040 RSW Circa 1960s J 45 Gibson Guitar with multiple repairs required Part 1

Multiple problems. Cracks on back, top, and peg head. Loose braces on the inside back plate. Bridge is broken and needs a custom replacement. Also needs a fret job and setup to play well.

[@wrstew1272]

It just clicked that you are sort of making a go bar deck using the top to act as a spring for your post. Great idea! Suppose you already have an assortment of various length posts, as this must be a regular problem for you.

[@zororosario]

Thanks Jerry you know exactly.what the remedy is. Love 💖 your videos

[@brianstai8239]

great video! Love the old Gibson videos :)

[@RandySchartiger]

I agree with you Jerry on those type of bridges, I have a Gibson Dove with about the same setup, a very poor design for Gibson. Great work, really enjoyed watching.

[@RosaStringWorks]

Thanks for the comment. Part 2 just uploaded, part 3 tomorrow.

[@nancychong4650]

I'm an avid guitar player. I try to play every single day for at least 2 hours but when I have time I will play for 4 to 6 hours. You have inspired me a lot and I would like to be a luthier just like you. I have watched so many videos of you. And I love you to death for all the amount of precise effort and care you do for each guitar. Where did you learn to be a luthier? I see all the expensive sophisticated tools you use.

[@RosaStringWorks]

nancy chong I am self taught. I started by buying the Roger siminoff book on how to build a mandolin, built serveral mandolins and the rest is history.

[@RosaStringWorks]

nancy chong thank you for the kind words and thank you for watching

[@thomaslau9631]

I quite agree that the adjustable saddle is no good also in my J160e replica in 2016. I had no idea why the John Lennon one in 1962 sounded so warm in "And I Love Her". Finally I rebuild a bridge groove, absent in the first place, for a new bone saddle.

[@stanparsley9186]

Sounds like a snare drum...but you can fix it for sure Jerry.

[@stephenquail3168]

excellent tutorial ,thanks again .

[@RosaStringWorks]

You are welcome. Thanks for commenting.

[@arthurogle7581]

Jerry Last July 4th Wayne (our blind banjoist) and I played at my BIL Jerrys home. Said he wanted to
show me a guitar. Lo and behold it was a 1969 J45. Pristine Sunburst. I offered him $!,000,00 and he
declined (as expected).

[@dennisscanlin1458]

Great video series fixing this J45. One of the best I have ever seen. How did you level the finger board? Do you use a dremel tool for this?

[@steveharris2589]

Good work they are lucky the top did not pull up at the bridge.

[@RosaStringWorks]

Thanks for the note. The top was pulled a little but not too bad. The new bridge helped straighten it a little to.

[@INDYOSKARS]

I notice there is no ´homemade reverb´ in this one.

[@MrBassfisher05]

hey Jerry love the video i have a question when you reglue the brace do you have to get the old glue off first

[@RosaStringWorks]

It is better to remove the glue when possible. Braces are difficult to clean. So sometimes you just have to glue without removing the old glue.

[@MrBassfisher05]

thanks I wasn't sure if the old glue would need to be removed or not keep the video coming and thanks again

[@georgefrench1907]

Actually, your “post” functions as a wedge.

[@sucapizda]

What would repair like this cost? Ball park.

[@RosaStringWorks]

+Lucky Goose I charge $60 per hour. Parts and shipping your extra. Most repairs Take Me 3 to 4 hours.

[@jamiecampbell88]

Hello are you a luthier?

[@RosaStringWorks]

Well... I'd like to think so. Been building and repairing instruments since 1983.