Jerry, I don't think you should be so concerned by what a minority of idiots may or may not say in the comments about your work. Your results are always great and you have the experience and the credibility to do the work the way you see fit. The fact that you are sharing your workflow and your experience should be more than enough, and my suspicion is that the majority of us here, myself included, are extremely appreciative of your efforts.

One thing that I’ve seen while watching Jerry’s videos over the past couple years anything that comes in for him to repair that looks impossible to me to be fixed he has really amazed me with the work that he does restoring it back making it look so good compared to the way it came into the shop. Sure wished he was able to continue working on guitars I really love to watch him and I also picked up ideas on how to do things cause I do all the work on my own guitars. Thank You Jerry

I really love it when a craftsman modifies his tools to end up with a perfect job.

Thanks for sharing that repair Jerry a very interesting techniques 🇬🇧

i loved junkyard wars

Compulsive viewing, thanks for taking the trouble to share your thoughts and advice.

"Welcome to Guitar Junk Yard Wars..... Where our contestant attempt to resurrect old junk yard guitars." "Notice: no Gibsons were harmed :-) during the filming" Good video Jerry. Thanks. Speaking of snow, when I was stationed in Colorado in the 80's, it snow 6" in June.... by the afternoon it was melted by the afternoon except in the shadows.

I'm ready for part 2 right now.

Don't let the pinheads who don't have a shop get to you.

Love it when you strip the guitar right down, Jerry 🥰👍🇬🇧

I remember 'Junkyard Wars'. I actually loved it myself. That said, I knew you were going to have to take it apart right after the mirror went in. Also, it reminds me of a fiddle I worked on once upon a time. Someone worked on it. They signed it and stated it had been reglooed.

Thanks Jerry

Junkyard wars was called scrapyard challenge in the uk and me and my mates applied to do it and got a call back but unfortunately one of my mates broke his back in a motorcycle accident 2 months before we were going to film the show. I was gutted but he was OK and riding 7 months later

Glad to see you in action Jerry, I know I've watched the regal wreck quite a few times, and here is another. It will be done right, and that is what we like to see.

Looks like someone put a Harmony 1260 bridge on it..that is basically a Harmony ladder braced 1260 just branded Regal.. these were made with very high quality solid woods great sounding instruments..nice save Jerry...

Hot knife from the tail piece in.

That looks like an ovation bridge

@brandonkoch3852

3 жыл бұрын

Thats exactly what i told myself. Looks like the rosewood one i have on my celebrity concert deluxe.

brill, I cant wait for the next installment

I learned a lot of useful tips in this video. Thanks Jerry. I've had to do this job before and sort of made a mess. Next time i will know better.

Great Repair/setup & set up as always GREAT!

Love the snow part. And the epoxy part, too.

The bridge must have been removed and re-glued... different issues. Always interesting 🎶🎶🎶

First thing I noticed coming out of the case was that ovation style bridge. As far as I am aware, that's an not original part, hence the damaged areas around it.

Nice shout out to Junk yard wars.

looks like you are still up for the major surgery again.very good video boys.

I have a 1958 Gibson LG 0 that has to come apart. I see every reason to do it this way and keep my old vintage binding intact. Thanks for this video.

@willmorrison1022

3 жыл бұрын

Be sure and come up with some way to hold those sides in shape, or they will spring out on you and you'll never get it back together the same. Make a clamp together mold or something to hold things in shape before you start sawing.

@Sci-Que

3 жыл бұрын

@@willmorrison1022 I just got done with a 1940s Gibson Archtop. You are absolutely right. It was a nightmare. It made me call it things I would rather forget now. I am thinking about getting a particle board for this one and making a form. Oh I just saw you said make a clamp together mold. I agree. They spring our crazy. Thank you so very much for your good advice.

@willmorrison1022

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sci-Que Hope it was of some help. Jerry has had a TON of difficulty with Gibson's springing out and never being able to be squeezed back together. It seems a good thing to keep in mind when working on one. Good luck with the repair!

@Sci-Que

3 жыл бұрын

@@willmorrison1022 Thanks, friend. I asked Jerry about this exact dilemma on a live stream. HAHA he immediately knew I must be talking about a Gibson. Like you, he also suggested a clamp together mold, but like you said. I am going to make the mold first and clamp it around the guitar before I take the back off. Then hopefully it won't spring in. My luck, last name Murphy, Murphy's law, It will spring in. :)

@kevinsnyder4425

3 жыл бұрын

I have the same guitar, same year also ! I am very fortunate though - mine is in great shape ! All original tuners and everything else.! The action is a little higher than it should be. All I have done since I've owned it is shaved the saddle down some . It could be done some more, but I want to be cautious about a guitar that old . Good luck working on yours !!

Jerry, Thanks for all the editing on your videos - it makes a HUGE difference in a good way.

I have a 70's Eros and the top of the sound hole had started to collapse, the finger board was ramping down towards the sound hole. I used the method you just have and managed to successfully fix the problem. I thought about the dilemma you had with the two end blocks and i managed to get some 7" very thin jigsaw blades. These things are like super thin and has 50 teeth per inch, taking the back off was a breeze. I shall email you the link to were i bought them. Bare in mind Jerry i live in the UK. My Jigsaw has variable speed so i was able to take my time. See i have had to watch again to reassure myself it was a good idea. If i had tried this without watching your channel the Eros would have ended up as fuel. God bless.

just proud to watch you work....Wish I knew about you when I was in North Jackson.....

Great craft skills, rodeo skills are well practiced, kept that blade on line and square, great patience and accuracy Jerry

Kind Sir, with respect from an elderly music scientist whose favorite TV show was Red Green, Twoofrd is an excellent young Canadian Luthier, with excellent teaching videos showing the chemistry of traditional, and modern, instrument building materials, adhesives, and methods that would allow you to remove the back from that guitar easily, without damage. Keep Your Stick on the Ice (smile).

Excellent work, as always! We also had some snow even as late as May 8 here in central IL!

The "ski jump" is to help him get those high notes.

It may look like a wreck now, but i know it will be awesome when it's done!

Jerry, Ihave opened many backs over the years using that same joint/crack. It is more useful to break the kerf into an irregular shape. When reglueing the joint it will register the two surfaces perfectly to each other. the result is usually invisible in the finish. The issue is that of conviction that the glue is stronger that the wood. As for separating the neck block, I use a heat gun to very gently heat the back over the block to soften the existing glue. As to how much heat you can apply try a finished(varnished) scrap and heat the surface and look for tiny blistered spots as the resin in the pores begin to appear and stop. The blemises can be addressed easily at the end for most cases and is not hard to sand and fill then polish. Try it on a guitar scrap. I keep all the wrecked instruments that I could not save.

Brilliant work Jerry

This thing has a beautiful, high quality mahogany back on it. It must have been up near the top of Regal's guitar lineup.

junk yard wars, totally loved that show!

Bring on pr2! Fabulous stuff, thanks

Nice work - good to see a thorough job which will last and enhance the sound :-)

Wow! This is a meaty project.

Great job Jerry!

wow what a job! it would been a pricy job if the guitar came here, good work as always and I agrees epoxy shouldn't even be in the same room as acoustic guitars lol

@Sci-Que

3 жыл бұрын

Randy my friend, you are the man with the real shortcuts. I love the way you figure out ways to save customers money, in large part because most of my customers are poor folk and I have to try and save them money.

@fictionn1644

2 жыл бұрын

How can you possibly be impressed by this butchery????

@nicksalvatore5717

Ай бұрын

@@fictionn1644you’re the only person I’ve seen criticize his work

Good afternoon Jerry great video I hope it won't be long before part two comes out I was amazed to see not one mind you thumbs down watched Caleb last night take the back off of the Martin and he got 8 thumbs down I thought he did a fine job on.it myself stay safe my friend God bless you and yours

Sunken tops in area of sound hole very common on ladder braced guitars, less so on X braces ones but still happens.

I am working on the same model right now. That is a Regal R235 which is a re-branded Harmony H-1260. That bridge is not original. There is a good market for these that have been X braced. I would have re-braced for the added value. Braxendale re-braced Harmony’s are worth quite a bit. I actually V braced mine. Ladder bracing doesn’t seem to support the top very well over the years.

I like the sawing approach. No damage.. It looks faster too.

Amazing , the guitar lives !!!

Good to see a catalogue guitar dismantled like this. You see why Martin/Taylor Guitars are so pricey - well-braced/designed, struts clamped properly, craftmanship trimming of the struts.

That action was so high you coulda drove a truck through it Jerry!....LOL!

It's pretty cool to See! Hans from germany!!!!

Thumbs up to crush a troll.

Jerry **looks like more hide glue and clamping problems ***Chuck

Nice Work on removing the back - Like the saw modification, tools (with a little help) should do what you want. Even if the hands are slowing down the brain seems to be working just fine.

Jerry. back in the second week of May, "82, snow flakes were falling, on the south side of Forest Park. I remember well, because I was moving, that day. It wasn't much and didn't stick, but the flakes Were falling.

Junkward wars, yes one of my favorites also!

The rare guitar with a "Rosa Wrist" sized sound hole.

yup missing the junkyard wars

That might be the first Regal I've seen that didn't need a neck reset

Jerry **use a small soldering iron to crystallize the epoxy glue.***Chuck

@goodun2974

3 жыл бұрын

......and use a fan, and lots of ventilation; heated-up epoxy is gonna stink! A heat-pencil that blows hot air, with adjustable heat settings (the type used for soldering surface-mount components), might work better than a soldering iron....

Love all your videos .. And thanks for publishing this one. I haven’t finished watching all of it but a question, should we glue braces, tops and back joints with Titebond 3 instead of the regular one as it is more durable? Or will that have no impact?

I don't know but that's what I see I'm just learning I don't want to pick up no bad habits

I did everything in my power to smash a Troll ..thumbs up again Jerry

@mikecurtin9831

3 жыл бұрын

You smash 'em and I'll crush 'em. :-)

Have you talked to your local Highway Department about road kill and the antlers that they have? I'm sure you can get more than you ever wanted though the Highway Dpt road kill donations. And yes, I do remember Junkyard Wars and it was such a cool show. One of my favorites too! You have good taste in TV my friend.

I know where you can get a Pingenese Poodle for your toolbox. Cheers, Jerry!

You might want to try warming epoxy if you have to remove some another time. It will often soften it which might help getting it off.

I dunno but if I had an insurance company I don’t think I’d write a policy for Regal guitars.... They seem to wreck a lot 🤷🏻‍♂️

"Do not put epoxy in your acoustic guitar!" So JB Weld is right out? ;D

I emailed you a couple years ago about A 700lm Loar. Loved this series so much A nail biter! Fascinating ideas. But I gotta ask why you left the tuning keys and straps of wood inside the back of guitar?as u look inside sound hole? Again u are a master.

An old low E string would have made a good wire saw, just for that last bit taking the back off. Easier said whilst just looking on. If you had my Guitar to repair Jerry i know it would come back fixed. The amount of knowledge i have gleaned from you over the years is pretty substantial. This instrument is lucky it has you working on it. No offence to Caleb but there's a reason the owner asked Jerry to repair it.

With no X brace it's no wonder the top is warped.

@RosaStringWorks

3 жыл бұрын

The top is actually very flat back where the x brace goes the x brace wouldn't have helped up by the neck at all

Isn't it strange. I just suggest to Celub that he should use a razor-saw to remove his bask.

No lengthwise or fan braces. surprises me that it's not more deformed than it is.

When you were trying to work ---- and hammer ---- your homemade, bent putty knife under the neck block, the guitar was sliding around on the bench. A padded block with a V-notch for the neck heel, clamped down to the bench, seems to be called for here, as a backstop to prevent the guitar from moving around.... I'm also surprised you don't have some kind of endoscopic video camera for inspecting the inside of the guitar.

@larryfischer1970

3 жыл бұрын

Jerry does have a padded neck block , if he felt he needed it he would have used it. Also, he does have an endoscope camera , have seen him use it many times.

@goodun2974

3 жыл бұрын

@@larryfischer1970 , Yeah I was wondering about that. I don't watch that many of Jerry's videos. I do watch Ted Woodford in Canada pretty regularly (the twoodfrd channel on YT, but you probably akready knew that) ---- for whatever reason I find Ted's guitar-repair videos more satisfying, and they're usually shorter while Jerrys' tend to turn into epics.....anyway, I could have sworn I saw an endoscope camera somewhere in one of Jerry's past videos, but I wasn't quite certain. As for having a padded block, if you've already got one, why not use it?

@larryfischer1970

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I agree, I've been watching RSW from the beginning. Jerry has said in the past that some jobs require clamping down to hold still , he has a modified c clamp that he clamps necks into that he mounts in a bench vise, but on a lot of jobs like this back removal their is so much moving to get the instrument, you're arms, you're hands and the tool in the correct position with each stroke of the tool that it would take so much longer clamping each time and run up the bill. As you probably noticed how many positions he put that guitar in to remove the back. Ted in Canada is great to, I watch all of his work also, very good luthier, and funny as can be, he has been professionally trained while Jerry is self taught.

On line they show Japanese dovetail cutting saws that provide a fine cut and with much greater depth than the saw being used.

Jerry the best 🇫🇷

I don't really know anything about finishes, but I'm wondering if something like Old English (?) dark scratch remover would work to help cover up some of those blemishes on the sides and back.

When using the saw to cut the binding loose what was the kerf size? Like .10 nut slotting saw

'Seams' to me that if you are taking a blade's width off the sides you are as well to go on through the neck and tail pieces so it is uniform. If you bolted some bits of copper to your scraper, either side of the blade, near the handle, would it help keep it hot?

yes it is !

Looks like an 'Ovation' bridge.

Oh man,, I love your videos and you've taught me a lot,, But I guess I am paranoid or whatever the word is, I hate to see someone cut strings, it's like nails on a chalkboard or ? I had to shut off the video.. I must have been traumatized once.. dunno?? Pex

Does a bridge like this one make the guitar sound/resonate better than a regular one (with bridge pins i mean)? Do you think it is worth it?

After removing the top ladder bracing why not X brace the top?

Lucky for you that the epoxy was likely a fast-cure, 5-minute type; a slow cure epoxy would have seeped into the wood fibers and been way harder to remove. Also, wouldn't a heated-up pallet knife have loosened the braces more quickly?

the saw... how thick was it? availability?

23:08 Yeah Mr. Jerry. The global warming is gonna end up freezing us to death one of these days! 😄 We've gotten some of our biggest snows in April here in West Tennessee.

Is there a reason you didn't use a hot putty knife to get the braces loose?

All the evidence is right there that's why you don't use glues that are made for construction on guitars you use natural glues cuz when you try to remove it you're going to remove a lot of wood with it

Why not x brace the top?

Did you ever try a Dremel multi-tool (vibrating tool) to do this separating?

@RosaStringWorks

3 жыл бұрын

I have several multi tools I don't have a dremel. Certainly it would work but I wouldn't trust it because you will scratch the heck out of the instrument just by accident

@michaellicitra7632

3 жыл бұрын

@@RosaStringWorks Yes you are right. - one slip and you have a real gouge.

it's hard to beat a man at his own game!

Hope it didnt take too much to edit these one I know it takes a lot of work Jerry, thanks

I wonder how this would work: disassemble the Regal...completely strip it down to all its original factory components...then soak all the wood components (including top, bottom, bracing, kerfing, neck, headstock & bridge) in buckets of heated (to almost boiling) turpentine overnight. Next day, remove any and all gunk / glue & dirt, then let it all dry out for a good week. Repair cracks / cleat as necessary. Then sand / buff all components, then re-assemble, re-stain and varnish. Like brand new.

@jthonn

3 жыл бұрын

ROTFL, Just purchase the wood and build a guitar.

@Trev0r98

3 жыл бұрын

@@jthonn ...but it wouldn't be the original wood / original guitar. The point of Mr.Rosa is restoration, whilst keeping as true the original "provenance" of the instrument as possible.

@jthonn

3 жыл бұрын

@@Trev0r98Oh OK, but man that would be a lot of work...

Looks like an Ovation bridge

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I would just cut the strings off. by taking them loose all you are saving is 4 bucks worth of strings my time is worth at least triple that in the time it takes to avoid replacing the strings...

Ya know. Like the end of Saving Private Ryan kinda... Is this/that guitar worthy of Jerry Rosa's expertise? This is just a comment that's neither good or bad. Seems like we're in the ninth inning somewhat so why not create just one more Stradivarius for posterity?

Another ER patient...

Take the back off, and just use the blade.