Building an Archtop Jazz Guitar 2014

After watching this, one would really want to take good care of his hollow electric. You'd want it to last a hundred years if only to give respect to the dedication and craftsmanship this instrument received.

This is a valuable addition to my woodwork collection youtube.com/post/UgkxbnOKZBE4evMO5V2vroHeCjq6d_MV6… I still will rate this woodwork plan as the best in my reference library. It always seem to stand out from the rest whenever you go through the library. This is a masterpiece.

The most satisfying 37 minutes I ever spent on YouTube. Outstanding craftsmanship, artistry, and love.

Everyone who complains over the price of archtop guitars should watch this.

8 little persons did not like this outstanding artistic lesson... here the today world where we live in...

as a young woodworker, some of your little tricks have really opened my ways of thinking about getting a project perfect. There is nothing more satisfying that watching an amazing craftsman at work. Thanks for a few tips that I will take with me from this video

Beautiful work, thanks for sharing it with us

I still believe woodworking is one of the most prized skills to have

I love to watch the crafty artisans preform their crafts! It's some of my best pastime !

Beautiful, beautiful,...! So much skills and work! So many tools! So much time (if just the video took 38 minutes, then..)! No wonder great guitars cost so much. Good quality video with just great music! Not only the video is educational - it is pleasure to watch because of craftmenship and the variety of music (Tommy Emmanuel, Brazilian, The Beatles' music, In my life, by Adam Rafferty, Chet Atkins, Django, Judith Beckerdorf,..unfortunately, didn't recognise all the players: is it possible to have the names of players from this video?). It could be jst a music collection, but it is much more. These guitars should be in the hands of those who work hard learning to play and make beautiful music (not on the walls of rich collectors). Thank you very much for the video!

I play (and teach) these things for living and have always dreamed of building one. I still have my dreams but I will never match you my friend, my respect for your skill is total. I wish you well in your future projects. Thank you for sharing this project with us

Wooow! The craftsmanship that went into this is genuenly phenomenal! Beautiful.

That's not a guitar, that's a work of art!!

This video caught my eye. I always been a Gibson L5 fan and your creations in the L% style certainly do it justice. Painstaking attention to detail, figured maple and bear claw spruce, it certainly doesn't get any better than that in choice of wood. Loved to hear all the old familiar jazz tunes. Your certainly love your craft and all your beautiful creations are a labour of love as well. Those that will play them over willl enjoy them over and over the years as they age and get better tone.

Watching these build videos , as they progress I get stressed and have moments of a deep breath worrying about a fuckup ..... sheeesh . So much work . Beautiful .

Robots ever can do this only human. I have DeArmond T-400 and now I really appreciate whoever made it. It is Made in Korea. So many working details, thousands. One step at a time. Best guitar making video what I have ever seen.

Not the most productive half hour I've ever spent, but certainly among the most pleasant...thank you. And who better than Chet Atkins to accompany such a fine example of thoughtful, patient craftsmanship.

Sir, I have watched several of your videos, and it was a complete pleasure watching a true master enjoying himself. I say "enjoying", because in order to attain the elite level of craftsmanship that you have, a man has to Love what he's doing, and give it all his love and be very passionate with it...and sir, yours shows through in abundance. I thank you for your videos and sharing with us your mastery and love for what you do. I hope we will see many more in the future! Respectfully, An avid fan

I love watching builds that employ little tricks and lots of power tool usage, but I have to say seeing the amount of processes you completed with various hand tools and simple jigs was remarkable. What a joy to watch. Great video and great work!

I just watched this, and man, that was impressive- the amount of hand work involved, and the precision that it needed- no wonder the Gibson ones cost $10,000. Thanks for showing us what it takes to make one of these. I'll certainly never have anything like it, but it definitely makes me appreciate what went into my 1960's ES335.