148 The Loar Setup with Customer Watching

If you think working on instruments is a bit daunting; try it with the customer watching your every move. Here is a link to the LS250 strings sold on my website:
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[@kensherwin4544]

Shop labor rates: $60 / hr usual charge $100 / hr if you watch $140 / hr if you help $250 / hr if you tried to fix it first

[@graywolfeternityguitars9977]

I do repair work on guitars and build guitars, I would be way too nervous with the customer watching, you sir are a super duper luthier. great job as usual.

[@Road_Rash]

Just what I was looking for! Scalloping or 'scooping' the neck extension! I was cringing the whole time because you didn't mask off the body to protect the finish from potential slips with the dremel...that's confidence right there! Lol! I'm gonna give my Loar this treatment! Thanks for another great video! 👌🏿😎👍🏿

[@dalepal]

Looks like a great setup and you certainly have another satisfied customer. I imagine there is nothing like the pressure of doing the work while the customer is watching.

[@RosaStringWorks]

Dale Palmer thanks Dale it definitely takes it to another level. Merry Christmas.

[@johnthomas2255]

Jerry, don't you wish ll your repairs would go that smooth !

[@jack002tuber]

He didn't seem too critical. You did great work for him. Looks great. Sounds good.

[@RosaStringWorks]

jack002tuber thank you Jack.

[@billsterling6485]

Shop labor: $100.00 per hr. If you watch $150.00.... If you help...lol $200.00 lol Grinning"" You the man Jerry !!!!!!! Love the happy face that young man had when you handed him his Mandolin. PRICELESS.......LOVED THE VIDEO...

[@mmccoy577]

Looks like another satisfied customer.

[@RosaStringWorks]

Michael McCoy thanks for watching Michael.

[@jeffgrier8488]

Looks like the customer was happy, you can't beat that!

[@RosaStringWorks]

Jeff Grier thank you Jeff.

[@TRichMusic1]

hey Jerry...just a note to tell you how much I enjoy your videos....keep up the good work and videos...

[@RosaStringWorks]

TRichMusic1 thank you very much.

[@scottponciroli6448]

I like this channel I listen to ut all the time

[@sewing1243]

Jerry asked the customer what kind of music he liked to play on his mandolin which reminded me that the only time I have ever heard a mandolin played live was in Naples Italy and the music played was Italian Folk music. :)

[@aliwhitwell]

You need to go listen to a bluegrass band with a good mando player. :-)

[@chipwood5017]

great video as always ... doing my best to make mandolin music at Christmas time ... .. Merry Christmas and a very Happy and prosperous New Year from our family to yours

[@RosaStringWorks]

Chip Wood thank you Chip. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

[@audiotechlabs4650]

I'll have to to drop by my next time in Mo. That is as real as it gets! Thankz

[@RosaStringWorks]

Audio Tech Labs stop by anytime. Thanks for watching.

[@kirnagar]

I have one of these and had the same truss rod problem. I’ve wanted to take it to a pro for set up, but I’m not very good at mandolin and need to justify it. Then again the better an instrument plays the more it inspires me to play.

[@banjomanToddTaylor]

Awesome!!! Jerry great work my friend and merry christmas.

[@RosaStringWorks]

Todd Taylor thanks Todd. Merry Christmas.

[@eddylonergan142]

Hello Jerry,your very lucky i live in Holland Europe.Because i'd be dropping by everyday with some lame excuse.well done.

[@RosaStringWorks]

+Eddy Lonergan be sure to stop in if you're ever over here. Thank you for watching.

[@RandySchartiger]

Gotta love those customers that wait in real time yes? =D Good video Jerry!

[@RosaStringWorks]

Randy Schartiger thankscRandy.

[@specfever2]

Looks like a reasonable, friendly customer. He didn't have to promise it and shoot the video. What I *see* is a luthier that's rushing it and ripping frets out with tear-out each time. Glad he figured out how to stop the tear-out by the time he had 3 frets left. :) ***I'm guessing this guy (Jerry) is pretty good but I'm just saying it's what I see when I'm watching it.

[@josephtaverna1287]

@@specfever2 so I'm guessing you could have done a better job considering the circumstances?????? Pretty good he's damn good.have a wonderful day

[@TheRooster1122]

Super Duper Jerry! You are the man...👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 p.s. Merry Christmas 🎅🏼🎄🎅🏼🎄🎅🏼

[@RosaStringWorks]

TheRooster1122 thanks so much. Merry Christmas.

[@timothyflyte9443]

Very interesting video .

[@duckdovetail3385]

Hey Jerry, just wondered if you’d heard of the ‘blunt chisel’ technic ? Bill carter has a video on here talking about them. I think you would find it really useful. Keep on the great work, love your channel 👍🏼 Steve.

[@RosaStringWorks]

No haven't heard of that. Thanks for watching.

[@RosaStringWorks]

Duck & Dovetail I looked it up and it appears that he just basically uses his chisels as scrapers. Not a bad idea.

[@duckdovetail3385]

Rosa String Works yep that’s. Really useful in tricky spaces. Thought it might be useful to clean off the old glue or cleaning up the wood in tricky spaces. 🤷🏼‍♂️👍🏼

[@garyteague9555]

glad your not my dentist,”” but good job

[@edbratt4955]

for fun I tried a set of those GHS LS250 silk and steel you always recommend on my expensive Northfield Big Mon (2017) and although they felt great under my fingers I immediately lost all the volume and punch... sound was gone...very disappointed with those....at least on a good mando...just an experiment.. Back to EJ74 or EXP74s

[@teeken8850]

pf ft im a barber my job is a spectator sport.. sharp instruments and exacting work...

[@jeremywolstenholme9277]

It's always a Rollercoaster ride.

[@RosaStringWorks]

Jeremy Wolstenholme thank you for watching

[@mrpaddymonty]

very cool!

[@RosaStringWorks]

mrpaddymonty thank you.

[@jeffhudson7569]

WAIT! WHAT!?!?!?!?! I lived in St. Louis for four some years and he has a Tampa Bay hat on?????

[@TheRycooder]

EXCELLENT Video Subscribed immediately......In your opinion what is the best $800 and under Mandolin.....

[@thomastommy1192]

You do great work. Seems like you had one pleased customer. That's always a good thing. Jerry how far are you from St Joesph, MO?? ( I think I may have asked you once before..) For give me if I have. Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@robhowe8353]

How long would the full meal deal take on a gold tone gm-35 you think?

[@geemac7267]

Very prolific! You may come to the point of narrating your repair procedures even when no one is there and the camera isn't rolling. lol

[@RosaStringWorks]

Gee Mac72 if you mean I might "talk to myself" Guilty. Thanks for watching.

[@jipes]

I don't know how you did work in the presence of your customer I hate that when someone is watching me doing precise works, it just add stress

[@mrvn52]

Repair Rates: $60.00 an hour. You Watch: $100.00. You Help: $200.00.

[@RosaStringWorks]

Lyle Marvin thank you!

[@archtopp1]

I would have covered the body to prevent anything from accidentally damaging the top and to prevent filings from entering the "F" holes.

[@1980bwc]

He's never heard that one before. Smh. The man has been doing this for 35 years, and is highly sought after for this work. So I don't think he cares to hear what you would do if you were him!

[@archtopp1]

Bryan Wayne and he sure as hell won’t be working on my instruments!!

[@annajones2165]

Why won't my new mandalen. Not turning Wall. It sounds like crap. It's is a. 66 dollars one so I don't now pleas tall me what to do. I just got it and I can't play it

[@dino_j]

I like the change of pace here with the customer watching. Glad you didn't have any 'oops!' moments! How long did it take you to do the whole job?

[@RosaStringWorks]

Dean Jarvis about 2 hours. Thanks for watching. Merry Christmas.

[@dino_j]

Merry Christmas to you too Jerry. Looking forward to more videos in 2017!

[@specfever2]

Uh. He started off with such a moment, right? @3:30

[@georgetempest9627]

Why eliminating the fret extension in several videos? What do you gain?

[@RosaStringWorks]

Pink clearance

[@mattman7863]

What would that full set up cost ? ( if you don't mind me asking) thanks. Great great work.

[@JohnnnyJohn]

Why do you scallop the fretboard tang?

[@RosaStringWorks]

Johnny John it makes it easier to play by providing more pick clearance.

[@mandolinic]

I've been playing for 40 years and IMHO the tang is more of a gimmick than a useful extension to the fingerboard. By the time you get that far up the fingerboard, the strings are no longer strings, but more like metal rods. They don't sound good and the intonation can be all over the place. Personally, I prefer instruments without the tang. Others may disagree.

[@Morrowman17]

Where is your shop located? I’m interested in sending my mando to you for the full meal deal

[@RosaStringWorks]

I'm located near Rolla Missouri. Right off of Highway 44 South Central Missouri.

[@RosaStringWorks]

My address is on my website. www.rosastringworks.com

[@charlottesimss9853]

Nice! I need to get my mandola refretted someday too... Is there a really noticeable difference in an antler saddle?

[@RosaStringWorks]

Clacking Computer there isca significant increase in volume with the antler. Thanks for watching.

[@jaythomas5895]

I'm very uncomfortable with someone watching me work .just me my people game really sucks

[@michaeltrowbridge7174]

So why did you shorten the frets just asking

[@r22jeff]

He said that was to fit in the fretboard and over the binding.

[@bleikrsound6127]

Luthier with customer watching - my requirement: Bring along a six pack of Guinness Stout. Opinion: Customer has a $600 instrument that needs $500 of work, I would suggest they return it and buy a $1,300 Gibson.

[@hartzellwr]

So what size frets did you install - you said smaller than the Loar stock - why, better intonation?

[@RosaStringWorks]

Easier on your fingers to play.

[@kosmokritikos9299]

The customer should have been given a sedative.

[@bootsn.hatchets747]

What does a set up like that run?

[@scottponciroli6448]

It

[@thesandman775]

Why would you not put anything over the body/finish while you're sanding? I would not let you pull that manuever on mine...

[@RosaStringWorks]

Try doing it for 36 years then you might change your mind

[@johnhulsker9123]

Lord Jesus!!! Watch twoford remove frets!!! Why modify a new instrument? That's not a cheap model. Is the buyer so thick that he couldn't have just returned and bought another, some strange shit!