Repairing a guitar from the 1950s - Part 01
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- čas přidán 12. 05. 2021
- Somebody wanted me to have a look at his grandfather's guitar and see if I could fix it.
As some poeple wanted me to talk/explain things, well, here's what I did...
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Impressive work! I love looking at restoration of old acoustic guitars. I am a Norwegian luthier, but until a couple of years ago I only built, restored and repaired electric guitars. Now I'm all into acoustic, and I’m still learning. It is extremely instructive and interesting to look at such talented people as you Gabriele! Thanks for sharing your amazing work!
Thank you so much for fixing our grandfather's guitar! Can't wait to play it - I was waiting so long for it!
The CZcams climb is long for young channels, keep it up and don't get discouraged, this content is legit, thank you Gabriele.
She made the channel since 2007.. 😅
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This was so great to watch! It is so great that you love all guitars without snobbery, and understood the wishes of the owner.
A classic saying of any form of wood working including guitar building and repair, "You need more clamps!" Smaller profiled clamps.
This was so satisfying, I enjoyed every single bit of it, your works are perfect.
What I love about your work is that it's totally great and completely unpretentious.
Of all the many guitar repair/build channels I follow, this is the one I most look forward to. Thanks.
Great stuff so far. Can't wait for part 2.
I loved how you showed all the process.
when I refit a bridge I made a small jig with 2 p.s. of 2x4 shaped like the bridge, one goes on the bridge plate inside and the other sits on top of the bridge using 2 inch screws with washers and wing nuts and some cork. it's just a sandwich and it works well. The screws go in the 1st. and 6th. string holes. I have a flat one for the flat top and a radiused one for a domed top. An 8'' x1.1/4 x1.5/8 piece of 2x4 works perfectly to make the doom one. once the radius is chosen radius the full length sit the radius part on top of your bridge where the wings start you have to cut the bottom of the clamp square to the top. 10 mins tops to make
Gabriele great spending time with you again...Enjoy your thought process..
I'm new here and you are already one of my favorite channels to watch.
Love your videos Gabriele!
I half wish you would make him a new parlor guitar on the side out of better materials and up to your standards of craftsmanship, but understand that costliness is probably an issue. Great restore, so far. Can't wait for part 2 and look forward to the playing of a final result.
Lovely work Gabriele
Another great instructive video, Gabriele. I must admit that if I'd been in your shoes I'd have insisted on removing the top before agreeing to embark on this project.
You are amazing! Subscribed
You got mad skills Gabi!
Clamps ,chisels alot of guitar building knowledge but I'm not seeing those overpriced gizmos so many will insist you need , your tools are working well 🙏
Great work
Great video.
A thought... to place the bridge plate, tape strong magnet to it, set in place and put a magnet on the top of the guitar. This will hold it in place while you install the clamps. Then remove the magnets.
Good idea. I'll keep that in kind. BTW: your profile picture REALLY looks a lot like my dad, which scares me a little... Cheers.
I did not think the guitar could be repaired without taking off the soundboard or the back of the guitar. Nice work! I watched your video during televisions prime time and I assure you it was much better than anything they were showing. I look forward to part 2. Would you please keep us advised as to the Great Guitar Build Off? Thank you.
Hey, Keith. Thanks, I'm not sure, though, what you mean about the GGBO 2021. Do you mean the auction, because all other videos are out? The link to the auction will be in the last 15'-video that I have done but not posted yet (because it means I really will have to auction the guitar ;-)) Cheers, Gabi
@@GabiM3112 ... Hi Gabi. Thank you for your reply. I had watched the videos regarding your GGBO 2021 build and thought they were great. Yes, I am wondering about the auction. I can understand you not wanting to part with it as it is a beauty and a labor of love. By the way, I have watched some of your other videos, you sing and play guitar very well. Have a wonderful day. Cheers., Keith
Well done! Your enthusiasm for this simply constructed guitar is admirable!
i like the idea of carving the nut into the fret board. or may integrate it with the headstock somehow.
Cheap materials but well built guitar! Strong built imagine if the original luthier build quality instruments last a lifetime!
Do you know about Ted Woodford? He has a fantastic channel where he goes in depth about acoustic repair and setup. Great work!
Yes, I do know his channel and I'm learing a lot from him, particularly how humble he is about his marvellous work. I like that a lot.
What you do is Amazing!!!! How can I buy one of your Guitars. Thanks James Duncan
Hi there, normally I only build for people who know what they're up to, because I'm not a luthier but merely a hobbyist, which means I like people to have a look at what I do first in real life before they commision a guitar, because my guitars are not perfect like made by a machine or a trained luthier, and all have an individual note. If someone was OK with my rules of building I could build them a guitar. Everything beyond that is up to negotiating because I want people to know beforehand that they're not getting a guitar made by a trained luthier. I hope that makes sense. My Instagram contact is linked in my videos.
Could you have drilled small holes in the bridge plate lined up with the holes in the top and then fished it into the correct position with wire or string?
Basically a good idea, but that would not have been desirable since I wanted the bridge plate to be intact for the new holes to come, so that the pins would have a good fit.
Really interesting. I am not a luthier but am a furniture restorer, and enjoy the problem solving. Could you use those holes as a means of temporarily positioning those wet bits of wood or the bridge plate, prior to clamping work. In other words if you marked and drilled 2 wee holes using the existing spacing of say outer holes, and then used maybe plastic screws to pull the wooden wet cauls/bridge plate into a temporary position, and then you could insert the big clamps, and finally remove the screws..... just a thought.
Well, I'm not a luthier either, I'm a teacher and just do this as a hobby.
I'm rather proud of my telescope cork roll. ;-) I guess your suggestions would work, but I guess it would take longer to fumble in the screws than to just press the hot wood against the top with my roll. When I build my own guitars, I use a similar technique to the one you're suggesting for glueing the bridge. Cheers.
@@GabiM3112 thank you. I have smallish hands so I think I could position everything well with your technique. I think your technique may be quicker too!
Very alternative repair methods, but good job.
oi gabriele como vai nao conhecia seu trabalho assistir seu video gostei muito sou aqui do brasil aqui nao tem muitas mulher luthier meus parabems
Is it ne ir does that scale look a little strange ? The bridge is so far away from the sound hole it seems .
That's because it's twelve-fret guitar, meaning the neck and body meet at the twelth fret and not the fourteenth.
Fret Doctor?
should have been left alone as a wall hanger the cost???just sentimental value
Looks like this guitar wasn't designed for metal strings. Ladder Bracing no bridge plate ...
It almost looks like some modern variation on the 19th Century Early Romantic Guitar.
What do you think?
That's what I initially thought and that the steel strings on it caused the whole trouble in the first place. But with the bridge plate installed and 0.10s with light tension it's good to go, I think.
drilled hole for pegs is the giveaway (I assume they are original to the guitar. classic/spanish guitars rely only on glue to hold the bridge on, pegs help hold the bridge onto the wooden top. They are always used with steel strings and need strings with balls on the end.
@@lkj974 You're wrong and you're totally wrong with this: ,,They are always used with steel strings and need strings with balls on the end." Study here: www.earlyromanticguitar.com/erg/components.htm
@@istvaniriel6559 The guitars in this link are ancient instruments. I am talking about contemporary practice. A guitar from the ‘50’s is essentially a contemporary instrument.
Wouldn't the work have been made simpler by removing the back? Then new bridge plate, bracing and side cracks so much easier to work with. Enjoy your videos!
That's much better by now...looks likes brand new...
Véletlenül nem vagy magyar származású? :D
Yes, I am. My dad is Hungarian.
Sehr schön alles.Aber wo es darauf ankommt das zeigst Du leider nicht.Da sieht man die Gitarre nur von hinten.
Verstehe leider nicht, was du meinst....?
This may have already been asked. But why TF doesn't she use the pegholes when working on the bridge. Just some rope and some glue. And you've saved yourself 4 hours.
If you're interested in guitar repair, you can check the youtube channel from 'twoordford'. He is a real luthier in Canada and had lots of great guitar rebuild videos. He posts weekly I think.