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!!!
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.
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.😊😊
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" :)
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.
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.
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
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. ❤
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.
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.
In the early 80s I lived in Las Vegas with my dad renting a condo. I was perusing the neighborhood one day and came across a yard sale. With all the rest of the stuff that was there I opened an old guitar case concealing a 1947 D-28. I almost choked. I asked the lady what she wanted for the old guitar case? She said she didn’t want to sell the Case separately but she would sell the guitar and the case for $30 and him around a little bit and said well I don’t really need the guitar, but I guess for 30 bucks I can buy them both. The guitar was missing the nut in the bridge and was an overall OK condition. I couldn’t hardly hold back by glee at the purchase I had made. I immediately took it home and showed it to my father who almost choked. He had been a member of the new Christy minstrels at one point and at this period of time in his career, he was working in reviews, playing music and the comedy. He had actually owned a Martin made for him by Martin Factory as a nine string string without the octaves on the D,A&E strings. I told him that I paid $30 for it and he couldn’t believe it. We took it into town to a repair shop where they cleaned up the frets installed a new nut and bridge. Adjusted the neck and installed new strings. It played absolutely beautifully. I kept it for about a year and then sold it to someone that my dad knew in the business for $15,000 I wish.I still had it
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!
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."
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.
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.
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!
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’.
It is refreshing to see a restoration aimed at making an old, damaged thing functional again, without the obsession of “original” components. Nice work.
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.
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!
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?
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.
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.
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 .
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
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.
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!
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.
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’. Definitely a "Putty Knife" in the U of K!
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.
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.
William Temporal was a butchers' blade maker in Sheffield, England, who lived from 1854 to 1923. He was the son of William Temporal, a butchers' blade forger, and his wife Hannah. William Temporal Jr. was a butchers' blade maker, shoe knife manager, and traveler for a corn miller.
Sheffield has a long history of cutlery production, with the first reference to cutlery made in the city in 1297. Sheffield's unique geography, with hills providing coal and iron, rivers providing waterpower, and forests providing wood and charcoal, made it an ideal location for steel-making. In the 1740s, Benjamin Huntsman, a local of Sheffield, discovered a new method of steelmaking called crucible steel
I am the only person in the world who gets sentimental about old guitars. I know it is weird, but seeing a beautiful old guitar (that was about to be trashed) 'saved' is something that touches me deep in my soul. I know. I'm the only person who feels this way, but there we are.
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!!!
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.
you can change the thumbnail any time fyi :)
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.😊😊
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" :)
Of course you're 100% correct but expect strange questions and comments like "What is putty?" or "I thought clipping canines was forbidden!"
☺@@laurencehastings7473
Putty is a mixture of linseed oil and chalk, used to attach window glass to a wooden frame.
We call them that here in America, too, or at least, those of us who are of a certain age do. 😊
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.
How wonderful that this beautiful guitar was rescued and restored to be played again. Beautiful work.
@@thecaveofthedead thank you!
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.
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.
Rad! I spent a few years repairing/restoring air cooled VWs. Post war OBVIOUSLY.
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.
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
Nice!
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.
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. ❤
@@safeword_dartmouth he is a gift!
I re-watched this and think it is my favorite. The dumpsters in Halifax are bountiful yet the harvest is fleeting
Guitar Jesus, you walked on mahogany for this one. That back looked so good with the lacquer.
What a shame. The J50 is a good playing guitar. I have one from 1954 that belonged to my uncle. Beautiful restoration!
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.
Wow, great work. So satisfying seeing instruments at this level of disrepair getting saved.
Thanks
Watching you restore this Gibson and then hearing it being played was beautiful and somewhat emotional. Excellent video.
@@laurasinclair8712 thanks so much!
Always getting emotional when talented guys bring back to life such beautiful instruments... Bravo.
Cheers
I love to see saving old instruments and objects. This is an absolute pretty restoration and brought back to life.
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.
Can't wait to watch this with my morning coffee tomorrow.
@@r0flgal0re cheers ☕️
In the early 80s I lived in Las Vegas with my dad renting a condo. I was perusing the neighborhood one day and came across a yard sale. With all the rest of the stuff that was there I opened an old guitar case concealing a 1947 D-28. I almost choked. I asked the lady what she wanted for the old guitar case? She said she didn’t want to sell the Case separately but she would sell the guitar and the case for $30 and him around a little bit and said well I don’t really need the guitar, but I guess for 30 bucks I can buy them both. The guitar was missing the nut in the bridge and was an overall OK condition. I couldn’t hardly hold back by glee at the purchase I had made. I immediately took it home and showed it to my father who almost choked. He had been a member of the new Christy minstrels at one point and at this period of time in his career, he was working in reviews, playing music and the comedy. He had actually owned a Martin made for him by Martin Factory as a nine string string without the octaves on the D,A&E strings. I told him that I paid $30 for it and he couldn’t believe it. We took it into town to a repair shop where they cleaned up the frets installed a new nut and bridge. Adjusted the neck and installed new strings. It played absolutely beautifully. I kept it for about a year and then sold it to someone that my dad knew in the business for $15,000 I wish.I still had it
If someone offered me 15K for my Gibson I would probably sell and regret it too.
Terrific video for those interested in learning the ropes of repairing vintage stringed instrument. Thanks for sharing!!
Bravo ! Saving a guitar like this is a holy quest in my book .
lol warranty voided had me lolling. great work, looks and sounds beautiful
😅
To say you're not a luthier, that was an outstanding result, even if you were. Good work man!
Thanks
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!
Thanks very much!
I've never looked at the bracing on one of these guitars. It's no wonder they make that warm, sometimes giant sound!
editing reminds me of middle + high school projects and I oddly love it
Really relaxing video with nice refurbishing. Cool
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."
You work like you care about nostalgia. Born again J50. 👌
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.
I really enjoyed this. Thanks from down under.
This was like watching the bob ross of guitar restorations and I loved it.
Great video. Good to see a Gibson back in service again. Thanks.
That was beautiful work, thank you for sharing.
Thank you very much!
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.
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!
Thank
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’.
thanks for the history!
Nice! Thanks
Cool! I collect straight razors and have a couple Temples. It's interesting to know the story behind them.
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.
"...helluva game, helluva game!" 🙂Thumbs up
It is refreshing to see a restoration aimed at making an old, damaged thing functional again, without the obsession of “original” components. Nice work.
Thanks
this man out here doing the LORDS WORK!!!!!
Worth saving and well done with your work and skills with intricate crafting
Great fun to watch, thanks!
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.
What a pleasant surprise! Best of
Luck to you!
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!
That’s a good one!
what a find, what a nice sound on the finished product.
Great guitar! My Mom bought my dad a new J45/50 in around 76 he’s 82 and still has it…
That’s beautiful
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?
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.
Thanks be to the algorithm for recommending this video. Also binder clips
This video showed up on my recommended feed and I'm glad. I love the funny jokes and titles and pedantry. Keep it up!
Thanks Jeff
Unbelievable you could rebuild that guitar! It sounded nice and warm. Great job!
Thank you very much!
The editing makes this so much easier to watch. Too many repair guys make their videos too serious lol
Thanks
Another one saved and she sounds beautiful on that short recording.
Cool guitar resto. Don't usually watch these, but I like the way you present the content.
I appreciate that!
Phenomenal job, a master woodworker if not a luthier.
So glade it was found and saved , also sounds good
Very nice work! Thanks for sharing your process.
Thank you! Cheers!
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.
@@dejadejayoutube huh! That’s surprising! It’s pretty easy to make…especially such a small quantity
Thanks Levon!! ❤🎉😊
My plejjjjjure
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.
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 .
Did anybody else go straight to the comments to see if somebody would own up to that guitar being busted and in the garbage incredible job 👍
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
i don't find cool shit like this in my dumpster, or on the side of the road. bummer. it looks awesome, excellent save!
Hey! I own a 1957 Gibson j50. No kidding! I love it of course.
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.
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.
Yes! But for a saddle adjustment, I too was surprised it didn’t need a neck reset. I always am.
Awesome video! I appreciate all the silly jokes and such. You rock ❤
Awwwwe thank you 🙏🏼
Good job.... Once more I am entertained and.... stuff.
Was going to say it's a putty knife but others have already said. Great video
In the US they’re called carpet tucking knives and also linoleum knives. Yours is a William Temporal. Thanks for the video.
One of the coolest guitar vids i have ever watched. Bravo
Thanks! 😋
Nice work, came out great! Saved from the dump.. 😊👍
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!
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.
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’. Definitely a "Putty Knife" in the U of K!
It’s back, now the back is back. Nice work 🙂
WOW!!! i have also salvaged a guitar destined for dumpster.
Whar a video it nice to see the instrument find its sound again
Fantastic vid. Appreciate the humour as well. Hello from Halifax, NS !
Hello there!
Nice,love seeing an instrument brought back to playability. Gotta get me some of that tone glue.
That looks like an artists pallette knife, should be easy to find in any art supply store. Nice work saving that old Gibson.
Great job on the guitar!
I have an old Takemine that needs repair also, so I found your video interesting in that regard.
Great job on that “Left for dead” J-50. Enjoyed the video segment immensely. Subscribed!
Thank you very juch
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.
Ah yes, trigger!
Very satisfying watch
It looks like a painter’s pallet knife like what Bob Ross used. They are available to buy. Great repair! Thanxz!
Glad dude found it. Thanks for the chill.
Love the use of driftwood! I wonder if they impart something of themselves into the instruments... "I was once a building that washed away"...
Wonderful video, and SLOP ‘EM UP!
Hahahhaha
Nice presentation - thanks.
💣
Very cool! Fun video and appreciate your humor.
@@jm6651 thanks!
beautiful job!
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.
I was using dark amber shellac, I mix my own.
William Temporal was a butchers' blade maker in Sheffield, England, who lived from 1854 to 1923. He was the son of William Temporal, a butchers' blade forger, and his wife Hannah. William Temporal Jr. was a butchers' blade maker, shoe knife manager, and traveler for a corn miller.
Sheffield has a long history of cutlery production, with the first reference to cutlery made in the city in 1297. Sheffield's unique geography, with hills providing coal and iron, rivers providing waterpower, and forests providing wood and charcoal, made it an ideal location for steel-making. In the 1740s, Benjamin Huntsman, a local of Sheffield, discovered a new method of steelmaking called crucible steel
Nicely done! Great job!
Thank you very much!
I am the only person in the world who gets sentimental about old guitars. I know it is weird, but seeing a beautiful old guitar (that was about to be trashed) 'saved' is something that touches me deep in my soul. I know. I'm the only person who feels this way, but there we are.
You are among friends! I, and many, put many hours of sweat labor into instruments worth almost nothing! It’s rarely without thanks, F capitalism
I need to get to Halifax! All you find in Toronto dumpsters are fires and the occasional hipster. Great job!
Nice work, couldn't have done better myself, although I am a luthier.
Lunch is on me if you're ever in town. Cheers from rainy Vienna, Scott