Building an acoustic guitar at home

[@peterchristensen4156]

Personally, I cannot believe that anyone could find anything negative or critical to say about what you have just created. So impressive that you work with such ease, efficiency and still end up with a beautiful instrument most people couldn't dream of and then adding in the great riffs at the end. I am humbled and very impressed!! Cheers

[@frankheppner8990]

Absolutely awesome! You don't need those high tech tools to build a stunning guitar. This is handicraft at it's best. The guitar sounds as it looks: just beautiful!

[@KingMrColin]

What a beautiful and unique guitar ❤

[@mikefarwell460]

Gabriele, thank you so much for posting your guitar build videos, when Iwas in high school like a hundred years ago I attempted to make a electric...didnt go to good..50 years later you actually are giving the idea to build my first guitar.

[@GabiM3112]

Well, then just get started. You'll find much more inspiration and advice tahn 50 years agao, so this time it should be better.

[@SevdahGuitars]

It’s such a pleasure to watch you work!

[@youtubecommentor4480]

Very inspiring Gabi! I like the jig you made at 0:17. It is the best method I’ve seen to join the top and back plates without performing a complicated setup!

[@iainhenderson6882]

I'm absolutely fascinated with your guitar builds. I was awful at woodwork at school. I made a money box that you could reach back into the slot and take the money back out with your fist clenched 😂. I envy your gift.

[@RajanSpolia-g8o]

Lovely work. Guitar sou ds great too. Thanks.

[@JimmyV007]

Everybody’s comments say it all , I’m grateful you’ve shared your work , and process with the world. You definitely, ( obviously) , are gifted. I would give my left foot to have your abilities. I think so much flattery become cheesy, but I think all , or mostly all , of thee comments complimenting you are all earned , and well deserved. Just overall Tremendous video. Thanks for sharing.

[@franzchristianofner6745]

Ich habe mir das Video mit Begeisterung angesehen ,das ist noch Wertarbeit. Bravo

[@edreynolds4587]

Great balance of tone. ... From another luthier

[@GabiM3112]

Thank you, you're too kind. :-)

[@VishalK2020]

A unique piece...... You don't like to waste any raw material..! Isn't it? Impressive...👍 Love from Pune, Maharashtra, India.

[@FSO_PT]

Very nice. Ingenious way for the headstock "binding"😁

[@aaspookyaa]

Your content respects the work more than any I have seen...BRAVO!

[@gk6993]

Words are just not enough to express how one feels after watching one of your builds.

[@orlanielsen7957]

Only the touch of the masters hand!! Doesn't get better.

[@MTOMON]

Miss Réti you do great work.

[@majorgreenz2811]

wow ! what great work you did! really amazing job and thanks for sharing !

[@boogie11188]

Thank you so much for your inspirational videos Gabriele. I've watched and studied 100's of videos on guitar building, and the majority are built in hugely equipped expensive workshops, yet you manage to build superb guitars with mostly homemade jigs and limited amount of specialised luthier tools. I love your method for bending the sides with steam box and former. I have built a few solid bodied electric guitars in the past, but have not had the confidence to take on an acoustic build. As a recently retired carpenter, i have many woodworking skills and tools, so you have inspired me to start my first acoustic build. ordered my tone woods today, and intend to start making jigs and steam box tomorrow. I'm sure I will be following your videos at each stage of my build. Keep up the great work and please keep posting videos.

[@GabiM3112]

Hello there, if you have some woodworking skills, as you do, there shouldn't be anything keeping you from getting started. If you have questions and think I might be able to answer them, you can contact me on Instagram and we can chat. Good luck with your endeavour.

[@davy755]

Great job! You have given me skills envy.

[@nledelnr]

You are a god. Absolutely incredible. I will watch this over and over. Your patience and industriousness shaped a thing of beauty and wonder. I am in awe of what you have done and who you are. Simply amazing.

[@hobiecat901]

Excellent. Best Video I have seen yet on Building an acoustic. Very Nice indeed.

[@forkless]

I have been binge watching your channel now for a couple of days and I can say that your channel is criminally underrated! Absolutely loving the builds and the covers you publish.

[@GabiM3112]

Thank you. :-)

[@hellbabyrocks]

True craftwomanship!

[@t.o.e.vry1247]

I love monitor ports for inhaling the innards of the guitar. Great build congrats

[@stevencarter1095]

Absolutely beautiful

[@favrejean-michel1543]

Nice build, spend a good time watching you!

[@astrobotism]

Hi Gabriel, Thank you so much for the videos. I just finished my first guitar. You is one of the best for my reference. Wish you happiness and health.

[@GabiM3112]

Hi there. Great. Please, let us see some pictures/a video of your achievement.

[@astrobotism]

@@GabiM3112 Please visit my chanel if you like. I just uploaded a simple video there. :)

[@juliusbigata6810]

That’s an awesome build!! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 I Love the tone! Cant wait to watch another build

[@banjomanToddTaylor]

Amazing work! Awesome builder.

[@kathmatsushita]

Just found this today!!!! I LOVED WATCHING IT!!!! You do beautiful work!!!

[@knightyyz]

Guitar looks and sounds beautiful! Nicely done!

[@tildessmoo]

The result is lovely and obviously the product of hard work and experience. That said, as a woodworker with no experience in guitar making, is there a reason for all the times you seem to do finishing while there's still other work to do? Like when you're doing the inlay, you do the olives, then sand it down, then you do the leaves, and sand down again. Or on the head, you do polishing and oiling before drilling for the tuning knobs.

[@GabiM3112]

If I don't sand the inlays down in between, the router doesn't run over the surface smoothly and I couldn't do the other inlays. I always have them a bit proud of the surface. For the headstock, sometimes I drill the holes first, sometimes after the oiling. Depends on when I make the decision what tuners go on. Also, clearing oil runs from inside the holes is not easily done but you want clean holes for the tuners to go in nicely. Oh, and they're plums, not olives, since it's a plum wood guitar. ;-)

[@talrajuan]

Amazing!

[@semmynomlene4128]

Love that's intro..Dust in the wind, More than words...

[@GabiM3112]

It's "Man in the mirror", not "More than words". ;-)

[@claus8362]

Super gemacht Gabi. Freu mich schon die mal in echt zu bewundern

[@GabiM3112]

Hey, Claus, dan ke. Falls mal wieder pokern möglich ist, gibts auch eine "Betriebsbesichtigung". ;-)

[@bluesingmusic3443]

Your guitar is amazing! I love it. You are great guitar builder. You are the most awesomest 👍💖💞😻😄💎You are the awesomest have a good time building we appreciate it! (This message is from my 7 yr old Granddaughter, who recently got her 1st guitar. It's pink, as is her amp. She's very impressed, with your work, as am i.)

[@GabiM3112]

Thank you. :-) Tell your granddaughter to keep on rocking. Cheers, Gabi.

[@bluesingmusic3443]

@@GabiM3112 she needs no encouragement from me. She was truly impressed, as was I. She even wanted to watch Rosa String Works later. You build stunning guitars. Keep up the good work. She'll be thrilled when I tell her you answered her comment. Thank you.

[@Henningway1990]

Never stumbled upon your channel before, but gladly I'm here now. And you know I never saw any videos before but a person owning all those "Lustige Taschenbücher" simply has to be subscribed :) greeting from another German.

[@yanhasmut4005]

Wow. Such a beautiful guitar! Watching you build it is just fantastic.

[@GabiM3112]

Thanek you. :-)

[@reekreeks]

Ms. Reti, thank you for your time and videos. I am a new aspiring Luthier and I find some of your methods different and educational they have helped me. All the best to you.

[@reekreeks]

With all due respect I have to say I was no fan of your neck to body joint but I have since come around. One could argue its better than mortise and tenon due to the tight wood on wood contact, more surface area to transmit sound throughout. M&T might even be 'overkill' so to speak. That joint with a light coat of hide glue and tight bolts isnt ever going to move. I may try it on my next build. Thank you.

[@Anne6621]

lovely ! , i have always believed that a proper bold on neck is superior than a jointed neck

[@johnkunz2018]

I really enjoyed that. Beautiful work. Thank you for sharing.

[@Spahr62]

Beautiful guitar! Amazing work and video! Thank you!

[@terryjohinke8065]

Wow. It sounds better than it looks. Great work Gabriele. Saw you do a restoration on a grandpops guitar but this was unbelievable in tone- probably due to the woods used. Nice playing with Brian May also. Cheers , Terry from Oz.

[@sutorguitarsbytondewit6854]

wow, i've seen youre 3 building video's and i'm hooked. i like to binchwatch for hours and hours

[@jerryturk7224]

Wundervolle Videos. Man wird neidisch, wenn man sieht, welche Fähigkeiten Du hast. Gerne mehr davon. Schöne Grüße aus Köln.

[@inlikeflnt]

Beautiful in every sense, love your playing, what a great showpiece

[@laikalaika960]

An instructive video that shows skill ,ingenuity and craftsmanship on a achievable level. Bravo. Thank you for your generous information and education. I will bypass guitar kits and purchase real woods and create uniqueness in whatever transpires. Love the collection of DVDs on display, not everyone requires a AAA+ workshop to create art.Thankyou...for being you and freely providing guidance. PS guitto ggp-02 any ggp-05 are a interesting, if dodgy, found success at low volumes. Thank you again, your tip are an inspiration to me.

[@aliceverheij]

Fabelhaft! In February I'm starting my own small guitar workshop in Brittany, France. It's planned to be the start of building my own guitars after years of restoring old guitars. The idea is to make it manual as much as possible and replace electric tools by mechanic tools wherever I can but only where it makes sense. So I've been watching a lot of guitar building videos and yours is one of the best. Beautiful work, beautiful guitar and great sound! I like the design features a lot and it's great to see you're not cutting corners but make the instrument as best as possible and as beautiful as possible. A great inspiration for me! Thanks for sharing this wonderful video.

[@GabiM3112]

Good luck with your business Alice. Keep us updated. Maybe some videos to share? You might consider a KZbin channel promoting your work. I'd be intersted to watch you work.

[@aliceverheij]

@@GabiM3112 I might very well do this. As I will be building my workshop from groundup a video might be a good thing. I'll think about it.

[@ted9876]

Beautiful work. I’ve watched several videos of your videos, love your work.

[@Mister_G]

That came out beautifully. I love the inlay on the top.

[@GabiM3112]

Thank you.

[@TheGuitarsquatch]

It's amazing to see what someone can do with tools that can be easily purchased affordably at chain hardware stores, although the skills needed to compensate for the lack of state of the art machines can't exactly be bought.

[@migalito1955]

Fabulous! How your clothes stay relatively clean is amazing too. Everything I wear in the shop ends up stays in the shop unless I wear overalls on top.

[@pepitolaginestra]

No soy de comentar, pero.....me encanto el Trabajo. y el Sonido.. Simplemente Perfectas...las 2..Abrazo

[@dixiefallas7799]

Great well done!🇬🇧

[@palcoscenico8198]

I really admire your way of working! Ciao

[@michaeldeaves7566]

You are very gifted thank you for sharing this beautiful piece of art!!!

[@royyazzie6028]

Just beautiful mydear very unique there

[@elmasmelodies7864]

Genial! Wenn es einen 5-fach Like gäbe, würden wir ihn gerne vergeben. Es ist faszinierend, wie so ein Kunstwerk entsteht. Auch wenn wir schon mehr als einmal die Bildergeschichte gesehen haben ;) Und was für eine Ehre, solch einem Schmuckstück sogar ein Zuhause geben zu dürfen 😍

[@angelagustinsisiruca8025]

That was beautiful so beautiful, god bless you 🙏🙏🙏🙏💖🌹

[@canufathomit6728]

Ich liebe es, dir bei der Arbeit zuzusehen! Prima!

[@sugnuff6274]

Excellent build, beautiful details for the completion of a perfect musical instrument ...

[@williamsantosmelo]

Perfeitamente lindo..

[@johncronin2929]

This is a beautiful and great sounding guitar- respect- I’ve always thought of building one , but you do it !

[@GabiM3112]

Well, I started with thinking about it as well... :-)

[@jeffbruin5487]

You have so much skill..Great guitars!

[@dickiebrewer1232]

Very good video. I am starting my build this weekend and it is a 12 string. I hope it turns out as good as yours. Nice harmonics in both the wood selection and tone.

[@rubenlucero2811]

Me encantó el proceso, y me gustó la guitarra terminada, su sonido es potente, ¿Cuánto cuesta una guitarra como esa? Y dónde las hace,

[@electricragtime]

Great video and a beautiful looking instrument .... watched it from start to finish and thoroughly enjoyed it

[@gordonfrank]

Nice job. Appreciate your craftmanship.

[@herrykuswanto1216]

You got the golden hand MOM.... I'm glad to know that .... from JAVA Indonesia

[@LosPompadores]

Beautiful, bassy sound

[@SuperNunien]

You have some groove

[@tommckeown6970]

I would love if you gave a little monologue with the build process. I'm curious how you set the neck angle and why you choose the processes that you use. Fascinating.

[@GabiM3112]

Hey Tom, maybe there will be a voiceover with the next one... You're right I forgot the footage of how I cut the neck angle on the table saw. You can see that in my video for The GGBO 2021: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaOTlnt_Z8adiKc You can see fine-sanding the neck and body to fit at 19:50. I hope this helps. Cheers, Gabi

[@rvdnagel1963]

Very nice project! Looks and sounds fine to me.

[@boyomuji5308]

Awesome 👍👍

[@BayandurPogosyan]

"Bright eyes" by Art Garfunkel in the background at 12:34, if I'm not mistaken:))

[@harrisonandrew]

Fabulous video. Perfect length and balance of work vs results. Guitar is beautiful and sounds superb. I am really liking your channel. Cheers 🍺

[@GabiM3112]

Thank you very much, Andrrw. :-)

[@michaelboyle7668]

Very good nice sound and that is what it is all about.

[@pmcm-ih1ep]

I like the way you put the frets on...measure and position fret first...then cut to correct width. Simple. I never understood the waste of fret wire and the unnecessary extra clipping and cutting. Plus if you forget to clear away even one of those little sharp clippings it can wreak havoc on the wood. Oh and are they cherries or olives on the branch? Beautiful!.

[@GabiM3112]

Thank you. They are plums, since the guitar is made of plum wood.

[@garybrady9531]

stunning work

[@jonathanbennett3000]

Nice one! Sounds great! Excellent video!

[@vopina]

I really admire your work, beauty just beauty

[@allidyne]

This video was astonishing.

[@Allguitarinfo]

Beautiful build...Just awesome

[@samwinstanley6820]

Wow this is great to watch, thank you!

[@singinganewsong7662]

Wow amazing,guitar builder I'm very excited after seeing this video Can you teach us personally please

[@tuanlam1289]

It nice, good sound

[@Tristan014]

Beautiful work!

[@GabiM3112]

Thank you.

[@aflatminor]

PHWOAR!! Yet another beauty!!! 😍😍😍

[@muddyexport5639]

Awesome craftsmanship!

[@ajfmusical]

Using a car battery ... crazy.

[@markmccawley2526]

The finishes on your instruments look spectacular. Great leveling and shine. What are they finished with? Amazing and thank you for sharing your skills with us all. Good luck with the GGBO'21

[@GabiM3112]

Hi, Mark, it's just Tru Oil and then a couple of clear coats of laquer. Cheers.

[@sergioderderian16]

@@GabiM3112 👍👍👍 could you just finish the guitar with tru oil only? What is the purpose of the laquer?? Great job and beautiful guitar !!!👏👏👏

[@GabiM3112]

@@sergioderderian16 I seal and pop the colour/grain of the wood with Tru Oil and the laquer is for a high gloss finish. For some woods I use Tru Oil only to give it a matte finish. See my other build videos. Cheers.

[@jessefagundes6965]

Hi. Here I am again. Now to get an information. What thickness you make the sound board of youe guitars?

[@GabiM3112]

@@jessefagundes6965 Depends on the material/guitar.For cedar I go a bit thicker, over 2.5mm, for spruce around 2.2 to 2.5 and fir some hard woods I might even go thinner, but that's an individual thing for each guitar.

[@pierrelalumiere6109]

nice guitar and sound great good job

[@wowiehowie3133]

That is one beautiful guitar! Subscribed!

[@philipsanders7694]

All joking aside what an incredible craftsperson,great sounding instrument,5tar

[@MrSuganutz]

very nice work. nice sound. thank you!

[@billmumbo2697]

I lose slot of sleep watching videos like yours it's fascinating spotting the different ways different luthiers accomplish the same task's may I direct you to Rosa String Works where Jerry is in the process of building a twelve string dreadnought . Different format same beautiful result thanks from London👍

[@appelwoi]

Herzlichen Dank für das Einstellen dieses hochinteressanten Videos :o) Es ermöglicht einen tiefen Einblick in den echten handgemachten Gitarrenbau. Was für eine Wahnsinnsarbeit dahinter steckt, das wird einem erst klar, wenn man die Arbeitsschritte hier beobachten darf. Ich will nicht wissen, wieviele Stunden beim Bau dieser Gitarre drauf gegangen sind, aber die sind wahrscheinlich unbezahlbar ;o) Alles Liebe für Dich ...

[@zolar55]

Sounds great!

[@chhanteatochhawngfanai7321]

Oh! Beautiful.