What a wonderful job ... I am a Luthier here in Brazil I have never seen some like you so perfectionist with your work. You have become an inspiration to me. Hugs from Rick. BRAZIL!
That's what I'm doing right now, I'm happy when the paint is off my 1977 Grego Les Paul (only the Backside the front is Nitro Goldtop with great old patina). Then, like you, with shellac. Thanks for the instructions.
All of these videos are great and display awesome craftsmanship. His attention to detail and quality work is so impressive. This guys Father was probably a MASTER BUILDER at the now FAMOUS FENDER FUJi-GEN plant building awesome early 80's "E SERIES" Strats and Teles that are now some of the best EVER made!! Keep up the great work!!
Give the guy a break. I'm sure he is refinishing to the customers preference. And as far as the body contours. It was a Les Paul. It doesn't have body contours. And sanding against the grain isn't gonna hurt anything, it helps when you need to raise the grain to apply grain filler. He is doing a fantastic job. Yes I prefer original. But as a luthier or a tech, you do what the customer wants. That's how it works. 90% of y'all couldn't do half of what he has accomplished. And for the video quality, he is a luthier. Not a camera man. If you want better quality videos, do like every other RUclipsr does. And send the guy stuff that would help him out. He isn't asking like the others do. He obviously loves what he does. And just wants to show it. Japanese or not, the dude is talented. So with that said, keep the videos coming. Your skill and talent is amazing. And always improving in every video I see. 🎸
Have you payed much attention to nitrocellulose lacquer? It's not all slick and nice. It's wavy and has orange peel. And did you see him apply any type of grain filler? Nope me either. Doesn't me he didn't. There are all kinds of things that have been used over the years as grain fillers. For example: egg whites. Bet you didn't know that did you Mr guitar guru.
@Dave Hendricks he mixed up the shellack to a grain filler with the powder. You can either use the wood powder from sanding or bought powder. However Shellack isn’t applied with a brush usually but with a cloth and in several turns, that’s what in the end is going to make the perfect polish possible. If Gibson would shellack their Guitars though, there would be no bursts and the guitars wouldn’t go under ten grand because it’s damn labour intensive. All in all this dude did a nice job, however I like my Les Paul battered 🙂
I love watching these uploads as I have a thing for seeing items created or remade & Luthier have quite an interesting job that has them either staying, when asked,in the past, or to update a guitar when asked... I wish I kept up my carpentry & electronic skills but unfortunately this was when Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the UK & it didn't matter if you could cure cancer as she was determined to & did put the UK through one of its darkest ever times... Anyway keep up the good work & the uploads are they are fascinating to watch & very interesting & informational... In light of the coronavirus outbreak stay healthy where ever you are in the world... Take Care One & All... .....
I did an apprenticeship restoring antiques in the Philadelphia area around 40 years ago. Shellac was used as the primary finish on furniture and instruments for hundreds of years and is far more versatile and long lasting than 90% of today's finishes nitrocellulose lacquer and polyurethane included. What you're doing is essentially a French polish.. a nearly lost technique using a shellac soaked rag called a "rubber" and in.the extreme, using various grades of pumice to smooth between coats. I should note that the average lifespan for a French polish is 200 years.
Another great job. My 92’ LP Studio is being refinished by a professional right now. Hope he does the job with the care you used here. I took it apart and polished everything but don’t have the skill for the strip and refinish. If all goes well, it’ll look like a whole new guitar when it’s done. 4 more long weeks to go. As Tom Petty sang, “The Waiting is the hardest part”.
Update: Got my Studio back and it’s everything I envisioned. It went from a dull and scratched up ebony that had suffered from years of abuse and neglect to something that looks like it belongs on the wall at the music store. Ebony top, natural back and sides and cream plastics (previous was all black). New pickups and tuners too. The mahogany is absolutely gorgeous. It’s like having a new guitar still a year and a half later. The guy did a masterful job. Definitely worth it and much cheaper than buying a new LP. 👍🏻
@@festushaggen2563where did you have it done? I have an 89 I'm thinking of doing that. It will destroy the value, but I also am one that prefers a new looking guitar versus a scratched up belt buckle rash train wreck of a guitar. My 89 is also black....but I have a hard time trusting people to do a good job....too many hacks out there
@festushaggen2563 Oh... but you said that it took over a year to complete? I am not sure I can wait that long....otherwise I'd consider shipping it to him
Lovely job overall! As a former (mostly) session man and a luthier myself, I'd have done two things slightly differently... 1) I wouldn't have bothered putting the scratchplate back on having done such a fantastic job on obtaining that 'honeyed' finish on the maple top, but that's personal taste. 2) I loved the job you did on the nut, but when reattaching it, experience has told me it's better to use a little bit of CA glue as you did, but on the blunt end-grain of the fretboard, not the nut bed of the neck, simply because if you ever have to replace the nut, it's a lot easier to remove by tapping off that way and leaves no danger of pulling out any wood fibres from the neck itself. Small quibbles, otherwise - lovely job!
awesome job, I'd to know what grit number sandpaper to do with the pickup cover in order to have the hairline finish and what grit number of sandpaper to polish with water to the headstock? thx
Hellow, good video refinishing Les Paul. I wonder what kind of oil did you apply in the video from 11:20 ~ to 11:18. I think it's tung oil, am I right? By the way, the oil had very dark brown color, did you add any pigment or something in the oil?
Tip when you glue the bone nut : use less CA glue, and apply it on the fingerboard endgrain side. It will keep the nut from moving perfectly, and it will be easier to pop it off later (without wood tear out). Applies to any guitar. Your luthier or local guitar repair person will love you.
Gluing to the fingerboard is another method. However, I think that the sound will be more conveyed when glued to the neck. Thanks for the comments and teachings.
I’ve seen junky Gibson guitars, brand new, that don’t deserve their price tag. So tired of hearing the guitar was “ruined” by actually rebuilding a piece of junk, back into a worthy player. Nice job!
Hi Andy, lovely work and fun to watch. What was the original color of the top? Did the client order a refinish because he did not like the color? I am curious.
I haven't heard that one before. I've never heard of a vintage Les Paul with a bent nut groove. Isn't it bent due to work error? Maybe I'm just ignorant. More to the point, this is not a vintage piece, and considering what a bent nut groove can do to a guitar, I don't think it's ideal.
So did you polish the shellac with buffing compounds? If so, why french polish? Couldn't you brush shellac on then and it to level it out? The shellac finish is great by the way.
Did Gibson finish that with poly? I use acetone to strip the Gibsons I have done. Fortunately they were nitro cellulose and the acetone was able to strip it clean.. looking for ward to watching the rest of the video.
Scraping with heat will get the job done but man is it a work out. Nitro can be easily removed with paint and finish remover very fast. Usually you only have to mechanically remove a finish if its a polyurethane finish. That stuff is like glass :/ Great job none the less!!!!
I don't know what makes a guitar sound good, because it depends on how people interpret the sound. However, there are some sounds that can only be produced with shellac.
@@Andybassguitar Knowing no two guitars sound the same, it would still be interesting to test. If it were true people would be lining up to get their guitars shellac. I bet that`s what Murphy is doing to LesPauls in his Lab.
Nice but Gibson used nitro because oil messes up the wood's sound somehow I've read - I sanded my 89 red wine studio to bare wood and just sprayed clear nitro I got from Ebay, has the dot inlay fretboard and added vintage t-top's…on that 490R you can take out the A2 mag and put in a short A5 in it and it will sound like an T-top, info on the web, but Yeah...that looks Nice, love the Wood look
Nice work. However the guitar will sound more ‘open’ with a softer finish such as oil. Not saying it’s bad. Just depends what you like. A hard thin finish will give the sound a bit more girth and compression. Again nice vid. 👍
Tom Ahoks ha fair enough. I’m not absolute in my opinions. However if you have ever sanded the finish off a neck without taking the neck off you will notice exactly what I am talking about. Have you ever tried that ? The sound changes quite dramatically
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Next, watch the Fender Stratocaster Refinish.
ruclips.net/video/3s7HknLRr5Q/видео.html
ASMR for luthiers & guitarists. Awesome!
Thank you!
I was just about to say, this could be ASMR!!!
I muted the sound because it was getting on my nerves.
Seriously annoying!
Man these videos are even more relaxing than ocean sounds 👌🏻 fantastic work
What a wonderful job ... I am a Luthier here in Brazil I have never seen some like you so perfectionist with your work. You have become an inspiration to me. Hugs from Rick. BRAZIL!
That's what I'm doing right now, I'm happy when the paint is off my 1977 Grego Les Paul (only the Backside the front is Nitro Goldtop with great old patina). Then, like you, with shellac. Thanks for the instructions.
All of these videos are great and display awesome craftsmanship. His attention to detail and quality work is so impressive. This guys Father was probably a MASTER BUILDER at the now FAMOUS FENDER FUJi-GEN plant building awesome early 80's "E SERIES" Strats and Teles that are now some of the best EVER made!! Keep up the great work!!
Old school sorcery and alchemy going on here. That’s what I call “getting medieval” . Nice work 👊🏻
vous êtes un magicien, c’est un régal à vous regarder faire ❤❤❤❤
ありがとうございます。
...Amazing !!! .. Wonderful work indeed !!!
Give the guy a break. I'm sure he is refinishing to the customers preference. And as far as the body contours. It was a Les Paul. It doesn't have body contours. And sanding against the grain isn't gonna hurt anything, it helps when you need to raise the grain to apply grain filler. He is doing a fantastic job. Yes I prefer original. But as a luthier or a tech, you do what the customer wants. That's how it works. 90% of y'all couldn't do half of what he has accomplished. And for the video quality, he is a luthier. Not a camera man. If you want better quality videos, do like every other RUclipsr does. And send the guy stuff that would help him out. He isn't asking like the others do. He obviously loves what he does. And just wants to show it. Japanese or not, the dude is talented. So with that said, keep the videos coming. Your skill and talent is amazing. And always improving in every video I see. 🎸
Thank you for your very happy comment.
I will do my best in the future.
Except he didn't fill the grain! And let's be honest the polish could have been much better you can see orange peel in the vid
@@Andybassguitar
How much do you charge ?
Have you payed much attention to nitrocellulose lacquer? It's not all slick and nice. It's wavy and has orange peel. And did you see him apply any type of grain filler? Nope me either. Doesn't me he didn't. There are all kinds of things that have been used over the years as grain fillers. For example: egg whites. Bet you didn't know that did you Mr guitar guru.
@Dave Hendricks he mixed up the shellack to a grain filler with the powder. You can either use the wood powder from sanding or bought powder. However Shellack isn’t applied with a brush usually but with a cloth and in several turns, that’s what in the end is going to make the perfect polish possible. If Gibson would shellack their Guitars though, there would be no bursts and the guitars wouldn’t go under ten grand because it’s damn labour intensive. All in all this dude did a nice job, however I like my Les Paul battered 🙂
Exquisite work. Art and passion.
Your amazing at this. Wish I could do things like this to my guitars. Your dedication is inspiring to others. Awesome finishing
Thank you!
Wow! An enormous amount of labor. I love your videos.
Très beau travail et avec un excellent niveau de maitrise. Félicitations 👍
Nice job
カッコよく仕上げていただいてありがとうございました！
また何かあれば依頼させて頂きます！
こちらこそご依頼ありがとうございました！
¡ Vaya diferencia ! muy buen trabajo . Felicitaciones .
Gracias
Great work man! The guitar is beautiful!
Thank you!
めっちゃめちゃ良い色ですね、、、惚れました
Love that satin back wood and I presume the shellac top buffed to shine showing the grain, excellent work! 👏🏻😎🎸
ありがとうございます。
COOL 😎
I love watching these uploads as I have a thing for seeing items created or remade & Luthier have quite an interesting job that has them either staying, when asked,in the past, or to update a guitar when asked...
I wish I kept up my carpentry & electronic skills but unfortunately this was when Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the UK & it didn't matter if you could cure cancer as she was determined to & did put the UK through one of its darkest ever times...
Anyway keep up the good work & the uploads are they are fascinating to watch & very interesting & informational...
In light of the coronavirus outbreak stay healthy where ever you are in the world...
Take Care One & All...
.....
Good job!
Perfect lullaby.
cool, awesome job!
Masterful work! Also nice beach pants you have on at the end! hahaha :)
Wow awesome job
Thank you!
Really great work
I did an apprenticeship restoring antiques in the Philadelphia area around 40 years ago. Shellac was used as the primary finish on furniture and instruments for hundreds of years and is far more versatile and long lasting than 90% of today's finishes nitrocellulose lacquer and polyurethane included. What you're doing is essentially a French polish.. a nearly lost technique using a shellac soaked rag called a "rubber" and in.the extreme, using various grades of pumice to smooth between coats. I should note that the average lifespan for a French polish is 200 years.
Excellent guitar.. 👍☕
I would like to do something like this someday. Good work.
Love to watch the process. My only critique is you never showed the "before" photo, just the finished product. So there is no opportunity to compare.
Hi..Ive watched a bunch of your vids..You do Great work...I for one am very impressed..Thanks….Dave
Thank you!
Totally awesome!!!!
Another great job. My 92’ LP Studio is being refinished by a professional right now. Hope he does the job with the care you used here. I took it apart and polished everything but don’t have the skill for the strip and refinish. If all goes well, it’ll look like a whole new guitar when it’s done. 4 more long weeks to go. As Tom Petty sang, “The Waiting is the hardest part”.
Update: Got my Studio back and it’s everything I envisioned. It went from a dull and scratched up ebony that had suffered from years of abuse and neglect to something that looks like it belongs on the wall at the music store. Ebony top, natural back and sides and cream plastics (previous was all black). New pickups and tuners too. The mahogany is absolutely gorgeous. It’s like having a new guitar still a year and a half later. The guy did a masterful job. Definitely worth it and much cheaper than buying a new LP. 👍🏻
@@festushaggen2563where did you have it done? I have an 89 I'm thinking of doing that. It will destroy the value, but I also am one that prefers a new looking guitar versus a scratched up belt buckle rash train wreck of a guitar. My 89 is also black....but I have a hard time trusting people to do a good job....too many hacks out there
@@harrykadaras9459 A local guy in the southern California area.
@festushaggen2563 Oh... but you said that it took over a year to complete? I am not sure I can wait that long....otherwise I'd consider shipping it to him
@@harrykadaras9459 It was actually 6 weeks. I only updated later.
心が落ち着く
よかった。
もぉ完璧ですょね😶👍
いぃ音してるし、美しいです👍
渋めに仕上がりましたね。
Great work!
Thank you!
pick upカバーのメッキを剥がして傷をつけると、かなりかっこよくなりますね！参考させてもらいますね！
メッキを剥がすまでいかないですね。
表面に軽くラインを付けるかんじ。
Lovely job overall! As a former (mostly) session man and a luthier myself, I'd have done two things slightly differently... 1) I wouldn't have bothered putting the scratchplate back on having done such a fantastic job on obtaining that 'honeyed' finish on the maple top, but that's personal taste. 2) I loved the job you did on the nut, but when reattaching it, experience has told me it's better to use a little bit of CA glue as you did, but on the blunt end-grain of the fretboard, not the nut bed of the neck, simply because if you ever have to replace the nut, it's a lot easier to remove by tapping off that way and leaves no danger of pulling out any wood fibres from the neck itself. Small quibbles, otherwise - lovely job!
Very good ! 좋은영상 잘보고갑니다. 감사합니다
このビデオをヘッドフォンで見ると満足です
Thank you for your comment in Japanese.
Nice! great job! BR
Brilliant
ありがとうございます。
encore des vidéos de Les Paul 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Impressed
Thank you.
That is without a doubt a fine looking Chibson. I am of course... joking. Fine work there!
уважаю мастеров творящих прекрасное , мирное , великое !!!
Nice 👍 the wood doesn't have the best grain pattern to begin with, so the end product is v good considering, lovely
いやーこれなかなかの極上じゃないの!？
映像がたまらんのは俺だけ？
表側はもちろんですが、後ろ姿がなんとも言えず素晴らしい。
マホガニーの味わいはすごいですよね。
awesome job, I'd to know what grit number sandpaper to do with the pickup cover in order to have the hairline finish and what grit number of sandpaper to polish with water to the headstock? thx
ヘアラインは800のスポンジペーパーで付けました。ヘッドは1000〜1500〜2000です
Hellow, good video refinishing Les Paul.
I wonder what kind of oil did you apply in the video from 11:20 ~ to 11:18.
I think it's tung oil, am I right?
By the way, the oil had very dark brown color, did you add any pigment or something in the oil?
Sorry, the manufacturer of the oil is a secret.
It is probably not pigmented....
また いい楽器を手掛けられて良かったですね。仕上がりも素晴らしく いい色で渋いです。しかしシェラックとは思い切りましたねぇ。私はカシュー塗装を選択し大失敗！ちょっとだけ厚塗りし、いつまで経っても乾かないのです。放置中。
カシューは難しそうですね。僕は使ったことがないです。
シェラックは昔動画でもあげたベースで使ったので、使いやすい塗料です。
Tip when you glue the bone nut : use less CA glue, and apply it on the fingerboard endgrain side. It will keep the nut from moving perfectly, and it will be easier to pop it off later (without wood tear out). Applies to any guitar. Your luthier or local guitar repair person will love you.
Gluing to the fingerboard is another method. However, I think that the sound will be more conveyed when glued to the neck.
Thanks for the comments and teachings.
毎度編集お疲れ様です☆最高です！
個人的にはバインディングに乗った塗装を削るとこが好きです。
僕もこの作業すきです。
I’ve seen junky Gibson guitars, brand new, that don’t deserve their price tag. So tired of hearing the guitar was “ruined” by actually rebuilding a piece of junk, back into a worthy player. Nice job!
Thank you?
What powder are you using at 6:30?
This guy is a master.
Thank you!
Hi Andy, lovely work and fun to watch. What was the original color of the top? Did the client order a refinish because he did not like the color? I am curious.
The owner tried to refinish it, but it didn't seem to work.
That's where the request came to me.
The color is the owner's choice.
My 92 Les Paul Custom has perfect finish, my 08 standard is much like you refinished flacking off cracked.
25:45 Does the nut slots are parallel? I believe on standard, but on vintage not..
I haven't heard that one before.
I've never heard of a vintage Les Paul with a bent nut groove. Isn't it bent due to work error?
Maybe I'm just ignorant.
More to the point, this is not a vintage piece, and considering what a bent nut groove can do to a guitar, I don't think it's ideal.
いつも楽しく拝見してます。塗装剥がし、たいへんですね。ヒートガンを使っていて、熱の当てすぎでバインディングを溶かしてしまった事なんてありますか？ 端部を剥がすのは、どうやってるんですか？
美しい！
わかる！
最近このチャンネルを見つけました!
質問があります。途中でガラスの器具で粉にしている黄色の着色料はまにでしょうか?
岩絵の具ですね。日本画とかに使う顔料です。
@@Andybassguitar ありがとうございます❗シースルーのブラックで自分のギターでやってみたいと思いまして・・・岩絵の具ではオススメのものはありますか・・・
Does the shellac scratch easy.. or mark easy..
So did you polish the shellac with buffing compounds? If so, why french polish? Couldn't you brush shellac on then and it to level it out? The shellac finish is great by the way.
Polished with a little compound.
Most are French polished.
Not a complete French polish. sorry.
Thank you.
@@Andybassguitar Thanks for the insight.
Did Gibson finish that with poly? I use acetone to strip the Gibsons I have done. Fortunately they were nitro cellulose and the acetone was able to strip it clean.. looking for ward to watching the rest of the video.
I think it was poly paint.
Scraping with heat will get the job done but man is it a work out. Nitro can be easily removed with paint and finish remover very fast. Usually you only have to mechanically remove a finish if its a polyurethane finish. That stuff is like glass :/
Great job none the less!!!!
Do you think shellac gives the guitar better tone?, I noticed the sound as you strummed it was dead on.
I don't know what makes a guitar sound good, because it depends on how people interpret the sound.
However, there are some sounds that can only be produced with shellac.
@@Andybassguitar Knowing no two guitars sound the same, it would still be interesting to test. If it were true
people would be lining up to get their guitars shellac. I bet that`s what Murphy is doing to LesPauls in his Lab.
what kind of finish did you use on the back?
It is an oil finish.
塗料剥がした後の木の色と木目がいいよね
マホガニーは本当に美しいです。
🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
Love that glass tool you used. What is the finish you applied is it a secret or do you have a kind of receipe?
The finish paint is shellac.
what nut file set are you using? :) thanks in advance!
I think anything will do.
勉強になりました。ありがとうございます。
ちなみにトップはシェラックのみですか？ラッカーのトップコートはかけてないんでしょうか？
シェラックのみです。
シェラックがトップコートの役割を持っています。
ご返答有難うございます。
Leave a little more of the sanding in the videos, put ASMR in the title and you’ll get lots of new subscribers!!!
新しい睡眠用BGMをありがとうございます（笑）
私はナットに切り込みを入れる音が気に入ってます。
ピックアップカバーを磨いている製品は何でしょうか？
いつもどうもです。
カバーを磨いてるのは3Mのスポンジ研磨剤の320？だったかな。
磨くというより、ヘアライン加工(風)をしているんですん。
@@Andybassguitar
ありがとうございます。
5:03 what is this process called? and what are you mixing together? I assume it's gold and some kind of oil?
Great work, how have you learned bro?
I went to school.
Also, I am self-taught.
здорово
Was wondering if this affects the resale value of the guitar
I think it's good not to resell.
Hell yeah, in a bad way.
@@edwinpringle7342 Please handle the disgust in yourself.
Andy bass & guitar This sounds weird
Who cares?
Nice job but to me, in 21:50 the strings are way too deep in the nut, can cause a lot of sticking ...
Can somebody help me? How to strip the lacquer from a leap Paul Epiphone? Do I take a scraper or a heat gun or some kind of chemical solution?
How much do you charge to refinish a guitar ?
I'm sorry, basically doing business for people living in Japan.
My 1997-8 LP Standard is possibly # serial, is the shellac issue with them?
I think there is no problem.
Nice but Gibson used nitro because oil messes up the wood's sound somehow I've read - I sanded my 89 red wine studio to bare wood and just sprayed clear nitro I got from Ebay, has the dot inlay fretboard and added vintage t-top's…on that 490R you can take out the A2 mag and put in a short A5 in it and it will sound like an T-top, info on the web, but Yeah...that looks Nice, love the Wood look
The lacquer on my 2007 Gibson SG standard is flaking off. I'll need to get it completely refinished I imagine.
Michael Nedoshytko acetone will completely melt off lacquer.
Let it be
いつも楽しく拝見させていただいています。
機会がありましたら、使用している工具の紹介などもしていただけると嬉しいです。
ペーパーやスポンジ研磨剤の番手などから、自作工具などの工具も見てみたいです。
了解です。トーク力ないですがその内やってみます。
You didn't cut those nut slots deep enough, brother! I could see a big fuckin' gap between the high e string and the first fret. Not good!
I think that scene is probably in the middle of production for Nat.
Why dont you put back the "Les Paul" Decal??
59s didn’t have decals
@@mat2941 What are you talking about? The real '59s most certainly did have the Les Paul decal on the headstock.
Hi Andy. What product did you apply behind the guitar?
I did an oil finish. It's a secret because it's mixed with oil.
Should have filled the holes and threw that Pickguard away !
I fucked up my les paul. Thanks for giving me hope!
Nice work. However the guitar will sound more ‘open’ with a softer finish such as oil. Not saying it’s bad. Just depends what you like. A hard thin finish will give the sound a bit more girth and compression.
Again nice vid. 👍
Nikos Kamesas You would have to eat your heart out in a blind test.
Tom Ahoks ha fair enough. I’m not absolute in my opinions. However if you have ever sanded the finish off a neck without taking the neck off you will notice exactly what I am talking about. Have you ever tried that ? The sound changes quite dramatically
Thank you.
あと20年以上弾き込めば、より一層愛着のある物になると思います。
Last chords is killing me🙂
修理っていくらぐらいかかるんだろうか
多少安めです。
@@Andybassguitar 返信ありがとうございます
もし今使ってるギターにガタがきたらそのときは修理お願いしようとおもいます！笑
You shouldn't blow on solder joints bro.
Yes, sir!
I found myself blowing on it...
こんにちは コンパウンドの番手をおしえてもらえませんか