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Vintage American guitar restoration

Tanya Shpachuk
2023 ж. 31 Қаз.
808 089 Рет қаралды
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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.
🌚 Merch, guitars and tools:
shpachuk.com
🌞 Patreon:
/ shpachuk
☕️ Byu me a coffe:
buymeacoffee.com/shpachuk

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

    @TheKruizr@TheKruizr6 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

      @codpug@codpug4 ай бұрын

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

      @lynnglidewell7367@lynnglidewell73672 ай бұрын

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

    @timmoyer4522@timmoyer45224 ай бұрын

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

    @MEGAMIGA@MEGAMIGA5 ай бұрын

    • Isn't rebuilding part of restoration though?

      @stanb1455@stanb1455Ай 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 😁

      @MEGAMIGA@MEGAMIGAАй бұрын

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

    @pharmdiddy5120@pharmdiddy51206 ай бұрын

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

    @musicmanlistener2@musicmanlistener26 ай бұрын

    • Fr

      @Donyourmom@Donyourmom6 ай бұрын

    • I still would love to hear you play!

      @tonynorris6157@tonynorris61576 ай бұрын

    • @@Donyourmom lllpppp0pp0p0p

      @arisevanixy7753@arisevanixy77536 ай бұрын

    • @@Donyourmom lL9plplllllllllllp

      @arisevanixy7753@arisevanixy77536 ай бұрын

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

    @avideogamer2@avideogamer26 ай бұрын

    • Amen

      @tedrowland7800@tedrowland78006 ай бұрын

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

      @riproaring3140@riproaring31405 ай бұрын

    • yup

      @adaoradoeswrite@adaoradoeswrite5 ай бұрын

    • That old wood is why is worth it

      @kennethsmith1744@kennethsmith17445 ай бұрын

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

      @edreynolds3745@edreynolds37455 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.

    @100nortonfan7@100nortonfan74 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.

    @matthewguski5942@matthewguski59426 ай бұрын

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

      @arielestulin9706@arielestulin97066 ай бұрын

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

      @bultacowally@bultacowally6 ай бұрын

    • Look at is as good practice. @@arielestulin9706

      @joelpanetta4449@joelpanetta44496 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

      @FraudVonSchitzypants@FraudVonSchitzypants5 ай бұрын

    • Definitely a $5000 from scratch re-build.

      @adaoradoeswrite@adaoradoeswrite5 ай бұрын

  • Самый суровый сеанс некромантии что я видел! Шикарная работа!

    @innokentiili6228@innokentiili62286 ай бұрын

    • Украинская реставрационная в Америке. За кадром слышна украинская речь.

      @LtSmash-cn3sc@LtSmash-cn3scАй бұрын

    • А я думал там по русски говорят

      @Rader668@Rader66821 күн 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

    @MrSparks54@MrSparks545 ай бұрын

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

    @gryfandjane@gryfandjane5 ай бұрын

  • love your channel

    @Bushradical@Bushradical5 ай бұрын

    • Thank you so much 🙏🏻

      @TanyaShpachuk@TanyaShpachuk5 ай бұрын

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

    @markoman5267@markoman52676 ай бұрын

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

    @scottmefford6917@scottmefford69174 ай бұрын

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

    @donyoan@donyoan6 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! 🙏

    @unknown_1337@unknown_13375 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 !

    @fredericlacoste853@fredericlacoste8536 ай бұрын

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

    @walther9161@walther91616 ай бұрын

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

      @joesantamaria5874@joesantamaria58746 ай бұрын

    • There's no price tag on sentimental value

      @IDiggPattyMayonnaise@IDiggPattyMayonnaise6 ай бұрын

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

      @ScottHz@ScottHz6 ай бұрын

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

      @simplecountrydrummer@simplecountrydrummer6 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

      @panzerlieb@panzerlieb6 ай бұрын

  • I'm in awe, incredible work. Fantastic job

    @tonywilkinson6005@tonywilkinson60055 ай бұрын

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

    @Matt_10203@Matt_102034 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!

    @general_zaluzhny@general_zaluzhny6 ай бұрын

    • Дякую))

      @TanyaShpachuk@TanyaShpachuk6 ай бұрын

    • В мене боліли очі від тих затемнень між кадрами.

      @SerhiiKovtunRivne@SerhiiKovtunRivneАй бұрын

    • Рекомендую також канал Теда Вудфорда, теж дядько знає свою справу

      @EugeneLychany@EugeneLychany25 күн бұрын

  • incredible work! I love watching your videos

    @psevdonim932@psevdonim9326 ай бұрын

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

    @larguitar@larguitar6 ай бұрын

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

    @supafrogg258@supafrogg2583 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.

    @docsketchy@docsketchy6 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!!

    @PaisleyPatchouli@PaisleyPatchouli6 ай бұрын

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

    @petercollins9268@petercollins92682 ай бұрын

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

    @ldswan9music@ldswan9music6 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.

    @mikesalmo@mikesalmo6 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!

      @wildepascal@wildepascal5 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.

    6 ай бұрын

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

    @dangerousXS@dangerousXS6 ай бұрын

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

    @JaredGivens1@JaredGivens14 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.

    @gusviera3905@gusviera39056 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 KZhead comments sections for people I see doing totally HACK work in the video.

      @menow.@menow.6 ай бұрын

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

      @vitorlopes2680@vitorlopes26806 ай бұрын

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

      @joaquinjoaguifloresflorrs7445@joaquinjoaguifloresflorrs74455 ай бұрын

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

      @1980bwc@1980bwc5 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".

      @menow.@menow.5 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 🙌

    @MrSasasahaa1@MrSasasahaa16 ай бұрын

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

      @andreykuznetsov9355@andreykuznetsov93556 ай бұрын

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

      @MrSasasahaa1@MrSasasahaa16 ай бұрын

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

    @bsnider0787@bsnider07876 ай бұрын

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

    @lucamoqi@lucamoqi6 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

    @nuryruso4525@nuryruso45256 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.

    @joesquillacioti4107@joesquillacioti41076 ай бұрын

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

    @alecfraser1928@alecfraser19286 ай бұрын

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

    @sharkymcgee6892@sharkymcgee68926 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...

    @leo612367@leo6123676 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.'

    @alexdeleon7135@alexdeleon71356 ай бұрын

    • Thank you!

      @TanyaShpachuk@TanyaShpachuk6 ай бұрын

    • Anytime.@@TanyaShpachuk

      @alexdeleon7135@alexdeleon71356 ай бұрын

  • Amazing amount of detailed work. I learned a lot.

    @jeverhart99@jeverhart995 ай бұрын

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

    @Henni63@Henni636 ай бұрын

  • 12:34 Bless You!!

    @AlexVonCrank@AlexVonCrank6 ай бұрын

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

    @petedazer3381@petedazer33816 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 !

    @kimthompson5871@kimthompson5871Ай бұрын

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

    @angelajuarez3975@angelajuarez39756 ай бұрын

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

    @ianmcgillivray4935@ianmcgillivray49356 ай бұрын

  • Uma verdadeira restauração! Perfeito!!!

    @cpetroleite@cpetroleite6 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.

    @terryfletcher9849@terryfletcher98496 ай бұрын

  • Watching you work is relaxing

    @wayneeldridge5916@wayneeldridge59166 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.

    @ritualafterlife@ritualafterlife6 ай бұрын

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

    @Pes0k2634@Pes0k26346 ай бұрын

  • The patience you have is unbelievable! A master crafts woman

    @williamsporing1500@williamsporing15004 ай бұрын

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

    @jeffrowlette@jeffrowlette2 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.

    @stuartbarker9373@stuartbarker93736 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 😃😃😃

    @ddbrock9675@ddbrock96756 ай бұрын

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

    @Luke_735@Luke_7352 ай бұрын

  • This is so awesome! I love seeing (and playing) old instruments that have been saved from the brink of no return! Your work is astounding!

    @IndependentAnimalPtr@IndependentAnimalPtr6 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.

    @DeFactuss@DeFactuss6 ай бұрын

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

    @jonizr@jonizr6 ай бұрын

  • Supreme detail work!!! Bravo!

    @bimg1@bimg117 күн бұрын

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

    @douglasj53@douglasj536 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 KZhead 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

    @johnnylektric@johnnylektric4 ай бұрын

  • Excellent. Nice to see the progress of the shop !

    @danielranc8963@danielranc89636 ай бұрын

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

    @99hawkster@99hawkster6 ай бұрын

  • AWESOME! Great Job As Always Tanya!

    @edwinh7908@edwinh79086 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!

    @supafrogg258@supafrogg2583 ай бұрын

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

    @RC-xi1xb@RC-xi1xb2 ай бұрын

  • WOW. That was awesome! Thx for the video

    @johnhicks7057@johnhicks70575 ай бұрын

  • Masterfully done. I am in awe.

    @sonnet9100@sonnet91004 ай бұрын

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

    @andymoody8363@andymoody836314 күн 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!

    @We_Seek_Truth@We_Seek_Truth4 ай бұрын

  • Thank You for uploading this video, i am now having similar case with an old acoustic guitar. I am learning many things. Thank you.

    @oscardarrell83@oscardarrell836 ай бұрын

  • A true guitar hero! Sublime craftmanship

    @johnchettleburgh6055@johnchettleburgh60556 ай бұрын

  • You are super talented; really enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing your expertise.🎸🤘

    @christopherway5704@christopherway57046 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 !!❤

    @Nik-8it5p@Nik-8it5p5 ай бұрын

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

    @JitendraWagh73179@JitendraWagh731793 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.

    @tomperri3693@tomperri36934 ай бұрын

  • Excellent work all around! You are truly skilled

    @craiglizt8074@craiglizt80746 ай бұрын

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

    @guitarzleo@guitarzleo6 ай бұрын

  • These lost causes are the most satisfying 😂 Amazing craftsmanship as always

    @acidset@acidset6 ай бұрын

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

    @nicolen.9642@nicolen.96424 ай бұрын

  • Just amazing work. It came out beautifully

    @Bulletman426@Bulletman4266 ай бұрын

  • Very well done. You could almost say it was a complete rebuild but it still looks vintage.

    @Humphrey-jh8fm@Humphrey-jh8fm2 күн бұрын

  • Wow. Beautiful work.

    @Banetics@Banetics3 ай бұрын

  • Fantastic job! Lot of work, but well worth it to learn more about the guitars.

    @jeffreyeagen4896@jeffreyeagen48966 ай бұрын

  • To me this is magic, I can honestly say, saving this instrument proves how incredibly skilled you are.

    @user-dl6xs8qo3z@user-dl6xs8qo3z3 ай бұрын

  • Fantastic work, love your channel!

    @grene1955@grene19552 ай бұрын

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

    @larryg8072@larryg80724 ай бұрын

  • Absolutely beautiful work!

    @NoRuleBut3@NoRuleBut36 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!

    @remi3990@remi39903 ай бұрын

  • This was an amazing act of magic!

    @salort2934@salort29343 ай бұрын

  • This is so bonkers. Thank you for sharing!!

    @riffgunner@riffgunner2 ай бұрын

  • hats off to you, lady!! that was very impressive rebuild

    @matheusamaral623@matheusamaral6234 ай бұрын

  • Mesmerized. Thank you!

    @ralphw.benitez9283@ralphw.benitez92836 ай бұрын

  • superb job ... loved watching your work

    @Thewhatsthatband@Thewhatsthatband3 ай бұрын

  • Wonderful exercise in restoration techniques. Certainly the perfect piece to learn and perfect. Quite surely the knowledge you acquired while dealing with this instrument is far more valuable than any monetary considerations involved.

    @ruben77@ruben775 ай бұрын
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