177 RSW Crooked Necked Kentucky Part 3 Final Tough Fix

This is the final part of this series. You will see how I fix the Crooked Neck problem. See the links below to see how I built the custom top for this very same mandolin. Also see the link below to my mandolin DVD for sale on my website.
Top Build P1 • 109 RSW Kentucky Mando...
Top Build P2 • 113 RSW Channel Talk K...
Top Build P3 • 116 RSW Kentucky Mando...
Top Build Final • 120 RSW Kentucky Mando...
Mando DVD rosastringwork...

[@dianaplumer3457]

I don’t know how many women follow your posts, but I am completely hooked. Best Wishes from over the pond.

[@RosaStringWorks]

For a long time, not very many. But it seems to be increasing. Thank you for watching.

[@alanroberts7678]

Hi Jerry this is Al, I really enjoyed the video with the wedge and all. It was great to watch,thanks for the privilege. Al 🤩

[@stephengent9974]

You would not want to do those fixes every day. Still overcoming a challenge is very gratifying. Great work as ever

[@RosaStringWorks]

Stephen Gent thank you.

[@ricfair9919]

A line from the movie Cool Hand Luke "Boss you sure can shoot" Jerry you sure can play! That was very complicated repair. I got an headache from you just explaining the compound angle. Well done Sir.

[@mrvn52]

Another successful operation, and no bloodshed, good work Jerry.

[@RosaStringWorks]

Lyle Marvin thank you very much for watching.

[@NewYorkSong1]

You NAILED that tune dude!

[@bradhibbitts8188]

As a way way lesser experienced instrument builder and repairman I hesitate using the word luthier you are definitely the definition thank you for the lesson

[@geemac7267]

Nice work Jerry. I guess the sign of a pro like you is taking something like this as a challenge that isn't going to beat you. Personally, about halfway through the last part, I would have suggested to the owner he needs to buy another mandolin. lol

[@RosaStringWorks]

Gee Mac72 all too often that is the common suggestion. Thank you very kindly for watching.

[@geneedwards5639]

What a job making the double-angled wedge for the fretboard! Nothing short of impressive! Thank you for posting! Love the song at the end!

[@100amps]

What a great coincidence, I have to do a very similar operation to a crappy old Harmony archtop with a bent, twisted (water damaged) poplar neck, and now I know exactly how to approach it. Yep, I'm going to throw the damn neck in the dumpster and make a new one from scratch. Thanks!

[@RosaStringWorks]

100amplifiers good luck to you my friend. Thank you for watching.

[@marshallshelor1806]

The mandolin sounds great, I'm sure the owner will love it.

[@steby123]

Amen to the bare neck Jerry, on both my mandolins and my fiddles.

[@RosaStringWorks]

steby123 for sure. Thanks for watching.

[@cellokenno]

Another great repair! I sure learned a lot of different things from watching. Great picking too!

[@RosaStringWorks]

Thank you very much.

[@steathbomer]

You put a lot of effort into your craft, more than most haha. If I ever need repairs for something I know exactly who I can trust to do right by me.

[@RosaStringWorks]

steathbomer thank you very much.

[@nicolaheyesheyes4632]

I it's nicola from the UK .I don't think you will ever get dementia after working on the neck of that mandolin fret bored a real good job even my neck was stiff by the time you finished it very good job xx

[@mikecurtin9831]

Very nice job, Jerry. Thanks much for showing us, especially the wedge and refinishing. Just so you'll know, a millimeter is just under .040" (.03937, to be precise), so .010" is about 1/4 millimeter.

[@RosaStringWorks]

Mike Curtin thanks Mike.

[@shashankaranjan6255]

A very good doctor of strings with a very good playing skill. I feel very happy to see you doing such difficult tasks so well.

[@Mandolin1944]

Just a remarkable job! Certainly as sophisticated of a repair as I have ever seen! You should have added some inlay to the top of the head stock: "The Kentucky Rosa"

[@RosaStringWorks]

Mandolin1944 thank you very much. I'm already a glutton for punishment. I didn't need any more work. LOL

[@sjp52047]

Jerry, I get a little something out of every one of your videos. This time it was the removal of the finish on the neck. Even on my guitars, I have the "drag" that some of these finishes have. The shinier, and glossier the worse it seems to be. Great info as usual. Regards, Solomon

[@RosaStringWorks]

Life After Work thank you very much.

[@Colhogan06]

That was definitely a great video series to watch. I learned a lot from it. That's why I love watching your videos. The end result was magnificent. Even the back of the neck and how you made it slicker. I have refinished the back of a neck once but honestly I dont think I would have been brave enough to do it the way you did. To me that is just a testament to how much skill and expertise you have! As always, loved the videos. I seldom go away without learning something and that is priceless. Thank you!

[@michaeladamcaira9174]

Jerry,you are 1 of a kind,another impressive fix,

[@RosaStringWorks]

michaeladam caira thank you very kindly.

[@audiotechlabs4650]

Jerry, I think pulling the teeth out of a wild Boar would have been easier! I know you are humble and don't expect praise, but you really out did yourself this time. If you are only as good as your last show, this one will be hard to beat! Happy 4th and I can't wait for your next post! thankz

[@RosaStringWorks]

Audio Tech Labs thank you very kind of my friend.

[@harlemzahir8682]

i know it's quite randomly asking but does anybody know of a good website to watch newly released movies online?

[@sadowski4]

This 177 RSW Crooked Neck Repair was one of the best. Great Job.

[@RosaStringWorks]

sadowski4 thank you very much.

[@yonks49]

You are once again a true artisan....Thanks for showing us all how it's done when you care!

[@RosaStringWorks]

yonks49 thank you very kindly.

[@brianharris7243]

you sir are an old fashioned craftsman.

[@RosaStringWorks]

Brian Harris I hope that is a good thing. Thank you for watching.

[@brianharris7243]

A very good thing

[@RosaStringWorks]

Brian Harris thank you.

[@We_Seek_Truth]

Dang you do great work, Jerry! That's just beautiful work, and a beautiful instrument! I must say, as a guitarist and having known only one "mandolinist" in my 67 years, you've given me a great appreciation for the whole "mando" family. (Mandolas, octave mandolins, and the mandocello.) After watching a few videos of repairs of F-styles and your creation of one from scratch, I researched and compared them. Those fancy F-style mandolins sure look great. I just don't get that fretboard extension called the "Florida". They are just in the way and all the serious F-style players remove the frets and scallop them down. That makes it look like a mistake. But i guess it's become part of the story of the development of that body style. I guess Lloyd Loar designed it, and supposedly used it, or thought it WOULD be used by others. Yes? No? But Bill Monroe helped make that F-style famous. Did he start that trend of modifying the Florida? If I was a mandolinist, I'd have it completely removed and make it with a little point like a bracket. { But I guess purists would criticize me for bucking the trend and being a nonconformist. Anyway, you built an F-style from scratch and put it in but scalloped it down never to be fretted and used. Now THAT looks odd to ME. Another useless Florida put in for no reason or function. Just a throwback.

[@1066wastrel]

another great watch Gerry, as a woodworker of more than 35 years I`m loving the carpentry tips you include in your posts (every day is a school day after all!) thanks.

[@RosaStringWorks]

Thank you very much my friend.

[@lesstoddart5969]

Nice job again, Jerry. LOVED the tune at the end. Thanks :)

[@RosaStringWorks]

Les Stoddart thank you very much my friend.

[@EmbelekoBand]

Really a great repair. Customer will be 100% satisfied. Hats off to you.

[@RosaStringWorks]

Gil Lamb thank you very much Gil. He seems to be very happy.

[@alantarant3012]

Love your problem solving skills and all the great tips. Alan

[@RosaStringWorks]

Thank you very much.

[@krustybuzzard2477]

I love all those chord changes. They don't rite them like that any more.

[@RosaStringWorks]

Krusty Buzzard thank you very much.

[@wadehampton1534]

Incredible work, Jerry! What a job it was to make that wedge, but you pulled it off nicely! I'm off to watch the videos on the making of the top for this mandolin, I'm excited to see how that was done.

[@jeffgrier8488]

Nice work Jerry, that mandolin sounds great!

[@RosaStringWorks]

Jeff Grier thanks.

[@BoudreauGuitars]

Three videos in one day, I call that instant gratification lol. Stellar job my friend!

[@RosaStringWorks]

Boudreau Guitars thank you very much. It actually took me 11 hours to put it all together as one video. Then I broke it up into three separate videos so it was a little easier to upload it.

[@FotnoLafontaine]

Fantastic series Mr. Rosa. I really enjoyed watching you work this one out!

[@fultzd]

I really enjoyed watching this series, Jerry. But boy is someone spending a lot on a Kentucky.

[@dickylobster]

You rock that mando !!

[@krustybuzzard2477]

nice fix Jerry and oh by the way nice tune well done my friend.

[@RosaStringWorks]

Krusty Buzzard thank you very much.

[@iancopper]

You're as good as it gets Jerry. Love your knowledge, delivery and talent mate

[@RosaStringWorks]

Ian Copper thank you very much.

[@leehotspur9679]

I like your Tutorials ,R Very interesting I can see you have an Eye for the Job and Lots of Experience In Hand Fitting A lost Art these days

[@RosaStringWorks]

lez Howard thank you very much.

[@TheCookofthehouse]

It is about the fourth time I watch these series and boy I can tell you that you have acomplished an almost impossible job! Boy! This time no SOB had the courage to give you a "thumbs down review"! They were unable to understand your calculations on the angle of the fretboard support and got stuck . Wonderful series what an extraordinary repair. I can not even start to thank you for such an entertaining series.

[@garycooper4526]

Wow!!! Loved the finished song...

[@DoublecabTom]

Dang son my fingers got twisted into knots just watchin' you play at the end! thanks

[@RosaStringWorks]

DoublecabTom thank you very much my friend. I'm not a very good mandolin player, I just beat on it pretty hard.

[@chrisbaker528]

Excellent videos Jerry. You certainly love what you are doing. I learned a lot. Thanks so much.

[@richardthacker]

Brilliant job and brilliant video, as always. Highlight of my week to watch an artist at work. In this throwaway world you shine a light on the merits of putting effort in with real skill and craftsmanship. I honestly cannot overstate how much I look forward to your videos.

[@RosaStringWorks]

Richard Thacker thank you very kindly my friend.

[@flatbrokefrank6482]

Great playing Jerry !

[@keninnis1]

A bit mind boggling,but quite interesting..Those compound angles can sure get confusing at times... Thanks for sharing.. Keep them a coming PS nice playing Ken

[@RosaStringWorks]

Kenneth Innis thank you very much.

[@budandbean1]

This was just amazing to see watch Jerry. I can't believe the work you did on this in one day! I sure hope you didn't do this all out of the goodness of your heart and what you charged was commensurate with your considerable services. This was more work than a neck reset and toss in a fret job too. This was great, thanks for letting us all watch...

[@RosaStringWorks]

Buddy Martin thank you very much buddy.

[@stevenmiller5366]

Wow!!! what a job, Way to go!!

[@RosaStringWorks]

Steven Miller thank you very much.

[@rickbailey7450]

Watching this a year late, but really admire your craftsmanship! That mando sounds loud! Loved the song, and your performance of it too!

[@jamiej14544]

I was especially interested in how your refinished the neck. You do great work!

[@RosaStringWorks]

Jamie Jones thank you very

[@kennethevans138]

Great work but boy this guy has spent a bunch on this mandolin he must really love it.

[@tomwalsh857]

Well done great job and a great tune from Kinvara Ireland

[@369dusty]

Boy, are you patient or what ? I really enjoy watching your videos. Keep up the fantastic work ! God Bless.

[@RosaStringWorks]

Don Deusterman thank you very much my friend.

[@jonahguitarguy]

Excellent work Jerry. You blended that neck very well for a colorblind guy. It looks great. I love oiled necks. Most all my custom builds get oiled necks. They play like silk.

[@RosaStringWorks]

Dane Nichols thanks Dane.

[@songbyrdsings1]

Impeccable as always!!!!

[@RosaStringWorks]

songbyrdsings1 thank you very much.

[@imaflatpicker3066]

Great series!

[@RosaStringWorks]

Don Atellall thank you very much.

[@walterhambrick8705]

You have done a wonderful job!

[@rodparker4514]

I made two under fingerboard wedges ,neither one compares in quality to yours .Very good man.

[@mattjohnson8623]

Only just discovered your channel, just subscribed now, and honestly in awe of your patience, skill and humour in the face of adversity! I m really enjoying your thought processes and ingenuity. Keep up the great work my friend, inspirational stuff! Now, I might tickle the truss to on my tele. Stand by for splinters.....

[@Tscaperock]

Wow, great work. You are truly the best! Keep the videos coming! Thanks Jerry.

[@RosaStringWorks]

Tom Hogan you are welcome thank you very much.

[@rtesimpson]

Excellent job!

[@RosaStringWorks]

Rob Simpson thank you very much Rob

[@dino_j]

Wow, a 3 parter all released the same day! Thanks for the video and love the final song! Happy 4th, great job as always!

[@RosaStringWorks]

Dean Jarvis thank you Dean. I hope you had a good holiday.

[@shartne]

Crazy awesome action wow. Nice playing and beautiful singing.

[@AntonioGomez-ob9og]

mr. Rosa you amaze me again great neck work thank you for sharing your knowledge to us you make it look so easy you are the man by the way now that we are talking about guitar neck if you don't mind I would like to know how you clean your guitar neck and if you apply oil what kind of oil you use you have no idea how much I appreciate your help thank you once again. God bless you

[@RosaStringWorks]

Antonio Gomez thank you very kindly. I got to be honest I don't really have a good answer for you on cleaning the guitar neck. Probably sounds stupid, but I really just don't do it that often.

[@RandySchartiger]

enjoyed this series Jerry, that mandolin really has a wicked good bark! some slick pickin too!

[@RosaStringWorks]

Randy Schartiger thanks Randy. I just wish I could pick like you.

[@phooesnax]

Really nice job! Nobody else would have attempted it.

[@RosaStringWorks]

phooesnax thank you very much.

[@Quesadillaeater]

Nice singing man!

[@milantoombs6696]

Great job on the song!

[@gavinhill4121]

Awesome work and a cool tune Jerry!

[@RosaStringWorks]

Gavin Hill thanks very much.

[@wthigo77]

Respect.

[@TRichMusic1]

great job...love the bids

[@RosaStringWorks]

TRichMusic1 thanks.

[@Zone1242]

Great work - really enjoyed following along. Cheers, John

[@RosaStringWorks]

Zone1242 thank you very kindly.

[@timbarnett5253]

Play it Jerry!!

[@judyandkevinlynch1445]

I really liked the compound wedgery you pulled off. Sure beats doing a neck reset don't it? Beautiful work, Can't wait for the next video(s). Thank you Jerry Kevin in NC

[@RosaStringWorks]

Judy and Kevin Lynch thank you Kevin.

[@robertbrown6879]

On it again! Sounds good!

[@kentowens2179]

Great job Jerry! Man, you do excellent work!

[@RosaStringWorks]

Kent Owens thank you very much.

[@jeffrey3498]

Mandolin sounds great after your wizardry. When you played it in part 1 I thought it sounded terrible, and out of tune too.

[@Stephen-cr3sc]

Use two set screws 90 degrees apart. These screws compensate for tapered shaft, tapered hole, out of round either shaft or hole or just a not great fit. The instrument simply won't fall off.

[@milantoombs6696]

It’s beautiful!

[@wildbillhackett]

Looks great. Sounds great. Played great.

[@RosaStringWorks]

Bill Seper thank you.

[@f5mando]

Talk about conscientious! Smart thinking and repairs here, but I have to wonder, "Is it worth investing so much time and money into such a low cost instrument"? Kudos on the result, though!

[@God-CDXX]

you would not now that is the same mandolin dam you are good

[@RosaStringWorks]

Jamie Phillips thank you very kindly Jamie.

[@mjcos1]

Yer a BRAW teacher, thank ye 👍

[@RosaStringWorks]

mjcos1 thank you.

[@mmccoy577]

You do amazing work.

[@RosaStringWorks]

Reel McCoy thank you very much.

[@edwardpetersen4309]

Amazing!

[@jimihendrix4376]

Wonder if he could have just bought a new one for what all of this must have cost? But i will say, you are good at your craft.

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

Fantastic... what more is there to say.

[@RosaStringWorks]

+Jennifer WhiteWolf I'll take that thank you very much.

[@stirlingarcher2141]

Brilliant! And yes I enjoyed it immensely :-)

[@RosaStringWorks]

Stirling Archer thank you my friend.

[@HBSuccess]

Great series Jerry!! Question is it normal for the neck extension to be pieced on? There looks to be grain line change where the neck and body meet - would a Gibson F5 be built like that or is it another lower priced Mando thing like the headstock scarf? Thx again for the great videos!

[@keninnis1]

Jerry...with just the stain finish on the neck,wont the stain wear down and get lighter with time?Do you think that in a few years,it might have to be re stained?Just wondering. Keep up the good work.I enjoy watching your videos.I`ve learned quite a lot from them....THANKS for sharing...Ken

[@RosaStringWorks]

Kenneth Innis that hasn't been my experience. I've been playing mine that way for over 10 years and it's never changed.

[@RosaStringWorks]

Thanks for watching.

[@keninnis1]

thanks

[@fredericthom8113]

that s was epic!!! i want to do the same in my epiphone dot studio ... but ... yeah , i don t have your talent !!

[@RosaStringWorks]

frederic thom thank you very kindly.

[@ashishkhaladkar2254]

Hi jjerry want to buy new mandolin Feels good to know the cost

[@keninnis1]

Jerry..can the white bone on the bridge be stained or colered so that it is dark like the rest of the bridge...The white kind of jumps out at me too much..Just asking..I really enjoy your videos.Keep them a coming...Ken Saint John N.B. Canada

[@RosaStringWorks]

Kenneth Innis yes it can be dyed black.. Thank you for watching.

[@keninnis1]

Thank you for your reply

[@nathanpitman4547]

Have you ever "boned" the back of the neck? Its what baseball players do to their bats to seal the grain as tight as possible. I am sure there are better explanations online. But essentially you take a "bone" or something much harder than the wood and just "draw" it with the grain as hard as you can, and and it hardens up the finish by closing the grain. If you havent heard of it, or tried it, you should look into it.....just a thought as you mention you dont like the finish...

[@GarnettM]

I wonder if a Aerosol hairspray will seal a sanded neck from moister off your hands like shalac .

[@RosaStringWorks]

Garnett M got me on that one. Thanks for taking a look.

[@GarnettM]

Rosa String Works It goes dry after unless it goes sticky when moist ,I fixed that Bass neck so well it doesn't loose tune but has some intonation my neighbor plays in band we're gonna check it ,Learnt 2 songs already .

[@brianjackson9599]

Jerry, why didn't you just steel wool the back of the neck? I do this on my guitar's and it works great yet leaves it sealed

[@RosaStringWorks]

brian jackson that would have been fine in some cases. However this one I needed to blend in the wedge. Otherwise the wedge would have stuck out like a sore thumb.

[@bobby4724]

Like to ask a personal QUESTION why are u moving mouth whe u r taking a break Thanks buddy and Happy 4th to u and urs bob

[@micheloderso]

Jerry, nice work and a very good video work. But i think your micro is defekt. Not only when you play your instruments, even when you speak it is a little buzzing.

[@RosaStringWorks]

micheloderso yes it's just a cheap built in mic on a cheap video recorder. I'm not a Hollywood producer so that's what I have. Thank you for watching.

[@micheloderso]

Ok, it was only a tipp. No problem. Thank you for your lessons in patience, i think it is the most important tool you need to do anything proper.

[@RosaStringWorks]

micheloderso thanks.

[@Music10161]

that thing is crazy loud now

[@RosaStringWorks]

Mike Mixer yes it is and it plays like butter. Thank you for watching.