Mr. Rosa, I just found you after 15 years of youtube...just kinda running through some of your videos...you are a treasure, sir, may God bless your soul!
Hi Jerry, this is a Framus 5/197 Jumbo from the late 60ties/early 70ties. I have one of these and two other models of the Framus company. The name "Framus" : Fra - Mus comes from "Fränkische Musikinstrumentenerzeugung ("Franconian Musical Instruments Fabrication") at Erlangen, Bavaria. For those who are interrested, there is a very good publication on Wikipedia. Framus and Höfner made relatively cheap instruments of decent quality (something like the Harmony brand in the USA). Both made famous instruments who were played by the Beatles (the violin bass of Paul Mc Cartney by Höfner and the Framus Hootenanny played by John Lennon). There are famous songs of the rock history recorded with them. Framus had a few very original concepts: The unique, very strong and stable laminated neck, made of many, very thin pieces, the strange headstock design which makes it unbreakable, even if the instrument falls rearward. They had a quite decent wood quality, which makes them soung nice, even the models with the plywood back. The not so good concept of the model you had in your shop was the bolted-on bridge with the aluminium plate underneath and the adjustable metal and plastic saddle. Too much vibration from the strings gets lost this way. The laquer undernieth the saddle reduces also a lot the vibration transfer to the top.They did it to reduce production expenses for setting up and glueing saddles to the tops. Some later models had even a plastic bridge, which was of an awful quality. They sold the wooden bridge as an upgrade separately....Tho bolt-on neck has also an issue: too much laquer on the junction (neck and body), and vibration transfer gets poor. I have made modifications on mine: sanding the laquer of the top, putting on some thinner laquer, modifying the adjustable bridge into a standard one with a patch and a bone saddle, sanding the laquer of the neck junction, and the instrument gives you a great sound.
Great videos, Jerry! I live in Bavaria and after watching this video I decided to start looking for a Framus Parlor guitar. Lo and behold, I found a vintage 1961 in amazing condition on ebay today (from the original owner none the less). The seller even threw in the original cotton "gig bag", strap, capo, tons of replacement strings and wooden note stand - all from the early 60's! I can't wait to play it in the coming days.
I just discovered your channel today and enjoy your genuine personality and caring manor. You are a very good luthier and I've learned a lot. Thank you.
The two things I've done all my life his welding and woodworking I really really enjoy your Channel you got to relax and sounding voice old-school sound and you sound like you know what you're talkin about when it comes to woodworking I hope to be as good as you someday keep up the good work
Happy newyear and best wishes for you and your family! I have learned alot from your uploaded videos. You are a very inventive man I must say. Keep it going!
Thanks for putting this video and other up Jerry. I'm a solid body guy but mainly because I've been scarred of the acoustics. But I bought a really beaten up 12 string just to learn how to fix it and this video is really going to help with some relevant techniques and skills.
Sweet song at the end! I've never had the pleasure of playing a Framus but I have ran across many good reviews over he years. That one seems to have pretty good tone! Thanks for this youtube site! I can't afford to buy expensive instruments but I love the idea of buying broken ones and fixing them:-)
Jerry , not only are your video's always informative, but the HD is great ! Happy New Years from Hanover Pa. it was 12 here this morning, that's way to COLD !
I have a Framus that looks very much like this one. Mine has no neck binding, the neck inlays are simple dots, and there is just the logo on the head without inlays or veneer. But it had the same crack on the side when I got it, and the guy I got it from repaired it. Not as nice as this but the it held for all these years. I love that guitar. :) Nice channel! Liked & subscribed!
Thanks for the video. i had a Framus classical guitar around 1980. My teacher cut a new top nut out of ebony, because every time I hit a G chord, the E string would slide off the neck. Made the new one in about 10 minutes and I loved that guitar. Framus is known for using a "zero fret". The guitar I had was in great shape though. Moved to Detroit Metro area and it, a harmony banjo, and some other things stolen in one swoop.
I know this is kind of an old video but it was interesting to me as I brought one of these back from Germany back in the 70's. Enjoyed watching you and it would have been interesting to see what it would have looked like if you weren't on a tight budget working on it.
I have a Framus banjo that Steve Dilling of IIIrd Time Out signed. His Mother told me that Steve learned on a Framus, so I brought mine to a festival and Steve's eyes lit up when I held it up for his autograph. It is not an expensive banjo, but fine for beginners like me and apparently like Steve. Enjoy all your videos. Happy New Year and stay warm.
Volume control by the neck, Jack socket at butt end. DIY pickup installation. I see lots of them. Love the Fraulein song. Happy new year from New Zealand, at 30 deg C. midsummer.
Just would like to say how much I enjoy your videos. You and Dan Erlewine do some great instructional stuff unlike some of the young bucks that you see on CZcams. Long live the "Old Timers". Hope it's warmed up a bit in The Ozarks. Bye the way it's pronounce FRAYMUS.
Jerry you don’t have to ask me!! I always give you the thumbs up buddy!! Love your videos and, I can only imagine how much work Video creating and then editing must be!! Your videos are very appreciated Jerry.. Happy New Year 🥂🍾🥂🍾🎊
Great job jerry, I agree it does sound really rezo, not a bad thing. Very entertaining video as per your usual. Happy new year to you and your family. Love and peace from bonny scotland. Andy.
Jerry, I was lent a framus arch top jazz box type guitar when I was about 14/15 years old by my sisters first husband. It was a step up from the plastic "Elvis" guitar with his picture on it and 4 strings. My sisters guitar from her child hood.still hard to play though..! Learned , "House of the rising sun" on the plastic one.and progressed on the framus ...great video as always ! Happy new year Jerry and Chez Rosa.have a great 2018. Cheers Rob from England.
Thumbs up as always! It's 10 deg. here in Maryland, but it's supposed to turn cold tomorrow. Worst part of it is taking care of the animals (horses, chickens, etc.). Keep warm and please keep the videos coming!
+Tim Smoot yeah we have a lot of animals here on the farm too. My wife takes care of them since they are hers. Yeah it's been below zero here quite a few days. I am burning wood like it's going out of style. Thanks for watching. Happy New Year.
You get what you play for! A friend of mine from Cuba, Mo.(no Castro) built a earth bermed house and put a fireplace in the middle of the house that would take 4 ft. cord wood and a set it on fire brick on the concrete floor. It would take a day to heat that floor but after that the whole house floor would get warm. It was so nice. Almost have to build it in on a new house build. Happy New Year. Thankz
Me Dad's old guitar was a Framus. I learned on it, and one fateful day on high school it took a strap failure tumble and met with the stage. Had the exact same damage, long crack around the side and compression damage on the top. It had about a quarter inch action at the nut that moved to about a half inch at the 12th fret. I built a lot of hand strength though!
Jerry from an Alaskan a cord is 4 by 6 by 8 . And I can testify as to how much wood it takes to heat as it gets colder.lol modern day cowboys have no idea the work it takes to keep warm:) Stay warm brother :)
Some of your best talent is figuring out how to fix stuff! I guess that's why people who don't have as much of that talent bring their repair mistakes to you! It is good you exist! Thankz
Greetings Mr. Rosa; when you have that issue again, use two edge clamp directly opposite to each other and two strings joining them to create the tession needed to clamp the wedge to the binding point
Sorry, just a stupid joke - was pretending to have misread the 196 as the year the guitar was made! You have truly excellent videos, keep up the great work!
Wow this is one interesting guitar. Id never seen one of these Framus models before. Ive seen their newer guitars but not this particular vintage model. What a mess that guitar was. Nice work as always. 🙂 This week im repairing a Yamaha F325D that is new but was damaged in shipping. My Yamaha collection is at 6 now :-) . I also got a FG800 yesterday that is by far the best acoustic ive played for the price by any of the big builders. Def a guitar worth checking out for beginners or for anyone who just needs a solid acoustic to travel or have laying around.
Nice save Jerry. Most of these old guitars I get I fix more for the live of guitars than for $. But if I had a big back log of paying customers the discount stuff would definitely be as time allows. Watch some of the Guitcon videos to see the current Framus factory. Very nice facility.
Nice repair job on a very sick guitar. I bought an old Framus acoustic similar to the one here but with an unbound Matt finish body from a car boot sale a couple of months ago for £5 which is about $7 US. Like yours it has the same heavy bridge and string tree at the headstock. The made in the heart of Bavaria label seems to have been filled in in pencil so is pretty illegible, a couple of tuner bushings were missing but I managed to get some exact replacements from Allparts. You’re dead right about the tone it is very much like a resophonic guitar, mine makes a reasonable slide instrument.
Over on the sunny side of Missouri at noon today it is a balmy 10 degrees. I live on I-55 in Scott County, love the Ozarks my mother was born near Birch Tree. I have always heard wood heats you three times, when you cut it, when you burn it and when you carry out the ashes. Good luck gathering wood and be careful with the chainsaw. I like your workmanship.
Owned a Framus back in the Mid-60's. Had a big ol' fat pickup in the Sound Hole. Served me well both as an acoustic and an electric. Should I have traded it for a Standard Telecaster? Yes. I certainly did!
Right on, Jerry... keep warm... Happy Jesus's Birthday and Happy 2,018 years since he was Born and Happy One-Day-Closer to him getting back. Thanks for sharing your Framus restoration and excellent demonstration with that tune "Fräulein", too. :-)
I have a Framus Jazz guitar (1964) and I never saw a same model of the one I have. It is in a bad shape with a lot of cracks and distortions but I love the construction and the details!
Thanks a lot. I repair nearly everything, no matter how trashed. In my mind there is no such thing as "not worth it". It's a sickness, but many of your budget fixes have been extremely helpful to me. (my kitchen chairs are180 years old, my radio uses tubes and my telephone has a rotary dial, as I said it's a sickness).
I live in Montréal city and we are not allowed to Burn Wood its à stupid New city rule its so ridiculous how mutch it cost in electricity during the winter time !
Really great work. I really enjoy your videos. You are very adept in your work and making the videos only ads to it. I am the last person on planet earth to claim good knowledge and understanding of the English language, but I want to commend you on the prosper grammar you use. My pet peeve of the phrase "As best I can" by it seems everyone. You correctly use the phrase "The best I can". As is an adverb which described a verb. The is an adjective, which describes a noun. So your use is very good indeed.
Also....I'm too lazy to drill a couple of holes for my sound hole pickup output jack and volume control, so I'll just break out my trusty 1911A1...BANG! Job done.
I give you a thumbs up before I even watch because I know beforehand I will enjoy !!!
Mr. Rosa, I just found you after 15 years of youtube...just kinda running through some of your videos...you are a treasure, sir, may God bless your soul!
+sentforth5 thank you very kindly.
If you're into amps as well, check out Uncle Doug on YT
hi there and thank you for all your work well done .
Hi Jerry, this is a Framus 5/197 Jumbo from the late 60ties/early 70ties. I have one of these and two other models of the Framus company. The name "Framus" : Fra - Mus comes from "Fränkische Musikinstrumentenerzeugung ("Franconian Musical Instruments Fabrication") at Erlangen, Bavaria. For those who are interrested, there is a very good publication on Wikipedia. Framus and Höfner made relatively cheap instruments of decent quality (something like the Harmony brand in the USA). Both made famous instruments who were played by the Beatles (the violin bass of Paul Mc Cartney by Höfner and the Framus Hootenanny played by John Lennon). There are famous songs of the rock history recorded with them. Framus had a few very original concepts: The unique, very strong and stable laminated neck, made of many, very thin pieces, the strange headstock design which makes it unbreakable, even if the instrument falls rearward. They had a quite decent wood quality, which makes them soung nice, even the models with the plywood back. The not so good concept of the model you had in your shop was the bolted-on bridge with the aluminium plate underneath and the adjustable metal and plastic saddle. Too much vibration from the strings gets lost this way. The laquer undernieth the saddle reduces also a lot the vibration transfer to the top.They did it to reduce production expenses for setting up and glueing saddles to the tops. Some later models had even a plastic bridge, which was of an awful quality. They sold the wooden bridge as an upgrade separately....Tho bolt-on neck has also an issue: too much laquer on the junction (neck and body), and vibration transfer gets poor. I have made modifications on mine: sanding the laquer of the top, putting on some thinner laquer, modifying the adjustable bridge into a standard one with a patch and a bone saddle, sanding the laquer of the neck junction, and the instrument gives you a great sound.
Thank you for all this info. I have a Framus Texas and it doesn't have the bridge. What did you install instead of the original one?
great video thank you so much.
Happy new year Jerry! Thank you for all the excellent videos! All the best, John, London UK
+John Kontos thanks. Happy New Year
Great videos, Jerry! I live in Bavaria and after watching this video I decided to start looking for a Framus Parlor guitar. Lo and behold, I found a vintage 1961 in amazing condition on ebay today (from the original owner none the less). The seller even threw in the original cotton "gig bag", strap, capo, tons of replacement strings and wooden note stand - all from the early 60's! I can't wait to play it in the coming days.
Happy New Years and thanks for some great tips on fixing guitars!
+pcbullets you are welcome. Thanks for watching. Happy New Year.
Happy New Year.
this has been a real help.thanks
+John Laing glad to hear it. Thanks for watching. Happy New Year.
Jerry you are the best.Dr.of string instruments. Outstanding work..
Thats a pretty cool old guitar! Nice job I'd say..... Thanks Jerry!
These videos are great!
Great Job! One of my favorite channels.
+dharrison5 thank you very kindly. Happy New Year.
She is gonna love that guitar .nice work .Happy New Years .
+Stephen Quail thank you very much. Happy New Year.
I just discovered your channel today and enjoy your genuine personality and caring manor. You are a very good luthier and I've learned a lot. Thank you.
Thank you very much my friend. Thanks for watching.
The two things I've done all my life his welding and woodworking I really really enjoy your Channel you got to relax and sounding voice old-school sound and you sound like you know what you're talkin about when it comes to woodworking I hope to be as good as you someday keep up the good work
awesome work as always
Happy newyear and best wishes for you and your family!
I have learned alot from your uploaded videos. You are a very inventive man I must say. Keep it going!
+SalmonFume thank you very much.
As always, great job, and a very happy new year to you and yours. Regards, Solomon
+Life After Work Thanks
Very nice work, enjoyed the video and Happy New Year to ya!
+Suzanna Crawford thank you. Happy New Year.
Jerry, thanks for another informative video. Happy New Year to you and your family.
+Uncle Bobby you are welcome. Happy New Year.
Jerry, another great job!! I thought your key was fine and it worked!!!
Another great job Jerry! I love those old unique guitars! Happy New Year!
+myacousticblues thank you very much. Happy New Year.
Happy new year from Sweden all of you
+Knox680 thank you for taking a look. Happy New Year.
Great job !
Thank you very much.
I heard your request on the end of your shop talk video. I listened to 5 and a half minutes of commercials on this video just for you.
Great video,and Happy New year to you and your family Jerry,,its 4 degrees here in N.Y
+michaeladam caira that's chilly. Thanks for watching. Happy New Year.
One of my favorite songs
+Eugene Eaton well after that performance I hope it still is. LOL thank you very much for watching Happy New Year.
Happy New Year! Stay warm!
+Joy Benko as long as the wood don't run out will stay warm. Thanks for watching.
I live in an old home too, I understand. We use an infrared electric heater to help us stay warm.
Happy new year
+Iain Graham thank you very much. Happy New Year.
Jerry,my friend...HAPPY NEW YEAR to you and family!
Greeting from Croatia!
+Tihomir Kolarek thank you very much. Thanks for watching. Happy New Year.
Thanks for putting this video and other up Jerry. I'm a solid body guy but mainly because I've been scarred of the acoustics. But I bought a really beaten up 12 string just to learn how to fix it and this video is really going to help with some relevant techniques and skills.
Cant remember last time I heard that song. Had to be in the 50's. Brought back memories of my dad singing it when I was a youngster.
+Ron Bussell that's nice to hear. Thanks for watching. Happy New Year.
Happy Newyear, Jerry. May you make a lot of videos, coming year!
+Bauke Couperus I'll give it a shot. Thanks for watching. Happy New Year.
Sweet song at the end! I've never had the pleasure of playing a Framus but I have ran across many good reviews over he years. That one seems to have pretty good tone! Thanks for this youtube site! I can't afford to buy expensive instruments but I love the idea of buying broken ones and fixing them:-)
+dalekenjarvis thanks for taking a look.
Jerry , not only are your video's always informative, but the HD is great ! Happy New Years from Hanover Pa. it was 12 here this morning, that's way to COLD !
+Dennis Kopp thank you very kindly. Thanks for watching. Happy New Year.
I have a Framus that looks very much like this one. Mine has no neck binding, the neck inlays are simple dots, and there is just the logo on the head without inlays or veneer. But it had the same crack on the side when I got it, and the guy I got it from repaired it. Not as nice as this but the it held for all these years. I love that guitar. :)
Nice channel! Liked & subscribed!
Happy New Year sir !!! It's cold here also . It 20 in Philly Pa !!
+Robert Easley Sr Thanks for watching
Sounds really good 👍
Thanks for the video. i had a Framus classical guitar around 1980. My teacher cut a new top nut out of ebony, because every time I hit a G chord, the E string would slide off the neck. Made the new one in about 10 minutes and I loved that guitar. Framus is known for using a "zero fret". The guitar I had was in great shape though. Moved to Detroit Metro area and it, a harmony banjo, and some other things stolen in one swoop.
+Ted Rowland sorry to hear they were stolen. Thanks for working. Happy New Year.
I know this is kind of an old video but it was interesting to me as I brought one of these back from Germany back in the 70's. Enjoyed watching you and it would have been interesting to see what it would have looked like if you weren't on a tight budget working on it.
I have a Framus banjo that Steve Dilling of IIIrd Time Out signed. His Mother told me that Steve learned on a Framus, so I brought mine to a festival and Steve's eyes lit up when I held it up for his autograph. It is not an expensive banjo, but fine for beginners like me and apparently like Steve. Enjoy all your videos. Happy New Year and stay warm.
+eazybluezy nice story. Thanks for watching.
Jerry,you are 1 of a kind
+michaeladam caira now all we have to figure out is what kind. LOL happy New Year
Volume control by the neck, Jack socket at butt end. DIY pickup installation. I see lots of them. Love the Fraulein song. Happy new year from New Zealand, at 30 deg C. midsummer.
Just would like to say how much I enjoy your videos. You and Dan Erlewine do some great instructional stuff unlike some of the young bucks that you see on CZcams.
Long live the "Old Timers". Hope it's warmed up a bit in The Ozarks. Bye the way it's pronounce FRAYMUS.
Jerry you don’t have to ask me!! I always give you the thumbs up buddy!! Love your videos and, I can only imagine how much work
Video creating and then editing must be!!
Your videos are very appreciated Jerry.. Happy New Year 🥂🍾🥂🍾🎊
+TheRooster1122 thank you very much. Happy New Year.
Good idea on the one clamp
GOOD FIX HAPPY NEW YEAR
+DriveShaft Drew thank you very much. Happy New Year.
Nice voice...man.
Great job jerry, I agree it does sound really rezo, not a bad thing. Very entertaining video as per your usual. Happy new year to you and your family. Love and peace from bonny scotland. Andy.
+Andrew Reynolds thanks very much. Happy New Year.
Great job. I always give you a thumbs up. Lol. I hope you have a blessed safe New year's. Thanks for sharing your video.
+Thomas Tommy you are welcome. Happy New Year
I love this channel. Very down to earth not like some other luthiers on youtube;)
+Gregory May thank you very much.
Happy New year..Hope that 2018 will be a good year for you and your family...GOD BLESS
+Kenneth Innis thank you. You too.
thanks!
Jerry, I was lent a framus arch top jazz box type guitar when I was about 14/15 years old by my sisters first husband. It was a step up from the plastic "Elvis" guitar with his picture on it and 4 strings. My sisters guitar from her child hood.still hard to play though..! Learned , "House of the rising sun" on the plastic one.and progressed on the framus ...great video as always ! Happy new year Jerry and Chez Rosa.have a great 2018. Cheers Rob from England.
+Robert Kibbler thanks Rob. Thanks for watching. Happy New Year.
Thumbs up as always! It's 10 deg. here in Maryland, but it's supposed to turn cold tomorrow. Worst part of it is taking care of the animals (horses, chickens, etc.). Keep warm and please keep the videos coming!
+Tim Smoot yeah we have a lot of animals here on the farm too. My wife takes care of them since they are hers. Yeah it's been below zero here quite a few days. I am burning wood like it's going out of style. Thanks for watching. Happy New Year.
great stuff gerry - i love the way you go from jewelry (recent mandolin) to pig's ear like this yoke - keep up the good work, thumbs up from me
+acmullane thanks very much. Happy New Year.
You get what you play for! A friend of mine from Cuba, Mo.(no Castro) built a earth bermed house and put a fireplace in the middle of the house that would take 4 ft. cord wood and a set it on fire brick on the concrete floor. It would take a day to heat that floor but after that the whole house floor would get warm. It was so nice. Almost have to build it in on a new house build. Happy New Year. Thankz
+Audio Tech Labs Thanks for watching. Happy New Year
+Audio Tech Labs Thanks for watching. Happy New Year
A New subscriber here..YOU are just a plain AWESOME. Besides the great information, I also had a great laugh in between too😁 stay safe 😷
Nice repair Jerry Happy New year to you and family!Cheers,Framus are still making guitars you should see the price of the new ones!!
+blkjckgtrnut based on the comments I know they must be pretty expensive. Thanks for watching. Happy New Year.
Me Dad's old guitar was a Framus. I learned on it, and one fateful day on high school it took a strap failure tumble and met with the stage. Had the exact same damage, long crack around the side and compression damage on the top. It had about a quarter inch action at the nut that moved to about a half inch at the 12th fret. I built a lot of hand strength though!
Happy New Year Jerry!!
+johnny howard thank you very much.
Jerry from an Alaskan a cord is 4 by 6 by 8 . And I can testify as to how much wood it takes to heat as it gets colder.lol modern day cowboys have no idea the work it takes to keep warm:) Stay warm brother :)
Some of your best talent is figuring out how to fix stuff! I guess that's why people who don't have as much of that talent bring their repair mistakes to you! It is good you exist! Thankz
+Audio Tech Labs thank you very much.
It’s wonderful how you can do these affordable repairs to get people playing their instruments again.
+Dave Chapman thank you very much. Happy New Year.
Nice work Jerry. Wishing you and yours a very happy healthy and prosperous, warm new year 2018
Jim
+phooesnax thank you Jim. Happy New Year.
done yes good job thumbs up
Thank you very much.
Great video Jerry, that old guitar doesn't sound bad at all!
+Jeff Grier thank you very much. Yes I like the sound of it. Happy New Year.
Sing it Son...Good video.....
Happy new year to you and your family thanks for the video
+Kyle jackson you are welcome thanks for checking it out.
she'll live to see another day! happy new years, Jerry!!!
+Boudreau Guitars thanks for taking a look. Happy New Year.
i think that would make a good blues slide sound or maybe not ... good job , it lives and plays again thanks to you
Greetings Mr. Rosa; when you have that issue again, use two edge clamp directly opposite to each other and two strings joining them to create the tession needed to clamp the wedge to the binding point
Wow! Over 1800 years old! Great rare find, thanks.
I'm not sure I caught that one. Thanks for watching.
Sorry, just a stupid joke - was pretending to have misread the 196 as the year the guitar was made! You have truly excellent videos, keep up the great work!
Thank you.
Wow this is one interesting guitar. Id never seen one of these Framus models before. Ive seen their newer guitars but not this particular vintage model. What a mess that guitar was. Nice work as always. 🙂
This week im repairing a Yamaha F325D that is new but was damaged in shipping. My Yamaha collection is at 6 now :-) . I also got a FG800 yesterday that is by far the best acoustic ive played for the price by any of the big builders. Def a guitar worth checking out for beginners or for anyone who just needs a solid acoustic to travel or have laying around.
Weird headstock, the crack omg...I had a Framus, I sold it to my music store...too bulky.
Your videos are appreciated on this side of the Atlantic 👍
What a cool old guitar!
+ed801975 I agree. Thanks for watching. Happy New Year.
Nice save Jerry. Most of these old guitars I get I fix more for the live of guitars than for $. But if I had a big back log of paying customers the discount stuff would definitely be as time allows. Watch some of the Guitcon videos to see the current Framus factory. Very nice facility.
+Dane Nichols thanks Dane. I'll check it out. Happy New Year.
It's about negative 5 degrees Fahrenheit tonight in North Central Pennsylvania. Brrrr! Happy New Year!
+Chris Clark too cold for me. Thanks for watching. Happy New Year.
Nice repair job on a very sick guitar. I bought an old Framus acoustic similar to the one here but with an unbound Matt finish body from a car boot sale a couple of months ago for £5 which is about $7 US. Like yours it has the same heavy bridge and string tree at the headstock. The made in the heart of Bavaria label seems to have been filled in in pencil so is pretty illegible, a couple of tuner bushings were missing but I managed to get some exact replacements from Allparts. You’re dead right about the tone it is very much like a resophonic guitar, mine makes a reasonable slide instrument.
+Henry Hunter congratulations on the find. Thanks for watching my video. Happy New Year.
Over on the sunny side of Missouri at noon today it is a balmy 10 degrees. I live on I-55 in Scott County, love the Ozarks my mother was born near Birch Tree. I have always heard wood heats you three times, when you cut it, when you burn it and when you carry out the ashes. Good luck gathering wood and be careful with the chainsaw. I like your workmanship.
+roy gunter thank you very much. Happy New Year.
G-Chord Jerry.......I love this Guy!!!
Awesome video again! I loved your closing time. If you have not heard it - check out Townes Van Zandt version of Fraulein. Thanks!
Great job as usual Jerry!! Happy New Year from frigid oHiO!!
+William Buntin thanks for taking a look. Happy New Year.
I like sound of that guitar
Owned a Framus back in the Mid-60's. Had a big ol' fat pickup in the Sound Hole. Served me well both as an acoustic and an electric. Should I have traded it for a Standard Telecaster?
Yes. I certainly did!
At the 4:50 mark, you show the body crack in the side, and I think to myself, "Oh yeah! This is going to be a good episode!"
+Matthew Brutosky thanks for taking a look. Happy New Year.
Rosa String Works Happy New Year to you and yours as well Jerry! Can't wait for what the next year will bring.
I've worked on several of those old Framus guitars, they've been around a long while. nice work on this one!
+Randy Schartiger thanks Randy.
Happy New year my favourite 2 youtubers. Jerry and Randy. Keep up the great great work. Fin from Ireland.
turned out nice.
not even sure how i found this, but...
liked and subbed ;)
Right on, Jerry... keep warm... Happy Jesus's Birthday and Happy 2,018 years since he was Born and Happy One-Day-Closer to him getting back.
Thanks for sharing your Framus restoration and excellent demonstration with that tune "Fräulein", too. :-)
+Terry McKean thank you very much. Happy New Year to you as well.
You're welcome :-)
I have a Framus Jazz guitar (1964) and I never saw a same model of the one I have. It is in a bad shape with a lot of cracks and distortions but I love the construction and the details!
Cold concrete floors! S. Mo. can be quite cold. Mom lived on the border w Ark & the ice storm that hit was huge.
Thanks a lot. I repair nearly everything, no matter how trashed. In my mind there is no such thing as "not worth it". It's a sickness, but many of your budget fixes have been extremely helpful to me. (my kitchen chairs are180 years old, my radio uses tubes and my telephone has a rotary dial, as I said it's a sickness).
+chump5101 I'm right there with you. I repair everything you can imagine. Thanks for watching.
Yeah but you're fast. It takes me forever. I got a lot of stuff waiting.
Love this dude! not taking everything serious like some of these luthiers who think they’re curing cancer or something!
+will Yale hey, that sounds like a serious accusation. LOL thanks for watching my friend.
Best regards from England,keep up your fine work! Will
You re welcome for the camera. I just hope you get some use out of it. Good video. Happy new year
+Robert Barnum happy New Year buddy.
@BUZ OSKARSON
@Robert Barnum
ditto
its -41 here in canada !! -20 here we call that summer haha
I live in Montréal city and we are not allowed to Burn Wood its à stupid New city rule its so ridiculous how mutch it cost in electricity during the winter time !
Wow my first guitar was an Framus F hole acoustical!
Really great work. I really enjoy your videos. You are very adept in your work and making the videos only ads to it.
I am the last person on planet earth to claim good knowledge and understanding of the English language, but I want to commend you on the prosper grammar you use. My pet peeve of the phrase "As best I can" by it seems everyone. You correctly use the phrase "The best I can". As is an adverb which described a verb. The is an adjective, which describes a noun. So your use is very good indeed.
+James Lucas thank you very much. I get comments both ways on my speaking. Thanks for watching.
Also....I'm too lazy to drill a couple of holes for my sound hole pickup output jack and volume control, so I'll just break out my trusty 1911A1...BANG! Job done.