60's National Studio Electric

[@izzynutz2000]

I had one of these and the smell of it used to remind me of a Chris Craft boat😜

[@jeffsquires6620]

Was starting to get shaky, thanks for the fix. Now, back to practicing Christmas Time Is Here.

[@HonestPercentage38]

There was some comedy gold in this video.

[@solodisfrutaelviaje]

The matching shirt was a pleasant surprise.

[@Revlrt1964]

Another gem…”the cottony softness of fibreglass “ 😊 at 10:44

[@AlecBoyd]

This episode was just about finesse. A realtively simple job done with incredibly detail.

[@mcfontaine]

I’m blown away by the amount of detail you put into your work. The world needs more people like you, so proud of your craft.

[@adobedoug2564]

Thanks for playing them for us Ted.

[@IndridCool54]

Love the look of that guitar and it certainly has a sound unique to its construction. 👍🏼

[@SUNNYCLOUDBUNNY]

I love that last tone of the guitar. Great work!

[@williamgalbraith3621]

It always amazes me how good those "plastic fantastics" sound! I had a cousin that had a Danelectro that we all thought was the coolest looking g-tar and it sounded good to boot! Great work! Love your show!

[@Goomer]

I swear it sounds fiberglass. Looks great.

[@finboyYYC]

My guess would be the cost savings didn’t come from the material but rather the workmanship required in assembly. Pre-cnc days I suspect it was cheaper to punch out fibreglass moulds than have a trained technician cut out and finish bodies from wood.

[@ModernVintageFilm]

That sounds very correct. Consistent and cheap.

[@paulchristophmitchell1222]

Oh Lord... Really???

[@wbfaulk]

I think you're underestimating the amount of labor and skill involved in fiberglass shell manufacturing. Personally, I would guess that cost savings comes from finish work. There's no need to paint or varnish a fiberglass body, and, depending on the quality of the mould, perhaps even no need for polishing. (There's still going to be some level of finishing required, especially at the seams, but it's not a full paint and varnish.)

[@tomstiel7576]

@@wbfaulk thats pretty much what Adam said ?

[@brianrockwell1805]

All the savings were in that unnecessary truss rod and excess neck screws 👍

[@VashStarwind]

That Jam at the end sounded awesome ha.

[@lwlakksjd]

Love the look of that pickup

[@MusicMike939]

Perfect playing for that cool guitar.

[@BrianKlobyGuitar]

Mondo raspy... YES.. perfect for a slide fiddle... :)

[@howiewilliams7378]

Valco was owned by a couple of guys in Chicago. My Uncle knew one of them really well and when we were kids we were able to visit the factory several times to get guitars at a good discount. National was their premium line, followed by Supro (more of a budget line). They also made Airline and much later Kay guitars for sale by Wards and others. I recall that they had a few artists they sponsored with two of them being Bob and Bobby Thommas. I vividly recall seeing the molds for the old National resonators on the shelf in the factory. They made wood guitars as well as the Reso-Glass. The first guitar I purchased from them was a National Westwood 75 map shaped which was sort of a burst made of wood. It had one of their innovations in it that while you only saw one pickup there was a second one built into the bridge so it actually had two pickups and a strat type selector switch. I bought it right off the line. One of their workers talked me into it, set it up for me and played it for me. The second guitar I got from them was a Kay 12 acoustic. My brother got a bass similar to the one in your video. My other brother got a Suppro Clerrmont which kind of remembled a Gibson 335 and a amplifier. After they went out of business and many years later a company in Asia bought the rights to National and Supro and are presently selling reissues of the Reso-Glass along with the Supro amps still being played by artists like Jimmy Page. My mom sold my National when I was away at College for $15. Did the same thing with my brother's Clermont. My one brother still has the bass guitar. It cost me $1000 seceral years ago to purchase another Westwood like the one I had. I still plays great and sounds equally good. After they started selling reissues (you can find them on Reverb) the values of the originals shot up and now my Westwood is worth around 2K and my Supro 6120 Amp gows as high as $1500. Their priginal Reso-Glass guitars can go for several thousand dollars.

[@Sammywhat]

There are SO many reasons I appreciate this episode.

[@copperaudio9664]

'Won't you get hip to this timely tip' Thanks Ted!

[@gavocrazy]

Mr. Woodford, I just wanted to say that your videos have been a source of relaxing entertainment and an enlightening insight into luthiery. I always learn something new, and your thought process towards troubleshooting and your attitude toward your work have been inspirational to say the least, and translate over into my daily life, and some of your tricks even spill over into regular carpentry and my own work in welding and construction. I own a Takamine C136S that I cherish and use as my only guitar. It was gifted to my father when he was a child, and he managed to hang onto it throughout his tumultuous life as one of his few possessions, and then went on to present it to me when I was a child. It is my guitar. That being said however, a kid doesn't appreciate things quite like an adult does and it went through its share of abuse. It was dropped once, quite hard, resulting in a partial break and separation of one of the braces. Not to mention various cracks and gouges in the soundboard. It even spent a night being filled with rain water during a drunken campfire session that I'm not proud to admit to. Luckily the glue wasn't water based and a large sock filled with rice, and a powerful fan managed to dry it out. After learning quite a bit about guitar repair through your channel, I sought out a local luthier in my area, a one man operation much like yourself, and tasked him with patching the poor thing up. Knowing what you've said in previous videos, I went into it with a proper mindset and knew what was possible and what wasn't. He was able to repair and glue the piece of brace I hung onto back into the guitar perfectly, filled in quite a few of the gouges in the soundboard seamlessly and closed and put cleats on all of the cracks. The glue put in the two main cracks in the soundboard discolored the wood under the finish, and I could tell he was nervous about telling me about it, but I knew it was just part of the craft, and commended him for his work. I went on to tip him an extra $60 to support his business and bought a tuner and strings as well. I did that with you in mind. I appreciate what you do, and thus appreciate what this luthier does for his living. It is an awesome job, and I am envious of it. And I am proud to own my guitar knowing that. The guitar has a quite high action, no doubt from what I've put it through, and I keep it tuned a whole step down to try and mitigate the stress in the neck. I plan on returning to him to see if anything else can be done. I am glad to spend the money on it. At some point I may even take him up on some lessons that he offers as well. Keep doing what you do, and thank you for sharing it with us. I look forward to it always.

[@HarrySinanian]

Just about to sit down and catch up with the wood whisperer.... Mate, as an Aussie I gotta say it.. you're a bloody good egg and a top bloke!! Yeah I play guitar and while Im no way a luthier your philosophy and your mastery spans well beyond stringed instruments. Without your videos of fixing cracks and broken pieces of wood, I would never have restored the hand holds on my son's yacht.. your lessons span far and wide good man.. very far and wide! One other thing... My father inlaw left me a 1957 Hofner arch back, cutaway NYLON, built like a German maple cupboard, as heavy too and one of three... For 20 plus years I've struggled to think what to do with it, why it's not worth anything, no one wants it, so... I bit the bullet and installed a Martin under bridge Piezo... They said the neck was warped, they said it wasn't worth it... They were wrong, the tone is in that thick walled mil spec cupboard and if you pick it up, OMG, don't throw your Hofners away so soon... I almost did!

[@moehoward01]

As a Canadian, I agree!

[@HarrySinanian]

@@raindogred You'd want to put that one on the top shelf and keep it for a special day... A previous owner used no more gaps on a yacht's teak hand holds and as my son tried to lift it off and the hand hold split along the grain 2 foot long.... All I could think of when I saw it was a Gibson headstock in my mind... I had two types of superglue, two types of kicker, even 2dollar shop mini's spare of superglue ... Then my son tells me of a hairline crack where the keel connects to hull... Now where the hell am I gonna find a 12 Inch suction cup to get the epoxy in there, and can you imagine the mess..... I think I need one of his LONG thin drill bits to channel the crack and let gravity do the work ... Bottled in crystal!

[@HarrySinanian]

@@raindogred you said bottle, I said top shelf crystal... and Tim's all for the $2 shop superglue, it's thinner etc, but we have lots of RC tools and glues... As for tthe yacht, I was fixing the teak holds on the cabin that split in half, thinking of Tim and all the tips he's given fixing this type of fault.. that's all... I'll check out Dangar too! tks

[@markgordon4368]

I'd like one to land on my bench great episode as per

[@TRICK-OR-TREAT236]

SOUNDS VERY WARM AND FUZZY !

[@stonemedicine]

Great video and great work, too. Thanks, Ted.

[@artadrians]

Great work Sir...!! THANKS 👍

[@scottdunbar4898]

My new favorite quote: "It isn't made from tongues, but it smells like it". This has been Words to Live By with 2 Odford. Thanks for the video.

[@joeking6200]

Luved that last ditty with the up-stroke riff!

[@bebop425]

Robert Smith plays a National Val-Pro 88 (map shaped). I have a National and this video was exciting to see

[@ernestpinder7557]

Enjoy every video you produce keep up the excellent work. BTW did I miss the “final” production of the “when it goes very wrong”??

[@mxadema]

"But where is the tone wood?" says the Gibson player. That got a pretty good noise in it. You don't see those every day. Nice work as usual

[@theo9952]

The proper material for making guitars is wood. That is what most guitar players would say and they don't have to be necessarily Gibson players. In my humble opinion.

[@johndrippert3289]

That last little ditty did have a Jack White sound to it. 👍

[@vmitodd]

Another enjoyable video.

[@philbert006]

What a sweet sounding pickup that thing has! Bet it's a whole lot more fun to play now.

[@hydorah]

Good apostrophe use on '65. Really commendable stuff. Never seen one of these in real life so a very interesting vid!

[@hydorah]

Admirable discretion with not unpacking the can of worms that was likely lurking under that pickguard! And what an artful refret

[@dougmaxwell8789]

Great video and beautiful work. I basically have the same guitar, except it’s a 1963 Supro Belmont… red with an elevated pick guard. The single pickup is closer to the bridge. I only have five fingers, so my playing style is a combo of strumming and tapping in Open D tuning. This guitar works beautifully with 7-38 strings and ultra low string height. Side note… while there isn’t an adjustable truss rod in the neck, there is a tube made of aircraft aluminum in the neck… so at least it has something to keep the neck from going completely wonky.

[@michaeldorcey9305]

As usual, excellent work

[@aserta]

4:39 jig and milling machine. You can see the cuts in the wood and the very slight radius of the wall. So they likely shaped the blank, screwed it on the jig and then ran the whole thing through a milling machine. Of note, the slight imperfection in the wood's edge (towards the guitar). That's typical of metal tools on wood materials. You need those router flutes to cut wood properly and even then it's at the mercy of the grain.

[@MrCheesywaffles]

Cool old school vibes from that guitar. Nice work, with clear explanations and some history sprinkled in.

[@pookatim]

I think the smell you are referring to is phenol. It was common in a lot of rubber/plastic-like products used in the medical field and industry. The smell lessens but never goes away.

[@burp1914]

I get the same smell in my toolbox from plastic screwdriver handles. The older they are he worse the smell.

[@cedaman24]

I so appreciate your craftsmanship. As a machine tool rebuilder, in the lovely state of Connecticut no less, and one who's been known to do some scraping of ways from time to time, your precision is appreciated and your depiction here of good ol' CT equally accurate. It's been a pleasure to watch your channel, thank you for what you do.

[@troz451]

Always good.

[@sentforth5]

That's some good sounding toneglass!

[@ModernVintageFilm]

I really need to find someone to learn and work with. I love perfection and am probably the perfect amount of OCD for luthiery. Your work is incredible and absolutely inspiring. I'll get there someday, I hope.

[@theRandy712]

Easily the most beautiful guitar you've worked on in my opinion. I just love it

[@opus1952]

Sounds great. 👍

[@orionwarren4244]

Got that lo-fi cigar box tone Jack White was so fond of!

[@MrMikepresley]

always look forward to your sunday videos

[@2bikemikesguitartopics145]

Really nice work

[@craigusselman546]

Love that headstock

[@kbjerke]

A very interesting guitar that I had not heard of! Thank you for sharing!

[@that_thing_I_do]

Good video,,, lots of polishing, polishing, polishing,,,,,

[@marknicholls4241]

Magic vid sir job well done

[@guitarbobification]

Amazing repair on a non truss rod neck! Great job capturing the definitive sound of the hollow fiberglass in the playing portion. I worked on doctor's offices about 40 years ago replacing industrial vinyl flooring and the off-gassing from that vinyl along with the cleaning materials used to sanitize are what give those exam rooms that distinctive smell.

[@comeflywithme25]

Nothing quite like the sound of an old Supro.. (Any valco built reso-glass guitar specifically) I'm playing a very similar one in my profile picture. Gotta love those old goldfoil and vistatone pickups

[@matthewbartolone7036]

Interesting guitar, I had no Idea these were manufactured, wll be on the look-out Would be a fun mix in the studio... Thanks for the education

[@kennogawa6638]

I see tools on this channel like that needle file that I've never seen before.

[@johnhall1031]

Interesting guitar. Thanks for sharing.

[@CPope-db8yo]

I sure look foward to your videos every week.

[@alext8828]

Looks like a "Book 'em, Danno" or a Richenbacher. I like it.

[@geemac7267]

Those guitars definitely do their own thing.

[@jimduffy9773]

I learned a lot in this well done episode. Thanks!

[@Kdschaak]

That is really nice! I dig the vibe it's got. I have a Danelectro 12 that has those same retro lines.

[@johnnieboi]

Oooo this is different!!

[@ivanpejovic382]

Is it some kind of optical illusion or some strings do not rest on zero fret? Around 13:00 where you show zero fret hight?

[@moogoomoogoo5990]

Informative and fun to watch. Keep them coming.

[@no1beatsj]

"Its not made of tongue, just smells it!" 🤣

[@activese]

Hi, so pleasant to watch, as usual, but the best part today, was your playing at the end, great chops. Cheers.

[@kbjerke]

Certainly didn't look like you were "fighting with it" at the end! Nice job!!

[@taylorwerner384]

On those Supros I believe the pickup screws affix the pickguard to the body if you try and take off the pickguard with just the pickguard screws removed, or at least on my 66’ Supro Lexington I had to remove the pickup mount screws to get the guard loose.

[@mattrogers1946]

I love my Supro Sahara.

[@garybrady9531]

thanks for sharing

[@3dnmusic]

what a cool guitar. Thanks Ted for another great year of superb work and delightful humour. You are one clever fella.

[@f1s2hg3]

Thanks Ted 👏

[@JackdeDuCoeur]

Nice work

[@Hemifan4266]

What a strange beast of a guitar. It's the only one I have ever seen. As usual, awesome work Ted.

[@beytone]

Another beautiful setup video. Keep 'em coming!!

[@drummerhammar]

Very nice job once again!

[@limpindug]

Another great job and history lesson, thanks for your time, effort and sharing bud. 👍👍👍🥃Respect to you mate

[@martinmcgimpsey9750]

There is no way I would play a guitar with no truss rod! But, that’s me! Might have it hanging on the wall! That would probably be about all the play it got! You do awesome work!

[@arthurcrime]

A happy accident with the shirt matching the guitar? Another splendid episode, so very enjoyable.

[@steveblease]

This is bullshit

[@paulchristophmitchell1222]

Good grief...

[@ami2evil]

I think you had a "happy accident" in the front AND back of your pants...

[@matchrocket1702]

Sounds like it looks. Good job.

[@dude36]

Always good thanks Ted.

[@doctoribanez]

Pretty cool looking

[@ragnarironspear1791]

Fascinating talent

[@jamesleaver6652]

Very cool. Probably one of the best play res-o-mahoozits since you had your hands on it. Great work and attention to detail, as always!

[@alnicospeaker]

Great to see how you tackle a non-trussrod board! I did much of the same to my '54 H39 Harmony (no Hollywood label yet on the headstock, that came later in the 50s..)

[@davidcharboneau5709]

It even sounds like a fiberglass guitar!

[@channelsixtysix066]

This Res-O-Glass instrument, was made with Glass-O-Tone, tone fibreglass.

[@Ben-kg7fd]

dang that's a cool guitar

[@IrisGalaxis]

That one sounds nice.

[@brianjones7521]

Good one Ted.

[@lbrentevans]

Ted, Jerry Rosa has a video on how he makes deer antler mandolin saddles. He has a neat little jig similar to an old manual key copying machine that he uses with a band saw for the shaping. Might be an insight into how they made these saddles.

[@pmscalisi]

I had a Supro that looked like this one. My parents bought it for me when I was 9 😂

[@messmer777]

Whoa that thing sounds great, I wasnt expecting that, its like a P90 only better.

[@robertorochamartinsrocha7041]

Thanks God you haven't enter the tone wood debate. 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Nice sounding guitar. I learn always something in your videos, even like people that don't like the hands of a super master craftsman... 🙄 Thanks for your videos

[@SxSxG666]

This guitar looks realy cool

[@LeftyPem]

Bowie played one too!❤

[@Luthlan]

I see what you did there on the zero fret. Nice :)

[@ShannonFerguson]

Beauty!