I LOVE serendipitous "accidents" like printing on the "wrong" printer! You GOTTA' know that when that happens, someone's watching out for you. Anyway, this guitar is so special, and you absolutely deserve all the breaks, shortcuts, tips, tricks and workarounds that you get! Thank you, Jerry!
Jerry I just had to pause this video to let you know for the first time I heard your song play this cross down that is the most beautiful thing I've ever heard you play. Where has that song been all this time I've been watching your videos. That was truly awesome please play that and stuff like that more often. Thank you Jerry
I know I'm watching this late. I'm going back and watching your videos. You may not even see this. But your use of those finger planned amazes me, they are not easy to use.
Truly a pleasure to create a treasure and to watch a Master Craftsman at work. God bless Rosa String Works. Thanks for sharing your art and science with us!
I watch careful. Your work is not just work it's talent. Speechless to see the way you make the entire neck and insert the rose and trussrod 🤩. Dedication is awesome. Thanks for sharing Jerry! 🎶🎶🎶
Jerry i gotta tell ya thats an absolutely beautiful guitar you make there its gonna be my intention to own one of them.Your attention to detail and care means alot i will own one of yours by goodness i will and if kills me they will know who Jerry Rosa is and how much he cares about the instruments he creates.Thank you for sharing this video with us.
I cannot express how much I value the education I am getting from you. Though we will likely never meet in person, I feel as though I have been an apprentice of yours for a long time. Thank you again for all you share. Graditude👍🙋🙋🙋
We’re both in the business of fixing things (obviously, I’m a dentist). I laugh when I see parallels in our work, while I’m in a patient’s mouth. Then my assistant asks me what’s so funny. I say: “That’s how a guitar is fixed.” She rolls her eyes, and shakes her head.
Great Job, Jerry! I so admire your perfectionism and craftsmanship. I especially enjoy you are always looking for a better way/easier way to accomplish the task. For those of us who dabble in building, it's great fun to see you work through a project. I love the wood binding and the beautiful inlay work. The two thumbs down are likely envious hyper critical sorts who would have trouble spelling wood let alone creating something with it. Ignore them, and many thanks for sharing!
The dremel tool will at the least will transfer the pattern to the shell. After that I'd recommend using a graver. Easy tool to make. You should give pumice and shellac a try filling holes. It'll fill the holes and seal the wood. You can keep adding pumice and shellac until the pores are filled because the shellac dissolves into previous coats of itself. It can fill pores to glass smooth.
Rosa String Works I like to see the intricate details that you do really nice guitar I like it very much. Thanks for the nice video be blessed with love care and grace.
1.The First Practical Implantable Pacemaker,2.Microwave Oven,3.Penicillin,4. X-Ray Images,5.Post-it Notes. Well Jerry as you see, your not in bad company for making mistakes. I'm glad we got that done, Don't know about you? But i was sweating bullets.
Great surgery Doc!! That will be a very classy guitar for the owner to play and show off!! Wish I could afford one of your creations. Really enjoy your videos for their content, beauty and skill! Thanks a million! God bless.
Hey Gerry, Not sure how many videos you’ve done that are over an hour, but I have to commend you on the quality and time spent of this (and ALL) your videos...they are first class Thank you for your excellent way of sharing your talents and trick methods of repairing and creating new instruments... the results speak for themselves. You are amazing! Thanks for sharing your life us.. Can’t wait to hear the tone from this beauty.
Glue inlay straight onto the wood craft knife around edge prize off inlay craft around the paten again for a deeper sharp edge....... powder down some white chalk and rub it into the knife markings this will bring up the paten of your inlay and have a visual stronger line to see more clearly
You are a very patient man...These inlays drive me to the edge..ha ha.. In my opinion,you are one of the best I`ve come across in years...Keep up the GREAT WORK... Thank you
Always a joy to watch you work, sir. Might I suggest just printing the design on the paper you glue to the head, before you glue it onto the head, sort of like you did with the mother of pearl? That way the routing should be easier. Just my .02, I'm not a luthier or a woodworker. Oh, and I thing Boudreau Guitars has an excellent suggestion too.
now Jerry I`d never presume to teach you anything about building/repairing instruments, but in reference to how tight a fit the inlays need to be, I`d quote you Paul Reid Smith (who knows a thing or two about such things) he said his CNC machines routed so accurately that they had to add room in the routing for the glue, so I`d say yours were pretty much spot on!
Jerry, I'm 75 and my grandpa turned me onto 'brushing lacquer' when I was about 10. They used to use it exclusively in auto finishing (model T and A era) and you could build it up to sand it back. I'm sure it would make the ultimate pore filler if you can locate a source for it.
Fantastic work as ever Jerry, I am holding my breath witg you every time you try something new hoping it will work out and not spoil the job. You clearly have the skill and a guardian angel on your shoulder backing you all the way! Thanks so much for sharing so much of your time and knowledge. Paul in the UK
I'd love to hear Tommy Emmanuel play "Angelina" on it when it's done, it's more than worthy and you can already tell it's going to be such a rich sounding full of tone Guitar that will unequally get better with age and time ......... Wonderful work Jerry .
Hey Jerry, Do you want me to give you some advice? Like the others do. lol. I don't think I could give you any advice on this job so far. You are doing an awesome amazing job. I understand that you have tried a couple of new things here. The viewers should understand that also. I think it will be a very nice guitar. The neck looks great. It looks like a perfect size for a small to medium size hand. I am not sure how anyone coud give you advice. Until they have built as many instruments as you have and worked on them together. Anyway, I really enjoyed the video. Thank you for sharing it. (I can't promise I won't give you advice on the next video, lol.) I hope you have a Blessed Week.
Fantastic job Jerry, the quality of your work is outstanding your patience is endless great job loved this video, such a beautiful instrument. Peace and Love fromBonny Scotland.
Did my back in a few weeks ago,so been binge watching your vids, I like your no-nonsense approach...and I LOVE them top clamps (threaded bar n discs)...you are a ‘top geezer’ as we say in Blighty !
Very impressed with the inlay! And about the fretboard: The give in plastic binding clamp is probably actually good...it will clamp tight allowing for slight variations in the thickness of the binding and the straightness of the fretboard
Thanks for the shout out Jerry. Funny thing is I was just putting a third coat of Simtec easy sanding sealer on the fabric skull top LPJ. Using it as a grain filler and really liking it so far. Looking really good Jerry, with an extra nod to the inlay👍
I've been using Krazy Glue and sawdust (from the wood-in-work) to fill cracks'n'stuff in my bamboo instruments since the 90s and it works better than anything AND is slightly flexible due to the dust AND matches the color exactly when I use the right dust (kept in Krazy Glue containers). I'd use it on a Stradivarius.
I make stained glass for a living and am used to cutting tiny pieces of glass to build up the design.At first I thought you were going to cut out individually cut out every petal and leaf. My jaw dropped at the magnitude of what I thought you were letting yourself in for.
I have no doubt that this video took at least 20 hours, but you got so much done! And very impressive work, at that. (Sorry to read about the sinus medication contributing to your cough. I haven't heard a cough in a very long time and thought it was gone.) We're building a great guitar this time, ain't we? :)
If you trace the lines out with an xacto knife first you can rout right up to the lines with a lot less chaff. Looking good though! Lol! Love the jig, Jerry, thanks for the shout out! Btw, that jig works great for routing inlays into the fretboard (wink)
Then again "psychotic breaks" often lead to "spiritual awakenings". The challenging part is finding that homeless child with the beguiling skills reflective of Django Reinhardt. Customer is guided by unseen consciousnesses to just the right child and says "I wonder if I should tell Jerry...listen to that kid play Stardust!"
Absolutely fascinating and a real privilege to have you share your process with us, Jerry. Your inlay work is gorgeous and has some real labor involved. Looking forward to your next video, this very high quality guitar is materializing...;...Yes!! Glad your cough has been alleviated and wishing you good health going forward Jerry.
loking more stunning in every video ...i do my inlay work a little different but you truly other than being a great luthier a artist of inlay bravo very inspiring
Jerry have you ever thought of building your tops with a radius? I use a 28ft radius and it gives you a little slope from the top of the soundhole down to the neck/body join. You have to flatten the dome out of the top a little in that area (I use a flat sanding board across the side set and trial fit the top until it's right) and it gives a flat surface for the fretboard (with no fall away) to glue to and the proper clearance at the bridge. Cheers from Scotland. Guitar looks fab btw
I've often had ideas that save a ton of work that I wondered why I didn't think of it years ago. On a different subject, I recently decided to turn my manual can opener sideways and cut the can below the outside of the rim instead of inside the rim. It works great. Why didn't I think of that before someone started marketing a can opener that is set up just to do that? Who knows, just be glad the idea finally came to you. Love your videos. Keep um coming please.
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I LOVE serendipitous "accidents" like printing on the "wrong" printer! You GOTTA' know that when that happens, someone's watching out for you. Anyway, this guitar is so special, and you absolutely deserve all the breaks, shortcuts, tips, tricks and workarounds that you get! Thank you, Jerry!
Jerry I just had to pause this video to let you know for the first time I heard your song play this cross down that is the most beautiful thing I've ever heard you play. Where has that song been all this time I've been watching your videos. That was truly awesome please play that and stuff like that more often. Thank you Jerry
Magnificent video, Stupendous work, Jerry. I am in awe. The owner of that guitar is getting a true handmade treasure. No lasers. No CNC.
A dream Guitar. Truly a masterpiece of engineering, creativity and craftsmanship.
I know I'm watching this late. I'm going back and watching your videos. You may not even see this. But your use of those finger planned amazes me, they are not easy to use.
Truly a pleasure to create a treasure and to watch a Master Craftsman at work. God bless Rosa String Works. Thanks for sharing your art and science with us!
Jerry, You are a gifted Luthier and a fine human being. An amazing repair
Watching you do the fret markers on the neck and it's just about the coolest thing, ever.
Your videos are hard to stop watching, so much good info it is pure magic
As much as I am enjoying your building expertise, I am also loving your music, especially the original tunes.
I watch careful. Your work is not just work it's talent. Speechless to see the way you make the entire neck and insert the rose and trussrod 🤩.
Dedication is awesome. Thanks for sharing Jerry! 🎶🎶🎶
Another impeccable job done by the one and only Jerry Rosa superb quality have a great night my friend take care
That is one beautiful guitar! Thanks so much for filming your work. Ignore the ignoramus comments; you are one multi talented guy!
Jerry i gotta tell ya thats an absolutely beautiful guitar you make there its gonna be my intention to own one of them.Your attention to detail and care means alot i will own one of yours by goodness i will and if kills me they will know who Jerry Rosa is and how much he cares about the instruments he creates.Thank you for sharing this video with us.
Fantastic work Jerry love the inlay work and that binding beautiful guitar cant wait to hear her sign her first song!Cheers
I cannot express how much I value the education I am getting from you. Though we will likely never meet in person, I feel as though I have been an apprentice of yours for a long time. Thank you again for all you share.
Graditude👍🙋🙋🙋
Millimeter land here. Amazing job once again Jerry!
Another breathtaking video, thank you. The routing for the inlay is a very fascinating task to watch.
Fascinating to see so much work going into one instrument. No CNC, all by hand - pretty amazing!
It just keeps on looking better and better and will be anxious to hear how it sounds.
The round bit you are using to carve the rose in dentistry is called a 1/2 round. Enjoy all of your videos. Jordan Cherkinsky, Tallahasse
We’re both in the business of fixing things (obviously, I’m a dentist). I laugh when I see parallels in our work, while I’m in a patient’s mouth. Then my assistant asks me what’s so funny. I say: “That’s how a guitar is fixed.” She rolls her eyes, and shakes her head.
Great Job, Jerry! I so admire your perfectionism and craftsmanship. I especially enjoy you are always looking for a better way/easier way to accomplish the task. For those of us who dabble in building, it's great fun to see you work through a project. I love the wood binding and the beautiful inlay work. The two thumbs down are likely envious hyper critical sorts who would have trouble spelling wood let alone creating something with it. Ignore them, and many thanks for sharing!
The dremel tool will at the least will transfer the pattern to the shell. After that I'd recommend using a graver. Easy tool to make.
You should give pumice and shellac a try filling holes. It'll fill the holes and seal the wood. You can keep adding pumice and shellac until the pores are filled because the shellac dissolves into previous coats of itself. It can fill pores to glass smooth.
Thank you I understand about the pumice and shellac. I just looking for something that does it in one application and is totally clear.
I don't know how you do it but a one-hour video by you just isn't long enough!
I enjoyed every minute. Thank you!
The master of the Dremel tool. I wish I could use a dremel as well as you do. You amaze me with all your freehand work.
Jerry love your craftsmanship,and your music..my cat and I watch you often right before retiring for the day.. Thanks so much Jerry
Awesome work, as always, Jerry. Compelling viewing ! The fine detail in that headstock inlay is outstanding.
AWESOME JOB! LOVE the inlays, and the ebony on maple fret dots look Amazing! Can't wait to see/hear this gem.
That guitar is really starting to look sharp, keep up the great work!
Use aluminium for the binding jig. And...I am so envious of your skills and your workshop! I make banjos in my garage! Not quite so sassy!
Continuing with the amazements.....
Nice work and I love that song! Well done sir! I will trade the old cross for a crown.
This is looking more awesome every video! Great work Jerry!
Rosa String Works I like to see the intricate details that you do really nice guitar I like it very much. Thanks for the nice video be blessed with love care and grace.
👍. Really coming together beautifully.
Wauw!!!
Great work yet again.
My hat's of to you sir.
Thanks for all your hard work Jerry ... I really enjoyed this video
You my friend,are an artist
Jerry if you are having trouble with coughing, it may be related to Cough Variable Asthma if cold air causes you to cough. Another great video!
It's looking awesome Jerry!
Thank you for sharing. I use a scroll saw..with a round blade to go in any direction.
Beautiful job. Never seen how this is done. Now, I know how to do it. Lol!
1.The First Practical Implantable Pacemaker,2.Microwave Oven,3.Penicillin,4. X-Ray Images,5.Post-it Notes. Well Jerry as you see, your not in bad company for making mistakes. I'm glad we got that done, Don't know about you? But i was sweating bullets.
Great surgery Doc!! That will be a very classy guitar for the owner to play and show off!! Wish I could afford one of your creations. Really enjoy your videos for their content, beauty and skill! Thanks a million! God bless.
Jerry, what a man you are!! Absolutely beautiful work, painstaking and and inspirational, thank's for posting.
Hey Gerry,
Not sure how many videos you’ve done that are over an hour, but I have to commend you on the quality and time spent of this (and ALL) your videos...they are first class Thank you for your excellent way of sharing your talents and trick methods of repairing and creating new instruments... the results speak for themselves. You are amazing! Thanks for sharing your life us.. Can’t wait to hear the tone from this beauty.
Glue inlay straight onto the wood craft knife around edge prize off inlay craft around the paten again for a deeper sharp edge....... powder down some white chalk and rub it into the knife markings this will bring up the paten of your inlay and have a visual stronger line to see more clearly
I've done it that way before quite a few times actually.
That is one Beautiful Guitar .
nice work Jerry
You DO GREAT WORK Your The BEST
a lot of tedious work well done! that inlay looks awesome!
Awesome video Jerry good work as always.
You are a very patient man...These inlays drive me to the edge..ha ha..
In my opinion,you are one of the best I`ve come across in years...Keep up the GREAT WORK...
Thank you
CNC and lasers can get it perfect but you've done as well as a human being can do. Nice work, Jerry.
Always a joy to watch you work, sir. Might I suggest just printing the design on the paper you glue to the head, before you glue it onto the head, sort of like you did with the mother of pearl? That way the routing should be easier. Just my .02, I'm not a luthier or a woodworker. Oh, and I thing Boudreau Guitars has an excellent suggestion too.
That is my plan. I had already glued the white paper to the pig head intending to trace it with a pencil.
now Jerry I`d never presume to teach you anything about building/repairing instruments, but in reference to how tight a fit the inlays need to be, I`d quote you Paul Reid Smith (who knows a thing or two about such things) he said his CNC machines routed so accurately that they had to add room in the routing for the glue, so I`d say yours were pretty much spot on!
That is turning into a dream guitar Jerry and I'm just utterly amazed at the looks. I bet it ends up sounding as good as it looks!
Jerry, it's amazing how steady your hands are. I'm 60 years old and my hands shake so much I can mix a martini by just holding the tumbler!
Awesome and inspiring video
I LOve That Song !
Jerry, I'm 75 and my grandpa turned me onto 'brushing lacquer' when I was about 10. They used to use it exclusively in auto finishing (model T and A era) and you could build it up to sand it back. I'm sure it would make the ultimate pore filler if you can locate a source for it.
Fantastic work as ever Jerry, I am holding my breath witg you every time you try something new hoping it will work out and not spoil the job. You clearly have the skill and a guardian angel on your shoulder backing you all the way! Thanks so much for sharing so much of your time and knowledge. Paul in the UK
Super super job, Jerry. Can’t wait to see the finished product. Thanks so much for sharing as always.
I'd love to hear Tommy Emmanuel play "Angelina" on it when it's done, it's more than worthy and you can already tell it's going to be such a rich sounding full of tone Guitar that will unequally get better with age and time ......... Wonderful work Jerry .
It's really coming together nicely, Jerry. I like that you aren't using any plastic. I think that is truly a nice touch. Regards, Solomon
Love the neck.....gotta get one.
Hey Jerry, Do you want me to give you some advice? Like the others do. lol. I don't think I could give you any advice on this job so far. You are doing an awesome amazing job. I understand that you have tried a couple of new things here. The viewers should understand that also. I think it will be a very nice guitar. The neck looks great. It looks like a perfect size for a small to medium size hand. I am not sure how anyone coud give you advice. Until they have built as many instruments as you have and worked on them together. Anyway, I really enjoyed the video. Thank you for sharing it. (I can't promise I won't give you advice on the next video, lol.) I hope you have a Blessed Week.
Fantastic job Jerry, the quality of your work is outstanding your patience is endless great job loved this video, such a beautiful instrument. Peace and Love fromBonny Scotland.
SCOTLAND! home of Nazareth
Did my back in a few weeks ago,so been binge watching your vids, I like your no-nonsense approach...and I LOVE them top clamps (threaded bar n discs)...you are a ‘top geezer’ as we say in Blighty !
I'm truly loving this build, well done, cannot wait. If you can when you play it, check the audio so we can really hear it. :)
So wonderful!
You are a patient man!
Very impressed with the inlay! And about the fretboard: The give in plastic binding clamp is probably actually good...it will clamp tight allowing for slight variations in the thickness of the binding and the straightness of the fretboard
Fantastic job Jerry. I Really enjoy your honest and genuine approach and explanation to your build. Awesome music background selection!
Thanks for the shout out Jerry. Funny thing is I was just putting a third coat of Simtec easy sanding sealer on the fabric skull top LPJ. Using it as a grain filler and really liking it so far. Looking really good Jerry, with an extra nod to the inlay👍
I've been using Krazy Glue and sawdust (from the wood-in-work) to fill cracks'n'stuff in my bamboo instruments since the 90s and it works better than anything AND is slightly flexible due to the dust AND matches the color exactly when I use the right dust (kept in Krazy Glue containers). I'd use it on a Stradivarius.
This is where the little finger saws would be awesome
I make stained glass for a living and am used to cutting tiny pieces of glass to build up the design.At first I thought you were going to cut out individually cut out every petal and leaf. My jaw dropped at the magnitude of what I thought you were letting yourself in for.
Going to be a beautiful guitar! Thanks for bringing us in on the process. Fantastic!
Beautiful work sir.
Another great video, Jerry. Can't wait to hear it strung up.
Masterful job Jerry, thanks again.
I have no doubt that this video took at least 20 hours, but you got so much done! And very impressive work, at that. (Sorry to read about the sinus medication contributing to your cough. I haven't heard a cough in a very long time and thought it was gone.) We're building a great guitar this time, ain't we? :)
Beautiful work Jerry - what a master craftsman you are!
If you trace the lines out with an xacto knife first you can rout right up to the lines with a lot less chaff. Looking good though! Lol! Love the jig, Jerry, thanks for the shout out! Btw, that jig works great for routing inlays into the fretboard (wink)
Awesome job!
Always Love Your Videos, Guitar Is Looking Awesome and I can't wait to see the finished product from a true Craftsman. Cheers Jerry
Lookin' good!
Very interesting and relaxing to watch. I can't wait to hear how that hardwood back and sides will sound. Great work!!
Great work. It’s great that you are willing to try new methods. Always innovating
Customer has a spiritual awakening and donates the fine finished guitar to Jerry's next contest.
No. That would be a "psychotic event".
Then again "psychotic breaks" often lead to "spiritual awakenings". The challenging part is finding that homeless child with the beguiling skills reflective of Django Reinhardt. Customer is guided by unseen consciousnesses to just the right child and says "I wonder if I should tell Jerry...listen to that kid play Stardust!"
Absolutely fascinating and a real privilege to have you share your process with us, Jerry. Your inlay work is gorgeous and has some real labor involved. Looking forward to your next video, this very high quality guitar is materializing...;...Yes!!
Glad your cough has been alleviated and wishing you good health going forward Jerry.
Sounds like a good plan!
loking more stunning in every video ...i do my inlay work a little different but you truly other than being a great luthier a artist of inlay bravo very inspiring
wow, looking outstanding.
Jerry is probly one of the sharpest tools in the shed
tanx 4 the hearty thingie and the 'ol cross tune
jer has the best multi skills I have seen... how many ppl can build their own tools? just fantastic
Jerry have you ever thought of building your tops with a radius? I use a 28ft radius and it gives you a little slope from the top of the soundhole down to the neck/body join. You have to flatten the dome out of the top a little in that area (I use a flat sanding board across the side set and trial fit the top until it's right) and it gives a flat surface for the fretboard (with no fall away) to glue to and the proper clearance at the bridge. Cheers from Scotland. Guitar looks fab btw
I've often had ideas that save a ton of work that I wondered why I didn't think of it years ago. On a different subject, I recently decided to turn my manual can opener sideways and cut the can below the outside of the rim instead of inside the rim. It works great. Why didn't I think of that before someone started marketing a can opener that is set up just to do that? Who knows, just be glad the idea finally came to you. Love your videos. Keep um coming please.
Great video!
Excellent
So beautiful ❗️New Subsciber. But I watched many mandolin, Dove & repair work videos previously. ❤️ the 🌹 channel. Cheers