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- Get your seatbelts on. The trip to build a custom guitar has started and it's going to be a bumpy ride!. I sincerely hope you enjoy this series and will watch each video fully. Please be sure to share this series with your musician friends as well.
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That new dremel circle cutting worked a treat! Great job Jerry.
Thanks for posting.
@Rosa String Works,
Mr. Rosa, your guitar build video seies and the repair serries videos are my personal favorites. Why? It's a delight to watch you solve problems as you go. That you're not stuck on a fixed way of thinking is a joy.
It's as though I'm walking side by side through your projects.
With God as my witness, I'd have become a luthier if there'd have been a guy like you teaching shop class.
In fact, your practical use of measurements would have made fractions easier for me to care about.
Glad you do what you do, and glad you are still here.
A very Wise man told me once, A Craftsman uses his tools to make great stuff, A Master Craftsman makes the tools to make great stuff.
Jerry... You seem to have all the machines and tools. If not you make them. Impressive. And to the few who gave this video a thumbs down, I think Jerry's middle finger said it best.
i would like to suggest, stop defending yourself, you know what your doing you have outstanding results.
Sorry it came across like I was defending myself. I don't feel I was trying to defend myself at all. I was simply trying to slow down a bunch of the knucklehead comments.
Nuckle Heads are a nickle a dozen some times you run into a one cent sale by the 100 .
Rosa String Works Just politely suggest how happy you’d be to compare notes on their method when they post their video for your viewing pleasure.
that abrasive drywall screen also works great for sanding down foot callouses! Makes the balls of your feet and heels softer. If you walk or hike a lot, it's great.
I watch your videoes almost every weekend. Thank you for what you do! I take notes and hope to someday do guitar repair for a retirement job. You have already taught me a lot.
Jerry, you stick to what you do, being you! I dont know wether to call you a craftsman or master craftsman or LUTHIER! You show us when things go to plan, but figure things out! Fantastic knowledge you are passing on! MUCH RESPECT!!!
Just a safety suggestion, you might want to think about removing your chuck jaws when they're not clamped down on anything or one day they might go flying across your shop. Love you're work!! I've been binge watching for 2 days and still going!!
Jerry, I thank you for your videos and showing me how you do things. I am one who over thinks things, doing them the hard way and end up wasting time, money and materials and getting frustrated. I really need to see logical thinking and methods, which you present.
I realize this video is a couple years old and I'm simply echoing what all your fans have said, but... You are a fantastic builder, outstanding repair guy, and you are above all very inspiring. Take all criticisms with a grain of salt. It's easy to critique when you aren't doing the work. I absolutely love this channel and appreciate all your techniques for getting these jobs done.
I love this! I use a handsaw and good ol' elbow grease to get the thickness of my wooden banjo tops! My heart weeps!!
I am super impressed with the tool you made! Wow! Worked beautifully!
I know I'm going to like this video just the way you started it off with the conversation same way I approach my work same way I initiate my plan...
Same pot of coffee doesn't taste the same to do different people so I hear you anyway back to the video 💜
Hi Jerry ... as a woodworker about your age I was surprised to see you joint the two plates as you did when there is a much easier, simpler way that is guaranteed to work perfectly. Perhaps you haven't been exposed to the method but it's really easy. Place the two boards together as you wish to glue them then fold them together matching up the joining edge as best you can. Clamp them in a vice and go over that edge a few times with a sharp hand plane. They will fit perfectly whether or not the plane was a 90*. I enjoy your videos.
I used to do that method for a long time but I got away from it. I'll give it a shot again on the back to see if it works for me but I used to do that all the time and it just seemed like it was a longer process than the other way for me. It may have looked like a tedious process but if you think about it it was less than five minutes of video and I barely edited the video at all.
Jerry I have not seen anyone as strict on themself as you are on Jerry . I have seen a lot of your work here on you tube!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have watched enough of your videos to wonder when you cut your finger why you used a band aid and not super glue?
What I love most about your videos is your humility. You give the impression that you are a complete klutz until the end when the instrument comes out perfect. Then the viewer understands your skill and knowledge and experience and creativity are unsurpassed and he is awed and astonished. You engender in me the highest admiration and envy. By comparison, the other luthiers look like pretentious prigs who care more about the spotlessness of their workshops than the instruments they work on. I think that is why sometimes people leave nasty comments. They are jealous that you produce such high quality results while making it look like a lucky accident. They have to find fault because your unassuming and unconscious mastery makes them feel like puffed up journeymen and apprentices.
Have you considered doing live videos?
Thank you for the compliment. I do use super glue on some small light cuts. I don't think I'll be doing too many live videos they're kind of complicated my internet connection is not that fast. Though I wouldn't rule it out entirely. Thanks for watching.
I would like to suggest that you let me have all your old tools. He he! Your skills are inspirational and amazing. I'm going back to building my weird and wonderful banjos!
My Grandfather who passed close to 20 yrs ago was also a pearl Harbor survivor. One of the most profound and influential conversations i ever had , was listening to him talk openly about that day and what that war did to him.. He had Never spoken about the war to his own children. I realized after he passed what i was hearing was his Confession.
Hello Jerry .I would like to mention the off cut from the bottom can be left in one piece and used for the centre seam reinforcement .Your videos are great Sir.Regards Rod
I am a piano technician. You are like my mentor - massive skills and incredibly imaginative. A Master.
Jerry - Samuel Clemens, a.k.a. Mark Twain said it succinctly when he stated, "advice is free,,,, and worth every cent of it"
I did not expect this result you are a magic man creativ and profe.
I really did enjoy this video very much
God bless you thanks a lot 😍🌹👍
If you have a bench plane with a flat sole you can use it to get perfectly matched edges to glue up. Just put two pieces together with the edges next to each other clamp in wood vice and plane the edges. Even if your not perfectly at 90 degrees the edges will match up because one edge might be lower while other is higher and when their put together they match as long as the plane blade was straight.
Thank you I have used that method before.
Thanks for the video, a couple of wee squeaky bum moments but all good. Thoroughly enjoyed cheers.
I love the Dremel router guide. A real precision tool, and the results show your skill and feel for the work. I really appreciate your willingness to share with us "dabblers."
I enjoy your work. The way you put your heart and soul in it. Exceptional. The machinery is impressive for a newbie like me. I'm watching the building of a Rosa custom guitar...🤩.
Thank you Jerry for sharing your passion!
Them that can do, those that can't criticize.Keep up the good work Jerry.
I call upon all viewers to witness my psychic abilities. I "know"; I can "see", I just got a feelin', that this guitar is going to turn out tremendous! Now how in the world can I know that?
Kidding aside, Mr. Rosa, anticipating the videos to come, for this guitar build, is like setting off on an exciting journey. I am so looking forward to it. Thank you so much.
thank you .if i may on your weights i used old milk jugs and filled them with cement for weights maybe this will help . oh i loved the lathe / mill . the navy trained me to be a machinist on a sub-tender and i worked in that field for about 10 yrs ( 70-80s) i sure miss having access to a shop. again thank you
Jerry, please stop pandering to those who want to criticise you unnecessarily - the vast majority of your viewers watch because we like what you're doing. Keep up the good work Dude.
I guess I didn't make my point very well. Sorry. I really don't feel like I was pandering I'm just trying to cut down on the knucklehead comments. Even so I still get a couple. Thanks for taking a look.
Rosa String Works - I don't watch any other musical instrument channels - I just like to see your craftsmanship and the way you can throw in a tune or two to sweeten the deal!
So satisfying watching a craftsman at work. I'll be watching more of this build
Great video...cant wait for the next one in the series...Keep them a coming..
That rosette looks GREAT. I didn't realize they were inlayed (duh..), that dremel guide worked like a charm.
The purpose of in laying around the sound hole is to strengthen the green around the hole so that it doesn't chip and break out.
Rosa String Works Oh! Didn't know that. Thanks!
you the man i enjoy watching a master at work thanks
Thanks Jerry, I never stop learning from your videos. I’m an aspiring luthier, my master suggested I watch your videos & man am I ever learning.
Thank you very much. That's very nice to hear.
PLEASE put that jig on the market. Give StewMac a run for their money.
Love watching your work. It's like watching magic.
Real nice Jerry,your new tool was a great idea,kudos my friend
I once was using a router to cut a slot and I blew the minute chips from it. One chip got into my eye that cost me a visit to the E.R.. The scar is still visible by the ophtalmologist 30 years later, and he was concerned that scar would be a tumor. So, don't blow the chips, use a brush instead.
Wow! I always wondered how such a delicate operation like installing a rosette was done. This is a very delicate operation with the chance of wood chipping and tear out. Thanks for another great video Jerry
A joy to watch. Thanks for sharing.
That’s looking great, Jerry! Thanks so much for inviting us into your shop(s) and sharing some more of your “trade secrets”.
Something else that has double sided abrasive is fingernail sanding stripes. I think they call them emery boards. I don't know if they would work for cleaning glue from inside cracks, but it might be worth a try. What do you think? If I have learned anything over the years of working with a multitude of people, it's that no two people can work in exactly the same way to get good results on a job. If you show people how you do something and what needs to be accomplished, then the best thing to do is let them do it their way and just expect that they will provide the desired result. You will soon learn which ones can perform and which can't. In my experience the innovative ones will get the best results and do it in their own way. I love your style of being open about all you do and sharing your knowledge with all of us. The reason so many skills are lost is their method of accomplishment was kept secret or kept in a family and not shared. Thanks again for your wonderful videos.
So excited for this build !! Awesome !!
Mr. Rosa is psychic sometimes.
Great work Jerry, extra fine work and your dialog makes it easy to understand.
Love that series what a beautiful guitar so nice
Jerry, thank you so much for all your videos. I have never felt these as "how to" videos yet I have learned a lot. I enjoy watching all the videos you post. Again, thank you.
Jerry
I find these items are very useful in the shop**** (FROM HARBOR FREIGHT) -drywall fine grit sanding blocks) and 0000 steelwool. DR KEL (AKA Chuck)
I love the story of the guitar and being born and raised in Oklahoma and also a Navy veteran has made it more of a special meaning to me. I don't play mandolin yet, but thinking about it because of you. I am also not a luthier or a machinist, so I won't be giving any suggestions, oh darn, but what you do is amazing to me. I can invizion the final result , but how you get there is beyond my concept. I just plain like your video's because of your wit, your no bs and telling it like it is approach, and most importantly your mastery to your craft and attention to detail. I also like bluegrass and your playing and song inserts. Because of these reasons is why I decided to support your channel and become a patreon. If others watching your videos feel this way I would like for them to think seriously about supporting your channel as well. Thank you Jerry and also a big thank you to Randy Schartiger for mentioning your channel on his CZcams channel. You get a BIG THUMBS UP from me.
Thank you very kind of my friend.
I am entering into a new business with a work friend. When we are up and running (in two weeks time) and the money starts rolling in I will become a patreon for this channel. I have wanted to build a guitar for a long time however I work 12 hr night shifts at the moment but soon I will quit this crappy job (textile Industry) to work much less hrs yet earn four times as much YeeHaw!!! My cousin did the same and she has been so successful she now has 15 people working for her and the potential is very good.
Thumbs up, Mr.Rosa! Bravo.
No need to justify your methods your past instruments are proof enough of your workmanship . This was very enjoyable 👍 ✌💗
Hey Jerry, This is a great awesome video. I was going to give you a hard time for worrying about what the viewers & chicken hackers think, lol.. But since you cut your finger I won't tease you. This is an amazing video. You are a man of many trades. I love the jig you made. A factory could not have done a better job. I will looking forward to the next video. Thank you so much for posting them. I hope your finger feels better. God Bless You & Your Family.
Wow! You have my deepest respect, Sir. That was simply amazing.
I’m a luthier student up in Minnesota and now that I’m halfway through my first build, I’ve really come to appreciate how in-depth your videos are. Thanks for all the knowledge, keep it up!
Nice work as usual. You have such cool toys!
INCREDIBLE, Jerry! Not only a perfect rosette installation, but a custom-made TOOL, too! You da' man. CANNOT WAIT for the next installment. --Dave
It’s a pleasure to watch you work, my friend!
Thank you buddy.
Mister Rosa could you please tell/show/sing all of the "making slots in the new nut blank (shaped and fitted with no slots) from beginning to end" cuz my Silva really really really wants that nut, like, yesterday. I have an exacto thin saw and jewelers files (triangular yes) and I've done this before and it still terrifies me. The last nut I sculpted only took a week and it required more concentration than Sherlock on the scent. I swore I'd never sculpt another nut yet a Silvertone is magical to me as I taught myself to play slide guitar in one day at the La Brea Tar Pits in 1974 on a Stella exactly like my gorgeous Silvertone. Yes I name my guitars - there are 7 guitars in this room and they all have names and I'm o.k. with that. Nut build especially the slotting from beginning to end, please. Thank you. You may continue now. It's too hot here in the Big Boss Basin (L.A.).
Looking good Jerry. Look forward to the next instalment
Four people prefer hide glue lol. Awesome, Jerry! Can't wait for the next installment.
Oklahoma Battleship.... The History lives on in memorys. It si so important. I love this Video because it shows me that good men will be never forgotten if good men remember, Live has a sense and you put it in guitars. Sorry for my english but I am from Germany. But after visiting Nova Scotia I understand little more of the american soul. I love your Videos becouse of your craftmanship but some more of your humanity. Thank You
P.S. I know how much work this is for You
This video series might be my favorite so far..I'm actually looking at my grandfather's Martin d28 hanging on the wall in front of me as I watch this!! It's a huge mess and it plays like s*** now but... It's a family heirloom and I think it would cost more than it's worth to get back to playing condition.. it's missing frets, has mismatched tuners a couple big cracks in the top.. it's just a wreck! But just hearing you say that you're building this guitar in that style grabbed my interest big time! P.S. I'm 50 years old and I inherited it when I was about 30 I have no idea where it all went wrong but it's a mess! I have no idea what it's worth it's never been appraised but after starting this video I've looked it up.. if you're interested I'd love to send you some pictures and get an estimate! My grandfather played in churches all around Detroit area for 50+years I have no idea the lineage of this guitar!! The best I can describe it is close to looking like a less abused version of Willie Neson's acoustic "trigger"???
Loved your history tribute to your friends and their son. Every video you make shows in many ways that you have a big heart and a refreshing optimism.
Anticipating a great build with more tricks and tips for us.....heck yeah!!!
Keep doing it your way - That's what we want!!
I was surprised when a guitar-making video turned into a metal-working video, awesome!
(I usually watch abom79, Keith Rucker, Keith Appleton for my machining-metal fix.)
I watch those guys too. Thanks for taking a look.
I enjoyed it tremendously, thanks!
I like the way you do things!
I would never presume to tell you how you should do anything, mostly because as you said; "What works for me may not work for you." But. You really should market that dremel/router jig. It's brilliant!
That new tool you made for the circle cutter on your Dremel worked great. Looks like a great start to your guitar making from scratch project.
After hearing why you don't use salt. I'll never suggest or use it ever again. Nice job. Thanks for sharing 👍. Even though it's an old video.
Love the video. Looking forward to the whole series. I call the blood a pre-finish. I think the fix for a light spruce top is to make that side the inside of the guitar. I've never had any luck getting the blood stains out of raw spruce.
I like using a sharpened scraper rather than a razor blade. It's faster and I can control the depth of the cut using my thumbs to put a bend in the scraper. The bend also keeps the edges of the scraper away from the sound board so I don't dig in. My waxed paper of choice is 'Parchment Paper' -- something my wife uses in the kitchen for cooking. Great stuff, Nothing sticks to it. I like the router fixture you made. I'll be building one. I've been scared by a fly cutter in the drill press before too. Another great use for the shaper is leveling the rosette after it's glued in the top. It's clean and fast. If the rosette is made of wood parts that haven't been sealed (with glue or shellac) any sanding can embed the colored dust into the soft spruce top. A scraper cuts cleanly so no dust.
I like using a shooting board and a jointer plane to prep the sound board halves by hand for joining rather than a machine jointer. I think it's faster and guarantees the edges are square. The light tells you where to tune the edge either way. I guess I'm kind of a chicken. Top tone wood is expensive and I'm a klutz with fast moving machines. Then again, most of my power tools are used and old and are their accuracy is suspect.
A good start Jerry. Looking good
I meant to mention that the circle cutter base you made is totally first cabin and if you go into production you could certainly give Stew a run for their money. Also one of the fun parts of building guitars for me is the problem solving process with every new tool or jig we build on the way.
Jerry's school of luthiery. I know, you don't claim any such thing. But this IS how it's done! I will be here for every step! Thanxz
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Jerry, I have only built 2 guitars from scratch so far, so I am savoring this master class. Thank you!
..and no I'm not kidding about the cayenne. Organic if you can find it. Better yet grow your own.If you are skittish and absolutely believe that it burns then don't ever put dry cayenne powder in a wound. Magic!
I swear by it... your body will heal so much quicker and without scarring.
Jerry
If you are on blood thinners- You should keep "WOUNDSEAL" AND A BOTTLE OF CAYENNE pepper in the shop. to stop bleeding instantly*** Chuck
Thanks I'll look into those. I'm not on any medicine other than a mild blood pressure pill. Thanks for taking a look.
Hi Jerry. I was on the edge of my seat while you were cutting the sound hole detail. Interestingly, I thought the expression ‘Cooking with Gas ‘ was a British saying. You sure learn a lot watching your videos. This one deserves a double thumbs up I recon.
Great video friend
Thanks for remembering us friends in millimeter land ;)
rosette slightly loose is prefered...it will swell tight with glue
I really value your down to earth, honest methodology. By telling us about slip ups helps us avoid them ourselves. And you should think about a patent for the rig you made...👍
Amen Brother
Impressed!
Right away I'll go and make a copy of the DremelJig you have there - it's working so nicely, I think !
Thx for sharing !
Rosa String Works and First Aid Tips :) keep up the good work
Great video.Thanks so much for taking the time to show us all how it's done.Can't wait to see more.
I think you meant to say , "to make a short story, long." :D Love watching you work and the great outcomes. Thanks for sharing.
That's a nice, simple, functional addition to your router base. Beats that circle cutter blue. I saw a picture of a Starrett Model 270 Taper Gauge. It's a wedge that measures gaps from .010" to .150", and looks to be handy for measuring string heights, among other things. Keep up the good work!
For the ultimate flat surface I bought a strip of Granite that was premium selected for uniformity so it could be ground and polished down on a specialist lapping table; the type they use for optical lenses and parts for Nasa, which got it flat to 1/1000" over 1 meter in length. When I got it I took it to the tool room where I work and immediately found all our straight edges and engineers rulers ect were not flat or straight but showed plenty of light through up against my granite!! My boss was flipped out and immediately said it was my granite that was cupped or bent. I laughed and told him 'it was a purpose cut and polished flat beam for using sand paper on to get super flat surfaces ' and also 'the most accurate edge for fret leveling' which is why I bought it. The depth of the granite was calculated so when you use it for fret leveling the weight was optimum so you don't need added pressure applied which causes facets and unevenness. I bough it from the US as I live in England but I can't remember the name of the company I got it from however... I could research again and probably find them as they have been going for a long time.
I have watched many guitar builds and always enjoy them so I am totally looking forward to the 11 episodes here. I have also found a local guitar builder who lives not far from me and I am taking my Ibanez FP77 to him to repair a crack in the neck near the nut which was present when I bought the guitar from ebay. It cost me £1600 and I could of sent it back for a full refund however I wanted to keep it so bad because of the gorgeous floral pattern which is cloth and silk flowers and petals laid on black with a clear coat for finish. The guitar overall is almost perfect but for a lacquer chip out just on the butt of the guitar which I want to repair but don't know how yet. Anyways thank you for doing these videos and one day I would like to commission you to build me a OM model closely looking like the Santa Cruz OM models which I played one time many yrs ago. That guitar was stunning beyond words, played like a dream and sounded spectacular to me. The back and sided were a deep dark chocolate with beautiful bands in there and a substantial spruce top with beautiful herringbone, understated and elegant just how I like a guitar to be...I must check out your pricing if you are still building acoustics:)
"I put two bandaids on it to hold it in different directions" When a luthier puts on bandaids :D
Alex R - Music and Luthiery get some clamps on that
@Jerry - Super glue also works for some cuts. ( Stings a little,... but allows you to crack on. LOL )
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Lots of sweat but in the end a great tool to cut out Rosette. I love the way you create new tool to do your woodwork ! Just a tiny comment I was surprised that you didn't also use nails on the upper side of your cast as you used them on the sides to make sure that the two sides stay aligned vey well during the gluing time
It's the Tao of Jerry
I can't wait to hear your Rosa Guitar Thumbs up Jerry :)
Nice work :)
I think you need some more paint cans! :-)I've never seen a two-piece orbital sander. Pretty clever. Looks like it is very efficient at picking up sanding dust too.
now I can seriously say I saw blood sweat and tears put into the making of a guitar lol great work Jerry!
He sure did. Hope you are feeling better Randy.
Randy, I'm glad you mentioned Jerry's channel on your channel. Both your channels are addicting. You guys are the best man! Hold on... :-)
Same here frank I. That's why I became a patreon to Jerry and Randy. Love the video's and wanted to help support their channels.
Randy- I'm sure if you cut your self- you would have blood dripping from your beard ** DR KEL PS I just love to see Jerry work.-- I sent him some special tools the other day.-Chuck
i was wanting, and indeed tried, to commission a custom guitar in the style of an old gibson K4 mandocello (really loved the aesthetic) from a "luther" from Irland but the "guy" tried to diddle me out of my down payment, which was quite substantial, by not coming through. Luckily i used paypal and got my money back b4 deadline expired, god love em. Later read online he tried something similar on a couple of US tourists who made a whole payment on a mandolin which needed "more work" and said he'd send on to them.Same story didnt answer emails etc. Eventully just bought a relatively cheap copy of a k4 from china. Surprisingly excellent quality considering what i paid for it.
Bravo Jerry, looking forward to the next step in the metamorphosis !!Bill
Excellent work as always. Looking forward to the next installment.
First part of a great series coming up me thinks.one lucky owner to be! (Wished it was me.!) cheers Rob.