255 RSW 1918 Gibson L3 This One Made Me Cry Part 2

[@billypeters3249]

Lay piece of sand paper a flat surface and smooth the sanding block. That's how I do it. Been sanding and painting cars and deisel trucks for fourty years.

[@cathalmacsiurdain7762]

If it were my Gibson, I'd be one happy man. Lovely job.

[@amascia8327]

Sounds like it was worth the work.

[@khabibarmageddon7743]

I really fell in love with this channel, I am only 21 and have been playing since I was seven, as my father got me into it at a young age (Appalachian people love their music and guitar has been in the family for generations). Of course he always taught me how to take care of a guitar, but it's awesome watching someone take such good care of these beautiful instruments and taking the time to teach us something along the way! Thanks for your amazing content and passing on your process to the younger generations. I can't thank you enough! I wish your family well, have a great one!

[@johnshaw7328]

Great video(s) The song at the end was the icing on the cake. My Dad played and sang that song quite often. He went to be with God three years ago and it was wonderful to hear you play and sing that song.....memories!

[@spiralflash6169]

It made me cry too, when it sang so beautifully to thank you for bringing it back to life!

[@alansturgess1324]

Never mind Rosa String Works ... the resurrection and renovation of classic old instruments like this make me think of your workshop as the Lazarus Works.

[@michaeladamcaira9174]

You never give yourself the credit you deserve,this guitar was a mess,a real disaster,but you made it look so much better,you are a true master

[@LeLilley1]

Love it!! I'm sure the owner will LOVE it too! Great job!

[@caesarillion]

Brings a tear to my eye as well. Born about the same time as my late mom. Guitar has survived. Mom, RIP 3/12/2012. Age 92

[@gingerman1947]

Excellent....thank you Jerry

[@wilmeaux12]

Nothing like the sound from the old Gibson L's. Another beautiful job from your workshop.

[@billsterling6485]

Once again Jerry awesome work.......I love your videos.....Glad I found you.....Truly enjoy them.....

[@soupbonep]

Sanding block fix. Put masking tape on the block side that you sand with. Put masking tape on the back of the sand paper. Put CA glue on the back of the sanding block and glue the masking tape side of the sandpaper to it. When the sandpaper is worn out, it just peels off and then you can start the process over. Having the sanding paper wrapped around like you're doing in the video creates a rounded paper and is not as flat as you need it. When you glue it to the masking tape, it is flat and you get a nice sanding job. This works great with radius blocks when doing frets.

[@Chimp_6]

What a splendid job of revival. It should bring tears of joy to the owner. May she be well played for another 101 years!

[@paulgreen6903]

Nice to see a man know s what he doing........and he s doing it right.

[@OlneyaTesota]

Love your work and always want to hear you play and sing......so uplifting. Jc

[@RosaStringWorks]

Thank you very much. You were awesome on The Rifleman.

[@vidarragnarsson4020]

Awesome video thoroughly enjoyed that!!👍🏻

[@achannel1818]

The craftsmanship is great but the singing at the end is brilliant

[@daciuk8]

Another great job Jerry and I agree with Keith, ditch the pickguard.🇬🇧👍🇬🇧

[@johnthomas2255]

Great repair Jerry, you solved all the problems that it threw at you.

[@johnthomas2255]

Absolutely marvelous repair job Jerry

[@51chevyj1]

Loved your video Mr. Jerry.

[@davidmoritz6972]

For sanding block - cut your paper down to size and use double stick tape to hold it to the block. That way there is no curling at the end of the block and the paper sits perfectly flat on it.

[@treehugger3971]

I wish I could give you two thumbs up

[@OleNavy]

That pickguard mount your customer sent you puts me more to the mind of the mount used for installing the pickguard on an archtop guitar.

[@RosaStringWorks]

The L3 is an archtop guitar

[@OleNavy]

@@RosaStringWorks Yup! Heard you say that after I had sent the message. The soundhole and nearly total absence of the arch through me.

[@DougWittrock]

That beautiful old guitar went from sad to gorgeous. Great job!

[@milantoombs6696]

Great job! Looks very nice and sounds wonderful.

[@danielagee118]

That thing sounds beautiful

[@johntaylor3070]

A wonderful repair on a very cool guitar.

[@richfolkes]

Mr. Rosa, you are positively astonishing. Your videos give me great pleasure in watching. I take my hat off to you, sir.

[@davecooper5951]

Another triumph Jerry - perseverance pays off in the end !

[@NickRatnieks]

The Gibson truss rod system was invented in 1921. You quickly see it used in the mandolins but I am not sure when all the guitars had one installed- it took a few years. That bridge appears to be a Harmony guitar bridge as the wheels stay down on the threaded posts as the bridge top goes up. Great work, Jerry it was a pleasure to watch you in action.

[@williamwoo866]

Thanks!

[@Lanternamagika]

Really appreciate your playing and singing, btw. Great voice. Bravo, bravissimo!

[@johnhicks7057]

😮😮😮😮WOW! It looks great. Really great. I think it would be fun to take pictures before and then show us the after. I love the binding.

[@thespookdeville5112]

You are one of the most gifted bright stars in the night sky, always excellent. I don't always comment, but always admire and respect your work. Bless you and your loved one's. Rodge David Kidderminster UK 😀

[@christianboddum8783]

My tip is; I buy Thick soft rubber sheets (moosgummi) from a hobby store, I double stick the sanding paper on (the hobby shop also has great double stick sheets). Then I cut pads to size. By using a very sharp small boxcutter, the pads make perfect wetsanding tools. Great for small repairs. Completely even sanding!

[@johnnyg3681]

EXCELLENT CRAFTSMANSHIP JERRY...!!!

[@barrywebber100]

Another interesting refurbishment of a classic old Gibson. Great job, thanks for posting and best wishes.

[@tito.tarantula]

Great job, Jerry!

[@stevenmiller5366]

I can't see how anyone would be less than thrilled with the job that you did!!!!

[@chrislewis4830]

I often think its easier to build a new guitar/banjo than repair an abused one however hearing that ring for the first time of the finished repaired instrument is always a smile knowing its one less for the scrap and who knows you might even get a pat on the shoulder from the original maker where ever they are .Good job

[@saddle8bag]

Great work. Sounds like a banjo.

[@SmiTTyy-sh8nc]

Just amazing. True Master craftsman !!

[@triffidgrower]

Wow! Thanks to KZbin's random recommendations I found this video. I no longer doubt the detail of some luthier stories friends have told me over the years any more. Thanks for letting us hear it at the end. Great sounding guitar.

[@daddyjohn2131950]

That guitar was a real museum piece, you did a great job on it, but, frankly, If I had been the customer, I would have restored it completely.

[@CygnusXII]

I must say I am impressed. You've extended the life of that instrument another 100 years. It wil see it's life through a couple of more generations, given some decent care from it's owners.

[@patbassman8251]

Im about to take the plunge and go on a luthiery coarse after being a carpenter and joiner for 25 years , I feel its the right time in my life and love taking my time to make and repair things , anyway you are truly inspiring and I love watching you at work .

[@matthewf1979]

You have one heck of a last name to be involved with guitars. Hope your luthiery course went well.

[@colinjones8846]

Amazing!... I am now an addict!

[@danbreyfogle8486]

As always, a great restoration without making it new. My dad was a radio repair guy since 1947 and in the last 20 years of his life (passed away at 90) he restored hundreds of old radios. When finished everyone of them showed their 70 plus years of age, but played and sounded as good as the day their were built. Not new, but as you say Jerry, "well cared for."

[@JoseVGavila]

My deep respects to your late father, as a fellow radio repairer

[@makebelievestunt]

Very nice. Loved the ol'timey sound from that geetar. Thanks for sharing.

[@denboe2894]

Nice job and it sounds great as well.

[@jojoberrypie6580]

I learned so much from this one.

[@rodrirm]

Another amazing fix, well done!!!

[@charlesarseneau8956]

Wow! Now there's a challenge...how you fixed that is amazing 👍my father was born in 1918 and thus is exactly the type of song he used to sing👏👏👏

[@MiroslavBujnoch]

This was absolutely insane. Perfect job on that one 👍

[@Spinnifuchs]

Now that it is finished the back fits in very nicely.

[@scottmclennan6114]

That was a great result and the old guitar sounds terrific.

[@dancrafton89]

Looking good sounds great. Love that old song. God bless you.

[@Mycroftsbrother]

A masterful job! If your customer isn't happy, tell him to send it to me.

[@jimsnorgleson]

Putting on the pickgaurd made me cry.

[@DavidMFChapman]

Lovely! It has a great sound. The customer will surely be happy.

[@thedoc1210]

top work Jerry.

[@mitchellhubbard1882]

I used to work at Regal Plastic supply in Oklahoma City. I did plastic fabrication. I'm not sure what type of plastic that pickguard is made of but after running it through the thickness sander you might have tried a product that we used called Novus Plastic Polish. They make polishes for anything from tiny scuffs to pretty deep scratches. Google Regal Plastic Supply in Oklahoma City and call them. The sales team is really knowledgeable and can reccomend which Novus product to buy. The stuff is amazing

[@mitchellhubbard1882]

It is MUCH quicker than sandpaper too.

[@jaspergrumfuttock]

Incredible work. Very impressed with the repair and refurbishment of the back. Big thumbs up from me.

[@cjgreen3836]

Looks and sounds great mate :)

[@chrisrobertson9264]

Rings like a bell what beautiful sustain

[@robbergin9441]

Exactly right....keep the signs of use,mitigate the abuse and make it functional again!.....outstanding job!

[@fabianpiedras8011]

Awesome! Great work and thank you from milimeterland!

[@kimwilliford6303]

Beautiful job beautiful sound ❤❤❤

[@keng3744]

Like I said before, there is nothing you CAN’T fix, Jerry. Thanks for sharing.

[@Curtislow2]

great JOB JERRY, we WOULD LOVE TO HEAR WHAT THE CUSTOMER THOUGHT!

[@RosaStringWorks]

He was quite happy.

[@Curtislow2]

THX JERRY. I FIGURED A MUCH. BUT IT IS STILL INTERESTING TO HEAR THEIR EXPRESSION.@@RosaStringWorks

[@denniscleveland669]

The oldie sounds solid! Nice job!

[@nileswright8915]

You make us feel like we just went through Marine boot camp and learned how to 'adapt-improvise-and-overcome!' nice job!

[@shartne]

nice job as usual. I like the song you played and you did that song once before I looked it up and listened to it.

[@chuckbowie5833]

Looks and sounds pretty darn good! Beautiful work!

[@robertrosenfield405]

Outstanding! Sounds great and looks original

[@johndough7224]

You take chicken poop and make it into chicken salad. Another fantastic restoration, Jerry.

[@stevenwesley62]

Really enjoyed the video and the old Gibson sounds as sweet as honey.

[@AdamKyler1987]

You knocked it out of the park again Jerry! The guitar has character and history but is solid. Cheers to another awesome save!

[@stoutlager6325]

Lovely job.

[@aflatminor]

WOW!! It turned out beautiful for such an abused old thing!! :)

[@andrewreynolds2647]

Jerry you done it again another rabbit out of the hat. I thoroughly enjoyed part one great to see you back missed you and your humour. Amazing job on this old girl what a difference. Peace and love from Bonny Scotland.

[@kenhughes4715]

Well, you did it and did it right. It’s outstanding. I really enjoyed watching your magic. Thank you. Kenny hughes

[@csnelling4]

Fantastic Jerry !!! the before and after what a difference 👍Thanks for the great videos😍

[@johnmanser2331]

Brilliant video!! Thanks for sharing.

[@a64tbird]

Love your videos. You are truly a humbled master.

[@JohnRotonto-ql9ds]

Congrats Jerry! You just polished a turd!👍👍

[@michaelfuller2153]

Nice work, Jerry. I almost mentioned something the other day. I used to refinish old gunstocks. The best I ever did was TruOil, but the point was I built up the finish, then cut it down with Behlen's oil & rottenstone. The heavy oil is in a squeeze bottle, the rottenstone is in a shaker can. A smooth, satin finish. Worked for me. Thanks for the excellent videos!

[@philross1016]

Jerry, you are to guitars and mandolins as Leonardo da Vinci was to painting. Masterful !!!!

[@bobberman1000]

Great work !!

[@grahamlangfield6805]

Another great vid and more excellent work. Can't wait to watch some more.

[@Shadowmanbluesbluesman]

I continue to be amazed at the fantastic work you do

[@john564holloway]

Splendid job, Jerry!

[@magicdaveable]

Beautiful craftsmanship.

[@shaneharrison4775]

Loved it jerry and lifes mountain railroad is a beautiful selection and at least that L3 is looking alot better than it did when came in

[@gideonrettich7754]

I keep t shirt cotton with me when sanding at high grit to take the build up off. When you wipe the sandpaper on the cotton, there's a little tooth to it which helps remove the buildup. Doesn't always work great but it helps more often than not.

[@marlinknight5136]

I have this thing about watching someone do good work..and when it's over on the fantastic level my toenails start to curl...

[@henryhunter5026]

Well you got there in the end! The customer now has a really nice old Gibson thanks to your craftsmanship, patience and attention to detail . I’m quite surprised at how good it sounds I’d sort of convinced myself that it would be disappointing but it has a nice bright well balanced tone. Amazing job Jerry.