Your the best you tube luthier that ever created a channel,a real gentleman and a scholar, I've learned so much watching your channel for the last couple of years, and I will miss your wonderful work, on guitars anyway,I get the feeling that you won't be able to quit,and will probably do someone else a favor, and I won't abandon the channel,someday I may make it down to dickeys barbaque and sit in with the band someday, you take care Jerry,it's been a real pleasure.

You'll be sorely missed. I've enjoyed your videos. Best wishes on whatever the future holds.

I like watching a true master, you learn more that way. Thanks I learned a lot.

I have enjoyed your luthier experience for years! Thank you!🎶🎶🎶

It’s always a good day when I get to watch you do your magic. Enjoy your retirement ( from instruments ) ! Thank you 🙏

What a pleasure it's been to watch a (somewhat opinionated... lol) master luthier at work all these years. I've learned so much and have all the past videos for reference! Thanks! 🤘

Mr. Jerry, I am truly sad to hear of your impending retirement from building and repairing instruments. Not for you as I wish you every success in whatever you pursue. My sadness is rather for me and the thousands of people like me who enjoy watching you work. Quite simply, your abilities are simply amazing. Your craftsmanship and attention to detail are next-level above what most people in that line of work are even capable of doing. Craftsmen like you are getting farther and fewer between. The skill set you have is being lost to the advance of time. There is no school that can teach what you do. As a long time subscriber, I have watched you repair instruments that I honestly thought were beyond hope or repair. You also transformed instruments not worth playing into instruments a player would not want to put down. I hate it for me that I will no longer be able to enjoy watching a master work at his craft. I wish you the very best in all that you do. I will continue to follow along with your work on the farm as I'm sure I can learn a thing or two from you that will help me with mine. I hope one day to have the honor and privilege to meet you so I can shake your hand.

Dear Jerry, thank you for all this time, effort and knowledge you have shared with us! It's been a pleasure and inspiration. 🙏 I'm just a simple guitarplayer from Stockholm, Sweden, that found a lot of joy watching you build and reapair all these beautiful instruments, and I learned a lot from you! Especially through the pandemics it helped me keep me sane, meditating through your videos. I wish you well sir! God bless 🥰 Viktor Buck

That’s my SJN Gibson…and it has never sounded better. All the problems that Jerry noted in the video have always been present to one degree or another since I purchased it in 1969 upon my return from Vietnam. I had moved on to other guitars ( Mossman and Martin) over the years and on many occasions thought of selling the Gibson…since Jerry’s magic, I’m glad I didn’t. Looking forward to getting my hands on it again as I travel past Jerry’s to the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield Kansas in September. Jerry, thanks again.

Jerry I want to thank you for passing all that knowledge you have on to all of us and I wish you well and all your endeavors. Thank you so much John P from New Jersey.

I just found the channel a couple weeks ago. It's been really inspiring. I hope you enjoy your retirement. Thank you so much. We have lots of videos to go back on and learn from.

Sorry to see you go, you're the reason I found the courage to fix my Dads old Gibson.. I was on the verge of trashing it. I was proud of myself and so thankful to you...Greg Peck

The instructional videos last the test of time. Setup videos are underrated.

thanks for all the years of awesome videos. i’ll still watch your farm videos also. i’ve been watching calab’s videos i don’t know if i’d send hardwork his way. he has a lot of learning yet

I am sorry to learn that you are retiring from making and repairing instruments Jerry. I have been thoroughly enjoying looking at your videos for years and will miss them going forward, but wish you all the best.

What a wonderful channel! I've enjoyed watching and learning from you, and I wish you the best with your retirement. Thank you for all your taught us

I will certainly miss your instrument videos. I've learned a great deal from watching your videos and I want you to know that I deeply appreciate the knowledge you've shared. Thank you! Hope you enjoy yourself in all your future endeavors.

I'm sorry to hear of your retiring but I'm glad you decided to take it easy and go other directions in life. I'm 69 and still working full time driving a city bus and frankly I'm tired but unfortunately I need to work another 3 to 5 years to get myself financially situated for retirement. I hope you take more time to spend with Cash and your family. Thank you for all the wonderful videos over the years, you've been a pleasure to watch and I look forward to your future ventures. You've given me so many hundreds of hours of enjoyment watching your do your miracles on guitars and building mandolins, I can't thank you enough, I will miss your guitar videos but I'll continue to watch you on your farm videos and wood cutting, you're a great guy and I've loved your videos and wonderful personality. Thank you and God bless you Jerry. 😊❤🙏

Thanks sir. You’re talented, honest and always trying to do the best job. Best of luck and best wishes. I enjoyed the knowledge you brought forth.

Youre by far my favorite KZfaq luthier, I love the clever and creative ways you find to fix things. Whenever I have a problem with an instrument, I check to see if you have a video fixing that problem, and I usually find lots of great information. Thank you Jerry!

thank you so much for all the common sense straightforward wisdom Lutherie and non-lutherie related you have given over the years .. have fun when the door opens to the next stage of your journey in life

Shew!!..was holding my breath during the routing segment…good work Mr. Rosa

Only just found you about 3 years back and I've enjoyed all the content you created. Best of luck my friend.

I have only fixed about a dozen instruments, but would never have done so or enjoyed it so much without you and your channel. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

One of the last few Jerry Rosa guitar repair videos known to man. 😂 Good thing there are 500 previous ones still to watch!

It is fitting that you round off this era in you life with another wonderful video, Jerry. Your skills are amazing. Thinking of all your accomplishments: composer, master musician, singer and teacher, it saddens me to know that America does not have the NATIONAL LIVING TREASURE AWARD that some other countries have. You are a gift to America's cultural heritage, and so truly worthy of such an honor. I shall look forward to any future videos you offer, and end here by saying God Bless and thank you for allowing me to share your genius, warmth, kindness and joy of life. All the best--Ag.

I hate to see you go, but I can sure understand why! You've inspired many and I'm definitely one of them! Thank you so much for sharing your talent!!! If you're ever in Montana, there's a steak waiting here for you! Thank you again!!! God bless!!

I appreciate your videos, Jerry…and I understand why you’re stopping. I’m 67 and I’ve always enjoyed doing work which happens to take a lot of hand strength. I have been backing away from a lot of those things just because my hands hurt too much. Even guitar playing has been cut down to 10min. at a time. But I can still enjoy my grandkids and love my wife! God bless you and enjoy a long future😉

"Easy is not always better", the human conundrum in a nutshell lol. The work is never done but I sure hope you enjoy retirement! Thanks to your excellent videos lots of us will be able to carry on these traditions better prepared than we were. Cheers!!

We’ll, that’s my Gibson in this video. Picked it up about two weeks ago. This guitar sounds and plays great. I had kinda given up on it until I discovered Jerry. I dropped the Gibson off last spring and picked it up in early September on the way to the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS. He did a wonderful job and it is very much appreciated. Thanks Jerry.

I've learned such a lot from you about guitar set ups and repairs. Going to miss your string works videos but enjoying your other videos. I too have just retired from my regular job, but like you, I still have plenty to do. Playing in my band for one.😂

I hate to see you go. I've been watching your stuff for quite a while and I've learned so much from your instruction. Thank you and all the best!!

Thank you Jerry, I love your work and perspective on life, all the best wishes to you and your family❤️☀️🎶 Kind Regards Andreas, Denmark

Isn't it amazing how much one can tell by the sense of touch alone? The human hand is an amazing device, I think.

Congratulations on your retirement.🎉 Thank you for all your help and sharing your knowledge. ,😎

What a pleasure to watch a master work!

Thank for sharing your knowledge of repairing Mandolins and Guitars. Love the music, humor and all videos. Very professional. Thank you again. Jerry D.

Thank you, Jerry, for all the video's, love looking at your channel all the way over here in Co. Kildare in Ireland. Keep fixing them. I'm learning so much from you.

Nice work Jerry, that guitar sounds great!

Dear Jerry although i am not a luthier át all, but I will miss your instrumento Repair videos...

Great repair and set up Jerry ,thank you for all your knowledge and enjoy your retirement,Cheers!

Jerry, Thanks for all the helpful videos and helpful information. We will miss your stream of instrument repair videos, but I will probably rewatch your old ones. God bless you in your retirement, and look forward to your new posts. J. P. Cormier was correct when he called you a genius.

I am very impressed with the math used in the saddle placement/intonation ☺

Dear Jerry, just want to let you know how much I have enjoyed all your videos over the years. I have been following you for about the last 10 or 15 years and have enjoyed every one. I wish I could tell you that I am some kind of master musician, but I am not. I simply love music and especially the kind you produce. Enjoy your retirement you are truly one of a kind.

I just recently discovered your channel and i find it very entertaining and more importantly , very informative. Sorry to hear of you retiring from building, but i guess 'it is what it is'. I will continue watching past episodes and hope to see a few new ones now and again.

Anything that this man lays his hands on, turns out to be awesome. Of course I'll watch your other project videos and I hope the others will too. You will need to change your videos intro now :)

Jerry - It's been a wonderful ride! I wish you and your family all the very best! I know this isn't the end for you producing videos, but it is sad to know this may well be the last guitar you work on! BTW... Jerry: "I don't remember why I stopped setting the intonation using the string pegs" "Still a bit sharp" 15 times!! Using your tailpiece rig seems to work much easier!

Sad to see you go jerry thanks for the entertainment and knowladge really enjoyed your channel over the years, not shore what i am going to do now but by the sound of it i will be learning about farm equipment.

Thanks Jerry, another superb job on this old Gibson. I'm sure it never played or sounded so good. The customer should be tickled pink. Lol

Thanks for all the master class repair videos. Good luck on your future projects!

Thanks a lot. Really nice to see a master at work and was astonished how close you had the intonation to perfect. I struggle with old guitars with all kinds of issues but you made it clear attention to detail in the starting steps helps a lot with each further step you take. 🎸🤠👍

intonation is everything. I have dialed in many guitars and it always amazing how much better they sound and play

Awesome great video thanks for sharing. So very sad to see you stop working on instruments. You are truly good at what you do. I wish you the very best in everything you do from here on out. God Bless You Always.

Unbelievable tone from that guitar. So much better with that kind of bridge setup. No doubt plays and sounds better than factory. Great job explaining the whole process.

Beautiful job Jerry. You're a fantastic teacher.

Hey Jerry, It was me who asked about doing the Saddle placement that way vs the "wire jig" Glad it worked out for you.

I’m going to miss you, and I’m wishing you a healthy happy retirement.

Your lutherie talks will definitely be missed, Jerry.

Rosa, These videos are excellent! I just started my own guitar repair channel after doing repairing guitars for full time for 45 years. I'm right behind you in retirement (congratulations by the way). I smile when I watch you work as I do things in a similar manner and can totally relate! Wonderful workmanship and great production quality as well. I'm learning that part as I go along and it's good to see how others approach it. I don't have the advantage of working alone. It's a very busy shop. (5 tech making noise, shop talk (guy talk) in background) so it makes it hard to record my work without audible distractions. So I script my voice overs at home mostly. Anyway, enjoy your well deserved retirement! I'm envious!

An era comes to an end. 😢

please keep your channel up after you retire when im stuck with problems i use it as a resource to solve problems. maybe do a occasional vlog to let us know how your doing ? ive relearned alot of things i had forgetten thanks to you .

I sure will miss the channel Rosameister. Enjoy your retirement!

I'm thinking on taking this on as retirement work, you seem to use the same kind of process I use when working on things. You know much more than an I do but our approaches are similar. So through your videos for the most part you are my teacher. I hope you enjoy whatever you plan on doing after this. You have lots of skills and smarts so I know you'll do fine. Good luck.

Another great set up JERRY, YOU ARE THE best LUTHIER I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE WATCHING .

Thanks Jerry...watching you work is better than any AMSR video ;) I am retired myself for 4 years, just doing what I want...I play guitar...I work on guitars I find at the pawn shops... :p

Congrats on retirement. Your videos have inspired me to start repairing all my own guitars along with my friends instruments. I hope one day I can become a luthier/repair guy

One of the things I'm looking forward to in heaven. Watching the Luther and then repeating the work with my hands until Larry hollers "my stratavariuos" :) 😮 Hurray for luthiers and string instruments. And string trimmers. And streamers, I like streamers! Almost as much as I like Mr. Rose teaching me his Mr. Wizard stuff :) I thank you for sharing ❤ You have my attention. I've been retired myself. Now to keep busy I'm remounting a bridge to this classical guitar I picked up. :) Thanks for the assist!, Sincerely, AL

Nice to see you still use the router base. Seems to come in handy.

Wow. I am amazed at your expertise. I break out in a cold sweat just changing the strings on my guitar.

Jerry you will always be the king ;)

Going to miss you brother, you have taught me well and my instruments are better and happier from your teachings. Thank you and enjoy your Simi retirement.

You sir are a master in a dying art!!! It saddens me to know the years of trial and error you have sacrificed and the attention to detail you you notice isn’t worth what it once was, craftsmanship was once rewarded and now is taking for granted!!!

Thanks, Jerry, for sharing your expertise. I learned a lot about how to setup, maintain...and even repair (if needed) my guitars. Not only that, but by using your careful approach, I feel confident that any modifications I might want to do (e.g., replacing tuning machines, nut, bridge, installing a piezo transducer, amp, etc) could be easily accomplished myself. Good luck in your future endeavours!

Dear Jerry, you have given me and many, many others countless hours of enjoyment watching your adventures in making those instruments play as perfectly as is humanly possible. I, like so many others, am sad to hear of your retirement but I certainly understand what joint pain can do. Thank you, my Friend, for all the joy you have brought to those who were fortunate enough to have you work on their instrument, and to those of us who were lucky enough to find you channel. May you have a long and prosperous life and I trust that you will enjoy whatever you chose to do going forward. I will be watching because I am sure I will enjoy it no matter what you do. I have learned much watching you and it has enabled me to set up my own guitars much easier as well as much better than ever before. I salute you.

Thank you for your well earned talent, and for sharing. Hope your hands feel better.❤

I can certainly understand retiring---I am now 74 years-old, and I sure can't do what I used to, or even do what I want to anymore. I played both the banjo and the guitar, but I can hardly play at all anymore. In the past I even built a couple of banjos, but those days are so long gone. It is wonderful watching you work on guitars: you have so much knowledge and skill, it is a pleasure watching you fix stuff. I pray that you will be healthy and happy as you work on new directions.

Awww I’ll miss you Jerry. I’m one of your millimetre friends from Australia 🇦🇺. Much love, Con

You're ending picking reminded me of the song about "Jimmy Brown"

Thanks Jerry love all your videos keep them coming

Jerry, Jerry, Jerry! You just reminded me how good of a master craftsman you are. I will miss this type of videos. From New Fairfield CT.

Hi Jerry, Don here from Hamilton NZ on my Wife's tablet (Susan) an' Iv'e just gotta say I have Really appreciated your videos over the years, thank you Very much (I do a little bit of acoustic guitar repair and various ways to improve the sound of the guitar I'm working on,and your excellent Teaching, clear and simple has really helped, thanks again, regards Don 😊

Happy retirement Jerry.

Thank you Jerry.

Yer one of a kind. You know you could keep teaching on here just by imparting some smarts without having to DO anything. Now and then talk about the attitude you've aquired. Sometimes that's needed the most.

I guess most people eventually get to a point where they’re ready to stop doing what they’ve been doing. But you’re so good at what you do, Jerry, and you could scale it way back to just doing what you feel like doing. Say hobbiest level vs full time job level luthier work.

Someone is going to love that guitar. Great job. Thanks for sharing.

RETIRING?! I just discovered your channel and started following it. I hope you will continue the channel with the previous videos. Thank you

i just tuned into your show, really love the info...i will be watching all your stuff! thank you

excellent instruction and craftsmanship Enjoy your retirement

That was some fine work sir, I hope you're enjoying retirement!

That things sounds great. Well done, Jerry

Jerry, your "Grandpa's Old Fiddle" song talks about Blue Springs, on the Current River. I was there, in the late "70's, in August. It was hotter than H and at night and Hwy 106, between Eminence and Ellington would get a large population of Timber Rattlers out on the warm road. Something else you wouldn't see, almost anywhere else, was signs saying "Hunters Welcome". I'm sure both of those are gone by now.

I like my little palm ratchet too. Mines a bit different. Black heavily rubberized handle. I've got an old metal one too. But l use the rubber one on guitars. Cause I'm kinda clumsy...

Hi Jerry; Setting the intonation off the bridge, may put more of a forward load on the setting saddle and push it toward the tuning head. Otherwise it should work well. Thanks for these last videos as well as all your other videos. They are all appreciated. Keep on trukin.

Thanks for all the inspiration!

Many thanks and happy retirement!

Im going to miss you Jerry.

Thanks a lot

Hope you keep working with Cash 😊

That was great pizon 🇮🇹 sounds great!