I had a friend here in Albuquerque that built beautiful guitars, he played with George Jones in the late 50s then ended up here, I told him I’d like a classical guitar,electric and thin. It came out so comfortable to play and played like a dream. His name was Jerry Starr. He and Donny Young changed their names while in New York to play the Jimmy Dean show, oh by the way, Donny Young changed his name to JOHNNY PAYCHECK.
@@Zero_Ego Sadly, it appears that Gibson (and several othe "big name" guitar factories) were quite happy, at certain periods, to cut corners and trade on their name! If an instrument feels and sounds good to you and you feel comfortable with it, that's probably the instrument for you;....irrespective of country of origin and the name on the headstock!!...............Unless youi are only buying it for "investment" purposes!
@@jedhatcher252 the earlier ones had wood bridges. I think in the early 60s is when Gibson started using plastic. The adjustable saddle bridges Gibson used were prone to splitting across the grain. Anyway a good luthier can do a replacement bridge on them and really help them out
I bought a 59 Les Paul in its original case owned by Jack Cassidy at a garage sale yesterday for 39 cents…..and she threw in a Sunn coliseum stack owned by Leslie west…. free. The lady who helped me was Morgan Fairchild….yeah…that’s the ticket…Morgan Fairchild.
My singer found a ‘73 Yairi 12string in her apt. dumpster and gave it to me. Was in wonderful shape. Just needed $350 worth of bridge work, new pins a new nut and set up. Case was trashed but I’ll take what I can get lol Never know
I would have loved to have seen the customer’s reaction when seeing his “find” now. Great job on restoration… it is probably in better shape now than it was when new!
My favorite guitar is a old Silvertone guitar from the 60's. I got it from a lady who retired from being a guitar teacher. (About 30 years ago or so). It had a missing gear, but I paid her $10 and got one from a guitar repair shop. I have had to glue the saddle back on, but it still sounds so good.....an old classical guitar. I have about a dozen guitars, but that is still my favorite. Oldies but goodies.
While helping a friend clean out her house after her husbands passing, I found a Gibson labeled case with a 12yr old J45, excellent condition and a wooden bridge. I can’t believe Gibson used plastic bridges back in the day as I remember looking at Doves and Hummingbirds around the early 60s. I can remember they’re being priced around $275.00. This one was free!
It's about 1:30 in the morning here This little corner of Louisiana. I couldn't sleep so I picked up my phone and I got to tell you I have really enjoyed your company this morning. I've been a novice guitar player for 60 years and I did not know so many things that you just showed about the guitar. Thank you for sharing that information in the manner in which you showed it. God bless you sir and many more years of Lutheran.
The bridge on Gibson flattop my father bought me new in 1964 pulled up about 10 years later. Luckily, the luthier my local guitar shop used was smart enough to scrap the horrible plastic bridge and make a walnut one that’s still in place nearly four decades later.
I have a similiar Gibson (66 LGO) in the same bridge condition, except my finish is severly crackled, In fact, I started watching Jerry's videos because of my Gibson, so I was rivited to this one. These little Gibsons play like butter when you can get the action low enough. What an amazing find!! And what an fantastic restoration!!!
This whole series is a beautiful souvenir of your fine career for your family's enjoyment and for guitar enthusiasts everywhere for years to come. Good job Jerry Rosa
Had that been at a Garage sale in my neighborhood, I'd have jumped on it too. Although I can do some basic instrument repair, I likely would have phoned my trusted luthier also. Mr. Rosa is certainly a trusted repair specialist.
One of mates is a Luthier he came across a garage sale guitar. Old beat up case (1930s P & O stickers on it) and someone had kindly put a polyurethane finish on it. He gave the guy 500 bucks telling him it was a great guitar once, but he didn't know what else he might find. It was a 1931 Martin OM-18 banjo tuners and all. It took him a long while to restore it as there were cracks and removing the poxy modern finish was a delicate job. But in the end it looked, played and sounded lovely. He sold it for around $5 000 AUS and figured he made about 2 grand. He later saw it in an exhibition when CF Martin IV was visiting Australia. This Gibson is much more of a rags to riches tale. Well done.
A friend went to a estate sale in the late '80's and purchased a tweed Fender Deluxe amp for a $1.90 bid, they didn't have any change left so it was 2 bucks. The auctioneer said, "Who'll give me a dollar for this old radio ? ". After I told him what it was worth, $700 at the time. he took his wife to all the auctions.
What a find for $10 and what a lucky client having a classic Gibson. l'm in the UK and garage sales are increasing 😁 l hope l find treasure soon. Lovely restoration job 👍🇺🇸
I got a 84, fender squire made in Japan, and signed by Robert Cray, and was played on the air live, back and given to on of the engineers at the station who had moved in across the street from me, bought it at his garage sale for 20.00, RIP John and thank you.
Man I wish I could be your apprentice, your years of experience show through how effortlessly you seem to make it look, good job sir and keep up the good work!
A friend of mine would let me play his Gibson this exact size. It sounded good. I admit I've owned just 4 Gibsons amongst other brands that play very well too for what they are. I have been looking for a deal like this for my granddaughter who loves to play. Definitely worth the parts and labor plus the $10.00. lol. Great repair Job Sir.
I would grind down the outside of the nut driver to make it fit in the pocket. They are usually pretty thick and can stand the loss of metal for a low torque application like that.
Amazing grab!! Your client was lucky they didn't Google it, as everyone seems to these days. I was in Chattanooga 15 years back and picked up a dead man's 1977 Yairi DY 78 for 200 bucks. Because they saw "Alvarez" and the internet said they're worth nothing. 😇 And I remained silent. Best guitar I've ever owned.
Always a pleasure to see your work, I am imagining myself having all those tools and knowledge (from watching many of your vid) being able to do a bit of this. Thanks for sharing.
Hello and thanks for the high quality video of yours. When i deal with holes that my tools dont fit, when working with motorcycles in a shop i prefer to grind the tool and not the customers parts. Thanks again
Hey thanks for the video of your work process. I go through a LOT of UA-cam videos looking for Luthier work videos but if they don't have the dialogue that goes with the work I don't care much for them. I really enjoy watching the work process thought out aloud if you will :) So thanks for the great video!
I am a jeweler for over 40 years. I love watching other craftsman do their skill and tricks on guitars. I just bought my first real git Tar 🤪 and wanna build my first one now. Cheers.
I have one just like that. It was my first guitar when I was 7 years old and that poor thing went through a lot. I am now 59 I still have it and I take it out sometime and remember every scratch and ding that's on it. I like the small neck easy to play. good job on the refinish.
Wow thanks. that brought back memories back on the farm with uncles on guitar. It wasn't my favorite song to play. But crowds loved it. Johnny cash has song Dirty Old egg sucking dog. Quite a funny story behind that one with uncles playing and my dad howling like a wolf. You made me laugh today. Thank you. Cindy. ❤😅😅😊God bless you.
Nice. I've only repaired about twenty guitars, since my main business is violin family, so I appreciate your expertise. I also envy the (relatively) good access you have through the soundhole. The f-holes of a violin are not quite so spacious.... Thanks again. Cheers from windy Vienna, Scott
Thank you for also explaining what you won't do. I was waiting to comment and ask whether it was worth it to fill those extra holes and sure enough you answered it as you went.
Some home improvement stores sell metal scrapers that hold a single edge razor blade. They are okay but still not the most comfortable thing to use for scraping for a long time. I made a blade holder from mahogany and shaped it to fit my hand. I made a saw cut just wide and deep enough to hold a blade so that the slot in the blade was deep enough for me to drill a small hole and lock the blade in place with a small machine screw and a pair of washers and a nut. This tool makes scraping jobs like the fingerboard on your yard sale Gibson a lot easier on my hands.
My personal playground (AKA Dollar Tree) sells carpet remnants of various sizes that make great bench covers. Also check their crafts section. All kinda little handy treasures.
Ya know, I've never been in one of those places, including Dollar Store, Family Dollar and Big Lots. I'm always rushing to get what I need and go right past those. I need to change that. ✌🏻🖖🏻
@@zapa1pnt Definitely! All kinda little gems mixed in if you dig around. Dollar Tree though. Not the others. Cheap zip ties good enough for guitar work. Crafts section has cool little stencils. Cheap artist brushes. Glue sticks. Exacto sets. Knockoff brand paimters tape. Velcro strips etc...Dig around. I guarantee you'll leave with all kinda crap you didnt know you needed.
I have a Del Rey guitar about the same size as that Gibson and same age, they were sold at K Mart stores in the past. It needs work like that Gibson new nylon strings and the top of the guitar kind of bow, it's a sunburst with a walnut neck it has a stainless steel neck. Made in Japan. My friend that an antique dealer got it at a local auction.
I was given a Jose Ramirez 1A classical guitar at the age of 13. I learned to play guitar with it and went electric with a Gibson Les Paul in 1976. Not knowing what the Ramirez was worth, I sold it at my moving sale in 1996 for $25 with the case. I think it is worth thousands now.
Pretty great guitar after all of that work was done. My first acoustic was one like that, but didn't have the tobacco-burst finish and originally had an adjustable rosewood saddle in a rosewood bridge. I still have it, but since it is a real Gibson, the headstock is broken off at the moment. I just remember it was not a very loud guitar, but did have an incredibly edible tone. Congrats to your customer - I think he might have a keeper.
I was a toolmaker for forty five years and I learned to expect the side cutting tool to come loose any time that I used a drill chuck instead of a collett.
I had a router that kept coming loose. Turned out there was a screw (LH thread btw) inside the base of the chuck that had fallen out. I replaced it and never had any more problems. Yours may be designed differently. But it's worth a quick peek...
My cousin had a very old gibson archtop in his guitar shop. The guitar was all in pieces. Neck separated from back and sides and sound board. My friend and myself took it to mr. Ron patton in Seymour indiana. He was a retired gibson luthier tech ,who knew these instruments well. His diagnosis was about 98 percent it was carved by orvile himself from European pear wood. The back and sides and top were all carved by hand. He put the little arch top back together and put a honey sunburst finish on it. This particular guitar had a v neck large heavy piece of ebony bridge material with a harp tail piece. Oval sound hole and ebony frett board. The head stock said the gibson in original mother of pearl. Mr. Patton could not identify the specific model of the instrument. It looked like it was made about 1918. I kept it in my possession for a year and played every day. It had a natural reverberation and channeld the spirit of robert Johnson . It now lives in new orleans somewhere.
I work as a luthier/repair tech. I've gotten my share of old classics in really bad shape. Brought in by family members or people who just want a working guitar and don't want to spend more money than it costs for a new guitar to repair, I've bought old "junkers" from people over the years. There are so many good, really good contemporary guitars available and I'll work with them to purchase nice new guitars, set them up and they are happy to be relieved of the instrument that was but a burden to them. I have the luxury of repairing/restoring the instruments and passing it on to players to appreciate the character of that guitar. I like being the conduit between people who want to make music, and the instruments that will make them happy. I will often get something mediocre that has been abused, and not worth the efforts to repair. I'll take them in, repair them and donate them to a library lending program I began. There are always ways to spread the joy. We all do our part. I can only imagine the joy of the owner, getting a guitar back with a second chance at making music.
Use Butter Paper or OHT sheet or transparent plastic sheet for marking the outline of pick guard from the next time - just a humble suggestion. All the Best!
Snap-On tool ,I think, has this gadget that you can get for your fingers to turn a socket and I believe it rachets. Good for tight upside down enclosed places. Best regards, Gio.
The next time you’re at a auto parts, or hardware store, see if they have one of those knurled things that fit 1/4” sockets. It’s very handy for things like that.
Why can’t I ever find a killer old Gibson guitar at a garage sale!?!? What a find!
You beat me to to it
Gibson plastic shitbox
@@walkertongdee maybe you missed the fact the rest of the guitar is wood.
@@walkertongdee: But as you have seen, you don't need to retain the plastic.
Jerry has, now, made it a good sounding guitar.
@Bryan: Be sure to get there Early.
There’s nothing like watching a man work that, loves what he’s doing.
I had a friend here in Albuquerque that built beautiful guitars, he played with George Jones in the late 50s then ended up here, I told him I’d like a classical guitar,electric and thin. It came out so comfortable to play and played like a dream. His name was Jerry Starr. He and Donny Young changed their names while in New York to play the Jimmy Dean show, oh by the way, Donny Young changed his name to JOHNNY PAYCHECK.
I can’t believe Gibson used a plastic bridge. Always great to see you do your magic
Gibson plastic shitbox
@@Zero_Ego Sadly, it appears that Gibson (and several othe "big name" guitar factories) were quite happy, at certain periods, to cut corners and trade on their name! If an instrument feels and sounds good to you and you feel comfortable with it, that's probably the instrument for you;....irrespective of country of origin and the name on the headstock!!...............Unless youi are only buying it for "investment" purposes!
I had that exact same lg1 and the bridge was wood? Or it always had ro be glued back together fornsome reason?
@@jedhatcher252 the earlier ones had wood bridges. I think in the early 60s is when Gibson started using plastic. The adjustable saddle bridges Gibson used were prone to splitting across the grain. Anyway a good luthier can do a replacement bridge on them and really help them out
Those guitars really come alive when you replace the plastic bridge on them.
I always say "Why don't I ever find deals like this?!" Then I realize I never go to garage sales....so there's that. Great work, Jerry!
Gibson plastic shitbox
I thought the same thing. 🤣
You gotta go to a whole lot of garage sales and wade through a whole lot of junk to bag a find like that. And maybe never find a treasure like that.
I bought a 59 Les Paul in its original case owned by Jack Cassidy at a garage sale yesterday for 39 cents…..and she threw in a Sunn coliseum stack owned by Leslie west…. free.
The lady who helped me was Morgan Fairchild….yeah…that’s the ticket…Morgan Fairchild.
one way to do this is to buy the guitar used in your 20's and still have it in your 70's. Oh,,,,,, that's me!
Jerry once again spins his Lazarus magic on an old instrument. He never ceases to amaze me.
Another classic repair and what a lucky find for 10 bucks! Nice tone, too!
Your client is one lucky guy! You did a fine job restoring that guitar. Best wishes.
My singer found a ‘73 Yairi 12string in her apt. dumpster and gave it to me.
Was in wonderful shape. Just needed $350 worth of bridge work, new pins a new nut and set up. Case was trashed but I’ll take what I can get lol
Never know
I would have loved to have seen the customer’s reaction when seeing his “find” now. Great job on restoration… it is probably in better shape now than it was when new!
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No question, it's a better guitar now. When it was new it was "BJ", before Jerry got ahold of it.
My favorite guitar is a old Silvertone guitar from the 60's. I got it from a lady who retired from being a guitar teacher. (About 30 years ago or so). It had a missing gear, but I paid her $10 and got one from a guitar repair shop. I have had to glue the saddle back on, but it still sounds so good.....an old classical guitar. I have about a dozen guitars, but that is still my favorite. Oldies but goodies.
While helping a friend clean out her house after her husbands passing, I found a Gibson labeled case with a 12yr old J45, excellent condition and a wooden bridge. I can’t believe Gibson used plastic bridges back in the day as I remember looking at Doves and Hummingbirds around the early 60s. I can remember they’re being priced around $275.00. This one was free!
Thanks for the idea with the bridge pins. I'll steal that from you.
It's about 1:30 in the morning here This little corner of Louisiana. I couldn't sleep so I picked up my phone and I got to tell you I have really enjoyed your company this morning. I've been a novice guitar player for 60 years and I did not know so many things that you just showed about the guitar. Thank you for sharing that information in the manner in which you showed it. God bless you sir and many more years of Lutheran.
The bridge on Gibson flattop my father bought me new in 1964 pulled up about 10 years later. Luckily, the luthier my local guitar shop used was smart enough to scrap the horrible plastic bridge and make a walnut one that’s still in place nearly four decades later.
I'll bet it sounded a whole lot better, after that, too.
I can't believe Gibson would stoop so low to put plastic anywhere on there guitars. That was in '64? Wow. It's a good thing you had it changed.
It's just infuriating they put a crappy bridge on those guitars to save a couple bucks.. Likely causing expensive repairs down the road..
I have a similiar Gibson (66 LGO) in the same bridge condition, except my finish is severly crackled, In fact, I started watching Jerry's videos because of my Gibson, so I was rivited to this one. These little Gibsons play like butter when you can get the action low enough. What an amazing find!! And what an fantastic restoration!!!
I got the same guitar. Say it isn't so. Did Jerry retire?
He’s mentioned it
@@cjm3729 which video?
@@gosman949 cant remember
This whole series is a beautiful souvenir of your fine career for your family's enjoyment and for guitar enthusiasts everywhere for years to come. Good job Jerry Rosa
Had that been at a Garage sale in my neighborhood, I'd have jumped on it too. Although I can do some basic instrument repair, I likely would have phoned my trusted luthier also. Mr. Rosa is certainly a trusted repair specialist.
One of mates is a Luthier he came across a garage sale guitar. Old beat up case (1930s P & O stickers on it) and someone had kindly put a polyurethane finish on it. He gave the guy 500 bucks telling him it was a great guitar once, but he didn't know what else he might find. It was a 1931 Martin OM-18 banjo tuners and all. It took him a long while to restore it as there were cracks and removing the poxy modern finish was a delicate job. But in the end it looked, played and sounded lovely. He sold it for around
$5 000 AUS and figured he made about 2 grand. He later saw it in an exhibition when CF Martin IV was visiting Australia. This Gibson is much more of a rags to riches tale. Well done.
Looks pretty dang nice after all the work Jerrry. The pick guard is a perfect match in my eyes. Cheers from Utah.
Excellent work on the bridge, and great overall. I can’t believe Gibson would do such a thing!
A friend went to a estate sale in the late '80's and purchased a tweed Fender Deluxe amp for a $1.90 bid, they didn't have any change left so it was 2 bucks. The auctioneer said, "Who'll give me a dollar for this old radio ? ". After I told him what it was worth, $700 at the time. he took his wife to all the auctions.
What a wonderful video. Thanks for making that. Good to see a man do work that he's really good at.
jerry you are correct . the thinner the glue the stronger the bond wil be .
2:24 What I’d to make the pins come out easier is before I pull on the pin I push the string INTO the bridge…that seems to work.
Don’t beat yourself up, you’re a great craftsman n good guy! Happy holidays!
I like the song you are playing during the breaks. Very nice vocals.
The yard sale background music is amazing. Nice job on the guitar, also. Thanks for sharing 👍.
What a find for $10 and what a lucky client having a classic Gibson. l'm in the UK and garage sales are increasing 😁 l hope l find treasure soon. Lovely restoration job 👍🇺🇸
I got a 84, fender squire made in Japan, and signed by Robert Cray, and was played on the air live, back and given to on of the engineers at the station who had moved in across the street from me, bought it at his garage sale for 20.00, RIP John and thank you.
Man I wish I could be your apprentice, your years of experience show through how effortlessly you seem to make it look, good job sir and keep up the good work!
A friend of mine would let me play his Gibson this exact size. It sounded good. I admit I've owned just 4 Gibsons amongst other brands that play very well too for what they are. I have been looking for a deal like this for my granddaughter who loves to play. Definitely worth the parts and labor plus the $10.00. lol. Great repair Job Sir.
I would grind down the outside of the nut driver to make it fit in the pocket. They are usually pretty thick and can stand the loss of metal for a low torque application like that.
Watching you work is like therapy for me, just lose myself in it...
Amazing grab!! Your client was lucky they didn't Google it, as everyone seems to these days. I was in Chattanooga 15 years back and picked up a dead man's 1977 Yairi DY 78 for 200 bucks. Because they saw "Alvarez" and the internet said they're worth nothing. 😇 And I remained silent. Best guitar I've ever owned.
I would love to have a 66 like that, my birth year. I have a 1965 Gibson 12 string, but an old 6 string would be Awesome. Great job on this one man.
Beautiful work...fun to watch as always!
Man, I can just sit here and watch one after another of these repair videos. Talk about some tips and tricks, this gentleman has a toolbox full 🙂
Always a pleasure to see your work, I am imagining myself having all those tools and knowledge (from watching many of your vid) being able to do a bit of this. Thanks for sharing.
Hello and thanks for the high quality video of yours. When i deal with holes that my tools dont fit, when working with motorcycles in a shop i prefer to grind the tool and not the customers parts. Thanks again
Hey thanks for the video of your work process. I go through a LOT of UA-cam videos looking for Luthier work videos but if they don't have the dialogue that goes with the work I don't care much for them. I really enjoy watching the work process thought out aloud if you will :) So thanks for the great video!
I am a jeweler for over 40 years. I love watching other craftsman do their skill and tricks on guitars. I just bought my first real git Tar 🤪 and wanna build my first one now. Cheers.
I have one just like that. It was my first guitar when I was 7 years old and that poor thing went through a lot. I am now 59 I still have it and I take it out sometime and remember every scratch and ding that's on it. I like the small neck easy to play. good job on the refinish.
That guitar sounds great. You did a good job.
fascinating to watch a master at work, reminds me of my father making violins! Thanks so much.
Thoroughly enjoyed watching your video. Thanks for sharing. GBU
Man, $10 for a 1966 Gibson in this day and age. That’s what drives me to yard sales and antique stores. You just never know.
What a lucky find! Nice work!
Wow thanks. that brought back memories back on the farm with uncles on guitar. It wasn't my favorite song to play. But crowds loved it. Johnny cash has song Dirty Old egg sucking dog. Quite a funny story behind that one with uncles playing and my dad howling like a wolf. You made me laugh today. Thank you. Cindy. ❤😅😅😊God bless you.
So cool watching you work your magic, sir. Great guitars, even with plastic bridges :-)
Thoroughly enjoyed your restoration of the Gibbo, well done !!
Absolutely gorgeous work! Thumbs 👍🏻 up video!~John
Nice. I've only repaired about twenty guitars, since my main business is violin family, so I appreciate your expertise. I also envy the (relatively) good access you have through the soundhole. The f-holes of a violin are not quite so spacious....
Thanks again. Cheers from windy Vienna, Scott
I thought those days of Garage Sale finds like this were long gone🤣
Boy the amount of work to even do what seems like a simple fix is always more than you think.
What a nice find, Nice work Jerry.
Man oh Man, Jerry! You surpassed very easily the Gibson Co. Bravissimo!
Thank you for also explaining what you won't do. I was waiting to comment and ask whether it was worth it to fill those extra holes and sure enough you answered it as you went.
A pleasure to watch and informative.
Thanks for sharing your skills.
Some home improvement stores sell metal scrapers that hold a single edge razor blade. They are okay but still not the most comfortable thing to use for scraping for a long time. I made a blade holder from mahogany and shaped it to fit my hand. I made a saw cut just wide and deep enough to hold a blade so that the slot in the blade was deep enough for me to drill a small hole and lock the blade in place with a small machine screw and a pair of washers and a nut. This tool makes scraping jobs like the fingerboard on your yard sale Gibson a lot easier on my hands.
What a steal !!! Looks fantastic now, great job !!
Great video. Thanks for sharing the attention to detail for repairing that guitar.
i am not into guitars but i really enjoy watching the expertise.
My personal playground (AKA Dollar Tree) sells carpet remnants of various sizes that make great bench covers. Also check their crafts section. All kinda little handy treasures.
Ya know, I've never been in one of those places, including Dollar Store, Family Dollar and Big Lots.
I'm always rushing to get what I need and go right past those. I need to change that. ✌🏻🖖🏻
@@zapa1pnt Definitely! All kinda little gems mixed in if you dig around. Dollar Tree though. Not the others. Cheap zip ties good enough for guitar work. Crafts section has cool little stencils. Cheap artist brushes. Glue sticks. Exacto sets. Knockoff brand paimters tape. Velcro strips etc...Dig around. I guarantee you'll leave with all kinda crap you didnt know you needed.
Great video and restoration. Nova Scotia loved it!!!
I have a Del Rey guitar about the same size as that Gibson and same age, they were sold at K Mart stores in the past. It needs work like that Gibson new nylon strings and the top of the guitar kind of bow, it's a sunburst with a walnut neck it has a stainless steel neck. Made in Japan. My friend that an antique dealer got it at a local auction.
Wow. I would trust you with my guitar anytime... Enjoyed your restoration.
Great finish, They are gonna love it!
I was given a Jose Ramirez 1A classical guitar at the age of 13. I learned to play guitar with it and went electric with a Gibson Les Paul in 1976. Not knowing what the Ramirez was worth, I sold it at my moving sale in 1996 for $25 with the case. I think it is worth thousands now.
Well, I missed this one! A pleasure, as always! 😁
Wow great job my friend.
Beautiful job it turned out amazing
Another gem Jerry! I don't know how you do it! Amazes me everytime. And you're a dang good player too! 👍👍🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶😎😎😎😎😎
Very educational. Thank you.
I live in Willow Springs which is about 1.5 hours from you. Good to know. Love the video.
Really great seeing how you repair guitars.
A top pick up. Nice work, Mate, to bring it back.
Pretty great guitar after all of that work was done. My first acoustic was one like that, but didn't have the tobacco-burst finish and originally had an adjustable rosewood saddle in a rosewood bridge. I still have it, but since it is a real Gibson, the headstock is broken off at the moment. I just remember it was not a very loud guitar, but did have an incredibly edible tone. Congrats to your customer - I think he might have a keeper.
Love your videos!!! Thank you so much!
Fantastic job !!!!
I Always enjoy your work.
I have my dad's old Gibson acoustic and it has that same bridge. This one is in better condition than mine.
Great work!
You would be a great neighbor.
👍
I really have enjoyed watching your guitar work. Thanks!
I was a toolmaker for forty five years and I learned to expect the side cutting tool to come loose any time that I used a drill chuck instead of a collett.
I had a router that kept coming loose. Turned out there was a screw (LH thread btw) inside the base of the chuck that had fallen out. I replaced it and never had any more problems. Yours may be designed differently. But it's worth a quick peek...
The Dremel tool works differently, than that.
My cousin had a very old gibson archtop in his guitar shop. The guitar was all in pieces. Neck separated from back and sides and sound board. My friend and myself took it to mr. Ron patton in Seymour indiana. He was a retired gibson luthier tech ,who knew these instruments well. His diagnosis was about 98 percent it was carved by orvile himself from European pear wood. The back and sides and top were all carved by hand. He put the little arch top back together and put a honey sunburst finish on it. This particular guitar had a v neck large heavy piece of ebony bridge material with a harp tail piece. Oval sound hole and ebony frett board. The head stock said the gibson in original mother of pearl. Mr. Patton could not identify the specific model of the instrument. It looked like it was made about 1918. I kept it in my possession for a year and played every day. It had a natural reverberation and channeld the spirit of robert Johnson . It now lives in new orleans somewhere.
I work as a luthier/repair tech. I've gotten my share of old classics in really bad shape. Brought in by family members or people who just want a working guitar and don't want to spend more money than it costs for a new guitar to repair, I've bought old "junkers" from people over the years. There are so many good, really good contemporary guitars available and I'll work with them to purchase nice new guitars, set them up and they are happy to be relieved of the instrument that was but a burden to them. I have the luxury of repairing/restoring the instruments and passing it on to players to appreciate the character of that guitar.
I like being the conduit between people who want to make music, and the instruments that will make them happy. I will often get something mediocre that has been abused, and not worth the efforts to repair. I'll take them in, repair them and donate them to a library lending program I began. There are always ways to spread the joy. We all do our part.
I can only imagine the joy of the owner, getting a guitar back with a second chance at making music.
thanks it was enlightening watching the repair
Great work Jerry! 👏
Use Butter Paper or OHT sheet or transparent plastic sheet for marking the outline of pick guard from the next time - just a humble suggestion. All the Best!
Beautiful guitar after the repair. What a great deal for the owner!
Snap-On tool ,I think, has this gadget that you can get for your fingers to turn a socket and I believe it rachets. Good for tight upside down enclosed places. Best regards, Gio.
I've run into the same truss rod adjustment nut issue on a vintage Mosrite Bass. I wound up grinding a 3/8 socket enough to fit squarely on...
Sounds good...what a pro fixit job!!! Awesome!
great restoration!!
The next time you’re at a auto parts, or hardware store, see if they have one of those knurled things that fit 1/4” sockets. It’s very handy for things like that.
I like the way the song title dovetails with the project theme.
Absolutely beautiful as is your guitar playing!
great stuff, fine work Man! Just missed a $1600 '60s Martin near me..but oh well...