"Oh yes, this is hide glue...yep...from 1952...possibly May...uh, from horses living in the midwest of U.S.A....uh, possibly 7 years old, fed on small grass, before the rain..."
What a cool guy - so skillful I always thought a guitar with no truss rod and a bent neck was for the scrap heap. He even played a Ritchie Valens lick on the restored instrument.
I'm from Athens, OH. grew up there. When I was a teenager (early 80's) I dreamed of visiting inside StewMac. Well I finally got my wish, and shortly after I remember the announcement. Dan Erlewine had retired from Gibson and has selected his "next venture". He's moving to Athens Ohio, and will be bringing his talents to Southeast Ohio. As you can imagine the guitar community, which is a fairly large one when you consider the college too. Its like Christmas everyday.
This guy has literally taught me everything I know about guitar repairs lol if it’s not something I’ve seen Dan do then I don’t have faith in it. This man is a living legend
The combination of smell and flame colour gives you an idea what kind of glue or plastic it is. There are hole tables to look it up. (I still get your joke though)
Talk about perfect timing. I'm just about to do the same with an unsupported neck to a 1920's Curtiss parlor guitar. Thanks Dan! Seeing your methodology really helped! And RL R, if Dan had said that the glue was from a seven year old, grass fed, midwest horse from 1952, and it had a unicorn's horn, I would believe him. The Nation of Japan recognizes and honors their craftspeople who are working at the highest level of skill as the national treasures that they are. I wish we'd do the same and I'd say Dan should be one of the first so recognized. His tricks and shared insights have pulled my bacon out of the fire more times than my pride will allow me to admit.
I couldnt agree more that sometimes cheap overwound pickups sound great!! I had a Tesco Del Ray that had cheap wide and shallow wound single coils. Tone for days. It also had on/off switches for each pickup that gave you a brain bending number of combinations.
I picked up a guitar at a thrift store for $75. It was all sanded down but looked cool. It ended up being a 65 Stratotone with DeArmond pickups. It sounds great and is fun to play. I also picked up an old Bobkat with an old Silvertone tube amp for cheap. THey sound great as well. Both of these were lucky finds! Cheap looking stuff that sounds awesome!
Dan, you're a hero to many. I hope you live a long and happy life. You and a few others in Athens, Ohio turned me into a repairman - even if unknowingly! Keep up the good work.
Another person here who has been learning from Dan for many years now. Nearly 2 decades of learning, if I count my very first book on repairs. That glue sniff bit though, is something he could only teach in person. You are an inspiration to gear head wrenchers. You are a gentleman and a scholar, good sir!
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Not only is he a master craftsman that executes his work to with immense precision - he also has time for a little glue sniffin' as he goes about! Amazing!
Every time I see a Dan Erlewine video, I have to say what a GREAT Luthier he is and what an honest and unpretentious man he is . Listen to him because he is GREAT!
That's who I thought it was! He used to have a column in Guitar Player in the 80s. I saw him once. One of his apprentices, Charlie Longstreth, is practicing in Eugene. I had some fretwork done by him, ooh lawd!
He is possibly one of the most endearing people ever! Seems like he's very genuine and knowledgeable people in the world! Keep up the videos and we'll keep watching!
I’ve never liked working with wood. Prefer to work with metal because it’s much more precise, but man you make working with wood a science and as precise as you can get with it. Great videos.
Great stuff! I have a late '30s Harmony Monterey that had exactly the same problem (except it had a steel rod, but the slot for it was cut way too deep and the neck just bent around the rod) and I fixed it the same way as Dan did this one. Total win!
On my first neck thru bass build, i used your 1/4 inch square graphite reinforcing rods. I routed them in at the same angle as the edges of the neck for extra triangulated strength. I also used your gibson style aluminum channel truss rod. I glued the stewmac ebony fretboard on clamped to a brass I beam. It took about 4 passes with a radius block to get the board flat. I used your brass call in an arbor i made with my drill press. The neck was so stiff and strong that just for fun i strung it with a five string set, .125 E .105 A .85 D and .65 G. Then tuned it up standard pitch. That neck took it in stride, but my fingers couldnt! Lol do to the full 5/16 full center thickness of that awesome ebony board, and those chimey rods, i ended up having to shave the back of the neck with my minny spokeshave to the point where the graphite rods show just to get get upbow for fret clearance!!!! Oh and i carried Dans fretting book for a month! Lool also, using the fret caul and pressing them in slow and careful, i did NOT have to level and recrown the frets.
Doing RC aircraft modding work, it was suggested to me that cutting carbon fiber can be dangerous. I've learned to either cut it with a constant spray of water to minimize dust, or even cut it just below water to keep any dust from being able to float into the air. Hope this is a helpful tip!
I want to see a truss rod installed. Since it's a 24" scale guitar, Dan can also show us how to cut, and thread, one of the truss rods from the Stew-Mac catalogue. Please do it - I love these videos!
He has forgotten more than I know at this point. It takes him twice as long to prep something then it does to do the thing, I wish I had this man's patience. Hopefully it comes with age. Dan is legend.
I really like the way you convey all your years of knowledge. Very eloquently and intuitive. You are so talented the way you fix I bet everything. You are a joy to watch and learn from. Sincerely Glenn
Not to forget to mention all the wonderful StewMac tools he has ! I wish I had all of them !! But I would still be lacking Dan’s knowledge ,which takes a lifetime to acquire . Such a luthier genius!
So much craftmanship in an old guitar. You get them from the supermarket for £70, clean sound and a nice amp thrown in. It's all good but when you see what goes in them, even anything is a miracle of technology! I know, I'm a philistine!
Wow! A true Master craftsman at work! This guy is amazing! What a treat to be able to follow along! Can you imagine this guy setting up your guitars? They would be perfect! Thanks for sharing the repairs, I love watching.
Rotciv Sirap im a drummer too but hey i picked up a guitar about a month ago and i think im halfway decent for being ok. Just pick up an old strat on craigslist and try it out
Love your movies! Thanks for taking the time & trouble to make such great little clips. Can sit and watch them for hours! So informative and interesting... I have some guitars I made when I was a teenager and I now know where I was going wrong!!
A fascinating video, it is amazing how a craftsman with such experience makes the job look so easy. I hope to see many more examples, absolutely superb job with minimal intrusion to the originality.
Thanks, Dan - you never cease to be an inspiration. I am a luthier who also does restorations and repair. Not a day goes by when don't I think "Now what would Dan do?" Personally I would have pulled a top and bottom fret to drill guide pin holes to keep that fingerboard from sliding, but you obviously didn't need too....
I have a banjo with a unplayable upbow - so I'm thinking about this as a solution. Have you worked with CF rods and if the same method was used would one rod add sufficient rigidity? I think there's only room for one rod in the center of the neck due to the fifth string tuner insert.
These stewmac videos are really great. One really learns a lot from watching. I have always enjoyed working on my own guitars, and also did a little work on violins when I worked in a music store. I love it.
Pretty cool. He made the job look easy. However as good as Dan is he said in the beginning he thought about how he was going to do this. Not proud but a true professional. Thanks again Dan.
Love watching you work, my friend. My pal Gary is teaching me how to set up my guitars on my own, since he's moving away soon. Always a pleasure to learn from someone who's been doing this a long time. That's one cool guitar.
You are my new favorite youtuber. What a character. Aside from the expertise and wit, you seem like someone that would just be fun to hang around. Your vid. and aud. were spot on too! I'm smiling!
I have a Jimmy Reed Twin without truss rod. I've thought of adding truss rod, Never thought of carbon fiber. Has been on the shelf for years. Every now and then I have pulled it out, all original.
Dan , you are the master ! Thanks for a great video ! There seems to be no limit on guitar repairs for you . You had a book out years ago that I still use as a reference when maintaining my guitars !!!
Dear Dan, can you make a video just on hide-glue to get more used to what kind of temperature is right, how to get more time...if there are certain woods that work better with it or some that don't. I'd glad to get another cup of your wisdom. When i watched that video, I remembered that I watched it before and YT just threw it in there but I still watched it again to recap and to enjoy.
My EVH Wolfgang standard has a graphite reinforced neck I've not had to adjust the neck in 5 years it's rock solid. I can't understand why every manufacturer doesn't use graphite reinforcement on their necks.
Funny coincidence. I am doing this exact same operation of adding 2 CF rods to my 1940 Harmony archtop with no truss rod, a 3/8" string action, and a slight twist. I wish my fingerboard came off that easy, mine was a serious struggle the whole way. There is a reinforcement rod slot in the center half filled with glue. I'm going to plug that with some hardwood and cut the 2 slots for CF rods like Dan did. Well, my jig is different, but whatever. Glad to now have confirmation my plan is valid.
I'm no guitar repair guy but I've clamped a few things in my time. If you alternate the side you place your clamps on, you reduce drag of the joining surfaces.
Excellent, as usual. I have about as much work area as a toaster takes up. In fact, I'll have to move the toaster to find it. I had two of these babies...and super clean surfaces on them. Had to raise the bridge on one by adding some felt under it...even sold it that way. Wonder how long it took before the guy.....Mark Ribot plays these, and turned Waits onto them. That sorta thrilled me, as back then I had two of these.. and in way better condition.
Great job dan,I think I will do this to my 1950s rosetti lucky 7 that was the first electric guitar that my late father bought me as a child. I'm now. 66!!
What Ever this Guy Charges ...he's worth every penny
And then some too Kevin!
I think it's Dan Erlwine he used to have a column in Guitar Player in the 80s
@@guitard1280 I'm pretty sure he is Dan
It is Dan, yeah.
I’d pay up to $5000
"Oh yes, this is hide glue...yep...from 1952...possibly May...uh, from horses living in the midwest of U.S.A....uh, possibly 7 years old, fed on small grass, before the rain..."
Thanks Christopher Lloyd (:
lmao ...good one !!!
@@TurtleRocker12 :-)
@@TurtleRocker12 A Taxi fan for sure!
LOL ! I caught the Taxi reference, too !!! That was probably my favorite Reverend Jim-ism !!
What a cool guy - so skillful I always thought a guitar with no truss rod and a bent neck was for the scrap heap. He even played a Ritchie Valens lick on the restored instrument.
Vox headphone amp
@Kurt Cobain But he did have a gun.
This fix never even crossed my mind.dude has skills !
Did I say that Dan is a national treasure? Well, he is.
He is totally awesome
YES HE IS, THE GREATEST REPAIR MAN OF ALL TIME....
I‘d say, an international treasure. Excited to follow his work.
I'm from Athens, OH. grew up there. When I was a teenager (early 80's) I dreamed of visiting inside StewMac. Well I finally got my wish, and shortly after I remember the announcement. Dan Erlewine had retired from Gibson and has selected his "next venture". He's moving to Athens Ohio, and will be bringing his talents to Southeast Ohio. As you can imagine the guitar community, which is a fairly large one when you consider the college too. Its like Christmas everyday.
We all need something/someone to aspire to; you’ve chosen well.
This guy has literally taught me everything I know about guitar repairs lol if it’s not something I’ve seen Dan do then I don’t have faith in it. This man is a living legend
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@@20x20Ghost: Yes you are.
I didn't know sniffing glue was considered a guitar mech trade secret. I've been doing that since I was 12! *I'M LIKE A PRO!*
The combination of smell and flame colour gives you an idea what kind of glue or plastic it is. There are hole tables to look it up. (I still get your joke though)
And I'm just a drug addict.
There are jobs out there for everyone.
Nah, you have been doing it wrong since you are still just a fucking glue sniffing loser.
Honestly, that's like the least worrisome substance I've seen guitar techs sniff.
Dan is the Godhead when it comes to guitar repairs. The absolute best of the best a true craftsman. I could watch his videos all day. Thanks.
This is the bob Ross of guitars, love his voice and personality :)
Talk about perfect timing. I'm just about to do the same with an unsupported neck to a 1920's Curtiss parlor guitar. Thanks Dan! Seeing your methodology really helped! And RL R, if Dan had said that the glue was from a seven year old, grass fed, midwest horse from 1952, and it had a unicorn's horn, I would believe him. The Nation of Japan recognizes and honors their craftspeople who are working at the highest level of skill as the national treasures that they are. I wish we'd do the same and I'd say Dan should be one of the first so recognized. His tricks and shared insights have pulled my bacon out of the fire more times than my pride will allow me to admit.
Had a Stratotone in the shop where I work for a while. Whatever that cheap little pickup is sounded incredible.
I couldnt agree more that sometimes cheap overwound pickups sound great!! I had a Tesco Del Ray that had cheap wide and shallow wound single coils. Tone for days. It also had on/off switches for each pickup that gave you a brain bending number of combinations.
I picked up a guitar at a thrift store for $75. It was all sanded down but looked cool. It ended up being a 65 Stratotone with DeArmond pickups. It sounds great and is fun to play. I also picked up an old Bobkat with an old Silvertone tube amp for cheap. THey sound great as well. Both of these were lucky finds! Cheap looking stuff that sounds awesome!
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what my parents said when i showed them my first gf
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Hahahahahahaha
LMAOOOO
shit same
Lmao
Great to watch someone work smoothly, steady, not rushed, making progress all the time. You can learn a lot watching someone work in this way, thanks.
Dan, you're a hero to many. I hope you live a long and happy life. You and a few others in Athens, Ohio turned me into a repairman - even if unknowingly! Keep up the good work.
Another person here who has been learning from Dan for many years now. Nearly 2 decades of learning, if I count my very first book on repairs. That glue sniff bit though, is something he could only teach in person. You are an inspiration to gear head wrenchers. You are a gentleman and a scholar, good sir!
Not only is he a master craftsman that executes his work to with immense precision - he also has time for a little glue sniffin' as he goes about! Amazing!
Every time I see a Dan Erlewine video, I have to say what a GREAT Luthier he is and what an honest and unpretentious man he is . Listen to him because he is GREAT!
When I grow up I want to be as cool as Dan Erlewine sniffing vintage glue.
That's who I thought it was! He used to have a column in Guitar Player in the 80s. I saw him once. One of his apprentices, Charlie Longstreth, is practicing in Eugene. I had some fretwork done by him, ooh lawd!
Picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.
It's coming right for us!!!
There's a sale at Penny's!
Surely you can't be serious!
I am serious.
And stop calling me Shirley. . .
I just want to you both Good Luck...We’re all counting on you!
We've got to bring it down...SAFE!
He is possibly one of the most endearing people ever! Seems like he's very genuine and knowledgeable people in the world! Keep up the videos and we'll keep watching!
I’ve never liked working with wood. Prefer to work with metal because it’s much more precise, but man you make working with wood a science and as precise as you can get with it. Great videos.
Love Stew Mac, I keep coming back, is like a warm place for luthiers, guitar techs, enthusiasts, etc
Great stuff! I have a late '30s Harmony Monterey that had exactly the same problem (except it had a steel rod, but the slot for it was cut way too deep and the neck just bent around the rod) and I fixed it the same way as Dan did this one. Total win!
On my first neck thru bass build, i used your 1/4 inch square graphite reinforcing rods. I routed them in at the same angle as the edges of the neck for extra triangulated strength. I also used your gibson style aluminum channel truss rod. I glued the stewmac ebony fretboard on clamped to a brass I beam. It took about 4 passes with a radius block to get the board flat. I used your brass call in an arbor i made with my drill press. The neck was so stiff and strong that just for fun i strung it with a five string set, .125 E .105 A .85 D and .65 G. Then tuned it up standard pitch. That neck took it in stride, but my fingers couldnt! Lol do to the full 5/16 full center thickness of that awesome ebony board, and those chimey rods, i ended up having to shave the back of the neck with my minny spokeshave to the point where the graphite rods show just to get get upbow for fret clearance!!!! Oh and i carried Dans fretting book for a month! Lool also, using the fret caul and pressing them in slow and careful, i did NOT have to level and recrown the frets.
I could seriously listen to Dan talk all day long. I put on these videos whenever I wanna go to sleep, practicing, anytime I want to chill out.
Doing RC aircraft modding work, it was suggested to me that cutting carbon fiber can be dangerous. I've learned to either cut it with a constant spray of water to minimize dust, or even cut it just below water to keep any dust from being able to float into the air. Hope this is a helpful tip!
The guy sniffs glue. He doesn't give a shit
You are the best, Dan. I appreciate your sharing your techniques and thoughts. I could watch you all day.
I've been watching you for years sir. Also read a lot of articles. You have helped me with so many
bass projects.. Thank You!!!!
Dude has some serious woodworking skills, lots of tricks and old school methods combined!
Dan, you're the best. I love your videos, and the layman's way you explain them. I'd listen to you all day. The stories you must have.
I've just seen some precious details that enrich my knowledge on guitar repairs.
Great video, thanks for posting.
I could watch these videos all day. What am I sayin’? I am watching these videos all day!
I don't even play guitar, but I love this dude.... best channel ever. It's like Bob Ross and Bob Vila all rolled into a guitarsmith.
Great Job, I think most repair guys would just say it's a lost cause. but now you have given it new life...
I want to see a truss rod installed. Since it's a 24" scale guitar, Dan can also show us how to cut, and thread, one of the truss rods from the Stew-Mac catalogue. Please do it - I love these videos!
"When you get into glues, you'll know..." Didn't anyone ever tell you to not sniff glue?
Sniffing is fine. Huffing is bad.
Hey, when it's all you have in the shop, you have to make do
Cameron Jenkins I ate lead paint chips when I was young , and it didn’t phase my lead guitar playing
Licks , or my carrot either !!!!
🎶NOW I WANNA SNIFF SOME GLUE🎶
Yeah but I sniffed so much glue I forgot, what were we talking about?
He has forgotten more than I know at this point. It takes him twice as long to prep something then it does to do the thing, I wish I had this man's patience. Hopefully it comes with age. Dan is legend.
I really like the way you convey all your years of knowledge. Very eloquently and intuitive. You are so talented the way you fix I bet everything. You are a joy to watch and learn from. Sincerely Glenn
Not to forget to mention all the wonderful StewMac tools he has ! I wish I had all of them !! But I would still be lacking Dan’s knowledge ,which takes a lifetime to acquire . Such a luthier genius!
So much craftmanship in an old guitar.
You get them from the supermarket for £70, clean sound and a nice amp thrown in. It's all good but when you see what goes in them, even anything is a miracle of technology!
I know, I'm a philistine!
Wow! A true Master craftsman at work! This guy is amazing! What a treat to be able to follow along! Can you imagine this guy setting up your guitars? They would be perfect! Thanks for sharing the repairs, I love watching.
I had to watch this again. I’ve probably watched it about 10’times within a year or so. He does such great work.
He is real magician and sweet nice guy. I'm only player, not the luthier, but love to watch this man's professional work.
A exceptional human being. What a joy to watch him work.
I'm a drummer and ran into your videos. Makes me wish I was a guitar player so you could fix one of my axes! Keep posting please!
Rotciv Sirap im a drummer too but hey i picked up a guitar about a month ago and i think im halfway decent for being ok. Just pick up an old strat on craigslist and try it out
Another excellent job, Dan! You always work with quiet authority.
Love your movies! Thanks for taking the time & trouble to make such great little clips. Can sit and watch them for hours! So informative and interesting... I have some guitars I made when I was a teenager and I now know where I was going wrong!!
A fascinating video, it is amazing how a craftsman with such experience makes the job look so easy. I hope to see many more examples, absolutely superb job with minimal intrusion to the originality.
I'm sure there's many luthiers out there that don't even know that these techniques existed, you're awesome Dan
This man knows what he’s talking about. True craftsman. I just subbed. I gotta watch more of this mans work. 👍🏻
This guy is a true master, love watching him work his magic.
Thanks, Dan - you never cease to be an inspiration. I am a luthier who also does restorations and repair. Not a day goes by when don't I think "Now what would Dan do?"
Personally I would have pulled a top and bottom fret to drill guide pin holes to keep that fingerboard from sliding, but you obviously didn't need too....
I have a banjo with a unplayable upbow - so I'm thinking about this as a solution. Have you worked with CF rods and if the same method was used would one rod add sufficient rigidity? I think there's only room for one rod in the center of the neck due to the fifth string tuner insert.
It’s always amazing to watch a master at work like this.
i have an original 1950 yard brush , 16 new heads and 10 new handles .laughing aside, i still think you are a true master of your trade.
The Bob Ross of guitar repair! I can't stop watching!!!!
These stewmac videos are really great. One really learns a lot from watching. I have always enjoyed working on
my own guitars, and also did a little work on violins when I worked in a music store. I love it.
Never hurts to have a little hot water around. Thank you, wise sage.
Watching you work and listening to your running commentary is an inspiration. Thank you so much for your videos.
That was so therapeutic to watch. This man is a true artist and guardian of the craft! 💪🏽❤️
Pretty cool. He made the job look easy. However as good as Dan is he said in the beginning he thought about how he was going to do this. Not proud but a true professional. Thanks again Dan.
Astounding. I can hardly believe what I'm seeing.
Watching a master do good stuff is a pleasure.
I love how much time and care he takes not rushing the job making sure it doesn't break
Absolutely incredible. This man is a national treasure.
Dan.. thanks for knowing so much and sharing it with us.
Love watching you work, my friend. My pal Gary is teaching me how to set up my guitars on my own, since he's moving away soon. Always a pleasure to learn from someone who's been doing this a long time. That's one cool guitar.
Awesome Dan Thanks for sharing and rescuing a Very cool vintage Axe to be played again for years to come.
A master craftsman showing us how it's done, thanks.
You are my new favorite youtuber. What a character. Aside from the expertise and wit, you seem like someone that would just be fun to hang around. Your vid. and aud. were spot on too! I'm smiling!
Such a 50s look, particularly the headstock. Beautiful
I would love to apprentice under this man, and learn this trade. The videos fill the void.
I love these videos. Craftsmanship at it's finest.
A Master Luthier. So enjoyable to watch such precision
Such a joy watching him work!!
I have a Jimmy Reed Twin without truss rod. I've thought of adding truss rod, Never thought of carbon fiber. Has been on the shelf for years. Every now and then I have pulled it out, all original.
Dan , you are the master ! Thanks for a great video ! There seems to be no limit on guitar repairs for you . You had a book out years ago that I still use as a reference when maintaining my guitars !!!
Always a pleasure to see a master at work. Nice!
Thank you for watching!
I love to see these old guitars improved with modern technology!
Dear Dan,
can you make a video just on hide-glue to get more used to what kind of temperature is right, how to get more time...if there are certain woods that work better with it or some that don't. I'd glad to get another cup of your wisdom.
When i watched that video, I remembered that I watched it before and YT just threw it in there but I still watched it again to recap and to enjoy.
I could watch these videos all day.
That was a great show, Dan.
This is the kind of craftsmanship we need to preserve. The big word is Craftsmanship.. This is the future.. not the past.
My EVH Wolfgang standard has a graphite reinforced neck I've not had to adjust the neck in 5 years it's rock solid.
I can't understand why every manufacturer doesn't use graphite reinforcement on their necks.
Funny coincidence. I am doing this exact same operation of adding 2 CF rods to my 1940 Harmony archtop with no truss rod, a 3/8" string action, and a slight twist. I wish my fingerboard came off that easy, mine was a serious struggle the whole way. There is a reinforcement rod slot in the center half filled with glue. I'm going to plug that with some hardwood and cut the 2 slots for CF rods like Dan did. Well, my jig is different, but whatever. Glad to now have confirmation my plan is valid.
DAN ROCKS !! Nice job , Bro !! You really saved that baby !
This man is a national treasure.
There just aren’t too many people as cool as Dan! Awesome
I'm no guitar repair guy but I've clamped a few things in my time. If you alternate the side you place your clamps on, you reduce drag of the joining surfaces.
I wish that there was more of him playing it at the end. It sounded great!
Beautiful craftsmanship.
CRAFTSMANSHIP LIKE THIS IS A LOST ART...I WAS IMPRESSED THE WHOLE TIME.
Great woodworker. Love the bench behind him. Nice tail vice.
The tone of that guitar at the end is great.
Really enjoy watching you work. A real pleasure
This is so beautiful :) I love only to see these videos, it's like listening to somebody who you know, who can teach you so much. Thank you!!!
I could watch these videos all day long!!! Love these videos!!!!
Excellent, as usual. I have about as much work area as a toaster takes up. In fact, I'll have to move the toaster to find it. I had two of these babies...and super clean surfaces on them. Had to raise the bridge on one by adding some felt under it...even sold it that way. Wonder how long it took before the guy.....Mark Ribot plays these, and turned Waits onto them. That sorta thrilled me, as back then I had two of these.. and in way better condition.
Great job dan,I think I will do this to my 1950s rosetti lucky 7 that was the first electric guitar that my late father bought me as a child. I'm now. 66!!
love watching this guy work. so much info & experience to share
Dan makes such superb Guitars.
This guy is a trip....a professional luthier and glue sniffer haha. These videos are strangely mesmerizing. Nice work
So much skill and experience. What an artisan!