My brother had an awesome Martim D45. He got it a few years before he passed away back about 15 years ago. I played it many times. It is truly awesome sounding cording guitar. We visited the Martin Factory several times a few years back. I have seen that D45 that Gene Aurtur bought back in the day. Martin Co bought it back & they have it on display. If anyone ever gets the chance to visit the Martin Factor please go. You will love it. They have a guitar room with every Martin Guitar they ever built on display. The visitors are allowed to play them. They are open five days a week, Mon-Fri. Great video thanks for sharing. Thumbs up.
I was at HORDE fest back in the late 90's and a guy was on a small stage tuning an acoustic. The tone REALLY grabbed me as something I knew. After he was done I stopped him and asked "Who's coming out?" He smiled and said "Neil". I stood 6 feet from the man as he played an unannounced acoustic set and his distinctive acoustic tone made that happen.
Yes, Neil's distinctive acoustic tone is a D-45 with a new set of strings on it every night (performance). The bronzey jangle of new strings on a D-45.
I had a D-45 for 35 years, bought new from an authorized Martin dealer. Over the years it went back to Nazareth 3 times for various things but the final trip was during the pandemic. It got a neck reset, frets, a wedge under the fingerboard extension re-glued binding, repaired cracked brace and a new bridge. Not bad for a guitar which I finally sold in “mint” condition. Loved it but it was time for someone else to enjoy it.
I remember seeing Neil playing in Minneapolis in the 70's doing an acoustic set while his band took a break - I'm pretty sure he was playing a 45, sitting on his stool and stopped in the middle of "Sugar Mountain", laughed and said "I forgot the words". We all cheered anyway.
Boy, that D45 makes me weak in the knees! I love those guitars. My dream guitar is the ambertone D41. Same guitar for the most part minus the pearl in the back and a few minor differences. I like the ambertone finish a lot and the price, although still steep, is a little more attainable for us mere mortals than the 45. I have a 28 and I love the thing. Great guitar. Martin is the best. I also dig that D21. I've been thinking of hunting a twelve string D21. I've heard them before and they sound awesome. Awesome job on both guitars. I have done neck resets and I'd still be quaking in my boots at the thought of doing that to a D45, and I've done it on a Banner Gibson. I admire your knowledge and craftsmanship. Top notch! Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing your adventures with the rest of us here in TH-cam land! 🙂
That guitar is amazing! If it was mine I would be so nervous to have anyone work on it, but Ted made it look like just another day in the office. Beautiful work as always.
Fantastic video, again. You can film as many re-frets as you want because we love to see the work, the tools, and hear the commentary, and will never tire of it.
One of my best friends has a Martin D-45. His is a 1973-74. He and I both play rock and metal on electric guitar. But he grew up playing Bluegrass. He inherited the guitar from his Grandpa, who was also a Bluegrass guitarist and had bought her brand new.
Dreadnoughts had the biggest guns with the longest range, thickest armour, incredibly fast. They made all other battleships obsolete. Dreadnought guitars were sort of comparable
Most dreadnoughts were battleships, although not all, some were cruisers. What made a dreadnought a dreadnought was 1) multiple batteries of the same (large) caliber, instead of a mix of sizes, 2) oil power rather than steam 3) less wide in comparison to their length. Pretty much every battleship built after 1905 was a dreadnought. Likely reason Martin called it a dreadnought? Better name for a big guitar size than battleship. :)
@@halcooper3070 - 'We want eight and we don't want to wait' was a massively popular music hall song around 1907, as Britain entered an arms race to build more dreadnoughts than the Germans. It crippled the Liberal Govt's ability to introduced welfare reforms as they we forced to 'buy guns not butter'
@kevinohalloran7164 you're correct, I assumed everyone assumed coal for steam, but probably not a given back in the day, someone might have burned oil in a steamer:)
My first half decent acoustic guitar was given to me by my parents in 1969 for Christmas. It was an EKO Ranger 6. I loved it. I lost it about 25 years ago. It was in horrible condition I am ashamed to say. Watching your magic, I can envision you bringing that guitar back to life. The guitar did sound really good. It had a 0 fret too! (I was giving lessons to this crazy lady’s daughter, who learned fast! I lost it there…😢)
Great video…I’m fortunate enough to have been gifted a Centennial Edition D-45 by my uncle, and I’m in the Yukon. Constantly monitoring the humidity. A truly phenomenal guitar❤️🙏
I can't believe you drilled two blind holes that hit the precise edges of the dovetail joint with your drill bit. Amazing! I guess that comes from years of experience. Great job!
Another D-45 player of note is Emily Sailers of the Indigo Girls. I believe Emily's instrument is a D-45 Koa from the 1990s. She plays it at every IG concert along with her J-40.
Ted, your videos are my favorite thing on TH-cam, by far. I wish I could upvote them many more times, they are an absolute treat that I really look forward to each week. Thank you.
I really enjoyed watching this video and love the fact that you try to make the guitar play better and look better than before you started. You are top shelf
July 2022 I had the honour of photographing a 200xxxx series Centennial model in pristine condition. At the time I had no idea of just how special this guitar is. I researched the history of the instrument before the job but mostly I was looking at 'who' had owned one. Wish I had seen your video before the shoot so I could have included focus on design details I did not appreciate... the Nut for example. I took images of the nut as part of a lead into the headstock but have no idea if the centennial used ivory or synthetic materials. An amazing experience with images on my wall.
Really nice playing on the D-45 at the end and, yes, totally lovely sounding guitar. Thanks for your videos, always so enjoyable on so many levels.. Rude health to you, good sir! Best wishes
That previous neck reset seems to have been a pro job. It's just so important for follow-up work. You botch it once in the past and everything after becomes messy. - Great video.
wow, d45 ! fantastic. i have a 1980 built D-35 and sure enough, no truss rod, did not know that until i saw this video, thanks for pointing this out. my 1988 J40MC does have adjustable truss rod as does my D-28 from 1988. the d-35 plays and and sounds amazing, currently working on the J40, binding has come loose, especially in the cut-away portion.
I love the dreadnought size. Have an early 70s Framus, hard for me to play now because of arthritis, but I still try now and then. Thanks for the video, Ted!
Wow that D-21's sound grabs your attention. So bright and crisp! Heh, sounded like you were going to break into the intro to "Closer to The Heart" there for a sec :D
I love the looks of a Dreadnaught although for playing I definitely prefer smaller bodies like a triple 0. Perhaps if I were a bigger guy I’d think otherwise, the binding and all the bells & whistles look amazing on these guitars too, a real work of art. Thanks for sharing all your expertise Ted, truly enjoy your channel each Monday morning with my coffee! 😊
Jerry Garcia played a 1942 D-28 frequently misidentified as a D-18. Love these old guitars for the even richer tone they develop with age. These days to gig with one is practical because of the tendency of guitars to grow feet. Caught a friends 62 Tele Blackface as some tried to walk out the door with it. I took out and had him play probably 40 Squires and he found one with great play feel upgraded the pickups and guts and without laying cash for a American Tele he got a great playing and sounding instrument
I love the iron. Yes it can be used for many applications, but it was made intendent for applying monokote on R.C. aircraft. Apply some heat to the monokote, thin plastic sheet, and it would shrink it up nicely. Great tool.
I love my 2001 D-45. The action and tone are excellent. The tone wood top is the best available as Martin always uses the best available. It is Sitka Spruce and I counted over 300 years on the tree rings. The most of any of my guitars. I love both the base and treble and the action is adjustable. I will never trade this guitar. I did try to find out when it was stamped but evidently Martin does not have that information of the newer guitars. My dad had a 1945 D-18 and that is the guitar that I learned on. The D-45 has a stronger base and a wider neck that I prefer. I live in South Korea and play in the local Live Café.
Great work as always! You have nerves of steel. My 1947 Gibson L7 archtop needs a neck reset soon. I’d love to see a video of a neck reset on a quality archtop. Thanks!
The ultimate acoustic guitar could never afford one but have played a couple over the years you don't just hear them you feel them especially if your playing one. Had 2 D35s Sold one in the 80s which l still regret to this day. So many great high end acoustics on the market these days but nothing sounds quite like the big fat sound of a Martin especially in drop D or a slack tuning Martin dreadnoughts love em.
Trepidation. Another successful operation. I concur, it sounds great!!! To hear them after the operation is the best part. Peace brother 🙋♂️🙋♂️🙋♂️🤔🤔🤔😜😜😜🐒🐒🐒😎😎😎
Never could afford a Martin growing up but got attracted to Alvarez guitars while looking for vintage alvarezs I found a dy91 and bought it it is reminiscint of a d45 and truly stunning I don't know how the martin and yairi compair but I feel like they can't be far off
Oh wow. I didn't know that Martin did NOT install adjustable truss rods until '86. That just blows me away, I never knew that. Or perhaps I was told long ago and forgot. Because I've been playing guitar since 1974'ish. ( eventually began gigging for a couple decades ) And during all that time, I loved learning all I could about the history of both acoustic and electric guitars & amps. I know I've watched documentaries about the history of Martin, so perhaps I simply forgot about the fact they didn't use truss rods until 1986. The fact I never could afford one of the higher end Martin's probably lends to not recalling this as well. No wonder very few high end Martin's were ever used for touring. ( Every guitar I've bought, and I've owned quite a few expensive guitars, I bought them to USE when performing on stage or at gatherings. It always saddens me to see fine instruments purchased, only to be "kept in prison" via NOT playing and enjoying them for their intended purpose. ) Thanks for the info!!!
My reaction to Ted drilling into the fingerboard of every other guitar has been a casual, "Hmm... interesting." Seeing this my reaction was, "He's drilling into a D-45 fingerboard!!"
I never miss these, and I never fail to learn something new. Polishing, polishing . . . polishing my skills.
My brother had an awesome Martim D45. He got it a few years before he passed away back about 15 years ago. I played it many times. It is truly awesome sounding cording guitar. We visited the Martin Factory several times a few years back. I have seen that D45 that Gene Aurtur bought back in the day. Martin Co bought it back & they have it on display. If anyone ever gets the chance to visit the Martin Factor please go. You will love it. They have a guitar room with every Martin Guitar they ever built on display. The visitors are allowed to play them. They are open five days a week, Mon-Fri. Great video thanks for sharing. Thumbs up.
These videos make my day.
Man that D-21 sounds killer! Nice and bright just how I like them
I was at HORDE fest back in the late 90's and a guy was on a small stage tuning an acoustic. The tone REALLY grabbed me as something I knew. After he was done I stopped him and asked "Who's coming out?" He smiled and said "Neil". I stood 6 feet from the man as he played an unannounced acoustic set and his distinctive acoustic tone made that happen.
Yes, Neil's distinctive acoustic tone is a D-45 with a new set of strings on it every night (performance). The bronzey jangle of new strings on a D-45.
Neil is one of my faves. Hands down great songwriting
I had a D-45 for 35 years, bought new from an authorized Martin dealer. Over the years it went back to Nazareth 3 times for various things but the final trip was during the pandemic. It got a neck reset, frets, a wedge under the fingerboard extension re-glued binding, repaired cracked brace and a new bridge. Not bad for a guitar which I finally sold in “mint” condition. Loved it but it was time for someone else to enjoy it.
Once again, a Master Class from the Professor, elucidation and education in 27 minutes. Thank you, TW.
The D-45 is gorgeous. I love that is all so subtle but clearly a step up from the regular dreadnoughts.
Looks like grandma's dollar store table to me
I love your show because you never ask to like and subscribe. You just have great content and your craft is super interesting. Thank you!
My favorite weekly TH-cam video! Awesome as always.
My dad has a 1970 D-45 ...one of, if not the best acoustic i have ever played
I'll put my Larrivee D-09 up against it... but that's my opine.
@@stevebusch-h8h
You’ve obviously never played a D45.
Your guitar is very nice, but the D45 is a completely different thing.
I recently picked up my own Martin , first one... A 1997 D-40 .... Also a pretty stellar model
The time passes so fast ,segment never seems long enough .Great job, thanks and thumbs up!
Perfect work as always, I would entrust my 23 yr old D-40 to you any day, love the care you take.
I remember seeing Neil playing in Minneapolis in the 70's doing an acoustic set while his band took a break - I'm pretty sure he was playing a 45, sitting on his stool and stopped in the middle of "Sugar Mountain", laughed and said "I forgot the words". We all cheered anyway.
Stephen Stills went out and bought 4 D45’s for all the guys, once Neil joined CSN. Neil’s been using his ever since, studio & stage
Boy, that D45 makes me weak in the knees! I love those guitars. My dream guitar is the ambertone D41. Same guitar for the most part minus the pearl in the back and a few minor differences. I like the ambertone finish a lot and the price, although still steep, is a little more attainable for us mere mortals than the 45. I have a 28 and I love the thing. Great guitar. Martin is the best. I also dig that D21. I've been thinking of hunting a twelve string D21. I've heard them before and they sound awesome. Awesome job on both guitars. I have done neck resets and I'd still be quaking in my boots at the thought of doing that to a D45, and I've done it on a Banner Gibson. I admire your knowledge and craftsmanship. Top notch! Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing your adventures with the rest of us here in TH-cam land! 🙂
Ahh! The D45 sounds very nice. Mellow and aged in like it should. Great job. Cheers.
That guitar is amazing! If it was mine I would be so nervous to have anyone work on it, but Ted made it look like just another day in the office. Beautiful work as always.
Fantastic video, again. You can film as many re-frets as you want because we love to see the work, the tools, and hear the commentary, and will never tire of it.
Polishing, polishing, polishing...
Thanks for precise tutorial on drilling the holes. Like a surgeon, feeling your way blind. However after all these years it becomes routine.
Both guitars sound rich and gorgeous, another stellar video from the master. Thank you.
One of my best friends has a Martin D-45. His is a 1973-74. He and I both play rock and metal on electric guitar. But he grew up playing Bluegrass. He inherited the guitar from his Grandpa, who was also a Bluegrass guitarist and had bought her brand new.
Awesome work Sir.
Gosh, that is the best sounding 19 Fret D-45 I've ever heard played!
LOL
Dreadnoughts had the biggest guns with the longest range, thickest armour, incredibly fast. They made all other battleships obsolete. Dreadnought guitars were sort of comparable
Most dreadnoughts were battleships, although not all, some were cruisers. What made a dreadnought a dreadnought was 1) multiple batteries of the same (large) caliber, instead of a mix of sizes, 2) oil power rather than steam 3) less wide in comparison to their length.
Pretty much every battleship built after 1905 was a dreadnought.
Likely reason Martin called it a dreadnought? Better name for a big guitar size than battleship. :)
@@halcooper3070 - 'We want eight and we don't want to wait' was a massively popular music hall song around 1907, as Britain entered an arms race to build more dreadnoughts than the Germans. It crippled the Liberal Govt's ability to introduced welfare reforms as they we forced to 'buy guns not butter'
@@halcooper3070 I think it was oil power instead of coal. But I'm not 100% sure. Correct me if I haven't gotten it right.
@kevinohalloran7164 you're correct, I assumed everyone assumed coal for steam, but probably not a given back in the day, someone might have burned oil in a steamer:)
Then there was the 'Dreadnaught hoax' (qv) with Virginia Woolf and Co..."Bunga, bunga !"
My first half decent acoustic guitar was given to me by my parents in 1969 for Christmas. It was an EKO Ranger 6. I loved it. I lost it about 25 years ago. It was in horrible condition I am ashamed to say. Watching your magic, I can envision you bringing that guitar back to life. The guitar did sound really good. It had a 0 fret too! (I was giving lessons to this crazy lady’s daughter, who learned fast! I lost it there…😢)
Great video…I’m fortunate enough to have been gifted a Centennial Edition D-45 by my uncle, and I’m in the Yukon. Constantly monitoring the humidity. A truly phenomenal guitar❤️🙏
I can't believe you drilled two blind holes that hit the precise edges of the dovetail joint with your drill bit. Amazing! I guess that comes from years of experience. Great job!
Another astute analysis, able amelioration, and action adjustment. Awesome audio appreciated, as always.
Amazing.
Alliterative and apt. Applause!
Another D-45 player of note is Emily Sailers of the Indigo Girls. I believe Emily's instrument is a D-45 Koa from the 1990s. She plays it at every IG concert along with her J-40.
Ted, your videos are my favorite thing on TH-cam, by far. I wish I could upvote them many more times, they are an absolute treat that I really look forward to each week. Thank you.
I think I've seen all of your videos. As a cabinetmaker of over 50 years, I am duly impressed with how sharp you keep your tools. :)
I really enjoyed watching this video and love the fact that you try to make the guitar play better and look better than before you started. You are top shelf
Haven't been here for a while but a pleasure to see top quality work continuing...
July 2022 I had the honour of photographing a 200xxxx series Centennial model in pristine condition. At the time I had no idea of just how special this guitar is. I researched the history of the instrument before the job but mostly I was looking at 'who' had owned one. Wish I had seen your video before the shoot so I could have included focus on design details I did not appreciate... the Nut for example. I took images of the nut as part of a lead into the headstock but have no idea if the centennial used ivory or synthetic materials. An amazing experience with images on my wall.
Great video for us Martin Guitar lovers
They both sound awesome 😘
"A plethora of pearl, perfect for..."
-"Ah baloney"
;)
Another great video. Thanks Ted. I thought you were gonna play Closer to the Heart on the D21 for a second! That's a beautiful Martin guitar.
Dreadnought let you play the way you want, warm, clear and serious sound! Grettings from Valencia Venezuela 🇻🇪 🎶🎵🎼🎸
We don't need to know where you re from
@@redwingswizardry
I don’t care ….
Really nice playing on the D-45 at the end and, yes, totally lovely sounding guitar.
Thanks for your videos, always so enjoyable on so many levels..
Rude health to you, good sir!
Best wishes
Great video....Awesome craftmanship as usual. Those Martins sound great.
YOUR VOICE IS TREMENDOUS, AND REALLY FITS WELL FOR YOUR VIDEOS AND OUR EARS!!!!
The tone of the D-21! ❤❤❤
THE MASTER AT WORK! THANK YOU TED!
That previous neck reset seems to have been a pro job. It's just so important for follow-up work. You botch it once in the past and everything after becomes messy. - Great video.
I love Sunday evenings! My weekly dose of Guitar repair.
The D45 really rings out. Thanks for the video!
The D-45 sounds sooo nice 🎶
Interesting you mentioning Jeff Traugott tonight. I live 3 blocks from his shop. I absolutely love your videos ! Thank you.😊
Very Nice! Thank You!
Thanks for the video Ted your my all time TH-camr love from England
D-45 looks and sounds great! I have a HD-35 I bought new. Love it!
wow, d45 ! fantastic. i have a 1980 built D-35 and sure enough, no truss rod, did not know that until i saw this video, thanks for pointing this out. my 1988 J40MC does have adjustable truss rod as does my D-28 from 1988. the d-35 plays and and sounds amazing, currently working on the J40, binding has come loose, especially in the cut-away portion.
correction, the D-28 is from 1995, wonderful guitar.
Wonderful guitars, masterful repairs.
Love to hearing them in the end))
I love the dreadnought size. Have an early 70s Framus, hard for me to play now because of arthritis, but I still try now and then. Thanks for the video, Ted!
I enjoy your videos and your commentary as you work/educate.
I flashed to Bob Ross for some reason.
Wow…best walk through of a neck reset yet….obviously you are a skilled guitarsman! Thanks for sharing here, I learned a lot! 👏🏻👍🏻🇨🇦
Wow that D-21's sound grabs your attention. So bright and crisp! Heh, sounded like you were going to break into the intro to "Closer to The Heart" there for a sec :D
Was thinking the same thing!
Best guitar repair videos on YT! ❤
I love the looks of a Dreadnaught although for playing I definitely prefer smaller bodies like a triple 0. Perhaps if I were a bigger guy I’d think otherwise, the binding and all the bells & whistles look amazing on these guitars too, a real work of art.
Thanks for sharing all your expertise Ted, truly enjoy your channel each Monday morning with my coffee! 😊
Once again, fine work on a fine guitar.
Spectacular work on two really lovely guitars!
Looks and sounds great. Thanks for sharing the process.
Jerry Garcia played a 1942 D-28 frequently misidentified as a D-18. Love these old guitars for the even richer tone they develop with age. These days to gig with one is practical because of the tendency of guitars to grow feet. Caught a friends 62 Tele Blackface as some tried to walk out the door with it. I took out and had him play probably 40 Squires and he found one with great play feel upgraded the pickups and guts and without laying cash for a American Tele he got a great playing and sounding instrument
Both guitars sounded good...also nice picking on the D-45 Ted!
The master at work yet again!
“We are stardust, we are golden
We are billion-year-old carbon
And we've got to get ourselves
Back to the garden”
Thanks Ted🤙
Thanks Ted...love you're vids and expertise.
Final play-through is always the best!😊
I love the iron. Yes it can be used for many applications, but it was made intendent for applying monokote on R.C. aircraft. Apply some heat to the monokote, thin plastic sheet, and it would shrink it up nicely. Great tool.
Thank you Ted! Fantastic work as always!! Love your attention to details! ❤❤❤
Im always amazed at how accurate you are at drilling into the heal pocket. And man that thing sounded great at the very end.
Love your channel.
I prefer to roll my tomorrow joints whilst listening to this guy.
Great voice and great sense of humor.
Another great video D45 sounded like a cannon
dang fantastic work as per the usual .. . thanks!
Great work again. Thanks!
Beautiful work.
I like how Mr. Woodford's experience seems to give him X-Ray vision and an ability to see into the future.
Beautiful sound!
21 sounds better, more character
The non fancy one sounds great
Lovely work Ted! Please do share the refretting of the D45, I never get bored of those as long as you keep talking through the process.
Good work Ted! Tha d45 sounds great.
I love my 2001 D-45. The action and tone are excellent. The tone wood top is the best available as Martin always uses the best available. It is Sitka Spruce and I counted over 300 years on the tree rings. The most of any of my guitars. I love both the base and treble and the action is adjustable. I will never trade this guitar. I did try to find out when it was stamped but evidently Martin does not have that information of the newer guitars. My dad had a 1945 D-18 and that is the guitar that I learned on. The D-45 has a stronger base and a wider neck that I prefer. I live in South Korea and play in the local Live Café.
Wow ,great Simcoe Day weekend,,,, two gifts this weekend.
Awesome work❤
Great work as always! You have nerves of steel. My 1947 Gibson L7 archtop needs a neck reset soon. I’d love to see a video of a neck reset on a quality archtop. Thanks!
The ultimate acoustic guitar could never afford one but have played a couple over the years you don't just hear them you feel them especially if your playing one. Had 2 D35s Sold one in the 80s which l still regret to this
day. So many great high end acoustics on the market these days but nothing sounds quite like the big fat sound of a Martin especially in drop D or a slack tuning Martin dreadnoughts love em.
You are extremely thorough with what you do. I know for a fact I would have to go to a special luthier school to even be able to do what you do
One of the finest guitars you can play. It sounds as clear and loud as a piano
Trepidation.
Another successful operation.
I concur, it sounds great!!!
To hear them after the operation is the best part.
Peace brother
🙋♂️🙋♂️🙋♂️🤔🤔🤔😜😜😜🐒🐒🐒😎😎😎
Fantastic 👍
Beautiful work as always, Ted
Never could afford a Martin growing up but got attracted to Alvarez guitars while looking for vintage alvarezs I found a dy91 and bought it it is reminiscint of a d45 and truly stunning I don't know how the martin and yairi compair but I feel like they can't be far off
Oh wow. I didn't know that Martin did NOT install adjustable truss rods until '86. That just blows me away, I never knew that. Or perhaps I was told long ago and forgot. Because I've been playing guitar since 1974'ish. ( eventually began gigging for a couple decades ) And during all that time, I loved learning all I could about the history of both acoustic and electric guitars & amps. I know I've watched documentaries about the history of Martin, so perhaps I simply forgot about the fact they didn't use truss rods until 1986. The fact I never could afford one of the higher end Martin's probably lends to not recalling this as well. No wonder very few high end Martin's were ever used for touring. ( Every guitar I've bought, and I've owned quite a few expensive guitars, I bought them to USE when performing on stage or at gatherings. It always saddens me to see fine instruments purchased, only to be "kept in prison" via NOT playing and enjoying them for their intended purpose. ) Thanks for the info!!!
Great work, sounds gorgeous
A hint of mm at 26 minutes - you're getting there Ted ha ha - keep up the great work.
Pretty 🤩
Great job!
It was fun looking up the lore on these guitars, who has them and what they sell for.
My reaction to Ted drilling into the fingerboard of every other guitar has been a casual, "Hmm... interesting." Seeing this my reaction was, "He's drilling into a D-45 fingerboard!!"