Smoke and mirrors. In the 50s this was a production line product with imperfect processes.. Chasing variables of poor production 70 years later is not particularly rational.. Tom is possibly a sauvant as a player though.
i love how people who never put the endless work and decades of practicing into truly learning how to play an instrument call the people who actually DID put that time in "savants" to make themselves feel better
What a great surprise for guy sitting at home on a Friday night with his guitar on his lap in front of the computer screen!! Much respect to Greg Voros. He's the man! Beautiful work Tony!
As a Tool & Die Maker by trade, I can't get enough of videos like this. The skill that goes into such a thing can't really be appreciated, and on something so rare.
This is a honest question, I’m completely ignorant on the ins and outs of vintage instrument repair, so someone please edify me, this repair costs as much as a new BMW? How? Why? I mean I can see paying a couple thousand bucks for such quality work. I get that. But tens of thousands? Is it because of the fact he is tearing into a 250000 dollar instrument and any fuck up is potentially devastating? Is there an insurance issue here? Is it because there is a finite group of people that are capable of doing this? All of the above? I get the pucker factor he speaks of. I once watched a breast reduction being done, halfway through it I thought to myself how the hell is he going to put that back together? How is he not shitting his pants figuring out how to put this woman’s tits back together? But in the end it was fine beautifully. Is that what costs 10s of thousands? Honestly I’m just asking.
@@ironsausage808Since you're asking for an edification specifically, I'll say that I do not believe for a second this is an honest question, and one might be improved both morally and intellectually by an approach in good faith. Arithmetically, the instrument is likely to appraise at $340,000. Although, a 2020 X3 might set you back 30K, if you're increasing the value of the guitar by $145K, it is indeed as Tom said "a no-brainer".
It is a honest question. As I said I am completely ignorant of this sort of thing. I guess your answer makes sense. Thanks for the condescending and dickish reply though. I guess I’m just not cool enough to know these things.
Thanks so much for sharing this stuff Unc. There's so much passion and craftsmanship that goes on "behind" the music. It all matters, to say the least. It's amazing to have people like yourself showcasing all these amazing cats working their ass off within all different facets of the industry. There's a Dutch saying: "Soort zoekt soort." Basically meaning, like minded souls will always end up finding each other in the end. Your a prime example of that, my dude. You've surrounded yourself with some beautiful souls because of who YOU are.
5-Stars! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 With 34-years of experience as a Master Technician in the Paintless Dent Repair (PDR) world, I've repaired literally millions of dents on vehicles like Hail Damage, door dings etc. without refinishing the vehicle, so I really appreciate quality repair work. Any repair made is a repair, nothing more nothing less... saving the factory finish is by far the most important part of the process whether it's a Ferrari or a guitar body. With PDR there is no bondo, no sanding and no paint involved which is exactly what you state here about saving the factory finish on this guitar. Keep everything as original as possible as often as possible!
As somebody who's eyeballing this as a guitar player, rather than a tech or repairman: that's some of the most incredible work I've ever seen. God DAMN that's impressive.
I love the end where you ask about after spending all that time how you feel about it. In the end, the person doing the work is his own worse critic, you never know how good it is until some time has passed and you revisit it and go, damn, I'm good!!
What a treat to learn from these experts and how Tony transformed this ‘59 to its maximum capacity as a historical instrument. THANKS BUK, TONY, GREG-V!!!
Incredible work on understanding the value of the best playing guitars ever built thank GOD for Les Paul and the craftsmanship that goes into the making of this instrument! Great work Tony!
Wow, that’s a beauty! I would be afraid to handle it and play on it, it’s just too precious. Thank you for taking us on this class trip and showing us the follow-up!
Greg is a master at his craft, and very ... very supportive and honoring to his team. Tony, Tony, Tony.... amazing work sir! Thanks for this Uncle Larry.
Wow, that’s fantastic. Still an honest guitar, preserving as much of the original as possible. The guy who put the coil tap and extra jack probably had no idea, as Greg said it was just an old guitar. Great ending!
I,m a player and know nothing about guitar repair. This looks like a mighty fine job. The level of craftsmanship to get an instrument such as this ,looking as good as and knowing what was done to it perviously is truly great. If you have any pictures of what it looked like before the job would be great but either way ,its a great job. Well done Tony , Greg and uncle Larry.
Looks amazing! ✨🤩✨ I really like how they made the flaws become beautiful unique characteristics. The owner should get some recognition for taking such care of this piece of history.🎖️
Wow! What a stunning repair job! I love every field trip to Gruhns Tom but I especially dig the repair shop experience. Awesome craftsmanship Big Tony!
A dude I grew up with had a '59 burst he gigged with for years in a southern rock honky bar band around town in Indy every weekend in the 70's into the 80's . Even most of us guitar geeks back then knew it was cool but that was way before they went into the stratosphere. It never even crossed my mind to ask him where he got it or what he paid but .my guess is he picked it up in one of the downtown pawn shops we visited back then. Rick was just a regular dude who worked a day job in a factory & gigged weekends. Somewhere around 2005 long after he retired from the band, he sold it for 200k retired and bought a small farm outside of Indy. He said it hurt to let it go because it was the only guitar he ever owned, but it was like hitting the lottery to him.
I watched this with the fascination of having done this dozens of times as necessary in my custom woodworking business. I always dissed my ability as it's not my strongest point, but (pat's self on back) I didn't do too shabby. Nice work BTW.
As if the '59 Les Paul hasn't had enough impact on it's own .. it has elevated the art of restoration and development of specialized techniques for that process. Amazing restoration! I have to go back and look at the first video now and see what it looked like. I love this stuff!
GREAT episode ! `Were there a few nights maybe......2am. staring at the ceiling ,tossing and turning , can't sleep ...self doubt or whatever ....which happens to the best of us.?
That guitar has such a cool vibe going on. I can feel it all the way over here in Columbus Ohio. In 1976, my mom and I went into the string shoppe in columbus ohio and looked at les paul customs for 1500$ she scoffed at the price, and I eventually ended up with a fender tele deluxe (380$ poor mans les paul) So inspiring this les paul you have, I went ahead and purchased a les paul kit from stew mac for 200$, dropped some gibson greenybuckers in it, reworked the neck over at my brothers earlier tonite, I think I'm a les paul guy now, guitar has some serious mojo .... lol
Holy shyte, that's just amazing. I still can't believe the before and after. Thanks Tom for sharing this. PS, Tom you should pick this up for the collection. At $335K it's a steal. LOL Way out my league fo sho
Could just be the lighting, but did the red in that burst really fade that much in the 5 months since the first video?! The red was real pronounced on the edges but now they've mellowed considerably. Not saying that they changed it, but if this guitar spent most of that time hanging in a lit shop would that much fading be possible?!
Most people are clueless on the amount of time anything takes❤ levels of quality❤ levels of attention to detail❗ we live in a cookie cutter throw away Society🍌AZZ
Wow! that's incredible looking. $340,000?!!! I can believe it, but man that is tough to think about. Does someone take out a loan for the repair? Do banks finance the job? And how do you find a buyer for that? Keith Richards?
you would be absolutely amazed at how many people out there can buy stuff like this on a whim the way you buy a pack of gum at the gas station...you know all those buildings and businesses you drive by every day? there are people that own those...and they are not rock stars....and some of them love old guitars
Imagine being the guy that originally owned and trashed this 59 and later found out how valuable they became!!! 😱🤣 How I would have loved to have seen the look on his face!🤣
Smoke and mirrors. In the 50s this was a production line product with imperfect processes.. Chasing variables of poor production 70 years later is not particularly rational.. Tom is possibly a sauvant as a player though.
i love how people who never put the endless work and decades of practicing into truly learning how to play an instrument call the people who actually DID put that time in "savants" to make themselves feel better
Amen brother!@@501chorusecho
Assbrain…what comes out smells like something en route to the sewer after flushing.
@@501chorusechonailed it!
@@501chorusechohaha😂 and why would he shit on this repair??? Crazy…probably an anti-tone wooder
What a great surprise for guy sitting at home on a Friday night with his guitar on his lap in front of the computer screen!! Much respect to Greg Voros. He's the man! Beautiful work Tony!
As a Tool & Die Maker by trade, I can't get enough of videos like this. The skill that goes into such a thing can't really be appreciated, and on something so rare.
This is a honest question, I’m completely ignorant on the ins and outs of vintage instrument repair, so someone please edify me, this repair costs as much as a new BMW? How? Why? I mean I can see paying a couple thousand bucks for such quality work. I get that. But tens of thousands? Is it because of the fact he is tearing into a 250000 dollar instrument and any fuck up is potentially devastating? Is there an insurance issue here? Is it because there is a finite group of people that are capable of doing this? All of the above?
I get the pucker factor he speaks of. I once watched a breast reduction being done, halfway through it I thought to myself how the hell is he going to put that back together? How is he not shitting his pants figuring out how to put this woman’s tits back together? But in the end it was fine beautifully. Is that what costs 10s of thousands? Honestly I’m just asking.
@@ironsausage808Since you're asking for an edification specifically, I'll say that I do not believe for a second this is an honest question, and one might be improved both morally and intellectually by an approach in good faith.
Arithmetically, the instrument is likely to appraise at $340,000. Although, a 2020 X3 might set you back 30K, if you're increasing the value of the guitar by $145K, it is indeed as Tom said "a no-brainer".
It is a honest question. As I said I am completely ignorant of this sort of thing. I guess your answer makes sense. Thanks for the condescending and dickish reply though. I guess I’m just not cool enough to know these things.
@@ironsausage808 If I misinterpreted, I apologize. I was only shooting for a little dickish
@@ironsausage808what would you charge for 175 plus hours of highly skilled labor?
It took him 4 months to do this…you would do it for a couple grand?
Tony Nagy is a skilled craftsman and artist. Great work Big Tony.
The level of master craftsmanship here is incredible.
Thanks so much for sharing this stuff Unc. There's so much passion and craftsmanship that goes on "behind" the music. It all matters, to say the least. It's amazing to have people like yourself showcasing all these amazing cats working their ass off within all different facets of the industry. There's a Dutch saying: "Soort zoekt soort." Basically meaning, like minded souls will always end up finding each other in the end. Your a prime example of that, my dude. You've surrounded yourself with some beautiful souls because of who YOU are.
thank you bro...appreciate the kind words
5-Stars! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 With 34-years of experience as a Master Technician in the Paintless Dent Repair (PDR) world, I've repaired literally millions of dents on vehicles like Hail Damage, door dings etc. without refinishing the vehicle, so I really appreciate quality repair work. Any repair made is a repair, nothing more nothing less... saving the factory finish is by far the most important part of the process whether it's a Ferrari or a guitar body. With PDR there is no bondo, no sanding and no paint involved which is exactly what you state here about saving the factory finish on this guitar. Keep everything as original as possible as often as possible!
Woodworker all my life, guitars for 22 years. That is the best "respectful" repair I have seen.
As somebody who's eyeballing this as a guitar player, rather than a tech or repairman: that's some of the most incredible work I've ever seen. God DAMN that's impressive.
this man puts out more quality content than I have time set aside to consume it all. we are blessed
Hey Tom, thanks for the follow up. It’s great to see damage on a great guitar repaired properly and done very well.
I love the end where you ask about after spending all that time how you feel about it. In the end, the person doing the work is his own worse critic, you never know how good it is until some time has passed and you revisit it and go, damn, I'm good!!
What a treat to learn from these experts and how Tony transformed this ‘59 to its maximum capacity as a historical instrument. THANKS BUK, TONY, GREG-V!!!
Tony is an artist!
Jaw drop beautiful . Amazing craftmanship !
Incredible work on understanding the value of the best playing guitars ever built thank GOD for Les Paul and the craftsmanship that goes into the making of this instrument!
Great work Tony!
That is so awesome!!! Well done Tony!!!
What a gorgeous instrument. It's fascinating to see someone doing anything at the highest level. Hats off Tony
Wow, that’s a beauty! I would be afraid to handle it and play on it, it’s just too precious. Thank you for taking us on this class trip and showing us the follow-up!
That is an amazing piece of work, Tony. Unbelievable.
Awesome repair work Tony. Just the right balance between being able to see the history of the guitar and making it look fantastic again.
Super talented guys. That thing is a heartbreaker.
Beautiful beautiful work. Tony is a true craftsman of the highest order.
I love the Gruhn visits! thanks Uncle Larry
It was great to see this follow up Tom, they did a great job as usual. Thumbs up to the boys at Gruhns.
That top looks ****** amazing. LOVE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That’s so cool, I left a comment on the original post with this guitar saying it would be fascinating to see the finished product. What genius!!
Greg is a master at his craft, and very ... very supportive and honoring to his team. Tony, Tony, Tony.... amazing work sir! Thanks for this Uncle Larry.
Greg Voros handed me this guitar last Tuesday. What an amazing instrument, and what a great guy
Spectacular work. Well worth doing on that instrument. I am glad guys with that much skill exist.
Just looking at that guitar has to be one of the most, if not the most iconic guitars of all time. Pure style and class
Grateful to watch this process. Unreal work. Cheers
Great to see such a fine instrument brought back to original, great workmanship
Both of these guys are top of the line. There's so much good info here. Thanks for the follow up👊
World's most expensive chopper, unchopped; well done Tony.
Thanks for the follow-up video, Tom - Loved it!
Wow, that’s fantastic. Still an honest guitar, preserving as much of the original as possible. The guy who put the coil tap and extra jack probably had no idea, as Greg said it was just an old guitar. Great ending!
I,m a player and know nothing about guitar repair. This looks like a mighty fine job. The level of craftsmanship to get an instrument such as this ,looking as good as and knowing what was done to it perviously is truly great. If you have any pictures of what it looked like before the job would be great but either way ,its a great job. Well done Tony , Greg and uncle Larry.
I don't recall the Homeskoolin' lesson number, but Tom did a piece on it a while back - 4 monthsish...
Incredible, thank you for sharing. Cheers from Canada
I'm impressed. That guitar is gorgeous.
Looks amazing! ✨🤩✨
I really like how they made the flaws become beautiful unique characteristics.
The owner should get some recognition for taking such care of this piece of history.🎖️
This is so awesome, thanks for sharing. True artists and craftsmen.
Wow! What a stunning repair job! I love every field trip to Gruhns Tom but I especially dig the repair shop experience. Awesome craftsmanship Big Tony!
Good stuff Tom, many thanks to all involved.
A dude I grew up with had a '59 burst he gigged with for years in a southern rock honky bar band around town in Indy every weekend in the 70's into the 80's . Even most of us guitar geeks back then knew it was cool but that was way before they went into the stratosphere. It never even crossed my mind to ask him where he got it or what he paid but .my guess is he picked it up in one of the downtown pawn shops we visited back then. Rick was just a regular dude who worked a day job in a factory & gigged weekends. Somewhere around 2005 long after he retired from the band, he sold it for 200k retired and bought a small farm outside of Indy. He said it hurt to let it go because it was the only guitar he ever owned, but it was like hitting the lottery to him.
"honky band". That's actually a better description but it should've been honky TONK band
Or a band called the crackers
TH-cam wouldn't let me say cracker they take things down they don't even read the contexts
I love these videos. Really inspiring to see this level of craftsmanship.
Looks fantastic Tony! Master craftsman! Thank you Tom! ❤️
I watched this with the fascination of having done this dozens of times as necessary in my custom woodworking business. I always dissed my ability as it's not my strongest point, but (pat's self on back) I didn't do too shabby. Nice work BTW.
Superstar job! What a beauty 👍🏻
Love these Gruhn videos. Cheers boys.
As if the '59 Les Paul hasn't had enough impact on it's own .. it has elevated the art of restoration and development of specialized techniques for that process. Amazing restoration! I have to go back and look at the first video now and see what it looked like. I love this stuff!
That repair is much like doctors in the ER room saving someones life.
These guys are true artists.
Wow amazing standard of work there, i hope these skills are being passed on to future repair guys.
That’s amazing. Great work Tony!
Maestro Greg, among other things, possesses impeccable taste in hats.
Fabulous video Tom. Great to see Greg V looking happy and healthy. Man these guys know their shit.
Play it! So curious... Beautiful work!
Those guys know what they are doing at that shop!! Best in the world!!!
Thanks for the report, Unc!!
Love these. Want to see Larry make the final product roar at the end.
Just got done with my solo guitar this was way better bless yall! From another southern kid to another. Big love ❤🎉
Love to see these treasures live on
Amazing job!!!
GREAT episode ! `Were there a few nights maybe......2am. staring at the ceiling ,tossing and turning , can't sleep ...self doubt or whatever ....which happens to the best of us.?
Amazing work, love the sunburst on this, it looks faded with less red than the before photos. Is that just the lighting? It’s freaking beautiful
Great video. Amazing work!
It’s a beauty….I love a red headed stepchildren. What a top!
Fascinating. All of it!
beautiful work
That guitar has such a cool vibe going on. I can feel it all the way over here in Columbus Ohio. In 1976, my mom and I went into the string shoppe in columbus ohio and looked at les paul customs for 1500$ she scoffed at the price, and I eventually ended up with a fender tele deluxe (380$ poor mans les paul) So inspiring this les paul you have, I went ahead and purchased a les paul kit from stew mac for 200$, dropped some gibson greenybuckers in it, reworked the neck over at my brothers earlier tonite, I think I'm a les paul guy now, guitar has some serious mojo .... lol
Wow man ! That was fascinating thanks Unk !
I wish that I was half as good at anything...as these people are at their craft. Im in awe.
Whatever it is that you do with your life..ya gotta love it..
Holy shyte, that's just amazing. I still can't believe the before and after. Thanks Tom for sharing this. PS, Tom you should pick this up for the collection. At $335K it's a steal. LOL Way out my league fo sho
Amazing work, true artist
Tom I'm very curious to know - did you play the '59 burst whilst at Gruhn's?
Aw I was so hoping Tom was gonna play it for a few minutes. Dam!! lol
59' chopper = crying shame; glad the bois @ Gruhn's got a hold of it. Fine rework, not trying to hide the previous butchery.
Excellent. Thank you.
My Bauhaus design hero was Laszlo Moholy-Nagy.
Not a lot of folks can access that shop.
Thnx Larry.
Fascinating.
Goin hard in the paint with all these vids! I want a diploma soon!
How do they blend in the clear without spraying the entire guitar🤔Secret 😊
Not easy but easier with lacquer. Poly you would have to spray the whole thing
Amazing❤
Jesus fkging Christ …how did I miss the Gruhn’s episode of the burst a few months back !
❤night Skool
Awesome
Extra Credit!
Tis Brian
Magicians!
Could just be the lighting, but did the red in that burst really fade that much in the 5 months since the first video?! The red was real pronounced on the edges but now they've mellowed considerably. Not saying that they changed it, but if this guitar spent most of that time hanging in a lit shop would that much fading be possible?!
Most people are clueless on the amount of time anything takes❤ levels of quality❤ levels of attention to detail❗ we live in a cookie cutter throw away Society🍌AZZ
How does it sound?
Wow! that's incredible looking. $340,000?!!! I can believe it, but man that is tough to think about. Does someone take out a loan for the repair? Do banks finance the job? And how do you find a buyer for that? Keith Richards?
you would be absolutely amazed at how many people out there can buy stuff like this on a whim the way you buy a pack of gum at the gas station...you know all those buildings and businesses you drive by every day? there are people that own those...and they are not rock stars....and some of them love old guitars
"Take that chopper to Big Tony."
There's an amazing Les Paul repair/refinishing shop in Akron, Ohio. Lays Guitar Shop
the only bummer is I didn't get to hear it. :(
Imagine being the guy that originally owned and trashed this 59 and later found out how valuable they became!!! 😱🤣 How I would have loved to have seen the look on his face!🤣
Only for the price of a new BMW X3? These guys need to go up on their prices!