455 RSW A 12 String Custom Rosa Dreadnought Part 6

[@williamg.lacrosse1600]

Jerry, I've built, repaired and modified guitars as a hobby since I was 18. (47 years or there abouts) I have spent hours at the elbow if Kerry Char of Char Lutherie's and Nick Kuckick of Franklin guitars. I owe them both a debt if gratitude for all I've learned. Both these builders are world class and both use different methods. After binge watching your videos during my period of unemployment, I am very impressed with your build and repairs. Thank you for all you've taught me, and your humor while sharing your secrets. To your trolls, I say, "try it yourself," it ain't easy. Now as to the arthritis and age, I'm there with you. Now that retirement is a reality, the body just isn't willing but I plan to spend more time with the six bangers and less at construction sites. I really hope you're able to find a solution, it would be sad to lose such an able artisan and artist!

[@glennsnider8840]

What a pleasure to watch a true craftsman at work, thank you for sharing Jerry!

[@TheChristafershawn]

After watching most of this video I no longer think my Martin (or any of my acoustics) is over priced. So much work!!!!!! A whole new appreciation.

[@robertmoore6700]

Jerry, this 12 string is fascinating. I can't wait to hear it.. your work is true art. True art. Take care of your hands, they are priceless.

[@paullanier8280]

Watching how hard you pushed the finger plane in the last part of the video shows me you are one tough guy ! ! ! It's the same as seeing a tug boat go at a ship in a river port. It finally went where you wanted !

[@spiralflash6169]

Oh my, Jerry, that guitar is going to be a real stunner! Absolutely gorgeous!

[@bobl2995]

Fantastic detail on what you do Jerry I cant wait to hear that guitar when its done . Great editing melissa 👍

[@Grzz51]

As an amateur musician I'm loving your channel........especially your "fill-in" music. Minor key music on a mandolin is so good!

[@brucecenterwall6058]

A true master................... I am going to start making some wind harps and all your videos have inspired me.

[@picksalot1]

That Padauk is an amazing color. I like the matching headstock. Can't wait to see the guitar finished and hear what it sounds like. Thanks

[@AmosBHaven]

I hear ya Jerry! It's hard when yer mind, heart, and spirit is a URGIN' ya on. Then? Yer body chimes in sayin': "WHAT YOU TALKIN' 'BOUT WILLIS?!??" Gittin' older? It AIN'T for the weak!

[@keninnis1]

Coming along real nicely...Thanks for sharing your talent with us.

[@MrSahlers1]

Thanks Jerry, learning so much with everything you do! New to do it yourself, but now gives me confidence to try. If I make a mistake, I learn from it and don’t do it again. It’s kinda like life, move forward with lessons learned.

[@harrisonandrew]

Mate, you could see the redness on your right knuckles while you were carving in the Friday night section. I really feel for you. You put blood, sweat, tears and pain into those instruments. Respect!

[@cwilczak8706]

Looking good!

[@lyndamcardle4123]

As an amateur musician playing all sorts of stringed instruments from guitar, ukulele, banjo, a bit of mandolin (not as good as you Jerry!) and harmonica, a little piano, it must be devastating to be hindered by arthritis .....as my left hand sometimes cramps up, I feel your literal pain.

[@mfc4591]

I believe this guitar will really ring

[@davidjasonbruno1756]

Jerry, I love your videos. You're the man!

[@omanutwithmisterg4790]

Great video as always. But, brother, you look whooped. Take a break man! You deserve it. I also saw the broken pipes episode. Midwestern winters take it out of the best of us. Not sure what the deadline for the client on the 12 string is, but I think I speak for everyone in this comment section when I say we’d be happier knowing you’re ok. We can wait for the inlays.

[@Wu2u22]

Love your work, Jerry ... and I'm really sad that you are having pain doing something you obviously love. I hope you can continue doing your (amazing!) carving and building work for many years to come. Praying for your hands! :)

[@RickMichaelis63]

I love this build Jerry! Can’t wait to see how gorgeous this 12 string turns out!!!🎸🎶😎👍🏻👍🏻☮️😍

[@jeffgrier8488]

Everything is looking great Jerry, i'm betting that the guitar sounds killer when it's done!

[@jeyapragashradhaakrishnan3443]

Hey Jerry. I am really loving the progress of the guitar so far. I agree with the fact that for a 12 string the bracing being a non scalloped compared to a six string, is structurally sound.

[@richardthacker]

This guitar is going to be a beauty!

[@johnb5519]

Looking great so far. Can't wait to see what it's going to look and sound like.

[@jthonn]

Coming along nicely Jerry, looks great!

[@zapa1pnt]

Jerry, can't wait to see your video on truss rods, facts and fiction. Although, I already understand, repetition is a good thing.

[@docsketchy]

I play guitar and I build synthesizers, but I have no particular interest in guitar building. However, I find your channel just incredibly entertaining. This 12-string build series is my binge TV right now. I just love how you approach problems like an engineer, using your knowledge and experience to find workable and practical solutions to all the little problems that arise (I'm also an engineering professor). I also have very little interest in country music, but I really like the songs that you play over your videos, especially the plaintive little mandolin melody that you use as an opener. I hope you get some relief from your persistent arthritis.

[@mitchmatthews6713]

The important thing is that your heart is in it most, Jerry! Cheers!

[@joshuafaint3197]

My most exciting build jerry's done can't wait to hear it

[@rl5474]

Don’t forget to put the reinforcement ring around the sound hole before gluing the back

[@jeffreyschmoldt7798]

Very cool build, you are a master for sure. Thanks for sharing..

[@jipes]

DEar Jerry, I feel so bad that it hurts so badly, I have arthristis but so far only one of my fingers hurt like crazy. I pity you. Hope we'll be finding somewhen a remedy to it ! The carving of the braces is just very nice

[@saoirsepaddy]

Going to be another Beautiful Guitar God Bless you Jerry :)

[@zapa1pnt]

Jerry, "XL250 guy" has a great idea you might have missed. (8 hours ago) Get a piece of rubber back carpet and lay it face down (that's rubber up), on top of your existing carpet . It will keep your work piece from slipping.

[@brian50g]

Nice work dude

[@johnlewis8647]

Dear Jerry You were talking about carving without clamping . They make a no slip product that would hold your. Back or top in place . I know they sell it at Joann fabrics , and hobby lobby. It comes in a roll and when it’s sticky wears off you just wash it and dry it it’s a great product

[@cliffcampen4033]

Like the look of the top bracing, sorry about the pain.

[@rickgumaer9176]

Rick from Mass-One thing you might try for arthritis pain is cbd salve that also contains the thc. I don't know if dispensaries near you sell it but you can make your own with coconut oil,shea butter, bee's wax beads and a 1/4 ounce of canabis buds. Bake the buds in the oil for and hour and 1/2 then strain out. Mix the rest of the ingredients together and add some essential oil if you want to (mint, lavender,etc.). When it cools it should solidify. Rub it on your hands and massage it in.

[@WryGrass100]

The gold tuners and woods' colors make a fine combination.

[@gregoryedwards8004]

It Just amazes Joli and I that we can sit in the living room at home and see the makin' of part of what will become American Handcrafted History. 200 years from now some young man or women will come to ownin' that fine instrument and they will go searching in the library of congress for the master craftsmen and this video will pop up... Spring is a commin' Jerry my friend. and if we miss your next video the day you post it... Happy Easter From Greg and Joli Of Reachin' Out the window for Kentucky we so would love to add one of those 12 strings to our fleet for our Bluegrass Gospel and traditional American folk music... God Bless

[@tonywampler217]

Looking very very good

[@lightningslim]

Jerry, think about making a tool handle that you can mount your tiny planes in to make holding them easier, I am sure that you can design something that will ease your grasp. What you lose in "Feel" you may gain a little less pain.

[@RosaStringWorks]

I already have something but you lose the detail. I have a finger plane that With a long extension that goes into the Palm

[@skooterfd]

I was wondering if the bug was doing a surface inspection on the inside of the guitar! But I see you put it in it's place! LOL!

[@jax3959]

Jerry when will you lay out part 7, cant wait to se the filnal result. You are truly a master Luther . I was born in Elmira Ny but live in kristiansand Norway, just love you KZbin shows.

[@skooterfd]

Surveyors use story sticks a lot also for shooting elevations!

[@billsterling6485]

Looking mighty fine Jerry

[@charlesheidkamp9766]

thank you ,have a good night

[@WhiteDragon689]

Jerry you can ask Caleb to do some of the carving and stuff that make your hands hurt to help you out.

[@charlesheidkamp9766]

you really looked tired brother,get some rest

[@limpindug]

Thanks for the video, sorry about your hands a know the feeling bud. Truism old age don't come alone 😱😂 Respect and stay healthy all.

[@walterrider9600]

thANKYOU

[@rakentrail]

Jerry, back in the day Guild used two truss rods on their 12 strings in an attempt to keep the necks "straight"!

[@TononiaWorld]

Greetings Mr. Rosa; from the looks of thing, the shavings stored in alcohol or some solvent that can be used with paints/dyes would be enough to extract the color, just some heat cycles or sitting for a week (or more) should give you a very nice tint (and fused with alcohol possibly a fragrance)

[@zankyalbo2208]

It's a slow day for me .... at 19:00 ... a ladybug? .... is inspecting your work ... it passed

[@MinimGuitars]

"Any time there's a 50/50 chance there's a 90% chance I'll have it wrong" - yeah tell me about it!

[@scaira60]

Jerry, I feel your pain I’m 60yrs old & I also have arthritis in my hands,back & neck. I’m a woodworker & I have a horrible time some days. Also you know you could have used 100% silicone on the truss rod instead of epoxy, I always put a bead of silicone too keep rattling & unwanted notes. Thanks Jerry & God Bless.

[@WillemvanLonden]

Hello Jerry, years ago a mechanical test has been done on the capacities of glue, woodglue in particular, wether roughing up the surface would yield a better joint. It did not. So to spare your hands: no scraping required anymore.

[@spiralflash6169]

Do you really think Jerry is going to change what works for him?

[@WillemvanLonden]

@@spiralflash6169 not really, but we are willing to help the man.

[@matthewb8229]

Like George Kennedy said in Naked Gun, when refering to Nordberg pulling through, "Doctors say that Nordberg has a 50 - 50 chance of living, though there's only a 10 percent chance of that."

[@HandToolWoodGuy]

FWIW, I use little squares of cotton t shirt material you can buy as rags from Lowes, Home Depot, etc.

[@arctichare8185]

I wonder what if you have a bunch of shavings and sawdust from the wood and boiled some white cotton cloth with it for dye? Might be interesting if someone wanted a bit of fabric for a special project of some sort. Really looking forward to see how that 12 string turns out! (Interestingly, I've used story sticks sometimes too but I never knew it was called a story stick.)

[@staive70ss]

Jerry City!!!

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

You mentioned slow internet. My brother is using Starlink. It's satalite internet. Still in bata testing, but he really likes it. He's a network engineer and does the majority of his work remotely. I know of another guy using it. I'll edit and link his video here.

[@kg2nc]

Hope all is wel with you and the family. I have a question what is the purpose of cutting the ends. Thanks for everything.

[@tenzinla1]

If you were to make yourself a 6-String and a mandolin, what would you do now that you know all that you know?

[@pawwalton2157]

Excellent build so far. I noticed that you used spruce wood strips in place of the cloth strips that you have used for your previous guitars. Is that to provide extra support because it is a 12 string?

[@kurtlarssom6394]

Hi Jerry,the bracinngs that goes on to the top.Could they not be prefabricated so you just had to glue them on and you would be finnished?It would be much easier.

[@costrio]

What one might consider to be "ocd" others might consider it to be dedication, IMO.

[@bobbysipes7994]

Has there been any more work on the 12 string?

[@RosaStringWorks]

coming soon

[@johnstitt2615]

I did not know you could sand at super-human speed.

[@robbytheremin2443]

Maybe soak scraps of paduke (or however you spell it 😂) in a sealed jar of acetone for a while to make a stain?

[@sewing1243]

Jerry, More than a few guitar makers are mounting their trust rods in acoustic guitars with the adjustment through the sound hole. I'm guessing they believe that the necks are stronger if they don't remove the wood for access to the truss rod adjustment nut. What's your opinion, + and -, on the two methods?

[@jonerlandson1956]

*to prevent skidding* ...rubber skid mat?...

[@audiotechlabs4650]

Hey Jerry.....I have enough money to buy maybe 1 finger plane like you use and what size would be the one to do most of the carving on guitar wood braces and tops ect. ? I don’t see how you hold that little plane anyway! The 12 string build is magnificent! Love from NW Colorado. Thanxz

[@sydmarty1]

Jerry: Could find a finger plane that has a handle on it that would be more comfortable for you? Maybe you could make one.

[@dscdrkel5546]

HE HAS ONE** BUT CAN NOT CONTROL THE FEEL OF CUTTING **DR KEL

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

Like #838 Thanks for the video!

[@paulsabourn5580]

Sorry to see you’re having such trouble with your arthritis, have you tried using paraffin wax baths for your hands? Often helps with painful osteoarthritis in the hands.

[@hopfuser]

That´s going to be a great 12string, most of them are over-braced. But I never had a guitar without these small reinforcement braces right and left beside the soundhole. Did you forget them or don´t you use them?

[@55jot]

Can you tell me where I can find a string action gauge like you use?

[@drlocao]

Hey Jerry, is this Paduk similar to that red hard exotic wood from Brazil "Pau Brasil" ?

[@brad42948]

Pau Brasil (or 'Pernambuco') is a different species altogether, but it does look a little similar in colour. Padauk mostly comes from Africa. I've used Pernambuco for bridges, and I've seen it used on fingerboards occasionally, but it's seriously heavy! I believe it is still the wood of choice for violin bows.

[@Chemist1076]

Cleaning paduk removed oil that could interfere with glue

[@garywhitt98]

One day as I was relaying the degree of my arthritis pain to my daughter, she offered: "You ever try soaking your hands in goat urine?" "Wow. Really? You've heard good things?" " Oh. No, not at all. The goat urine soak is for me. I'm pretty sure it'll be hilarious." Family.

[@douglasmorrison9098]

if i had an internet running that slow id throw that company in the middle of the road

[@kensherwin4544]

Your 90% chance of carving the wrong direction reminds me of the chances of wiring a 3-phase motor the correct direction the first time. The electrical engineer who just sits at a desk will claim the odds are 50-50 but people with tools in their belts know better. The motor has 3 wires so your chance of getting the right one is 1 in 3. The terminal block has 3 screws so the right one has a 1 in 3 chance of being chosen, bringing us down to 1 in 9. Now there are 2 wires and 2 screws, bringing the odds down to 1 in 18 then 1 in 36. Now there is no choice because the last wire goes under the last screw. Therefore the chance of getting it wrong are 35 out of 36 or 97.2% Since numbers don't lie, that desk jockey must have been wrong. This was explained to me by an old and grizzled electrician more than 6 decades ago. I thought he was kidding until I worked the numbers for myself.

[@rodparker4514]

Is the top flat for a reason ?

[@TreyStegall]

Have you looked into Starlink for Internet Jerry? Elon Musk to the rescue!!

[@nancymilawski1048]

I believe it's not available in his area yet. 😀

[@RosaStringWorks]

I paid the deposit about 3 weeks ago now I wait

[@TreyStegall]

@@RosaStringWorks 😎

[@nancymilawski1048]

@@RosaStringWorks excellent news.

[@Vangent87]

Why don’t you go to the doctor and get on some medication for arthritis?? They turn red but are still straight and have full range of motion, my grandma just turned 85 and is eaten up with arthritis and she’s got the big knots on her fingers etc and she used to love to do needle point and crochet but it got so bad she couldn’t, the doc put her on medication for it and she’s doing needle point again for a few hours a day pain free. Hers being so bad that you can physically see it deforming her joints, I have to think they could help you significantly.

[@wayneshirey6999]

Unfortunately for me, I know exactly how your hands feel.

[@dscdrkel5546]

You failed to reinforce the sound hole as you normality do.***DR KEL

[@zapa1pnt]

@Stanley Yelnats: Not, terribly, so but Dr Kel can be a bit assuming.

[@zapa1pnt]

@Dr Kel: He;s not finished,yet, Doc.

[@dscdrkel5546]

@@zapa1pnt HE NORMAL CUTS OUT THE RING WHEN HE CUTS THE SOUND HOLE**DR KEL

[@dscdrkel5546]

@@zapa1pnt I am 94 and retired from from instrument designing and building .Jerry uses a lot of my old tools I used over 52 years ***DR KEL

[@dscdrkel5546]

It takes as much time to cut the ring as it does the sound hole.***so he should have cut the ring while cutting the sound hole. the ring has to be cut to fit the neck brace and sound hole**wasted time on setup.***DR KEL