See how I find the real problem with this guitar. Also a small repair job on an upright cabinet. Support: / rosastringworks Website: www.rosastringworks.com
Hi Jerry, I have been watching your videos, I am truly amazed at the skills you have used to meet and exceed the expectations of your customers! But, the comment I want to make is, don't worry about the Trools, they aren't happy in their own lives, so they have to make everyone else unhappy too! I am 70, just took up playing the guitar, my grandson passed his electric guitar on to me for my retirement, and I now want an acoustic guitar, that's how I came across you! Keep up the great work! I, we appreciate your diligence and your skills! Kerry
Hi Jerry! That should be a model J-50, Gibson’s natural finish sister to the J-45. All solid woods except for that bridge plate! That guitar appears to be a 1960’s model and originally had the Adjustable bridge system. Those dowels were used to fill the holes left behind by the removal of the adjustment screws and fittings. Also with that system, they believed that a laminated bridge plate would be stronger to hold the extra tension of the adjustment screws. Obviously the whole system was flawed. Changing it over was a good idea for whomever replaced the bridge before but the plate should have been replaced at the same time. With the work you are doing on this guitar, it’s really going to come alive!!! Can’t wait to hear it! I want to thank you also for you’re videos and sharing your experience with us! Because of you, I, myself, have been able to repair two acoustic guitars by completely removing the bridge, cleaning things up and gluing everything back together successfully! I was also able to stabilize my mandolin by putting in a sound post as you showed in one of your videos! Another mandolin is currently a box of parts but we will see what the future holds for that! Haha! Keep up the great work sir! And remember, just cause you may not hear from us very often doesn’t mean we aren’t watching and learning!!! God bless you my friend!
I forgot to mention it on your 'home tour' but I noticed when you were shoveling the ashes, you were breathing in all those ashes. I have COPD (missing half a lung due to 45 years of smoking) so I notices these things. You need to wear a mask or respirator while shoveling the ashes. You don't think about your lungs until your missing part of one. Pleas start wearing something when you shovel ashes. We all want to be able to watch you repair instruments (and cabinets) for many years to come.
When I shovel ashes I first ball up news paper and light it, the up draft takes the dust up the flue and out of the house. I keep NIOSH 95 masks handy for those dusty and fume laden projects. Thank you for caring about others.
Hello Jerry, love your videos and thx for taking the time and patience to create them. I’m a 65 yr old 40 yr. veteran of the toolmaker trade who has been doing string instrument repair work for 20 yrs. I have already adopted some of your techniques. Hope you don’t mind down the road if I suggest some of mine. I have been learning, for about 10 years now, from a friend of mine, Bill Neat, who is a 50 year veteran of building acoustic guitars, resonators, and 5-string banjos. About 7 years ago we both started building tap tuned mandolins. I personally got tired of spending big money on hit and miss Gibson products. Now I play my own pro grade mandolins for a fraction of the cost. Thx again🇺🇸
No bad comments from me, really enjoy watching these video’s, and I enjoy that humor that you throw in. I couldn’t do what you do, and i’m not going to tell you what/ how to work on those instruments, prayers for the person you requested prayers for. Have a great day.
Enjoyed that. Side note:: When you looked in the camera with your head resting in your hand, I had a flashback to my Dad slightly and wearily shaking his head saying, "and what did you do this time?" I hope Gibson is sweating like I did.
As always, your integrity shines through. I could hear the resonance of that guitar body the minute you picked it up and talked while holding it. That should be a boomer when you're done with it. And that was a very smart fix for your falling shelf.
I play a guitar and have never worked on one and watching you work on them i will never work on one i would bring it to you you do a wonderful job and i enjoy your show
Hello Jerry, my brother had a valve replaced over ten years ado and he was given the choice of a mechanical valve or a pig valve. He chose the pig valve and he is very happy. I will pray for your friends daughter. All the best, Edgar from Canada
Always come back to this channel, always learn something that I can take away with me ; thank you. also sending out positive vibes and thoughts to 'mandolin man's daughter' for speedy recovery from her op'.
Good wishes to his daughter with her surgery and our very best for a complete and quick recovery...My wife lost her only child, 46 yo son, this week after a 2+ year battle with heart problems, heart pump, pacemaker, deterioration of kidneys/liver and daily declines they could not stop. Barnes in St Louis had 3 teams of specialists on his side so we are confident he received the best of the best but it was just not to be. The equally heart wrenching task she and one of his grown children are doing right now, going thru his things and moving everything out of his apt near Branson. I have remained home to address our needs on our small farm with the daily chores, animals etc.
I really love your heating tool. Spent many an unpleasant hour with a propane torch heating a putty knife taking a bridge off a 12-string once. Your method looks so much better. I learn so much from every one of your videos. Thanks!
I wondered how the furnace worked, too. Thanks for the info! Nice episode! The best of RSWW episodes are when you get into an instrument, find some complex, interrelated problems and fix them one by one using your knowledge and decades of experience! Thanks for your channel. Looking forward to the Gibson getting finished. Such a pretty guitar. Such an unplayable mess!
I love setleing down to your videos Jerry. I am also a maker and repairer of stringed insruments. Your general chat, whilst working makes me smile. Keep making the videos and I will keep watching them. All the best to you. Christophe living in France 😀
Haters will hate Jerry but I'm sure the repair will turn out outstanding! Even the couple of damage flaws will be ok once you do your magic! Back in 1992 I bought a gibson sg that played like junk and decided to drop it off to a friend of a friend who was the guitar tec for the band Geordie ( Brian Johnsons band before AC/DC) for a setup. I got a phone call about a week later and unfortunately they had a party and someone sat on the neck and snapped the peg head off! 3 weeks later I got the guitar back and looked just as good as when I dropped it off and played awesome. I didn't pay a penny for that setup and he was so apologetic. Things happen when doing repairs.
I love your guitar work, I’ve seen none better, but it’s the only reason I watch your channel… I hate having to try to skip past your farm, your digging or…. Please get to what we watch for…
Major surgery on that guitar. Thanks for saving it Jerry, cheers man to your skills and dedication. Gibson strikes again with their quality. Sad to see but Jerry to the rescue.
I wonder when this guitar was made. Gibson used plywood bridge plates on some of their guitars in the 60's. Gibson made some...interesting design choices in that era. Just be glad they didn't use a spruce bridge plate on that guitar, as that was also used on some lower end Gibson models. Great video!
Great video Jerry, your care and work ethic is on full display here, great job, sorry to hear about the wee girls heart condition needing an operation, my thoughts go out to her and her family i know what a worry this situation really is. Another great repair better than when new, Thanks for all your hard work in bringing these marvellous videos to share to all, i appreciate the amount of time you spend in editing them. Peace and Love from Bonny Scotland. p.s cant wait for part two on the bridge and bridge plate replacement, Cupboards !!!! is there anything you cant do, lol.
Hi Jerry, thank the Lord I am not alone with things like shelves falling down and other assorted mundane daily problems. That made me smile "doggone it" ha ha . Stu, UK )one of your British fans.
This is the first video I have seen of yours. I enjoy seeing artists at work, I wish I had artistic skills. I have seen the Goodall and Greenfield videos, and I watched your #225 videos. Excellent!
I so enjoy the house tour and what you go through to keep warm. I would investigate solar, wind and or geothermal if possible to help you out. But knowing you, you have got it as efficient as possible now. I bet old Leonardo would figure out a way to fix your heating problems. LOL That's just the old engineer in me.
This is very timely for me, I've got a Yamaha and a Martin that both need the belly bow fixed. Thanks very much for making this video now. I agree that plywood is a bad choice for a bridge plate and I applaud your decision to replace it. I would do everything the same way you did and I absolutely believe that you know what you're doing. I have a minor nit to pick about your terms. The plywood bridge plate is strong (i.e., it's not likely to break), but it's not rigid (or stiff, if you prefer) when oriented this way. A rope is strong, but it's not rigid. Thanks again for the video and an automatic thumbs up to crush at least one troll as they show up.
propane is very expensive and more than having a heat pump 5 times over believe me i tried the propane heater having a heatpump ,cost me about $300 to fill the propane tank ,I used the small propane heater as a backup to the heatpump after a month i used more than 3/4s of the propane i ordered now this was a small 2 bedroom house i was renting ,after a month i decided not to use the propane heater I lived in the house another year and just used the propane for the stove and gas dryer ,you did the right thing buying this outside unit hopefullty it is as efficient as can be but using steam basically to heat the house makes all the sense i can think of,btw your first instinct ive found is 90% accurate
I had an old Gibson J 45 that I ended up trading at a music store for a guitar not worth near what the Gibson was. I did it because it was the worst sounding guitar I think I had ever played. I was young and dumb and have regretted it ever since, my biggest mistake dealing with guitars. I sure wish I would’ve known a lot more about the structure of guitars and what you could do to improve them before making that deal. Thank you for all the information and hopefully I will get the opportunity to get my hands on another vintage Gibson. Keep those videos coming!!
722 thumbs up .................and 08 down ......................enough said .......LOLS ........your videos are the greatest's and thank you for every one of them...............................I stood in the home Leonardo Da Vinci grew up in ,it is way up in the hills and down below the little village named for him in Tuscany Italy . Vinci just down the road from Pisa..............Loved Italy
Wow. That's integrity. On the customer's part and yours. Paying the full cost even after finding that you accidentally cracked it says everything you can say about your work and your jntegrity, sir. Bravo! Hope everything went well with his daughter. I know what it is to bury your own child and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. My daughters 6 year angelversary was July 1 and her birthday is this Friday, Sept 11. So things have been pretty rough for me the last couple of months. Burying a child is something I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. I'm not that cruel. It's been the worst 6 years of my life since she's been gone. Its something I wish no other parent ever had to go through. So I genuinely hope everything went great with his daughter. Though it's already passed, I'll say a prayer for them. Having a valve replaced means she's not out of the water by a long shot.
Only outdoor hot water furnace criticism I've heard is that in some applications it's smoke is released too low (short chimney), since you appear to be rural that shouldn't be an issue. A friend of mine has one which developed a leak but I think that is due to our maritime corrosive environment but it's a problem fit to cause a lot of concern. Love your videos; you've taught me a lot and my (not very expensive) instruments thank you too!
Hey Jerry! In regards to comments on the previous video. They were not statements to stop addressing trolls as such, but a show of solidarity. You seemed to have felt the support and for that mission accomplished! Squash a troll!!! As for today's video! great work as usual!
We typically use 2 smallish trailer loads of wood a week if it's at all cold. Fortunately it doesn't get that cold very often here. The house is 16th century, and a stranger to modern insulation. We're in the process of moving to something a little more modern 'cause of my wife's condition. I'm not gonna miss feeding that furnace. I've been a tenant farmer for 35+ years, it ain't gonna make you a millionaire. Didn't for me anyway! Thank you Jerry.
Amazing video, Jerry! I love watching the experienced hunting dog sniffing it's way to the real problem with this guitar. I simply learn a lot from watching you problem solve! Greetings from millimeterland
I noticed that, while the 'factory' shelves were sagging a bit under the weight, your shelf did not. CONGRATUALTIONS! And I can't believe that Gibson would cut corners like that!
Watching your videos told me why I never heard the sound. I like that of a lot of Gibson guitars that looked amazing. That piece of plywood in there Hass to be the culprit, killing the sound on some beautiful instruments !
I really enjoyed the fist part of this Gibson repair and am looking forward to the next episode. As I have a Gibson J50 with a tiny bit of separation under one corner of the bridge it makes me wonder how common it is on Gibson acoustic guitars. The plywood bridge plate was a bit of a surprise, how could they be so penny pinching on such an expensive guitar? It just beggars belief.
Sometimes you get the most satisfaction fixen those thing that need fixen around the house! Take that Mr shelf you have fallin for the last time! Cheers Mr Rosa !
I don't own a productive channel with 100s of vids but I imagine that if I did I'd just delete at least some of the negative comments without so much as a mention. It's okay to have an educated difference of opinion on a particular subject as long as it's just that - it makes for good discussion/educational content. When it's in the form of an attack or personal?... I'd delete that nonsense without the expense of mentioning them in my vids. Your vids are great and you obviously have years of experience as a resourceful artist and a professional. Because there will never be a shortage of ignorance jealousy and outright stupidity, and because your time is worth something, don't waste another minute of it in a vid on the insignificant and unnecessary. :)
Jerry what a great treat. I got home from visiting my 83 year old father, my wife is at work st the local hospital, I'm looking forward to quite time to practice my guitar and I see you uploaded a video. Well, there goes that hour. Super video Jerry. Always look forward to your content.
thank you for explaining the furnace set up I been racking my brain trying to figure it out. btw my wife could heat the house by herself LOL! :P that looks like a J40 guitar.
I hear ya about the negative comments. There are just people out there that just can't go without being a jerk. I deal with it on my channel too. Just keep doing what you're doing Jerry, you're doing a great job.
My wife and I got together in our teens. She died at age 58 of cancer. I had my own interests, but she was the artsy-crafty type and she was very good. My interests were more of the building computers and various projects of the technogeek variety. Our interests did mesh in her foray into stained glass, we both thoroughly enjoyed this hobby. So I understand arranging one's life based on the happiness of another. I was devastated by my wife's death, but I'm now doing things that would have been a source of conflict in our relationship, I just turned 68 yo so these forays of my own are rather mundane. I won't go on and on, but she was a picky eater, I'm not very particular about food. But my cooking skills have become extremely diversified, a small example: She didn't like black olives, now I put them in lots of things. She might have been a hard sell on many of her entrenched habits, but I regret her not having had these experiences just because I always took the path of least resistance. 20-20 hindsight is a bitch.
Just another point and question, on the house. Do you have good humidifiers, installed on those furnaces? They create a healthier, more comfortable environment and will keep the blowers from running too much, saving you cost on electric. Didn't noticed that mentioned. You did a beautiful repair on that mandolin. I don't think anyone could have done better, without a complete refinish. I sure understand the customer being thrilled with it.
I wouldn't mind betting that the guitar will sound a hundred times better, Jerry i would just like to say i used Titebond original on a quick fix around the house and i love it only Titebond for me now.
A very big advantage in having the firebox outside is you don't have all that air going out the chimney and sucking in replacement air from the back rooms. The bigger fire you build in a fireplace the colder the back rooms get.
I built my own outdoor wood furnace 12 or so years ago...it is a air to air unit instead of water. When the thermostat in the house calls for heat it turns on a small blower in the stoves door that causes the smoldering wood to jump into flame which in turn heats the air in the surrounding enclosure that is ducted to the house. In the duct work is a snap switch set at 180* that controls a large furnace blower that comes on and circulates the heated air though the house. Not only does this furnace provide a more even heat than a traditional inside wood stove, but it also burns much less wood...and a big plus is it will burn anything from logs to pallets to trash as long as under 5 foot long. 300 gallon heavy wall tank comprises the firebox with a large ash pit welded to the underside along with additional air entry dampener control in the ash pit door.. Cost me a $1000 to build and has worked great for at least ten years now. Thinking about building another for this farm OR going over and stealing that one from the other house which my Son now lives in. Propane costs are just to high.
Boy I could see that bridge plate was fighting you. Glad you got it out without doing more damage to the top. It was flexing a lot while you were pulling with the larger tool. I saw the burn marks in the finish - that's a drag. Hopefully it can be touched up and blended.
I have a 2002 j45 that is doing the same thing ...gonna have to check and see what the bridge plat is made of 😕. Not looking forward to finding a possible plywood plate at all... looking forward to part 2
Now Im really nervous, I got my bridge plate out and almost the whole area under the bridge is gone now...? Guess Ill have to try and fit a piece in it now. DIdnt want to have to do that. Never done repair like this so learning as I go. Thanks again for the videos been studying them closely...he hee.peck
Looks like a J50 Deluxe, I have ‘70’s square shoulder, great guitar I love it, that is an earlier one that probably had an adjustable bridge saddle ( May be stamped inside) best to change them. Love your vids, keeper coming please.
As usual, nice video. Can't wait for the 2nd one. I am surprised Gibson (maker of fine guitars?) did that. At any rate, hope it works out in the end. I have had to use side cleats in my cabinets as well and those dang little plastic things either break or fall out. Go with what you know. Wood rules.
Well I also have a log cabin but it’s not as large and comfortable as yours. I have my wife, son and daughter with one bathroom. (my wife hates that but she will have to continue to put up with it as my kids are in their in their 30’s now. Also your house is much more accommodating to visitors then mine could ever be. In Massachusetts it is not so easy to get things don when you change something with the house. Thanks for sharing.
As a furniture maker/repair for about 50 years, and guitar player, I find it so hard to believe Gibson thought it was a good idea to use plywood in that area. I was wondering if one of the previous luthiers changed it to that when they changed out the original bridge? All the dowels in the string holes and the original bridge holes seems suspicious to me. Enjoy your videos.
Looks like you may want to go with a slightly over sized bridge to help cover the burn on the finish. Just a thought, that is what I would do. Nice job figuring out that bad bridge plate material.
I bought a guitar with a cracked bridge and soundboard bulge like that. Was a cheap guitar so I just sanded it down and put a new bridge on. Solved the problem
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Hi Jerry, I have been watching your videos, I am truly amazed at the skills you have used to meet and exceed the expectations of your customers! But, the comment I want to make is, don't worry about the Trools, they aren't happy in their own lives, so they have to make everyone else unhappy too! I am 70, just took up playing the guitar, my grandson passed his electric guitar on to me for my retirement, and I now want an acoustic guitar, that's how I came across you! Keep up the great work! I, we appreciate your diligence and your skills! Kerry
Hi Jerry!
That should be a model J-50, Gibson’s natural finish sister to the J-45. All solid woods except for that bridge plate! That guitar appears to be a 1960’s model and originally had the Adjustable bridge system. Those dowels were used to fill the holes left behind by the removal of the adjustment screws and fittings. Also with that system, they believed that a laminated bridge plate would be stronger to hold the extra tension of the adjustment screws. Obviously the whole system was flawed. Changing it over was a good idea for whomever replaced the bridge before but the plate should have been replaced at the same time. With the work you are doing on this guitar, it’s really going to come alive!!! Can’t wait to hear it!
I want to thank you also for you’re videos and sharing your experience with us! Because of you, I, myself, have been able to repair two acoustic guitars by completely removing the bridge, cleaning things up and gluing everything back together successfully! I was also able to stabilize my mandolin by putting in a sound post as you showed in one of your videos! Another mandolin is currently a box of parts but we will see what the future holds for that! Haha!
Keep up the great work sir! And remember, just cause you may not hear from us very often doesn’t mean we aren’t watching and learning!!! God bless you my friend!
I forgot to mention it on your 'home tour' but I noticed when you were shoveling the ashes, you were breathing in all those ashes. I have COPD (missing half a lung due to 45 years of smoking) so I notices these things. You need to wear a mask or respirator while shoveling the ashes. You don't think about your lungs until your missing part of one. Pleas start wearing something when you shovel ashes. We all want to be able to watch you repair instruments (and cabinets) for many years to come.
When I shovel ashes I first ball up news paper and light it, the up draft takes the dust up the flue and out of the house.
I keep NIOSH 95 masks handy for those dusty and fume laden projects. Thank you for caring about others.
"It'll hold. Until it breaks." That deserves a T-shirt. Lol!
Hello Jerry, love your videos and thx for taking the time and patience to create them. I’m a 65 yr old 40 yr. veteran of the toolmaker trade who has been doing string instrument repair work for 20 yrs. I have already adopted some of your techniques. Hope you don’t mind down the road if I suggest some of mine. I have been learning, for about 10 years now, from a friend of mine, Bill Neat, who is a 50 year veteran of building acoustic guitars, resonators, and 5-string banjos. About 7 years ago we both started building tap tuned mandolins. I personally got tired of spending big money on hit and miss Gibson products. Now I play my own pro grade mandolins for a fraction of the cost. Thx again🇺🇸
No bad comments from me, really enjoy watching these video’s, and I enjoy that humor that you throw in. I couldn’t do what you do, and i’m not going to tell you what/ how to work on those instruments, prayers for the person you requested prayers for. Have a great day.
Enjoyed that. Side note:: When you looked in the camera with your head resting in your hand, I had a flashback to my Dad slightly and wearily shaking his head saying, "and what did you do this time?" I hope Gibson is sweating like I did.
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As always, your integrity shines through. I could hear the resonance of that guitar body the minute you picked it up and talked while holding it. That should be a boomer when you're done with it. And that was a very smart fix for your falling shelf.
Jerry, you just keep on pitching. I have learned so much about fixing stringed instruments from you. Thank you.
I play a guitar and have never worked on one and watching you work on them i will never work on one i would bring it to you you do a wonderful job and i enjoy your show
Hello Jerry, my brother had a valve replaced over ten years ado and he was given the choice of a mechanical valve or a pig valve. He chose the pig valve and he is very happy. I will pray for your friends daughter.
All the best, Edgar from Canada
Always thumbs up for Rosa and Randy shows. Great watching you guys.
Matthias Wandel reference! I keep commenting on all your older videos since I just discovered the channel. Really been enjoying the content
You know that by fixing that one shelf,that all the others are gonna fail now.Hahaha, good eye on that bridge plate.Nice work Jerry ! 👍🎸
Always come back to this channel, always learn something that I can take away with me ; thank you. also sending out positive vibes and thoughts to 'mandolin man's daughter' for speedy recovery from her op'.
Prayers sent to the heart valve lady. And for her docs.
Good wishes to his daughter with her surgery and our very best for a complete and quick recovery...My wife lost her only child, 46 yo son, this week after a 2+ year battle with heart problems, heart pump, pacemaker, deterioration of kidneys/liver and daily declines they could not stop. Barnes in St Louis had 3 teams of specialists on his side so we are confident he received the best of the best but it was just not to be. The equally heart wrenching task she and one of his grown children are doing right now, going thru his things and moving everything out of his apt near Branson. I have remained home to address our needs on our small farm with the daily chores, animals etc.
Condolences, on your loss, friend.
I never say anything bad about you. Some days I watch.... you make my day.
Best , most accurate study on the internet !!! Right on !!!
I really love your heating tool. Spent many an unpleasant hour with a propane torch heating a putty knife taking a bridge off a 12-string once. Your method looks so much better. I learn so much from every one of your videos. Thanks!
I tried a heat gun, bad idea... Went to the wife's iron, worked better, no burning the wood
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@@gregorymattox420heat gun is fine, but a blowtorch is not
Im a fan of all you do , I like your songs very much Jerry , i miss them ,,,,,,,,please keep on singing
I wondered how the furnace worked, too. Thanks for the info! Nice episode! The best of RSWW episodes are when you get into an instrument, find some complex, interrelated problems and fix them one by one using your knowledge and decades of experience! Thanks for your channel. Looking forward to the Gibson getting finished. Such a pretty guitar. Such an unplayable mess!
I just got it "Ponder Rosa" very good!
Wow you're both skilled & brave Jerry:) Can't wait to see the rest of this repair!
Love watching your videos. It always amazes me your knowledge and repair expertise of all things stringed.
I love setleing down to your videos Jerry. I am also a maker and repairer of stringed insruments. Your general chat, whilst working makes me smile. Keep making the videos and I will keep watching them. All the best to you. Christophe living in France 😀
Haters will hate Jerry but I'm sure the repair will turn out outstanding! Even the couple of damage flaws will be ok once you do your magic! Back in 1992 I bought a gibson sg that played like junk and decided to drop it off to a friend of a friend who was the guitar tec for the band Geordie ( Brian Johnsons band before AC/DC) for a setup. I got a phone call about a week later and unfortunately they had a party and someone sat on the neck and snapped the peg head off! 3 weeks later I got the guitar back and looked just as good as when I dropped it off and played awesome. I didn't pay a penny for that setup and he was so apologetic. Things happen when doing repairs.
I love your guitar work, I’ve seen none better, but it’s the only reason I watch your channel… I hate having to try to skip past your farm, your digging or…. Please get to what we watch for…
Sir, i feel honored to see and learn from you. My truly respect! But i think you know. Greetings from Schwarzwald......
Major surgery on that guitar. Thanks for saving it Jerry, cheers man to your skills and dedication. Gibson strikes again with their quality. Sad to see but Jerry to the rescue.
oh the classic Gibson shelf supports , you are a legend Jerry, I love your sense of humour .Peace and love brother 👍🏻☮❤
I wonder when this guitar was made. Gibson used plywood bridge plates on some of their guitars in the 60's. Gibson made some...interesting design choices in that era. Just be glad they didn't use a spruce bridge plate on that guitar, as that was also used on some lower end Gibson models. Great video!
That bridge removal was glorious to behold!
Great video Jerry, your care and work ethic is on full display here, great job, sorry to hear about the wee girls heart condition needing an operation, my thoughts go out to her and her family i know what a worry this situation really is. Another great repair better than when new, Thanks for all your hard work in bringing these marvellous videos to share to all, i appreciate the amount of time you spend in editing them. Peace and Love from Bonny Scotland. p.s cant wait for part two on the bridge and bridge plate replacement, Cupboards !!!! is there anything you cant do, lol.
I'm looking forward to part 2.
Also, I totally understand the blue t-shirt that says, " It's simple, but complicated".
Hi Jerry, thank the Lord I am not alone with things like shelves falling down and other assorted mundane daily problems. That made me smile "doggone it" ha ha . Stu, UK )one of your British fans.
This is the first video I have seen of yours. I enjoy seeing artists at work, I wish I had artistic skills. I have seen the Goodall and Greenfield videos, and I watched your #225 videos. Excellent!
Praying for you customer's daughter. Blessings to you all.
I so enjoy the house tour and what you go through to keep warm. I would investigate solar, wind and or geothermal if possible to help you out. But knowing you, you have got it as efficient as possible now. I bet old Leonardo would figure out a way to fix your heating problems. LOL That's just the old engineer in me.
This is very timely for me, I've got a Yamaha and a Martin that both need the belly bow fixed. Thanks very much for making this video now.
I agree that plywood is a bad choice for a bridge plate and I applaud your decision to replace it. I would do everything the same way you did and I absolutely believe that you know what you're doing. I have a minor nit to pick about your terms. The plywood bridge plate is strong (i.e., it's not likely to break), but it's not rigid (or stiff, if you prefer) when oriented this way. A rope is strong, but it's not rigid.
Thanks again for the video and an automatic thumbs up to crush at least one troll as they show up.
You are correct.
propane is very expensive and more than having a heat pump 5 times over believe me i tried the propane heater having a heatpump ,cost me about $300 to fill the propane tank ,I used the small propane heater as a backup to the heatpump after a month i used more than 3/4s of the propane i ordered now this was a small 2 bedroom house i was renting ,after a month i decided not to use the propane heater I lived in the house another year and just used the propane for the stove and gas dryer ,you did the right thing buying this outside unit hopefullty it is as efficient as can be but using steam basically to heat the house makes all the sense i can think of,btw your first instinct ive found is 90% accurate
I had an old Gibson J 45 that I ended up trading at a music store for a guitar not worth near what the Gibson was. I did it because it was the worst sounding guitar I think I had ever played. I was young and dumb and have regretted it ever since, my biggest mistake dealing with guitars. I sure wish I would’ve known a lot more about the structure of guitars and what you could do to improve them before making that deal. Thank you for all the information and hopefully I will get the opportunity to get my hands on another vintage Gibson. Keep those videos coming!!
Well said Jerry..if you dont stand up for yourself,no one else will..I back you 100%
722 thumbs up .................and 08 down ......................enough said .......LOLS ........your videos are the greatest's and thank you for every one of them...............................I stood in the home Leonardo Da Vinci grew up in ,it is way up in the hills and down below the little village named for him in Tuscany Italy . Vinci just down the road from Pisa..............Loved Italy
Wow. That's integrity. On the customer's part and yours. Paying the full cost even after finding that you accidentally cracked it says everything you can say about your work and your jntegrity, sir. Bravo!
Hope everything went well with his daughter. I know what it is to bury your own child and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. My daughters 6 year angelversary was July 1 and her birthday is this Friday, Sept 11. So things have been pretty rough for me the last couple of months.
Burying a child is something I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. I'm not that cruel. It's been the worst 6 years of my life since she's been gone. Its something I wish no other parent ever had to go through. So I genuinely hope everything went great with his daughter. Though it's already passed, I'll say a prayer for them. Having a valve replaced means she's not out of the water by a long shot.
Don't worry about your negative comments Jerry, I think you are doing a great job mate. Your freind John from Australia. Keep on keeping on.
Happy Thanksgiving, Marry Christmas, and Happy New Year to you and yours! Thanks for the Videos, I really love them.
Good detective work Mr Rosa - Leonardo would have been proud!
"It'll hold 'till it breaks" - classic ... Great videos .. Keep 'em coming.
I admire your luthier skills. you make everything look so easy
Only outdoor hot water furnace criticism I've heard is that in some applications it's smoke is released too low (short chimney), since you appear to be rural that shouldn't be an issue. A friend of mine has one which developed a leak but I think that is due to our maritime corrosive environment but it's a problem fit to cause a lot of concern. Love your videos; you've taught me a lot and my (not very expensive) instruments thank you too!
Good video thanks I will be looking forward to seeing the next part of the repair.
Hey Jerry! In regards to comments on the previous video. They were not statements to stop addressing trolls as such, but a show of solidarity. You seemed to have felt the support and for that mission accomplished! Squash a troll!!! As for today's video! great work as usual!
We typically use 2 smallish trailer loads of wood a week if it's at all cold. Fortunately it doesn't get that cold very often here. The house is 16th century, and a stranger to modern insulation. We're in the process of moving to something a little more modern 'cause of my wife's condition. I'm not gonna miss feeding that furnace. I've been a tenant farmer for 35+ years, it ain't gonna make you a millionaire. Didn't for me anyway!
Thank you Jerry.
I changed out the plywood plate on my 65 J45 with a normal maple one. Made a big difference in sound!
Jerry, thank you for your videos.
Amazing video, Jerry! I love watching the experienced hunting dog sniffing it's way to the real problem with this guitar. I simply learn a lot from watching you problem solve! Greetings from millimeterland
Nice AJ-45. Glad you saved it !
That's what I like you see something and you fix it
Screw the critics. You wouldn't have the backlog if you were not an excelent restoration specialist. YOU ROCK end of story.
I noticed that, while the 'factory' shelves were sagging a bit under the weight, your shelf did not. CONGRATUALTIONS!
And I can't believe that Gibson would cut corners like that!
I can. They are cutting corners everywhere to keep from going bankrupt, again!
You should have sent the shelf to Gibson Jerry, they could have made a load of
bridge plates with it !!
LOL!!!
Watching your videos told me why I never heard the sound. I like that of a lot of Gibson guitars that looked amazing.
That piece of plywood in there Hass to be the culprit, killing the sound on some beautiful instruments !
I really enjoyed the fist part of this Gibson repair and am looking forward to the next episode. As I have a Gibson J50 with a tiny bit of separation under one corner of the bridge it makes me wonder how common it is on Gibson acoustic guitars. The plywood bridge plate was a bit of a surprise, how could they be so penny pinching on such an expensive guitar? It just beggars belief.
jerry i think you should think about south fla. no need for much heat .. great videos i can tell there from your heart.. keep up the good work.......
Sometimes you get the most satisfaction fixen those thing that need fixen around the house! Take that Mr shelf you have fallin for the last time! Cheers Mr Rosa !
I don't own a productive channel with 100s of vids but I imagine that if I did I'd just delete at least some of the negative comments without so much as a mention. It's okay to have an educated difference of opinion on a particular subject as long as it's just that - it makes for good discussion/educational content.
When it's in the form of an attack or personal?... I'd delete that nonsense without the expense of mentioning them in my vids.
Your vids are great and you obviously have years of experience as a resourceful artist and a professional. Because there will never be a shortage of ignorance jealousy and outright stupidity, and because your time is worth something, don't waste another minute of it in a vid on the insignificant and unnecessary. :)
Jerry what a great treat. I got home from visiting my 83 year old father, my wife is at work st the local hospital, I'm looking forward to quite time to practice my guitar and I see you uploaded a video. Well, there goes that hour. Super video Jerry. Always look forward to your content.
Prayers going out!
Great video !Super !
I enjoy it so much . Greetings from flanders field .
thank you for explaining the furnace set up I been racking my brain trying to figure it out. btw my wife could heat the house by herself LOL! :P that looks like a J40 guitar.
I hear ya about the negative comments. There are just people out there that just can't go without being a jerk. I deal with it on my channel too. Just keep doing what you're doing Jerry, you're doing a great job.
Great video Jerry!
Love the hitachi mitre box with dewalt stand - I did the same thing 2 mitre boxes ago
I don’t use safety guards on my table saw either. They are dangerous!! Thanks for the great videos
Hey jerry, are you going to post a part 2 of the video, with how the bridge plate looks as well as the bridge?
cant wait to hear that guitar when its done
My wife and I got together in our teens. She died at age 58 of cancer.
I had my own interests, but she was the artsy-crafty type and she was very good. My interests were more of the building computers and various projects of the technogeek variety.
Our interests did mesh in her foray into stained glass, we both thoroughly enjoyed this hobby.
So I understand arranging one's life based on the happiness of another.
I was devastated by my wife's death, but I'm now doing things that would have been a source of conflict in our relationship, I just turned 68 yo so these forays of my own are rather mundane.
I won't go on and on, but she was a picky eater, I'm not very particular about food. But my cooking skills have become extremely diversified, a small example: She didn't like black olives, now I put them in lots of things.
She might have been a hard sell on many of her entrenched habits, but I regret her not having had these experiences just because I always took the path of least resistance.
20-20 hindsight is a bitch.
Jerry, your inner Da Vinci is showing!
Just another point and question, on the house. Do you have good humidifiers, installed on those furnaces? They create a healthier, more comfortable environment and will keep the blowers from running too much, saving you cost on electric. Didn't noticed that mentioned.
You did a beautiful repair on that mandolin. I don't think anyone could have done better, without a complete refinish. I sure understand the customer being thrilled with it.
I wouldn't mind betting that the guitar will sound a hundred times better, Jerry i would just like to say i used Titebond original on a quick fix around the house and i love it only Titebond for me now.
You're right, Gibson should be ashamed for that screw up. As to the people giving you a little scrap in comments, screw um, keep on smiling.
Thanks for another great video bud. Respect
A very big advantage in having the firebox outside is you don't have all that air going out the chimney and sucking in replacement air from the back rooms. The bigger fire you build in a fireplace the colder the back rooms get.
I found brass pegs that had a 1/4" reach and it fixed my cabinent shelf. I did lighten the shelf load.
I built my own outdoor wood furnace 12 or so years ago...it is a air to air unit instead of water. When the thermostat in the house calls for heat it turns on a small blower in the stoves door that causes the smoldering wood to jump into flame which in turn heats the air in the surrounding enclosure that is ducted to the house. In the duct work is a snap switch set at 180* that controls a large furnace blower that comes on and circulates the heated air though the house. Not only does this furnace provide a more even heat than a traditional inside wood stove, but it also burns much less wood...and a big plus is it will burn anything from logs to pallets to trash as long as under 5 foot long. 300 gallon heavy wall tank comprises the firebox with a large ash pit welded to the underside along with additional air entry dampener control in the ash pit door.. Cost me a $1000 to build and has worked great for at least ten years now. Thinking about building another for this farm OR going over and stealing that one from the other house which my Son now lives in. Propane costs are just to high.
What if you make the new bridge slightly wider to help hide the burn?
Boy I could see that bridge plate was fighting you. Glad you got it out without doing more damage to the top. It was flexing a lot while you were pulling with the larger tool. I saw the burn marks in the finish - that's a drag. Hopefully it can be touched up and blended.
I have a 2002 j45 that is doing the same thing ...gonna have to check and see what the bridge plat is made of 😕. Not looking forward to finding a possible plywood plate at all... looking forward to part 2
Now Im really nervous, I got my bridge plate out and almost the whole area under the bridge is gone now...? Guess Ill have to try and fit a piece in it now. DIdnt want to have to do that. Never done repair like this so learning as I go. Thanks again for the videos been studying them closely...he hee.peck
Looks like a J50 Deluxe, I have ‘70’s square shoulder, great guitar I love it, that is an earlier one that probably had an adjustable bridge saddle ( May be stamped inside) best to change them. Love your vids, keeper coming please.
As usual, nice video. Can't wait for the 2nd one. I am surprised Gibson (maker of fine guitars?) did that. At any rate, hope it works out in the end. I have had to use side cleats in my cabinets as well and those dang little plastic things either break or fall out. Go with what you know. Wood rules.
Well I also have a log cabin but it’s not as large and comfortable as yours. I have my wife, son and daughter with one bathroom. (my wife hates that but she will have to continue to put up with it as my kids are in their in their 30’s now. Also your house is much more accommodating to visitors then mine could ever be. In Massachusetts it is not so easy to get things don when you change something with the house. Thanks for sharing.
As a furniture maker/repair for about 50 years, and guitar player, I find it so hard to believe Gibson thought it was a good idea to use plywood in that area. I was wondering if one of the previous luthiers changed it to that when they changed out the original bridge? All the dowels in the string holes and the original bridge holes seems suspicious to me. Enjoy your videos.
your the man! dont worry about bad comments.
Like Your Vid's lots, Keep up the good work.
StuMac, Snapon of the instrument repair world
Looks like you may want to go with a slightly over sized bridge to help cover the burn on the finish. Just a thought, that is what I would do. Nice job figuring out that bad bridge plate material.
I replace the plastic shelf brackets with roll pins, friction fit size.
I bought a guitar with a cracked bridge and soundboard bulge like that. Was a cheap guitar so I just sanded it down and put a new bridge on. Solved the problem