Left For Dead! 1957 Gibson J-50 Found in the TRASH. Restored! Vintage J-45

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  • @Notaluthier
    @Notaluthier  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

    my apologies, friends! I found out from Charles that this guitar was found in the trash on the side of the road, NOT in a dumpster. Not trying to spread misinformation, but my thumbnail is A LIE!!!

    • @CaptainRon1913
      @CaptainRon1913 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      In Virginia, there's not much difference between "side of the road" and "dumpster". The biggest difference is, at stop signs, you'll see large piles of cigarette butts, where it's convenient to empty your ash tray while stopped.

    • @CK-ni8qk
      @CK-ni8qk 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      you can change the thumbnail any time fyi :)

    • @MADKIWI
      @MADKIWI 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Deffo is a very old putty knife. Good quality from the attn to the handle. Top quality steel too. Boot sale, flea mkt, tool auctions for other similar old putty knifes.😊😊

    • @henrikpetersson3463
      @henrikpetersson3463 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@CaptainRon1913 That's also where it's convenient to empty your boxes of vintage guitars.

    • @jmac645
      @jmac645 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I have a friend who knows your friend Charles, my friend is also on the scene lol and trash dives....to think this guitar could have been mine had my friend found it ...who smashes and throws away a 1957 gibson ?? Love your videos, wish you were closer to N.S I'd try and trade you something for the jr.
      I don't usually subscribe but I think I will

  • @barryallin8161
    @barryallin8161 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +182

    In UK, these are known as "putty knives" - used mostly when installing glass in window frames etc. back in the day. Still widely available. Also. the clips are called "bulldog clips" :)

    • @laurencehastings7473
      @laurencehastings7473 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Of course you're 100% correct but expect strange questions and comments like "What is putty?" or "I thought clipping canines was forbidden!"

    • @barryallin8161
      @barryallin8161 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ☺@@laurencehastings7473

    • @SBZ5809
      @SBZ5809 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Putty is a mixture of linseed oil and chalk, used to attach window glass to a wooden frame.

    • @matthewjohnson320
      @matthewjohnson320 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      We call them that here in America, too, or at least, those of us who are of a certain age do. 😊

    • @Iazzaboyce
      @Iazzaboyce 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The putty knife is used to create a bead of putty to secure the glass into the window frame the secret is to put a good bend in the blade.

  • @thecaveofthedead
    @thecaveofthedead 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

    How wonderful that this beautiful guitar was rescued and restored to be played again. Beautiful work.

    • @Notaluthier
      @Notaluthier  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@thecaveofthedead thank you!

  • @giovanni5063
    @giovanni5063 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I " repaired" my 1971 Japanese Epiphone 150 acoustic that was a love gift from my young wife. The guitar was a POS . Super high action, unable to be in tune past second position. I gave up and put it back in the case for many years. When I opened the case years later, the neck that had been under tension sprang up because the upper bout brace had fallen out. The neck block then allowed the neck extension to smash through the sound hole and destroy the rosette and tear the upper side . I put it back into the case. After watching many guitar repairs on TH-cam, I have fixed the damage, found a way to lower the action and with several other mods now have this as my number 1 go to, thanks to you tube lessons.

    • @Kenneth-p1b
      @Kenneth-p1b 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The key is to relieve the string tension .also never store any stringed instrument in extremes of temperature..when l bought my J200 from a Houston, Texas guitar shop, l asked them to relieve the string tension before dispatch to Australia, mindful of extremes of climate..l can still remember collecting the package at the local Mail Centre..the fragrance of the timbers still remains..a dream come true..btw, the Everly Bros always featured J-200s, later switching to J-180s..but the acoustic sound on their early recordings was due to Don using a J-45, specially tuned as his father taught, enabling the guitar gymnastics on those early Cadence recordings.
      Congratulations for saving a beautiful guitar.

  • @StevieB_Slowbart
    @StevieB_Slowbart 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Yep, in Australia we call them putty knives for installing glass in windows. The curve can be 😊used as well as that straight bit on the back of the tip which works very well for making the flat 45 degree bevel of putty. The thin and bendy nature of the blade also helps in working the putty.

  • @brandonoswald2392
    @brandonoswald2392 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I restore pre-war British cars for a living. I don’t know anything about guitars nor do I have an ounce of musical talent. TH-cam recommended this. Watched it from start to finish. Really enjoyed watching this. Subscribed.

    • @Notaluthier
      @Notaluthier  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Rad! I spent a few years repairing/restoring air cooled VWs. Post war OBVIOUSLY.

  • @sammyrothrock6981
    @sammyrothrock6981 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Great job salvaging this beautiful old Martin

  • @mynameis9057
    @mynameis9057 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

    Could be a oyster shucker knife or maybe a leather working tool or just what you're doing with it,a useful doohickey 😊
    Um,if you get hungry and cook then get adhb and lose track of whatever that french fry light will keep your food warm.😊
    Kerfit the 🐸 frog would look for sure 😅
    Nice work and soundtrack along with funky commentary, thanks.

  • @doliver5447
    @doliver5447 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    This video made me happy.

  • @padrakomaille3430
    @padrakomaille3430 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I re-watched this and think it is my favorite. The dumpsters in Halifax are bountiful yet the harvest is fleeting

  • @stevencochrane115
    @stevencochrane115 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    To say you're not a luthier, that was an outstanding result, even if you were. Good work man!

  • @woofcity6307
    @woofcity6307 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I have one of these I found for 500 bucks all messed up in a shop 15 years ago myself and had it completely fixed and it was one of the best things I ever did

  • @laurasinclair8712
    @laurasinclair8712 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Watching you restore this Gibson and then hearing it being played was beautiful and somewhat emotional. Excellent video.

    • @Notaluthier
      @Notaluthier  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@laurasinclair8712 thanks so much!

  • @BrassAmTV
    @BrassAmTV 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Always getting emotional when talented guys bring back to life such beautiful instruments... Bravo.

    • @Notaluthier
      @Notaluthier  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Cheers

  • @MasterSandman
    @MasterSandman หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What a stellar job, from such dire beginnings!
    Fun fact: Though I do have AD(H)D, I had *no* problems watching this video... these kind of videos actually calm me down!
    This kind of relaxing artisan (repair) jobs in combination with a soothing voice-over are my favorite to wind down before I go to sleep... 🤷

    • @Notaluthier
      @Notaluthier  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks! Same!

  • @lordkaicer
    @lordkaicer 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love to see saving old instruments and objects. This is an absolute pretty restoration and brought back to life.

  • @seancummings6379
    @seancummings6379 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Wow, great work. So satisfying seeing instruments at this level of disrepair getting saved.

  • @ApexWoodworks
    @ApexWoodworks 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Terrific video for those interested in learning the ropes of repairing vintage stringed instrument. Thanks for sharing!!

  • @safeword_dartmouth
    @safeword_dartmouth 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Charles is indeed the patron saint of recording bands here in Halifax! Beautiful work on the guitar, we've seen it at Ocean Floor while he was making our last record. ❤

    • @Notaluthier
      @Notaluthier  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@safeword_dartmouth he is a gift!

  • @StudioRM388
    @StudioRM388 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love the quiet tone of this video, and the fact that you have NO obnoxious overdistorted riffs on your shots! And those are BINDER clips, not bulldog clips. Well, maybe they're called that across the pond, but I've used a million of them in my career in Cali.

    • @colonelfustercluck486
      @colonelfustercluck486 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      BULLDOG clips are a binder clip, guess what brand they are or were ?
      (BULLDOG, from Great Britain beginning in 1944)
      That name just stuck, despite who may have made them later...
      You may be more likely to hear 'bulldog clip' than 'binder clip' outside of USA. Particularly in the ex-British colonies like Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain and a long line of other ex-colonies.

  • @scottreeves6932
    @scottreeves6932 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I've never looked at the bracing on one of these guitars. It's no wonder they make that warm, sometimes giant sound!

  • @TheMongo1357
    @TheMongo1357 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    DUDE, Beautiful rebuild/reconstruction!!! If that old guitar could tell it's own story, that would be a double Platinum album in it's self!! I'd buy it!! Again, Great job!

    • @Notaluthier
      @Notaluthier  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks very much!

  • @RichardMossFoolishNoise
    @RichardMossFoolishNoise 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Bravo ! Saving a guitar like this is a holy quest in my book .

  • @nicksmit489
    @nicksmit489 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for this precious information and step by step detail. I restore guitars as a hobby in South Africa and have just taken the top off an old jazz guitar only to find an old yellowed sticker inside : Gibson USA! Now I am super careful as this is actually my first time even handling a real Gibson.

    • @Notaluthier
      @Notaluthier  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What a pleasant surprise! Best of
      Luck to you!

  • @ZJMusic1990
    @ZJMusic1990 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    What a shame. The J50 is a good playing guitar. I have one from 1954 that belonged to my uncle. Beautiful restoration!

  • @r0flgal0re
    @r0flgal0re 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Can't wait to watch this with my morning coffee tomorrow.

    • @Notaluthier
      @Notaluthier  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@r0flgal0re cheers ☕️

  • @NikkenMagboy
    @NikkenMagboy 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of the coolest guitar vids i have ever watched. Bravo

    • @Notaluthier
      @Notaluthier  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks! 😋

  • @rolandmichels1
    @rolandmichels1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hi, I'm Roland from Venray, NL. I just started to watch this video becouse of the term 'Gibson'. As I am a huge fan of King Crimson's (main) guitarist, composer and co-founder, it immediatly struck me. One of his first (electric) guitars was a 1957 Les Paul Black Beauty. Since I heard his playing this guitar, I immediately fell in love with two things: His playing and the particular sound of this guitar.
    Funny fact: A couple of decades ago Gibson placed a huge billboard of Freddy Fender playing a Gibson guitar with the text: "Even Fender plays Gibson." Hilarious!

    • @Notaluthier
      @Notaluthier  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s a good one!

  • @4CloudySky
    @4CloudySky หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You are beyond awesome!

  • @TheBlessedMeek
    @TheBlessedMeek 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Clampett like Jed!! I'm not alone!!!!

  • @jessefagundes6965
    @jessefagundes6965 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hi. Nice job. I did something like this, but made a new sound board for a very old guitar. To match the biding color I used yellow tinted varnish.

    • @Notaluthier
      @Notaluthier  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good idea, we were on a budget and in a rush!

  • @RNB102
    @RNB102 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Worth saving and well done with your work and skills with intricate crafting

  • @BaddaBigBoom
    @BaddaBigBoom 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Your knife is a vintage putty knife made by WM Temporal of Sheffield England.
    These types of knives are/were used by glaziers.
    Your one is probably antique as William Temporal died in the 1920s and the company folded sometime in the 60s afaik .
    Sheffield was world class with steel making for a long time.

  • @holdover14
    @holdover14 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My brother used to play a 50, that we all called the rotten wood Gibson. It was a garbage can rescue that was saved by his friend, Russel Gleeves, who ran Adirondack Strings. What a craftsman! Probably the sweetest tone of any guitar I have ever heard.

  • @andrewmccormack4526
    @andrewmccormack4526 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I have always called them (in the Australian vernacular) putty knives. I love these types of videos, the skill and patience on display is amazing.

    • @colonelfustercluck486
      @colonelfustercluck486 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      same in NZ and Great Britain....a putty knife. Used mainly for glazing, spreading the putty onto the wooden window frame before immediately affixing the glass. (putty being a traditional old fashioned mix of chalk powder and linseed oil.... and still in use today on wooden window frames)

  • @davidsims1329
    @davidsims1329 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    You always do a good job, my friend. I don’t know what I do if I ever find a really nice Gibson in the trash I probably wet my pants.

    • @Notaluthier
      @Notaluthier  9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thanks! I’ve found a few guitars in the trash over the years, but never one that didn’t belong there.

    • @davidsims1329
      @davidsims1329 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Almost anything is repairable I’ve seen a violin that was crushed by a car. The man put all the pieces back together literally and it was amazing because it played beautifully and you couldn’t even tell his name was Jerry Rosa at Missouri. He does repairs on mandolin and guitars or he did for 40 years, I think.

  • @richardclark.
    @richardclark. หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Once you hear pedantry as head injury you will never unhear it.

  • @tonyeye101
    @tonyeye101 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That was beautiful work, thank you for sharing.

    • @Notaluthier
      @Notaluthier  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much!

  • @GrayByrd
    @GrayByrd 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    what a find, what a nice sound on the finished product.

  • @robertgiller4246
    @robertgiller4246 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video. Good to see a Gibson back in service again. Thanks.

  • @andrewmcdonald9279
    @andrewmcdonald9279 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hi love your videos. The knife you have is a putty knife used for when you fit glass into window frames used to smooth the linseed putty that seals the window

  • @BaddaBigBoom
    @BaddaBigBoom 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "...helluva game, helluva game!" 🙂Thumbs up

  • @garyblake943
    @garyblake943 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I really enjoyed this. Thanks from down under.

  • @alk3myst
    @alk3myst 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Cool guitar resto. Don't usually watch these, but I like the way you present the content.

    • @Notaluthier
      @Notaluthier  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I appreciate that!

  • @scottrafferty6305
    @scottrafferty6305 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    For new white bindings, you can leave them in a container with some strong coffee for a few days, and it ages the binding pretty nice.

    • @JoeBattle
      @JoeBattle หลายเดือนก่อน

      Dry or wet?

    • @henrikpetersson3463
      @henrikpetersson3463 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@JoeBattle Wet

    • @JoeBattle
      @JoeBattle หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@henrikpetersson3463 what I thought but you never know.

  • @LukeandaGuitar
    @LukeandaGuitar 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Of course he's worthy of the guitar! You two took something that would have been pulverised, and made it into something beautiful again. Nice work, lads!

  • @scottnathanphoto
    @scottnathanphoto 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice! I have a '64 J-50. I bought it in '85 and thought it was SO old. Anyway, it's been on dozens of records and my producer friends call it "The Voice of God."

  • @caloss2
    @caloss2 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    That knife is a modified "putty knife" made in the UK it would be called a plaster knife for fine decorating and finishing of plaster, it's made of stainless steel as it's called in the UK which has a certain amount of flex to it but retains it's original shape and is very hard and rust resistant.

  • @benink6521
    @benink6521 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    love knowing pedantry

  • @user-rf2ey8ub4d
    @user-rf2ey8ub4d 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    A broken guitar usually continues to tell a story,even when in pieces.
    Years back , at a friends house, sitting in his livingroom, picking away over a few cold ones. Wasn't unusual for us to gather round and play for hours, many nights there'd be half a dozen of us. Anywho...My friend was my mentor when it came to guitars. He also played a very old and rare guitar worth a boat load of money, i believe it was an old OM45-Deluxe. His close buddies used to make fun of him for totting around a $50k guitar, to bars, parties, etc. He always brushed it off, he just liked the way it felt and played.
    One night we're all sitting on the couch playing a few songs when his phone rang. He said "hello,...... this is he." I could tell by his tone that something wasn't right, but i had no idea. He sat there in cold silence listening to a strangers voice informing him that his son had just been k^lled in Iraq. Im not sure if he said goodbye or even ended the call, his eyes filled with tears and a look that i'd never seen before, at least not to that degree. Pain. He stood up slowly, held his guitar by the neck and put his fist through the entire thing, front to back, and dropped it on the floor.
    At this point none of us knew what had happened, just that he'd destroyed a very valuable guitar. I spent the next hour wrestling a handg^n out of his hand. Possibly one of the most twisted experiences of my life, and his. RIP brother.

  • @bdwillis8284
    @bdwillis8284 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great fun to watch, thanks!

  • @hockysa
    @hockysa 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    lol warranty voided had me lolling. great work, looks and sounds beautiful

  • @davidjessee7701
    @davidjessee7701 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great guitar! My Mom bought my dad a new J45/50 in around 76 he’s 82 and still has it…

    • @Notaluthier
      @Notaluthier  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s beautiful

  • @kentodenapoli4069
    @kentodenapoli4069 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    editing reminds me of middle + high school projects and I oddly love it

  • @OtherSarah2
    @OtherSarah2 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    o, for the knowledge to use magnets as clamps 40 years ago...but going forward, thank you for making life easier in *so* many applications.

  • @davidpeirce7914
    @davidpeirce7914 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Really relaxing video with nice refurbishing. Cool

  • @Captain_Nemo1961
    @Captain_Nemo1961 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Phenomenal job, a master woodworker if not a luthier.

  • @hooligan_56labelle22
    @hooligan_56labelle22 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You work like you care about nostalgia. Born again J50. 👌

  • @mgmejm
    @mgmejm 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    In the US they’re called carpet tucking knives and also linoleum knives. Yours is a William Temporal. Thanks for the video.

  • @donyoung7874
    @donyoung7874 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Unbelievable you could rebuild that guitar! It sounded nice and warm. Great job!

    • @Notaluthier
      @Notaluthier  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much!

  • @stevepearson6316
    @stevepearson6316 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So glade it was found and saved , also sounds good

  • @thebenefactor6744
    @thebenefactor6744 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Guitar Jesus, you walked on mahogany for this one. That back looked so good with the lacquer.

  • @michaeld.mcclish
    @michaeld.mcclish 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great job, I like when older guitars are made playable again. Bob Dylan used a J-50 in his early days. For a "nonluthier" you sure have a lot of cool tools and machines! I was surprised the neck and action was still good.

    • @Notaluthier
      @Notaluthier  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes! But for a saddle adjustment, I too was surprised it didn’t need a neck reset. I always am.

  • @jeffshootsstuff
    @jeffshootsstuff 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This video showed up on my recommended feed and I'm glad. I love the funny jokes and titles and pedantry. Keep it up!

    • @Notaluthier
      @Notaluthier  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks Jeff

  • @jameshicks7125
    @jameshicks7125 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I am not a luthier, but have had some interest in building something along the lines of a Chapman Stick. I just put down that last period and the lawyers are already at the door! That was fast. Anyway, I appreciate these videos because I can always pick up little techniques I can use in other areas. Who knows maybe I'll find a broken guitar in a dumpster one day?

  • @Obi-WanShinob1
    @Obi-WanShinob1 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This was like watching the bob ross of guitar restorations and I loved it.

  • @Gratefulman1965
    @Gratefulman1965 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great job on that “Left for dead” J-50. Enjoyed the video segment immensely. Subscribed!

    • @Notaluthier
      @Notaluthier  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very juch

  • @Lachesisms
    @Lachesisms 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice job, sounds great too

  • @terryjohinke8065
    @terryjohinke8065 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I found a blue Stratocaster at a friends home. It was trasned,. I rebuilt it and all the electronics were fnder parts. Turned out great. I like this one more.

  • @bringbacknames
    @bringbacknames 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks be to the algorithm for recommending this video. Also binder clips

  • @fabiandaroca
    @fabiandaroca 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I LOVE this video!!!!!

    • @Notaluthier
      @Notaluthier  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you!!

  • @brandnewyou5254
    @brandnewyou5254 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Very satisfying watch

  • @chazstewart4865
    @chazstewart4865 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Good job.... Once more I am entertained and.... stuff.

  • @patrickholland8172
    @patrickholland8172 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great job on the guitar!

  • @blueangelstudio
    @blueangelstudio 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very nice work! Thanks for sharing your process.

    • @Notaluthier
      @Notaluthier  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you! Cheers!

  • @misterx8592
    @misterx8592 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nicely done! Great job!

    • @Notaluthier
      @Notaluthier  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much!

  • @JohnScime
    @JohnScime 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I think a pickguard would be beneficial - not for esthetics, but to protect the wood from further degradation. Nice work.

    • @Notaluthier
      @Notaluthier  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I don’t disagree, but a huge number of guitars have also been damaged by their shrinking celluloid pickguards, if you’re lucky they fall off before they crack the soundboard

  • @Foxdiesolid
    @Foxdiesolid 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    this man out here doing the LORDS WORK!!!!!

  • @pacolazo123
    @pacolazo123 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    beautiful job!

  • @Anthony-ll4nh
    @Anthony-ll4nh 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have an old Takemine that needs repair also, so I found your video interesting in that regard.

  • @laurencehastings7473
    @laurencehastings7473 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Another one saved and she sounds beautiful on that short recording.

  • @richardhathaway2901
    @richardhathaway2901 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have an identical Putty Knife that I inherited from my dad. It's in the same condition too. It was never meant to be sharp. Dad had it since he was a boy and now I have it. I'm in my mid seventies now!

    • @SansNeural
      @SansNeural 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I use a modern, stainless steel cake/baking spatula for a lot of that kind of work. It's long, flexible, kinda narrow with a rectangular shape, but with rounded corners and an offset handle.

  • @Motocicleiros
    @Motocicleiros 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I didn't see anything confirming that it is a J50 1957 Gibson. Still, any restoration that brings an instrument back to life is something remarkable.

  • @marcusaurelius49
    @marcusaurelius49 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It is refreshing to see a restoration aimed at making an old, damaged thing functional again, without the obsession of “original” components. Nice work.

  • @jakobnordin
    @jakobnordin 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Had to like because of my name Jakob Elling Nordin. Nice restoration. I also liked the vid where a guy restores Willy Nelsons worn down guitar, well worth a watch If you haven’t seen it yet.

    • @Notaluthier
      @Notaluthier  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ah yes, trigger!

  • @theayatollahofrockandrollah
    @theayatollahofrockandrollah 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    great work and great hair man

  • @jeffseven2194
    @jeffseven2194 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice,love seeing an instrument brought back to playability. Gotta get me some of that tone glue.

  • @Captain_Nemo1961
    @Captain_Nemo1961 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I believe that is a cobblers knife used in shoe repair. You're right my brother nearly removed his thumb with one when it slipped replacing a sole on some shoes he was repairing .

  • @JamesPink-j2k
    @JamesPink-j2k 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The knife is a British putty knife, I have several and you can buy similar new today. The blade, ferrul and tang are all one piece with a pair of handle halves rivited through and shaped when on the tang.

  • @monkofwar
    @monkofwar 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hey! I own a 1957 Gibson j50. No kidding! I love it of course.

    • @Notaluthier
      @Notaluthier  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lucky! They are great! I don’t have any dreads, closest I’ve got is a 1898 Brownson Jumbo, which will probably get a video of its own one day soon.

  • @timothymallon
    @timothymallon 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    On the binding on the back, maybe use some "amber" shellac. If you're using Bulls-Eye, they make an amber version. It could possibly bring the binding closer to the front. And by the way, for someone who isnt a luthier, this is amazing! Absolutely amazing. More than I am willing to do yet.

    • @Notaluthier
      @Notaluthier  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was using dark amber shellac, I mix my own.

  • @TerryTerryTerry
    @TerryTerryTerry 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice presentation - thanks.

  • @pvdguitars2951
    @pvdguitars2951 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fantastic work + super entertaining video. Thanks Leven ( leven is Dutch for Live)🥰

    • @Notaluthier
      @Notaluthier  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I didn’t know that, even though My mother’s side of the family is Friesian 🤙

    • @pvdguitars2951
      @pvdguitars2951 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Notaluthier the root is the Hebrew לֵב (LEV), meaning heart. We find this root in a slew of words: Levi, Love, eLEVate, LEVitate, liver, leven and many many more…

  • @RByrne
    @RByrne 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I need to get to Halifax! All you find in Toronto dumpsters are fires and the occasional hipster. Great job!

  • @audiotechlabs4650
    @audiotechlabs4650 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It looks like a painter’s pallet knife like what Bob Ross used. They are available to buy. Great repair! Thanxz!

  • @tonyhunt4250
    @tonyhunt4250 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great stuff man.

    • @Notaluthier
      @Notaluthier  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you!

  • @dejadejayoutube
    @dejadejayoutube 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I swear thats the first time of seeing curfed lining made from scratch in the hundreds of hours I've spent watching these types of vids, noice work.

    • @Notaluthier
      @Notaluthier  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@dejadejayoutube huh! That’s surprising! It’s pretty easy to make…especially such a small quantity

  • @BaukeC
    @BaukeC 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    William Temporal Ltd
    William Temporal (1854-1923) was born in Sheffield, the son of William Temporal, a butchers’ blade forger, and his wife, Hannah. The family lived in Trafalgar Street. His brother was Thomas Temporal. William Jun. was, in turn, a butchers’ blade maker, shoe knives manager, traveller (for a corn miller), and razor manufacturer. By 1919, he was listed as a razor manufacturer at 120a (back of) Broomspring Lane. Temporal’s trade mark was ‘TEMPLE BRAND’.

    • @NegativeBodhiImage
      @NegativeBodhiImage 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      thanks for the history!

    • @Notaluthier
      @Notaluthier  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Nice! Thanks

    • @RByrne
      @RByrne 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Cool! I collect straight razors and have a couple Temples. It's interesting to know the story behind them.

  • @heliarche
    @heliarche 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Glad dude found it. Thanks for the chill.

  • @duanetrivett750
    @duanetrivett750 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I enjoyed this Video a lot .