Thank you So much my friend…! 🙏🏻🎵🎸

There ya go Dan….👍🏻🎵 You won’t be sorry Friend…🎵🎸👍🏻

😃 Thank You...!

Ha Ha Ha…😹 Art , My Friend…, you would be surprised how much I hear those same words from other people….!😁 Thank you so much for your kind words and I hope all is well with you and your family over in England across the great pond…. Hey Art my granddaughter wants to know what time it is in England ….???

@@iplaymytele Hi Jeff right now it's 9.45 on a nice summer evening on the south coast of England. We went jet skiing today in Torquay beach..my brother just turned 12 and it was my Birthday last week. we just had a BBQ and it was epic : ) Thankyou for your wishes and the same to you and your Family..My Granny is a bit better after losing my Grandad last year and we all miss him very much. My Brother Noah just said for your Granddaughter to look at a map of England..we're on the Jurassic coast and it's super and a bit piratic as it was back in the day I hope you and all those you love are having an amazing summer Jeff..lots of best regards..Arthur

9.26pm..sorry

@@theart8039 It is 4:19 here......! She had her times all screwed up...😹😹😹

@@theart8039 The granddaughter that asked what time it was will be 15 years old in December...! My other granddaughter is 11 years old...! She asked me that question about the time I think it was around 12:30 or one just past noon..., she said do you know what time it is in England right now Papa ....? , and I told her I wasn’t sure without checking with Google ....! Then she said it’s like( 1 o’clock in the morning ) so she was way off......ha ha ha, Then Calli and I went cruising around Town on the Harley, right after I asked you that question about the time....! 🎶🇺🇸👍🎼

Absolutely my friend Damon….🎶👍🏻🎶 I love this color…😜. I sent you some extra parts and a new set of acoustic strings if you want to take the Ernie balls off… let me know when your guitar arrives and please let me know if you have any problems you should not it sounds and plays fantastic…🎶 I told you the Turn Around time is Extremely fast…😹😹😹

Damon, great JD! Enjoy and play on!

@@shilohstreetpictures2640 I think Damon Will really enjoy his new Blue 🔥 Hot Rod Jim Dandy....🎶

😃 And Thank You For the Kind Words...!! Your Friend In Sweet Home Alabama Prof. Jeff....🧐

Thank you so much for the Kind Words William...🙏 I Hope way have a Wonderful 🇺🇸 Weekend 🎵👍🎶 Jeff ...🎓

Thank you so much Chase I hope you’re having a good week and you have a even better weekend…..! 🎶🙏🏻👍🏻

Thank You Sooo Very Very Much….! 🎶🙏🏻🙏🏻👍🏻🎶🎸

Sounds Great My Friend...🎵🙏🎶 And May you Also Have a Fantastic Independence Day..❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸❤️ Yes ( GOD BLESS THIS WONDERFUL AMERICA ) ....!!!

Thank you...🙏 Hope you are having a great weekend...! 🎶🎸🎻🎤🎹🎵🎓

Thank you so much for your kind words. I hope you are having a great weekend….🎶👍🏻🎸 Jeff

😃 Thank you So Very Much...!

Thanks ...🙏 I appreciate the kind words ....! , have a good Sunday...Jeff..🎶🎻🎸🎹🎤🎓

Sick?? It just came from the ‘doctor’,dummy.

😄 Heck Yeah...! Go For It... ! I Bet it comes out Great...! Friend Jeff

😄 Thanks !

Thank you So Very Much…! Being a Professional player and teacher most of my life ( 68 Years ) , about the only nuT width Size I have trouble Playing is Still some of the Very Very Smallest..! One I remember was…, a 60’s Model Gretsch Country gentlemen …! The Neck and Nut were So small it made playing the most common cords extremely uncomfortable I don’t care how expensive the guitar or how rare it was….! But All of the standard sizes even my Old Guitane D-500 Gypsy jazz guitar, has a Pretty Wide Nut..! And I believe the width of that particular guitar has actually help me play Smaller Necks and Nuts…! I believe I have around 25 or 28 guitars…??? They all seam to be very Playable….🎶. I Just Purchased a NEW Gretsch ( 2627T Triple Pickup Streamliner with a Vibrato, In Whiskey Stain Single barrel ) that has probably one of the most perfect comfortable playing Necks I personally have ever played…! ) And over all these years believe me I can’t think of too many guitars that I have not owned and played on stage with…! Have a great day your friend in Sweet home Alabama Jeff Galey…🎶🙏🏻👍🏻

😀 I Will check the model for you...! Then get back to you... Jeff

😹😹😹 Sounds Like a Plan...🎶👍🎶 Jeff Galey iplaymytele@gmail.com

😄 Pretty sure that is correct....

Thank you Sandra..🎵🙏🎶 If you wish to contact me , Here is my email... Iplaymytele@gmail.com We will need to discuss what you want done to your guitar...! Your friend Jeff Galey...❤️🎵🎶👍

Thanks Friend...🎶🙏 The Gretsch Gin Rickey is just a Jim dandy with a pick up on it...! I have a video on my channel called how to make a Gin Ricky a Hot Ricky...! I changed the tiny Gretsch pick up to a Gold Mini HumBucker and added a Bigsby Vibrato....! You should check it out....! The Jeff Galey Channel...! 👍

@@iplaymytele I so have to go watch that video.

@@fatmangaming2720 .. Please Do...🎶👍🎸🎵

And they sell that pickup separately. Killer soundhole pickup, one of the best I've heard

@@slimturnpike .... Yes I agree....! 🎵👍 The first one I Installed.., I Was Amazed ...!!! Other sound whole pick ups to me always seem to have a muddy sound....😲 Like the Woody.., or even some Bill Lawrence Pickups...! But This Pickup is Crystal clear....🎵❤️🎸🎶.

thanks Have a Great Weekend....!

Thank you so much for watching the Jeff Galey channel...👍🙏🎶 You can purchase pre-wired Stratocaster style pick up Kits on Amazon... , and if you like you can change The generic strat replacement pick up for a higher quality DiMarzio or Seymour Duncan pick up... I will see if I can copy and paste a link for this comment.....Jeff 🎶🎸🎵🎻🎸🎵🎶🎸. www.amazon.com/TraderPlus-Pre-wired-6-string-Guitar-Electric/dp/B07794X95X/ref=sr_1_53?keywords=Acoustic%2Bguitar%2Bpick%2Bup%2Bkit&qid=1685705598&sr=8-53&th=1

Yes I Have…🎶 but so Many of the trapeze Style tailpieces, are way too long and will not fit in the small distance on the Jim Dandy Guitar this is why I use the Dobro Tailpiece…👀 The very First one I did in fact the tail piece was off of a old arch top harmony Guitar..! But it looked like it was the same style as a dobro tail piece.. It was just completely rusted no chrome left on it at all…! I’m going to do a video of that guitar …👍🏻 it was the first one I did I believe it was around 2013 or so…! If you find a trapeze tail piece that will fit in that distance just make sure where it screws onto your guitar will fit properly where the strap button is….👍🏻🎶. Jeff🎸🎻🪕🎤🎓

@@iplaymytele thanks for your reply! I've seen on the web of folks putting short trapeze tailpieces on their jim dandy's. Some have a diamond shape on them. They look spiffy! Ideally if get a tailpiece like the old silvertone flattops but I would want it newer and more robust and widely available so if one needs replacing i can easily grab another.

@@SuperMikefun Sounds like a plan..! I don’t worry about these tail pieces buzzing or flopping around that’s for sure….👍🏻🎶

😀 thanks broskie...! Its a Dobro tailpiece ..! you can get them on Amazon...Jeff

I have not seen one in person Yet... so I'm Not Sure...?? I Will Research This ... Jeff🤔

How are you this evening..? I did not have to lower the bridge saddle at all... Everything is the same except the strings will hook into the new tailpiece to take the tension off of the bridge itself....👍 have a great weekend ..! your friend Jeff Galey 🎶🎸🎤🎻🎹🎸🎤🎼

@@iplaymytele Thanks Jeff! I'm going to be looking for a tailpiece for my new JD next week. You make a JD a whole new guitar! You're really making a good guitar even so much better!!

@@ambu6478 …I think you will Love the Looks and added Sustain …! Keep on rocking my friend…! Your friend in Sweet home, Alabama…Jeff ❤️🎻🪕🎹🎸🎼

In my humble opinion... I know it takes the stress off of the top of this little guitar , and have found it does help with sustain...

Because…, The pick ups that are installed on these guitars are ( magnetic ) pick ups…! Acoustic guitar strings have too much bronze and not enough steel in them to produce a good electrical current when vibrating over the top of the pick up…. So they do not work very well with a standard electric guitar magnetic pick up … The electric strings also are easy to bend when playing blues and lead lines…🎶If you use 11 / 48 on these Little guitars after modification they are fun to play and they are easy on the fingers also… Jeff 🎻🪕🎸🎹🎓

The Jim Dandy has a very dense body and it is small...., The nylon strings most likely ( would not sound good ) or make very much noise...! You would probably have to cut the nut wider to compensate for the width of the string also.... Of course nylon strings would not be able to be picked up by a magnetic pick up.....! This is just my humble opinion...🎶🎵🙏👍

What Pickup did you put in it…?? The DeArmond Woody has Those Foam Things on each end … I always thought they would dampen the tops vibration… A magnetic pick up as you know, does not use any of the tops vibration for the sound it reproduces …. These little guitars really don’t have much of a top to vibrate …😹👍🏻 thanks for Watching… Your Friend Jeff 🇺🇸🎶👍🏻🎸

I just used a half inch silver wood screw…🎶👍🏻

😃Very Cool ! You Will Need more pressure on the bridge... This is why I Run Them Through Bridge..., The Strap Button Hole Does nit line up with the tail piece.. You can move the button down...! Have a Great Week Jeff...

@@iplaymytele Thans, Jeff. Look forward to new content.

😃@@ltgray2780 Heck Yeah... Have a Great week...! Jeff

😹😹 ha ha ha ... hey Hoss... , I built this for someone else.., I think he wanted it to match the off white pick guard... But Black would look good also...! Thanks for watching. Have a great Week and weekend... Your friend Prof. Jeff...

@@iplaymytele well, it looks great anyway. You did a wonderful job!

Wow, it's beautiful and sounds great. How much do you charge for doing a job like that? I have a Recording King about the same size.

You don’t really have to ground the strings or the tailpiece on this set up there is no Hum per se…! Have a good one …! friend Jeff

there is a good Solid Block of wood in the end of these guitars...! The wood is Not That Soft... These Guitars are actually pretty thick...This is One reason for them not really having very good sustain, to began with ... The Pull of the strings with the tailpiece , Will keep the Strings from pulling up the top of the guitar , and this is a Good Thing..! It is Humid as all Hell here in Alabama...!! and In 30 some years of living here I have never had it do anything to Strength of any Axe... I did Play a "Outside Gig" as The House Band here for around 3 Year's, At a LARGE Motorcycle resort, called ( 29 Dreams ).. and the hot humid weather.. did Peel the faint and finish off of my red ( Joe Galser ) B Bender Tele... It Did the same To My Bass Players Bass..!! Have at it You cant Hurt these Little Guitars... The finish is a Epoxy of some kind... Have a Great Week Friend Jeff...

no right on the wood

The tailpiece takes the pressure off the top of the guitar…👍🏻 It also seems to add to the sustain …🎼🎼🎼👍🏻 Thanks for commenting …🙏🏻🎸 Jeff

absolutely...! My Son Is a lefty...and that is just what I did for Him...!😄

@@iplaymytele thanks !!! 🙏🙏🙏

Thank you for the kind words Brian… Yes…the tailpiece absolutely does increase the stain …..🎶❤️🙏🏻👍🏻

@@iplaymytele Does the tailpiece effect the string tension?

@@JeffMcDonoughMusic ... Hey Jeff how are you this evening...? The tail piece does not affect the string tension....! It does however increase the stain and it takes the ( String Pull ) off of the top of the guitar...! And , it is always good to prolong integrity of the top of your acoustic guitar , regardless if your guitar was very expensive or inexpensive....🎶❤️🎸🎵👍 have a great week your friend in sweet home Alabama Jeff. 🎶🎸🎵🎻🎶🎤🎵🎻🎓

@@iplaymytele Thanks Jeff!

You can Purchase it from Amazon....🎶 You can purchase the whole pick up mounting ring assembly from Amazon.....! I will usually change the pick up to whatever the customer would like to have.....👍

@@iplaymytele What pickup did you install? Thanks.

Also, were the Rotosound tuners a straight drop-in or did you have to enlarge the original tuner shaft holes? Thanks.

@@clayc124 The headstock has got to be drilled out both sides..! And if you do not use a non-progressive twist step bit it will more than likely break the headstock...🙄 any progressive twist bit will pull itself into the wood and split the hole... this is why I use a non-progressive twist step Bit ...🎵👍🎶

@@clayc124 ... On this particular guitar, it has a Stratocaster replacement pick up...! From All Parts...!

That is a Vintage 63 Seymour Duncan...! ( NECK ) 😍

Greg…no problem…🎶👍🏻🎶 Please contact me by way of email at… Iplaymytele@gmail.com

In this Guitar, I Installed a Strat replacement pick up... You can buy acoustic guitar magnetic pick up kits on Amazon.....! I usually use a ( Razor Pickup ) That I Purchase From AllParts..🎶 Have a Good one Jeff...🎻🎵🎸🎶🇺🇸👍