231 RSW 1923 Gibson L3 Tailpiece Resurrection
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- This guitar is in the best shape I have ever seen for a near 100 year old guitar. That should have been my first clue that it wasn't original finish. Regardless it is a beautiful guitar and I was happy to make it right again. Contact Mike at 308-920-1694 if you are interested in buying this guitar.
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Loved the song, old Marty Robbins, Two Gun Daddy!
Absolutely outstanding video. It's a real joy to watch a master at work, fixing all the damage and hurt, with such a beautiful result at the end.
The man on horseback will never see it.As my cobbler used to say.Another wonderful video thank you...!!
Did you know CA glue stored in the refrigerator last about forever? CA will not cure without some humidity and warmth. One reason your breath helps cure faster, not air across the glue, but warmth and humidity from your breath. Work on radio control models on a film set in Iceland had to be done in tents with humidity and warmth to get the CA to set. I read about it in a model magazine decades ago and have kept my CA in the refrigerator since. The thin CA stays thin rather than thickening over time. Came from the R/C Hind helicopters in the movie "Firefox" with Clint Eastwood. I think it was an RC Models magazine article that first got me storing CA in a self defrosting refrigerator. It certainly works. Split my eyebrow into the bone and wanted to fix with my CA. The wife insisted on the ER where the doctor used CA! In Rescue we used CA as a field expedient for deep to surface sutures. Not about guitars, but info on glue is usually helpful and how you learn helps validate the statements.
You and I both Jimmy Rogers !!! I love the yodels !!!
My favorite guitar model of all time, normans rare guitars did a video on one recently.
The guitar actually looks refinished. No 100 year old instrument has finish that beautiful!
JERRY, YOU DO MIGHTY FINE WORK REFINISHING & REPAIRING THESE OLD GUITARS, I LOVE WATCING YOUR VIDEOS, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK , HAVE YOU EVER RUN INTO ONE YOU COULDN'T REFINISH ?
5-40 die is for .125" dia. rod. 3-48 die is for .093" diameter rod. 4-40 is the logical thread. The item that holds the die is a "die stock" and is important in that it controls the depth of cut in addition to being a handle. Beautiful guitar.
Just acquired a 1915 Gibson L-1 in very similar condition (amazing!) and tailpiece with similar 'rot' problems. I was thinking, "I gotta replace that celluloid block..." and found your video. Well done! Mine has the trapeze wire cast completely into the celluloid (no nuts) but I'm going to design my replacement around the 'nutted' later version. I'm also getting rid of the pegs (terrible design) and will run the strings straight thru the tailpiece, similar to the later all metal trapeze tailpieces. No pegs: no divots in the top, no torqueing of the block, etc. Keep up the good work!
This was a most entertaining video, Jerry! You should do all of the Jimmy Rogers songs, because that was a great one! No one is better at making new pieces than you.
Good fix for sure and my dad use to play a song like that and that sounded just like him. I miss my dad. Thanks for that song.
Sweet. Nice song at the end too. Not surprised to see it has sold.
Another superb job, Jerry. That ebony block on the tailpiece is a masterpiece. The owner of that guitar sure came to the right luthier. And it was very interesting to get a guided tour of the inside of the guitar, thanks for that!
Another great job - what a privilege to be able to watch such a craftsman at work. Sure the old girl appreciated the TLC!
Well I have seen quite a lot of guitars from the 40's and 50's and everyone of them looked like they were found in a desert (cracks in the sound board, scratches all over the place and the tops and back peeling off. So your eyes saw a perfect guitar that was older then those I mentioned that was in Perfect condition .. unless it in a voult with no aire it just does not happen. Still you made it sound perfect, Yhank you again for showing us what it and is not real ... with guitars.
It's a joy to watch you work, sir.
Really good to some real music being made by a technician - fine singing that puts the guitar into context - a good workman loves & uses his tools !
Beautiful guitar. Great job Jerry. Anyone would love to own this after your highly skilled labor.
that is an odd size odd shape tail piece block. man that is a killer guitar even in that refinished condition!
Excellent ... the new owner should be thrilled.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Your videos remind me of when I was younger and I worked on my car with my grandpa and we would chat. Your videos seem more like hanging out with a friend in his shop as opposed to other TH-camrs who are wrapped up in themselves. Thanks for sharing your work with us!
The yodeling stringed instrument repairman. Like it!
Recording the tail piece angle wire bend angle was a good idea, I'd have not thought of that (until too late). That finished tailpiece looks very nice! The crack repair worked out very well too.
i googled 1923 Gibson L3 and read about Big Bill Broonzy. Good history lesson for a guy from Chicago!
I have been watching your channel for about a week. I really like how you go about solving problems.
You NAILED Two Gun Daddy! Time to go grab my six string and bang that out. LOVE your channel!
Jerry, the other thing that makes me question how much work has been done to the guitar over the years is the amount of glue on the sides of it when you showed us the interior with the camera. In any case, you have done another wonderful piece of work on this beautiful old instrument. You are keeping history alive with the craft you do.
Wonderful video Jerry!!!!!!!!))) Loved your singing!!!!!)))🎸🎸🎸👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼😊
Always a pleasure to watch a master craftsman, great job
Great, I love the old guitars
Awesome! love the video great work as always Jerry and love the singing and picking great work my friend.
love this repair nice to know the braising rod will work ,cant get over the sound of that ebony hitting the table true acoustics there,many good tips here
I played one of those Gibson L guitars once-excellent for acoustic swing. Great repair, as always, lovingly done.
Great job Jerry as per your usual, I thoroughly enjoyed this video as always. love and peace from bonny Scotland.
Another great one lives on. Good job Jerry.
What a beautiful guitar. I have had arch top f hole guitars in the past, but never seen an arch top round hole model. Love the reflections off the top and back. Nice shape for that old even though it's refinished, and it sounds nice, as does your vocal rendition. Great job and video as always
That's mighty purdy!
That magnifier is called a loupe. We used them in graphics and printing to inspect images and moires.
Amazing job, Jerry! Beautiful guitar!
I don't care if it has been refinished. That is a beautiful old guitar.
Absolutely beautiful. I was amazed that the guitar as old as it is would look like it had been in the case all those yrs. Yet I was a bit disappointed that it had been refinished. I agree whoever did it, did an amazing job. Beautiful work by the way. I truly enjoy watching you bring these guitars back to life, & the care you use. Well done sir!
Amazing work, Jerry!
And to top it all, the merry song at the end.
Wonderful all round!
Love your videos. I wish you many more views and subscribers. Greetings from Germany!
For what it's worth: L3 probably is a series designation. This is much like an L0 (or L1) ca. 1919 that I once owned. It had no trim except for the rosette, thus the low number. These early L's are archtop OVAL soundhole guitars. They have their own funky tone and sound great in the right hands. That tailpiece plastic probably is the same material that's in the finger rest. It's surprising that piece isn't deteriorated, too. I'm glad you're videoing this repair. Very neat old Gibson.
She looks great. you did her justice for sure. thanks for sharing..
I can only hope to look half that good when I’m 97! Great work as usual, Jerry. Appreciate the heck out of everything you do.
Great work Jerry.That is a sweet guitar !
Fantastic as usual, Jerry I never stop learning from your videos. Thank you for the many hours enjoyable education!
Great song Jerry
Very well done!
It sure does sound good! The Headstock has the look of 100 years old. But the refinish is very pretty. Close to original. Play it for 100 more years. Thanks for sharing this with us
Nice job Jerry! What a cool old guitar.
I have steel rods from the most recent coat hangers. In the past they were made of some coated material but not anymore. I use it around the shop and even garden. If you cannot get it, I can send you some.
Man I wish I could find a guitar like this ! Well Jerry I’m going back and watching your older videos again. I hope you are able to post some more soon 🙏
Nice job Jerry! Cheers!
I am constantly amazed at your prowess and patience on these repairs. that is one beautiful old guitar. I particularly enjoyed your performance/demo at the tale end of this video. You sing so beautifully, and considering The Mandolin is your primary instrument, you play guitar with an understated but loving touch!
Rosa String Works oh my that is a beautiful guitar and Jerry you made it better real nice tailpiece and crack fix and polish. The guitar sounds great very nice fix . Thank for the nice video be blessed with loving care and grace.
Great job, that beautiful guitar is probably good for another 100 years. I hope that whoever buys it plays it, far too many of these nice old guitars spend their time hanging on walls or in display cases
Great work. Lovely Guitar. Fun video, Master Jerry.
Very nicely done. Regarding the finish, this looks very similar to an L3 I saw a while back that had a late-60's factory refinish. That guitar had a known history, having stayed in the same family, with photos dating back to the mid 20's, the refinish invoice, etc. I saw it for a much simpler job - worn out tuners. Easily sorted from the shop's "bits & bob's" drawer...
Wonderful work on a gorgeous Gibson. The tri-color sunburst on the top is what made me suspect a refinish. Lovely, though. Jerry, I never stepped on a Lego, but I stepped on a little LiteBrite plastic thing when my daughter was little, and I swear I favored that foot-heel for four months!!!
Nice job, Jerry! Great piece of singing at the end, too.
Being a “Knife guy” I’ve had quite a bit of experience with old celluloid. Look up “celluloid off gassing”. The gasses given off during the decomposition attacks carbon steel with a vengeance and given enough time will also eat away at brass and then nickel silver. Old celluloid knives (or anything else) should be stored away from other items once they start to off gas.
That is a nice piece of true trivia. Celluloid is a very interesting material. If he wanted to prove the material, he could burn a few shavings... celluloid smells like camphor, tortoise shell smells like burning hair.
Both of your comments were very helpful. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I learn something from every video.
Once again great work in both repair and forensics!! Experience is truly, not transferable!!
I have to say that right off the bat I thought it had been re-finished, it looked too good to have survived a 100yrs without any scars, unless it had been left in it's case all that time. As you say, it IS a beautiful guitar and Mike will have no trouble finding a buyer. Your tailpiece work is just plain brilliant, buy ya know, that's what I've come to expect from you.
I bought a roll of cork for $6 from Hobby Lobby that's over next to where the stuff for homemade coasters are. It's like an eighth of an inch thick and it has a sticky back so you just peel and stick. A lot of violin parts have that cork on it, I think that bridge might be a candidate for the same kind of cork as long as it won't melt into to the finish it would protect it more.
Good job, Jerry! 😆
Very nicely done.
Love your channel! I saw that it was a refinish right away, especially having watched you repair another L3 right before. The give away for me was the jet black that had been sprayed around the edges. It has a modern burst finish as opposed to the hand rubbed burst of old that were brown/black and not sprayed . Thanks for all the great videos, I've watched loads of them :)
Yeah after looking at it a while I realized that's what I was working on. I think I cut myself a little slack on that one because of being so colorblind.
@@RosaStringWorks ... You work on so many different guitars from different time periods I'd imagine its hard to keep track .... and being colorblind I know is a hindrance ,my art teacher once asked me, " Your painting is really good but why did you make the grass brown?" lol ....
Gorgeous Job Jerry !
You the Man Jerry,great job as allways,have a great weekend, Cheers.
I notice that where the tailpiece broke was where the steel strings were, so I wonder if the steel had some sort of reaction with that old plastic.
I think people put too much into a guitar being refinished. My wife thinks I need a refinish on a daily basis. If we were talking an old artifact pulled out of a pyramid then no one would touch it, and also, no one would use it. People would just walk past and look at it. To my personal taste, if a refinish is done well and proper, it continues to protect the important thing... the wood. And it is useful as an instrument, looks good and adds years to its life. Patina = damage and rot. Not really on my priority list. But, that's me. I have a few things in my body I would like refinished, and I bet you would trade off that soreness in your hands. :p For my taste, make em all pretty.
Another great job !! Love your work !
This was so cool. I want that guitar!
Love the job on the tailpiece and ebony block, masterful
Beautiful job, Jerry!
really interesting work. This is one of my favorite videos of yours
Great job.
Great song
Sounds really good, another great job.
Couldn't be better!
Terrific job, someone will get a wonderful new girl to cherish. I know it's way beyond my meager means
That sure is a nice looking sweet sounding guitar!
Great work as always Jerry - and what a lovely instrument!
Cheers, John
Good job on the guitar and very nice job on the singing.
You are so great at this!
Fabulous job,and it sounds amazing,Kudos my friend
I've seen that you could use a black light (also known as UV light) to show if there's been some refinishing done to an old instrument. It glows differently and it can be really obvious. People do it when buying used guitars because it can show hidden repairs and refinishes. I wasn't sure if you already knew that, but perhaps it is useful to someone.
Yep black Uv light m.th-cam.com/video/BdqT5ah9vKo/w-d-xo.html
Another fine job. Enjoy all your videos.
Wow! She's a beauty!
Beautiful guitar
Thx for the yodeling guitar sounds great I sold one to my brother 7 years ago..I wasn’t impressed with the sound as it was a bit dead.. but I dare say it wld record well...this one you have looks 10 times better and is sweet ..thx your videos are great
amazing guitar and yodelling
You are quite the yodeler! 🙂
Stepping on a Lego! My Mom still reminds me of that to this day, over 35 years later. Once she was holding a pan of boiling water, stepped on a Lego piece I'd left in the kitchen, spilled the water and burned the top of her foot pretty badly. She still loves me though.
Great looking old guitar Jerry. I think the difference in the peghead and body finish alone is enough evidence of a re-finish. I've also never understood why an improvement to finish should devalue an instrument. Like doing good fret work or a neck reset doesn't take away value unless it's a bad job. Your crack/ finish repair on the back turned out very nice👍 Oh and I was thinking maybe the original end piece thingy was straight but bowed with time but your replacement piece looks right at home. Again nice work brother.
Brazing wire is brittle, might want to stress/ snap test it. Although if a rod has work hardened or has the wrong alloy you can just anneal it. Nice repair.
If it's from the 20s it bakelite. Back then plastic was considered a fancy new material. It hadn't been around long enough for ppl to know what would happen to it after a really long time.
ce Monsieur est vraiment excellent . french admirer
Fine yodeling!