Cleaning fret slot gunk from the Mike Bloomfield Tele

[@robbygordon643]

I could listen to this guy talk all day long. He’s like the uncle we all wish we had.

[@jayachandranr4938]

I wish I had a grandpa like him.

[@U014B]

Smelling glue, mysterious clear-white fluid in a syringe, alcohol... man, you guys know how to party!

[@62SG]

+Noel Goetowski Dan Erlewine is clearly a party machine.

[@iancnnr]

@@62SG ha ha ha ha

[@karmaceutical3963]

@Club Soda i thought it was funny....

[@mikejripley1738]

Dan knows his stuff from years in the biz

[@joseislanio8910]

"I got a little bit of a hangover here"

[@foruchris6542]

I love to watch a craftsmen at work.

[@error404m]

6:06 I was fully expecting in the bottom right: "Stewart McDonald paper towel: $23.00 / 10 sheets."

[@bassfishingwiththeantichri2921]

He'll probably have a collections bowl passed around at his funeral.

[@andrecampbell691]

I don't know anything about guitars but there's something very satisfying about watching a master craftsman work.👍👍👍

[@KelsoBradshaw]

i love these dan erlewine repair videos. the very slight humor and kindness is wonderful. i also find the fact that there is no music in the video very cool and in unison with the idea of "no music while the guitar's in the shop"

[@WritersBlockWill]

Now here's a guy who needs his own Saturday afternoon show on PBS. Maybe "The Luthier's Shop with Dan Erlewine" or "This Old Guitar" ...

[@Ibaneddie76]

Oh man don't tease.

[@Jonathan_Doe_]

Like Bob Ross but guitar repairs instead of painting.

[@Muskieangler]

100%

[@KatanaDen]

"The Joy of Guitar Making"

[@dale8809]

That would be awesome

[@rg31404]

I can watch these videos all day.

[@BillyBongwaters]

Dan its really nice watching a guy who knows what he is doing... we are lucky to have you

[@sofacityguitarshop5523]

Dan, great tips about sharpening that fret-slot cleaning tool. I have one. I'll be using yer tips. The other tips you shared are (to me) just the way you are, Dan. I see you as a teacher. One of mine, without a doubt! I started doing instrument repairs & setups back in the 80s. I've got old VHS tapes of yours from back then (you & I had more hair then) before you went to work for Stew/Mac, as well as some of your newer DVDs about the stuff you teach others to do. One of the things I've seen from you over all these years is that you never stop learning and sharing w/others what you've learned. This (alone) is why I'll always watch anything you post or present in a DVD tutorial. You ROCK, Mr. E!!!!!

[@Felipera_]

The ammount of specific tools for very specific jobs amaze me. Like a depth gauge for fretboards? That's new to me! Good Job.

[@bishlap]

What a player Mike Bloomfield was. RIP.

[@Pgcmoore]

i would love to spend a few days drinking beer, listening to his tales and watching him work in his shop

[@SaxophoneHitman008]

Damn Dan. You said it! You have to be committed to do this; and it's not all about the money. At our shop I and others put a lot more hours into jobs than what we charge for. To me it's just part of the love of this type of work. If I charged for every hour we actually work on guitar jobs, we wouldn't be in business very long. People just wouldn't be able to afford it. AND we also will do jobs gratis if the person is in need and has a genuine interest in music and especially guitars of course. Thanks Dan. Always nice to see you. Greg

[@hootenanny58]

I really really hope that you'll be kind enough to take us through next steps in this project. Not often that folks get to work on a legendary instrument that must be painstakingly preserved. I'm sure the approach and techniques are bit out of the ordinary.

[@R1FamilyR1]

this is what I'm talking about. another true craftsman. inspiring

[@guitarflyer172]

I love listening and watching Dan!

[@VoxJ]

Patience and dedication!!

[@stephen.r3304]

What a true professional they don’t make them like you anymore. I have a 40 year old cherry guild that needs work. Wish I could afford you

[@PolishHammer]

man now I feel like I need to do all this work myself to make sure it's done right because I am sure the local guy is not as good as this, Bravo good man your pride in your craft is commendable 🎸🔨

[@thestonedabbot9551]

6:28 Hearing a 70yo man say "Woohoohoo, really getting the juice outta there man" makes me feel fuzzy inside

[@chrisp.5482]

Thanks Dan! Please keep us posted on anything you do with the tele!

[@216trixie]

This channel is worth the price of my internet connection.

[@34672rr]

well, this and porn, of course

[@michaelandmelanieasby4378]

Awesome as always Mr. Gene.

[@redrock1963]

Is this the same Mike Bloomfield Tele - I just watched the vid where Dan removed the frets from "the Mike Bloomfield Tele" and he commented on how easy they came out and how little damage there was to the fretboard.

[@TheThinker39]

Thanks for this great video. It's wonderful to see the analysis and care you put into your work!

[@papajass7240]

I don’t think this guy has ever been wrong🤙🏾

[@hchoe741]

"Today I'm smelling glue" - teenage me in the 90s

[@NoahWoodworth]

That's such a beautiful fretboard

[@jeffbeck6501]

StewMac is the best.

[@billyshears7931]

If you could make an extended video of you just cleaning fret glue and gunk from the board and just the natural sound of the tools and yourself at work, maybe some subtle, soft words of you talking to yourself about the job at hand, that would be absolutely AMAZING! Put ASMR in the title and you will get A LOT of views!! Very relaxing

[@insanusvir]

This is tremendous stuff. Really great.

[@ThomasDeLello]

Gilbert Chemistry Set...!!! [4:29] oh yes... I remember those and their alcohol lamp. They made so many different size sets of them. Try to find one today if you collect stuff like that.

[@Lex10999]

Great video. All your videos are so fascinating to watch. I've learn so much by watching your videos. Thanks for doing these for us :)

[@Sm-ne8ff]

Mike Bloomfield, no need to Name Drop to attract people to your great skills and mentorship, imo

[@christianboddum8783]

He is a for real Mike Bloomfield fan FYI. And that guitar neck has made Rock'n'Roll history with The Butterfield blues band AND Bob Dylan. Dan was there as a fan watching it go down. I think he has the right to speak about why this is a special piece.

[@tadersalad7283]

I think Dan watched a lot of Bob Vella/This Old House too.... The episode where Norm did that refret with his flat bar & trim hammer is a classic..

[@sn95_mustang_garage]

Just let the camera run man. Do a Sam Deeks on it, no edit nothing. I can watch these videos for hours. Especially on a guitar as important as this one.

[@GuitarZenMan]

Leo Fender never envisioned that the musician would re-fret his guitar necks. He felt that the neck could easily be replaced since it was a bolt on design. Imagine what he would of designed if it was the other way around as it is today with player's loving a particular guitar neck and just having it re-fretted. If he played guitar he would of understood the bond many players have with their instrument and the feeling of imparting one's mojo on to the instrument. Which Mike had plenty off. Thanks Dan.

[@chipcurry]

These are cool little videos - seven minutes each. I was Looking around for the one that tells us how to play like Mike Bloomfield in seven minutes. I guess that comes after you put the new threats in… Thanks a lot - great videos

[@davidrobinson5928]

A true master at work

[@AgimLubonja]

Amazing as always!

[@billyshears7931]

As a matter of fact, with the precise and concentrated nature to much of your work, you could form an entire channel for ASMR in addition to your tutorials, and most likely create a much larger revenue stream that that of your other channels. Just a suggestion that MANY in the KZbin community would be VERY HAPPY if carried out!

[@nutcase384]

That was really great! Thanks

[@bristolfashion4421]

...as usual, a ton of good info. and a lesson in how to be patient :-)

[@pabloalarroyo]

Labour of love me thinks .

[@martinmakarick1957]

Nice job I learned a lot thank you Sir!

[@anotherOneMore7]

at aroudn 5:26 you are injecting the empty fret slots with some kind of gel. I can't find a place where you say what it is. Can you please indicate what it is and why you are doing this, and why it is ok to let it go all over the wood above the slots?

[@zachdods]

you had me at the intro dude

[@coreymihailiuk5189]

All the little details! The Devil is in the details. Thanks Dan!

[@chillax141]

Great video. Very interesting. Keep them coming

[@arliyaya4952]

This man is the man 👏

[@ericschilling1508]

This man is the Bob Ross of guitar repair

[@markusantonio4866]

This video is relaxing.

[@Boosty_Boost]

WOW! I instantly loved your videos! I am a BIG fan of attention to detail! Also, you seem like a good teacher! Looking forward to when there comes more videos! :D

[@CrummyVCR]

True Mastery.

[@watcherofvideos3117]

Awesome job

[@Dad-Gad]

Coarse diamond stone , available at Stewmac for the introductory price of just $2,457 .

[@ericvi3921]

Is it ok to use Hot Hide Glue after cleaning the wood with De Glue Goo? I see alot of cheap violins that have the necks glued in with elmer's type of white glue or wood glue which can take hours to clean out.

[@alfacustomguitars]

Great videos as always! Since the board is unbound, couldn't this clean up job be done with just a fret slotting saw (with a depth stop attached), given that the blade thickness would not alter the slot width?

[@joshuajkoplin]

He does use his saw on the more stubborn parts of the glue. You probably missed it while typing your comment.

[@Mekratrig]

If you're seeing maple does that mean the fret board is in separate sections? Was it in sections to begin with?

[@mortensen1961]

No, the fingerboard is really thin, like about 1/8 inch.

[@Mekratrig]

The barbs on the old frets damaged the slots when they were removed, how does that damage get repaired? Or maybe the glue just infills the gaps?

[@johnk8448]

So would it be better to try and tap the fret out from the side on vintage Fenders?

[@TwoSheds160]

Was this work done on it before or after it was auctioned off at Heritage Auctions?

[@tonymedlin6319]

Save that DNA! We'll clone him.

[@roamershaker]

Question, why not just hit each fret with glugoo then fret saw then knife , if you have the feel like you do wouldnt it make it easeir

[@wintersummers3085]

In the video where he took the frets out he said they came out easy. In this video he says they came out hard. Which is it?

[@PatHaskell]

Winter Summers I noticed that too. I also wonder why, if Bloomfield was so famous and is now dead, why on earth would you refret? Wouldn’t it be like touching up the Mona Lisa?

[@dario110011]

Why couldn't you do the method at the end of the video for all the frets with glue in them? Or does alcohol not take away glue?

[@dalmaraz61]

That looks like fun.

[@bradfordperkins8777]

Just curious Dan why wouldn't you sand down all those waves in the neck before cleaning all those slots the way you did?

[@Zaku186]

Is there any way to do this without all the tooling? i have a guitar i made in my shop class and i dont even know how to play it but i want it to be right. i put a lot of effort into it and i dont want to tear it up now that its done.

[@stewmac]

The tools and techniques Dan's demonstrating in this video really apply to refretting a neck. It's not necessary to clean the fret slots so thoroughly if the neck has never been fretted before. Are you wanting to refret the neck, or just make sure the frets were initially installed properly?

[@Zaku186]

Thank you for taking the time to reply. i need to refret 8 frets that i messed up pretty bad. i built the guitar so i know for sure there is no glue in there. i took off a lot of material because it took me a while to get the frets level. then after a while i noticed the center of the fret was not all the way down on the wood so i decided i would try to tap it in place with a brass hammer. i accidentally hammered it so now the radius of the frets are not right and the edges of them spring up. also i missed a swing and hit guitar string, cutting a grove into a few frets. is there any way i can replace the frets without the more expensive tooling shown in this refreting series? like the drill press adapter for pressing the frets in, the roller to put the radius in the fret wire, and all the other more expensive tools? i have no intention on working on guitars often and really im not sure if ill ever learn to play this thing, im not very musically talented. but ive taken my time on this thing and id like it to be more than just a pretty wall ornament. so basically can i fix this myself with simple hand tools and just get the guitar to a point where it will play well and not buzz or should i take it to a luthier? also any idea what a luthier would charge? just a ballpark estimate?

[@riddler2468oasis]

I'm curious whether Dan would install new frets on top of the fretboard or install them sideways on this Tele.

[@IgorPorto]

On top.

[@rperry70]

Glass cleaner is great for softening wood glue like titebond.

[@ruassmarkt]

I really want Dan to tell me the story about my guitar while he refrets it

[@MrDanbecker]

Great Job ...

[@tinman5322]

Sniffing glue is one thing but Dan please don't even joke about sniffing super glue fumes. There's cyanide in that and will make you sick at the first whiff. Decades ago I once did it to myself by accident and I'll never forget it....Still can't stop watching your brilliant, resourceful craftsmanship even though I have no illusions about attempting this level of work myself, and I've come to enjoy Eric just as much.

[@ROADAPPLE756]

"Whooo, it's really get the juice outta there , man." Hahaha great line.

[@shadydave4916]

Jk Mű Ml

[@scottbrennan4008]

Dan Erlewine 2020!

[@mattdavis7070]

I wish he would do a refret video going from normal frets to stainless frets

[@Ibaneddie76]

MAN WHEN DAN TALKED ABOUT THE ALCOHOL LAMP AND THE CHEMISTRY SET FROM THE 50'S THAT HE AND HIS BROTHER HAD IT MADE ME A LITTLE SAD BECAUSE OF HOW AWESOM IT MUST HAVE BEEN TO LIVE BACK THEN IN AMERICA, NOW WE AREN'T ALLOWED TO CELEBRATE AMERICA OR AMERICANA ANYMORE IT'S A REASL SHAME. THAT'S ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS I LIKE TO WATCH DAN WORK, IT REMINDS ME OF THE GOOD OL DAYS. NOT TO MENTION HE IS THE BEST REPAIRMAN EVER.

[@waynepayne864]

some of that gunks gotta be mike's right. hope u kept the gunk for historical records

[@adambridgewater]

Does anybody have any idea why one of 3 pickups on my Strat (the centre one) has discoloured more than the outer two?

[@Felipera_]

"Today I'm smelling glue"

[@PetraKann]

"Woo Hoo Hoo...It's really getting the juice out of there man"

[@audiotechlabs4650]

The best tutorial of how to do a fret jobI've ever seen. I have a 84 Tele that needs a fret job. Did they slide the frets in from the side in 84 or install them from the top of the fretboard? Thankz

[@Brian-gz8xt]

+Audio Tech Labs The sideways method was mainly done in the 1950's from what I have read.

[@audiotechlabs4650]

Thankz for info!

[@alfacustomguitars]

The most recent Fender, i've done a "sideways" refret on, was a '79 Stratocaster. So they must have been using the sideways technique, at least up until then.

[@AmIonArock]

Another great vid. And you did it again . You got my curiosity up from something you mention about the old slots sort of had a eternal cross shape to allow for the fret tang and then the frets were put in from the side originally. Thats really Neat!. So my question is : What tool was used to create those slots and/or how did they do It?

[@z0h33y]

Was that a StewMac paper towel he used?

[@0isez]

Saw the first vid. You said it was easy to get the frets out. Now at 1:28 you stated it took a long time to get them out. Clarify, please

[@ilpatongi]

0isez Easy because they were old and barely held down, it took a long time because he was being careful to not destroy the fingerboard

[@0isez]

@@ilpatongi Got it JC, thanks...

[@ilpatongi]

0isez No problem.

[@2bucksforthepaper]

Why not use compressed air to blow away gunk? Any peticular reason?

[@tolerbearALTII]

How much would you charge to replace the frets on an Ibanez RG 570? It's my favorite guitar or I'd do it myself.

[@bobdeluxeandtheideals1356]

🔥🔥🔥

[@diverkund]

Hi, What does the equipment you use all along the guitar neck. And what does you do it for? Thank you, I always watching your vids with admire and with a little jelousy :-)

[@stewmac]

That's the Erlewine Neck Jig, which is great for doing fretwork on guitars. It simulates string tension, taking the guesswork out of fretwork.

[@MikkelHNielsen]

ever thought of re-making the body or repairing the old one? (to get rid of the left-hand cut-away DISASTER?

[@raoulcruz4404]

Gilbert chemistry sets. Fun that’s not allowed today.

[@ElkoSkate]

"40 years later or whatever" haha

[@jmaguilarr]

Un maestro

[@DaigoParry]

I didn’t know so much work goes into a refret

[@dankauffmanmusic]

Tom Smothers. That's what your voice reminds me of.

[@jameskrys5286]

Does Stu Mac still sell the "Assembling a bolt on neck guitar video"?

[@bristolfashion4421]

How come it is that some folk are blessed with a mind that is content to take things gently, calmly & logically? Oh, if only you could bottle it…! 😅

[@poppaganza]

I wish this guy was my grandad