273 RSW 1890s Washburn Parlor Guitar WAY COOL2

[@jamesdaily5167]

Im impressed with the quality of work you put into every job no matter how large or small . I do hope your customers appreciate your work .

[@thom2my71]

Such PATIENCE! Such SKILLS! Such IDEAS! 👍👍

[@forresta65]

I used to do these kind of splinter repairs as a high end finish carpenter on expensive cabinets. It will never be perfect but most people will never notice those types of repairs if these repairs are finished well. You do great work!

[@budallen1376]

Mr. Rosa, you do not disappoint! I admire the way you can evaluate an instrument; with damage that would strike fear into most repair guys, and you're like"Ahhh, piece of cake". Nothing ever phases you. Thanks for sharing your expertise, and more importantly... Your time. Until we speak again, my friend....

[@Bruhaha9]

It occurred to me that a two-glue method for that splinter in the side might have been good. Mostly wood glue with a few breaks occupied by superglue, especially on the ends. Then you could hold it in place to let it set short term and the wood glue would do its thing after drying.

[@geneedwards5639]

I thoroughly enjoy watching how you chisel and scrape away the unwanted wood and glue, and bring everything back to beautiful! Impressive for sure. This old Washburn is looking and sounding great. Thanks for posting.

[@spiralflash6169]

Great job on a great old guitar! The song made me smile. My Italian Dad used to sing that to my Irish Mom, whose name was Rose.

[@c5back9]

Jerry, 4 years ago (2019) you were at 20k subs. Today (Mar 2023) you’re at 90k! Congrats on growing to 90k subscribers who apparently understand what good video is! Thanks for keepin’ on keeping on!

[@keninnis1]

Nice job.....hope you have more old ones like this again...Keep the videos a coming..

[@tyrssen1]

I'm not a guitar repairman, so this "easy" job looked like a terrifying nightmare to me! What amazing results!!!

[@nicolen.9642]

Same here 👍

[@syscopepper]

thank you Sir. i love my family roots. i come from hillbilly's and outlaws, music has always been with me. as i stepped away from a troubled past, i thought my connection with the good parts of my family were gone. you give me hope that the respect, not the lies i was told as a child, will return to the ugliness of this world. we all make mistakes and you showed me that we can repair them if we try

[@dittmerg]

Great job on a great old guitar. special thanks for the song at the end. my father sang that to my mother a million times and brought back sweet memories. Her name was Rosemary

[@bakstabbath]

An hour long Rosa restoration. This was a highlight of the weekend! Great work on the old Washburn, Jerry.

[@Mulgy]

That neck repair was a good demonstration of how good titebond is. Glued in those small bits of wood and in a few hours they were stuff well enough to be hammering and chiseling them, nice. Also a lovely guitar beautifully repaired.

[@davidlewis3169]

I think your an Artist. You do amazing work. Finished product is magnificent. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@frogandspanner]

That was made the year my granddad was. He'd take a bit more than skillful scraping and a bit of shellac to get him looking and working as well as that instrument. It's a joy to watch this channel.

[@nicolen.9642]

5:11 omg the neck 😳. Your videos are fascinating. Thanks Jerry for your beautiful work 🎶🎶🎶

[@dilligafdan164]

Two minutes into your video and I know I'm going to enjoy it Jerry. This is gonna be a good one. Thank you

[@foreverly2]

What a gentleman you are you deserve your new tool that your customer sent you

[@julian65886]

One of your best videos, including the singing!

[@designscreation2065]

Wow Man!!!!!!!! You Inspire me Daily.

[@jamesrobinson9494]

you are an artist what a privilege to work on that must have been for you great work thanks for shearing

[@Zone1242]

Another great video Jerry, outstanding work as always! CHeers, John

[@efrin23]

You should take a bow, not many men like you left with skills that are at your level. Thanks for the videos.

[@johnjones4049]

That's a real beauty Jerry I enjoyed watching you repair it.

[@tdkrei]

Nice work again Jerry your customer should be completely happy, happy, happy.

[@nelsonvega2919]

nice job on the very old guitar, love seeing your work and thanks for sharing your work.

[@one1gretsch]

Thanks for this tour through an old guitars resurrection. I see and try to learn every bit of the way. This was a very well spent Sunday night.

[@TheWashboardResonators]

Got almost the same Washburn that had the full neck reset with carbon fibre rods and some cracks and binding fixed. It’s the guitar non guitar players like the sound of the best. 1899. I got the Washburn book and it helped date it accurately. If you haven’t got it I’ll gladly help get the exact year on this if the customer wants it. All the best and great work. It’s really inspiring what you do. 👌🏻

[@bigsteve9291]

You exceeded your self there gerry what a lovely old guitar it will last another 100 years thanks to you you are a very talented Luthier and love what you do

[@tablature6121]

Beautiful sounding instrument. Great job getting it in shape for the next 1 1/4 century.

[@Theallis1961]

Mr Rosa. Really enjoyed this episode watching you repair this sweet old 1800's period Washburn parlor guitar. It turned out geat! sounds real good too!

[@ironchef2000]

who the heck gives this video a thumbs down,they must want hip hop music from that beautiful guitar

[@mezzmezzrow426]

Got one of the limited run of the 125th anniversary editions by Washburn. Lovely to see one of the originals come back to life! Thanks

[@scottrill17]

Mr. Rosa, I rewatched this video after a 2 year pause and wanted to bring a couple things to your attention. First, an 1890s Washburn was probably as close to a Martin in quality as any guitar could . They were sometimes manufactured under the name Lyon & Healy and restored can go for $1000-2000 on eBay. The bridge is known as a pyramid bridge. The 12-fret to body combined with the slotted headstock and the 1-3/4 inch wide nut make them the quintessential finger style guitar. You did a good job of restoring it but I remember an article in Acoustic Guitar magazine from the 1990s where Gryphon guitars in California restored an 1890s Martin O-45 that had gone with a missionary to Africa. They took it apart and used denatured water to resolve the old glues. When finished it was absolutely beautiful! This Washburn could have been just as impressive. I’m afraid the hit or miss whittling of the neck dovetail combined with the folksy .”well, I guess I’ll try this but I dunno, ...” sounds pretty unprofessional.

[@EmbelekoBand]

Don't know why I didn't get a notification for this video, yet I did for the next one (coffin repair) this was most definitely another miracle repair. Looks & sounds great.

[@scottstrangman7309]

Nice craftsmanship. I especially like the home made clamps made from threaded rod, and wing nuts. I look forward to learning more. Thank-you

[@geoffreyallen888]

I'm qualified to do this sort of thing, taught by John Bailey, a British guitar maker. I didn't keep it up though - not enough money in it and none of it easy money. But I can tell you, this is the real deal and I think the cherry on the cake is when he sings a song on it. Hats off. In the time it took to watch this, I changed strings on my acoustic, tuned it and played a few tunes of my own. It's a lot less worry.

[@chrisstanford3652]

Excellent work restoring the past and nice performance🤠🤗🤗🌹

[@daddyjohn2131950]

ANOTHER AMAZING RESTORATION...HAT'S OFF TO "ROSA STRING WORKSHOP" LOVE THIS CHANNEL !

[@harryodum5598]

I love old instruments. I built a a 00 28 Martin kit set and set the neck with carbon paper, my friend and your Randy turned me onto Settings the neck with carbon paper and it’s the only way to do it properly the neck turned out perfect. Love your show. Keep up doing old guitars with new ones like this.Again Great Job Jerry

[@cliffcampen4033]

Loved seeing this come back to life.

[@kenwinston2245]

I have a martin from that era that looks so similar. Despite missing a few inches of a side panel it is incredibly sweet sounding and resonant. Great little instruments.

[@adozensparrows]

I love watching your videos. I run them all night on many occasions. Thank you. 🔈🔉🔊

[@stevenmiller5366]

I can barely tell the difference of the color of that binding. Another awesome job Jerry. You are an awesome wood worker!!!

[@Erniespezial]

What an awesome guitar... Thanks for share it Jerry. Greetings from Germany

[@johnshrader1655]

I found this same 1890 Washburn parlor guitar in the family attic in 1964 and played Peter, Paul and Mary songs on it. It was in very good condition. I gave it to a luthier in Buffalo in hopes it would.be preserved.

[@johnshrader1655]

same model

[@daddyjohn2131950]

THAT WAS A FIVE STAR VIDEO.....THE WORK YOU DID RESTORING THAT BEAUTIFUL OLD INSTRUMENT WAS SECOND TO NONE , AND THE WAY IT SOUNDED AFTERWARDS WAS EVEN BETTER....I HOPE YOU GET MORE INSTRUMENTS LIKE THAT ONE...THAT WAS PURE JOY TO WATCH....

[@jeffreyburrows8248]

maybe put a new battery in your hearing aid ol fella...youre yelling

[@paullyle3461]

Really enjoyed your repair work on this old washburn guitar as Ive done many such repairs and enjoy your ingenuity thanks for sharing.

[@duckman324]

I have one just like this one. I got it from a luthier in 1965 along with a Washington and 3 other old guitars for $5 with the necks off. I repaired all of them not knowing what I was doing and sold all but the Washburn witch I still have. I have built and repaired many Guitars since.

[@jamesfewell2100]

Wow...ole my....great sound for 2 3 hundred year old guitar ...collector item for sure thank for sharing the video of that ole girl good day an God bless you an your family

[@dancrafton89]

Sounds good. Made a nice old guitar. God bless.

[@BRH2100]

WOW!... thats a cool guitar. cant wait to see it finished

[@barrieglenn8353]

Love watching you fix instruments, I watch your videos more than any others. Best regards from your neighbour to the north 🇨🇦

[@edwardpetersen4309]

Beautiful job as always, Jerry! I worked on a similar old Brazilian Rosewood Parlor Guitar. It had a crack in the side with a thin gouge along the crack like that. I filled it with some ebony dust and super glue, and even rubbed some in the crack itself. It came out perfect. Looked like a dark streak in the wood. Twas shellacked, so it was easy to fix the finish. Polished the shellac with some pumice powder.

[@pmcm-ih1ep]

That carbon paper dovetail checking method is a fantastic idea, whoever thought that one up was a genius.

[@RosaStringWorks]

just call me Einstein.

[@alansturgess1324]

I've seen Ted at twoofrd using that same technique. It's such a simple but neat idea.

[@dartht.3736]

this was a very special segment. The workmanship to restore it was amazing. It's amazing that a 125 year old guitar can be brought back to life with a couple clamps and hand chisles. Congrats on a great job. I'll know where to send my Martin is 100 years.

[@reeread]

I really appreciate the invention of the adjustable truss rod after watching this video. A great job turning this back into a playable instrument that some one can enjoy for many years to come. Bravo!

[@garyschraa7947]

Wow Mr Rosa thank you for that end tune you sang . That just brought back a flood of memories because my dad and the Barbershop Quartet he sang in used to sing "My Wild Irish Rose" In competitions , at pizza parlors , and bars . And at home while he showered hahaha . Good times . [Kingsmen Quartet , Kings County Ca.] circa 1970's

[@keng3744]

Five minutes in, my kinda video. →Just finished watching. The guitar and the case are so cool. Great restoration again. Thanks for sharing, Jerry.

[@tacratt6091]

Those old Washburns and Regal guitars up into the 30’s were great guitars, beautiful Adirondack tops. I would love to own that little parlor guitar!

[@MrDparker69]

Wow you really bought that back to life for future generations to enjoy. Well done mate and thanks for an hour of great viewing. 👍

[@gwag8410]

Jerry I thought I was time traveling when I saw July 2019 ;-) that’s a nice old guitar, and a beautiful job repairing it... amazing.

[@donaldfisher8556]

Jerry your are truly a craftsman. You know, you really do make it look easy but you're not fooling me. Thank you for sharing such great content and hats off to the owner of the guitar to be inspired with confidence that the parlor guitar was worth of restoring...after all if he didn't think you could do it likely wouldn't have done it.

[@waynemarc77]

Mr. Rosa , AGAIN.. You are AMAZING. !!!!!

[@jamesbrotherton3577]

Simply amazing job Jerry.

[@michaeladamcaira9174]

Those old Washburn parlor guitars are great players,you did a great job my friend

[@raceface_m2579]

I absolutely love your videos of restoring such beautiful instruments and making them playable for (hopefully) another 100 years. I have been binge watching your videos and learning so much from them. Thank you for sharing your craft.

[@johnnybx3254]

Great job Grandpa 👍👏👏👏You have wonderful grandchildren to give you such a fantastic shirt!

[@MrJoey1970]

i like the way you work my dad always said that if you do something right the first time you wont have to do it again.

[@jamesstephenpeyton3305]

I have one of these probably around 1910. Brazilian rosewood, European spruce top, mahogany neck and ebony fretboard. In excellent playable condition. Quite loud. Also I have a 1920 Martin 0-18…pure joy.

[@ChristIsCome]

My five year old daughter was watching with me, and said "That's a good show". LOL Great work as always, Jerry.

[@RosaStringWorks]

Tell her hello from me.

[@graybryan9521]

It was a very satisfying video to watch. Well done!

[@scottroberts3801]

Excellent work as always sir. I enjoyed watching the process of bringing that old guitar back to life.

[@petermarchant4155]

This has been so interesting to watch, I am addicted to your video's. Great stuff.

[@davidplacko2708]

Thank you so much for what you do. I really enjoyed watching this one brought back to life.

[@Wade6242]

Amazing to watch you work sir

[@richardalanprow283]

Love to watch you work! Great job as always.

[@Chess_Guitar]

What an excellent job and excellent tutorial 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Thank you for sharing your knowledge for the generations to come. Master of Masters!!!

[@patricknicolucci5073]

Jerry you are master luthier great job fixing that old beauty

[@garyschraa7947]

This was excellent . Thank you . I met this older guy (about 82 y/o) while installing some air conditioning for him back in the mid 90's . And during breaks marveled at his shop . My take away after that experience and the humble words he spoke was this ; Everything can be clamped down | Nothing has to be moved or carried by brute force | And never reach out farther then where your elbow is to work on something Get closer to it > Or get it closer to you . That was a wise man .

[@Ottonic6]

What a great video. I actually have grown to enjoy the long videos you put out... And usually a little bonus music at the end... Thank you so much!

[@thedoc1210]

Love your videos Jerry. This was a special one

[@robertrosenfield405]

Fantastic job restoring the Washburn! Thanks for sharing with us.

[@anserafers8088]

Total respect mate .. staining and matching finishes is an absolute art form ✅✅

[@dennismason3740]

I am so thrilled by the sliver fix. I have engaged exactly the same fix using Krazy Glue and it works fine. If the digout is really small I layer in very fine matching wood dust (different colors of different woods - powder is stored in Krazy Glue vials with the shade marked outside) and noozle a little CA glue in there and rub in wood powder with my finger whilst catching the falling powder on a piece of paper cuz it's precious and I keep layering till I match the level of repaired wood then I scrape and sand very carefully - the mix of Krazy Glue and fine wood powder is actually flexible enough to match expansion and contraction of the wood being filled - the wood powder/CA glue layering is miraculous and a lot easier than sculpting slivers which I really don't mind. I have lived to see somebody do a few things that I and 13 other people on earth do. Thank you and Mahalo.

[@lrstaf6]

Really great job Jerry! It amazes me how close you get colors with your color blindness. Sure you can see the patch in that side crack, but I don't think someone without color blindness could do a match any better. Color matching on wood is really hard, I know. Love that old case too. Any collector would be proud to own this guitar now. Glad your still well and able to do this work. Nothing makes me happier than to see an old instrument put back into service. Thanks for sharing. I have a bone to pick with KZbin about this kind of video. Why in the world don't they have an option for two thumbs up?

[@troublemakingpups5787]

Really like that little guitar!!!! He has common sense and does great work.

[@buzzwinklemoose9853]

By what seems to be overwhelming coincidence, I have almost the exact guitar and I have it in pieces so that I can repair it. Branded inside is "1897 Style". It has 4 abalone position markers, each different, the identical binding to the one you repaired and an abalone rosette at each end of the bridge. The fretboard was (And remains) cracked, as on yours, from the sound hole to the 12th fret. Little tiny crack. Couple small cracks in the body, nothing too bad. Had to pull the fretboard off. The neck/body joint is solid but the action had gotten too high to be playable. The neck itself had warped over the years and I had to plane it to get it flat again and I'm still working on it. Fretboard might go back on tomorrow. I'm told by experts online that obtaining the correct date is almost impossible. They said mine was built between 1898 and 1902 and I wouldn't be at all surprised if yours is the same style and age. They tell me that there were three levels (Prices). The price apparently was dependent upon trim with all having the same basic wooden components. The one in the video looks like the lower end, mine is the middle and the top level had abalone binding a la Martin D45. I own half a dozen acoustic guitars, including a 43 year old Martin but the Washburn is my daily player, or will be once she's back in one piece. The wide fretboard is essential (I have fingers that look like bratwursts) and she plays like a dream when in top condition. Makes a LOT of noise for a tiny body. It's both a pleasure and an honor to watch you work. I never miss an episode of Rosa's School for Aspiring Luthiers. You, Sir, ROCK. And also bluegrass, if that can be a verb. Cheers!

[@aroundthefur]

Awesome vid Jerry. There is something very therapeutic about your vids.

[@AlexVonCrank]

To be honest, if that was my guitar, I’d want to see all the repairs without touch-ups like the chip fix on the side. Like battle scars on display. Not every guitar would look good like that but this one is a proper warrior. Amazing repair and such a characterful little guitar. 👍🏽💚

[@ed801975]

Wow! Looks like a million bucks! I can’t wait to see the case video!

[@aixpert291]

I really enjoyed watching this. Thanks for your time.

[@woodstockpotter]

What a sweet old instrument! A fine restoration too. I enjoyed watching. Thanks for the video!

[@limpindug]

Bonnie elderly guitar brought back to life, brilliant.

[@williamkunkel8293]

Betty here.....I have great admiration for your work!

[@BoudreauGuitars]

that's an old beauty

[@wheezyjefferson9136]

Wow, pretty amazing!

[@ricklogan3328]

Very nice work! You are very talented. Thanks for the great video..

[@johneffinger6977]

Amazing! I enjoy watching these.