This was very interesting, I haven't seen you do this kind of project before..... I really enjoyed it! I enjoy all of your videos anyways, this one was different... it shows your talent is truly diverse! I love your channel! 😀 😀 💟 This was a delight to watch this morning, thank you!
Great! Looking your videos from west of France where I do the same job. It’s a real pleasure to see your way of working and your skills. Thanks for sharing this (and the animals sequences) with all of us!
Another great job Tom! With instrument laying on table with all tools around, reminded me of a surgeon operating on patient with broken neck. Sir, you are amazing and I really enjoy watching you work.
I have been watching your videos for a few years. Sir, you have taught me soo many things and I appreciate your diligence as a true teacher. I thank you for all you do to aid us in the vast world.
In piano tuning, we were taught that furniture polish oiling the wood effects the ability to tune the piano. Tuning puts incredible stress on the pins. Any oil causes the pins to slip. Love your video.
Trying to refinish an old 1909 Mission Oak high chair. It has a white film all over it. White film like opaque finish came off with steel wool and beeswax finish. The beeswax softened it. Now the gorgeous oak grain is showing. Guessing maybe I should let that soak into grain, then shellac it to seal it. Making new steps for front of it, so babies can climb into it so they can sit at table. I buffed it with lamb's wool. Looks stunning. Don't know about whether to shellac it. My grandfather was an antique dealer. I have his 1904 upright grand piano. It has very long strings and is tall, and given dozens of old clocks. Love the heritage furniture you save. Love the animals. Think you do Really Great Work. Very thorough explanations help me with my repairing and refinishing furniture.
Fantastic video again. Don’t leave the next one so long please, it doesn’t have to be anything spectacular, I learn from you every video, plus it’s oddly relaxing, so just anything please! 😂
Another fabulous repair. I always learn so much by watching you work. I use these new learned skills in my hobby of antique radio restoration. Where my strong points are the electronics of the radio and not so much with the cabinets. Thanks again.
I really have to hand it to you. I don't know your level of understanding when it comes to musical instruments and equipment but I have seen luthiers who didn't do any better than you did on those types of repairs. A broken headstock is one of the hardest to get right and you did. The detail in staining just right and watching every little crack to fill, not to mention using steel wool on all the metal to polish to fine before painting. Kudos Sir...you have a career as a luthier if that furniture gig doesn't work out!...lol
Absolutely beautiful - my retired OH is a practised yet quite 'amateur' luthier & builds/repairs guitars as a hobby...this, I will show him for sure. Noice work🙂👌
Hi again Tom been sitting here lately impatiently checking for a New video from you. and low and behold you delivered! and best of all a new subject and level of expertise. Thanks again for taking the time to make and deliver these video's Tom by the sounds of it I am not the only one sitting by and loving every moment of every video. it makes my day really. Thanks again. Tom!.
RUclips Notification: "Tom's on! Drop everything! Must watch, must watch..." Read title: "What the...???" Sits and watches: "OMG! Incredible!" Such an unusual and very interesting project. Another fantastic video. Thanks Tom.
Very multi talented!! Wood is Wood and if you understand the principals of Wood and how to treat it, good chance it will turn out good. It was a treat to see a vid from you with an unusual project.
It's thanks to someone with comparable expertise to yours that my fiddle was repaired properly and retained much of its value. Now, for anyone thinking what's the difference between a fiddle and a violin? No-one cries when you spill a pint of beer on a violin :-)
Enjoyed the video Tom. I believe Ella was wondering if you were going to play a tune. Very nice job. Thanks for taking the time to produce it. Y'all take care and God bless.
Hey, Tom! Greetings from Brazil. I'm a luthier myself and I loved this project of yours. These kind of cracks can be really nasty. Great repair! By the way, Gorila was indeed a weel known amp brand in the 80's and 90's, and the owner of this guitar is using a bass amp! Cheers!
I don't know if you have thought of this, Thomas. I am a Steampunk Maker and this is the way I tackle metal parts. To clean them and make them look old I use a propane torch and gently heat the parts up. Takes the finish off and cleans at the same time. Now, if you spray them when hot the paint really glues itself to the part. I have actually painted stainless with this method and it's like it is part of the metal. Maybe for future reference? Also, as a musician and for future reference, I would never put any kind of wax on the neck or fret board. It gets sticky and is not good on the strings. The tonality of the strings changes as well, that is why one always wipes sweat off the neck, fret board and strings after playing a stringed instrument.
@@johnsonrestoration Well, being a gourmet isn't a craft and I don't know if you even cook. (Captions interpreted your location as gourmet again this video.)
Your neck glue up was excellent. If you ever get another instrument in i would suggest using boiled linseed oil on the fretboard to "treat it" instead of the beeswax polish. I bet you've got some floating around :). This made my day! Thank you for the great content.
As someone noted, the elegant neck repair you made should hold up. But since it is/was a working instrument, did the owner give you any feedback on whether it sounds/plays the same?
A Luthier too. Is there no end to your talents? I have an old low end 12 string Martin, that has a cracked bridge that needs replacing. I’ve been thinking about doing it for 10 years, maybe longer, and now it’s my next project. Have to make some long reach clamps to reach the bridge. Any how, waiting for your next project.👍
Having trained in furniture conservation in the UK, I have really enjoyed watching most if not all of your videos....learned some newer and better techniques to use for my clients. I am curious about your spray toner, can you share you supplies source?
Thanks! I appreciate you watching! I get them from Mohawk www.mohawk-finishing.com/products/wood-touch-up-repair/aerosols/ultra-classic-toner/ You can also get them from Wood Worker's Supply woodworker.com/search.html?search=aerosol+toners&searchmode=2 I have no idea if you can order internationally. Let me know if you can
@@johnsonrestoration Super helpful, thanks. I trained for a Masters in the UK after my "regular career'...I have since retired and moved back to the US, which is why I am short of supply resources. Had plenty in the UK thru my University contacts, the National Trust, and the Royal Collection but I only do private clients now, and only for the challenge.
Just a thought.......I believe that on the hardware that you painted black, I would have used a cold bluing solution first, then a black automotive primer...Then the black paint. That way if (when) it chips you won't have silver showing through. Awesome restore job on the guitar.
Thanks! I don't know much about painting metal, but your suggestions sound like you know what you're talking about. I'll do a little more research next time. I'll have to look for the cold bluing solution
Nice to see Spring has returned to your farm. Great repair to the guitar and amp, as always. Have you any idea what wood species the guitar is made from?
Thomas, what a nice result. Out of curiosity, did you consider installing splines for reinforcement? I know there are two Gibson schools of thought on the subject.
Thanks! We had such a good clean break, running with the grain, we figured if I could get it clamped "perfectly" that would be the strongest. The guitar has been in use and is holding up fine. It really depends on the nature of the break
I figured you would have spent longer on the spray painting. The body looks a little patchy, but I reckon it was a mix of the spray medium being quite viscous and possibly not wanting to use 2-3 full cans of what is most likely an overpriced product.
Awesome video Tom. I was going to ask you about this. You're obviously a kick ass carpenter & woodworker. Do you ever do any projects around your home?
Thanks Joe! Believe it or not, but I have never done any carpentry. But yes, my house was built in 1771, so I'm learning fast. Currently refinishing our kitchen cabinets. It's never-ending
I do this sort of work, and it is a common thing to have the repair cost far exceed the intrinsic value of a piece. I find in antiques, value is most often subjective and relative to what the customer personally feels about the piece. What has a defined worth to some, may be priceless to others especially when it comes to family heirlooms or a sought after part of a collection.
Hi, thank you for this interesting video......would using epoxy have made the repair any stronger and would dowel pins have increased the strength of repair...?
Thanks! Because I had such perfect wood-to-wood contact, yellow glue is the strongest. The glue joint is so strong drilling in for dowels would only weaken it. Check out this video: ruclips.net/video/AmFot8H_2Kk/видео.html
You're welcome! So far so good - the owner is my editor so I will always know how it's holding up. He says the sound has greatly improved (maybe it was cracked but not separated?) There was a tremendous amount of glue surface and I felt I got it positioned perfectly, but let's face it - there is a lot of tension
Fantastic work, Tom. I have a question about the glue. I watched your glue video just now. My question is...if this wasn't a guitar but instead a piece of antique furniture, would you have used hide glue? Also, what's your pup's name? He/she is beautiful!
Oh yeah! Because the break was so clean and the clamping went well, it probably is stronger. A few years later and the owner says it's still good! Thanks
30 years ago I bought a real Gibson Les Paul. It took about two months before my cat broke the neck by knocking it of its stand. Luckily my local luthier could repair it with almost no visible damage and it held ever since. With these kind of headstock construction it is not the question if the neck will break, but when.
Thanks! We never appreciate the amount of pressure and stress being constantly applied to the neck. On concert harps it is even worse. I do work for a guy who is continually replacing necks on harps. It's actually amazing the guitar necks stand up as well as they do!
I’m sure it will be fine. This type of problem and repair is fairly common on guitars. It may require some setup tweaking by a competent guitar tech - neck relief, string height, intonation etc, but that is routine maintainence for any guitar as they all need tweaking over time as they wear and age. It’s very interesting to see a master woodworker do this kind of work. Tom did a great job.
“I think it sounds pretty good.” I was hoping you’d say that. You did not disappoint.
Thanks!
I don’t think he ever has. 🙂
There's no such thing as beyond repair, when it comes across Thomas Johnson Antique Furniture Restoration!
True! My dad's shop had a sign: "The impossible we do at once, miracles take a little longer"
@@johnsonrestoration Love the sloagan, and I believe every word of it, after seeing you do the BEST.
I follow your videos and a lot of Luthiers on RUclips. Seeing this video come up in my feed was like Christmas morning.
Thanks!
This was very interesting, I haven't seen you do this kind of project before..... I really enjoyed it! I enjoy all of your videos anyways, this one was different... it shows your talent is truly diverse! I love your channel! 😀 😀 💟 This was a delight to watch this morning, thank you!
You're welcome! Yes, I want to show people that this is a real shop, I will work on anything that comes along. I mean within reason!
Great! Looking your videos from west of France where I do the same job. It’s a real pleasure to see your way of working and your skills. Thanks for sharing this (and the animals sequences) with all of us!
You're welcome! And thanks for watching!
Been devouring your content since RUclips recommended you to me. This was a pleasant surprise. More guitar videos please. Awesome work as always.
Thanks! definitely if one comes along!
Another great job Tom!
With instrument laying on table with all tools around, reminded me of a surgeon operating on patient with broken neck. Sir, you are amazing and I really enjoy watching you work.
Thank you! I appreciate it! When I had surgery for a broken bone I could see that the surgeons were using identical techniques!
I have been watching your videos for a few years. Sir, you have taught me soo many things and I appreciate your diligence as a true teacher. I thank you for all you do to aid us in the vast world.
You are welcome! And I thank you for watching!
In piano tuning, we were taught that furniture polish oiling the wood effects the ability to tune the piano. Tuning puts incredible stress on the pins. Any oil causes the pins to slip. Love your video.
Thanks! Yes, I can see where you'd really want to keep any oil off the mechanics. But using oil polish on the case would be fine
Trying to refinish an old 1909 Mission Oak high chair. It has a white film all over it. White film like opaque finish came off with steel wool and beeswax finish. The beeswax softened it. Now the gorgeous oak grain is showing. Guessing maybe I should let that soak into grain, then shellac it to seal it. Making new steps for front of it, so babies can climb into it so they can sit at table. I buffed it with lamb's wool. Looks stunning. Don't know about whether to shellac it. My grandfather was an antique dealer. I have his 1904 upright grand piano. It has very long strings and is tall, and given dozens of old clocks. Love the heritage furniture you save. Love the animals. Think you do Really Great Work. Very thorough explanations help me with my repairing and refinishing furniture.
"Believe it or not, I read the instructions!" LOL 👏👏👏 Great video Tom! Thank you!
Thanks! Sometimes you just have to!
Fantastic video again. Don’t leave the next one so long please, it doesn’t have to be anything spectacular, I learn from you every video, plus it’s oddly relaxing, so just anything please! 😂
Thanks! I'm trying!
Another fabulous repair. I always learn so much by watching you work. I use these new learned skills in my hobby of antique radio restoration. Where my strong points are the electronics of the radio and not so much with the cabinets. Thanks again.
You're welcome!
It’s always very enjoyable and relaxing to watch you work. As many comment upon… your ability to match color and sheen is quite remarkable. Thanks.
You're welcome!
I really have to hand it to you. I don't know your level of understanding when it comes to musical instruments and equipment but I have seen luthiers who didn't do any better than you did on those types of repairs. A broken headstock is one of the hardest to get right and you did. The detail in staining just right and watching every little crack to fill, not to mention using steel wool on all the metal to polish to fine before painting. Kudos Sir...you have a career as a luthier if that furniture gig doesn't work out!...lol
Thanks! Yes, a lot of instrument repairs are basic woodworking. There are plenty of aspects to an instrument that will require an expert
Pitch perfect, Tom. Superb, as always.
Thanks!
Absolutely beautiful - my retired OH is a practised yet quite 'amateur' luthier & builds/repairs guitars as a hobby...this, I will show him for sure. Noice work🙂👌
Thanks! I hope he approves!
Hi again Tom been sitting here lately impatiently checking for a New video from you. and low and behold you delivered! and best of all a new subject and level of expertise. Thanks again for taking the time to make and deliver these video's Tom by the sounds of it I am not the only one sitting by and loving every moment of every video. it makes my day really. Thanks again. Tom!.
You're welcome! I appreciate you watching!
Was Kind of hoping youd pick it up and play some Hendrix!!
Great Vid Tom. Keep them coming!
Thanks! We thought of doing something like that but sanity prevailed!
@@johnsonrestoration Me too - or Stairway to Heaven lol
this video was very fun to watch and very educating as well! thanks a lot, outstanding work!!
You're welcome!
That’s awesome! I didn’t know you fixed up other kinds of wood projects! 👍
Thanks! Yes, anything wood
Very good Thomaz!
Thank you!
RUclips Notification:
"Tom's on! Drop everything! Must watch, must watch..."
Read title:
"What the...???"
Sits and watches:
"OMG! Incredible!"
Such an unusual and very interesting project. Another fantastic video. Thanks Tom.
You're welcome!
I agree, wood glue is best when there's good wood to wood contact. The glue joint is stronger than the wood itself
Thanks! I believe that too
Very multi talented!! Wood is Wood and if you understand the principals of Wood and how to treat it, good chance it will turn out good. It was a treat to see a vid from you with an unusual project.
Thanks for watching! Good way to put it
Ella got her drool on listening to that guitar. Lovely looking guitar and does sound pretty good.
Thanks! It does sound good!
Great video as always a lot of fun to be with you back in your shop Thomas!
Thanks!
For not being a luthier this was awesome. Bravo.
Thanks! The basic principles for gluing wood are the same!
It's thanks to someone with comparable expertise to yours that my fiddle was repaired properly and retained much of its value. Now, for anyone thinking what's the difference between a fiddle and a violin? No-one cries when you spill a pint of beer on a violin :-)
Good one! Thanks
love the dog at the end.
Thanks! Me too!
Excellent job, Thomas nice to see you work on something really different.
Thanks!
Outstanding as always Thomas! Thanks.
You're welcome! I appreciate it
Enjoyed the video Tom. I believe Ella was wondering if you were going to play a tune. Very nice job. Thanks for taking the time to produce it. Y'all take care and God bless.
Thanks! She was hoping for "How Much is That Doggie....)
Hey, Tom! Greetings from Brazil. I'm a luthier myself and I loved this project of yours. These kind of cracks can be really nasty. Great repair! By the way, Gorila was indeed a weel known amp brand in the 80's and 90's, and the owner of this guitar is using a bass amp! Cheers!
Thanks! Yes, and the repair is holding up well. I think he knows that, but I'll pass it along
Fantastic job, Tom!
Thanks!
Your work is beyond awesome.
Thanks!
Great job Thomas !!!
Thanks!
Love seeing how you can repair anything wood! Great job once again!
Thanks!
I always want to hit the LIKE button more than once!!!
Thanks! Go ahead!
I'm glad you we r e able to save the guitar. The amp looks good too.
Thanks! It was fun!
Tom, enjoy your spring weekend and enjoy reading the positive comments.
Thank you! And you too
Great video Tom
Thanks!
Was expecting the dog to give a howl, with the guitar 🎸..... At the end!!!........... 👍... Well done!!!......
Thanks!
Great Job Thomas, you can fix anything
Thanks! Remember, we only post videos of the successful jobs!
I don't know if you have thought of this, Thomas. I am a Steampunk Maker and this is the way I tackle metal parts. To clean them and make them look old I use a propane torch and gently heat the parts up. Takes the finish off and cleans at the same time. Now, if you spray them when hot the paint really glues itself to the part. I have actually painted stainless with this method and it's like it is part of the metal. Maybe for future reference? Also, as a musician and for future reference, I would never put any kind of wax on the neck or fret board. It gets sticky and is not good on the strings. The tonality of the strings changes as well, that is why one always wipes sweat off the neck, fret board and strings after playing a stringed instrument.
Thanks Don! That is a very good suggestion about the heat, I can't wait to try it. I might use a heat gun instead of the torch
Very good job, very good.
Thanks!
Cool!! Rock'n'roll restoration!
Thank you!
Antique furniture surgeon and gourmet and luthier... and master of all... well at least two.
Thanks! Now I'm left wondering......
@@johnsonrestoration Well, being a gourmet isn't a craft and I don't know if you even cook. (Captions interpreted your location as gourmet again this video.)
Another great job as always!!
Thank you!
Nice job Tom, and I like how you gave us a sneak peek at your "storyboarding" process at 11:50 :-)
Thanks! I saw that and wondered if anyone would see it too - well, they did!
Your neck glue up was excellent. If you ever get another instrument in i would suggest using boiled linseed oil on the fretboard to "treat it" instead of the beeswax polish. I bet you've got some floating around :). This made my day! Thank you for the great content.
You're welcome! OK, I will do that!
good as new , fantastic job, hugs from spain
Thank you very much! Hello Spain!
Great repair job .
Thanks!
It looks like it has never been broken. Amazing
Thanks! And sounds like it's never been broken!
@@johnsonrestoration
He is an inspiration.
Thank you!
As someone noted, the elegant neck repair you made should hold up. But since it is/was a working instrument, did the owner give you any feedback on whether it sounds/plays the same?
Thanks! Not yet, I'll find out next week
Thanks! It certainly seems OK now, time will tell
Amazing! Great job.
Thanks!
When you started painting the amp white I was like, "Why, WHY?" but wow, it came out looking so cool in the end!
Thanks! Yes, that's what the owner wanted, and it came out great!
I think you did a brilliant job there mate.
Thanks! And it has held up fine and sounds great!
Very cool. Thanks!
You're welcome!
One of your best
Thanks!
All I can play is the radio, but your video was interesting to watch. Thanks!
Thanks! me too!
Looks pretty good.
Yes! Thanks!
I wish i had learned to work with my hands. I enjoy your videos very much.
Thank you! never too late!
got it... "good wood glue", and a lot of good "G-clamps". well done!
Thanks! Nothing stronger than Tite Bond if you've got good wood to wood contact! ruclips.net/video/AmFot8H_2Kk/видео.html
Amazing repair work, you do not disappoint. I was expecting you to play some Zeppelin in the end though.
Maybe one day! Thanks!
This was different....
Guitars can be tricky me thinks.
Good job!
Sounds awesome!
Thanks! Yes, different, and tricky! There are people who specialize in string instrument repair
A Luthier too. Is there no end to your talents? I have an old low end 12 string Martin, that has a cracked bridge that needs replacing. I’ve been thinking about doing it for 10 years, maybe longer, and now it’s my next project. Have to make some long reach clamps to reach the bridge. Any how, waiting for your next project.👍
Buy some U clamps from harbor freight. They do the job :).
Thanks! Yes, go for it.
Yes, I have some from them too.
Love that old Doggie of yours!
Me too! Thanks!
I have to admit that I was hanging in there hoping to see you reveal that you're an awesome guitar player as well!
Maybe one day! Thanks!
Having trained in furniture conservation in the UK, I have really enjoyed watching most if not all of your videos....learned some newer and better techniques to use for my clients. I am curious about your spray toner, can you share you supplies source?
Thanks! I appreciate you watching! I get them from Mohawk www.mohawk-finishing.com/products/wood-touch-up-repair/aerosols/ultra-classic-toner/
You can also get them from Wood Worker's Supply woodworker.com/search.html?search=aerosol+toners&searchmode=2 I have no idea if you can order internationally. Let me know if you can
@@johnsonrestoration Super helpful, thanks. I trained for a Masters in the UK after my "regular career'...I have since retired and moved back to the US, which is why I am short of supply resources. Had plenty in the UK thru my University contacts, the National Trust, and the Royal Collection but I only do private clients now, and only for the challenge.
Just a thought.......I believe that on the hardware that you painted black, I would have used a cold bluing solution first, then a black automotive primer...Then the black paint. That way if (when) it chips you won't have silver showing through. Awesome restore job on the guitar.
Thanks! I don't know much about painting metal, but your suggestions sound like you know what you're talking about. I'll do a little more research next time. I'll have to look for the cold bluing solution
@@johnsonrestoration I've used this technique on motorcycle parts a number of times. The cold bluing is used primarily for small firearms repairs....
Très beau travail !
Merci beaucoup!
Good repair job.
Thanks 👍
Nice to see Spring has returned to your farm. Great repair to the guitar and amp, as always. Have you any idea what wood species the guitar is made from?
Thanks! It's odd, I never really looked at it to determine species. I think it was in the mahogany family, very finely grained and strong
Thomas, what a nice result. Out of curiosity, did you consider installing splines for reinforcement? I know there are two Gibson schools of thought on the subject.
Thanks! We had such a good clean break, running with the grain, we figured if I could get it clamped "perfectly" that would be the strongest. The guitar has been in use and is holding up fine. It really depends on the nature of the break
Awesome job 👍
Thanks!
Always amazing!
Thanks!
I'd be Proud to have you work on one of my Guitars
Thank you! I'd like to do more guitars - so interesting
Bravo Thomas ❤🤝❤Respekt
Thank you!
I figured you would have spent longer on the spray painting.
The body looks a little patchy, but I reckon it was a mix of the spray medium being quite viscous and possibly not wanting to use 2-3 full cans of what is most likely an overpriced product.
Thanks! It took a lot to cover it but it was fine
Perfect i love yours video pls continue. ..
Thanks! I will
I had that same Gorilla amp back then. :)
That's cool! It was fixed up for a show, I wonder how it went
Awesome video Tom. I was going to ask you about this. You're obviously a kick ass carpenter & woodworker. Do you ever do any projects around your home?
Thanks Joe! Believe it or not, but I have never done any carpentry. But yes, my house was built in 1771, so I'm learning fast. Currently refinishing our kitchen cabinets. It's never-ending
Another flawless video from the master, but that truss rod cover at the end caught my eye looking very dirty or weathered, must been a reason for it?
Thanks! It appeared to be the paper backing of an old decal. Didn't need to be fixed so......
@@johnsonrestoration Oh! Thank you Thomas for the explanation
Wow, a ton of work for this cheaper instrument. I am pretty sure your cost to repair it would far exceed the original cost of that guitar!
Thanks! As is the case for most things I work on! That is a good guitar though
I do this sort of work, and it is a common thing to have the repair cost far exceed the intrinsic value of a piece. I find in antiques, value is most often subjective and relative to what the customer personally feels about the piece. What has a defined worth to some, may be priceless to others especially when it comes to family heirlooms or a sought after part of a collection.
Plus, repairs keep it out of a landfill
Hi, thank you for this interesting video......would using epoxy have made the repair any stronger and would dowel pins have increased the strength of repair...?
Thanks! Because I had such perfect wood-to-wood contact, yellow glue is the strongest. The glue joint is so strong drilling in for dowels would only weaken it. Check out this video: ruclips.net/video/AmFot8H_2Kk/видео.html
@@johnsonrestoration Thanks very much...that makes perfect sense after watching your video on glues....Kind regards.
I am most interested in how your glue holds up with time and undert the tension of the strings. Please keep us informed. Thanks.
You're welcome! So far so good - the owner is my editor so I will always know how it's holding up. He says the sound has greatly improved (maybe it was cracked but not separated?) There was a tremendous amount of glue surface and I felt I got it positioned perfectly, but let's face it - there is a lot of tension
It looks pretty good =)
Thanks!
Fantastic work, Tom. I have a question about the glue. I watched your glue video just now. My question is...if this wasn't a guitar but instead a piece of antique furniture, would you have used hide glue? Also, what's your pup's name? He/she is beautiful!
Thanks! Yes, I always use hide glue on antiques, as that is the industry standard. Her name is Ella, and thank you! she is!
@@johnsonrestoration Thank you, Tom and hello Ella!
15:01 I aspire to your levels of not perfect. Beautiful work.
Thank you!
Encore!
Thanks!
Nice one Tom. The amp looks completely different. Lol
Thanks! yeah, I like the way it came out
Tom, is there anything you can't do???? 😂. Amazing.
Thanks! I'm sure there are a lot of things I can't do! But I'll keep trying!
It is a good work
Thanks!
Definitely interesting, do you get a lot of non-furniture work?
Thanks! No, but I do work on anything wood
The fear of every Gibson player. It's probably stronger after the fix. ;)
Oh yeah! Because the break was so clean and the clamping went well, it probably is stronger. A few years later and the owner says it's still good! Thanks
30 years ago I bought a real Gibson Les Paul. It took about two months before my cat broke the neck by knocking it of its stand. Luckily my local luthier could repair it with almost no visible damage and it held ever since. With these kind of headstock construction it is not the question if the neck will break, but when.
Thanks! We never appreciate the amount of pressure and stress being constantly applied to the neck. On concert harps it is even worse. I do work for a guy who is continually replacing necks on harps. It's actually amazing the guitar necks stand up as well as they do!
Not sure if the guitar will still keep in tune, but nice job and fingers crossed👍
sure it will.
There are many, many guitars manufactured with a scarfed neck. That was an example of one of the best scarf joints you could hope for.
I’m sure it will be fine. This type of problem and repair is fairly common on guitars. It may require some setup tweaking by a competent guitar tech - neck relief, string height, intonation etc, but that is routine maintainence for any guitar as they all need tweaking over time as they wear and age. It’s very interesting to see a master woodworker do this kind of work. Tom did a great job.
Thanks! Well, we'll see!
Thanks! It is definitely a strong joint
Thanks!
It appeared that you had a particularly long open time on your glue up. Are you using a unique brand of glue with a longer fit up time?
Thanks! No, it was regular Tite Bond.
Hallo, how many hours did you work on this project? Thank for all your doing!
You're welcome! It's been too long - I don't remember. I think less than 8 hours