Strats 'n' Cracks

[@anthonynonya]

As he's playing notes on the middle strings to check for buzz I said to myself "a little bit" right before he says "a little bit" and I've never been more proud of myself.....

[@LAZARCAR98]

Nice :D My guitar buzzes kinda like that when unplugged, but when plugged in and with a bit of gain its not noticeable anymore, so I expected him to not be concerned

[@michaelpacinus242]

Let me just say the n word

[@dmajor77]

Hey Ted; My daughter's Taylor 810 has just arrived back to me in the Chippewa and I have to express my gratitude for your expert work, thoughtfulness and eloquence. You did warn me that the crack would be visible after the repair and the results would easily pass anyone's close scrutiny. I do hope that this repair can also be a stepping stone to repair the fissure that has developed between my daughter and I. My kudos and thanks Ted.

[@michaelpacinus242]

You again!

[@Adam-wl8wn]

I never thought I'd be someone who waited all week for a KZbin video, but here we are! I suppose it replaces waiting all week for serialised TV shows which doesn't really exist anymore now we all stream TV.

[@planespeaking]

That crack just looks like a dark grain mark, nice repair.

[@0r1x]

Best guitar channel on KZbin. Thanks for your time and effort!

[@michaelpacinus242]

Have you found any other channels

[@alandust2188]

You sir are a great teacher and and a top notch craftsman....thanks!

[@gregb91401]

Anyone else push thumbs up before even watching?

[@mikecurtin9831]

Yep.

[@rosh2026]

Man your videos are literally helping me through depression and hopelessness thanks 🙏

[@chalkboardjamtracks]

I watch these videos not so much to learn how to do it myself (I know my limitations) but for what is possible and practical for a pro to fix as my guitars get older and "worn in" starts to become "worn-out"... But it is so satisfying to watch.

[@Ukedc259]

Oh yes. Saturday is complete.

[@gauthiermatt1]

I was thinking the same thing 😆

[@BenPortmanlewes]

Try cold wat motors for more Canadian classic car fixing and banter with possible beers drunk.....now I have 2 of the very best to watch with a late beer on Saturday

[@luiscuixara4622]

@@BenPortmanlewes Beer! I knew I was forgetting something! I'll be right back . . .

[@Mark-ee8be]

Agreed

[@conlangknow8787]

how did you know it’s saturday

[@picksalot1]

Nice repair on the top with the spline. Good tip about scoring around the frets before pulling them out so the tines don't tear up the fretboard.

[@fredzep01]

I have only just started my journey with the strat, and this is the best set up video I have found, thanks Ted...

[@donald-parker]

When setting up a trem I use a block to hold the trem in the desired final resting position. Depending on the trem, the block could be on the underside or the top. Tighten the trem claw springs to the point where the bridge is firmly resting on the block. Tune the strings to pitch. Then, very gradually, loosen the trem claw springs evenly on both sides until the block is just loose enough to remove. Strings in tune, bridge in proper place, no hassles with iterating back and forth between tuning and trem claw. Works for Floyds and Strats. Side benefit - no fear to remove all strings when changing strings, so you can do a good neck clean (much better than changing one string at a time).

[@jerrytee2688]

Yeah, I have a tapered block that I use, set it between the body & inertia block so that the bridge-plate is @ desired height, tune to pitch then tighten "claw-screws" until the block just starts to fall out.

[@fufc1231]

I got a 3d printer recently I just made a custom template that locks it shut while i work

[@kriyaban100]

Yes, I watched Uryi Shishkov demo video with this technique!) Thx

[@michaelpacinus242]

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[@JohnSmith-gu6ii]

I absolutely love your illustrations of what you're doing, they're extremely informative & very comprehensive. thank you for all that you do.

[@waybackplayback1347]

That might be the best video you ever did. Definitely the best Strat setup video I've ever seen!

[@Ryanwinegardner]

Boeshield T-9 is really good stuff. It tends to not pick up dirt and dust, and is an excellent corrosion preventer. I have used it for years on CNC machines.

[@TheBigBigBlues]

Your videos are just so enjoyable, relaxing and satisfying to watch. Thank you for making them and bringing us into your workshop.

[@l.malcolmcase337]

Love your work brother…. One of the best! Keep up the great work…. Tons of love from the U.S.A.

[@darrell3368]

Great Job Sr. And learning a lot thanks for sharing may God bless you

[@davidschaub3423]

Love that red and black combination. I’m really enjoy your videos. I love guitars and having the privilege to watch a master craftsmen at work as a master luthier is a lesson in perfection.

[@stevecroft5068]

Another informative, and enjoyable video Ted. First thing I look for, when I wake up on a Sunday Morning. Excellent work as always👌

[@courier11sec]

The timing of this is absolutely perfect. I have two acoustics (one steel string, one nylon string) from a customer who moved down here to the desert a couple of years ago from northern Oregon and keeps them on stands. Both are very dried out with the steel string being far worse and it has developed some cracks as well as both Becks developing back bows. It took me a bit to realize they are severely dehydrated. Been trying to slowly rehab them in their cases, but I may try the plastic bag trick you mentioned. I always appreciate your videos and your helpful knowledge, friend. Thanks so much.

[@stevennewit5729]

I couldn't see the cracks at all once done. Magic!

[@JohnKorvell]

Hearing you on the Strat with the whammy bar and I said "Is that Jeff Beck???". ;-)

[@steaveg]

I’ve been a strat player for decades and somehow never thought about this. Also, amazing work on the soundboards. Really great episode!

[@jerrytee2688]

Filling that crack in with the insert is "pure craftsmanship" as usual.👍

[@jefffleming2343]

I’ve started working on guitars some in last few years. I have learned so much from these videos. A good retirement hobby in a year or two. Thanks so much

[@zapa1pnt]

Just remember, hobbies are expensive and this one is No different. (don't ask)

[@pedrogomes9667]

Love your explanation on everything you do! Keep doing these videos, they're awesome, thank you! Already shared with friends of mine, greetings from Brasil!

[@sbrown1953]

It is such a privilege to watch and learn from your videos!

[@TheRumbles13]

Thank you for the upload. Your presence is calming.

[@denisaac4450]

I love your videos. You are a master luthier indeed! And an excellent teacher as well. Hats off my friend.

[@michaelpacinus242]

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[@nasticanasta]

The way you said not to adjust spring tension and tuning is exactly the way I do it, and I had never taken a long time to do, no longer than your method, I’ve been doing it for so long it’s like 2nd nature

[@michaelmace924]

It's so funny to me. You say, I've done quite a few refretting videos recently, so no need to explain everything, but end up telling us the step by step anyways. I love your work ethic. Even though the guitar isn't in for a refret or something else you've noticed it needed after getting into it you just can't not address it. Your work ethic & pride in your work is top notch.

[@Roh8n]

Gonna have to check those new Strat-O-Caster guitars out, very unique and futuristic design, crazy stuff 😱

[@joeschmoe6720]

I watch these for the opening one liners. The craftsmanship is cool too.

[@TheVectorious]

So awesome. Definitely learned something new today.

[@btlmania64]

I use a framing gun and latex caulk to fix my cracked tops. I have to admit yours look so much better ! Beautiful work !!!!!!

[@knedy]

I got a Taylor that had identical cracks to that. Left it out of the case over Christmas break, came back after a week of -30 degrees and let's just say you only make that mistake once.

[@patriottothecore6215]

I had a less than 1 year old 414 which cracked close to the bridge. It had only been out of the case for playing

[@user-ty6do8yz4l]

@@patriottothecore6215 I'm not happy with the Taylor stories I've heard, or experienced. I was at a Lutherier's place about 15 years ago, he had just gotten a NEW $5k Taylor, and the hardware was falling off!! My Mexican Taylor won't stay in tune at all, but I think that's because I moved to Pennsylvania, where evidently, nothing stays in tune...

[@that_thing_I_do]

Interesting because Taylors are so high end and recent yet Mr Ted seems to do enough repairs to them

[@user-ty6do8yz4l]

@@that_thing_I_do I'm suspicious that they've gone way down hill. Reminds me of Breyers Ice Cream being destroyed by Unilever buying it, then ruining it. Most expensive guitars are good, regardless of brand.

[@that_thing_I_do]

@@user-ty6do8yz4l But did you move to Erie PA...home of the Wonders?...their guitars always stayed in tune.

[@chrisfarrugia5397]

Love your work !!

[@geamax1]

Thats one dirty strat

[@williamberndt2997]

Boeshield works the treat on open pore aluminum castings too

[@Rotary_Phone]

That strat had that nice "Candy Cola" finish Fender was using several years ago...Nice!

[@nineislandshuffle6599]

At 5:43 you talk about the bridge height. This is something I've always overlooked. I've since looked at my strats and made adjustments. Thank You!

[@that_thing_I_do]

Holy moly, my mother would have made me clean my guitar before I hand it over to anybody

[@lyndamcardle4123]

Same with selling cars ....always wash and vacuum my soon to be departed cars before exchanging !

[@alansturgess1324]

Yes. I noticed that.. I usually play using my thumb instead of a pick and so that haze of skin particles is something I always try to remove before putting guitars back in cases. On black pickguards it looks real messy.

[@TheRumbles13]

That paper technique for setting trem springs is great thank you

[@jetphone1974]

Great stuff to watch and absorb. Thanks.

[@lauramildon-clews7850]

You are such a perfectionist,that is why i watch your clips,Laurajane

[@hankgesmag9650]

As always, Ted. Very nice work!

[@GahMehGrrrr]

Beautiful job on the yammy, sir!

[@NewkahNetwerk]

You're great dude.

[@izzynutz2000]

Awesome work sir... You are a true Craftsman

[@michaelinglis8516]

Perfect timing!

[@arnoldmmbb]

As always awesome content thank you very much

[@alexchernikov6276]

Oh what a joy it is to own an acoustic.

[@jackpasternak7586]

i love this channel

[@marcuscarrozza732]

Exceptional work, Awesome!

[@drummerhammar]

Great job!

[@petedazer3381]

I’ve got a bunch of fender strats and one G&L Legacy USA made in 1996, which also has a two point fulcrum. On that guitar, you can’t bottom out the pivots to get a “on the body” bridge, you have no choice but to set it up to float, and even then, the two springs need to be relaxed to even get it to move, which causes the rear of the bridge to ride high. You simply have to adjust the geometry of the neck angle to saddle height to gain great action and correct intonation. It’s a better trem than the Fender, it just takes a few extra minutes to get set up! Great video Ted!

[@68able2]

oh man, that strat sounds really nice

[@peachmelba1000]

Sweet sounding Strat

[@robertstanley3253]

Great work!

[@TheRumbles13]

Always found the open style Mexican strat bridges seemed to resonate really well

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

The intro music is SO perfect👍👍👍👏👏👏👏🤣

[@stevespeak1007]

Excellent job 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@hni7458]

I think he should be more proud of his soundboard-crack work. Nothing is more destressing than when your love one cracks - and it happens so often however careful one is. These repairs seems lovely; one doesn't love one's granny less after her open-heart surgery, resonably more.

[@f1s2hg3]

Great show it all makes sense now!

[@jp2246]

The Yamaha turned out great IMO, if I owned that guitar I would be super happy with the results!

[@nickdryad]

My Brian May Wilkinson wave has all the same issues. Now I know how to sort it out. Thanks, Gang Leader.

[@EddieVanAidan]

Learning to set up a Strat trem system is one of the easiest things to learn yourself, literally 10-15 mins

[@tornadofire1454]

Nice vid! Keep it up

[@ileutur6863]

Nothing like a luthier daddy video to ease a man to sleep after a long day of tracking drums. Oh and that red finish is gorgeous, almost makes me want to lick the guitar

[@kurdemati7655]

forbidden hard candy

[@zapa1pnt]

@@kurdemati7655 Hey, I remember her! 🤣🤣🙄🙄

[@BobCliffe]

Lovely job mate 👍🏻👍🏻

[@texasviking1]

I’ve never cared for any of the tremolo systems out there. But I know a lot of other people do, they really are a pain in the ass. I do however love the green way a Strat sounds and have wanted a hard tail for quite some time.

[@brucemillar3015]

Nice job.

[@ianrose5505]

Superb info thanks again

[@contrabandjoe7974]

Nice work as usual

[@13amplifiers]

A lot of gunk between the Strat's pickups!

[@B1B904]

Love your videos find them very relaxing but I had to laugh when you said Yam- (pronounce like the tuber) aha.... I've always heard Yah- maha... Anyway I love to watch the methods and techniques and I've learned a lot that I can use on my own instruments.. thank you

[@monday6524]

Craftsmanship to strive for!

[@frankcoffey]

Doin’ crack and playin’ strat😂

[@shadowstorm1928]

That's a Texas flood type stratocastor with the two single neck/ middle pickups and the dual humbucker bridge. My favorite strat configuration. :)p.s. rear cover plates are optional equipment in my book :)

[@NoCantsAllowed]

From here, fantastic looking results, if you ask me.

[@colindowell6427]

Nice work Ted.

[@rayclark9643]

That big crack on the Yamaha was pretty much invisible...don't see how it could have been repaired any better Ted:)

[@PeterWasted]

It's not unusual to set up Strat tremolos to allow some amount of string bending before the baseplate lifts. Clearly this one was very tight. When I set up my own, I tune the D string up to E and the G to G# which is more than enough.

[@georgefrench1907]

Nice work.

[@Charlie6969]

I'm glad to see that people are still doing proper repair work. Much better than just buying new guitars. Oh, it's "Vibrato", not "tremolo". Tremolo is an increase and decrease in volume, Vibrato is increase and decrease in pitch ;) Nice work.

[@guitarprepnplus1]

Tell that to fender.

[@PeterLindelauf]

When you've got guitars worth thousands of dollars, a humidifier is a pretty cheap investment. I like having my own guitars where I can see them and easily grab one. Wall hangers. A Boneco humidifier keeps my music room at RH of 50% year round. (Middle of the 45-55 range Taylor recommends.) Recommend the Boneco because it boils water for steam vapor. Other types of humidifier are a prescription for bacterial biofilm buildup. As well, a guitar at the proper moisture level sounds at its best to my ears.

[@ronwhited1224]

That's the truth. I don't have a room humidifier so all my guitars stay in their cases until I want to play them. I've been using the soap dish method for over 40 years and have never had a crack in one of my guitars. As you say, when you have an acoustic worth thousands there is no way I'm going to be careless with it!

[@TheCompyshop]

@@ronwhited1224 What's the dish soap method?

[@mikecurtin9831]

Thanks much for useful, clearly explained information, as always. Several useful tips this time. Thumbs up to crush a troll.

[@randyheath8566]

You my Friend are AWESOME

[@megwatts1903]

Hi, Ted. If you ever get a true floating, non-floyd style bridge in there to set up, I would love a video about that. I've got a G&L Legacy (Strat) and I've been tearing my hair out for years trying to get it set up comfortably. The proof if this is the fact that I am completely bald. It also has the tilt-neck widget on the 3-screw neck joint which throws another factor into the mix. So, if ever...

[@tomfitzsimmons6535]

The last guitar produced that Leo himself designed. I've got a '93 Legacy. It can do just about anything. I am not worthy of it. Never had any problems with the trem but perhaps you know more about these things. I rarely use it.

[@patrickniedermeyer2112]

Cracks in solid-top Yamaha's attrack me like a kid to candy. Stabilize them and they usually sound great. Sounds like that one's got good mojo.

[@fernandoalbuquerque1128]

Now my saturday is perfect

[@joncaradies3155]

Greetings ! I really enjoy watching a fine craftsman at work . So satisfying and you just learn all kinds of tricks and methods .... Thanks for taking the time to make these videos ..... I have a totally off topic question for Ya ...... A few months ago I did a warmoth tele build and it came out great . The only thing is I chose walnut for the body . Sounds great and everything but it's super heavy . I don't mind the heft but I was wondering if it might be bad for the neck to hang it on the wall ...... Thinking that all that weight might stress the neck in some way .... Any thoughts ? Thanks and keep up the great work .... :D

[@jipes]

The big crack almost disappear very neat

[@goodun2974]

At 10:27, Boe-Shield! I haven't seen that stuff since the late 1980's when I was a marine navigation-equipment installer. Great stuff!

[@zapa1pnt]

Any bicycle shop.

[@goodun2974]

@@zapa1pnt , Interesting. We used to use this to spray electrical connectors on boats in order to seal around them and prevent moist air from corroding the connections. My brother had a small boat which I rewired with individual fuses for the lighting, radio and so in, and a barrier terminal strip in a plastic project box as a sort of bus bar for the power distribution, and I sprayed it with Boe-shield when I was done. His son tied it up incorrectly at the dock and the boat got flooded with water, but the wiring survived and worked fine after drying out, and lasted for years afterwards without corroding. (It was fresh water: salt water might have not been so kind to the wiring)..

[@stringsalive20]

Thanks, Ted!

[@nasticanasta]

I taught myself how to set up trems when I started learning to play, I can confidently say there isn’t a trem I can’t setup or fix, even the dreaded Westone “Bendmaster”

[@dwebster50]

I am not a fan of Taylor guitars and glad to see u run out of time and hence I would of been bored watching a Robert Taylor guitar being attended to . Lol so much going on here. I am always been impressed how well you carefully work on a customers guitar. So much knowledge you have and it counts for continued successes . Cheers Alberta Dave 🇨🇦😊🇨🇦

[@matthevenneker5545]

Nice