Im going to miss watching you build guitars and repairing instruments. Youre my favorite luthier. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I had an Eko 12 string guitar for my 14th birthday. 18 months later I glued a hoffner pickup across the sound hole with Araldite (2 part) epoxy and fiitted volume and tone controls. That guitar has travelled with me all over the UK, in the USA (twice) from Atlanta to San Francisco and finally to Northern France where I now live. It has never let me down, the tone has mellowed beautifully over the years, the bridge is still perfect and the electrics have been faultless. Oh yes, I am now 70 years old and still play for pleasure. Look after your possessions properly and they can last a lifetime. All the best, stay safe.

Jerry, you are proof that genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. BTW I believe the purfling strip on the back is called a marquetry strip

Jerry Iam So Happy that you are back, I cannot wait too watch you build this 12 string. Amazing job on the herringbone binding. God Bless

That vacuum system works great. You would think they would have a better way to seal the bag that is less arduous. Can't wait to see the rest of this series!!!!!

That Accu-Slice cutter guide really works!!! What a great product. That would also be superb for model builders making scale lumber..

great to see you back on camera​ jerry look forward​ to this build👍👍👍🙏🙏

Glad to see you back in action, Jerry! We missed you!

Begin run-on sentence NOW: When you think the process through, you are essentially taking pieces of a few plants which grew in soils of this earth, that are processed using curing/kiln drying/quarter sawn/and conventionally ripped techniques and methodology, and converting that plant material, which is essentially cellulose, a "wood, or plant sugar", made of carbon - just like us, and converting it into a beautiful musical instrument, and destined to produce melodious tones which will during it's several hundred year lifespan, entertain thousands, and possibly millions. Snazzy, ain't it! (Picture this post being narrated by Bugs Bunny, and in Mel Blanc's most splendid voice) Mel gave voice so very many memorable characters, just as you will give voice - to pieces of wood gathered from several different locales. It's near miraculous when you thing about it. I CANNOT WAIT TO HEAR YOU SET THE INTONATION!!

I found this video absolutely fascinating! 😮😃 I never knew how binding was put together. But when you see it broken down it makes perfect sense. Herringbone looks just beautiful! I love the way the little v appears when he puts the strips together in different directions. Very clever! 😮😀👍👌

That could be a great ad for Murphys Law lol What can happen will happen ...You're awesome Jerry!!! Sure enjoy the videos

Good to see you back Jerry, just know that you will make the best 12 string and cant wait to see the final guitar

Good to see you Jerry Welcome back!!!!! Can't wait for this one!!!

Hey Rosa, I'm totally excited for this 12 string guitar project. Looking forward to the series

Probably won't believe this, but as you were slicing your cherry micro-boards, I could actually smell that wood dust. SO good👍😎 👍😎❤🖖 Love brother

Welcome back Jerry...Your videos are very fun and informative. I enjoyed that very much. Oh yeah, I was wondering what movies, TV shows, or videos that YOU like to watch when you get time to relax.

Glad to see you building again. Hope the hands are doing good and are pain free. Looking forward to this series.

I can't wait for the rest. Thanks Jerry!

Like everyone else i am very glad to see you back Jerry, The strips look wonderful and i see what you mean about johns some of them were fabulous too, I can hardly wait for the next episode to come out as i'm sure others will agree.

I was getting worried about you. Thanks for the post.

I'll like to see you cut a slice of cake with that with such accuracy... LOL awesome as always.

Such patience + skill + détermination = Jerry Bravo and glad you are back on line.

you're amazing! really enjoy watch your videos and see how nice is your work

Having the right tools, and skill, make impossible tasks look easy. Good job Jerry.

We’re glad your back. I was getting worried. Take care, Jerry. 🤠💖

Ah, a new build project! That means many hours of top entertainment.

Hey Jerry it's a pleasure to see you up and running again look forward to watching all your new videos god bless you and your family

I'm not a fan of 12 string guitars, but I am sure yours will sound great Jerry. Great to see you back.

Thank you Jerry. Been waiting for this because I'm about to build a 12 string Dreadnaught. In fact I just got the spruce wood for the top yesterday.

man I know what you mean about nothing working on camera lol happens EVERY time! can relate to arthritis too, keep on keeping on! :)

Glad to see u back Jezza! Best wishes from SCOTLAND!

Great video as always! For those of us with limited facilities, the masking tape and super glue trick is a great way out of many a problem!

Awesome, great to see you back!

A 12 string Rosa, can't wait! I already want one!

That vacuum system is an amazing invention for that kind of work

good man Jerry. I give thee all-I can no more Though poor the off'ring be; My heart and lute are all the store That I can bring to thee. A lute whose gentle song reveals the soul of love full well; And, better far, a heart that feels Much more than lute could tell. Though love and song may fail, alas! To keep life's clouds away, At least 'twill make them lighter pass Or gild them if they stay. And ev'n if care, at moments, flings A discord o'er life's happy strain, Let love but gently touch the strings, 'Twill all be sweet again!

Great to see you back!!

I was starting withdrawl pains waiting for you next video... welcome back

Hi Jerry, About using wax paper on gluing jobs: you could just wax your clamping cauls directly. After removing them wipe the new strips clean using acetone. That's the way I've been using for years.

It looks like this is going to be a really cool project, that's some nice binding Jerry!

Absolutely fascinating Jerry I thoroughly enjoyed this video

With that kind of patience you can get a job herding cats. Me, I would rather try putting socks on a three legged rooster. If I could catch one. They're %50 faster than what my chicken stealing DNA mandates that I run. Oh well. But Jerry, you are a problem solving luthier! Always worth watching every minute. Caleb is there with you .

@jthonn

3 жыл бұрын

LOL

Happy New Year Jerry!

So nice that you show and explain all the intricate behind the scenes details of woodcrafting involved in instrument making. Truly a love of labour but what a beautiful handcrafted result! Happy New Year Jerry, Caleb and Melissa!

A new guitar build! Gotta pick a bone with you and Caleb. I started building a uke for my son. You guys make this stuff look wayyyy easier than it really is. Makes me so much more impressed with your work. Thanks for all the video's.

@GeorgeCampbell1964

3 жыл бұрын

Caleb has been quite here lately, I hope he's doing good.

Amazing work! And that my friends is why it costs to purchase a custom handmade guitar...

You never cease to amaze me!

that herringbone looks a lot better than the last time I watched you make it. That Accuslice is pretty nice.

"G'day Mate". What a great result. Just a thought I had when you were putting the herringbone pieces together. You were butting the paired pieces to each other then clamping. My thought was to stagger each piece half way along and thus you are making a stronger join. Just a thought but as you said, you now have a life times worth of material so it's really irrelevant. Keep up the great work and Cheers from "Down Under".

Uh oh. At 18:43 you place the stack on the board before putting the laminate pack in the bag. That is a good way to accidently glue the stack to the backing board. That board is unnecessary because the air will evacuate fine without it. I have used vacuum pressing for literally decades now. I would also suggest exterior weight on the laminate stack to keep it flat. The bag will provide a lot of clamping force, but won't necessarily keep the stack flat. Putting weights on the outside keeping the stack flat to the table saw surface will ensure it is flat. We had large laminating tables and used vacuum for tabletops and other veneering jobs. The laminating tables had formica surfaces and for most work we didn't use "bags". The laminating table surface itself was one side of the "bag" and a loose visqueen plastic cover that was sealed around the table edges with temporary caulk was the upper surface of the "bag". Kept everything flat.

Glad to see you back in action!!! Missed your videos!!!

Been looking at this tool. You have me convinced.

Great video jerry really interesting to see how you do things 👍

Jerry, great video, as always! Regarding your vacuum veneering technique, might I suggest you use only enough tape to hold the strips together as is absolutely necessary? By putting the (what seems to be shown on your video starting at around the 17:50 point) on those 3 or more layers of tape, you're introducing high points at each tape location, which will transfer to your piece. You should only need one layer of tape; anything more than that's unnecessary. Further, your choice of tape appears to be poor. Use only the thinnest possible tape. Again, great video!

Welcome back Jerry! Missed your videos. Great video today

Am I ever glad to see that herring bone inlay was such a success after all your time and tedium.

Good to see you back Jerry. Your videos are great - you've inspired me to try building my own guitar. Sad to hear about your hand problems - I hope even if you slow down building you will still do the shoptalks etc because they are just as good/useful. Your instruments sound beautiful - I hope to come across one being played live one day, although unlikely since I'm in the UK!

The herring bone looks great and is a lot of work. The only thing I could think of to speed it up. What if you set the first piece. Then stack one at the other end. Clamp them with your long board. Then as you glue you could wedge the pieces in. You wouldn’t have to keep adjusting clamps.

Go Jerry Go. I have been patiently waiting for another one.

Wonderful video Jerry. Had to laugh my butt off though. This week I was trying to re-saw Red Spruce in to panels of 0.10"X4.5" in order to book match them for making the sound board of a Virzi tone producer that I want to put in a mandolin I am working on. I tried about 5 times using every trick I knew including gluing the spruce to a sacrificial piece of wood. Nothing worked every slice was thicker on on end then the other. That machine would have knocked it out. Crazy that you show this video a few days after my failures!

Shoe's on a rooster, hahaha! Glad your back had me worried there, good to see you . Beautiful herring bone.

Jammed up and jelly tight, Jerry! Nice!!!

Can't wait to see this!!

I've got a good idea of how to help you with lacquer finishing on instruments, especially porous woods. I use 2 pack. Once I've mixed the hardener in the lacquer, with 10 percent thinners, I put the first coat on with a rag to save those moon craters. It's a lovely way to get a good matt finish. It's healthier as you're not spraying too! Hope this helps. Joe

Jerry, when you're bandsawing the strips (starting at around 42:00 on your video), ensure to lower your upper blade guide to the proper height. You've got to pay attention to such details if you wish to get consistent results.

Thank God I no longer have to go nuts watching the glue go on with a tiny little brush while you say you just don't have enough hours in a day.

Hiya, Jerry, nice to see ya back. Say, for your info, at Flatiron, we used to use a brand of "luthier" tape called Reel tape. They used it for holding ivoroid binding on mostly tuner head veneers, but it was used for other things as well. It's 3/4 inch wide and about .007" thick so multiple layers act as shims or spacers. It will not do what your blue tape does. After all these years, we ordered maybe 100 rolls and I still have about 12 or 15 rolls left to use. I can't tell you all the things I've used it for besides luthiery stuff. Makes great labels for vegetable pots when I grow tomatoes and squash starts from seeds. Just thought I would try to turn you on the Reel Tape for yer shop. Cheers and best wishes for all you beautiful folks at RSW. Bob in Montana 😀😀😀😄

@robertshorthill4153

3 жыл бұрын

Man, I love that vac bag for clamping stuff. -- wish I had a need for one. Awesome ! Air pressure does the work of 1500 clamps, huh? Great thing to have, my friend. Bob

Nice catch...

Jerry I really enjoy the videos. Thanks for taking the time to do these. Caleb’s included. I always learn something. I’m attempting to make the herring bone pattern. In the video I didn’t see where you mentioned how thick the 10 strips were you laminated together. If you have the time please let me know. Thanks again.

Wow! A 12 string Rosa at last. I can't wait to see you work on the intonation as they say 12 string guitar players spend half their time tuning and the other half playing out of tune. COMPENSATED SADDLE FOR 12 STRING I particularly would like to see how you approach the problem of compensation for the E, A & D octave strings where they sit on a saddle set well back on the bridge designed to intonate the thicker bass strings. As you make your own saddles & nuts from deer antler, would you consider making a custom made cantilever saddle with extra meat at the front to correctly intonate the octave strings? COMPENSATED NUTS I have watched your videos for years and have never heard any mention of compensated nuts. The guy at StringTech Workstations KZread channel, Mike McConville, seems to put compensated nuts on almost every guitar he works on. They seem tricky to make & expensive so I put the cheaper Hosco SOS (string offset spacers) on my 6 string guitars which give me close to James Taylor Tuning where each string is flattened by a specified number of cents:. E -3 B -6 G -4 D -8 A -10 E -12 Unfortunately they don't make them for 12 strings yet so I will have to make my own. I would love to hear your expert thoughts on compensated nuts & saddles in a stand alone video & then watch how you approach the intonation problems on the new 12 string Rosa..

Hi Jerry, When I've seen the Masking Tape and Super Glue trick, I've always seen the Masking Tape get smoothed down with something, even seen the bottom of the glue bottle used before the glue and accelerator applied. This should eliminate the gaps you get in the glue up.

Dang! A 12-String!!

Yaaaaayyyyyy!!! Jerry’s back!

Welcome back!

Awesome. I’ve wanted to try 12 string.

@richardlynch5632

3 жыл бұрын

12string was my very 1st acoustic guitar. THAT sound and feel...nothing compares👍😎 👍😎❤🖖

While you were gluing laminates i was reminded of a thing i saw in a video about the Hofner factory that makes Beatle basses. They had what looked like an overgrown old fashioned tape dispenser but the roller deals out glue. You run your work on the roller and it gives you complete even coverage. Not too much. Not too little. No slop. Have you seen that tool? Quick and neat too.

Oh yes! I was waiting for this.

thank you

"it's gotta be somethin' all the time" yep

Murphy's law has now changed to Jerry's law. That is if it can go wrong it will 😂 it's not easy being Jerry 😂 thanks for sharing bud. Respect and stay healthy all.

Hello Jerry, from London, England. I have seen the blue tape and CA glue trick used to temporarily hold the threat board onto the neck when building Guitars, (do not forget the location pins). Just something to keep in mind, it may help, (or not). :-)

Just a thought. If you were to make the striped blank a lot thicker, and slanted, you could cut larger parts on 45, and have much less pieces to glue up. I think it would be faster that way.

Great to see you back, hope the Inet is all sorted now?

"Going easier than expected, means something else is gonna go wrong..." The story of my life.

I wish the Lord gave me 1% of the patience he gave you Gerry. That is the secret of success.

You can cover the faces of your cauls (sealed) with PTFE self adhesive tape. Alternately make the cauls from 1” thick nylon sheet.

I’d try glueing the 45 ends together in a wedge clamp. Make two strips like that then glue them together. It wouldn’t be so fiddly that way IMO.

I have the same problem with my thumbs. Arthritis takes a lot of the fun out of things.

Nice... i miss this channel..

I sincerely hope you get to use them! Make some more for Caleb

Luv ya Jerry!

Wow! I had no idea what it takes to make herringbone trim. That was impressive! Socks on s rooster; lol!

Hey Jerry, cover all of your gluing jigs with clear packing tape, the glue wont stick and it stays where you put it..

Jerry, Good to see you in 2021 ! Looking forward to more great videos from you. I was watching you cut some cedar on your sawmill. Would you have any pieces of Eastern Red Cedar you could sell me ? I am looking for 3 x 3 on up to 6 x 6 pcs at various lengths. Keep the videos coming !!!

Sir, I think you need to make friends with Crimson Guitars' Ben Crowe, I think the pair of you could make beautiful instruments together...

That is the thing about making your own trimmings, it takes a long time to. Which is why it costs so much as well. I love the black and white herringbone pattern. Looks real classy. Just wondering how the osage orange ages. I presume the yellow will change over the years? My observations for improvements to the jig: 1 cam locks not knobs 2 a lathe type wheel with a small handle on it, would be quicker to use and soother I think

you remind me of me, if it can go wrong it will go wrong.

Jerry, Klingspoor woodworking sells a thing caleed cherry pickers they are to put in the jole on your glue bottle. to keep it open....

Great guitars I here to watch this series, they are hard to sell especially used with little monetary value because of their unpopularity but I love the sound. I once had several I paid a lot sold for peanuts..

Extra thumbs up just for ‘Awkward as socks on a rooster!’😂