I used to do these kind of splinter repairs as a high end finish carpenter on expensive cabinets. It will never be perfect but most people will never notice those types of repairs if these repairs are finished well. You do great work!
I found this same 1890 Washburn parlor guitar in the family attic in 1964 and played Peter, Paul and Mary songs on it. It was in very good condition. I gave it to a luthier in Buffalo in hopes it would.be preserved.
I thoroughly enjoy watching how you chisel and scrape away the unwanted wood and glue, and bring everything back to beautiful! Impressive for sure. This old Washburn is looking and sounding great. Thanks for posting.
thank you Sir. i love my family roots. i come from hillbilly's and outlaws, music has always been with me. as i stepped away from a troubled past, i thought my connection with the good parts of my family were gone. you give me hope that the respect, not the lies i was told as a child, will return to the ugliness of this world. we all make mistakes and you showed me that we can repair them if we try
You exceeded your self there gerry what a lovely old guitar it will last another 100 years thanks to you you are a very talented Luthier and love what you do
Great job on a great old guitar. special thanks for the song at the end. my father sang that to my mother a million times and brought back sweet memories. Her name was Rosemary
That neck repair was a good demonstration of how good titebond is. Glued in those small bits of wood and in a few hours they were stuff well enough to be hammering and chiseling them, nice. Also a lovely guitar beautifully repaired.
Wow...ole my....great sound for 2 3 hundred year old guitar ...collector item for sure thank for sharing the video of that ole girl good day an God bless you an your family
Mr. Rosa, you do not disappoint! I admire the way you can evaluate an instrument; with damage that would strike fear into most repair guys, and you're like"Ahhh, piece of cake". Nothing ever phases you. Thanks for sharing your expertise, and more importantly... Your time. Until we speak again, my friend....
Mr Rosa. Really enjoyed this episode watching you repair this sweet old 1800's period Washburn parlor guitar. It turned out geat! sounds real good too!
I really appreciate the invention of the adjustable truss rod after watching this video. A great job turning this back into a playable instrument that some one can enjoy for many years to come. Bravo!
That was made the year my granddad was. He'd take a bit more than skillful scraping and a bit of shellac to get him looking and working as well as that instrument. It's a joy to watch this channel.
I absolutely love your videos of restoring such beautiful instruments and making them playable for (hopefully) another 100 years. I have been binge watching your videos and learning so much from them. Thank you for sharing your craft.
That job was so far above my pay grade I couldn't make out the bottom of it. Awesome piece of work. Nice to see someone who sings as well as I do, too. lol
this was a very special segment. The workmanship to restore it was amazing. It's amazing that a 125 year old guitar can be brought back to life with a couple clamps and hand chisles. Congrats on a great job. I'll know where to send my Martin is 100 years.
Stefan Grossman talks about the path through society of Parlor Guitars when teaching Sevastopol. It seems they were the rage after the Civil War, when young women of means in New England would be given guitars and song books of parlor music. Like many things, not everything takes with teenagers and so a lot of parlor guitars made their way into the used market and refuse pile. More than a few made their way into the hands of African Americans playing blues, and many of the licks from sheet music (like Sevastopol) became part of their repertoire to the point where Open-D tuning is call Sevastopol tuning. Robert Johnson played a Gibson L-1. So that little bit of history you just restored is a great physical representation of something that linked women of leisure to men and sharecroppers who had no leisure at all, except after dark with a parlor guitar making music to soothe the mind and soul.
Guitars were given free to tramps by piano teachers in an attempt to associate guitars with the lower orders and get young ladies of quality back to the piano
Wow Mr Rosa thank you for that end tune you sang . That just brought back a flood of memories because my dad and the Barbershop Quartet he sang in used to sing "My Wild Irish Rose" In competitions , at pizza parlors , and bars . And at home while he showered hahaha . Good times . [Kingsmen Quartet , Kings County Ca.] circa 1970's
I have a martin from that era that looks so similar. Despite missing a few inches of a side panel it is incredibly sweet sounding and resonant. Great little instruments.
Jerry, 4 years ago (2019) you were at 20k subs. Today (Mar 2023) you’re at 90k! Congrats on growing to 90k subscribers who apparently understand what good video is! Thanks for keepin’ on keeping on!
Beautiful job as always, Jerry! I worked on a similar old Brazilian Rosewood Parlor Guitar. It had a crack in the side with a thin gouge along the crack like that. I filled it with some ebony dust and super glue, and even rubbed some in the crack itself. It came out perfect. Looked like a dark streak in the wood. Twas shellacked, so it was easy to fix the finish. Polished the shellac with some pumice powder.
Yeah, as much as I love those old guitars, the necks are TERRIBLE. Huge, chunky, overweight, really. But the sound of them almost makes it worth trying to get around on them. Plus, the age thing, and wondering how many hands played this guitar first. Love those old parlor guitars, my favorite in terms of size and projection.
Jerry your are truly a craftsman. You know, you really do make it look easy but you're not fooling me. Thank you for sharing such great content and hats off to the owner of the guitar to be inspired with confidence that the parlor guitar was worth of restoring...after all if he didn't think you could do it likely wouldn't have done it.
Got almost the same Washburn that had the full neck reset with carbon fibre rods and some cracks and binding fixed. It’s the guitar non guitar players like the sound of the best. 1899. I got the Washburn book and it helped date it accurately. If you haven’t got it I’ll gladly help get the exact year on this if the customer wants it. All the best and great work. It’s really inspiring what you do. 👌🏻
That material is from a old bed sheet my great grandmother had that pattern in her spare bedroom from the 20's-30's . Now saying that I can't say it always was a bed sheet because everything was repurposed back in the day . We still have a quilt that's gotta be close to 200 years old .its made of old bed sheet flour sacks and button up shirts .
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I didn't knew that Washburn was existing that long already. Thank you.
Im impressed with the quality of work you put into every job no matter how large or small . I do hope your customers appreciate your work .
I used to do these kind of splinter repairs as a high end finish carpenter on expensive cabinets. It will never be perfect but most people will never notice those types of repairs if these repairs are finished well. You do great work!
Wow Man!!!!!!!! You Inspire me Daily.
that's an old beauty
Sounds good. Made a nice old guitar. God bless.
I found this same 1890 Washburn parlor guitar in the family attic in 1964 and played Peter, Paul and Mary songs on it. It was in very good condition. I gave it to a luthier in Buffalo in hopes it would.be preserved.
same model
I thoroughly enjoy watching how you chisel and scrape away the unwanted wood and glue, and bring everything back to beautiful! Impressive for sure. This old Washburn is looking and sounding great. Thanks for posting.
I love watching your videos. I run them all night on many occasions. Thank you. 🔈🔉🔊
Great job on a great old guitar! The song made me smile. My Italian Dad used to sing that to my Irish Mom, whose name was Rose.
The « pièce de résistance » is the main dish in a full menu… Quite an old-fashioned notion, so it fits with the guitar.
Wow, pretty amazing!
Nice job.....hope you have more old ones like this again...Keep the videos a coming..
I'm not a guitar repairman, so this "easy" job looked like a terrifying nightmare to me! What amazing results!!!
Same here 👍
I really enjoyed watching this. Thanks for your time.
thank you Sir. i love my family roots. i come from hillbilly's and outlaws, music has always been with me. as i stepped away from a troubled past, i thought my connection with the good parts of my family were gone. you give me hope that the respect, not the lies i was told as a child, will return to the ugliness of this world. we all make mistakes and you showed me that we can repair them if we try
who the heck gives this video a thumbs down,they must want hip hop music from that beautiful guitar
Jerry you are master luthier great job fixing that old beauty
You exceeded your self there gerry what a lovely old guitar it will last another 100 years thanks to you you are a very talented Luthier and love what you do
One of your best videos, including the singing!
Two minutes into your video and I know I'm going to enjoy it Jerry. This is gonna be a good one. Thank you
Nice work again Jerry your customer should be completely happy, happy, happy.
Great job on a great old guitar. special thanks for the song at the end. my father sang that to my mother a million times and brought back sweet memories. Her name was Rosemary
Thanks for this tour through an old guitars resurrection.
I see and try to learn every bit of the way.
This was a very well spent Sunday night.
An hour long Rosa restoration. This was a highlight of the weekend! Great work on the old Washburn, Jerry.
And it's a nice sounding little guitar!
you are amazing , if i ever need one of mine fixed , you will be the first contact . thanks for sharing !!!
That carbon paper dovetail checking method is a fantastic idea, whoever thought that one up was a genius.
just call me Einstein.
I've seen Ted at twoofrd using that same technique. It's such a simple but neat idea.
you are an artist what a privilege to work on that must have been for you great work thanks for shearing
This has been so interesting to watch, I am addicted to your video's. Great stuff.
Another great video Jerry, outstanding work as always!
CHeers, John
That neck repair was a good demonstration of how good titebond is. Glued in those small bits of wood and in a few hours they were stuff well enough to be hammering and chiseling them, nice. Also a lovely guitar beautifully repaired.
WOW!... thats a cool guitar. cant wait to see it finished
Wow...ole my....great sound for 2 3 hundred year old guitar ...collector item for sure thank for sharing the video of that ole girl good day an God bless you an your family
Mr. Rosa, you do not disappoint! I admire the way you can evaluate an instrument; with damage that would strike fear into most repair guys, and you're like"Ahhh, piece of cake". Nothing ever phases you. Thanks for sharing your expertise, and more importantly... Your time. Until we speak again, my friend....
That's a real beauty Jerry I enjoyed watching you repair it.
Really enjoyed watching you restore this beauty.
Got one of the limited run of the 125th anniversary editions by Washburn. Lovely to see one of the originals come back to life! Thanks
What an awesome guitar... Thanks for share it Jerry.
Greetings from Germany
nice job on the very old guitar, love seeing your work and thanks for sharing your work.
Nice craftsmanship. I especially like the home made clamps made from threaded rod, and wing nuts.
I look forward to learning more. Thank-you
i like the way you work my dad always said that if you do something right the first time you wont have to do it again.
Five minutes in, my kinda video.
→Just finished watching. The guitar and the case are so cool. Great restoration again. Thanks for sharing, Jerry.
Mr Rosa. Really enjoyed this episode watching you repair this sweet old 1800's period Washburn parlor guitar. It turned out geat! sounds real good too!
Mr. Rosa , AGAIN.. You are AMAZING. !!!!!
Wow! Looks like a million bucks! I can’t wait to see the case video!
Great job Grandpa 👍👏👏👏You have wonderful grandchildren to give you such a fantastic shirt!
Beautiful work!
Excellent work restoring the past and nice performance🤠🤗🤗🌹
Stunning!
Jerry you've done it again impeccable workmanship and a great video on top you have a great night my friend until the next video take care buddy
I really appreciate the invention of the adjustable truss rod after watching this video. A great job turning this back into a playable instrument that some one can enjoy for many years to come. Bravo!
Beautiful sounding instrument. Great job getting it in shape for the next 1 1/4 century.
That was made the year my granddad was. He'd take a bit more than skillful scraping and a bit of shellac to get him looking and working as well as that instrument.
It's a joy to watch this channel.
Really like that little guitar!!!! He has common sense and does great work.
Those old Washburns and Regal guitars up into the 30’s were great guitars, beautiful Adirondack tops. I would love to own that little parlor guitar!
Bet that guitar could tell some great parlor tales🤠
I love those old parlour guitars💕. Great job, as usual😎
Beuatiful job, Jerry.
Awesome vid Jerry. There is something very therapeutic about your vids.
I absolutely love your videos of restoring such beautiful instruments and making them playable for (hopefully) another 100 years. I have been binge watching your videos and learning so much from them. Thank you for sharing your craft.
I can barely tell the difference of the color of that binding. Another awesome job Jerry. You are an awesome wood worker!!!
Awesome resto Jerry you saved another one!Cheers
That job was so far above my pay grade I couldn't make out the bottom of it. Awesome piece of work. Nice to see someone who sings as well as I do, too. lol
Thank you so much for what you do. I really enjoyed watching this one brought back to life.
Nice that someone fixated it up
Simply amazing job Jerry.
Beautiful work as ever, another one brought back to life.
Bonnie elderly guitar brought back to life, brilliant.
Great video, lovely old guitar, can't wait to see the case restored as well
It's nice to see you save the old girls like this one. I also do the same. Great videos. I pick up a few things watching..thanks for sharing
Wow you really bought that back to life for future generations to enjoy. Well done mate and thanks for an hour of great viewing. 👍
It was a very satisfying video to watch. Well done!
5:11 omg the neck 😳.
Your videos are fascinating. Thanks Jerry for your beautiful work 🎶🎶🎶
this was a very special segment. The workmanship to restore it was amazing. It's amazing that a 125 year old guitar can be brought back to life with a couple clamps and hand chisles. Congrats on a great job. I'll know where to send my Martin is 100 years.
turned out awesome. i think my brother has a washburn like that, and a martin.
Those old Washburn parlor guitars are great players,you did a great job my friend
Amazing! I enjoy watching these.
Stefan Grossman talks about the path through society of Parlor Guitars when teaching Sevastopol. It seems they were the rage after the Civil War, when young women of means in New England would be given guitars and song books of parlor music. Like many things, not everything takes with teenagers and so a lot of parlor guitars made their way into the used market and refuse pile. More than a few made their way into the hands of African Americans playing blues, and many of the licks from sheet music (like Sevastopol) became part of their repertoire to the point where Open-D tuning is call Sevastopol tuning. Robert Johnson played a Gibson L-1. So that little bit of history you just restored is a great physical representation of something that linked women of leisure to men and sharecroppers who had no leisure at all, except after dark with a parlor guitar making music to soothe the mind and soul.
This is a lovely commentary on the love and history of music and guitars.
I've always heard it called vestopol tuning.... now I know why..... thanks....
Pièce de resistance means chief piece of the meal, the most exciting part. Great Job, great moments , hi from France! Voilà
Guitars were given free to tramps by piano teachers in an attempt to associate guitars with the lower orders and get young ladies of quality back to the piano
Brown I do nt know if that true but it makes a fantastic story!
Amazing to watch you work sir
Wow Mr Rosa thank you for that end tune you sang . That just brought back a flood of memories because my dad and the Barbershop Quartet he sang in used to sing "My Wild Irish Rose" In competitions , at pizza parlors , and bars . And at home while he showered hahaha . Good times . [Kingsmen Quartet , Kings County Ca.] circa 1970's
Fantastic job restoring the Washburn! Thanks for sharing with us.
You should take a bow, not many men like you left with skills that are at your level. Thanks for the videos.
I have a martin from that era that looks so similar. Despite missing a few inches of a side panel it is incredibly sweet sounding and resonant. Great little instruments.
Jerry your quite an interesting fellow I love your videos. Very inspiring keep up the good work.
What an excellent job and excellent tutorial 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you for sharing your knowledge for the generations to come.
Master of Masters!!!
she is a very nice guitar ,love what you did to it to get her back especially the neck joint
Loved seeing this come back to life.
Jerry, 4 years ago (2019) you were at 20k subs. Today (Mar 2023) you’re at 90k! Congrats on growing to 90k subscribers who apparently understand what good video is! Thanks for keepin’ on keeping on!
What a craftsman! Peter
Didn't thought it'll end up so good 👍
Beautiful job as always, Jerry! I worked on a similar old Brazilian Rosewood Parlor Guitar. It had a crack in the side with a thin gouge along the crack like that. I filled it with some ebony dust and super glue, and even rubbed some in the crack itself. It came out perfect. Looked like a dark streak in the wood. Twas shellacked, so it was easy to fix the finish. Polished the shellac with some pumice powder.
What a gentleman you are you deserve your new tool that your customer sent you
Wow that’s amazing man! Really great work.
Love it. One was at a local shop near me up here in MN. I couldn't believe how V-shaped the neck was. It was very pronounced.
Yeah, as much as I love those old guitars, the necks are TERRIBLE. Huge, chunky, overweight, really. But the sound of them almost makes it worth trying to get around on them. Plus, the age thing, and wondering how many hands played this guitar first. Love those old parlor guitars, my favorite in terms of size and projection.
Jerry your are truly a craftsman. You know, you really do make it look easy but you're not fooling me. Thank you for sharing such great content and hats off to the owner of the guitar to be inspired with confidence that the parlor guitar was worth of restoring...after all if he didn't think you could do it likely wouldn't have done it.
Got almost the same Washburn that had the full neck reset with carbon fibre rods and some cracks and binding fixed. It’s the guitar non guitar players like the sound of the best. 1899. I got the Washburn book and it helped date it accurately. If you haven’t got it I’ll gladly help get the exact year on this if the customer wants it. All the best and great work. It’s really inspiring what you do. 👌🏻
What a sweet old instrument! A fine restoration too. I enjoyed watching. Thanks for the video!
That material is from a old bed sheet my great grandmother had that pattern in her spare bedroom from the 20's-30's . Now saying that I can't say it always was a bed sheet because everything was repurposed back in the day . We still have a quilt that's gotta be close to 200 years old .its made of old bed sheet flour sacks and button up shirts .
Total respect mate .. staining and matching finishes is an absolute art form ✅✅