Where have we seen this before? I stand by my statement. Old Gibsons were under stress when built. The sides on all Old Gibson Mandolins and Guitars are always pushing out! Support: / rosastringworks Website: www.rosastring...
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@adamkempa51573 жыл бұрын
A much happier puppy at the end.
@Mtlmshr3 жыл бұрын
I’ll give you credit for your patience and the fact that you talk your way through your entire thought process as your doing this….it’s actually very impressive!
@hijmestoffels51713 жыл бұрын
Please keep digging up videos from the vault! I like them. Your hindsight comments make them even more a joy to watch.
@63vetteman3 жыл бұрын
Another successful surgery with the clear transplant & fretectomy!! Nice job Doc!!
@robertshorthill41533 жыл бұрын
No mandolin repair such as this is ever easy, plus a re-fret, leveling, new nut job, clean up of those surface spots. Holy cow ! I bet that old gal will look and sound great. Worth the effort, I'm sure
@matthewbartolone70362 жыл бұрын
Your patience and the way you talk your way through your process are great learning tools. i especially love ho you voice changes when you talk about you critics. If they can do better, film and post it, talk is cheap. Extra fine work Mr. Rosa
@geneedwards56393 жыл бұрын
What a challenge! I really enjoy watching how you use the tools you make to overcome the challenges presented by each task, and all the while keeping your work in place for us to see. That has to add difficulties to the job. I’ve seen many others’ repair videos; no one keeps us as involved as you do. You’re an expert craftsman, and we certainly appreciate watching! Thanks from Gilbert, AZ.
@paullanier82803 жыл бұрын
Each and every video you produce along with other members of your group adding their professional support keeps me tuned in for All of RSW media programs.
@markdavich58293 жыл бұрын
I've learned more about the hows and the whys here than on any other channel - especially the neck repairs.
@Mtlmshr3 жыл бұрын
I’m glad I’m not the only business owner that has a sliding scale on there work! I do wonder if you have a “nuisance tax” for some customers…..you know the ones I’m talking about! Because I definitely have one and it ain’t cheep! The funny thing is that they usually have no clue that they have been taxed and are happy to pay it and think they got a screaming deal🤔😳😉
@stevebrooks4th2 жыл бұрын
A terrific expression: "That's not near far enough..."
@johnsee72693 жыл бұрын
I looked it up and you're right about wetting the fretboard... Wood is most stable in terms of its length. When wood swells it does so laterally so wetting the fretboard would not cause a significant tightening against inserted frets. Some Luthers say that ebony holds on to frets moreso... than rosewood. 🤓
@RosaStringWorks3 жыл бұрын
They can both chip out severely ask me how I know
@rwsams3 жыл бұрын
I'm half an English major and acrossed is just as good a word as any. Enjoy your videos very much.
@kapstersmusic3 жыл бұрын
Wow listening to that after listening to the Rosa Massachusetts mandolin you auctioned off a week or so ago really illustrates how nice the Rosa sounded. The Rosa just sounded more even across all the frequencies, the Gibson here seemed to be more mid-focused. Whoever got that Rosa mandolin really scored something special!
@joemcgraw55293 жыл бұрын
wow what a hard repair but you got it done ,I was gritting my teeth a little when you were driving in the lower frets ,thanks for sharing jerry excellent Sunday matinee!!!!
@glennpittman73253 жыл бұрын
wow that passes my sound check for sure.
@jeffgrier84883 жыл бұрын
Nice work Jerry, it looks like that one was tough! It sounds great!
@RandySchartiger3 жыл бұрын
the situations we get into are hard to even document sometimes lol great stuff man!
@skatedd24513 жыл бұрын
I'm a guitar player also an artist I really love what you do it's so interesting the history behind the instruments and I love my guitars I have four of them only one acoustic the rest of your electric the acoustic guitar is a an Aston comes from Victoria 19 76.. an Italian guitar nice wood well made guitar solid has has mainly electric guitar player... but love watching you play those old school songs
@bobl29953 жыл бұрын
Great repair from yesteryear thanks Jerry 👍
@Sci-Que3 жыл бұрын
Excellent instructable. A larger cleat over a high-stress area to keep it from cracking beside the cleat makes very good sense.
@dscdrkel55463 жыл бұрын
Eria**This would have been a good time for Jerry to Demo. the tuner winch system to new viewers ***DR KEL
@Sci-Que3 жыл бұрын
@@dscdrkel5546 Do you mean as far as winching the cleat into place with tension? I remember the first time I saw the tuner winch demonstrated. It is truly ingenious. I don't do mandolins or instruments with F holes except rarely. I did do a Gibson L 50 for a friend who actually stepped on it and crushed it. Braces top everything smashed. I took the back so I could come close to fixing it right. That thing lost its mind and sprang out in every direction imaginable. I am still ashamed of some of the things I called that guitar, before I finally wiggled it back together. Since it was under such tension, I actually wondered would a splint in that crack on Jerry's mandolin have been a better option than forcing the crack together.
@dscdrkel55463 жыл бұрын
@@Sci-Que I had 6 tuner winches in my shop**used them alot. some cracks require more then one. **have nice day**hope some of my comments help people.**DR KEL
@Sci-Que3 жыл бұрын
@@dscdrkel5546 They help me for sure. I may catch ion slower than some but I am tenacious. I do intend to learn luthiery and can only do so by listening to gracious people like you who have been there and done that and who are selfless enough to pass on their knowledge. Kind thanks for your help.
@w.p89603 жыл бұрын
Bought my first shirt from you. Never got to wear it. Grandson saw it and stole it. Oh well, I guess I’ll do another order.
@philgallagher1 Жыл бұрын
44:00 re: your use of the word "acrossed" - even as an English man I have no issue with this! I like the way some Americans butcher our beautiful language (lol!). It's like when you all drop the second "I" in the word "Aluminium", or add an "h" onto "height" making "heighth" (like length). I always say we are two countries separated by a common language! Seriously, I often joke with you guys over the pond, but it is all in jest! People shouldn't get bent out of shape over things like this - the world has FAR greater problems than this! As far as the work goes, as always I am knocked over by the things you can do at the speed you do them! Keep it up, Sir!
@perihelion77983 жыл бұрын
'Acrossed' or "acrosst"...I was an English major, but I never complain about the way Jerry talks. His verbal delivery is part of his style and charm, so, yes, I just go with it. However... I cut no slack with folks who try to be smarter than they are, like using 'multiple different'. 'Multiple different' means 'various'. The word 'LIKE' is not an adverb or adjective -- ever. QED
@AdrianAtStufish3 жыл бұрын
It's just hilarious for us here in the UK to hear/read a citizen from our foreign cousins across the pond describing themselves as an 'English Major' - in the English language that only ever means an officer in the British Army!
@perihelion77983 жыл бұрын
@@AdrianAtStufish We also studied English literature -- from England! So what do you guys in the Mother Country call a student who is majoring in the native language?
@AdrianAtStufish3 жыл бұрын
@@perihelion7798 we don't, because 'majoring' is not generally recognised as a verb in the English language.
@perihelion77983 жыл бұрын
@@AdrianAtStufish It is in American English: English Language & Usage Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for linguists, etymologists, and serious English language enthusiasts. Majoring in Information Technology, xxx University Major in Information Technology, xxx University The first is a description. For example, if you are a current student you would say: I am majoring in IT. From Merriam-Webster: major verb majored; majoring; majors
@AdrianAtStufish3 жыл бұрын
@@perihelion7798 I was referring to the English language, the one, it was clear you were questioning, we use in England, not (sorry for the expression) your' bastardised version. In England we tend to use the current version of what you may possibly wish to term 'English English' ( if you wish to avoid, in your own minds, referring to your own language as simply 'American' .) 😉
@cecilhancock99413 жыл бұрын
sounds great
@jthonn3 жыл бұрын
One of those great jobs done by the Mandolin Master. Shame you couldn't just pull it apart, but yeah I know, you are at the mercy of the customer and budget. Turned out nice though.
@dscdrkel55463 жыл бұрын
Jithonn **If he did remove the back for repairs***with all the stress on Gibsons ** The body would never fit the the sides right unless he used a tight fitting form to hold the side shape like Arduy Ratiff **DR KEL
@jthonn3 жыл бұрын
@@dscdrkel5546 I hear ya, it would be a challenge getting it back together. Plus Jerry is snake bit like me, try to do something right and it blows up in your face.
@billsterling64853 жыл бұрын
Well here it is Monday Morning 1:00 am lol July 19th / 21...And you can sure get into some pretty tight places lol.. Looked good and sounded fine also..... God Bless Ya Jerry always enjoy the videos
@jeffberg80153 жыл бұрын
Ain't hindsight great? You can't always find the best or easiest solution in the heat of the moment, but the important part is to find a solution that is workable and will be good enough to do the job. That's where persistence comes in, and you seem to have a bucketful of that. Good job. For what it's worth, your opinion about past Gibson construction methods sounds plausible to me.
@zapa1pnt3 жыл бұрын
Look through all Jerry's past videos and you will see there have been a Lot of Gibsons, with a wide range of problems and many recurring. Today, we have artificial intelligence which can learn, on it's own. Gibson?.......not so much.
@jthonn3 жыл бұрын
@@zapa1pnt Man I agree, especially with the guitars. If they didn't have the great sound and tone, they wouldn't be worth the wood they are made of. I watch a lot of guitar channels, and there are more Gibsons being repaired than all the others put together. I guess it is a good thing for the luthiers.
@michaelalpin61393 жыл бұрын
Sounds lovely!
@gordonbartlett88753 жыл бұрын
?? Would a spline in the crack been a possible solution? It would fill the gap and reduce the stress on the top as well.
@TheVectorious3 жыл бұрын
I was wondering the same thing. Rather than putting the stress back into it.
@dscdrkel55463 жыл бұрын
@@TheVectorious Yes he could**But refurnishing is a PINA to get right..I repaired my 1736 violin that way. I can still see the filler strip.** DR KEL
@crubenbauer13 жыл бұрын
Jerry, Just a thought.... Since your Italian, have you ever thought about giving a nod to your heritage by playing an Italian folk song? When demonstrating a finish instrument? Such as Torna A Surriento?(Come back to Sorrento)? Or Funiculi, Funicula? My Grandfather had an Album named, "Neapolitan Mandolins". Which he played every Sunday and Holiday when Family would come to visit. Funny though, as he was an Accordion Player. BTW, my family is Neapolitan, (Pratola Peligna), Abruzzo region. Thanks
@bacicinvatteneaca3 жыл бұрын
Those you listed are known as "popolaresco", so a repertoire "d'auteur" that's intended to be in line with the style of actual folk culture while introducing a few things from classical and (by now ancient) pop composition.
@johnjriggsarchery24572 жыл бұрын
Not that it has anything to do with anything, it's just a weird thought, but I wonder about finding a Loar era F4 with a really damaged top being repaired by replacing it with an an F5 style top with F holes. Not an original top but a top made by and joined by a master luthier.
@wayneshirey69993 жыл бұрын
Nice job
@tyschmidt74043 жыл бұрын
Once again I watched every second. That cleet was difficult. I wish I could have seen you take the back off though
@dscdrkel55463 жыл бұрын
It bothers me when**The only reason some of you commenters are on Jerry's site is to nik pick the way some people type ***or the way Jerry does things **but he gets the job done.***For your imfo** I am 94 years young **** Jerry and I have the same hand problems .Sometime I have to type in caps.**but the main thing is if you understand the msg then its good communication** It may not be to nut head English freaks..**I did this type of work for 52 years AND I STILL LEARN SOMETHING FROM EACH SESSION.***DR KEL
@robertlastman73543 жыл бұрын
Jerry, A small balloon could have been used to hold the spline in place.
@RosaStringWorks3 жыл бұрын
I don't think so too much stuff in the area and too tight And you wouldn't be able to see the alignment
@snookdock3 жыл бұрын
Hello Jerry
@P_Ezi3 жыл бұрын
I am surprised by the size difference between A and F Gibson's. I always assumed they were the same other than the extra bits required for the scrolls etc.
@iapologizeinadvance48123 жыл бұрын
Maybe some moonshine got splattered on that top:)
@keninnis13 жыл бұрын
Quite the clamping job...
@jimhuitt98543 жыл бұрын
As far as stress goes, I was told many years ago by an old luthier that without stress you don't have good sound.
@jthonn3 жыл бұрын
Well there may be some truth to that, but too much can make an instrument fly apart or do what that one was doing.
@RosaStringWorks3 жыл бұрын
Many folks have theories. But very few of them have in basis in fact or can be proven.
@bvalt13 жыл бұрын
Off bug repellent wrecks guitar finishes like that, got a fingerprint in one of my acoustics from it. If it got accidentally sprayed on that, it could have been the culprit.
@kthwkr3 жыл бұрын
Commonly I will come inside from mowing the lawn. Covered in deet. Sweating. Pick up my Martin and dissolve the finish. At first I was appalled but then I remembered I bought my guitars to play and not as fancy show pieces. So window pane, small scratches, bumps, and dulled finishes don't bother me. It's like my new pickup truck when I first carried something in it that scratched the inside of the bed I decided, it's a truck, that's what it's for. I eschew bed liners.
@bvalt13 жыл бұрын
@@kthwkr I'm the same way, when you gig regularly stuff gets beat up, my current gigging gtr is three years old and has numerous dings and dents, I'm basically a well mannered gorilla/
@INDYOSKARS3 жыл бұрын
*"Liberty"* @1:01:03
@mtabernig3 жыл бұрын
please use Tidebond II !!!!
@kenkohlhoff38713 жыл бұрын
Another one saved
@jefferp3 жыл бұрын
Only “Rosa” is allowed to use the pinky on lead notes per Sam Bush. That is a funny story.
@stevedimebag3 жыл бұрын
It was Interesting to hear your comment about CA glue and cracks. I notice Caleb uses CA glue quite a lot on cracks - is this something you have changed your mind on and taught him? Or is this something he does based on his own experience?
@WoodyFletcher3 жыл бұрын
Put a balloon in there and blow it up to hold the cleat while it dries? Just a thought.
@RosaStringWorks3 жыл бұрын
I don't think so too much stuff in the area and too tight And you wouldn't be able to see the alignment
@doorran3 жыл бұрын
mandolins should look beautiful... :0)
@soapboxgeezer42833 жыл бұрын
The correct spelling for acrossed is acrawst. That comes from the southern English dichunairy.
@forthwithtx58523 жыл бұрын
I thought it was acrosst. 🤷🏼♂️
@saoirsepaddy3 жыл бұрын
Gibson's Company love doing sigogglin instruments
@zapa1pnt3 жыл бұрын
"sigogglin" Had to look that one up. You are absolutely right. Throughout their entire history.
@kardRatzinger3 жыл бұрын
A Gibson F model with A-holes... or is it the other way around?
@TwoWheeledTon3 жыл бұрын
What is the buffing compound used?
@mitchmatthews67133 жыл бұрын
My sides are bulging as well, but it's worst in front.
@hijmestoffels51713 жыл бұрын
I’m familiar with that 🤣😂
@jthonn3 жыл бұрын
Yep and it is causing problems with my g-string.
@dscdrkel55463 жыл бұрын
@@hijmestoffels5171 ****My rolling rock seems to cause that on me.**DR KEL
@edwardpetersen43093 жыл бұрын
Couldn't you have used the guitar tuner crank. Drill a tiny hole through the too and cleat, use knotted fishing line and crank it tight against the top?
@RosaStringWorks3 жыл бұрын
That's what I mentioned on the screen as my winch.
@edwardpetersen43093 жыл бұрын
@@RosaStringWorks ah, I was listening more than watching as I was changing out some tuners.
@nellayema24553 жыл бұрын
That mandolin looks a lot like the 1932 Gibson A model that my dad got in 1940 when he was 12. His was in near pristine condition until my 10 year-old self picked at at a small chip in the finish on the top with a pick and made it worse! Kids are curious and sometimes do stupid stuff, so he wasn't too hard on me. He sold it in the '80's. I wish I had bought it off of him.
@NickRatnieks3 жыл бұрын
The Kluson tuners on this one date it to 1937 or a little later. Gibson started using Kluson tuners in 1937.
@dscdrkel55463 жыл бұрын
Jerry** I Recommend you Use Simichrome polish on metal parts and wax with RENAISSANCE wax Use Scratch out on painted surfaces** Simichrome Polish is a soft paste polish for chrome, silver, gold, aluminum, brass, or virtually any other metal. Cleans to a brilliant shine while leaving a protective film to retard oxidation. Apply a small amount of Simichrome Polish using a clean polishing cloth. Buff with a soft cloth to a brilliant luster. Great for tarnish removal too..***Chuck
@amascia83273 жыл бұрын
Now, the question is: how's the 2018 repair holding up in 2021?
@RosaStringWorks3 жыл бұрын
Just talked with the customer. He loves it.
@amascia83273 жыл бұрын
@@RosaStringWorks 🤹🥁🎶👍🏼🌠🎂🍭🥂🤠
@mikecurtin98313 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up to crush a troll.
@PepperGipper3 жыл бұрын
You look like Lou Nanne
@patrickleary23893 жыл бұрын
FYI (but not your fault) KZbin is loading up your videos with more and more ads! I suspect it's a back-handed complement to your success and they want to pound your viewers with ads.
@jthonn3 жыл бұрын
Watch a couple of them, it helps the channel.
@stforgione3 жыл бұрын
last time!! did you get the knife i sent you??????
@RosaStringWorks3 жыл бұрын
If you are asking me? I guess I'd have to say no.
@stforgione3 жыл бұрын
@@RosaStringWorks dear jerry: i sent you a knife and blades for it over a month ago. looks like you never got it thats sad, its a great tool,that you would really appreciate.the post office fell down on the job!!!
@INDYOSKARS3 жыл бұрын
Both Hank Williams and Webb Pierce pronounced it as "acrosst" so it´s a perfectly legitimate hillbilly way of pronouncing the word. @43:35 "Golly" you don´t hear that oftentimes these days. The hillbilly Festus Hagen always used to say "Golly Bill !" @1:00:18
@dscdrkel55463 жыл бұрын
SCRATCH OUT would be a better choice to clean the top.*and A lot cheaper **Chuck
@Sci-Que3 жыл бұрын
Scratch out is nonabrasive. I'm not sure how fast it would work. Semi Chrome works really quick, at least for me.
@dscdrkel55463 жыл бұрын
@@Sci-Que @Eris Murphy I have used scratch out for many yrs it is a very smooth 30000 grit and a highly abrasive polish**more then simichrome**i only use simichrome on metal surfaces****DR KEL**Eris** I failed to tell you 'after polishing the metal parts* I also polish them with RENAISSANCE WAX
@dscdrkel55463 жыл бұрын
IT;S PURPOSE IS TO REMOVE SCRATCHES FROM AUTO BODYS.** SO IT HAS TO BE ABRASIVE. *DONT YOU THINK. ???***DR KEL
@Sci-Que3 жыл бұрын
@@dscdrkel5546 The Scratch out company advertises it as being nonabrasive and it only gets a 3.5 star rating. When I wrote "I am not sure how fast it would work" I was actually hoping you could tell me how fast it works. I have used Semichrome polish and it works very fast.
@dscdrkel55463 жыл бұрын
@@Sci-Que The company is only telling its users that it will not leave scratches on your car...PS I am 94 with 52 yeas of instrument designing and repair I have used about every product on the market**DR KEL
@mandolinman20063 жыл бұрын
Interesting observations. I've been told a lot of older Les Pauls had neck issues due to green wood being used. Also, little known factoid. When Harmony went under, Gibson bought a lot of equipment, including side bending equipment. This link shows some of their equipment that was used. collections.nmmusd.org/Tours/LillibridgeGallery/HarmonyCo.html
@jthonn3 жыл бұрын
Makes sense, that may be why so many necks had a problem twisting. Their necks are just doomed, design and all. They look nice, but if you drop it, a broken headstock is almost guarantied. I'm thinking of building a LP style guitar, I may put a fender style neck on it for that reason.
@mandolinman20063 жыл бұрын
@@jthonn that's what I was told when I was apprenticed to a guy about 12 years ago. I helped on 3 different Gibson guitars and came across everything from plywood back and sides to each one having a different neck joint.