Vintage American guitar restoration

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7 ай бұрын

So finally I've done it 🙃
This is May Bell - nearly 80-90 year old Chicago parlor guitar. At the time it was quite cheap and simple guitars. As a result most of them reach our days in pieces or heavily "modified". I feel that I need more practice on acoustic guitars, and when I saw this one I thought that this is the one. Beside of that it`s a parlor, and I always loved small guitars 😌
I don`t expect it to be an easy work, but didn`t expect that so many things could go wrong in one time 🫠
Also we launch YT sponsorship, and already have educational content about fretworks.
Detailed description of video, tools and agents used will be a bit later on my Patreon.
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@avideogamer2 7 ай бұрын

Nothing about this is cost effective, it's about loving what you do

@tedrowland7800 7 ай бұрын

Amen

@riproaring3140 6 ай бұрын

And if you're lucky enough to be able to do what you love to do, you're lucky enough.

@adaoradoeswrite 6 ай бұрын

yup

@kennethsmith1744 6 ай бұрын

That old wood is why is worth it

@edreynolds3745 5 ай бұрын

One DOES have to remember to feed one's life, s well as one's knowledge.

@musicmanlistener2 7 ай бұрын

Babe wake up, Shpachuk dropped another restoration, LETS GOOOOOO!!!

@Donyourmom 7 ай бұрын

@tonynorris6157 7 ай бұрын

I still would love to hear you play!

@arisevanixy7753 6 ай бұрын

@@Donyourmom lllpppp0pp0p0p

@arisevanixy7753 6 ай бұрын

@@Donyourmom lL9plplllllllllllp

@TheKruizr 7 ай бұрын

You win the "Most Destroyed Guitar to get Rebuilt on KZfaq" award! 🏆

@codpug 5 ай бұрын

I love watching these types and not the fake ones covered in mud coming out of Asia. Jerry Rosa has like 15 videos putting a violin that came to him in splinters and he restored it back to a playing instrument

@lynnglidewell7367 3 ай бұрын

@@hellofx Probably in the eye of the beholder. Which may say something.

@pharmdiddy5120 7 ай бұрын

4 minutes in and I'm already amazed at the level of work going into this old thing

@MEGAMIGA 5 ай бұрын

Outstanding! You did not restore the guitar, you _rebuilt it_ ! What an impressive feat!

@stanb1455 Ай бұрын

Isn't rebuilding part of restoration though?

@MEGAMIGA Ай бұрын

@@stanb1455 Well, I understand what you mean! I would say that restoring, to me, goes up to a certain point. After that point is reached, it's rebuilding 😁

@100nortonfan7 5 ай бұрын

I'm very impressed by your having undertaken this restoration/repair! A daunting task, for sure! Thank you for posting this splendid work to bring this instrument back to useful life! A true labor of love.

@MrSparks54 6 ай бұрын

I really enjoy watching you work Tanya, old school craftsmanship is just awesome. And no incessant yapping distraction or annoying music fill like many other Luthier channels. Cheers from Utah

@timmoyer4522 4 ай бұрын

I don't think I've ever seen this level of care, detail, and pure professionalism with guitars. Incredible...

@innokentiili6228 7 ай бұрын

Самый суровый сеанс некромантии что я видел! Шикарная работа!

@LtSmash-cn3sc Ай бұрын

Украинская реставрационная в Америке. За кадром слышна украинская речь.

@Rader668 Ай бұрын

А я думал там по русски говорят

@gryfandjane 5 ай бұрын

What a joy to hear that old guitar sing again! Lovely work!

@Matt_10203 5 ай бұрын

I could watch these repairs all day. Extremely professionally done, fantastic work.

@scottmefford6917 5 ай бұрын

Your dedication to the craft is exemplary and your work is stunning.

@Bushradical 5 ай бұрын

love your channel

@TanyaShpachuk 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 🙏🏻

@matthewguski5942 7 ай бұрын

I have a great deal of respect for anyone willing to put a $1000 of work into a $500 guitar. Great job!!! And now that instrument will be loved and appreciated for another 90 years to come.

@arielestulin9706 6 ай бұрын

more like $5000 worth of work for a $100 guitar.

@bultacowally 6 ай бұрын

@@arielestulin9706 I was going to say the same thing...wallhanger

@joelpanetta4449 6 ай бұрын

Look at is as good practice. @@arielestulin9706

@StormyHoneyBunchSpank130InJail 6 ай бұрын

@@arielestulin9706 100 is much. I wouldn't even pay 20 even if it was new. It's just about ok for a YouYube restoration video

@adaoradoeswrite 6 ай бұрын

Definitely a $5000 from scratch re-build.

@unknown_1337 5 ай бұрын

Wow!! Totally amazed at how you were able to restore such a damaged guitar! VERY cool to see the techniques and expert craftsmanship! 👏👍 Thank you for sharing! 🙏

@tonywilkinson6005 6 ай бұрын

I'm in awe, incredible work. Fantastic job

@fredericlacoste853 7 ай бұрын

So soothing watching you. I can see by the care you take to make or rebuild a guitar that you are a master luthier. Each instruments are having a huge chance to be restore or build by you !

@mikesalmo 7 ай бұрын

I love hand tool woodworking and guitars. This was so great for me. Your chisel skill is amazing and you keep them in such good shape. I don’t think people realize how much time goes into tool maintenance. Working with that wood is insane. I would have splintered the whole thing. You nailed a massive restoration job, but kept the instrument’s character. The way you restored the tuners made me so happy. Chemical rust removal on mechanical parts has never worked well for me. I restore planes, chisels, squares, etc. with the same basic method. Maybe this is ASMR for some, but it’s educational for me. And seriously, you are so precise and clean with those chisels. I need to practice so much more.

@wildepascal 6 ай бұрын

Try vinegar for rust removal... Soak for 24 hours, rinse with water and dry. For naked steel or iron, not for cheaply plated stuff!

@donyoan 7 ай бұрын

You have such hands of gold! Thank you for sharing this ❤

@supafrogg258 3 ай бұрын

Thank you, Tanya! That was a lovely restoration. It was therapeutic to watch you at work!

@psevdonim932 7 ай бұрын

incredible work! I love watching your videos

@markoman5267 7 ай бұрын

It's nice to hear the guitar being played after it's been repaired.

@bsnider0787 6 ай бұрын

Wow. What an incredible transformation! This is someone who truly loves what they do.

@larguitar 6 ай бұрын

You are awesome. There's always something educational in your videos. Keep up the amazing work.😎

@docsketchy 7 ай бұрын

Wow, I really love your videos. You just get right down to business, no talking, no complaining. And you work seems to be first rate. These are the best luthiery videos I've seen. This guitar seemed unreparable, and you really brought it back to life. Subscribed. Stay safe. Also, I love your fingernails.

@walther9161 7 ай бұрын

Wow!! Can’t imagine it being cost effective to totally rebuild it though.. awesome work!

@joesantamaria5874 7 ай бұрын

Maybe it isn’t, but it belonged to the owner’s grandfather. Never know!

@IDiggPattyMayonnaise 7 ай бұрын

There's no price tag on sentimental value

@ScottHz 7 ай бұрын

Like she said in the description, she wanted to get expereience on acoustic guitars.

@simplecountrydrummer 7 ай бұрын

I was just about to say the same thing@@IDiggPattyMayonnaise

@panzerlieb 7 ай бұрын

These are very old guitars. Made by the Slingerland company back in the 1920s and 1930s. Slingerland is more known for their drums. This guitar is a nifty piece of history. Of course they were never really worth much, even when new. But this is a great project for learning how to work on vintage acoustic guitars. There may have been a few modifications I would have made to this guitar to prolong it’s life a little. For example adding some kind of neck reinforcement to delay the neck warping. After all, it’s made of poplar. Not the sturdiest of materials for a neck. Another mod would have been a little sound hole reinforcing to prevent cracking But all together very nice work

@dangerousXS 7 ай бұрын

Fascinating from start to finish ! You are so brave. Job well done !

@99hawkster 7 ай бұрын

There is no question ...Your The Best !!!! I love every video so far !!

@PaisleyPatchouli 7 ай бұрын

SO MUCH WORK! I think your abilities and skills are more than ready to take on an expensive and collectible Martin or Gibson of this vintage, where the value of your artistry would truly be realized. You really made a silk purse out of a sow's ear on this one Tanya. Congratulations!!

@general_zaluzhny 7 ай бұрын

Аааа ще напишу Наскільки все гарно Монтаж, ракурс, таймінг, професійність. Дивлюсь багато реставрацій, більше всього люблю my mechanics. Дуже радий що в українському ютубі з'явилась реставрація. Дуже гарна робота!

@TanyaShpachuk 7 ай бұрын

Дякую))

@SerhiiKovtunRivne Ай бұрын

В мене боліли очі від тих затемнень між кадрами.

@EugeneLychany Ай бұрын

Рекомендую також канал Теда Вудфорда, теж дядько знає свою справу

@JaredGivens1 5 ай бұрын

Gotta appreciate the dedication. The amount of time and work that must have went into this is insane.

@alecfraser1928 7 ай бұрын

That's a lot of love May Bell has has enjoyed there. A treat to watch as always!

@MrSasasahaa1 7 ай бұрын

это просто нереально круто! проделана ТИТАНИЧЕСКАЯ просто работа, не представляю сколько сил, времени и нервов было потрачено, но результат - просто сказка, песня :) огромное спасибо за ролик и всего самого-самого лучшего 🙌

@andreykuznetsov9355 7 ай бұрын

Тут проще выкинуть было, но видимо заказчику было не важно сколько стоит.

@MrSasasahaa1 7 ай бұрын

@@andreykuznetsov9355 да, понимаю, именно поэтому и восхищён)

@gusviera3905 7 ай бұрын

It is a joy to watch a master luthier at work. Transforming a broken up parlor guitar into a fine vintage instrument is really a gifted talent and a huge task (not even showing the replacement of the purfling and other pieces🙂). You virtually built the guitar from scratch. Just awesome work. Thank you for the masterclass. Cheers.

@menow. 7 ай бұрын

Without having watched through this video yet, I have found that the general public has no idea what decent instrument repair work looks like. I see gushing praise in KZfaq comments sections for people I see doing totally HACK work in the video.

@vitorlopes2680 6 ай бұрын

@@menow. Finally someone who understand how bad this "restoration" was

@joaquinjoaguifloresflorrs7445 6 ай бұрын

@@vitorlopes2680llo.kiero keme manden.la.Diresio.pa podel mandal.la

@1980bwc 6 ай бұрын

That headstock snapped back off about 3 seconds after this video ended. 😂

@menow. 6 ай бұрын

@@1980bwc Oh, I doubt that happened, but only a person who is ignorant of this trade would call this person a "master luthier".

@petercollins9268 2 ай бұрын

Wow!! That was so enjoyable to watch!! Your expertise in restoring beat-up guitars is amazing!!

@terryfletcher9849 7 ай бұрын

You rocked that out! You saved it from the burn pile. You have a great talent. Keep up the GREAT work and documenting the results.

@nuryruso4525 7 ай бұрын

Her skills amaze me every single time!! It's really cool to see how the guitar was constructed in the first place whilst she's repairing it

@Pes0k2634 7 ай бұрын

Ходят слухи, что Таня - некромант. Она способна воскрешать любые гитары из любого состояния.

@sharkymcgee6892 7 ай бұрын

Wow!! Just mesmerizing. You do such a great job!!

@We_Seek_Truth 5 ай бұрын

I love to see old things that most people would toss out, fixed up and made usable again. And you do good work too!

@petedazer3381 7 ай бұрын

Your skills are off the charts! Was that guitar worth an extensive restoration? Amazing work!

@joesquillacioti4107 7 ай бұрын

This guitar must have meant quite a lot to someone, and you restored it to almost new. Bravo and thank you for filming the journey.

@lucamoqi 7 ай бұрын

What you have done to that guitar is a true work of art.

@williamsporing1500 4 ай бұрын

The patience you have is unbelievable! A master crafts woman

@ianmcgillivray4935 7 ай бұрын

I didn't think that could be fixed! Do you want to do the same to my old Harmony classical?

@alexdeleon7135 7 ай бұрын

I can empathize with things going wrong that you never expected. It is the main reason I do not provide estimates on instruments over 20 years old. I had to stop this episode, and grab cup of tea before continuing . Other guitar repair/restoration channels have never made me do that. This was very well planned, and executed. The bridge plate wood you chose was excellent for reinforcement. Parlor guitars have a tendency to bulge due to thin, unremarkable plates. Your skill with a chisel is admirable. I marveled at watching you join the splices. I always have to protect both sides of the spliced crack before performing a plane motion with a chisel. I was in awe that you not only evened the spiced surface, but did so without shaving the finish surrounding the crack. As if that wasn't enough, you also hand scalloped the brace ends! I can do these things but it takes me twice as long, if not longer to do so. You're awesome, young lady. I'm already looking forward to the next episode. I also noticed that I steeped the last tea bag. So I need to hit up the store. Keep rockin.'

@TanyaShpachuk 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@alexdeleon7135 7 ай бұрын

Anytime.@@TanyaShpachuk

@jeverhart99 6 ай бұрын

Amazing amount of detailed work. I learned a lot.

@Henni63 7 ай бұрын

Fantastic job! Thank you for letting us hear a few chords in the end, much appreciated.

@stuartbarker9373 7 ай бұрын

That is a truly astonishing achievement, Tanya. I really cannot imagine that anyone else would have even attempted a repair on that bag of bones.

@cpetroleite 7 ай бұрын

Uma verdadeira restauração! Perfeito!!!

@kimthompson5871 2 ай бұрын

Your tools are an extension of your hands . Absolutely amazing work ! You are truly a luthiers luthier . You must be so satisfied bringing a piece of guitar history back to life . Fantastic !

@Luke_735 2 ай бұрын

This was by far the best guitar restoration video I've watched on KZfaq. Absolutely incredible. Bravo!

@leo612367 7 ай бұрын

Great job, that guitar was saved from the trash... I insist, since your videos don't have music, they work very well at 2x speed...

@ddbrock9675 7 ай бұрын

I'm not going to lie, I skipped ahead, but that is an amazing transformation. Outstanding work. Going back now to get all the details. Kudos on the April Ludgate sticker. She's my spirit animal 😃😃😃

@guitarzleo 7 ай бұрын

This was a very demanding restoration...! Amazing job!!!! Respect!

@johnnylektric 5 ай бұрын

My goodness!! Such AMAZING work!! I'm a new subscriber! It's Christmas Day 2023 and I'm on self-quarantine cos of Covid, and a video from this channel popped up in my KZfaq feed a couple of hours ago, and now I'm on my 3rd straight video!! Very meticulous and just great job overall! Glad I discovered this channel... Thank you, Santa! :D

7 ай бұрын

Now this is a restoration! From a pile of wood back to an instrument! Probably cost more than the guitar itself to do, but IMPRESSIVE nonetheless.

@ritualafterlife 7 ай бұрын

Very very nice. I turn all these jobs down. Just way too stressful. I don't sleep at all thinking, planning, second guessing, gathering, etc, till its done. Then feel horrible about charging a billion$ for an old Kay, or harmony catalog guitar that a drunk stumbled into leaning in the corner. Incredible watching you do it tho. The arm stab scared me a bit. The stuffed sneeze made my ears hurt 🤣. Don't do that! Let it fly! Sneeze that sanding dust outta there!.. Ok now get some sleep.

@bimg1 Ай бұрын

Supreme detail work!!! Bravo!

@angelajuarez3975 7 ай бұрын

Amazing! I love how you kept her "real"! The velveteen guitar! 😊

@AlexVonCrank 7 ай бұрын

12:34 Bless You!!

@DeFactuss 6 ай бұрын

Вы нереально крутая! Золотые руки и голова! Расскажите как к такому мастерству пришли, когда началось, почему, кто учил наставлял? Было бы очень интересно.

@RC-xi1xb 3 ай бұрын

Outstanding JOB! Great job in restoring a classic! BTW love the nails!

@edwardsmith1927 6 ай бұрын

This was amazing, I watched every second of it!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@jonizr 7 ай бұрын

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Tanya no es luthier, es Médico de instrumentos!!!

@tomperri3693 4 ай бұрын

That was one of the most impressive things I have ever seen in my life. You are a true master at your craft. So cool.

@johnchettleburgh6055 7 ай бұрын

A true guitar hero! Sublime craftmanship

@nicolen.9642 5 ай бұрын

Brilliant! That was a challenge! Kudos, Tanya!👌🎶

@ldswan9music 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing the video. You have alot of patience taking on a project such as this guitar. Your skills are inspirational.

@wayneeldridge5916 7 ай бұрын

Watching you work is relaxing

@andymoody8363 Ай бұрын

Absolulutely wonderful. Such care, skill and attention to detail. Well done.

@supafrogg258 4 ай бұрын

I shake my head in disbelief! How can a person take out such rage on an instrument? Through being lovingly crafted, an instrument has been imbued with a soul, which can bring joy and comfort!

@jeffrowlette 3 ай бұрын

I'm literally amazed. What an artist you are! 👏

@douglasj53 7 ай бұрын

I have watched many guitar restoration videos. This is one of the most interesting I've seen. You do fine work.

@Bulletman426 7 ай бұрын

Just amazing work. It came out beautifully

@sonnet9100 5 ай бұрын

Masterfully done. I am in awe.

@danielranc8963 7 ай бұрын

Excellent. Nice to see the progress of the shop !

@larryg8072 5 ай бұрын

You are amazing!! I would have never believed there was hope for this guitar.

@remi3990 3 ай бұрын

I’ve been looking for a video of someone bringing back to life a destroyed guitar, now I know it is possible with the right professional hands!

@nielab 7 ай бұрын

😮incredible restoration work !!!

@JitendraWagh73179 4 ай бұрын

From 0 to hero. The journey was so enjoying. Loved the process seeing it gain beauty. ❤❤

@jellymaneducation6168 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely incredible craftsmanship

7 ай бұрын

your craftmanship is delightful to watch

@mmediaaudio 7 ай бұрын

Speechless. I really thought once this was glued back together, tuned to pitch and someone strummed a chord, we'd be able to see the explosion from space. :D Awesome as usual!

@Nik-8it5p 6 ай бұрын

Seeing the the guitar at the end nobody would ever think the instrument went to hell and back!! Looks as if it was always taken care of. I bet it plays better than when it left the factory. Well done !!❤