Anyone who tells you they don't want a "talk heavy" video is a liar. We all tune in to listen to you just as much as we do to watch you work. If people want ASMR guitar repair with no talking, TH-cam has hundreds of options. We appreciate the stories, the background info, the explanations of why and how, and your wonderfully dry humor. Thank you for all these years of quality edutainment.
Huge fan ! I have learned more from your wisdom than you know . Thanks for taking the time to share your story and talent with the world. I wish you much success and ability to enjoy your life with out the stress of filming every second of your journey Peace Jerry
"I film neck resets maybe a dozen times a year...in some cases even where things go wrong..." Which is just one more reason this channel is such a valuable resource.
One of the main reasons I watch your videos is that you discuss techniques along with humor that only people truly interested in luthier stuff would understand. Thank you for what you do.
Ted, we know how much extra work these videos represent and their contribution to the daily grind, to say nothing of the extra stress imposed by what I am certain is your sense of commitment to the thousands of us who look forward to a new posting from you like a visit with an old friend. Thank you for your craftsmanship, your perspective and your willingness to share with us.
I have a dislike for drawers, toolboxes and toolbags that are black or another dark color on the inside ---- makes it hard for my old eyes to find anything.
I tend to like the idea of disassembling and re-assembling the body/neck joint. We do that in cars and other restorative situations. It requires deep knowledge, training and experience. Thank you for sharing yours, Ted.
Watch some of Chris Birdsong's Junkerup channel... He does Dodge Chargers and in some cases he's working with what amounts to a roof and fenders and rebuilds the floor and structural panels... Fascinating stuff!! I love watching these kinds of videos while I tinker in the shop.
I have a boutique classical guitar which needed a reset. The highly regarded tech in my area was really concerned about resetting this neck because classical guitar necks can be mounted differently than steel string guitars and worried he could damage the guitar if used the wrong procedure and the amount of hours to fix it could drastically increase the time required to do the guitar justice. He was estimating about $1200 if he guessed the wrong neck mounting method. Also this guitar doesn’t have an adjustable truss rod and there was a bow in the neck. I showed him the Australian video and he was willing to give it a try with no guarantees and he modified the process somewhat from what the video showed. It took 3 months of steam/ jig time to work, but his labor was only $175. He has a big shop so he had room for it to sit for months. It’s been 2 years and so far so good. The guitar is unique for a classical guitar in that the builder used birdseye maple for back sides and neck with an ebony fingerboard. Love the tone and projection I get from this guitar and if it start to go back to the old memory in the future 3 months and $175 works for me.
I’m convinced this is just The Roman from regular car reviews moonlighting at a luthier. Same voice, same level of amazing information delivery, same humor.
It's so cool to hear Adam is a friend of the channel, i really enjoy watching Tested... and as far as my Norlin era J-40, it has already had a neck reset and a crack beside the pickguard repaired. but man does it play and sound great. i find myself reaching for it nearly as much as my 2013 D-28 Shade Top...Cheers
Have a 76 j45 that was my grandfathers that sat under a bed for several years. It was repaired up in Nashville and sound better than any other guitar I’ve ever played. 5k+ d28s and SJs don’t come close. I hear people say all Norlin guitars are crap but that couldn’t be more wrong.
8:20 the high saddle will split the bridge. I had a '64 D-18 that had a bad reset with that problem....too high saddle, pasted down the fretboard extension, split bridge. Martin warranty guy in Maine took care of it all...lovely. Working on wooden yachts, the boss said, "Do it right so you don't have to do it over."
Another great video. When I do resets on inexpensive guitars, I cut the board at the 12th fret(on 14-fret guitars). I've been doing this for many years. It seems logical not to cut at the 14th fret so I don't regard it as a lightbulb moment. I like this method when the guitar has binding. I remove the binding if feasible. The replaced or new binding hides the repair. Yours is my go-to channel. You have a positive effect on my mental health. Thanks. Paul.
Next to Ted’s detailed workmanship, his dialogue is one of the best things on youtube. It is so refreshing to hear well articulated discussions and it would be a pleasure to sit in front of a wood stove with a glass of bourbon or a hot cup of tea and have a discussion with Ted.
Another awesome video. I actually made an insert, like you did in a couple videos, and replaced the adjustable saddle in my 65 Texan. The difference in it's sound is night and day and I love it. And I didn't glue it in. I made it a snug fit, like you did, and never glued it. So it's completely reversible. Thanks so much for the informative videos.
I had a humidifier going one winter day while I was at work and it malfunctioned. When I got home the room with my guitars looked like someone was remaking The Fog. Took three weeks or so for my guitars to come back to normal.
I watch You, not some guy in Australia. I think you are the best, most knowledgeable, thorough and put forth so much professional and technical information for viewers. It encourages the use of a professional Luthier for Guitar repair. I use analogy that just because you can buy plumbing or electrical supplies and a place like Lowes or Home Depot, that does not make you a professional Plumber or Electrician. Great Video.
For anyone interested, newer humidifiers are also dehumidifiers. Check out Daddario humidipak. They will dehumidify when its too moist and they humidify when its too dry.
I want to Thank Ted for the content. I wish him good health. My Sundays are always better with a Ted video. I went to school for engineering and spent my life in the building trades. I love the thoughtful banter and have never heard anything that rang as bullshit. My only disagreement I felt was his hatred of cordless impact drivers. I was a late adopter to the things because I hate the noise also. On the plus side the tool is lighter, faster, and reduces torque feedback compared to a cordless drill. If you have thousands of screws to drive its the way to go.
To paraphrase an old Scandinavian saying 'Jumping over the fence where it is lowest often means you end up in the nettles' I'll go with Ted's methods any day of the week!
I've seen the John Miner videos and do wish he'd do a longer, more comprehensive one showing us the complete process from start to finish. One detail that Ted forgot to mention was that the Miner method involves Stuffing the whole interior of the guitar with rags, apart from the area around the neck block, so that the steam only affects that area. I've not tried the Miner method personally, but would be prepared to try it on a guitar where a conventional neck reset wasn't worth it financially. Ted worked on a Seagull guitar a few weeks ago and commented that the epoxy neck joint made a conventional neck reset virtually impossible. What do you do when one of those needs a reset? The modest price of most Seagulls would make a conventional reset unviable even if it was feasible.
Haha YES!!! I've been waiting for the day where you decided not to say it. I'm grateful as ever for your willingness to share your goings on and observations with us. Thank you for being the reason I chose to pursue a new set of skills.
Hello. I tried a similar method on my son's guitar. I clamped a aluminum square tube over the neck and body. Then I put another strong piece of aluminum over the body - near the bridge - to force the other tube up. I left the guitar aside for three weeks and the neck's angle changed. I got two milimiters less in the strings high. Without steaming.
My woodwork room has this - every shelf, drawer and non-visible storage has a individual number and letter eg 9U - all the tools/screws/nails/bolts that go in 9U are marked with the letter and number of 9U, then all tools and their location are listed on computer. Provided the tool has been put back in the place it is marked for, you can find its location again on computer. Of course 'provided etc'. does not always happen but it saves a heck of a lot of time most days especially looking for screws and nails of a specific size.
This was as funny as an episode of the Red Green show. (for non-Canadians, RedGreenTV is on yt) I think it was a "Rant"- delightfully done. I have done 2 neck homemade "resets" on very inexpensive classical guitars=> Remove the fingerboard and the neck becomes very flexible. I clamp the body and clamp the neck back from straight 1/8-inch, re-glue the fingerboard after cleaning up the old glue and let it set for a day. String tension and the neck's former angle pulls the neck back to usefulness. I love watching Ted- a combination of engineer/ historian/ and remarkable craftsman. Mike
I'm new to your channel, probably a month in, and I'm still catching up on your videos.Im not a trained luthier but I've been working on my own guitars for.many years and doing setups on friends guitars for many years aswell.I really like the way you handled the questions about the Australian lutheir method with class ,so many channels just try to.act like fools and want to start.back and forth arguments just to increase views and member count.I like how you said you peace and ended the discussion,very well done Sir ,also another fine job done on the guitar, you make it look so easy.
I actually tried the Minor method on an old, basically worthless guitar. It had lived in French Guyana (high temp, humidity) and there was even mould in the inside of the guitar. So I figured, what the hell.. I did over a couple of weeks. What I did was I released the tension from time to time to check the progress. I'd release it, string it up and let it sit a few days, check it, take the strings off, clamp it back down, rinse, repeat, varying the pressure of the clamping as I went. I finally got it in the ballpark and it pretty much stayed there. Is it a precise method? No way. Is it easier than just doing a neck reset the proper way? I've done a few "correct" neck resets on my own guitars and his method, while arguably easier, takes a whole lot more time and space on the bench if you want to be careful about it and check your progress as you go. Did it work for me? Well, kinda. I had to futz with the bridge height afterwards and the whole process, as you noted, was pretty unpredictable. And it was pretty scary putting that much back pressure on the neck and body. Don't take this as an endorsement of this method. I got it to work but not without a lot of stress and futzing around. Just my two cents for you, Ted, and especially those who read the comments and want some purely empirical observations on the validity of this method. And I guess I'm long-winded, too, sorry.
speak about talk heavy-way down here in FLA you are not only known but well respected to the point that when you say TED, they know who I am speaking of. In ANY reputable space we know you down here. - congrats and thank you- weather you want it or not= people that KNOW Know YOU
20:12 that's also FOR, mind you. Just that your mind works with drawers as the first layer. I'm in the same box as you. Having tools out in the open is not my jam, but inside their respective 6 frame reference points, that's super fast for me to work with. edit: i like your shop. It's got that homey feel. Warm. Exactly as i'd imagine a shop that deals with music to be.
Sorry, just took a toke in preparation for my favorite channel only to hear Tom rant….I love it and trust his wisdom, skill and god knows what else. A Master Luthier…thanks.
Your explanation of process and execution of skills is enough for me to believe your abilities are not by "dumb luck" or that another way is actually better... I applaud your abilities and way you describe what your doing ... Best regards to the Australian chap
I'm about to refret my 1970-sh Gibson SG with the same sort of schoolbus frets. The extra width doesn't make them last longer and filing them into an intonatable shape is a chore. Great video, talk all you like.
Holy cow! You try to keep the humidity in the 40s. I can see why the dehumidifier is working overtime. Even if that means 49%, your room must be well built and sealed well with a quality vapor barrier.
First time I saw that being done I saw the scarey possibilities of that "steaming into the sound-hole" technique and thought 'that will never be done on my 1963 Hummingbird" I've owned from new. Nope. No way.
Wow, as a part time luthier, I would never tell anybody else how to do their job. I also would not wantonly blow hot steam inside a guitar, especially a cheaper one. Not only could the plywood sides (a Dean was pictured, I can tell from the bridge) come delaminated, if the top or back were flat and the slight dome was pressed into it by installing curved braces, the steam could cause any of these glue joints to fail. Top and back to the sides, bridge pad separation, even braces from the top and back. I have a cheap acoustic in my queue that had precisely this failure- the back is separating from the sides, the natural flatness of the back material is holding it away from the sides by almost 1/4" at the furthest point, and the ends of the back braces are separating from the back in the same area. (the brace was curved, glued to the flat back to induce the dome Ted mentioned in the video, so the brace is still lined up with the side while the back pulled away from the brace and the side)
The guitar community is full of "experts" who wiseacre on every aspect of something they have no experience on. You however. have been repairing and building guitars for many years and you have earned your views.
I think you’ve made an excellent and respectful commentary on the JM technique. I especially respect the plea to your own viewers to not act like idiots on his videos. 👍
I honestly am never going to be a luthier , professional or hobbyist . I like your humor , and love learning about old guitars and learning different ways of doing some of the things you do . So I applaud your steadfast determination to help these old guitars . One thing I saw in John's ( Jon's ? ) screenshot that you put in the video was the fact that the strings were cut off . I'm sure that from time to time you just have no other choice , but to me , that's not the way to do it and it speaks of the craftsmanship involved . I'd also imagine that if you do that while the strings are under normal tension that wouldn't bode well for the rest of the guitar either .
Love your stuff Ted. Must give you credit for the inspiration to learn some setup skills, I did my first setup on a guitar that wasn't my own the other day (a friend, all reversable adjustments, for free). Cheers to learning!
Thanks for another fine video, I love the old Gibson's however I have not been able to find one I can afford that didn't need a ton of work, I'm not complaining , in 2018 I bought a new 000 15 series martin that has been my only acoustic since , well not counting my epiphone acoustic I bought in 1980, Thank you
@@sveablu what I enjoy the most with Ted, is that he explains his way of thinking. Which is far more interesting than some other channels (that I don't watch anymore), that just only tell you that they have been doing it this way for 20+ years. There is nothing wrong with that, but it's just not as interesting. Besides, this is also a better way of learning. Even if you disagree with certain methods.
From what I understand, the 2cm that John was talking about was the amount he would usually clamp down the headstock to adjust the neck. Since the adjustment wouldn't pivot on the 12-th fret, the distance that changes on the bridge side wouldn't be anywhere near 2cm. But I may be wrong :)
Twoodfrd, i recently learned that my several years of watching you ended up helping me to get over a major scare, A dog or random act knocked over my wooden stand holding my HD-28. ACH!! But it was a relatively clean break, right at the head stock. The fret board seemed okay, and I even saved the nut for reuse if possible (it was) to the luthier doing the work. Bottom line, I do not understand how you do this for a living. I had a custom shop Martin that got a head broken off. Needless to say, it was expensive, and it was a shock to see it broken. And it ended up costing just under $300 USD to have it repaired, restrung, and set up. And it plays better than it ever has, You don't get enough kudos, but I will proclaim you for someone who does something for the love of the work. BTW. 6 on the base side, between 4 and 4.5 on the high E. Not a fret buzz anywhere, and I am amazed that my guitar plays better than before it was broken.
That Dymo tape brought back memories. Next thing could be a ditto copier with questionable highly volatile chemicals. For you kids out there, just watch Fast Times at Ridgemont High for a brief but timely sight gag.
I love the talk heavy video. You may not realize it, but some tune in for the history, and explanations you give us. I’m not a repair person, but I love guitars and their history, and sometimes the best way to know guitars is from the inside out :) Thanks Ted.
there are a lot of myths floating around about repairing guitars....almost 40 years of brand new warranty work and vintage neck resets ...thousands in fact....leads me to believe that shooting steam intentionally into and on a neck block is not professional and will end in poor results!....i hear this all the time here down under....crazy stuff.....keep up the good work mate your doing fine....love you work.
I done gradutated from TH-cam U's mister master luthrie program, just last week. I also had a hot water water pipe break inside of a wall in my shop, so I had multiple dehumidifiers and carpet fans running 12-24 hours a day. One of the carpet drying fans is actually a kennel & cage drying fan that is over 2 HP and using an OSHA SPL dB meter, around the intake area it was reading at 80dB. 80dB is the OHSA maximum, for an 8 hour day. My sanity was being super stress tested. Of course when my home and shop is flooded and I am setting furniture & tools outdoors it decides to rain after 90+ days of no rain, which is 100% normal for Phoenix, Arizona. When it's not 165 degree in my attic I can repipe it in genuine sweat soldered K grade industrial copper pipe and lose all of that PEX shit. Cannot pipe it in copper my ass! It was repiped in M grade residential crap copper about 40 years ago. Done right M copper SHOULD last 30 - 50 years, and K copper will last 70-100 years.
Graphtech material tends to expand quite a bit under heat. We had a Seagull guitar come that was is a fire and the nut completely enveloped the strings.
i play a ton of outdoor gigs in the summer and my (only) gigging guitar goes thru so many phases. sounds great in deep winter! by the end of summer tho it's like playing a jello box with rubber bands on it. the satin finish literally gets sticky. in the spring when the humidity starts it freaks out and is not fun to play. love the ripples in the top behind the tailpiece. looks like a slalom course.
Hi Ed, I've just heard your comments regarding controversial neck re-setting. Well said, and well done for keeping your temper under control. These idiots are only sent to try us. Stu UK
“Armchair luthiery is the only thing less profitable than the real thing.” That one got me.
Hahah yeah that was a good one. I was howling at the. Ya like that note? You can have it again on the next fret😂😂
Monday morning luthier. 😂😮😅😂
Anyone who tells you they don't want a "talk heavy" video is a liar. We all tune in to listen to you just as much as we do to watch you work.
If people want ASMR guitar repair with no talking, TH-cam has hundreds of options.
We appreciate the stories, the background info, the explanations of why and how, and your wonderfully dry humor.
Thank you for all these years of quality edutainment.
Extremely well said ! 💯
💯
I second that!
100%
And also... "polishing... polishing... polishing..."
Huge fan !
I have learned more from your wisdom than you know . Thanks for taking the time to share your story and talent with the world. I wish you much success and ability to enjoy your life with out the stress of filming every second of your journey
Peace
Jerry
11:22 "We need less idiocy." No truer words have ever been spoken! Thank you Ted.
"I film neck resets maybe a dozen times a year...in some cases even where things go wrong..." Which is just one more reason this channel is such a valuable resource.
Always good -informative and no nonsense. Thanks for setting the bar high….and the saddle in the sweet spot.
One of the main reasons I watch your videos is that you discuss techniques along with humor that only people truly interested in luthier stuff would understand. Thank you for what you do.
Your videos are soon soothing☺️
Great Yogi-ism is he can do it 100% of the time most of the time!
Ted, we know how much extra work these videos represent and their contribution to the daily grind, to say nothing of the extra stress imposed by what I am certain is your sense of commitment to the thousands of us who look forward to a new posting from you like a visit with an old friend. Thank you for your craftsmanship, your perspective and your willingness to share with us.
"If you like that note you can have it again, on the next fret" Lol, don't know why that made me laugh so much.
Yeah, that remark made my day too :)
I reckon people have said it a million times but id love to see more of your original builds, im sure i see a fan braced classical style in progress.
I love your drawers marked "stuff" & "things"
I’ve got a drawer marked “guns and ammo”. I don’t own a gun or ammunition but I know where all the sundry items live.
@@swiwswiw It's like creating a folder for private materials and naming it "tax documents".
I think we know what the 3rd drawer down is labeled
I have a dislike for drawers, toolboxes and toolbags that are black or another dark color on the inside ---- makes it hard for my old eyes to find anything.
Clearly a not-so-subtle jab at Adam's carefully hand lettered descriptive drawer labels. Nicely done, Ted.
Integrity. Either you have it or you don't. I've always felt you had it. I Enjoy watching you work every week.
I tend to like the idea of disassembling and re-assembling the body/neck joint. We do that in cars and other restorative situations. It requires deep knowledge, training and experience. Thank you for sharing yours, Ted.
Watch some of Chris Birdsong's Junkerup channel... He does Dodge Chargers and in some cases he's working with what amounts to a roof and fenders and rebuilds the floor and structural panels... Fascinating stuff!! I love watching these kinds of videos while I tinker in the shop.
He's back! My Sunday is now complete.
I was starting to suffer withdrawals, getting sweaty and watching watch repair videos.
Relief at last.
He is amazing
YOU sir, are the best! PLEASE never stop posting~
I have a boutique classical guitar which needed a reset. The highly regarded tech in my area was really concerned about resetting this neck because classical guitar necks can be mounted differently than steel string guitars and worried he could damage the guitar if used the wrong procedure and the amount of hours to fix it could drastically increase the time required to do the guitar justice. He was estimating about $1200 if he guessed the wrong neck mounting method. Also this guitar doesn’t have an adjustable truss rod and there was a bow in the neck. I showed him the Australian video and he was willing to give it a try with no guarantees and he modified the process somewhat from what the video showed. It took 3 months of steam/ jig time to work, but his labor was only $175. He has a big shop so he had room for it to sit for months. It’s been 2 years and so far so good. The guitar is unique for a classical guitar in that the builder used birdseye maple for back sides and neck with an ebony fingerboard. Love the tone and projection I get from this guitar and if it start to go back to the old memory in the future 3 months and $175 works for me.
Thanks for showing the shop.
I’m convinced this is just The Roman from regular car reviews moonlighting at a luthier. Same voice, same level of amazing information delivery, same humor.
No kidding, that thing sounds wonderful.
Your workshop has great natural light.
😂
"Talk-heavy" is good.
It's so cool to hear Adam is a friend of the channel, i really enjoy watching Tested... and as far as my Norlin era J-40, it has already had a neck reset and a crack beside the pickguard repaired. but man does it play and sound great. i find myself reaching for it nearly as much as my 2013 D-28 Shade Top...Cheers
Have a 76 j45 that was my grandfathers that sat under a bed for several years. It was repaired up in Nashville and sound better than any other guitar I’ve ever played. 5k+ d28s and SJs don’t come close. I hear people say all Norlin guitars are crap but that couldn’t be more wrong.
8:20 the high saddle will split the bridge. I had a '64 D-18 that had a bad reset with that problem....too high saddle, pasted down the fretboard extension, split bridge. Martin warranty guy in Maine took care of it all...lovely. Working on wooden yachts, the boss said, "Do it right so you don't have to do it over."
Stuff AND Things! Excellent. Thanks for all your work Ted.
Another great video. When I do resets on inexpensive guitars, I cut the board at the 12th fret(on 14-fret guitars). I've been doing this for many years. It seems logical not to cut at the 14th fret so I don't regard it as a lightbulb moment. I like this method when the guitar has binding. I remove the binding if feasible. The replaced or new binding hides the repair. Yours is my go-to channel. You have a positive effect on my mental health. Thanks. Paul.
Next to Ted’s detailed workmanship, his dialogue is one of the best things on youtube. It is so refreshing to hear well articulated discussions and it would be a pleasure to sit in front of a wood stove with a glass of bourbon or a hot cup of tea and have a discussion with Ted.
if you're into headphones the headphone show here on youtube is also kind of this vibe.
"We need less idiots." Bravo!!!
I always enjoy your practicality, honesty and instruction. Thank you and keep on!
"...longwinded for a minute." *Pauses, runs to the kitchen for more coffee, turns up the volume* *Unpauses*
Love your work, articulate, well filmed and informative.
Another awesome video. I actually made an insert, like you did in a couple videos, and replaced the adjustable saddle in my 65 Texan. The difference in it's sound is night and day and I love it. And I didn't glue it in. I made it a snug fit, like you did, and never glued it. So it's completely reversible. Thanks so much for the informative videos.
I had a humidifier going one winter day while I was at work and it malfunctioned. When I got home the room with my guitars looked like someone was remaking The Fog. Took three weeks or so for my guitars to come back to normal.
I watch You, not some guy in Australia. I think you are the best, most knowledgeable, thorough and put forth so much professional and technical information for viewers. It encourages the use of a professional Luthier for Guitar repair. I use analogy that just because you can buy plumbing or electrical supplies and a place like Lowes or Home Depot, that does not make you a professional Plumber or Electrician. Great Video.
23 .5 minutes passed quicly with informed opinion, clear footage, humour and a nice little play-out. Thanks once again! 🙂🦘
I appreciate the talks. I've been really interested in the history of the instruments
We love you, Ted. And for all the right reasons. Your advice is so appreciated and golden. You keep on, keeping on, mate. Sail on, sail on, Sailor!
Fascinating Ted !! Wish I had teachers of your demeanor when I was in my later years of schooling
Thank you, Ted. I appreciate your talking, your humour, your expertise, and more.
For anyone interested, newer humidifiers are also dehumidifiers. Check out Daddario humidipak. They will dehumidify when its too moist and they humidify when its too dry.
"Armchair luthery is the only thing less profitable than the real thing" priceless!
😂😂😂 the John Miner rant. Amazing.
Ted steaming things up today, and it ain’t dovetail joints.
I enjoy the discussion/talking!
24 more drawers in the metric system; 18 in the Imperial.
Shh! Everybody, quiet! Ted's video's in!!!
Great to hear you this Monday (time zone - from France -, I got your video today).
Always fruitful.
I want to Thank Ted for the content. I wish him good health. My Sundays are always better with a Ted video. I went to school for engineering and spent my life in the building trades. I love the thoughtful banter and have never heard anything that rang as bullshit. My only disagreement I felt was his hatred of cordless impact drivers. I was a late adopter to the things because I hate the noise also. On the plus side the tool is lighter, faster, and reduces torque feedback compared to a cordless drill. If you have thousands of screws to drive its the way to go.
Great video. As always. Just wanted to relay my admiration. Looking forward to the next one.
It was nice to get to see some "behind the scenes" footage. Thanks for the upload. 🙂
Thanks for every word you said, and every technique you've shown 🥰
I don't know anything about guitar repair. Your craftsmanship is amazing, along with stewardship of classic instruments
To paraphrase an old Scandinavian saying 'Jumping over the fence where it is lowest often means you end up in the nettles'
I'll go with Ted's methods any day of the week!
I've seen the John Miner videos and do wish he'd do a longer, more comprehensive one showing us the complete process from start to finish. One detail that Ted forgot to mention was that the Miner method involves Stuffing the whole interior of the guitar with rags, apart from the area around the neck block, so that the steam only affects that area.
I've not tried the Miner method personally, but would be prepared to try it on a guitar where a conventional neck reset wasn't worth it financially. Ted worked on a Seagull guitar a few weeks ago and commented that the epoxy neck joint made a conventional neck reset virtually impossible. What do you do when one of those needs a reset? The modest price of most Seagulls would make a conventional reset unviable even if it was feasible.
Ted: "warning: this is gonna be talk heavy episode" me: "yeah baby! Bring it on!"
(Seriously I could listen to You for hours)
I get excited when Ted drops a Sunday reel - Great one today!
Haha YES!!! I've been waiting for the day where you decided not to say it. I'm grateful as ever for your willingness to share your goings on and observations with us. Thank you for being the reason I chose to pursue a new set of skills.
Hello. I tried a similar method on my son's guitar. I clamped a aluminum square tube over the neck and body. Then I put another strong piece of aluminum over the body - near the bridge - to force the other tube up. I left the guitar aside for three weeks and the neck's angle changed. I got two milimiters less in the strings high. Without steaming.
That sounds quite interesting, could you provide more details?
My woodwork room has this - every shelf, drawer and non-visible storage has a individual number and letter eg 9U - all the tools/screws/nails/bolts that go in 9U are marked with the letter and number of 9U, then all tools and their location are listed on computer. Provided the tool has been put back in the place it is marked for, you can find its location again on computer. Of course 'provided etc'. does not always happen but it saves a heck of a lot of time most days especially looking for screws and nails of a specific size.
This was as funny as an episode of the Red Green show. (for non-Canadians, RedGreenTV is on yt)
I think it was a "Rant"- delightfully done.
I have done 2 neck homemade "resets" on very inexpensive classical guitars=>
Remove the fingerboard and the neck becomes very flexible.
I clamp the body and clamp the neck back from straight 1/8-inch, re-glue the fingerboard after cleaning up the old glue and let it set for a day. String tension and the neck's former angle pulls the neck back to usefulness.
I love watching Ted- a combination of engineer/ historian/ and remarkable craftsman.
Mike
Thank you!
I'm new to your channel, probably a month in, and I'm still catching up on your videos.Im not a trained luthier but I've been working on my own guitars for.many years and doing setups on friends guitars for many years aswell.I really like the way you handled the questions about the Australian lutheir method with class ,so many channels just try to.act like fools and want to start.back and forth arguments just to increase views and member count.I like how you said you peace and ended the discussion,very well done Sir ,also another fine job done on the guitar, you make it look so easy.
I actually tried the Minor method on an old, basically worthless guitar. It had lived in French Guyana (high temp, humidity) and there was even mould in the inside of the guitar. So I figured, what the hell.. I did over a couple of weeks. What I did was I released the tension from time to time to check the progress. I'd release it, string it up and let it sit a few days, check it, take the strings off, clamp it back down, rinse, repeat, varying the pressure of the clamping as I went. I finally got it in the ballpark and it pretty much stayed there. Is it a precise method? No way. Is it easier than just doing a neck reset the proper way? I've done a few "correct" neck resets on my own guitars and his method, while arguably easier, takes a whole lot more time and space on the bench if you want to be careful about it and check your progress as you go. Did it work for me? Well, kinda. I had to futz with the bridge height afterwards and the whole process, as you noted, was pretty unpredictable. And it was pretty scary putting that much back pressure on the neck and body. Don't take this as an endorsement of this method. I got it to work but not without a lot of stress and futzing around. Just my two cents for you, Ted, and especially those who read the comments and want some purely empirical observations on the validity of this method. And I guess I'm long-winded, too, sorry.
speak about talk heavy-way down here in FLA you are not only known but well respected to the point that when you say TED, they know who I am speaking of. In ANY reputable space we know you down here. - congrats and thank you- weather you want it or not= people that KNOW Know YOU
What can be better than a Ted talk?
Let Ted do what Ted does. Try what you like, use what works for you. You will be responsible for items that you take in to work on.
Thank you, Ted.
Good job Ted. And I love my new stickers. Thanks.
I'm 100% in your camp on this topic, Ted. FWIW. Thank you.
20:12 that's also FOR, mind you. Just that your mind works with drawers as the first layer. I'm in the same box as you. Having tools out in the open is not my jam, but inside their respective 6 frame reference points, that's super fast for me to work with.
edit: i like your shop. It's got that homey feel. Warm. Exactly as i'd imagine a shop that deals with music to be.
It's cool I like the work! I have no reason to fix guitars, but I love making electric guitars and support my work. Cheers!
Sorry, just took a toke in preparation for my favorite channel only to hear Tom rant….I love it and trust his wisdom, skill and god knows what else. A Master Luthier…thanks.
Your explanation of process and execution of skills is enough for me to believe your abilities are not by "dumb luck" or that another way is actually better... I applaud your abilities and way you describe what your doing ... Best regards to the Australian chap
I'm about to refret my 1970-sh Gibson SG with the same sort of schoolbus frets. The extra width doesn't make them last longer and filing them into an intonatable shape is a chore. Great video, talk all you like.
Love the labels I too have "Stuff" and "Things" and I agree, red is the best label color for Dymo labels!
Holy cow! You try to keep the humidity in the 40s. I can see why the dehumidifier is working overtime. Even if that means 49%, your room must be well built and sealed well with a quality vapor barrier.
First time I saw that being done I saw the scarey possibilities of that "steaming into the sound-hole" technique and thought 'that will never be done on my 1963 Hummingbird" I've owned from new. Nope. No way.
Thank you for the great video
Never heard of him, but thanks for talking about it
🤣🤣 Mr Johnny Dont ever TOUCH My guitar ... Ted we like what you do and very methodical. Thanks for sharing what you do
Wow, as a part time luthier, I would never tell anybody else how to do their job. I also would not wantonly blow hot steam inside a guitar, especially a cheaper one. Not only could the plywood sides (a Dean was pictured, I can tell from the bridge) come delaminated, if the top or back were flat and the slight dome was pressed into it by installing curved braces, the steam could cause any of these glue joints to fail. Top and back to the sides, bridge pad separation, even braces from the top and back.
I have a cheap acoustic in my queue that had precisely this failure- the back is separating from the sides, the natural flatness of the back material is holding it away from the sides by almost 1/4" at the furthest point, and the ends of the back braces are separating from the back in the same area. (the brace was curved, glued to the flat back to induce the dome Ted mentioned in the video, so the brace is still lined up with the side while the back pulled away from the brace and the side)
Glove thrown.
Thank you sir.
I subscribed to you because I see that you are skilled and honest. I love this channel more now.
Your vids are always a great watch, thank you!!!
The guitar community is full of "experts" who wiseacre on every aspect of something they have no experience on. You however. have been repairing and building guitars for many years and you have earned your views.
I think you’ve made an excellent and respectful commentary on the JM technique. I especially respect the plea to your own viewers to not act like idiots on his videos. 👍
I honestly am never going to be a luthier , professional or hobbyist . I like your humor , and love learning about old guitars and learning different ways of doing some of the things you do . So I applaud your steadfast determination to help these old guitars . One thing I saw in John's ( Jon's ? ) screenshot that you put in the video was the fact that the strings were cut off . I'm sure that from time to time you just have no other choice , but to me , that's not the way to do it and it speaks of the craftsmanship involved . I'd also imagine that if you do that while the strings are under normal tension that wouldn't bode well for the rest of the guitar either .
Love your stuff Ted. Must give you credit for the inspiration to learn some setup skills, I did my first setup on a guitar that wasn't my own the other day (a friend, all reversable adjustments, for free). Cheers to learning!
A great episode!
Thank you.
Thanks for another fine video, I love the old Gibson's however I have not been able to find one I can afford that didn't need a ton of work, I'm not complaining , in 2018 I bought a new 000 15 series martin that has been my only acoustic since , well not counting my epiphone acoustic I bought in 1980, Thank you
Great vid! Thanks again!!!
You were mentioned in Tanya’s video comments: polisihing polishing polishing
Tanya?
@@p_mouse8676 tanya shpachuk she is also a luthier on youtube she's great!
@@sveabluyeah she cut off a fingerboard at the 14th fret a few weeks ago 😂
@@sveablu what I enjoy the most with Ted, is that he explains his way of thinking. Which is far more interesting than some other channels (that I don't watch anymore), that just only tell you that they have been doing it this way for 20+ years.
There is nothing wrong with that, but it's just not as interesting.
Besides, this is also a better way of learning. Even if you disagree with certain methods.
From what I understand, the 2cm that John was talking about was the amount he would usually clamp down the headstock to adjust the neck. Since the adjustment wouldn't pivot on the 12-th fret, the distance that changes on the bridge side wouldn't be anywhere near 2cm. But I may be wrong :)
Twoodfrd, i recently learned that my several years of watching you ended up helping me to get over a major scare, A dog or random act knocked over my wooden stand holding my HD-28. ACH!! But it was a relatively clean break, right at the head stock. The fret board seemed okay, and I even saved the nut for reuse if possible (it was) to the luthier doing the work.
Bottom line, I do not understand how you do this for a living. I had a custom shop Martin that got a head broken off. Needless to say, it was expensive, and it was a shock to see it broken.
And it ended up costing just under $300 USD to have it repaired, restrung, and set up. And it plays better than it ever has,
You don't get enough kudos, but I will proclaim you for someone who does something for the love of the work.
BTW. 6 on the base side, between 4 and 4.5 on the high E. Not a fret buzz anywhere, and I am amazed that my guitar plays better than before it was broken.
That Dymo tape brought back memories. Next thing could be a ditto copier with questionable highly volatile chemicals. For you kids out there, just watch Fast Times at Ridgemont High for a brief but timely sight gag.
Ah yes the smell of that fluid!
I love the talk heavy video. You may not realize it, but some tune in for the history, and explanations you give us. I’m not a repair person, but I love guitars and their history, and sometimes the best way to know guitars is from the inside out :) Thanks Ted.
Good to know you also have "Stuff" and "Things"!😂
there are a lot of myths floating around about repairing guitars....almost 40 years of brand new warranty work and vintage neck resets ...thousands in fact....leads me to believe that shooting steam intentionally into and on a neck block is not professional and will end in poor results!....i hear this all the time here down under....crazy stuff.....keep up the good work mate your doing fine....love you work.
Well said. Right on.
I done gradutated from TH-cam U's mister master luthrie program, just last week. I also had a hot water water pipe break inside of a wall in my shop, so I had multiple dehumidifiers and carpet fans running 12-24 hours a day. One of the carpet drying fans is actually a kennel & cage drying fan that is over 2 HP and using an OSHA SPL dB meter, around the intake area it was reading at 80dB. 80dB is the OHSA maximum, for an 8 hour day. My sanity was being super stress tested. Of course when my home and shop is flooded and I am setting furniture & tools outdoors it decides to rain after 90+ days of no rain, which is 100% normal for Phoenix, Arizona. When it's not 165 degree in my attic I can repipe it in genuine sweat soldered K grade industrial copper pipe and lose all of that PEX shit. Cannot pipe it in copper my ass! It was repiped in M grade residential crap copper about 40 years ago. Done right M copper SHOULD last 30 - 50 years, and K copper will last 70-100 years.
?! does Copper encased in Concrete last longer [1965 House]
Graphtech material tends to expand quite a bit under heat. We had a Seagull guitar come that was is a fire and the nut completely enveloped the strings.
i play a ton of outdoor gigs in the summer and my (only) gigging guitar goes thru so many phases. sounds great in deep winter! by the end of summer tho it's like playing a jello box with rubber bands on it. the satin finish literally gets sticky. in the spring when the humidity starts it freaks out and is not fun to play. love the ripples in the top behind the tailpiece. looks like a slalom course.
Hi Ed, I've just heard your comments regarding controversial neck re-setting. Well said, and well done for keeping your temper under control. These idiots are only sent to try us. Stu UK
I enjoy the storied luthiery documentary