Hi John, I think you bought a treasure on eBay... and it's good that you're in contact with the luthier who owned or even built all these items. Lots of the items' purposes (and their usefullness) are easy to understand, if you're watching guitar build videos on KZfaq regularly. Congrats!
@engine-room12 күн бұрын
Hi, thank you I did find a treasure. I have seen him a few times since and have been given even more, from specialist items, such as a baritone ukulele mould through to plywood for making jigs.
@volkerfriedritz814912 күн бұрын
@@engine-room That's nice to hear! I guess he must be happy, too. Knowing that his tools, jigs and parts don't get "down the trash bin". It's a legacy, and he must be happy to know everything in good hands. I think, I'm going to subscribe to your channel, so I can watch what finally evolves from both "the treasure" and your new contact (friend?). Happy building and Greetings from Germany!
@engine-room12 күн бұрын
@volkerfriedritz8149 Thank you and welcome to my channel. He seems very keen to pass his skills on. I will be starting my building journey in the autumn once I have finished my current stock of repairs, and have bought the materials.
@jpgower121 күн бұрын
Excellent! Thank you.
@engine-room21 күн бұрын
Thanks for the comment, I really appreciate it.
@RUBBERTANK_3Ай бұрын
A foot for all seasons haha. Looks light, is it? I like it.
@engine-roomАй бұрын
Thanks for the comment, yes it is light. The completed guitar weighs 4.6 kg.
@yomommaahotoo264Ай бұрын
Combat Wombat.
@ninagardiner30242 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣 x
@RenatGataulin2 ай бұрын
Amazing music is playing at the beginning of the video! What's it? ❤
@engine-room2 ай бұрын
Hi, it is For Far Too Long by Wanderer’s Trove. I found it on Epidemicsound, they are also on Spotify etc.
@RenatGataulin2 ай бұрын
Thank's a lot! 🙏@@engine-room
@davestambaugh72822 ай бұрын
Why on the guitars that are made up here have the grain in the braces ninety degrees off. I prefer that they be sawn on the quarter.
@engine-room2 ай бұрын
Hi, the braces on this guitar are quarter sawn, any vertical lines are saw marks, as these were budget guitars the braces were not fully sanded. Maybe as it is shot on my phone it doesn’t show very well.
@engine-room2 ай бұрын
Ah I understand, you prefer the braces rotated through 90 degrees so that the flat sawn face is on the side?
@davestambaugh72822 ай бұрын
@@engine-room Yea because they almost never crack that way.
@engine-room2 ай бұрын
@@davestambaugh7282 Thanks. I will remember that
@billkaroly2 ай бұрын
How old is that guitar?
@engine-room2 ай бұрын
Judging from what’s left of the label I would estimate late sixties or early seventies.
@billkaroly2 ай бұрын
@@engine-room I read they started making guitars in 1942.
@engine-room2 ай бұрын
@billkaroly yes, quite an old company, I think they have gone through a few different owners since this was made.
@shirleyprestidge46492 ай бұрын
Stephens brillient after I like to see it all over again so good
@engine-room2 ай бұрын
I bought the dvd box set off eBay when I got home.
@glenthemann3 ай бұрын
Poor bridge. He was just a boy
@manuelpachuca42223 ай бұрын
♍️👍📐🕊️
@walterbaker23244 ай бұрын
Besides high action, does a belly affect tone? Will it keep getting worse until braces fall off and the top breaks? I'm thinking of just doing a neck reset and hopefully all the wood has met its maximum flexure
@engine-room4 ай бұрын
I haven’t noticed a change in tone, in theory as the belly bulges there is more pressure on the bridge, so more transference of vibration. I will have to give the next one I work on a listen. The wood only seems to bulge to certain degree, it is warping more than expanding so I haven’t seen one that’s split -yet. Normally the glue on the bridge would give out before things got too extreme. The guitars that I use steam on are normally the ones that don’t justify a neck reset, either because of value or I simply am not sure of the joint/ glue used on them. The Japanese had a nasty habit of using epoxy. A neck reset is the more permanent repair as wood has a memory and the bulge will eventually return. Hope that helps.
@manuelpachuca42224 ай бұрын
♍️😃🐶🦴🤘🕊️
@BlueJC20014 ай бұрын
Wow. Where did you find the guitar?
@engine-room4 ай бұрын
It was in with a bunch of damaged guitars that I bought a few months back.
@chriseyett12565 ай бұрын
Is it worth using black graphite paint in the body cavity to make the pickups sound better potentially?
@engine-room5 ай бұрын
I do usually on Fenders, but I think it would make very little difference to these. Most people seem to like these because of all the things that would be regarded as faults in more expensive guitars.
@chriseyett12565 ай бұрын
@@engine-room I've recently bought one in a junk shop and was thinking of modding it. Perhaps putting better tuners and/or maybe see if a p90 or some other singlecoil might work instead. Haven't got round to testing the stock pickups yet
@engine-room5 ай бұрын
@chriseyett1256 the original pickups are the most microphonic I have come across, they take some getting used to. P90s would work well, I would use shielding paint if fitting them.
@MelodyMaker5 ай бұрын
I've wondered about how fret ends were filed. I wouldn't have thought this method would be used from nut to tongue thinking that the strength of the motion could unseat the fret wire during a pass.
@engine-room5 ай бұрын
The action of the file is gentler than it sounds, it is rare for it to pose a problem. If a fret does come loose it is usually a symptom of other problems, such as wrong fret wire or worn slot.
@MelodyMaker5 ай бұрын
@@engine-room Thanks John.
@ARWest-bp4yb6 ай бұрын
The ET-200 was my first electric guitar way back in the mid 70s, though mine wasn't a Kay and had a slightly different body shape. I'm sure it must been horrible to play but I didn't know any better!🤣
@engine-room6 ай бұрын
I sold this one to someone who used to have one as well, funny how memories soften over the years. My first was an Eko with mile high action. My young hands weren’t strong enough to play it, but I occasionally find myself looking at them on eBay.
@ARWest-bp4yb6 ай бұрын
@@engine-room As you've shown, with a little work you can make a guitar like this more playable. If only we knew that back then!👍👍
@patrickniedermeyer21126 ай бұрын
What's the action at the 12th and how's the break angle over the saddle? It'd be interesting to check-in on this guitar a month or 2 or 10 down the line.
@engine-room6 ай бұрын
Hi, sorry for the delay in replying. The low e at the 12th is currently 2.75 mum and the break angle is about 20º. The bridge does seem to be leaning forwards slightly, so maybe will need a bridge doctor, shame because it’s quite a pretty bridge, shame to add a pearloid dot. Maybe I will try to cut a rosewood plug for it.
@dogzillamonster6 ай бұрын
Nice work. Wish I could find someone in the Seattle area to do a similar job on my mystery Tulip, the bridge may be missing some parts and the pickups look hard to find replacements for if they need replacing? kzfaq.infoqmu7_K81tLI
@ccaissie1137 ай бұрын
the 60 japanese guitar could be a gem.
@engine-room7 ай бұрын
I have it next to my chair now, still needs a bit of work but is very nice.
@ccaissie1137 ай бұрын
Some of them have beautiful aging. Go easy. I'd restring the classicals and see how they sound.....
@engine-room7 ай бұрын
I am doing as little as possible to the older ones, I like the look of genuine patine.
@ccaissie1137 ай бұрын
I hear that. I have other repair jobs that will soon go away too. Instead, i'm acquiring guitars too. This looks like a great opportunity to learn a lot about guitar repair, and you may wind up with some $ and a couple of good guitars that you won't part with.
@engine-room7 ай бұрын
I have already decided to keep a few. I am selling some of my existing guitars that are similar, but more modern. Plus I need to make some space!
@engine-room7 ай бұрын
Hi. It looks like a Teisco Spectrum 2. Looks very good. I think that Robert Smith played one on the first Cure album.
@dogzillamonster7 ай бұрын
Nice work, beauty. Any idea what model this one may be, please? kzfaq.infoqmu7_K81tLI
@jasondorsey71107 ай бұрын
Ahhh, another variant of the iconic Teisco tulip...I don't get why no one is building a modern version with quality parts
@engine-room7 ай бұрын
Yes an under appreciated classic.
@MelodyMaker7 ай бұрын
You are up to the task. You will learn yet more about restoration. You will save the lives of these relics. Some aficionado will benefit from your work. You may teach some of us along the way during your venture right here on your channel.
@engine-room7 ай бұрын
Thanks for your kind comment. I am enjoying the variety if tasks that these are presenting.
@xt2259 ай бұрын
Skill shortage, I know him well.
@farouqomaro598 Жыл бұрын
Haven't seen one the roads yet. Would like to though
@sidecarmisanthrope5927 Жыл бұрын
It is great to see all of those people with their little dogs out in the country side fertilizing the natural flora.
@yvesdelorge5218 Жыл бұрын
England is definitely à beautiful and sunny country !!
@engine-room Жыл бұрын
It is beautiful, unfortunately this was the last sunny day of this trip. It rained for the next six days, but I still enjoyed it.
@yvesdelorge5218 Жыл бұрын
@@engine-room so..England is definitly à beautiful country....😄
@yvesdelorge5218 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful landscape ! I 'd love to ride there.
@engine-room Жыл бұрын
I spent a week exploring Northumberland, this was one of the few days that it didn’t rain. I still loved it and will probably go back again this year. Unfortunately I don’t have many videos as everything go so wet!
@photographermarbella Жыл бұрын
Lovely weather ❤
@engine-room Жыл бұрын
I bet you miss it, all that warmth and sun must get very tiresome 😜
@EireannSpeaks Жыл бұрын
Lovely pictures, I haven't been home to Ireland in a while but I reside now in SW Scotland, some great photo ops here.
@engine-room Жыл бұрын
Thanks Eireann,I hope to spend some time in Scotland this year.
@yvesdelorge5218 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing ; this part of Ireland looks like brittany where i live . I drive a calif EV too , a so outstanding bike ...
@engine-room Жыл бұрын
Thanks Yves, the relaxed Cali suits these locations. I haven’t ridden much in Brittany, hopefully will be doing more over the next two years.
@jasonclarke74223 жыл бұрын
Nice to see you still have this bike, I really like the look of this bike.
@ivorstead13144 жыл бұрын
Good morning, do you still have it and has it proved reliable. Thanks
@engine-room4 жыл бұрын
Good Morning Ivor, Yes I still have it, it has done about 5,000 trouble free miles. It is not my main bike, I take it in my motorhome to Portugal where I explore the mountains on it. It has climbed some seriously steep roads. I also use it in the winter in te UK. Like most Chinese bikes it gets through a few head light bulbs, so i always carry spares. The rust isn't as bad as I was expecting, probably not as bad as my Motor Guzzi. I would highly recommend it to anyone, it always turns heads and people constantly come and ask me about it. John
@ivorstead13144 жыл бұрын
@@engine-room many thanks John... Ernshaws has a low mileage one for sale.
@harrypotter-zq2pp5 жыл бұрын
thats Abersoch i know it well !!!!!!
@jasonclarke74226 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the prompt reply.i think I will get one.i just need to find a dealer near southampton.or if there are no dealer's down south,I will phone the main dealer to see if they will deliver, for sensible money.
@jasonclarke74226 жыл бұрын
Hi,I really like the look of this bike, and would like to own one myself, but could you please tell me what the build quality is like,and is it easy to get spare parts for when they are needed,this bike would be ideal for my 12 mile commute,to and from work, and rides out,at the weekend.
@engine-room6 жыл бұрын
I was pleasantly surprised by the build quality, the mudguards are a little flimsy, but they are stainless steel so shouldn't be a problem. I asked about the parts availability and was told that all parts are interchangeable with Honda CG125 parts, intact they recommended using Honda brake shoes. Before I bought mine I looked over one that has been used for computing for nearly two years with very little maintenance, it still looked pretty good.
@engine-room6 жыл бұрын
Hope you enjoy it. I judge mine against a Honda Cb750c and a Moto Guzzi Califodnia EV 1100. I didn't expect to enjoy riding it as much as I do