Thanks for all your hard work Jerry.  To those that care for the history side, the guitar is a 1963 Gibson J-45 purchased in 1963 from the Harrison Music Store in Salem, MO by my dad and the original warranty card, not filled out, is still in the original Gibson case.  Thanks again Jerry and we will see you tomorrow to pick it up.

I've seen these several times now and I'm convinced the plastic bridge really doesn't act like a bridge much at all in this design and it basically just holds the ceramic saddle in place.

Jerry I dare say you are a national treasure. Thanks for presenting your work and knowledge. Love watching a real craftsman at work.

Good grief , plastic.  You fixed it real good.

Hello Jerry from Bonnie Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
This is my second year of being rejected from college stringed Instrument Making & Repair course, I've played Acoustic guitar on & off for 22 years, I am a scaffolder since 1999 mostly on ships & oil rigs so I have a decent amount of construction experience in high risk environment's, unfortunately I have been diagnosed with the dreaded Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis/Sacroillitis basically in my spine & pelvis so injuries & pain are becoming regular & lack of decent sleep is sending me crazy, magnifying every little thing that usually wouldn't irritate me!
Since the pandemic I've bought an Acoustic guitar every month to restore from good will and charity shops even charity auctions I'm happy to say I have 30 guitars in total with 19 fully restored to the best of my ability & understanding, thanks to your videos I've basically got the basics down for setting up properly, upgrading plastic parts to bone & adjusting action & intonation, I've decided to go it alone to become a Luthier, I have the first  200 maybe 250 things mastered so just 750 things to go before I can do a 1000 things & make it look easy like you, I know there's no substitute for experience & trying these methods myself, all in all a long story to basically say thank you for taking the time to video & share your experience & knowledge with me doing this & watching & learning gave me hope & purpose during this chaos with the hope to become a Luthier & make my own Guitar using everything I've Learned & will Learn, thanks for all your hard work & effort to film what you do as I know it takes up so much of your time but you've helped this old dog realise some new tricks & the spark came back to connect me with music again only now I'm a lot more Connected & Confident because I know my instruments are ringing & sustaining better than I've ever heard so I can actually play & sound like it's supposed too 👍
☝️ ♥️ 🌍 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🍀 🌈 🕊️ ♾️ 🙏 💪 🌞 😎

That new bridge ,etc. added depth and color to the sound of that guitar.

Probably the best condition i have even seen one of these

You've taught us so much over the years Jerry. Thank you for all you do.

That is a crazy bridge.  When you showed the bottom, I was surprised that it was hollow except at the screw seats.

Sounds like a  Gibson used to sound 😂great job im learning lots your carft and experiences is priceless thank you fun to watch and a educational

Fantastic job!   It sounds 100% better with the new bridge and the guitar almost looks new with all the care you put into it.

I own an acoustic guitar, and thanks to videos like these, I know how to adjust and check my guitar's parameters. It's helped me a lot. Greetings from Poland.

Wow! you can hear the volume and sustain after the proper bridge was installed!
What a nice job!

Huge improvement. It resonates much better.

That rosewood bridge sure looks much better on that ole Gibson.

The new bridge is a huge improvement in looks and sound. Good work!

FINALLY.. the HOLY GRAIL of Luithers.

Sounds a 1000% better imo. Great Job

Amazing. The wooden bridge obviously engages the top more fully, resulting in a fuller resonance. I'm learning a ton from you, Jerry!

this is my new favorite channel.