How To Make Mass-Produced Acoustic Guitar. Amazing Guitar Manufacturing Factory

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  • Опубликовано: 28 дек 2024

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  • @beautifulwork
    @beautifulwork  Год назад +114

    *"Turn On Subtitles(CC) and Watch the Video!☝"*
    (영상 우측 상단에 자막(CC)을 켜고 시청하세요 :)

    • @gilbertodelgado9634
      @gilbertodelgado9634 Год назад +11

    • @karslake10
      @karslake10 Год назад +2

      Not like how gluing the bridge and frets..

    • @skintslots
      @skintslots Год назад +5

      @@karslake10 They do use a lot of glue.

    • @fanoboss
      @fanoboss Год назад +5

      i've played Crafter and found the quality to be worse than Wal-Mart toy guitars.

    • @lucianomartinato5847
      @lucianomartinato5847 Год назад +5

      Uu y i y t-un bu gt

  • @MitchellMaichak-ze7mr
    @MitchellMaichak-ze7mr Год назад +32

    Thank you for this very impressive tour ! I have been playing guitar semi - professionally since 1968 , and have had many books on guitar construction , but I had yet to see a video showing all the necessary procedures . This is most enjoyable , and again , thank you very much !!!

  • @vasuthirumalairangaswamy5660
    @vasuthirumalairangaswamy5660 9 месяцев назад +7

    Most impressive!! Never realized that there were so many steps with so many dedicated workers involved.. Thank You so much!!

  • @northotagogolf
    @northotagogolf Год назад +269

    My Dad made me my first guitar when I was around 14 years old - he was a carpenter by trade although he had never built such a thing before. Watching this, I now realize, what incredible skills my Dad must have possessed and it's taken this video, 60 years later to realize it.

    • @johnlay3040
      @johnlay3040 Год назад +11

      Oh, yes. Fine carpentry is an admirable skill and patience. ❤

    • @geraldponce8336
      @geraldponce8336 Год назад +8

      That is definitely admirable.

    • @andrewj3177
      @andrewj3177 Год назад +10

      I am a woodworker and an amateur luthier for 8 years now. I can tell your father is a very skilled and a dedicated one. Instrument making require diffrent skill set from carpentry although the basic is the same. You said that it was his first time making guitar, a testimony of the know-how he have acquired. Sorry for bad English. Best regards

    • @northotagogolf
      @northotagogolf Год назад +4

      Thank you Andrew. Yes, I wish I had kept that first guitar, it would be priceless for me now!

    • @TienVo-cj4zj
      @TienVo-cj4zj Год назад +1

      ❤❤❤

  • @다비-z3k
    @다비-z3k Год назад +27

    정말 노동자들이 장인정신이 깃들어 있네요..
    음악을 할수있게 해주는 당신들을 진심으로 감사드림니다

  • @pobinr
    @pobinr Год назад +28

    Fascinating detailed video. Thank you for not adding music. Always better to hear the raw sounds.

  • @trade0714
    @trade0714 Год назад +156

    This was fascinating to watch. I'm more impressed by the engineering that went into the machinery used to build these guitars.

    • @priest_of_Egupt
      @priest_of_Egupt Год назад

      Грош им цена . Если гитары на 3 месяца не хватило.

    • @christopherodonnell2375
      @christopherodonnell2375 Год назад +3

      I agree that is what blows my mind

    • @interiot2
      @interiot2 Год назад +6

      Yeah. Even in a medium-scale manufacturing place, there's tons of specialized jigs, but this takes it to the next level. I'm not sure I saw a single hand clamp in that shop, other than the kerfing clamps.
      That wheel of vacuum presses was pretty cool.

    • @NeverTalkToCops1
      @NeverTalkToCops1 Год назад

      Yes, and that engineering had to come together FAST.

    • @davedavidson9996
      @davedavidson9996 Год назад

      Yeah. It looks easy with the right equipment and procedures.

  • @mediasurfer
    @mediasurfer Год назад +40

    I was absolutely amazed how much manual labour still goes into this "mass produced" guitar. This is top notch work!

    • @birchthebirch4593
      @birchthebirch4593 10 месяцев назад +16

      It's not , it's cheap and easy.
      I'm a luthier for one of my guitars you'll be waiting 3-6 months while I cut assemble balance and temper to almost perfection
      Most of these guitars are fit for beginners , for example no balancing and I didn't even see them filing the frets ! Literally slice a finger open !!
      I saw tons of split grains , unfinished edges, bad glue adherence , weak bridges, weak nuts , cheap and nasty metallurgy and so on and so on and so on .
      Top not work it certainly is not , but it's important cheap guitars exist as I would have never been able to learn how to play without one .

    • @twokool4skool129
      @twokool4skool129 4 месяца назад +3

      It's really not that much. If you want to see a lot of manual labor, lookup videos of people handmaking the entire thing. It takes forever.

    • @robertnisonoff3907
      @robertnisonoff3907 3 месяца назад

      Clearly you are beginner. This is very cheap stuff. Fine for someone starting out.

    • @EatMyBacon000
      @EatMyBacon000 2 месяца назад

      ​@birchthebirch4593 for all solid guitars. which do you think is cheaper, branded and already made or built by a luthier?

    • @bill3641
      @bill3641 Месяц назад +1

      @@birchthebirch4593 But these don't cost thousands of dollars. You get what you pay for....

  • @Jaloja
    @Jaloja Год назад +27

    It was good to see this done and even better to see older people still active and doing meaningful work!

    • @8odycount
      @8odycount 11 месяцев назад +5

      Because they cant live without working at that age. That's sad and not good

    • @gr8mcguffinmcguffin92
      @gr8mcguffinmcguffin92 11 месяцев назад +2

      They'd rather have a decent pension

    • @marianovall3778
      @marianovall3778 9 месяцев назад

      I agree in Latin America this happens a lot and it is very sad, however there are many cultures and more so in Asia, where everyone works in businesses and family projects, more than anything because there they find a sense of belonging. Also they don't seem to do any type of work that involves force, they only remove paper tape

    • @potterchannel7637
      @potterchannel7637 Месяц назад

      It might be a meaningful product but the work seems mindlessly repetitive to me

  • @charlie-obrien
    @charlie-obrien Год назад +44

    The main guitar that is being built here is the 50th Anniversary Crafter SungEum G-50th CE VVS, with vintage voicing, torrefied spruce & rosewood guitar. A truly beautiful guitar by a Korean builder that began in 1972 (that's why the 12th fret inlay).
    Although there is a fair amount of automation and CNC assist, I am really impressed with the individual craftsmanship that still goes into the manufacture. Of special note is the binding, inlays and the combination of machining and man that produced the joining of the neck. I own an Epiphone DR 500 mce that also has a similar neck construction and I can only hope that it was made and joined with such care and splendid craftsmanship.

    • @practice2025x
      @practice2025x 8 месяцев назад

      @rxw5520 I had a handmade guitar shipped from spain to florida in an ill-fitting case inside one of those cardboard boxes you see at music stores with cheap guitars. that's it. I was shocked! I complained to the luthier telling him he was crazy to ship a high quality guitar that way. It survived and I still have it so i know it's built to last

    • @kthwkr
      @kthwkr 5 месяцев назад +1

      About $1,600.

  • @petersneddon1579
    @petersneddon1579 2 месяца назад +1

    I've been working on guitars for over 45 years and this impressed me very much, so glad most of the work is still done by hand.

  • @grene1955
    @grene1955 Год назад +114

    That was amazing! May be mass produced, but a lot more craftsmanship goes into them than I would have guessed...very cool!

    • @motioninmind6015
      @motioninmind6015 Год назад +12

      The truth about Chinese craftsmanship is, the workers take great pride in what they do and always strive to perform as well as they can.

    • @tenypec
      @tenypec Год назад +21

      @@motioninmind6015 ... Crafter is a South Korean company! ... nothing Chinese.

    • @nuberiffic
      @nuberiffic Год назад +5

      Didn't really see any craftsmanship here.
      This is just assembly line manufacturing.

    • @werewolflover8636
      @werewolflover8636 Год назад +4

      What craftsmanship? It’s literally just a bunch of machines and a few people gluing stuff in a few times!

    • @RackwitzG
      @RackwitzG Год назад +1

      @@tenypec Yes, and the workers look Korean too. What separates Asia from the West is a sense of national pride, which is being given up in the West - especially in Europe. Asian people are proud of their nations and take pride in presenting the world with good products they enjoy. Their work ethics are much different from ours (better IMHO).

  • @SuperDubov
    @SuperDubov Год назад +12

    Шикарное видео!! Я поражён этим действом и в восторге от увиденного волшебства!! Очень достойный звук инструмента!! Огромный респект автору видео и творческому коллективу фабрики!! От всей души, желаю вам процветания!!

  • @motioninmind6015
    @motioninmind6015 Год назад +32

    Thank you for this fascinating video. The workers obviously take pride in their company and their guitars. The only moment that left me wondering was the fret installation at around 17:45 I'm sure more work went into setting the frets correctly and would have enjoyed seeing how it was done

    • @outsidethepyramid
      @outsidethepyramid Год назад +2

      you are welcome

    • @francisconavarro669
      @francisconavarro669 Год назад +6

      That's what I exactly noticed at the moment I saw the one around the middle not going deeper. hahaha...

    • @OxaudioPhilly
      @OxaudioPhilly Год назад +1

      They are all in the next clip at 17:55

    • @maplebones
      @maplebones 11 месяцев назад

      That's all there is to it. Just tap them home. They are cut to a precise length so no trimming.

    • @FlipDahlenburg
      @FlipDahlenburg 8 месяцев назад

      I'm certain that they skipped the step where used a fret press to fully seat the frets. You could see they stuck up in the middle, and the he was only seating them at the ends--except where the fretboard went over the body. Drove me crazy!

  • @donaldscheer5206
    @donaldscheer5206 Год назад +6

    Wow! So Many Steps To Make That Acoustic Guitar! Amazing!

    • @HarryNicNicholas
      @HarryNicNicholas Год назад +2

      they left out the bit where they go to the vatican to be blessed by the pope.

  • @miketype1each
    @miketype1each 11 месяцев назад +6

    Much respect for these modern artisans. Even with machines, the building of those guitars is quite the undertaking.

    • @hargisP2
      @hargisP2 4 месяца назад

      What people fail to realize is much of this production is used by big name guitar companies. People mock this kind of production, but Taylor, and Gibson uses much of these techniques. I toured the Taylor factory and realized not much at all is hand made.

    • @miketype1each
      @miketype1each 4 месяца назад

      @@hargisP2 Were it not for machines, we wouldn't have much. As a matter of fact, my late mother-in-law had an acoustic Gibson "made elsewhere", as they say. We have it, but wifey and I don't play. Aesthetically, it's perfect.

  • @nelsonalmeida3979
    @nelsonalmeida3979 Год назад +49

    A arte da construção da música é mais gratificante do que a da guerra. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

    • @VvvZzz-c4r
      @VvvZzz-c4r Год назад +1

      Да вот же. Сидели бы в США ковбои на ранчо и лабали бы себе кантри на гитарах. Так нет же. Надо обязательно залезть везде, принести демократию, понастроить баз во всем мире.

  • @Dantocta
    @Dantocta Год назад +1

    QUá ngon. Quá ok. Hàn Quốc thật là tuyệt vời. Đàn guitar này ở Việt Nam chưa sản xuất được.

  • @truth7416
    @truth7416 Год назад +24

    Extremely well done video, clearly showing the process. Thank you!

  • @SuperPlopman
    @SuperPlopman 7 месяцев назад +1

    I have a Crafter parlour guitar and can honestly say it’s one of the best made and sounding acoustics I’ve heard.

  • @eduzbekasyn1198
    @eduzbekasyn1198 Год назад +3

    Молодцы, спасибо за видео. Видно что этот процесс очень трудоёмкий, требующий точности и профессионализма. Очень интересно.

  • @worldwyn
    @worldwyn Год назад +4

    Thank you for sharing your factory with us. I looked at your website too. What an amazing range of beautiful designs you have. Wonderful accomplishment from many years of hard work. You have every reason to celebrate what you have created.

  • @gregj.gotham4402
    @gregj.gotham4402 Год назад +3

    So much for the tones of woods used in making a instrument, as far as the mass produced version I would have to play some before I’d buy one to hear if it’s a good guitar or not. I’ve played two exact models of a New Yamaha 1986 APX-10 stereo, 1 was a keeper the other was left behind at the shop to sell to someone else. Still have it today some 33 yrs later.

  • @민들레-g1d
    @민들레-g1d 11 дней назад

    한땀한땅이란 말이 저절로 나오네요.크래프터 성음 저도 가지고 있습니다.무궁한 발전을 기원합니다

  • @sparkbike
    @sparkbike Год назад +7

    성음 was my first guitar. The quality and the sound is top notch at the price range. I even didn’t know that requires this much process. Thanks for the vids.

  • @johnmiller0000
    @johnmiller0000 Месяц назад +1

    I think the title does this an injustice. Yes, they are making lots of them but there's a lot of skilled manual work involved. Very cool.

  • @oscarmaximiano990
    @oscarmaximiano990 Год назад +6

    Muito bem construídos. Dá até vontade de comprar um dessa marca, mesmo sem estar precisando...

  • @127Foxtrot
    @127Foxtrot Год назад +1

    What amazing craftsmanship, a combination of fantastic engineering and artistry. Utterly captivating to watch !

  • @peterwhite7428
    @peterwhite7428 Год назад +4

    As a violin maker who works in the traditional method, by hand, from scratch, I can’t say much good about this except it makes guitars available for people without a lot of money.

    • @kiwibread101
      @kiwibread101 Год назад

      ... that's exactly what they are? While they are mass produced, there is clearly a lot of engineering and human attention that goes in to them to ensure they play well and look decent for what they are.

  • @ВикторБлинов-з9ы
    @ВикторБлинов-з9ы 8 месяцев назад +2

    Всегда говорил что без изоленты синей и скотча , человечество бы не продвинулось в своём техническом развитии !

  • @evgrafin
    @evgrafin Год назад +6

    Показаны далеко не все этапы производства. Но, в целом, весьма познавательный видос, для непосвящённых. Хотя сам бренд и его гитары весьма посредственны.

    • @ДжонМнемоник-х4з
      @ДжонМнемоник-х4з Год назад

      Посредственны гитары или игроки на этих гитарах? Можно и на деревяшке со струнами сыграть, было бы мастерство.

  • @tomf9292
    @tomf9292 18 дней назад

    I’m amazed at the machines used to make these instruments. There’s a lot of smart people out there.

  • @jeffro.
    @jeffro. Год назад +5

    What I think is amazing is that someone had to figure out the exact lengths, for instance, of the sides, and their curvature, to be fastened end-to-end that way, and later have the front & back pieces glued to them, then they didn't even need to trim anything off.
    Also the routers and the CNC machines all had to be programmed.
    It's amazing how well they came out!

    • @johnlratcliffe
      @johnlratcliffe Год назад +3

      They had to be trimmed. The video didn't show it.

    • @karlhendrikse
      @karlhendrikse Год назад

      I mean, you just make one once, and if it's 45mm too long, start with a piece of wood that's 45mm shorter next time. Don't really need to figure much out.

  • @CosmosNut
    @CosmosNut Год назад +2

    Just taking a break from restringing and cleaning one of my classical guitars, this video amazingly satisfying. Thank you.

  • @Denvermorgan2000
    @Denvermorgan2000 Год назад +2

    Im impressed with the quality i had one of these before and i had no complaints it was a very good guitar.

  • @caseymah1543
    @caseymah1543 Год назад

    Assembly production of guitar makes it affordable to everyone. This is the first guitar for young children to start learning then to better guitars later. Great video, thanks.

  • @nigel900
    @nigel900 Год назад +5

    Hell… how can you not be impressed with that?! 👍🏻

    • @flightlessboid
      @flightlessboid Год назад

      Apparently, there's plenty of selective outrage being expressed by karen-luthiers, closet racists, and garage band alumni.

    • @euhdink4501
      @euhdink4501 Год назад

      Well ... I am not 🙂

  • @carlosalbertoquinonesmunoz7264
    @carlosalbertoquinonesmunoz7264 Месяц назад

    Realmente quedé sorprendido por la cantidad de artesanos que involucran para hacer una guitarra. Su profesionalismo y dedicación hasta en el mas mínimo detalle se nota en el video. Larga vida para todos ustedes. Un saludo afectuoso desde Chile..ojalá llegara esta marca de guitarra acá para obtener una. Gracias.

  • @rubenswilliamcoloni5232
    @rubenswilliamcoloni5232 Год назад +11

    Que maravilha a fabricação de instrumento eu toco violão desde 15anos hoje tenho 55anos e muito gratificante parabéns Brasil

  • @elternjohn2669
    @elternjohn2669 7 часов назад

    Good job guys! Thank you for building amazing guitars:)

  • @derwishrenegat743
    @derwishrenegat743 Год назад +2

    Really beautiful. Especially when the finished guitar sounds. You are incredible.

    • @theeaskey
      @theeaskey 10 месяцев назад

      It would be nice if he tu b Ed it properly.

    • @Apple_Beshy
      @Apple_Beshy 9 месяцев назад

      Bruh it's out of tune 😂

  • @초원과바다-n7f
    @초원과바다-n7f 5 дней назад +1

    우아 귀한 🎸 좋아요 초원과바다 입니다

  • @BoomerBends
    @BoomerBends Год назад +3

    They are using some rather solid machinery and methods. The guitars are branded 'Sungeum' which means 'accomplishing the sound' and is a well known brand in the Korean market. Crafter is the name of the parent company. HyunKwon Park, founded the company. The first guitars were built in the basement of his home where he had just 20 square meters of space and a staff of 4.

  • @johncurcio3621
    @johncurcio3621 10 месяцев назад

    Impressive craftsmanship for both the making of the guitars and this video.

  • @АнатолийАлександрович-ж9щ

    Приятно смотреть на работу людей, они дарят людям радость взять в руки гитару и играть мелодию Любви и многое другое, спасибо вам,
    У меня ИБАНЕЗ акустика, тоже большое спасибо,
    Поклон Вам
    🎸🍾🎹🙏🙏🙏🤠

  • @fernandocavalcanti9415
    @fernandocavalcanti9415 28 дней назад

    I have a Crafter guitar, bought in Brazil. Excellent finish, perfect tuning, good sound (solid top) and reasonable price - much cheaper than guitars of the same configuration from other, more famous brands.

  • @jgonz3870
    @jgonz3870 Год назад +23

    Makes you really appreciate what a luthier does and how much time and care they put into making a guitar vs mass production

    • @dillboticus9563
      @dillboticus9563 Год назад +1

      Im a luthier, and yeah, months go into each instrument. Machines can only do what you command, but a luthier is improvising and making little decisions the entire build. Each piece of wood is different, even from the same part of the same tree, so you have to develop intuition for how minor variances in stiffness, density, etc will affect the overall instrument... Or maybe im just trying to justify doing things the hard way for little pay

  • @altriplett9099
    @altriplett9099 2 месяца назад

    I’m an experienced “Parts caster builder”. I’m venturing into building my own solid body instruments, then learning to laminate and carve my own necks… After watching this video, I’m thinking seriously about ordering one or two acoustic kits, and learning how to “refine “ them during assembly… CNC is an awesome tool! Higher end guitar makers have employed such machines for decades, btw! Once I am comfortable with the results of kit building acoustics, I may try my hand at hand cutting/carving. Maybe not .😅
    In any case, the video is pretty cool!
    Again, my only issue is obscene profit margins!

  • @fabianolengler1687
    @fabianolengler1687 Год назад +14

    Tenho um violão Crafter desde 1996... muito bom, de boa sonoridade, tanto acústico como amplificado. Toco com ele até hoje.

  • @michaeljesen6905
    @michaeljesen6905 Год назад +1

    There is a moment when you can see an intricate inlay for an another guitar. It always gives me shivers. It is like: I want an acoustic guitar with a high quality fingerboard and then I want you to carve out half of it and put a plastic instead. Not to be negative I thoroughly enjoyed the video and Crafter Sungeum 1912 are very nice guitars.

  • @Jimbojam
    @Jimbojam Год назад +3

    I'm a professional luthier of 28 years and have made 250 guitars and mandolins by hand and all I can say after watching this is WOW

    • @DaveMorrisonMusic
      @DaveMorrisonMusic Год назад +1

      The unsung heroes are the engineers who design the machinery. They think of everything.

    • @wilhelmhagberg8854
      @wilhelmhagberg8854 Год назад

      @@DaveMorrisonMusic Now, there is probably not one single genius who came up with all of this. The process and all of its components must have been developed over decades.

    • @bveracka
      @bveracka Год назад

      @@DaveMorrisonMusic It's Dave in the wild!! I've enjoyed many a sociopolitical talk on your channel.

  • @DeJe63
    @DeJe63 11 месяцев назад

    Unbelievable what effort even in such a mass production guitar needs to be invested.
    Thanks for sharing.

  •  Год назад +4

    Awesome, some job opportunities for the elderly. ❤

  • @ThePEPEVERACRUZ
    @ThePEPEVERACRUZ Год назад +2

    AUN CUANDO ES UNA FABRICA DE GUITARRAS EN MASA, VEO QUE HAY MUCHISIMO TRABAJO ARTESANAL Y ESO HACE QUE EL SONIDO DE ESTAS GUITARRAS SEA HERMOSO. LA COMBINACION DE LA AUTOMATIZACIÓN Y LA ARTESANÍA, PRODUCE UN GRAN SONIDO. FELICITO A ESTOS TRABAJADORES POR LA PRODUCCION DE UN HERMOSO INSTRUMENTO.

  • @andrewfyakim525
    @andrewfyakim525 Год назад +3

    Fascinating! I have some guitars; I'm amazed at all the craftsmanship that's involved, even with all the machinery...

    • @hankd18
      @hankd18 10 месяцев назад

      Not sure I would call it craftsmanship...well ,not artisan anyway...

  • @malcolmgray1227
    @malcolmgray1227 Год назад +294

    It was all going so well, till the guy at the end responsible for the tuning played it out of tune. Interesting video though.

    • @brfam1977
      @brfam1977 Год назад +23

      Need to stretch them strings that’s all. Fine work and don’t think there folks don’t take pride in their work.

    • @killermurderer2208
      @killermurderer2208 Год назад +13

      I thought that was hilarious!

    • @RylanStorm
      @RylanStorm Год назад +17

      Nah. It started off with some employee that knows nothing about guitars randomly selecting pieces of wood with no care for the grain.
      It didn't get much better after that.

    • @RylanStorm
      @RylanStorm Год назад +1

      @@luisvillarreal5262 13:50

    • @luisvillarreal5262
      @luisvillarreal5262 Год назад

      @@RylanStorm Okay, plain as day. I must have gotten distracted for a minute to miss that. Lol Thanks.

  • @kiereluurs1243
    @kiereluurs1243 Год назад +1

    Fascinating.
    Also surprising, to see there is some casual handwork for precision jobs like placing the bridge.

    • @bakedbean37
      @bakedbean37 Год назад

      The positioning had been carried out before the bit we saw here.
      The bridge (or a template) will have been used to mark where the finish needs to be removed for the glue.
      Positioning the bridge for glueing is a bit like dropping it into a pocket.
      The method I was taught involved putting masking tape where the bridge will go.
      Accurately position the bridge and trim the excess masking tape away from around it leaving a piece the exact outline of the bridge.
      Apply the finish over the masking tape and then remove it after leaving a pocket back to the bare soundboard.

    • @euhdink4501
      @euhdink4501 Год назад

      Yeah! Intonation will be perfect 🙂

  • @gianzelada
    @gianzelada Год назад +4

    Impressionante! Uma verdadeira aula.

  • @altacus
    @altacus 11 месяцев назад

    The efficiency of taking the clamps off the dried guitars and putting them directly onto newly glued guitars just blew my mind.

  • @evgeniy_logvin
    @evgeniy_logvin Год назад +5

    Спасибо мастерам, которые сделали для меня гитару!

    • @Александр-с8т2щ
      @Александр-с8т2щ Год назад +3

      Так это же конвейер, мастеров там нет, одна операция - один работник, но качество выше чем у мастера, т.к. одну операцию выполняет сотни раз в день, мастеру такое и неснилось!)))

    • @evgeniy_logvin
      @evgeniy_logvin Год назад

      @@Александр-с8т2щ в итоге получается отличное качество - намного лучше, чем Davinci и Belucci, которые продаются в Озоне ;-)

    • @alexi007
      @alexi007 Год назад +1

      @@Александр-с8т2щ а кто они если не мастера? это коллективный труд.

  • @jojoestranger4989
    @jojoestranger4989 4 месяца назад +2

    The Korean make a good guitar , their instrument are sought after in my country.

  • @JayZoop
    @JayZoop Год назад +5

    Many decades of manufacturing evolution to perfect each step. The amount of custom machinery is astounding.

  • @pinballrobbie
    @pinballrobbie Год назад +2

    Fascinating process for what looks like a quality guitar. I wish manufacturers would glue the bridge directly to the soundboard though instead of sticking it on to the polished surface. This is a constant point of failure even on top brand guitars.

    • @euhdink4501
      @euhdink4501 Год назад

      ... and the way they glue the neck into the body will become a nightmare for neck reset, which they will certainly need after a few years.

  • @ctcards2636
    @ctcards2636 Год назад +8

    When they installed the bridge, they put it over some clear coat. That bridge will eventually lift. You need to make sure the area the bridge is being glued to has ZERO clear coat under it. Rewatch this part in the video about 18:20 in and youll see at the corners of where that bridge is being installed has clear coat. Also you really need to paint with a brush the glue on.

    • @ctcards2636
      @ctcards2636 Год назад +1

      Also not a fan of the size or material they are removing to install that output jack/preamp box in the guitar. Thats not an area i want to cut a huge chunk of wood out of.

    • @ctcards2636
      @ctcards2636 Год назад

      Also be weary of undersaddle pickups, the take away the direct contact with the bridge and saddle. The more contact that the saddle and bridge are making, the better it will sound unplugged.

    • @iambingojesus
      @iambingojesus Год назад +1

      @@ctcards2636 That's where Taylor put their battery box and output jack, and they seem to know what they're doing. There's plenty of material still there, at least seven layers of lamination. That's why they put a big block of material in there to start with.

    • @guitistic
      @guitistic Год назад

      They did scratch the surface before gluing in the bridge, just like how they scratched the top before installing the neck to the body.

    • @sethcragan6649
      @sethcragan6649 Год назад +2

      I've had my crafter for over 15 years and I've had zero issues with it. Yes it's considered somewhat of a cheap guitar but it sounds great and it's been reliable. I also play a Dean and a Martin 12 string so I do know what I'm talking about. This is a well-made budget guitar.

  • @edsonwandercampos4784
    @edsonwandercampos4784 Год назад +1

    Estou enamorado, com tamanha maravilha, parabéns pelo vídeo,e parabéns para os trabalhadores desssa empresa ou fábrica de alegrias, pois é isso, que um violão nos trás.

  • @herbiesnerd
    @herbiesnerd Год назад +3

    Although I’d never own one, I’m beyond impressed about their automation.

    • @ParaBellum2024
      @ParaBellum2024 Год назад

      Why would you never own one? Have you ever played a Crafter guitar? They are consistently as good as instruments costing three times as much. I own four Crafters, all but one bought cheaply from eBay!

    • @andrewcostel4821
      @andrewcostel4821 Год назад

      @@ParaBellum2024I could be wrong but I think crafter also makes the Chinese guild guitars. Very good quality almost as good as my martin

    • @corkystclair7475
      @corkystclair7475 Год назад

      "I'd never own one".... What a foolish comment... I used to build Guild guitars in the Tacoma Guitar Factory, which was arguably the best era of those instruments. The woods, machinery and techniques were nearly identical to those used in this video. The only difference was that I didn't see any Hispanic or white people working along side the Asians, which would have been the case in the Tacoma factory.

    • @herbiesnerd
      @herbiesnerd Год назад

      @@corkystclair7475 I’m going to buy a F-512 in a few months. I don’t buy Chinese made guitars, period. Japanese, only if it’s made in Japan. I have 2 Yamahas. I’m a made in USA only buyer these days. I’ll remain foolish. I’m against all USA companies having their products made overseas.
      I want my guitars to say, Made in USA.

    • @wilhelmhagberg8854
      @wilhelmhagberg8854 Год назад

      @@herbiesnerd Why? It sounds a little xenophobic.

  • @TinokudzasheMhunduru
    @TinokudzasheMhunduru 11 месяцев назад +1

    Hi my name is Tino. I really like your work I wish I could be like you. Because I always wanted to have a guitar especially a bass guitar so l hope l will see you a by something from you ❤❤❤

  • @paroblynn
    @paroblynn Год назад +5

    That was really interesting to watch. I’m surprised by how much super glue they use in initial construction and how they use wood glue on the frets instead of super glue. That was interesting. Also I’m curious how long those clamp times were. Cool video.

    • @Acemechanicalservices
      @Acemechanicalservices Год назад

      A good Guitar doesn’t use superglue or wood glue for frets. They use hide glue or something similar like they do to set the neck and the bridge plate. It can be heated allowing the parts to be removed.

    • @paroblynn
      @paroblynn Год назад +1

      @@Acemechanicalservices that’s not true. Many manufacturers use super glue, PRS comes to immediate mind, in their fret work.

    • @maplebones
      @maplebones 11 месяцев назад

      @@Acemechanicalservices Titebond Original white glue can be unbound when heated. Hide glue is traditional because it was the only glue available in the old days. Some purists demand it, claiming it transmits sound better, but many wonderful sounding guitars are built with white glue. Manufactures charge a premium for hide glue because it's less convenient .

  • @user-ym5dm9xd5w
    @user-ym5dm9xd5w 5 месяцев назад

    Crafter guitars are beautiful guitars and they sound fantastic. I dont own one, but I have played a Crafter, and I highly recommend these guitars. One day, I will own one.

  • @fmphotooffice5513
    @fmphotooffice5513 Год назад +6

    In order of importance: 1. If it's not a counterfeit version 2. If it's a playable instrument 3. If worker management is reasonable with employees, looks like a relaxing, productive, dedicated workplace making instruments for artists.

  • @tonyalbuquerque3524
    @tonyalbuquerque3524 17 часов назад

    Muito bom, maravilha mesmo! bons profissionais e digna proficão

  • @dusterowner9978
    @dusterowner9978 Год назад +10

    Pity the luthier who ever has to do a neck reset on one of these . Looks like they set that thing in very well !

    • @kindabluejazz
      @kindabluejazz Год назад

      Yeah, I wonder what that goop is they used. If it's epoxy, that neck is never coming off. If it 's just a way to make a sort of conforming mold, but doesn't actually bond, then that would be OK. But then they smeared a bunch of what looked like superglue on the fingerboard extension - that could be tough to get off without damage.

    • @dusterowner9978
      @dusterowner9978 Год назад

      @@kindabluejazz I was also wondering what that brown goo was . That epoxy on the finger board is going to be TUFF

    • @saito125
      @saito125 Год назад +1

      ​@@kindabluejazz Cyanoacrylate glue (aka super glue) can be easily softened and removed with acetone.

    • @euhdink4501
      @euhdink4501 Год назад

      🙂 that was one of my first thoughts too. Whenever such a guitar comes into my shop for a neck reset, I resign.

    • @dusterowner9978
      @dusterowner9978 Год назад

      @@euhdink4501 I wouldn't blame you one bit

  • @luizcarlosbueno898
    @luizcarlosbueno898 Год назад +1

    Ao nível de inteligência, criatividade e competência à que o homem chegou, seria suficiente prá vivermos bem, tôda a humanidade! Principalmente acabar com a fome!

  • @neiribeiro6679
    @neiribeiro6679 Год назад +2

    Simplesmente espetacular trabalho.

  • @daliborzak2485
    @daliborzak2485 Год назад +3

    I'm surprised that in many parts they just stick the part "by professional guess" not using precise templates. But I suppose doing thousands of these instruments weekly you could make them in dark be one hand and be still reasonably precise.

  • @colinwhite5355
    @colinwhite5355 9 месяцев назад +2

    Aren’t people simply amazing. Imagine, if the folk who design weapons turned their hands to something like this.

  • @joaobatistaraposovasti6524
    @joaobatistaraposovasti6524 Год назад +3

    Trabalho espetacular!!!

  • @hawwarikardi6271
    @hawwarikardi6271 Год назад

    Teknologi Nya mantap keren dan canggih. Semoga sukses selalu sobat

  • @LovroSabljak
    @LovroSabljak Год назад +3

    I almost bought a Crafter.. To this day I remember trying it in a shop and being surprised how good an different it was to everything else.. In the end I got a Yamaha, but my mind is still on that one magical Crafter..

    • @235buz
      @235buz Год назад

      Get a real guitar, get a Martin D-18.

    • @nonegone7170
      @nonegone7170 Год назад +1

      @@235buz Not everyone likes spending 3 grand on a maker's mark...
      But good for you if you do.

    • @ZonkerRoberts
      @ZonkerRoberts Год назад +1

      You should always buy the "magical one" when you come across it. Even in a process as automated as seen here you sometimes get instances when everything falls into alignment: the best pieces of wood just happen to end up in one guitar on a day when everyone on the production line is having a good day...

    • @LovroSabljak
      @LovroSabljak Год назад

      @@ZonkerRoberts True, maybe the guitar itself wasnt special but it somehow clicked with me.. but the yamaha i got is also a nice guitar, probably better then that crafter, but yeah I would love to play it again, its a small shop there is a chance they still have exact one laying around

  • @petersmith143
    @petersmith143 Месяц назад

    Incredible process. Hand made is wonderful, but to get a great, affordable, guitar it has to be done this way...

  • @KetogenicGuitars
    @KetogenicGuitars Год назад +3

    The chord at the end could have been in tune... Otherwise amazing video.

  • @hiquest7273
    @hiquest7273 Год назад

    I salivated to play that guitar! It looks awesome.

  • @twelthstring
    @twelthstring Год назад +7

    If I was a luthier I would cry me a river after seeing this.

    • @robertrolf1774
      @robertrolf1774 9 месяцев назад +1

      But lots of people just can afford a guitar like this. And for this the price-performance ratio is incredible good, because this is more than 10 times cheaper but not 10 times worse to a 100 % handcrafted guitar and if you can see still with lots of handcraft.

  • @nobuckle40
    @nobuckle40 10 месяцев назад

    Looks like a nice guitar. Very impressed with the all wood construction.

  • @Bob-gn8ph
    @Bob-gn8ph Год назад +4

    Incredible the amount of steps that it takes to create instrument, we are so blessed❤ I thoroughly appreciate and now realize the amount of effort it took to build the ukulele that I enjoy daily❤ embrace me so much happiness John 3:16

  • @FISHERPACO
    @FISHERPACO Год назад +1

    Tremendo estos amigos SurCoreanos, son unos magos, ojala hicieran guitarras clasicas, para comprarme unita, gracias por el video.

  • @braedenrice7768
    @braedenrice7768 Год назад +3

    I watched a hand made guitar video by greenfield guitars, and it was absolutely stunning, watching this just makes my heart sorrowful. I never want a guitar that I buy to have been made in a place like this. It is still interesting tho

    • @DaveMorrisonMusic
      @DaveMorrisonMusic Год назад +2

      But this is how a beginner can get a precision-built instrument for a few hundred dollars that is perfectly playable. And that means that more aspiring players will stick with it, and mature into real guitarists who will eventually buy hand-made guitars from real luthiers. The guitar shown here is all solid woods and obviously built to last. If care was put into the bracing design and selection and curing of wood, these guitars should play well and sound good. The video maker could have taken ten more minutes to stretch the strings and get them in tune, though.

    • @rickbarnes7745
      @rickbarnes7745 Год назад

      I bought a sigma guitar for $180 in the early 80s. Twenty years ago my son broke it by accidently sitting on it. I got it fixed and it played and sounded better after that than it did brand new. Any production guitar with a little TLC can last a long time and sound great.

  • @R-vb3pq
    @R-vb3pq Год назад

    Liebe koreanische Leute, ihr seid so super! Immer fleißig und einen Schritt voraus. Jeder liebt euch ❤
    Danke für das Video, danke für die wunderschönen Gitarren. 🙏

  • @ZRJZZZZZ
    @ZRJZZZZZ Год назад +4

    I am happy that sound engineering principles can result in low cost instruments for people to play, but fine, engineering and workmanship is not the same as art. Most of what you see is designed to make the instrument appear cosmetically appealing as opposed to sonically excellent. A manufactured acoustic instrument will never sound as good as a handmade instrument because there’s not enough time taken with the elements that are important to making the guitar sound excellent.

    • @ZRJZZZZZ
      @ZRJZZZZZ Год назад +3

      The very end of the video reinforces the point. The player and the instrument are not in tune.

    • @CaptTerrific
      @CaptTerrific Год назад +4

      @@ZRJZZZZZ To be fair, that's mostly because they JUST put on new strings. The tuning literally went from bad to worse within that 15 seconds of playing

    • @nonegone7170
      @nonegone7170 Год назад +2

      Not really, i've seen plenty of mass produced guitars with richer tones than some old rare limited maker's guitars...

    • @ParaBellum2024
      @ParaBellum2024 Год назад +2

      BS.

    • @nonegone7170
      @nonegone7170 Год назад +2

      @@Marg-nt7qm Yet most things are manufactured in China.
      Quality control does exist there, you just have to pay for it, which most cheaper products and their companies won't do.

  • @juliantaylor7663
    @juliantaylor7663 9 месяцев назад

    Cool to see a very thoroughly manufactured guitar.
    Not my kind of guitar building cause there isn’t much hand work done.
    But it still takes skill to run these machines and program CNC/ laser cutting so I certainly respect the way they mass produce these guitars and I’d pick one up to try.
    One thing that puzzles me is that cement looking slop they put in when they join the neck to the body
    Good luck prying that apart for a total neck reset one day

  • @kipponi
    @kipponi Год назад +1

    Sungeum never heard. Old makers! This was relax to watch. Machines do a lot of work. Every step is very organized.👍.
    I could be final inspector.

  • @HorribleOldCrank
    @HorribleOldCrank Год назад +6

    I've built a few good acoustic guitars. This video was interesting, if a little depressing. None of these instruments seemed loved by the craftspeople making them: it was just a job.
    Call me superstitious but that's going to affect the tone.

    • @flightlessboid
      @flightlessboid Год назад +1

      Umm . . . I'll side with superstitious.

    • @in.der.welt.sein.
      @in.der.welt.sein. Год назад

      Yeah, that has nothing to do with the tone.

    • @geoffreycarter3981
      @geoffreycarter3981 Год назад

      I agree, of course I want my guitars made with Love, but these are engineered for production over being crafted for sonic ability and longevity. They want someone to pay $300 for it and go away haha

    • @rgh97
      @rgh97 Год назад

      There is no soul in these guitars.

    • @nonegone7170
      @nonegone7170 Год назад +1

      You do realize most factories that make guitars are exactly that for their employees?
      Jobs...
      Do you really think a Squier is made any differently, or more lovingly lmao

  • @mesutoeznur9638
    @mesutoeznur9638 Год назад

    Sehr gut gemacht. Ich bin Maschinenbau-Techniker und gleichzeitig seit kurzem auch Gitarrenspieler. Habe einige Arbeitsläufe gut befunden, aber auch besser gemacht werden kann.

  • @user-bi5pv5lu1r
    @user-bi5pv5lu1r Год назад +4

    Life lesson: Don't buy any shiiit when the tester doesn't even know how to properly tune the guitar up

    • @amedhuner7666
      @amedhuner7666 Год назад +1

      Emeğe saygı lütfen adamlar bu işte son noktayı koymuş .

  • @assislanrodrigues1271
    @assislanrodrigues1271 Год назад +1

    Nossa que magnífico que trabalho sensacional, amo violão demais! Incrível! 😮

  • @hurdygurdyguy1
    @hurdygurdyguy1 Год назад +3

    20:40 .. and voila, another soulless guitar is forced into existence! Watch for it to show up at a Goodwill near you!!

    • @euhdink4501
      @euhdink4501 Год назад +1

      I feel so sorry for the waiste of all this wood ...

  • @maxpower975
    @maxpower975 Год назад

    Wow I'm very impressed, the quality seems to be much better than what I expected. I loved the demo at the end 😂

  • @VolfAlex
    @VolfAlex Год назад +3

    Нестроевич...

  • @mikeoneil5741
    @mikeoneil5741 Год назад

    this is the kind of factory work i would enjoy.

  • @horseandcart5978
    @horseandcart5978 Год назад +13

    I can't play a guitar.

    • @Skyforholic
      @Skyforholic Год назад +3

      You can😅😅

    • @валерийорлов-л9к
      @валерийорлов-л9к 10 месяцев назад

      В океане средь могучих волн, где дельфины нежатся с пелёнок, раз попался под рыбацкий борт, маленький попался дельфинёнок...я тоже не умел играть, но когда в детстве услышал эту песню, сказал себе.... Я буду играть

    • @kiezersosay49
      @kiezersosay49 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@валерийорлов-л9кdude I told myself the exact same thing when I heard the outro solo to Mr Crowley for the 1st time.

    • @rockodlak
      @rockodlak 10 месяцев назад

      I can’t play this guitar also! Only Gibson is good enough!🤣🤣🤣🎸🎸🎸

    • @kiezersosay49
      @kiezersosay49 10 месяцев назад

      @@rockodlak that's very authentic of you...