Love the armrest idea! I believe it will look beautiful. Like the ugly duckling, it's born ugly and turns into a beauty when done growing. When the lord made me, he gave me the gift of being able to picture the finished product in my mind at the beginning of the project. I believe he gave you that gift too. It seems to me kinda like fixing a mouse chew in an F-hole. I know you did a great job on that. I really like the music in the background when your not talking too, it's a nice touch and makes the video seem even more professional, if that's even possible. Thanks again for sharing your work with us.
This is such a cool idea. I'm glad you saw this and decided to put it on one of your own. Outstanding workmanship and I love your flexibility of thought. If you don't have a plan "B" through " Z" somethings will never get finished. If I had seen your videos about 47 yrs. ago, I might have decided to become a luthier in stead of a machinist.
The arm rest is a great idea. It's a key position while playing (comfort and sweat lol...I have to put a cloth there). Cool your clamping @17:42 Very interesting. Thanks Jerry 👍🎶🎶🎶
The biggest use for that surprise is actually a massive boost to tone, if you use it correctly. I never knew that those things had such an important use and I always played the same way for years, but it was pretty eye-opening when I realized the difference it made when I changed my playing style
The roundover does make it more comfortable to play and it adds a sophisticated touch that makes the guitar unique and says "quality". Can't wait to see it finished !
I've watched this build several times from beginning to end. As well as many other luthiers. Never seen an armrest that was easy. No doubt you pulled that off with great results. Way to go Jerry. PS: Still waiting for that guitar so I can dispose of it for you.
A beautiful addition Jerry. Your build quality is outstanding as usual. I can't wait for the finished guitar, your customer should be delighted. I also really enjoy your recorded music, as it lets me hear your mandolin chops. They keep me inspired to continue practicing my mandolin as well. Thank you for the great videos and the musical inspiration, good health to you and your family, Cheers!
Been waiting for this one and NOT disappointed in the least. Great ideas and great execution. Couldn't be more admiring of your talents. I also think Alison Krauss might want to meet the RSW band for future touring plans. You folks are WAY GOOD.
I have been enjoying your pod cast, I have built 17 dragon not Guitars so far 14 of them were worthy of giving away. Thank you for taking the time to share your techniques I will be a committed follower.
Great video. I think thats going to be a great sounding guitar. And yes we could hear that on the mic. It sounded like a big booming drum. I am looking forward to the next videos. Thank you for sharing this video. I hope you have a very blessed week.
"It's time to quit thinkin' about it and just get her done!!!" Classic wisdom. Reminds me of my old uncle who would catch me stalling and say, "Jimbo, at the end of the day, this hay has to be in that barn!"
I think your idea is brilliant. Your work is excellent and love your video's . I have learned so much watching your repair stuff I would have thrown away. I have one guitar I would love to send to you for 2 repairs.
Jerry the method I have seen, but never tried is to glue the armrest wood flush to the side glue the top on as normal then carve through the top to expose the wood underneath, gives different issues of course like binding. Its an easier method but probably not as nice as the way you have done it. Excellent vid as usual.
Another fine build Jerry! I love the arm rest. I would like to build an acoustic with a more pronounced arm rest. Similar to a Stratocaster. I saw a custom built acoustic guitar in a pawn shop in Salt Lake City years ago that had about a 1 inch bevel right at the top of the lower bout. The builder must of had to bend the top. Great video of your "trade secrets". Thanxz
Fantastic craftsmanship as always. I was just in a music store this week and saw a Martin with a somewhat similar roundover feature. It was one of their lower end models without binding. The roundover was more pronounced than I think yours is going to be - it seemed to extend further down the side. (Wish now I'd taken a closer look at it!)
Jerry, as an alternative once you had the armrest installed and cut back, it would have been easy to make a paper template of it and then sit it or even glue it on the top and mark what to cut off. I'm a great fan of templates. Of course as expected you made a great job of it your way!
Hey Jerry, the bevel armrest is a gutsy undertaking, just wondering if you’d have considered fitting up a half or full stiff cardboard template of the top first and and tweak to shape that with scissors, etc., then use that to trim then wooden top. That maybe would have lessened the stomach churning part. SO looking forward to the rest of your guitar build!! And, even though you had that video about the lifestyle change, I think you’re putting up more videos now that even before, and we certainly appreciate it!
Jerry, I think that trepidation is common when trying new things in building. I just delivered the ES 335 I was building and I experienced a number of butt puckers along the way. Steam bending sides for one. Anyway I think it's good to try new things as builders it just keeps it interesting. Also it's looking good, and sounding good. As a side note, Robbie O'Brien has a video on adding an arm contour. He uses a different approach but that doesn't make yours any less valid.
when you are a 1/16th away from the join, clamp the top on and use your router/dremel with a 1/16th bit and follow the join of the round over timber and the top and then the pieces will fit together perfect.
Jerry, you gave me the nerve to go for the arm bevel on 2 guitars I'm building. Watch Robbie O'Brien's video on the subject very informative. The guitar sounds awesome and looks even better. Great build!
I'm just hoping you made templates before you glued the top down. Looks great Jerry. Believe it or not, not only does Taylor make it on their high end guitars, but Washburn has it on some of their models too. I am just an old cabinet maker. I've always called it a "relief cut" for your arm. (Don't know if that is correct). Again, very nice
Nice work. I've always wondered about where the bracings should be and it seems that there are no set rules set. Some are glued on "willy nelly" without much considérations about how much they affect the resonance of vibration and sound that too many of them can dampen the sound ? Are there rules or just experience ?
You bit off the 'Surprise' because you are the man for a challenge. If you were 'normal', we would not love you as much! I am a 'bit-er off-er too, just can't leave well enough alone, usually successfully! Any one can do 'normal'!
After reading the replies, I had another thought, for what it's worth. In the future if your going to use this feature, couldn't you fit the top shape to the armrest before adding the top bracing to make the fitting easier on you? I think your inner and outer binding will be beautiful, but that fit looks so close, that you wouldn't even need a binding to make it look like a good fit. Also, how do you give two thumbs up rather than just one?
Thanks Jerry for another great episode! Question: is there any benefit to the string clamping as opposed to using actual clamps? Keep up the good work man!!
It's mostly that I want to keep the guitar in the mold until the top is attached. The string works better while the sides are inside the mold. Keep in mind that the back is not touching the bottom of the mold along the sides. So the string doesn't put quite as much pressure as clamps would. And the string spreads out the pressure pretty evenly.
a bit late for my suggestion but, to transfer those contours and curves for the top fit ... maybe some trimmed carbon paper to get a shadow on the underside of the top. Always a thumbs up
I have a question for you if you don't mind, and it doesn't have anything to do with the video...lol what grit do you use for the final polish of a fret job? Oh, I love your music! Can you buy the music on your website?? I guess that was technically two questions, hahaha!! Thank you so much for everything!!
Jerry, where do you find clothes pins that have some strength to them. I have my mothers set from back in the 50s and they have strong springs but the ones I find today are smaller diameter wire and weak.
You can fix that by putting rubber bands around the front part of the clothespin. More towards the spring, but on the front half. They just need some support and a rubber band does wonders.
lol, nevermind, I found it, right at the beginning. Turns out i'm too busy listening to you and watching the work and not paying attention to the big ol subtitles!
Plotting with a compass might have saved you some time. Offset your center a specific amount, clamp the top, use a compass to plot the same distance to create your cut line. Then sneak up on it. Here is how a shipwright plots a (varying on both sides) curved plank on a boat. th-cam.com/video/xTQWnOgVZAs/w-d-xo.htmlm
I dont see where he's radiused the top and bottom .. you know ..what the luthiers call "driving the bus"... did he just not record that or does he skip that ?
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You did it because your Jerry and you care about your craft and the enjoyment people get from it!
Love the armrest idea! I believe it will look beautiful. Like the ugly duckling, it's born ugly and turns into a beauty when done growing. When the lord made me, he gave me the gift of being able to picture the finished product in my mind at the beginning of the project. I believe he gave you that gift too. It seems to me kinda like fixing a mouse chew in an F-hole. I know you did a great job on that. I really like the music in the background when your not talking too, it's a nice touch and makes the video seem even more professional, if that's even possible. Thanks again for sharing your work with us.
This is such a cool idea. I'm glad you saw this and decided to put it on one of your own. Outstanding workmanship and I love your flexibility of thought. If you don't have a plan "B" through " Z" somethings will never get finished. If I had seen your videos about 47 yrs. ago, I might have decided to become a luthier in stead of a machinist.
Great work, my Washburn has that feature, so I knew exactly what you were doing after the second time you said, "it's a secret". 👍
I bet the owner will love that feature and will be glad you wanted it in your guitar.
The arm rest is a great idea. It's a key position while playing (comfort and sweat lol...I have to put a cloth there). Cool your clamping @17:42 Very interesting.
Thanks Jerry 👍🎶🎶🎶
Beautiful work Jerry it's really taylor made !
The biggest use for that surprise is actually a massive boost to tone, if you use it correctly. I never knew that those things had such an important use and I always played the same way for years, but it was pretty eye-opening when I realized the difference it made when I changed my playing style
That's a really nice little touch Mr. Jerry. People are going to be really suprised how good it is going to look when you get the binding on there.
The roundover does make it more comfortable to play and it adds a sophisticated touch that makes the guitar unique and says "quality". Can't wait to see it finished !
Man I love watching you make this custom guitar, its starting to look amazing. Can't wait to see the next instalment. Your work is excellent.
A great addition there Jerry, I'm sure the customer will love it.
Fantastic - what an excellent craftsman you are. Thanks for the videos.
I've watched this build several times from beginning to end. As well as many other luthiers. Never seen an armrest that was easy. No doubt you pulled that off with great results. Way to go Jerry. PS: Still waiting for that guitar so I can dispose of it for you.
I LOVE YOUR WORK . GOT TO KEEP WATCHING, FABULOUS.
I check my computer every day just to see if you put out another video.It's a lot of work for you,and I really appreciate what you're doing .Thanks
I wish I had both the skills and the energy. Amazing how much you accomplish Jerry
Just got a chance to see this one here on a Sunday afternoon. Not a builder or repair, just love that sound and look. Amazing!
Braces look SO GOOD!!!
Really cool addition Jerry. I've looked at those high range guitars with those and liked the look and practicality.
Great idea Jerry,she's coming along nicely,Cheers your a wizard.
Looking good . . . like your added detail . . . great video.
A beautiful addition Jerry. Your build quality is outstanding as usual. I can't wait for the finished guitar, your customer should be delighted.
I also really enjoy your recorded music, as it lets me hear your mandolin chops. They keep me inspired to continue practicing my mandolin as well.
Thank you for the great videos and the musical inspiration, good health to you and your family, Cheers!
Looks really nice Jerry !!!!!!))) Great Work!!!!!!!!!))).🎸🎸🎸👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼😊
Nice to see again the work on the "swallow". ;-)
Been waiting for this one and NOT disappointed in the least. Great ideas and great execution. Couldn't be more admiring of your talents. I also think Alison Krauss might want to meet the RSW band for future touring plans. You folks are WAY GOOD.
I have been enjoying your pod cast, I have built 17 dragon not Guitars so far 14 of them were worthy of giving away.
Thank you for taking the time to share your techniques I will be a committed follower.
Wonderful idea, Jerry. Can’t wait for the completion. Thanks as always for sharing your expertise.
Love the wood grain in the top. Beautiful.....
Great detail and nice creativity.
Great job Jerry!! Can't wait to hear the guitar and loved the tunes!! I would be very happy with the SURPRISE!!
Great video. I think thats going to be a great sounding guitar. And yes we could hear that on the mic. It sounded like a big booming drum. I am looking forward to the next videos. Thank you for sharing this video. I hope you have a very blessed week.
I have a done several LASKIN armrest bevels and Manzer Wedges , but still learned from watching your process . Very good man !
Yet one more way to clamp from the clamp master, string ! Just wanted to say that the bracing on the top is art,beautiful !Cheers Mr Rosa!
You can use rubber bands, too, the larger the better. I've found some 1" wide ones that work really well for this method.
nice work, I could hear the ringing even on video when you tapped it!
I was actually getting nervous watching! My feet were twitching around like when you watch a good thriller movie!! I had total faith in you!!!!
love your work Jerry !!!
Missing the 1 hour videos :)
Sure appreciate the time it takes to produce.. Thanks for sharing with us.
You are a true MASTER
"It's time to quit thinkin' about it and just get her done!!!" Classic wisdom. Reminds me of my old uncle who would catch me stalling and say, "Jimbo, at the end of the day, this hay has to be in that barn!"
That is definitely going to be an awesome guitar!
I think your idea is brilliant. Your work is excellent and love your video's . I have learned so much watching your repair stuff I would have thrown away. I have one guitar I would love to send to you for 2 repairs.
Great job, looking forward to the next insallment, Jerry!
Very impressive! Can't wait for the next video!
I love your Arm bevel, great tone/sound. I did do a larger bevel on my guitar top replacement. Thanks so much
thank you . sounds like a good idea .
Can't wait to watch you bind that baby, Jerry
you can tell that the sound is fantastic!!!
That's a cool feature, never seen one with a rolled edge like that.
*found that taylor you mentioned. TAYLOR ACADEMY 12E ACOUSTIC ELECTRIC GUITAR
Jerry the method I have seen, but never tried is to glue the armrest wood flush to the side glue the top on as normal then carve through the top to expose the wood underneath, gives different issues of course like binding. Its an easier method but probably not as nice as the way you have done it. Excellent vid as usual.
Phenomenal job Jerry Rosa
Looks damn good you have taught me alot .
Another fine build Jerry! I love the arm rest. I would like to build an acoustic with a more pronounced arm rest. Similar to a Stratocaster. I saw a custom built acoustic guitar in a pawn shop in Salt Lake City years ago that had about a 1 inch bevel right at the top of the lower bout. The builder must of had to bend the top. Great video of your "trade secrets". Thanxz
looking great. i remember you mechaning this modification sometime back.
Its looking great Jerry.
Fantastic craftsmanship as always. I was just in a music store this week and saw a Martin with a somewhat similar roundover feature. It was one of their lower end models without binding. The roundover was more pronounced than I think yours is going to be - it seemed to extend further down the side. (Wish now I'd taken a closer look at it!)
Simply a piece of art.
The care and attention to your work is quite something, looking forward to the next edition.
Very nice feature having an arm rest..Looks GREAT...Cant wait for the next few videos...
Binding splitting and rejoining around the arm rest is going to be beautiful! I am hoping you go to the effort of herring bone binding...
Jerry, as an alternative once you had the armrest installed and cut back, it would have been easy to make a paper template of it and then sit it or even glue it on the top and mark what to cut off. I'm a great fan of templates. Of course as expected you made a great job of it your way!
Really enjoying this.
Hey Jerry, the bevel armrest is a gutsy undertaking, just wondering if you’d have considered fitting up a half or full stiff cardboard template of the top first and and tweak to shape that with scissors, etc., then use that to trim then wooden top. That maybe would have lessened the stomach churning part. SO looking forward to the rest of your guitar build!! And, even though you had that video about the lifestyle change, I think you’re putting up more videos now that even before, and we certainly appreciate it!
Jerry, I think that trepidation is common when trying new things in building. I just delivered the ES 335 I was building and I experienced a number of butt puckers along the way. Steam bending sides for one. Anyway I think it's good to try new things as builders it just keeps it interesting. Also it's looking good, and sounding good. As a side note, Robbie O'Brien has a video on adding an arm contour. He uses a different approach but that doesn't make yours any less valid.
when you are a 1/16th away from the join, clamp the top on and use your router/dremel with a 1/16th bit and follow the join of the round over timber and the top and then the pieces will fit together perfect.
Loved the version of Wayfairing Stranger
Love this! Amazing work!!
Great work
Looking great so far Jerry, can't wait to see the finished guitar.
That thing is gonna be beautiful and sound good I'm sure it's gonna be hard to send it to it's new home
Jerry, you gave me the nerve to go for the arm bevel on 2 guitars I'm building. Watch Robbie O'Brien's video on the subject very informative.
The guitar sounds awesome and looks even better. Great build!
I'm just hoping you made templates before you glued the top down.
Looks great Jerry. Believe it or not, not only does Taylor make it on their high end guitars, but Washburn has it on some of their models too. I am just an old cabinet maker. I've always called it a "relief cut" for your arm. (Don't know if that is correct). Again, very nice
I had a book of guitar building I found at a salvation army 30 years ago. The way they clamped the top and bottom on was exactly like that.
Looking forward to the next episode of this guitar build Jerry 👍
Nice work. I've always wondered about where the bracings should be and it seems that there are no set rules set. Some are glued on "willy nelly" without much considérations about how much they affect the resonance of vibration and sound that too many of them can dampen the sound ? Are there rules or just experience ?
I think I´ve seen that somewhere, only then it was with soundholes directed toward the player for him to better hear the sound while playing
You bit off the 'Surprise' because you are the man for a challenge. If you were 'normal', we would not love you as much! I am a 'bit-er off-er too, just can't leave well enough alone, usually successfully! Any one can do 'normal'!
Brilliant!
Have enjoyed the video
Sweet!
How wide is the bacing, look nice.
Before you glued in the arm rest I am wondering why you didn't use the piece for a pattern on the top. Just curious.
Certainly taking shape. Wish it was mine.
Glad to see you're using "yellow glue." When do you add the "patina"?
After reading the replies, I had another thought, for what it's worth. In the future if your going to use this feature, couldn't you fit the top shape to the armrest before adding the top bracing to make the fitting easier on you? I think your inner and outer binding will be beautiful, but that fit looks so close, that you wouldn't even need a binding to make it look like a good fit. Also, how do you give two thumbs up rather than just one?
Thanks Jerry for another great episode! Question: is there any benefit to the string clamping as opposed to using actual clamps? Keep up the good work man!!
It's mostly that I want to keep the guitar in the mold until the top is attached. The string works better while the sides are inside the mold. Keep in mind that the back is not touching the bottom of the mold along the sides. So the string doesn't put quite as much pressure as clamps would. And the string spreads out the pressure pretty evenly.
Ah thanks for the info! And again! Your channel is amazing! Cant wait for the next one :)
a bit late for my suggestion but, to transfer those contours and curves for the top fit ... maybe some trimmed carbon paper to get a shadow on the underside of the top. Always a thumbs up
I do use carbon paper often but in this case the braces were holding it up so it wouldn't have rubbed.
Mr Rosa is the string clamping referred to as the Gulliver tiedown method by any chance Love your work and fierce passion
Ha! Gulliver's Travels came to mind with me as well.
I have a question for you if you don't mind, and it doesn't have anything to do with the video...lol what grit do you use for the final polish of a fret job? Oh, I love your music! Can you buy the music on your website?? I guess that was technically two questions, hahaha!! Thank you so much for everything!!
I use 600 grit. Yes there are some songs available on my website. Thanks for watching.
Jerry, where do you find clothes pins that have some strength to them. I have my mothers set from back in the 50s and they have strong springs but the ones I find today are smaller diameter wire and weak.
You can fix that by putting rubber bands around the front part of the clothespin. More towards the spring, but on the front half. They just need some support and a rubber band does wonders.
Where is part 4? Did I miss it? I can't seem to find it..
I think he left out the "Part 4" in the title. It does say 225 like the rest of them and is right before the "Shop Tour" video.
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Rosa String Works Thanks Jerry! Somehow missed that one. The guitar is coming along nicely! She's gonna be a cannon.
When does the bridge plate get installed?
Respectfully, would a fitment like a fiddle chin rest be easier?
Would you bind through the armrest? I'd leave that without but wait to see what you do Jerry
Just looked at the Taylor one.. I understand now... I wait to see you do that!
Hiya, i think it looks great the now. You said it's not as big as you've seen, well bud sometimes less is more. Anticipation here.
It's called a 'Bevel' arm rest
Looking forward to your next instalment.
what's the name of the song starting at 1:49 or so. Is it yours? It makes me want to start carving things!
lol, nevermind, I found it, right at the beginning. Turns out i'm too busy listening to you and watching the work and not paying attention to the big ol subtitles!
Cool as mayonnaise......
Plotting with a compass might have saved you some time. Offset your center a specific amount, clamp the top, use a compass to plot the same distance to create your cut line. Then sneak up on it.
Here is how a shipwright plots a (varying on both sides) curved plank on a boat.
th-cam.com/video/xTQWnOgVZAs/w-d-xo.htmlm
I dont see where he's radiused the top and bottom .. you know ..what the luthiers call "driving the bus"... did he just not record that or does he skip that ?
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An extra degree of difficulty, but where's the fun in easy? As they say, no guts, no glory. Looking forward to seeing the arm rest when it's finished.
YOU HAD ME GLUED TO THE SCREEN ON THE BUILD HERE
YOU STRUNG ME ALONG
I'M NOT MOVING FROM THIS SPOT UNTIL THE NEXT TIME
CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR IT
CARLOS GUITARLOS USA HIGHLAND PARK L.A. 90042
"ALL I WANTED" A 2006
ORIGINAL COMPOSITION
HEADPHONES OR EARBUDS
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