By the way, since I know how busy you are, I attempted to install a soundpost in my Aria F-style Mandolin. I made myself a little jack similar to yours and guesstimated the length. It’s in there but just a bit crooked and tight. I’ll work on it some more this winter when I’m not using it in shows. The tone is just a bit muted but short of opening it up and replacing braces, I think I can live with it for a while! At least I’m pretty sure the top won’t sink anymore! Thank you for all the inspiration and guidance! Your channel and your experience is making a difference, whether you can tell or not from your humble shop!!! God Bless you Jerry!!!
I've never made a comment, ever, on the half-dozen subscriptions I .... well, subscribe to! Rene's singing voice in the background was a bonus for me. I'm desperately sorry she's passed away. However, in Gourock, Scotland, my wee folk group has TWINS who sound identical (I promise this is true). They, too, are multi-talented piano, guitar, banjo, mandolin, violin and fiddle (there is a difference). I doubt they've ever seen your marvellous videos but , here in Scotland, Rene sings on (in prefect harmony) with, essentially, her Scottish clones. Your videos are incredible but your pal's voice was the honey on the cake. Please pass my commiserations to your friend's family and say: even 8000 miles away in Scotland a music lover will remember her voice FOREVER. God bless you, and yours, Andy
you do not have to put your name on your work because your work is your signature. the people who wish to know who put so much effort in their work, and that's why you put your name on the work for the future generation, all ways improve on yesterdays work. thanks for sharing
Great work Jerry, the stripe in that maple is amazing. I know you measured and weighed the Loar but wouldn't each piece of wood have it's own optimum weight and thickness for that "perfect sound". I'm thinking you probably use the Loar specs as a base line and go from there.
That's one way to explain. Also most guitar maker agrees that wood actually substracts by absorbing certain frequencies. Using that theory means thicker wood absorbs more energy and you hear less
Have you tried friction tape on your finger tips to make it easier on your fingers. The assembly workers at the plant i work at use it to lessen the fatigue on their fingers.
Just a thought Jerry Would it be possible to drill and tap a hole in the back of your original finger plane and fabricate a palm handle to screw into it ? If anyone could it would be you ........
looks like a real pretty piece of wood your carving. When you first started carving many years ago did you start on instrument grade wood or some kind of cheaper wood? Seems like it would be kind of nerve racking the first couple of times you start learning to carve a back.
you mentioned the wood being stiff and not vibrating as good, people argue with me about good high dollar guitars that sound good weigh so little compared to cheap guitars that weigh 12 pounds or heavier. how the wood is cut and the grade of wood makes ALL the difference but people still argue it makes no difference lol
I've seen most arguments along those lines pertaining to solid-body electric guitars. I haven't seen many people claiming wood makes no difference pertaining to acoustic guitars (or even hollow-body or semi-hollow electrics).
I love the way you explain the details of what works and what doesn't. I have a plane like the one you have with the palm handle and I find it much harder to get it to cut than my homemade gouge. I wonder if I ground a shallower angle on the bottom of the plane if it might work better? Maybe I will give that a try, because it sure isn't working for me the way it is. I might be wrong, but it seems to me like as you carve out more of the inside of the instrument it increases the volume of air inside the instrument. To me larger volume relates to lower tone, just like the low strings have a larger mass (diameter). Peace and good health to you my friend.
Actually the more volume inside the instrument the more Hollow it sounds. It doesn't bounce the sound out as abruptly. You could also take that as a deeper sound. But to me it loses punch and volume.
Your plane issue sounds like the difference between a standard block plane and a low-angle block plane. I've found the standard blade pitch to be worthless on hardwood end grain no matter how well it's sharpened, but a sharp low-angle plane cuts end grain no problem
As I mentioned on another person's comment. You can take it as a more deep mellow sound. I think of it as a more boxy Hollow sound. When the air chamber is smaller it has more punch to punch the sound out through the sound hole. And generally speaking it will be louder. However in both cases larger and smaller there is a point of diminishing return. Too small doesn't work well and two large doesn't work well.
Hi Gerry I ran across some pilot drill bite that are a foot long they go from 1/8-1/2 be great for making truss rod channels or aligning, I'll send you a set give me your address on my channel
I’m having flashbacks of this time last year! Lol. Looking real good. Miss y’all
Great job Jerry, you have the patience of a saint. Peace and Love from Bonny Scotland.
Excellent work my friend!!! Can’t wait to hear the finished creation!!! You are an Artist, sir!
By the way, since I know how busy you are, I attempted to install a soundpost in my Aria F-style Mandolin. I made myself a little jack similar to yours and guesstimated the length. It’s in there but just a bit crooked and tight. I’ll work on it some more this winter when I’m not using it in shows. The tone is just a bit muted but short of opening it up and replacing braces, I think I can live with it for a while! At least I’m pretty sure the top won’t sink anymore! Thank you for all the inspiration and guidance! Your channel and your experience is making a difference, whether you can tell or not from your humble shop!!! God Bless you Jerry!!!
I've never made a comment, ever, on the half-dozen subscriptions I .... well, subscribe to!
Rene's singing voice in the background was a bonus for me. I'm desperately sorry she's passed away. However, in Gourock, Scotland, my wee folk group has TWINS who sound identical (I promise this is true). They, too, are multi-talented piano, guitar, banjo, mandolin, violin and fiddle (there is a difference).
I doubt they've ever seen your marvellous videos but , here in Scotland, Rene sings on (in prefect harmony) with, essentially, her Scottish clones.
Your videos are incredible but your pal's voice was the honey on the cake.
Please pass my commiserations to your friend's family and say: even 8000 miles away in Scotland a music lover will remember her voice FOREVER.
God bless you, and yours,
Andy
Thank you very much for the kind words. Renee was a lot of fun to be around. She was a real good musician and singer. We really miss her in the band.
you do not have to put your name on your work because your work is your signature. the people who wish to know who put so much effort in their work, and that's why you put your name on the work for the future generation, all ways improve on yesterdays work. thanks for sharing
Great job Doc,
I love seeing the wood come to life and the creation of beautiful instrument.
Happy the vac works well!
Bill
That maple is stunning!
Sure enjoy watching these builds and looking forward to seeing more.
Jerry like the video but really like the background music. This video had a lot of your songs. Thanks
Outstanding.... didn’t need any bending, as the previous is excellent.
Great Stuff. Great Music too!!!
Great video again, Jerry. The vacuum is so cool. Thanks for sharing.
Take your time I enjoy watching. Just watch your great neck repair
Great work Jerry, the stripe in that maple is amazing. I know you measured and weighed the Loar but wouldn't each piece of wood have it's own optimum weight and thickness for that "perfect sound". I'm thinking you probably use the Loar specs as a base line and go from there.
Nice work Jerry !
Great video Jerry!
That's one way to explain. Also most guitar maker agrees that wood actually substracts by absorbing certain frequencies. Using that theory means thicker wood absorbs more energy and you hear less
And more mass, less tendency to vibrate. There's a fine line somewhere between the two.
Good work. I especially enjoyed the female vocalist. I don't think we've heard her before have we?
I featured her several times on different videos I just can't remember which ones. She died of brain cancer a few years ago. It was very very sad.
@@RosaStringWorks Sorry to hear it. She had a nice voice.
Rosa String Works Hope she will be singing in the lord's quire. I love your background music too Jerry.
Have you tried friction tape on your finger tips to make it easier on your fingers. The assembly workers at the plant i work at use it to lessen the fatigue on their fingers.
Just a thought Jerry
Would it be possible to drill and tap a hole in the back of your original finger plane and fabricate a palm handle to screw into it ?
If anyone could it would be you ........
Oh my gosh! Wood grain showing through on wood! Call the luthier cops!
looks like a real pretty piece of wood your carving. When you first started carving many years ago did you start on instrument grade wood or some kind of cheaper wood? Seems like it would be kind of nerve racking the first couple of times you start learning to carve a back.
I started with Goodwood. But it was less expensive for sure. I used bird's-eye maple and Western Cedar for the tops also Redwood for the tops.
you mentioned the wood being stiff and not vibrating as good, people argue with me about good high dollar guitars that sound good weigh so little compared to cheap guitars that weigh 12 pounds or heavier. how the wood is cut and the grade of wood makes ALL the difference but people still argue it makes no difference lol
I've seen most arguments along those lines pertaining to solid-body electric guitars. I haven't seen many people claiming wood makes no difference pertaining to acoustic guitars (or even hollow-body or semi-hollow electrics).
I love the way you explain the details of what works and what doesn't. I have a plane like the one you have with the palm handle and I find it much harder to get it to cut than my homemade gouge. I wonder if I ground a shallower angle on the bottom of the plane if it might work better? Maybe I will give that a try, because it sure isn't working for me the way it is.
I might be wrong, but it seems to me like as you carve out more of the inside of the instrument it increases the volume of air inside the instrument. To me larger volume relates to lower tone, just like the low strings have a larger mass (diameter). Peace and good health to you my friend.
Actually the more volume inside the instrument the more Hollow it sounds. It doesn't bounce the sound out as abruptly. You could also take that as a deeper sound. But to me it loses punch and volume.
So what you're saying, is that you're going to wake the guitar up when September ends?
Your plane issue sounds like the difference between a standard block plane and a low-angle block plane. I've found the standard blade pitch to be worthless on hardwood end grain no matter how well it's sharpened, but a sharp low-angle plane cuts end grain no problem
Try brazing a palm handle onto your small plane.
What kind of lacquer do you use?
The sticky, clear kind that shrinks when it dries. ;-)
Pretty much the industry-standard nitrocellulose lacquer. I've tried multiple brands I can't tell a bit of difference between any of them
@@RosaStringWorks Thank you for replying. I enjoy your videos.
Carving the inside creates a larger resonance chamber. A larger chamber creates a deeper, warmer sound.
As I mentioned on another person's comment. You can take it as a more deep mellow sound. I think of it as a more boxy Hollow sound. When the air chamber is smaller it has more punch to punch the sound out through the sound hole. And generally speaking it will be louder. However in both cases larger and smaller there is a point of diminishing return. Too small doesn't work well and two large doesn't work well.
Hi Gerry I ran across some pilot drill bite that are a foot long they go from 1/8-1/2 be great for making truss rod channels or aligning, I'll send you a set give me your address on my channel
Do you want a set
Darn autocorrect foot long drill bits
Garnett M thank you very much. My address is 21102 County Road 7560, Newburg MO 65550 - 9320
@@RosaStringWorks Ya I'll do that, I'm sure they'll came in handy somewhere