Lifting Bridges

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[@noelgraham4607]

Anything you put out, even if you've done many of them, are still fun to watch

[@jthonn]

I agree with that. Sometimes with his calm voice, he puts me to sleep, but I have learned a lot from him.

[@BiyoyoArte]

This last week Ben Crowe of Crimson Guitars in the UK gave you a mention and a recommendation. He was doing a repair and said that he was neither an expert nor the definitive word on repairs. He said if anyone wanted expert advice to watch your channel or communicate with you. Kudos!

[@brunolavoie]

Great timing! A new video! We don't mind seeing you redo a bridge at all, great work

[@Sammywhat]

Am I strange that I wanted to see that Walden repaired as well?? Always a pleasure to follow along with you, Ted!!

[@coolfouad74]

Can't get enough of your videos :) Once you the Walden's bridge showed up, I said to myself "yesssss, I want to watch another one"! Please don't hesitate publishing a repeated job. For me, watching you working on guitars is one of the things I love. You've done a great job. Thank you :)

[@kylevandeusen]

I would have, absolutely, set through another one 😅 you're the best!

[@goofykids]

LOL, I would have stuck around and watched the Walden section. The videos are getting better and informative, I love 'em , keep up the awesome videos.

[@realjumper]

As always....very interesting, no matter that we've seen lifting bridges before. They're all different in one way or another so there is something to learn on each one. Thank you for showing this to us :)

[@goodun2974]

"Happy bridges are all alike; but every unhappy bridge is unhappy in its own particular way". Paraphrasing Tolstoy

[@perihelion7798]

I'm one that believes the bridge on that 12-string was warped before it was installed. Really nice work on that Gibson, as usual. Thanks for taking us on these journeys.

[@johnnyd63]

I agree...For a "premium" guitar manufacturer,Gibson kinda sucks.

[@sam127001]

@@johnnyd63 just for clarity's sake , the warped bridge was on the newer chinese Guild , not the Gibson.

[@susanroycroft89]

Excellent Workmanship, Iv'e just bought an Ashton with a slight split running through the pin/hole's and you gave me some excellent tips on fixing it, sincere thanks

[@corporalrich]

You keep fixing them, and I'll keep watching.

[@firecrackerheart]

damn fine work, ted. that southern jumbo is real dreamy .. .

[@wolfgartom]

Even if you say you do a lot of the bridge or setup or whatever videos, it doesn't matter to me. I love hearing about the individual guitars histories, tidbits about their construction, etc. All the things you talk about in your videos is entertaining and often enlightening. Thank you for posting, no matter what it is!

[@dannyprasetya2496]

Waiting for your videos coming up every week has become embedded in my system. Doesn't even matter what kind of job it is, either electric or acoustic has been done before or not, I am still excited to see your videos. Keep on going Mr. Woodford. Thank you

[@J.C...]

This is what I needed. A palette cleanser. Lovely! Thank you, Ted! Time to binge repair vids! 🙏👌

[@edcowles6414]

That Gibson sounds great. It is a flashback sounding guitar. Great job on those.

[@RandyFricke]

I have an acoustic guitar that did that and all I did was drill a couple of 3/8" holes on the back end of the bridge behind where the strings mount and glued a couple of dowels in, smoothed them down and stained them. Looks fine for my liking and it's a better bridge mount than when it was new.

[@HJOTech]

This was lovely to listen to/watch!

[@AlexVonCrank]

Wow that 12 string really breathed when you played it. Rich sound! Great work Ted👍🏽

[@mogasm6091]

this is my therapy to tune the world out for a bit, thank you for doing what you do so others can enjoy

[@JohnKorvell]

Even though some of the repairs may seem repetitive, the side comments, (some you try to slip by) are always new and worth the viewing! Good fun, Ted!!

[@TroubadourJuggernaut]

As always, fantastic work ... you care for these guitars like they were your own.

[@tinman8518]

Nothing like the sound of a vintage Kalamazoo Gibson. Beautiful. Nice work!

[@billbones1000]

Ted I'm just arriving back home in the gaspe coast after a weekend trip to Halifax to take delivery of a boat. Hit a Japanese restaurant down by the Halifax Pier. I had on my headstock recapitation T......as did the guy at the table next to us.....lol.....we were both pretty pleased.....our wives were quite confused....."is that a band?"....."a KZbinr?"......"boys".

[@roberthickey4826]

Wow … you got a huge shout out on Crimson Guitars!! 👍👍🎸🎸.. he said your repairs were absolutely amazing!!!!

[@ranzablevins7593]

Wonderful videos. Something about the sound of Gibson just sooths the bones

[@ShannonFerguson]

I would have watched another! Thank you!

[@scottreynolds4252]

Watching your bridge repair over again is a real pleasure. I tend to intuit what you will do next and compare, not only from my own experience, but from your previous videos. Which is quite fun to do.

[@pjmorley5785]

Am I the only one who checks his feed and yells out, "Yes! Ted posted a new video!"

[@SonofTheMorningStar666]

Absolutely not!

[@that_thing_I_do]

Even though Ted doesn't love us , as much as we love him...YES..I check for his posts about this time every week.

[@Sungodv]

love ya, Ted....thanks for giving us yet another glimpse into your stellar work, sir

[@paulewilliam8395]

Thank you for your videos. They’re the highlight of my weekends. I just bought a Silvertone with a lifting bridge. It’s like you know what my latest project is.

[@johnhowe4079]

I was just about to buy a guitar with a bridge completely off.

[@kevinsnyder4425]

@@johnhowe4079 I did too. ! It's a 1935 college pal parlor guitar. In excellent condition, except the bridge is off & some of the seams need to be reglued. And now ,after watching ted, I'm not afraid to try the repair. !

[@soniah4821]

Ted, you could NEVER be boring! Thanks again.

[@J.C...]

Thank you for sharing these beautiful instruments with us, Mr Woodford. It is very appreciated! 🙏👍

[@ZitherBeast]

Fantastic stuff. Sounded good too.

[@vikingbeard]

Thank you for another great video. I ordered a t-shirt a while ago, now ordering two more as they're excellent quality!

[@NitroModelsAndComics]

That Gibby tone is right up my alley. I like that sharper attack. What a great fiddle that is.

[@mattbridges8908]

This did indeed lift me. Thank you.

[@DerangedTechnologist]

Excellent, as always. Thank you!

[@davidbulanowski1091]

It's funny that you ended with the Walden Natura. I happen to have one that I had the bridge reglued around 2007, that popped again about 2 years ago. The guy who repaired it the first time told me that the wood under the bridge was unusually thin. He's since passed away, and I'll be dealing with it myself this time, but I've been putting it off since there's no real urgency to get it done.

[@JackGladstoneHolroyde]

Sat down for Sunday dinner and the perfect watching presents itself. Thanks Ted

[@markdalton293]

Dude you never cease to amaze me

[@nicolen.9642]

Ted, you're never boring. Learning from you is interesting and fruitful. I particularly like the bridge work. 👍🎶🎶🎶

[@mikeguiggey2586]

Great job, like the"road tests" too..🎶

[@tonybrijeski4912]

Best comment ever - "Being proud that your 1967 Chevelle hasn't had an oil change" - I nearly spit my coffee all over my keyboard.

[@peterbieri888]

Hey, I really like your comments on measurements, you give us not only instructions in imperial also in metric which is really usefull for us Europ watchers. Thank you!

[@allfields]

Eb is great for classicals too, that's all I play with. Gives a more old worldy feel to things

[@mightyV444]

Synchronicity! I was thinking about my own life being in 'Groundhog Day' mode only this morning and even using that term! 😀

[@stevecroft5068]

You should have a TV series Ted. Brilliant and informative as always.

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

I was watching a video of lift bridges near where I'm taking a holiday this summer and this gets recommended to me. Looks interesting, I'm sticking around.

[@Hollcall]

Bought my SJ in 1966. Replaced the tuners about 45 years ago with Grover's. Replaced that horrible adjustable bridge in 1997. Re-fretted around 1995. Guitar , strap & case [ hard shell } in 1966 was $405 CAD. $.

[@LitoLevenbach]

Interesting. I once returned a new six string Guild from this same series because the bridge was also separating a bit. Excellent work as always!

[@INDYOSKARS]

Beautiful Gibson (1967). Jerry Rosa always wants to take those screw-bridges off and it may make the guitar sound like a "real" guitar but it will not be the same guitar as you mentioned with the ´click, strum sound´. I got an Eko guitar bought it in 1975 with this kinda set up and strumming it and picking it near the bridge gives it this special sound, l liken it to a harpsichord, shimmering sound. A friend of mine who dabbled in instrument repair put in a whale bone in, it still sounds good but not with that ´click, strum sound´ and l must confess l miss it. Still got the original, so l could put it back in again.

[@mellowvids9637]

Great stuff !

[@1555yodude]

so you decided you would lift our spirits with this video as abridged as it were

[@locolunch]

Me: I'd love for Ted to work on my stuff. Also me: So glad my gear doesn't need Ted.

[@limpindug]

Enjoyed thanks for sharing. A motto to live by you'd never know unless you knew. 😂👍🥃Respect to you mate.

[@thesaintcroxx203]

oh boy oh boy, 9:11 so he knows how to, the big ol' bluegrass.

[@TheDeedeeFiles]

Great work

[@brunojaysutter]

Have exactly the same problem on my guitar very tempted to try it

[@StayClassy635]

When he said "I'm not going to subject you to another one", I was a bit sad :( . I was looking forward to another bridge repair! I find these videos, and all of your videos really, to be extremely informational and enjoyable to watch. Keep up the great work!

[@bucketofguts]

Live long and prosper.

[@34ofaninchofbrain80]

Just keep doing them as there's always something slightly different. I have already fixed one of my guitars from what I have learned watching your show.

[@susanroycroft89]

Good decision to reduce the tension on the neck, by downtuing, particularly on a 12 string, in fact I do that now on all my Acoustic's 😊😊😊

[@militant_daisies2194]

man you are a damn good guitar player.

[@rob_in_stowmarket_uk]

Yup, C# Ted. Always done it. Both my current 12s are tuned there - no bridge lifting, absolutely minimal bellying. One is 12-13 years old, the other about 7. 👍 And the bonus? Makes ‘em sound great, like a ‘barrelhouse piano’. Low actions too, and no buzzing - at all!

[@johnmueller6240]

Bridge repair is all the same and yet they are all different. Bob Ross made a fortune out of, "happy little trees." They are all the same but every one is different. I enjoy watching your craftsmanship and I would have happily watched the third bridge repair.

[@axslinger99]

Ted, I don't know if you've ever heard this before but you're are seriously the Bob Ross of lutherie. I stream you to my livingroom TV relax watching your videos. You're good for my health! God Bless!

[@stan5513]

I was ready for the last bridge to be repaired.

[@russellzauner]

This is very timely - I just got a "professionally fixed bridge" assured by the seller of a used guitar I really wanted. Good thing it came in at a price point that made it still okay that it's even got belly buckle, which I expect might involve removing the bridge. Thanks as usual for kickass content that seems to come pretty often right when I'm refreshing on the same topic. :-)

[@russellzauner]

and yes, the first thing I did was take the tension down and the belly buckle didn't really heal at all but it sort of moved, so I have good hope that it's not too tore up inside being that it's literally a 12 string...they may have done what they do for a 6 string (their "luthier"). With the flame top on a full blonde maple dreadnaught and the camera angles there was no obvious hint but in all honesty, it's better than never finding the guitar in the first place. If I don't have it I can't fix it and, well, I don't have it. ;-)

[@russellzauner]

half step down is where everyone from Thin Lizzy to Alter Bridge lives. I think there are more people actually publishing music a half step down than people at 440-ish standard.

[@acousticguitarcanada]

Great video…

[@kevindonohue8918]

Have you ever done a vid on all the different tools you use? That would be pretty cool

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

8:01 Alright new strings & it's ready to play again. Keep in mind that for E Standard the Strings need to be a rather light of a gauge (and have a very low tension) to minimize the tension & maximize playability

[@seanj3667]

I love to videos is things I feel like I could probably do, if I had to (but could not do as well). These have given me the guts to try small traits on my own basses and guitars, most of which came out ok. Great video, as usual.

[@bagoftoysmusic]

you know we would have watched that tease at the end.

[@act.13.41]

The tone of the Gibson sounded like it wanted you to play Rocky Raccoon.

[@enema_myanemones598]

Ill watch your videos no matter how many times you do the same job.

[@obelros1948]

Selalu puas dengan hasil pekerjaanmu. 👌

[@JEEJ_MUSIC]

when I was doing guitar repairs I had to fix SO MANY of these Guild 12-string bridges. It seemed like every single one of these models came that through the shop had this same issue. Guild really needs to figure out how to fix this, it's a real problem

[@zubeystinzen540]

You could do twenty bridge's & I'd still watch because as much as I love your work,it's your playing of the instruments at the end that I look forward to,each instrument is reborn & with your unique playing style well let's just say it floats my boat ⛵😉 by the way, have you ever thought about doing a podcast about all things guitar ie historical, manufacturers ect as your voice is very easy on the ear & your sarcasm is simply the best.

[@budddyknippers2005]

Repairing a bridge always has a new wrinkle. Good timing getting ready to do one myself thanks !!

[@andrewreynolds2647]

Surely a new bridge is required, i am not an expert but to me this would be the obvious solution, i do know that wood once bent does not like returning to what it was before the twisting took place especially if it has been that way for an extended time period. I do not doubt your skill, but to me this looks like a no brainer. Cost is obviously at play here. Thanks for your great videos, i watch you all the time and you are an excellent luthier. Cheers. Andy. Scotland.

[@Notinserviceij]

You can get it to have a different memory, steam and heat helps that But yeah probably borrowed time

[@tuskedbeast]

Those both sounded delectable. I wonder if you ever covet the guitars that come through, and what your personal guitars are.

[@Cyclops1973]

The 67 Chevelle comment was hilarious

[@sk0rk084]

Ha! I was all set to watch the third.

[@highdesertjustin]

Ted you could narrate the phone book and I'd still be drawn in and listen all the way through.

[@randybecker7339]

Once again Ted, your patience is remarkable!

[@thehowlingterror]

SoundasApound sir.

[@jimpage601]

I enjoy hearing you play these repaired instruments. THANKS!

[@MikeGervasi]

I just came back to this as I am going through my acoustics and my Seagull 12 has a bit of bridge lift. I'll loosen the strings and put weight on it for 24 first.

[@mysterybob]

I have (I think) the same model of Guild 12 string and it also has a lifting bridge. Particularly annoying since it has always been tuned down to C, so has never really experienced full tension.

[@rockstopsthetraffic]

Call it the Burlington canal, because we lifting bridges in Hamilton.

[@jimmythecricket25]

Talk about a heartbreaking ending, I was ready for another. 😆

[@guitarman4899]

In the 60s Gibson recommended each of their 12 strings be tuned to Eb.

[@kennogawa6638]

I really like the sound of the Gibson.

[@ronwheeler1400]

Loved the tone and tamber

[@robertshorthill6836]

Yeah Ted, I paid $250 for my '64 J-50 w/ a cheap case. After a couple years, before I was shipped to Okinawa, I got a hard shell case, which cost 65 bucks, if I remember. All a lot of money in those days -- money was worth more, huh? Bob

[@caseyk6625]

Adjust for inflation and that $265 in 1967 would be just over $2,000 today.

[@jthonn]

The amount of work you put in straightening the bridge on that 12 string, I would have made another bridge or bought one, but that's me. Being bent to start with, even though you straightened it, it could go back. Nice job though, you do enough of them that you know what you are doing, I am in no means knocking you, just my opinion.

[@twoodfrd]

How much do you charge people to make a bridge?

[@jthonn]

@@twoodfrd I see what you mean I guess, It just seemed that you had a lot of time in the straightening of the old one. Ted you know more about guitars than I ever will, just I look into the future too much I guess. I feel that the same thing is going to happen again. I have seen you make beautiful bridges, but if it is not in the budget, maybe keep a couple of standard bridges in stock, as many as you do. I like your channel and you are one of the best that I have seen with your repairs. You know your history and have a calm soothing voice. Kudos and keep on rockin'

[@jrpipik]

I love your channel. It would be nice to see both hands when you play.

[@twoodfrd]

You might steal my technique and use it to become a wealthy superstar.

[@jrpipik]

@@twoodfrd That sounds pretty good! Now I really want to see both your hands when you play.

[@archloy]

Thanks ! You too ! :D

[@stealingtomorrowband]

Wish you would post some videos working on some basses!!!! Great content as always... Like everyone else i watch no matter what you post!!!! Woodford bridge builder!!

[@chikoavena3407]

I use D standard in my 12. It sounds awesome