1977 Fender Telecaster - Restoration

[@livingabovethe12th]

I used to pick up my guitars from the luthier after a repair and groan about the $500 to $1000 repair bill...until I started watching videos like this. If they are this skilled, worth every penny.

[@Upotrex]

1000 $ repair bill? L m f a o

[@DrMurdercock]

@@Upotrex Um, what repair did you pay 1000 dollars for? Just curious......

[@cedricBUNKERTON]

now it's good for another 40-50 years playing - great work.

[@bluzking]

A very lucky player that gets that Tele back after your beautiful restoration, amazing work!👍🏼

[@CrimsonWings89]

As a tech student who took the STEM electric guitar course at my college last year, and someone who has been playing guitar for 25+ years, this video instilled unfashionable amounts of serotonin. Amazing restoration, and I look forward to more of your work! 👍

[@TheMitjalovec]

And that is why I always feel a kind of magic when I bring my guitars to Mr. Šinko!

[@andrewlee7797]

I'm not ashamed to say, I cried a little. Magic!

[@kaisenelectromatix]

Amazing! There are very few other videos that preserve the good parts of aging while restoring the structure, so I was fascinated by this.

[@mattrogers1946]

Like when he refinished the neck? 🤔🙄

[@karlandersen369]

@@mattrogers1946 customer asked him to....

[@timoleary5815]

Very fine work, very fine indeed. One of the most honest and satisfying restorations I've seen . . . . bravo.

[@mellaguzman]

This is by far one of the best restoration videos I've ever seen. Your craftsmanship is wonderful. Fantastic job, congrats!

[@harrychristie5392]

He approaches this restoration as if he were a surgeon,wonderful to watch him work.

[@bingoflangeworthy]

Your willingness to have your fingertips right next to your belt sander is impressive.

[@kevinthomas3341]

That Tele was a bio-hazard!! Great video 🙂

[@TON-guitarworkshop]

Indeed it was! That’s why gloves were necessary!

[@thejonathandoan]

WOW!! Outstanding work! The restoration turned out amazing!!

[@ColeyBBQ]

9:08 that neck finish is incredible

[@justobserving7045]

Bro you nailed the colour of the fretboard so good.

[@FastBend]

This was an amazing job, congrats for such great skills and attention to detail!

[@TuneIn1]

Incredible! Its great to see such a great guitar shown some love!

[@obliospop]

Looks to be an early 70's neck; single string tree, with no serial number on the face of the headstock, and the inked number at the heel. Possibly from a '69. A bonus in my opinion. Somebody obviously played it to death. Great to see it brought back to life.

[@jonathanbergeron6093]

My thoughts exactly!

[@DavidPayne81]

Gorgeous work. Thank you for not fucking with the original finish. You restored it while letting the guitar keep its story and character.

[@DiogenesCaulfield]

All the right decisions made and top skill applied and an amazing outcome, well done

[@AlansGuitarShack]

Immaculate work! A real pleasure to watch and learn from

[@manfredennemoser5191]

This is what a restauration should be; great job; thanks for this video;

[@gitplayer55]

People who think that this destroyed the value of guitar are the ones who played the same uninspired blues licks badly for the last 30 years and tell everyone that shredders have no feel in their playing...

[@RichardJansen-j6q]

Beautiful restoration and very enjoyable to watch. Keep em' comin'.

[@mjphoto45]

Well loved guitar. Lots of gigs and some in the rain. Bravo restoration

[@tomkirk6942]

Wow. That’s one hell of a fine job. Bravo! 👏

[@Greenbluesforever-yj3el]

Fantastic job with a lot of work and talent. You are magnific.

[@NimaRafiei86]

This was so satisfying to watch! I dabble in some very elementary DIY guitar TLC, but nowhere near the scale and scope of professional luthiers, especially in restoration! It's beautiful! I was kinda hoping you'd play some licks from Pink Floyd's "Run Like Hell" at the end

[@bluesdriver6354]

Looks like it came out of a swamp. Great restoration job!

[@clemensnolke2891]

Very satisfying to watch, great job. Thanks for posting.

[@cropcircle5693]

The checking and wear on this thing are 10/10!

[@anthonym612]

I'm a vintage 1977 and I damn sure don't clean up that nicely. Great work! 👌

[@arnaldobonilla-ortiz21]

you have knowledge and a lot of patience and will...Blessings . Enjoy the Tele

[@rohnleidigh213]

Amazing... Only wish we could hear it being played after seeing all the work that went into it.

[@HansJonsson1235]

How is it possible to treat a guitar so badly? The restauration was informative! Great job!

[@MichaelSorensen-bl3ec]

Outstanding work, I've learned a lot from watching this. May I ask, what is the solution you are using to remove the rust? Seems to work very well.

[@robertomorales5245]

love this. two questions: 1. what did you dunk the metal pieces into to get rid of the rust, and 2. what did you do to the tuner retaining screw holes right before you re-installed the tuners? thanks - excellent vid.

[@mijorchard6206]

Don't know about the first question. For the second question: he rounded off the edges of the holes using a countersink bit (these are typically used in a drill, but he just hand-held it for this small job).

[@williamwestmoreland7373]

This a most incredible restoration, great job

[@drewhurst3643]

Underrated channel 👌🏻

[@MASI_forging]

Great restoration as always 👏👏

[@TON-guitarworkshop]

Thank you!

[@mysteriomarvel933]

Now thats the way you restore a guitar..such attention to detail and left no stone unturned. What soldering iron make and model do you use and what temperature do you use it at? Ive dabbled with electric guitar building but suck at electronics and soldering. This is something Id like to try again as a hobby when I retire. Cheers from the Adirondacks of upstate NY.

[@TON-guitarworkshop]

Thanks! It’s a Weller soldering station and the temperature is around 400-450 celsius.

[@archcunningham5579]

The master Telecaster restoration man !!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@MrZardoz777]

That's my kind of restoration: all the mojo still intact, nice!

[@symonjamesmusic]

Sympathetic to its age, beautiful job mate l!!

[@TerenceSmith-bn7uo]

Wow excellent job you have done there , really enjoyed your video

[@XplorerSteveDIY]

This is a great restoration video. It’s a good guitar. Anybody would be glad to own. I don’t know why everybody is hung up on a value when no such claims were made. Nice work and I like the fat neck of those 70 telecaster. That one looks likeone of the more chunkier ones

[@OutOfBoxCollector]

Amazing restoration! I was looking forward to the sound of the guitar... but it wasn't there. :)

[@guitarfriend65]

Great Job - nice Guitar 👏

[@Tony_SZ97]

Amazing work!

[@davechapman7735]

excellent work Sir. great job.. cheers from NZ

[@jeromewagschal9485]

It's a fine guitar restoration video and I've enjoyed every second of it...Great job 👍👍 May I ask what kind of oil (?) you have in that syringe to clean the heads of rusty screws ? Thank you

[@karl-dittersvon-ditterdorf9874]

Just Beautyfull ro keep old things, instruments going.❤

[@adaoborgespilarski9146]

Ficou top demais parabéns 👏👏👏 excelente trabalho.

[@deanallen927]

SUPERB JOB! What solvent did you soak the hardware in??? I've been looking for something like that for decades! Nothing seems to work for me. BTW love the big giant frets!

[@Imnotachef-but]

If I ever get the idea to fix up an old battered guitar, all I have to do is watch this and I know to move on 😅😂

[@jonathanbergeron6093]

So i just looked at the pocket neck date. The guitar is definitely a 1968!. January, 7th, 1968. Congratulations

[@tr4xh]

aqui na minha cidade, a guitarra não precisa ser de 77 para ficar assim enferrujada 😂 cidade litorânea. excelente trabalho!! deu vida novamente a garota de madeira.

[@TON-guitarworkshop]

Yea salt water does a number on instruments!

[@mariorossi7220]

What splendid job, my best complimets

[@SlavJerry]

I swear to god there will be a people in the comment section saying "NOOOOOO YOU'RE RUINING IT"

[@TON-guitarworkshop]

Indeed, couch experts are always most vocal.

[@mattrogers1946]

@SlavJerry It did take some value off the instrument.

[@James-S3]

@@mattrogers19461977 fender telecasters are know to be worth so much 😂

[@k3llyUK]

@@mattrogers1946that depends on how you value an instrument. Maybe I have more money than sense, but I would place much more value on a perfectly setup playable vintage instrument over a dirty, knackered, unplayable pile of crap.

[@mousetrapper5436]

that Tele should be gone thru lube the nut and tuners go thru the pups and put it back together don't ruin the patina

[@outsidethecave3016]

What would be the cost for such a makeover? I'm tempted to fly all the way from Switzerland to bring you my Tele and watch you do the same thing

[@jeffersonpaladini2544]

Parabéns, excelente trabalho 👍🏻👍🏻

[@RedLittleBee]

Regarding the bow in the neck: how was the truss rod adjusted while measuring it? Nice job

[@beandog100]

Yeah, I thought the same. Best be sure that neck is dead straight before ripping into it with a radius sanding block.

[@Sputnick60]

Is it fully a ‘77? There’s no serial number under the logo where should be a number starting with S7 and having the same five digits you’ve mentioned. Could this be an older neck on a ‘77 body. I like the repair job you’ve done and you are doing the right thing making it playable again.

[@klepetar]

very interesting vid.. great work.. i wonder where this guitar was.. must've been in a damp basement.. my guitars are in my basement at home but in canada here,, we have large basements that are not humid at atl.. .

[@Lawdawg1us1]

Good job! I really enjoyed the process. I was torn between keeping the look of an aged guitar and making it playable again. Let’s face it someone was going to get tetanus playing it. But in the end was really cool guitar that someone will enjoy regardless of value.

[@willie714]

In my opinion the best all-around guitar.

[@jacobbrown503]

Looks great man

[@laprune9191]

Super guitare et très belle restauration le propriétaire doit être très satisfait 👍👌✌

[@TON-guitarworkshop]

Thank you! He was!

[@mikedavis3841]

That old telecaster was played hard and put up wet.looks Good 👍

[@TON-guitarworkshop]

Indeed it was!

[@chrisharvey5162]

Great meticulous job it’s just that I thought 68 was the last year for lacquer.

[@MyName-nx1jj]

It's poly.

[@guitarzan2626]

Definitely not nitro.

[@NigelWelch-x3h]

Nigel in Canada 🇨🇦 a very patient guy

[@ignaciogranja5791]

Amazing work, congrats!!!

[@NigelWelch-x3h]

Nigel in Canada 🇨🇦 great work

[@robinsonrojosolar8528]

Wonderful work Congratulations !!!

[@ARONHALLAM]

A great job. It's a lot of work I imagine it must have cost close to the value of the guitar to get it done.

[@stewartross13]

Super nice work! Great finish work too. I work in the finish department at a high end acoustic company and always get excited when I see good finish work. Also I’m curious, why Titebond for the frets? I’ve only ever been familiar with CA or nothing.

[@SupaFUZZZZZZ]

Really great job!!!

[@mojekh]

Nice job!🥰 Please, doy ou know what happened wit the serial number on headstock? It's always a big question whether to restore it or keep it with all the battle scars and dings.. I have restored 76 and 78 Telecastcollected during the years. However, I kept the damaged paint and lacquer and I don't mind, I love them! 70's Teles are amazing, especially the lighter ones🥰

[@simonecelante4174]

Fantastic job

[@deandee8082]

nice old Tele, idda sanded those stains out then matched the older areas with amber tint and lacquer, or melt an old record in alcohol or thinner, that's a nice old color as well. . try different tints till you find one that's perfect, hand rub the lacquer on, even the fingerboard, retain that nice vintage amber color from aging

[@billdCT97]

great craftsmanship

[@RutherfordRyan1]

Really nice job…..great guitar

[@dillonthewindowcleaner]

Very nice work!

[@leopoldbluesky]

Superb work!

[@Chalepastel]

the finish on the fret board was fucking magnificent

[@ejcoppini]

Can you tell what kind of liquid do you use to clean tuners?

[@TON-guitarworkshop]

It’s called ferosan in my country.

[@robertbogdan7058]

I believe that should have had a top hat switch tip but honestly, I prefer the 50s style that you put on. And the owner could switch that out in 5 seconds if he wanted. How many hours did this take? 20?

[@robinlawson701]

Lovely work.

[@jbrobertson2758]

The oversize side dots are a real trip! Especially at the 12th fret. @ 20:46 you can see the normal size dots at the 15th and 17th frets. What's up with that?

[@neilwinkelmann8540]

Very nice. To my eye, it ooks a bit like a mix of "too nice" and aged, but a bit of playing and the look and aging will all come together again.

[@brooklynboy1000]

I guess some people in the comment never take showers either. Great work.

[@Cymbaline713]

Awesome restoration! But why not lacquer the fretboard first, and then install the frets?

[@gringogreen4719]

Two reasons. First, this is how Fender did it at the factory. Second you run the risk of the lacquer chipping out (probably the reason that they just spray over the frets in the first place) if it's not perfect.🤔

[@TON-guitarworkshop]

The frets are always fitted in beforehand. The fret ends must be sealed under the lacquer and if you would fret after lacquer you would risk damaging the lacquer. There is 0 benefits in lacquering the fretboard before fretting it and a bunch of downsides if you do. Hope that helps!

[@jonnyguitar]

Please reveal us witch is the rust removing liquid, THX 😊

[@tokesnationpropagandaminis1665]

Knipex wirecutters ftw!! 😂

[@Benbenbenbenbenbenbenbenben]

Wow, well done! What rust dissolving agent are you using?

[@TON-guitarworkshop]

It’s called Ferosan.

[@EbonyPope]

Why are you sanding away the bump? Did you try to adjust the truss rod first to see if it straightens out the neck?

[@SeanDaRyan]

YOU GOTTA PLAY IT!!!

[@edvaldocps]

Amazing work, congrats

[@RobertJohnson-gk2gj]

There’s a way to get those discoloration’s , on the neck out. On the , bad scratches, I fill them in with some black finger nails polish, then go through the stages of silicone carbon , wet sand paper’s 400gt , 500…. Even up to 800,- 1,000 + , then polished out. Way Cool project & sadification. Some like the full Retro.

[@primozpetkovseksek9168]

Bravo moster👏