
Classy.
What a genius! Brilliant job. I hope your customer likes it!
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Don’t be dreadful Jerry, I say “dread naught”, it’ll be great. I kill me… I have a 1961 that’s doing the same thing, awesome guitars!
And again. A big thumbs up. You know, sometimes it seems to be a harsh thing to do but in the end, your client can play his instrument once again.
Love these video's. Job well done my friend
Outstanding work.
Hey Jerry a very merry Christmas to you old son,
hey thar´s a good rhyme for you maybe even a songtitle ?
Merry Christmas to you old boy, you and yours, thanks for
all your past videos, it´s been a wonderful journey/visit.
That guitar sounds amazing. The wear on the instrument doesn't even look bad any more especially now that the top is as flat as you like. Another great job Jerry. Merry Christmas 🎅
YAY! Sounds great! I would love what you charge for various things you show just for reference.
Beautiful Sound.
Good job Jerry what a beautiful sounding guitar.Love your show keep coming.
Jerry you have given life back to a guitar most would of left for dead , well done , i bet the owner of that fine instrument was very happy to see his old friend heeled and ready to share the goodness it brings , you are truly gifted ,once again well done , i have a old guild M 75 Aristocrat i believe is from 1958 - 1962 is the closest i can date it , it was giving to me with no pickups or electronics the hole for the pickup selector switch looks to have broken away the binding around the body is missing i have the original tale piece the neck joint is in good condition the head stock is cracked and missing some of the inlay from the G logo and somebody has attepted to paint it black i wondering if you would be willing to take a look and estimate what you think it would take to breath life back into this old classic , i would supply all the period correct hardware and guts and maybe you would supply the gift of life to a instrument that needs TLC it would make a great video
I enjoyed your craftsmanship! Always inspiring!
Have - you and your family - a safe and happy New Year!🎶🎶🎶
U are a very good craftsman,I know wood
What a great honest repair video... Jerry You are such a personality and comical at times making all your videos so entertaining along with being very instructional. Looks like a nice tall saddle and good string break angle. What did the string heights end up at e and E @ 12th fret? Neck relief?
Excellent work as always!
Merry Christmas Jerry!
Well done Sir!
Great job, Jerry.
Hey Jerry. There is a chemical on the back of that pick guard. It's call3d glue. Also, sand paper in places where your trying to stick brushes ..
Did I miss the part where fixed the long crack below the pick guard? I could still see it when you played the guitar. As always great job!! I learned so much from your videos!!!!
“I’d rather you shoot me right in the face” haha classic.
Nothing like a good J45
That is an amazing job!
Jerry I can tell you from experience owning Gibson Guitars that Gibson DOES NOT normally use varnish on their bridges and with that varnish puddle the way it was Under that saddle It looks to me like someone after market varnished that bridge and could have been the reason the Bridge wouldnt glue down on that one corner. The varnish probably found a small way of getting up under that bridge on that corner and thus it wouldnt hold when you tried to glue it so its probably a good thing you took the bridge off and cleaned it good
Just wondered if air pressure could have pushed glue under the braces more effectively than the brush, at least for hard-to-reach places? I have also used suction cups to force Titebond into tight cracks. Works for me.
Awesome job!
Proper restoration! ❤
Maybe I missed it, but did you glue/cleat the big crack on the upper bout? Lots of tricky problems. Great job as usual.
Yes. What happened to that crack?
I thought the same thing, also weird because Jerry will usually put some lacquer to touch up afterwards so you would barely see it.
I had one recently that was a little worse than that, but it was also thinner. I left it clamped to dry for about 30 hrs. and it seems to be holding.
Those sticker spots may have been a stick on pickups.
Hi Gerry,
I learned a lot from you.
Now I have one Idea. May be it can help to clean under loose braces to use dental floss. I think it is wort a try.
Best Regards Andreas from Germany
Jerry, first time this week, I had a broken head stock that would not hold with tite bond , wasn’t the glue I believe cold temperatures had more to do with the problem .
Why not remove the pic guard first before trying to flatten the top?
That is my thought as well.
@@stringpicker5468 the pick guard is what caused the problem. I agree that it should come off.
I agree, but the customer is being cheap. It's a nice old guitar, why not let Jerry do what he needs to do to get it right. Worth the $$ in the long run.
As Jerry always says.... What the customer wants is what he will do. It makes life hard at times (remember, It isn't easy being Jerry!) but if the customer wants to spend as little as possible (and we ALL know money is tight right now) then Jerry does what costs the least.
Having said all that, it would probably have been less work (so cheaper) to take the guard off and either try to flatten it or replace it altogether! That might even have made it easier to fix the braces too!
That’s a monumental task to get it off and then back on to match the finish. My thought (talking out of my backside) was to use a heat gun to relieve the stress and then clamp it until it cooled. Then there wouldn’t be as much stress on the braces.
Bravo !! great job I probably would have given up on it . That's your job and you do a hell of a job !!
Have You Ever
Tried Fixing A Pedalsteel
Guitar?
Bridge doctor JLD....for the bridge angle?
Is Renaissance wax safe to use on pickguards?
I just saw a video today on Epiphone j45... Pickguard is 2 mm thick
I think you mean cleat when you say caul around the 33 minute mark. 😀
I've always preferred Martins over Gibsons.
I guess you now remember that you glued bridge. Now 3 times...
Windex works fine on pick guards.
The gouges in the bottom of the bridge are called a tooth. They are used too help adhesion. Does not work with glue and wood. It is good for body filler and paint. LOL, Oh well, kids are funny! not.
Yep. Looks just like my epiphone
What do you think the year is?
Maybe a Bridge Dr. might have helped it.
You would have done well as a tv presenter , specially today , because you are full of it .....
Gibson is not a guitar but the GIBSON...😊😊😊
My j 50 same bridge issue,,
It’s poor design/workmanship by Gibson that would lead to people calling a J 45 an “archtop”…Good work Jerry!🎶🎶🎶🎶
I used to be A Flat body but at the age of 64 I've developed a bulge. 😁
The pick guard needs replaced. I think
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Sounds Like A Rice Crispy Guitar
You are supposed to get the horse before the cart...
Gibson acoustics... great designs, but poor execution e.g. bolts on a bridge? sheesh
Guard .. not Gaurd LOL
his arrogance and belittieing his subscribers is not nice behavior.
Where in the video?
What video are you watching?
@@GrayKennedyFYI 1:03:38 calling a commenter a "knucklehead."
Clean under bridge better with a 200 grit sandpaper and use Hyde glue let all glue dry for 24hours. Take off pick guard before repairs on braces. I think you can use a more experience teacher. I've seen a few things that prove that you aren't that experienced at doing guitar repair. I've been doing this around 50+years. Good luck
yer better off painting some water into the crack first....
please dont rip the bridge off for no reason just because a bridge has a little lift doesn't hurt anything improves the sound.
should have left the bridge on. all you youtube guys are too intrusive on pre 1980 repairs..
I agree with some Commentators. The Pickguard causes the Problem, so it has to go, for shure. Going down to bare wood, ok, with the finish, would be my order of Operation. But it is not my Job so i watch the Video and chill.