I know this was 5 years ago but you do a fantastic job of being this violin back to life! Grandpa would really be proud 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

You sir, are truly gifted. I get a kick out of you when you point out all of what you perceive as flaws. I am a woodworker and build reproduction clocks as well as small pieces such as Bible stands. I once had a cabinet maker come over to take a look at my work. I showed him several clocks and pointed out all the flaws I noticed when I was building them. When he was finished looking them over he turned to me and said "Now there are two of us that know about the flaws". He reminded me that there are two definitions of quality. Yours, which you will never meet, and the customer's which is relatively easy to meet. I'm sure the work you do for people leaves them thrilled and very grateful that they have found someone as talented as you. It's nice to know in this age of Walmart and instant gratification, someone is still here to take the time to provide quality workmanship.

@robertowen1956

5 жыл бұрын

Neither of those "definitions"has anything to do with quality of course. As a retired quality assurance professional, my best definition is "suitable for the intended use or purpose", which is VERY flexible. If the customer is satisfied, everybody should be. Even so, YOUR definitions dovetail nicely with my real-world definition. The craftsman should NEVER be satisfied.

@donaldjones3580

3 жыл бұрын

When taking my son on a campus tour for college the guide pointed out one wood hand rail post was installed upside down, the Amish/Mennonite craftsmen who did the work said only God is perfect.

Not only talented but also very very patient. This is the man who fixed my father's very old fiddles about twenty years ago. They are still in daily use at about age 120 years. The fiddles not the luthier :)

Jerry, I enjoy watching you work. Your attention to detail is commendable. Your workmanship is astounding. Excellent!

I watched this whole project from beginning to end and whatever you billed these folks it wasn't nearly enough, no matter, you're clearly a man who loves his work and it shows.

@RosaStringWorks

7 жыл бұрын

Lyle Marvin thank you very kindly my friend I really appreciate it

Jerry, I love watching you bring what many others would consider trash back to life, often better than new. I have seen far too many pieces of European antiques, with carvings and inlay, pressed into (and mutilated in) commercial service (restaurants and such) and old instruments, of all kinds, with screws run through them, hanging on a wall. It, truly, saddens me to sickness. It is so fine, to see someone of such skill and talent (you have so many of both) expressing such love and care, in restoring these damaged and or abused instruments, to their former glory and usefulness or better. Thank you for your care, thank you for your work, thank you for letting use watch.

When you got that ol' violin she was lookin' pretty sad. The way she looks now is the very definition of "fit as a fiddle"! Great job! Another one that won't be firewood anytime soon. You've inspired me to see if I can find and some old violin in need of some love and do my best to make her right again. Thanks for the inspiration!

Another "Why bother" instrument gets a new life from the touch of the re-master's hand! It'll outlive both of us!

@RosaStringWorks

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jeff. I'm sure it will out live us. It's nice knowing something that otherwise would be headed to the scrap pile will be left behind for perhaps hundreds of years after were gone. You and I have that in common.

@jameslowe6163

6 жыл бұрын

Rosa String

Absolutely gorgeous! I would love, love, love to see your customers reaction at the reveal! I know I would just be speechless! And then having a video record of the transformation, priceless!

This was a great video. Thank you for going the extra mile to make this beauty play again. I enjoy your videos!

Maestro! I would never have expected this to come out as "pristine" as this! Wow! What a series! Thank you for being you, Jerry! Definitely one of my absolute faves on KZread! :) Cheers from Germany! Markus

I’ve mostly been watching your guitar videos because I thought that’s what I would have the most use for but with the series on this old fiddle I now see there is a lot of skills and techniques that cross over. Thank you again for the interesting and informative (and great) videos.

Jerry, it's beautiful. It probably looks good as new. The fiddle was quite a bit darker when you started. I'm sure the family will be pleased. If they wanted to keep it original as it came in you might wish to consider taking a picture before you start so you can compare it, and you'll know what you're shooting for. Be sure to have your wife check it. You actually had me going for a minute with the yellow and the red, but after the oil varnish it looks great. Given the cracks and separations you started with it's a miraculous transformation. I hope the family has someone who can play it so they can continue the tradition of having it played.

Thank you Jerry for your great demos and work and for sharing it with us. You inspired me to have a go at a wrecked fiddle I was given and it's starting to look good.

Amazing work Mr. Rosa I really enjoy watching you bring instruments back to life. Keep up the awesome work, and I'll be watching. Thanks Dan

Fantastic job especially the peg box hole repairs 10/10 👍

Fantastic job Jerry, a wonderful transformation! Thanks for posting.

Great video, great job on the fiddle! I learned a bunch from you and I look forward to watching more - maybe all - of your videos!

@RosaStringWorks

7 жыл бұрын

Ken Shaw thank you kind sir

You made a beautiful instrument out of it , wonderful video.

Thank you so much for making these videos, it is very enjoyable to go on these journeys with you

I could watch the coloring/staining process all day long! Nice job. I'm with you, the initial yellow did look good as well and it's amazing how good it looks by applying the varnish.

@RosaStringWorks

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gray.

Another resurrection Halejujah ! Iove the way your colors have highlited the nice veins of the wood

Wow, never realised what work went in to sorting a fiddle. Really enjoyed the vid. Cheers.

Probably one of my favourite RSW projects

Thank you for sharing your passion for your craft! I learn a little more each time I watch you work.

@RosaStringWorks

6 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Thank you for watching.

You do amazing work !!! Thank you for the videos , I'm not young , but I love to learn .

@RosaStringWorks

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Robert.

Amazing restoration on that fiddle👍🏻

What a transformation! I bet that old fiddle never looked or sounded so good, even on the first day it ever took a string. Fascinating videos. Thanks for sharing.

Loved the whole show! All three parts. You have a very kind sounding voice as well so it made the process very homey and familiar! Thanks for sharing it!

There are a lot of people back in the turn of the 20th century who played as did my grandfather. My grandmother was from Missouri and that's probably what attracted her to him. Back then you had to make your own entertainment.

@SoggySandwich80

3 жыл бұрын

So true, nobody gathers around the Steinway anymore. Cuz the TV Is so much better am i right

Once again you brought life and sound to a musical piece of poetry.... and am still practicing ... thank you so much Jerry

@RosaStringWorks

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Chip.

I rang the bell and gave you a thumbs up. Sound quality was superb and that's the goal, accomplished with extraordinary attention to detail. Thanks for the edutainment!

It was a pleasure to watch these three very interesting and informative videos.

Beautiful work Jerry!

Great hands mate Regards from the Cotswolds uk

I don't play any instruments but I tried on the guitar many years ago and watching you work on these guitars and violins is making me want to try again.

Thanks for sharing the video...Keep them a coming...

Thanks Jerry. A real education!

Great job Jerry thanks again for the great fiddle video.

As always...another job well done.

This is a great video. I love watching the more difficult restorations and it's such a great result. The tune at the end sounds like an Irish tune.

Nice job thanks for sharing the technique used to save the old fiddle.

I know this is your job. I know you have been doing this for a while, etc, etc... But I hope you go to bed at night knowing you are an artist. It’s a real pleasure to watch you at work mate.

I really wanted to see a restoration like this today and you have scratched that itch. Thank you!

You put a lot of love into it and it shows.

Man that was a lot of work., but hats off to you. What a great job in restoring this old fiddle to its former glory. Really enjoyed watching this video and your skill. 👍

Great job Jerry! That old fiddle sounds very good, ,glad you could save it. Finish looks great!

@RosaStringWorks

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Kent.

Excellent work, sir. That takes a true craftsman!

@RosaStringWorks

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much.

jerry,ive said this many times before,but it never gets old,you,my friend are a true master

@RosaStringWorks

7 жыл бұрын

michaeladam caira thank you very much.

I think you did a really nice job with the color I think it was a beautiful shade of red.

Beautiful work! Great details.

Love your channel. I have cousins that are color blind, or at least partially color blind. Oddly I have Tetrachromacy. I I have 4 color cones. Most have 3. So I see more colors than most people do. I have kinda the reverse problem as you do. I didn’t know I saw more colors until mi was about 22 years old. It used to drive my Mom, wife, and the rest of the family NUTTY when I argued about what color they had on. LOL

Beautiful work, Jerry! :-) Somebody said, "There are no amateurs anymore" (I guess meaning people who work for the love of the craft, not for money)... SOME people love their craft!

Beautifully done.

I watched from being too the end and I was very pleased with how it turned out so I know the customer smiled so hard they broke their face . I’ve got to say I’m impressed with you’re knowledge and work Mr.Rosa .It’s a good thing you’re dad didn’t see you forget the nut because he would think you was being ignorant again lol . I thought that was a funny little story lol

Jerry Wow what an nice job .. Amazing as always ,,

What patience ! Great job !

@RosaStringWorks

7 жыл бұрын

Shaun Hopkinson thank you.

My father had a very similar "fiddle", down to the Stradivarius tag. It had some discoloration on the finish due to him leaving it too close to a radiator heater one time, but played wonderfully. His music teacher (back when he was young as he used to play in the local bars at 17 years of age) told him he had the best vibrato she had heard. Just before he passed away, he had the fiddle cleaned up as well as the bow. My future wife and I had a garage sale, and I had tucked the fiddle and case back in the closet, but someone found it and my fiancee, not knowing I intended to keep it, sold it to the gentleman. I had intended to find a needy violinist at the local school to donate to, but it never happened. I truly enjoyed this restoration. Even to this day, I have a difficult time not breaking into tears listening to the Schindler's List song and thinking of my dad up above. Thank you for that!!

@RosaStringWorks

4 жыл бұрын

I certainly understand your feeling.

@guygourley2411

4 жыл бұрын

@@RosaStringWorks BTW, I forgot the important part, which is how nice your restoration turned out. That fiddle had just about everything that could go bad, and after all your work it looked almost new. Some will always argue cost vs. value, but you can't place a price on sentimental value. Thanks for sharing not only your repairs, but other aspects in your life, such as raising that barn roof back up or touring your house. It's appreciated!

Hi Jerry; I think I've watched this series and grandpa's mouse hole fiddle series both about five times now. I can't seem to get enough of them. They both turned out great, but I like the look of this one the best and the sound too. Your the master to live up to. Best to you and yours.

@nealsims1862

4 жыл бұрын

Jerry, as a boat builder with a lot of varnish, or what we call bright work, experience, I recommend you try scraping your runs with a razor blade rather than sanding them. Scrape them and let them dry before sanding.The problem is that the varnish in the run doesn’t dry and sanding just makes it worse.

Beautiful job!

Master craftsmanship.

Great job! Im a stain guy from the old days I no long live in U.S.A but I would have Love to have learned your craft in Turn for doing your stain work. You actually did good for being color blind. Thanks again Nice work.

For finishing I like Gel Topcoat as it's fool proof (no runs, etc) and can be reworked forever. It's a wipe on urethane. Great stuff. I only discovered this after 55 years of making instruments. Better late than never!

wonderful work!!!

Nicely done, Jerry!

I was impressed with the way you restored the finish on the violin. very nice work. I spent a year in school studying violin repair and have been bringing old violins back to life for almost forty years so I have some knowledge of the process.. We all have our own ways of getting satisfactory results and a couple of the procedures I use in setup appear easier than those applied by yourself. Not knocking what you do, Just giving an honest opinion. I'd be happy to share my observations with you if you are interested. God only knows how many times I have gone into repair facilities to steal all I could, with my eyes.

This one was at least as good as the last video. Excellent workmanship, enduring patience and a good result. If it gets played for a few years it will really come to life.

@RosaStringWorks

6 жыл бұрын

+Steve Hutchesson I think it will come to life as well. Thanks for watching. Happy New Year.

Just perfect and beautiful sounding.

Stunning.....made my cares go away! Blessings!!!

Amazing series, nice to know Google can dig out the best sometimes. Watched the series in one day, it was riveting & awesome.

the pink shirt story is epic :D could watch and listen all day, im think im going to do that now

never apologize!! Your song was perfection to finish a lovely project, :) Thanks for sharing the process!!

@RosaStringWorks

7 жыл бұрын

Nona'sArk thank you very much for the nice words. I sure appreciate it.

That came out awesome. That finish looks just about right. To me, a violin is one of those instruments that shouldn't be TOO shiny. It just makes them look cheap, like those $30 Chinese violins that you see on Ebay that look like they have about a half inch thick layer of clear coat on them and are probably made of plywood or something. I love watching things get restored to their former glory or even better than they were when new, be it musical instruments or cars or what have you. Excellent work!

@RosaStringWorks

6 жыл бұрын

Charlie Harper thank you very kindly Charlie. Thank you for watching.

Another excellent repair job, customer should be pleased !

Great video!! I like to see refinishing and wouldnt complain seeing more :)

@RosaStringWorks

7 жыл бұрын

Justic3h Thank you very much.

Thank u for sharing Satisfying work

WOW...that was amazing.

Beauty Jerry!!

God bless you, you saved a beloved instrument from decay

Pretty amazing results Jerry. And I agree very good tone from that fiddle.

@RosaStringWorks

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dane.

Wooww.. Very nice work old man.. Best regards 🎻👍

wonderful work, sounds great

That's come out really well nice job.

@RosaStringWorks

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much my friend.

I enjoyed your video very much. Sure like those old times tunes.

stunning work

A far cry from what it came in like. Beautiful job!

Looks good, a kind of tiger striped maple. Nice job 😃 A labor of love my friend.

Your a Master Enjoy watching yourwork

@RosaStringWorks

6 жыл бұрын

kjtilka thank you very much my friend.

You do awesome work

You did an awesome job!

Good job buddy 👍

Calipers would help you take much of the guesswork out of your wood turning. You are a true craftsman.

Thank you for your answer.

Impressive, nice job.

This is a hilarious comedy show!

Before she died twenty years ago my grandmother gave me a violin that she said her grandfather had made. (my great great grandfather) I'm guessing it was made in the late 1800's. It's not in too bad a shape but does need refinishing. And thanks to your videos I think I'll be able to do it. Just need to figure out how to get all that dust that's built up inside.

@RosaStringWorks

7 жыл бұрын

Daryl Bickell air compressor! Thanks for watching. Good luck with the fiddle.

Nice you go the extra mile to finish some thing you're proud of.

I seal the violin 1st then stain with a little linseed oil mixed in, then varnish. Peg shaver much easier looks like a huge pencil sharpener, you should invest in one. Way easier then using the lathe. Old fiddler line gut strings much better for that fiddle then those nylon core. Nice job thanks for sharing.

@RosaStringWorks

6 жыл бұрын

biggysground thank you for the note. I do have a peg shaver. Thank you for watching Merry Christmas.

@mrsamikhoury

3 жыл бұрын

What kind of sealer you use if it is the clear sealer that it is very bad for the sound the best thing to do as a first code Is the white egg the oil oaint color then oil varnish how di you think 🌹

amazing job

Very nice job and I like the color.

@RosaStringWorks

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much.