Zimnicki Guitars

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@user-mb4db2fd6e 4 күн бұрын

Great Video,what size and brand fret wire do you use?thanks

@zimnickiguitars311 4 күн бұрын

@user-mb4db2fd6e thank you, I'm glad you liked it. On this guitar, I used the StewMac medium fretwire.

@markrock7 6 күн бұрын

Awesome video. I love how calm you are; I'd be a wreck doing something that requires that level of skill!

@zimnickiguitars311 6 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot. It's actually a little less nerve-wracking working on something like that that is not functional: you can't really make it worse.

@MrJohntheHarp 9 күн бұрын

Cool!! At last a left handed luthier :)) ile be watching more of these, Thanks :)) great workmanship aswell BTW

@zimnickiguitars311 9 күн бұрын

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching.

@JasonOkonski-rv3mx 11 күн бұрын

Pro level here. Soon I will be attempting a black transparent finish on a solid ash body. Very helpful thanks!

@zimnickiguitars311 9 күн бұрын

Good, I'm glad it was useful. Thanks for watching.

@mvecellio1 12 күн бұрын

Love the bridge clamp. Perfect tool for the job. Thanks for sharing.

@zimnickiguitars311 11 күн бұрын

@mvecellio1 yes, it is!

@rockinghillbilly1630 13 күн бұрын

thanks for the tip on the Maguires, Jeff is the man 😎

@zimnickiguitars311 12 күн бұрын

I'm glad it was useful. I will let Jeff know that he is the man. Thanks for watching.

@billywhizz7928 13 күн бұрын

Great work! 👍 It'll be satisfying for you to hear this old instrument ring again after all the work.

@zimnickiguitars311 13 күн бұрын

Thank you very much!

@sinaTonewood 15 күн бұрын

nice finishو

@zimnickiguitars311 15 күн бұрын

@@sinaTonewood thank you!

@billywhizz7928 17 күн бұрын

I just watched all 4 parts, excellent work as usual! 👍

@zimnickiguitars311 17 күн бұрын

Thank you very much! There will be several more parts in the coming weeks.

@joeyoungs8426 20 күн бұрын

My fretting process is about the same as you. I do nip the tangs back and once the fret work is done I fill the slots on the side of fretboard with a mix of hide glue and ebony dust. A super clean look plus it reduces fret sprout if the guitar isn’t well kept. Nice work and I admire your nerve using spruce. A very difficult wood to keep flawless through the build cycle.

@zimnickiguitars311 20 күн бұрын

Thank you for watching. I don't often fill the ends with hide glue. Maybe I should try it again.

@joeyoungs8426 20 күн бұрын

@@zimnickiguitars311 I highly recommend it. It’s a very refined look in my opinion.

@tedblankenship3649 20 күн бұрын

Thanks for filming and posting this Gary. That's one special guitar! Been thinking about it all week lol...

@zimnickiguitars311 20 күн бұрын

You are welcome to come back and play it any time, Ted.

@Man_of_Peace 28 күн бұрын

do you know shellac polish?

@enzopalumbo2164 Ай бұрын

The gap in that crack seems pretty large. Stuffing a bunch of glue in the crack won't do very much if you can't close up that crack. It doesn't seem like those clamps will close the gap.

@zimnickiguitars311 29 күн бұрын

The clamps did close the crack completely, and the area that was pushed inward was stabilized by the large patch on the inside. If the crack hadn't completely closed up, I would have put in a splice of wood because you are correct, we don't use glue to fill a void.

@enzopalumbo2164 29 күн бұрын

@@zimnickiguitars311 ok. At the end of the video it didn't look like it was going to close up. I guess i had to wait until the next part.

@mvecellio1 Ай бұрын

Excellent video. Very informative.

@zimnickiguitars311 Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@5barkerstreet Ай бұрын

sound like a very nice work environment

@zimnickiguitars311 Ай бұрын

It is!

@lavalleguitars Ай бұрын

Definitely going to try this. I usually use brushing lacquer with a squeegee to fill woods such as Koa, Walnut or Rosewood, sand out then spray the final lacquer finish.

@zimnickiguitars311 Ай бұрын

Brushing lacquer to fill the pores sounds like a good idea, too. I wonder which is easier to sand?

@lavalleguitars Ай бұрын

@@zimnickiguitars311 Like you, if the lacquer builds too thick, I just scrape back first as a preliminary level measure. Sanding lacquer IS MUCH easier than epoxy, IMO. Give it a try and let me know your thoughts. I've been doing this way for 40+ years. Have you ever just left it with the epoxy and no lacquer as the final finish, curious as to how that would work? The only drawback that I might see, is a thicker finish with epoxy that could inevitably change the instrument's tone.

@andreasfetzer7559 Ай бұрын

After the "pictures" they used parallelograms

@zimnickiguitars311 Ай бұрын

Yes

@JohnKoeninger Ай бұрын

Where did you get the bridge?

@zimnickiguitars311 Ай бұрын

I built it in Part 16 of this series.

@mattveneri2112 Ай бұрын

Excellent work! Very detailed explanation throughout!!

@zimnickiguitars311 Ай бұрын

Thank you very much, I'm glad you liked it.

@richardg7758 Ай бұрын

Beautiful and a masterpiece in craftsmanship…….lovely sound too…..congratulations and thanks for sharing!

@zimnickiguitars311 Ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@richardg7758 Ай бұрын

Hi Gary I’m in the process of searching for a reliable abalone strip supplier,i have seen a a few in china,can you recommend a reliable source…..thanks

@zimnickiguitars311 Ай бұрын

I get mine from Rescue Pearl. I think Duke of Pearl is quite good, too, but I haven't ever bought anything from them.

@richardg7758 Ай бұрын

@@zimnickiguitars311 thanks for your prompt reply,I’ll check them out now,I don’t know of they will ship to Europe but I’ll look them up first…..thanks again!

@zimnickiguitars311 Ай бұрын

I hope this helps. @@richardg7758

@richardg7758 Ай бұрын

One other question if you don’t mind…..why don’t you use the flexible abalone strips on the top?

@richardg7758 Ай бұрын

@@zimnickiguitars311 it does thanks,checked their website earlier…..just posted a question but don’t where it’s gone….wondering why you don’t use the flexible abalone strip on the tops?

@paulleate5768 Ай бұрын

hi, very interesting video thank you, is cellulose ok to use over z epoxy? many thanks in advance,

@zimnickiguitars311 Ай бұрын

Yes, I have never had any problems spraying nitrocellulose lacquer over epoxy.

@colonelhathi127 Ай бұрын

Hi I think the drilling jig is great! I'm just about to make a tailpiece myself though, and my intention was to drill the string holes through the square block - and then shape the curve afterwards? Is there a reason that I shouldn't do this?! 🙂

@zimnickiguitars311 Ай бұрын

There's no reason at all. I have done it both ways, and it comes out fine. Thanks for watching.

@amhackdpt Ай бұрын

Great video! I know it has been a couple of years, but if you see this I am wondering how you would adjust the distance of the bridge from the 12th if the saddle slot is angled? I have plans for a Ramirez style guitar and it uses a slanted saddle. Looking at the plans, the bridge is aligned so that the center of the slot is right on 325mm.

@billdedrick1914 Ай бұрын

In 1927 in the 000 series, Martin made only a 000-18 000-28 and a 000-45. They made 201 000-18, 44 000-28 and 20 000-45 in 1927..The 000-18 of course was the only one with Mahogany back and sides. It appears that a neck reset will be required here even though some of it is resulting from the body deformation from string tension for decades and decades.

@zimnickiguitars311 Ай бұрын

Yes, it did end up getting a neck reset. That will be in a future episode.

@5barkerstreet Ай бұрын

this guitar going to be a good job to watch

@zimnickiguitars311 Ай бұрын

Thanks, I hope so.

@cisaac8819 Ай бұрын

What is the main reason for the russ rod broken?

@zimnickiguitars311 Ай бұрын

I do not know why it broke. Either someone tried to tighten it too much, or it was a poorly made truss rod .I do remember that the threaded part of the replacement rod was much wider, therefore stronger than the original.

@billywhizz7928 Ай бұрын

I didn't think a sunburst finish would work on that guitar, however it looks really good. The grain has really popped under finish, beautiful!

@zimnickiguitars311 Ай бұрын

Glad you like it!

@jonahguitarguy Ай бұрын

Looks good! Sunbursts are tricky to spray evenly.

@zimnickiguitars311 Ай бұрын

Thanks very much.

@5barkerstreet Ай бұрын

killer man

@zimnickiguitars311 Ай бұрын

Thank you!!!

@billywhizz7928 Ай бұрын

No mean feat getting the scale length and all that entails right on a multi-scale instrument, and getting it to look good too. You did a great job on all that!

@zimnickiguitars311 Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@2011Matz Ай бұрын

Never put your hand in front of a chisel, especially when you are coming up against resistance. One slip, and you are out of action.

@2dazetake Ай бұрын

I finished a guitar with food coloring, I used blue and a little green and was surprised how good it works, maybe you could use red and do an SG with it,wow that filler is dark, hopefully the grain shows thru, you did a great job on that SG, didn't expect it to lighten up.

@zimnickiguitars311 Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, I'm glad you liked it.

@malcolmhouse9547 2 ай бұрын

Looks great to me 👌

@zimnickiguitars311 2 ай бұрын

Thanks

@waynepower5478 2 ай бұрын

Great video! What type of saw blade do you use? I'm wondering what the kerf width is.

@zimnickiguitars311 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you like it. I don't remember the saw blade I was using in the video, but I currently use a Freud thin-kerf ripping blade and in make a 0.100" slot.

@ralphlinsangan5482 2 ай бұрын

I really should watch more of your videos. It's a very interesting process! Also you ever wish you had a shorter last name when doing that heel cap inlay?

@zimnickiguitars311 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you find it interesting. Yes, a shorter name would have been simpler.

@mvecellio1 2 ай бұрын

I am glad you never have peg-headed your throat. That inlay on the heal cap was amazing. Steady hands.

@zimnickiguitars311 2 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot 😊

@billywhizz7928 2 ай бұрын

Great work! Love the heel cap inlay. 👏

@zimnickiguitars311 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@billywhizz7928 2 ай бұрын

Great progress, looking forward to seeing this in finish and of course hopefully hearing it!

@zimnickiguitars311 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@rickfitzgerald4426 2 ай бұрын

The most consideration is how many coats applied and the thickness of each coat. 320 Is a bit course for final sanding. Too easy to break through or leave enough for continued sanding and polishing. Nice to leave some for later in case you need to remove a scratch

@christopherstanford5599 3 ай бұрын

🌹

@kevincrampton7246 3 ай бұрын

Zimnicki.jeff. 1937 Gibson L7 fantastic job from big Kev from the United Kingdom rockabilly should be happy with that guitar thank you for this video

@zimnickiguitars311 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@billywhizz7928 3 ай бұрын

A great conclusion, thanks again!

@zimnickiguitars311 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@rockinghillbilly1630 3 ай бұрын

Many thanks to you and Jeff for the great transformation of this guitar...... Greatly Appreciated

@zimnickiguitars311 3 ай бұрын

I'm glad you like it! It was a pleasure to do the work on that old gem.

@UncleDansVintageVinyl 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful work on a beautiful guitar! Thanks!

@zimnickiguitars311 3 ай бұрын

Thank you too!

@MrGreglarry 3 ай бұрын

Pure tasteful playing.

@kevincrampton7246 3 ай бұрын

Great job on 1937 Gibson L7 from big cat from the UK Manchester UK😊 sing the review of the big L7 with the love child from Alabama😂😂

@zimnickiguitars311 3 ай бұрын

Thanks very much!

@billywhizz7928 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this, I like to see these old instruments. Whoever did the refinish made a good decision to show the grain on the back, it's wonderful.

@zimnickiguitars311 3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@olgoat52 3 ай бұрын

I had a late 20's small body L7 that had the Nick Lucas inlays, no picture frame around the inlays. The '52 L7C cutaway I had had the split trapazoid inlays. That 37 is a beauty

@zimnickiguitars311 3 ай бұрын

Yes, it is!

@5barkerstreet 3 ай бұрын

Great show thank you.

@zimnickiguitars311 3 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching!

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