40's Gibson Flattops part 2

[@tomw7334]

Sunday evenings (in the UK) are Ted Time.

[@volkerlohweg310]

Same in Germany 😅

[@stephennnnnnnnnnnn]

I usually save it to watch with lunch on Monday.

[@bubuguaiguai]

Same in Serbia

[@ringsystemmusic]

Same in Eastern America

[@BT54-40]

Can you imagine this man as a woodwork teacher, the kids wouldn't be allowed to touch a hand tool until they had been in his class for five years 😂 .

[@mango8918]

I'm not a guitarist and don't know how I got to your page, but I find your work immensely entertaining. The analysis and craftsmanship that you exhibit is absolutely amazing. What amazes me is the crudeness of the inside of the guitar body. I would have imagined that everything would be as precise and "clean" as the outside. The other thing that I find very interesting is that (to an untrained eye) the surface of the guitar looks worn, beat up and almost ready for the trash heap. What was a relatively inexpensive guitar is worthy of a costly restoration. I can assure you that I am a true fan of your skillful work and have a lot of time that I will be spending looking at your other videos.

[@steveblease]

Always give a thumbs up before watching, never disappointed.

[@pitchforkcustom]

‘authenticity was abandoned, you know, long ago’ 😂 excellent and true ❤

[@briansavage932]

I LOVE this multi part series format every once in a while. It's really cool to see a deep dove on the repair and restoration process.

[@thebreakfastmenu]

You've inspired me to start keeping records of my guitar mods. I knew I bought a Trapper Keeper at the age of 31 for a reason... Thanks, Ted.

[@ringsystemmusic]

Man I was homeschooled so I never had one. I should buy one after I fill up my current music notebook.

[@frankwebster9110]

Another guitar repair/build channel called Driftwood guitars quickly referenced Ted about using the foam cutters for neck resets. Did not give him a proper shout out imo but, almost everybody in the comments did! More comments about Ted than anything else. Pretty cool.

[@kilosierraalpha]

5:38 "One generation removed from the time..." Oh Ted, there are still people (savages) TODAY who cut the fretboard at the 14/15th fret. And these people also use steam kettles to fill the guitars with water as they remove necks. Some of these people also post videos on KZbin and are proud of their savagery. Anyway, THANK YOU for a an amazing exposition of how things are done by masters of their craft!

[@stimpsonjcat67]

What a wonderful and detailed description of an ancient problem. Please don't ever stop taking the time to explain all this stuff. As a maker of other stuff I love this kind of content!

[@bertpeijmen6960]

Best lesson ever, I´m saving it for future reference. That neck removal really gave me the heebie-jeebies, I was at the edge of my seat. Thanks a lot Ted, I´m learning so much from your video´s.

[@S.Lang7]

Finally! I knew this day would come. I have one thing common with Ted! I also glued the broken coffee mug handle before! Also successfully.

[@timothycormier3494]

Holy cow! That was the fastest 30 minutes ever. Thank you for the free education Ted!

[@jeremywilliams703]

A delight to listen to. Thank you. Hope your health is improving. ✌️❤️🙏🇦🇺

[@robertnewell5057]

A masterclass and history lesson all in one!

[@chrispfeifer7628]

Better than a weekly therapy visit. Replaced with a luthier/therapist/philosopher. Best subscription to a channel. But I still don't understand why these are so comforting? Peace ✌️

[@michaelinglis567]

Lol, I love how I can go from picking up serious and wonderful tips to laughing at a perfectly timed cheese joke in a matter of seconds while watching these videos.

[@andrewturnbull5897]

Marvellous woodwork and such abundant knowledge! You are the man! Stewart-MacDonald should just send you stuff! Dan Erlewine is probably totally proud of the work you do!

[@T-goet]

Me and my lawsuit era Jumbo Takamine watch you every weekend🤓 you’ve brought us even closer Ted❤

[@Intrinsic.Recording]

"Authenticity was abandoned long ago" Love it. Can't ever get too precious about guitars man. They're tools for making music. Getting work done. Still a great guitar, and it's going to be 110% better than when it came in. Nice work, as always. Thanks for passing on your knowledge!

[@corporalrich]

Loved the teaching tool fretboard piece. Made it so easy to see what you were talking about. You are a master. Every guitar mod I do goes in the case or in the control cavity. With the date.

[@williamjohnson1264]

Always enjoy your videos,it appeals to the do-it-your-selfer guitarist in me and the woodworking fan, plus the auto mechanic,that I am. Appreciate your patience and skill. Thanks! 👍👍👍👍.

[@J.C...]

Been waiting to see this all week! Thank you, Ted! 😁👌

[@k4vms]

A few months I was working on an acoustic guitar and had trouble removing the bridge pins. I tried and tried to the point where I uses a small pair of nippers and still no luck. My finally attempt was to try to use pliers to free all the bridge pins. Well, first on broke off, then another, and so on and so on. Turns out the customer had glued all the bridge pins so they would not come loose. Amazing !!! Ricky from IBM, now Guitar Tech in Englewood, FL

[@kevisp77]

Aren't customers always right!? That's actually hilarious!!

[@k4vms]

@@kevisp77 yep, I wound up having to drill out all 6 of what was left in the bridge ping holes.

[@stephenpenor9957]

@twoodfrd you do such amazing work! So fun watching you fix these vintage music makers. Love how you speak very detailed about what you're doing. Just a pleasure to watch these videos. - Stephen Penor

[@KBorham]

This episode has soooo much repair instruction, Ikve watched it twice now. I’m off to be a bid boy now and make a neck removal jig….

[@southerndandy4910]

A wonderful Sunday treat.

[@TheGeniuschrist]

The only luthier channel worth living for.

[@roberthudson4822]

I've found sailing offshore beyond the Continental Shelf of North Carolina, US, and immersing the guitar in salt water at a depth of >500' for 48 hrs helps with cracks and intonation. Frets, on the other hand...

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Olde & Chippie were a wonderful acoustic vaudeville duo.

[@retalt]

I love these videos mate. They are always so educational, and fun. This is without doubt, my favourite KZbin channel.

[@GT-yw8ue]

The first hole repair I did on an acoustic top was a similar size to one of those knob holes. At the time I didn’t know about applying a fluid to raise the fresh wood, sand and let dry before applying nitro. Took weeks to get it level with the surrounding nitro. This brought back painful memories lol

[@michaelmerritt1722]

Great work, as always! Thanks for the video!

[@donaldfisher8556]

Thank you Ted. You had some great camera shots for us. Looking forward to the next installment.

[@zephal]

A mixture of shellac and very fine pumice can be used as translucent filler for those divots near where the pots were.

[@edadpops1709]

The foam heat cutter is such a great tool hack. Props to Ian and props to you Ted😊

[@jipes]

Lots of work on those nice guitars Always great to see you operate and ressucitate the instruments in the best playable condition

[@fongy200]

It 's fantastic watching you work Ted. I have watched your channel forever. It's homely, wholesome viewing and a treat to watch. The knowledge you have shared is valuable to many of us. Thank you from us all.

[@tagzedawg]

Homely?

[@planespeaking]

You're right on jigs, it's a judgement call whether making one is worth it, and you have the time. Often it's not, unless you have materials and time spare.

[@GreeneAlien]

Very professional, these are extreme repairs

[@myeyesarewaiting]

This is like guitar archaeology!

[@andywildsnake7714]

Thanks for awesome videos! (There is some white noise on left channel of audio of latest videos)

[@guitar1-qj8jg]

Really cool watching a master in action. Thanks for sharing your work with us. I totally agree with you on the jigs. I work in a cabinet shop and know from experience that you either buy your jigs from someone who has developed a jig for a process, or you develop your own jig for your process. We build lots of jigs for custom hardware pockets and custom clamping procedures. I have access to a CNC machine so I have the ability to build my own jigs for anything, but even then it is sometimes cheaper and easier to buy them from someone like Stewmac. Otherwise you have to invest the time and thought into designing something that may need upgrades, modifications etc... I'm gonna build my own neck removal jig but I'm still debating weather I wanna build my own saddle slot cutting jig or just get the Stewmac one.

[@walterw2]

plus ted has made (or at least implied) the point more than once that if we the viewer can't figure out our own jig from seeing him use one then we probably have no business using it in the first place

[@poeboyjackson]

Thank you Ted. I'm enrolled in the Twoodford School of Luthiery, and attend class every week.

[@dooleyfussle8634]

Harmony Sovereign's are pretty straight forward to use as a practice neck reset. They seem to need them often. In fact, I'm getting ready to do one (for the third time!) on one I rebraced a while ago.

[@myopicautisticmetal9035]

When my dad died he had two Harmony's, one he had removed the neck and back and installed a truss rod and X bracing in and a second being almost identical to the other, he never fixed the second one and asked me to do it after he's gone, needless to say I am not as skilled as Dad was so it sits 16 years later still with the bow in the steel reinforced neck and ladder braces. I wish I had your skills and confidence.

[@dooleyfussle8634]

Go for it!

[@johnnynaug]

My weekly recapitation, thanks Ted.

[@GIBKEL]

Now that is something they’ve I’ve never heard talk about in polite company! That is an epic repair. What were they thinking?...!

[@curranjoey]

Cheers Ted, thanks for sharing.

[@dalgguitars]

Thanks for the video.

[@BuffaloC305]

Thanks for these videos.

[@waybackplayback1347]

The only subscription that I get excited about. I love this.

[@LP5369GT]

For real. The Game of Thrones of guitar YT.

[@waybackplayback1347]

@@LP5369GT Even better.

[@mr.mrs.witowski29]

Been waiting for part 2 with baited breath! Thanks, Ted.

[@thehowlingterror]

Love the ethics of this geezer.

[@joshuab5186]

Thank you for your content. I appreciate you and the work you do.

[@dougstrong1750]

Cool to see Chris Alvarado (Driftwood Guitars) give you a shoutout in a video. He saw you using the foam cutters for a neck reset, and decided to try them on a 1941 Martin. He was truly impressed!

[@the_nondrive_side]

26:03 those are identical to what came on my 90's peavey raptor. lol

[@beytone]

Love the video as always, can’t wait for the next instalment!!

[@mercse]

I found that re-humidifying a guitar by putting it in a large plastic bag with a sponge filled with water and hanging it for 10 days can do amazing things for the guitar. Cracks come back together, necks straighten and a host of issues just seem to disappear. This makes fixing the issues a lot easier.

[@WW-1995]

Never heard about this before

[@mercse]

@@WW-1995 works like a charm.

[@TroubadourJuggernaut]

looked forward to part 2 and it didn't disappoint !! part 3 will continue to amaze

[@charlesheidkamp9766]

Awsome content ,never seen odd bracing before,although i've delt with clasical profile's before,i've never seen cupped frett's before, and the guitar with a rash,well,i'd say it gets damp then real dry causing thefinish to flake, Great to hear you while i work,lol

[@davidradke5170]

Always a pleasure, thanks for posting

[@haysfordays]

Maintenance History Book! Man, an idea that's 70 years late?? Brilliant! Would be so cool.

[@joesantamaria5874]

So enjoyable. Thank you.

[@rob_in_stowmarket_uk]

Blimey, Ted. You do just great video! Keep it up.

[@VicAmor1944]

Greetings from Honolulu. You might want to look into getting some Kapton Tape, to add to your box of tools, so to speak. It's used in electronics, it is a heat resistant tape that you could place over pearloid or mother of pearl or whatever you need to apply heat to, so you can protect what you don't want to get heated and burned. You can get different widths and lengths from eBay or Amazon, et cetera. Thank you for you videos, very informative.

[@terryeaster1]

Beautiful work my friend

[@chickenlickin3820]

A job well done Ted

[@walterkersting9922]

I’d like to see a video on how this guy sharpens his chisels and other tools.

[@andrewwolfe2071]

I like the editing and ongoing work with the rejection of repetitive work. If someone wants to see the nitty gritty, they can search your earlier work. Thank you and, as always, nice work!

[@langezeit6926]

i got a nylon from a friend who has stored it for too long near a heat source...its got the same exact issue with the drop in the middle of the fingerboard. thanks for explaining this phenomenon and discussing possible cures

[@danielktdoranie]

Great work!

[@kevinhill1848]

Ooh I feel so much better now I've had my Ted fix. Thanks for posting. Keep safe 👍

[@lrblouie]

Brilliant as always!

[@1950s_Guitar]

The Gibson round shoulder flatops with small pickguard had scalloped bracing up thru end 1954. So that scalloping is original, other than that added brace.

[@shawnlennon1947]

"we must hold ourselves to a higher standard." 😂 Gibson jab.

[@limpindug]

Enjoyed the show thanks for taking the time and sharing, I appreciate it. These are real squeaky bum watches as the pressure goes on the squeaker it gets. 😂😂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍👍👍👍🥃Respect to you mate.

[@VinylOcelot]

25:05 "Notice the cheese pull" .. Tasty 😂

[@pauljenkins4987]

Flesh cutting saw, LOL. The German power tool and woodworking machinery manufacturer "Elu" got their start making butchery machinery, so I guess that's a factually accurate description. Always enjoy your dry humour.

[@seanj3667]

00:02 I know that tone. I had JUST asked a friend how her day was going in much the same way, after failing to repair my snowblower.

[@Sammywhat]

Hey Ted! Chris over at Driftwood Guitars gave you a shout out for your use of the foam cutters! It was nice to hear him mention you. Of course, the way he handled that 1940s Martin neck reset, made me quite nervous compared to your mad skills! Like comparing Michaelangelo with Bob the Builder. *No offence Chris - your guitars are stunning! However, I would much rather have Ted do the reset though. I always liked the way Ted brushes the neck heel after each sandpaper pull. I cringed and winced a number of times watching Chris in his efforts! 😂

[@petersage5157]

Regarding broken coffee cups, my father worked at Corning Glass Works when they introduced their Centura line of laminated ceramic tableware and was involved in the test of their claim that they were unbreakable. The results were somewhat less spectacular than Elon's test of the definitely-not-Truckla's "unbreakable" windows, with only a chip breaking out of the handle of the cup. This cup is his Number One Dime, and he still drinks coffee from it. I love the idea of a Guitar Fox similar to the one we have for used cars.

[@jjgriffin100]

With such fundamental differences in wood density, there must be a relatively inexpensive sonar device that could be used to give a clear and exact image of the underlying construction of a guitar around the heel joint.

[@hydroxacte]

I wonder, re the plugs (29:00 forward) would you ever take a brown marker and just draw in the grain lines across them, before stain? Looks doable...

[@shaofu424]

this channel is fascinating like "this old house" but with guitars kudos \m/

[@Aeidotronics]

Just got my foam cutters last week.

[@rodparker4514]

More please young man !

[@archloy]

Nice video, as always :)

[@bobbob3464]

I'm a big fan , it is a life dream to fix guitars .

[@rickbaker4571]

The difference between "my guitar" "his guitar" and "your guitar". You only get to make decisions on YOUR guitar. #authenticityisoverrated

[@KarlKarsnark]

More amazing work! Sorry to hear it's so cold up North. Maybe, one of the new Gibson $300 "Toan Sweaters" and/or $180 "Toan Hoodies" would help to keep you warm. LOL! Kind of amazing and disheartening to see how shady they've been for so long. Cheers from FL, USA.

[@ianrose5505]

Thank you

[@MouldyGuitars]

Aahh 6V for probes. Wish I'd known that yesterday for my first go lol.. I worked back to 6v after seeing smoke. But neck came off ok in the end

[@walterhambrick8705]

Thanks for sharing.

[@xdoctorblindx]

Hope you're feeling better!

[@Big.E]

Great video thank you 👍

[@JonDeth]

*lol* I have actually glued them back together successfully, *but not that old!* My day was not good until I changed plans for the rest of it and canceled what I started. That determination to get things done everyday sometimes needs to be assigned to a project other than the one planned and desired.

[@nerfnerfification]

Instead of a palette kinife under the fingerboard extension could you use a multi tool instead? - the vibrating ones with the very thin blade they have for loosening lino??

[@dingdang3845]

Thank you!

[@elbowache]

Interesting to see a neck re-reset. That heel extension had no wedge under it. My reset '79 Guild does. I wonder about the time (which might be soon) that the resets and being reset. Especially Guild and Gibsons with their shallow, rounded heel profile- where ever bit removed in paper pulls reveals more bare wood. Also, Ive seen you use the scary purple elixir to oxydize spruce patches before. To much hassle?