Our host spoke about sharing techniques between luthiers. In the Pro Audio industry a well respected company that does training has as their philosophy: "I met a person with a dollar We exchanged dollars We each had a dollar I met a person with an idea We exchanged ideas Now we each have two ideas"
I didn't think I'd actually have to "do the math" but here it goes: You have a dollar bill and your friend has a dollar bill. You trade the dollar bills. You still only have a dollar bill and your friend still only has a dollar bill. You have an idea and your friend has a different idea. You and your friend share the two ideas. Now you have his idea and your original idea and he has your idea and his original idea.
@@yakacm yes, there was 2$ but only 1$ ended up in each hand, no matter how many times you trade it. Ideas (knowledge) is accumulated and multiplied in each and every trade! Professionals who invented something, and that created the patent need, could hold it as trademark, but professionals who work on something will always have to share their knowledge to enrich the trade, since all we do can be recreate without previous knowledge but, like Uncle Woodford said, with proper tools achieved by anyone with previous experience.
Ted, I don't know how you do it. Every time I begin a repair, you post a video of the exact guitar on my bench, a George Washburn "New Model" made in 1885. This is like Luthier Quantum Entanglement! I am a retired Biophysicist who has been collecting, inheriting, and repairing really nice vintage guitars long "before internet". I only have 23 instruments in my collection. When I had the '65 Martin D-35, the 1969 Les Paul Professional and 1970 L-5 you posted the Gibson Low impedance equipped Acoustic. I luthier to help teach at our local school and place quality, historically innovative, instruments in Kid's hands. My health is bad and I have really enjoyed your expertise while recovering. I will send you an email to show the EXACT guitars I have been "fixin' matching those from your videos, and the proper statistics to show significance. I am not making this up. RESPECT!
Ted, I've been watching your videos for a couple of years and have learned heaps of information that has helped in my guitar building and repairs. But more importantly, your videos have become a place of solace for me. When things seem bleak, the world looks terrible and life is grim, I often return to my favorites of your videos (usually headstock repairs) and everything starts to calm down. Thank you for everything you've done, both intentional and unintentional.
@@panzerlieb Turns out stringing it left handed allowed for more bass response. I guess whoever owned this Guitar previously re-braced it for a Left Handed Guitar.
I really enjoyed hearing that guitar upside-down. It makes me wonder what it would sound like in the southern hemisphere. Also, I completely agree with your commitment to sharing knowledge. Thanks for that, as well as the pleasant time I enjoyed watching your skillful repair.
As a fellow repairer, albeit of button accordions, I loved your thoughts on sharing techniques and 'ownership' of them. I have learned from other fettlers (all freely given), and I pass on to others in the same manner.
Nowadays most people think that all ideas are like patents. I try to remember that every technique I use making or repairing anything was invented by someone else.. so my revelations go to anyone wanting to hear or needing it. I suppose it's quite the same in instrument repair business as well.
I have to work tomorrow as many of you do, of course. Many of these videos get posted on Sundays. It's nice to have the calm tranquility of these videos be the last thing I see before falling asleep. Thank you for this.
That wood, finding wood figured like that today would cost a small fortune. Let alone getting around the CITES with Brazilian Rosewood. When you pulled the camera back to show that figuring, I started drooling LOL.
I am one who doesn't play guitar, but enjoy your craftsmanship. I do like watching and listening to those who master the guitar. There are a few other I like watching also like watch repairs. Thanks for your videos and I look forward to seeing more
Excellent video, as always, nice statement about the sharing ethos. and the current quality of Brazilian rosewood; that's why it was mainly used as a decorative veneer.since the development of plywood Surprisingly good sound from the finished article.
We had towels identical to your green spotted one. After lots of washes, every green dot turned into a hole. Looks like it was dunked in a river full of piranha.
the most educational guitar fix videos on youtube. Wonderful attitude and just enough ascerbic joking to keep us humble. Really great job. I have a Haynes Boston guitar same era beautiful Brazilian Rosewood b/s spruce top. Someone did some interesting heel "security" work. I would love to go back and be the voice in their head.... but alas, reality calls me back :-)
holey macaroni - I just heard your exhortation on Passing on Good Knowledge... I salute you good buddy..!! and I THANK YOU for your service - to what ??? To the CAUSE - oh man... your videos are a part of my daily tutorial; input and MUST SEE TECH for the luthier in training..!! I will pass it on..!! (already am...)
In addition to luthiers (& would-be luthiers) and people who just like to watch a master at work, there's the very large group of players interested in learning more about guitars and how to take care of their personal instruments. After watching many of Ted's shows, I've gained the knowledge and confidence to successfully do some repair work on my own stringed instruments; Thanks, Ted!
I bought my 1896 vintage Washburn for $100 at a garage sale(in ABQ 1987,originally a NYC instrument). I reset the neck, replaced the bridge/plate & replaced the tuners. I have strung it for decades w/a lt gauge silk & bronze. Amazing Braz Rosewood b/s & fretboard, engraved pearl fret markers(various shapes & size) &multiple binding/purfling. It's my wife's favorite of all my instruments.
I quite often binge-watch your videos, and seeing you switch from a low end modern electric to a treasured very early flat top that is about to self destruct into a pile of matchwood and sawdust, I see how versatile you are. You are very modest, but watching you work so skilfully is very relaxing and absorbing, the time flies by, I can almost smell the freshly planed wood.
I watch your videos only for enjoyment. I am always blown away with your ability to recreate and the precision with which you do it. I wish I learned instrument repair 40 years ago.
And in the repair world, including home repair, car repair and guitar, of course, that holds true. Ideas are shared and nothing is kept from each other.
After watching your videos I revisited a head that broke off my old acoustic a couple years ago. .did a couple inlay supports and a resurface of the face. Love the artistry and patience you have for your craft... thank you
I find your vids meditative….they normally accompany my Sunday evening hang-over…and help greatly…plus,I can also fix the shit out of my guitars too ! BONUS…cheers from Manchester,England.
@@joelfildes5544 To be completely accurate, it was NYE Y2K, when my friends and I thought it conceivable the world might end, so yes, it was an epic, debauched night haha
You mentioned some of your viewers are spectators. I am one. I enjoy your videos, I learn so much about guitars. I could never dream to be as talented as repair As You Are. In addition, listening to your commentary is so soothing and interesting. Thank you
Ted as large of a frame you carry it still isn’t large enough to contain the enormity of your heart. Came for the luthier stayed for your kind mind and wit.
I had one of these with a wonderful label referring to the Paris Exposition. The guitar was a higher-end model - ivory binding, more elaborate purfling. The ebony bridge was basically like the one you made. Killer sound, but I wish I had had Aquila Nylgut strings in the late 60s to do it justice. Thank you for this great repair video.
I just like to watch, however I have a 20’s Oahu parlor that has the boom of a SJ200 that needs a neck reset. Maybe I’m working myself up the courage. I’m a touring musician, time is precious but in retrospect I had an uncle who built acoustics and other bluegrass instruments. He’s passed on now but man do I wish I would have hung out at that shop back then. I was young and if it didn’t take a 1/4” jack and had a Floyd Rose it wasn’t cool. So young people head this, learn all you can about your trade, there are very knowledgeable people around willing to share like this wonderful man in his videos. Make the time!
I worked on an electric Washburn T-Bird a month or so ago. Seemed to be from the 1970's. Great look in powder blue and the finished setup turned out awesome. I and the owner loved it.
Love this video, as all others you produce, specially the pre arguing with your public! 😂😂😂 you really know your public enough to predict questions and answers in a very good humored way! Thank you for your knowledge sharing and kindness!
One of MANY things I like about your channel is that you do a lot of left handed guitar work. There are very few of us out there. My 79 LH 175 is always happy to watch too! Now if I could only get my hands on Wayne Wrights LH D'Angelico Excel. Thanks Ted.
Holy cow, that's a beautiful replacement bridge you built. It's nice to see you allowing your work to stand out and be noticed, rather than be hidden in some admittedly artful way. Very nice. (Not half bad on the upside-down droning, either!)
I love watching your videos ! I have a virtually identical George Washburn "New Model" with the # 10 stamped on the back splice. I bought it for $5.00 in Milton Freewater Oregon in very sad shape. Gene Loranger, a jazz musician and Luthier in Hagerman Idaho (95 yrs old now..) completly rebuilt it for me. It cost me $350.00 US, and in 1975,..that was a lot of money ! Still have it,.. still plays wonderfully, Silk and Steel all the way. Gruhn guitars estimated 1885 build. No idea what it's worth today....
Sadly, unless your guitar has a bunch of unique one-off inlays or some kind of unique provenance these old Washburn’s don’t command the money they should be worth. Yet again, a guitar is always worth what someone will pay for it. It is cool that you have kept it and maintained its condition for the last forty-plus years.
I don’t want to be misunderstood. These old Washburn’s have earned their place in history. My Great grand father earned a living for his wife and children during Prohibition with his guitar. I inherited it 20 years after he passed away and spent $3k having it restored. Elizabeth, (the guitar) sounds beautiful and is unique enough that i brought it to Norm’s rare guitars and Lemmo spent some time playing her and when he was done he sat there just staring……..and said, “wow”. Examples of these guitars that have been loved on are greatly undervalued! Your guitar sounds like it is one of these examples!
I can only imagine what it must be like when guitar repair folk get together for a beer or cup of tea, sharing techniques and war stories. I'd love to be a fly on the wall just to soak in the comradely. As one of your aforementioned spectators, I sincerely appreciate your knowledge and willingness to share your admirable skill. Oh, and nice upside down playing too!
The book is essential to identifying early Washburn’s. I have a 1905 Style 320. It would have been sold by mail order. It was the second to the largest guitar you could have bought back then. It belonged to my great grandfather. He purchased it used in 1925. I had it restored and upgraded with a 1960 Martin X-brace so it handles steel strings with no problem. The sound of this steward of musical history is amazing!
This was very informative!, I got the book you showed. Very helpful. I dated my Washburn to an 1889. Based on the serial number on the neck block, plus none n the center strip. Mine is also a number#1. Thanks so much. My tuners are bone. Yours should be also. Beautiful be was Common.
Very elegant remplacement bridge ! Love your attitude about sharing Respect ! I'm one of these guy loving to watch you work despite the fact that I'm not interested in fixing guitars or building them but I love to watch hand skilled people doing their craft !
Count me among the very interested casual viewers. I enjoy doing minor maintenance on my guitars, and I have learned a huge amount from your vids. But the joy mainly comes from watching an expert do things I would never attempt, who willingly shares so much knowledge... so thank you sir!
Awesome vid Thank you Sir, You are 1000% right about the nylon strings testing your patents I built 2 ukes a couple years ago & trying to set them up for the first time of their life was a bit tough for me, I finally just let the strings set for a week went back & tuned them just to find they still had to stretch it took about a month until they settled.👍👍🎸🎼🎹🙏👨🏻🦯👨🏻🦯
I love the 'potted history' you give at the start of your vids. Very familiar with thsese beautiful instruments - worked with a guy who collected them.
Hearing the names Washburn and Lyon in the same sentence reminded me that I had a Washburn Lyon strat knockoff in mid 90s. It's a partscaster now, and the neckplate is the only clue that it was ever a Washburn branded guitar.
My first guitar was a Washburn Lyon. It was junk. It was also cracked new the neck. I picked up another one a few years ago out of nostalgia. I gave it to a kid that needed a guitar to try and learn the hobby shortly after.
I misread the title as 1980s washburn and was fully prepared to watch you wrestle with the floyd rose of an old neglected superstrat
I was about to say “that’s an odd Dimebag model”
Another thing to add to the list of things that never happened.
@@squigpeels.1021 I don't know what its like to be so cynical not to believe I misread a single number, but I wouldn't want to live in your head
Omg hahaha
@@ileutur6863he either being very mean to you or he's talking about alternate timeline stuff. Idk
Our host spoke about sharing techniques between luthiers. In the Pro Audio industry a well respected company that does training has as their philosophy:
"I met a person with a dollar
We exchanged dollars
We each had a dollar
I met a person with an idea
We exchanged ideas
Now we each have two ideas"
Yeah but if you both had a $ that means there was 2 $ too, so like what's the point?
I didn't think I'd actually have to "do the math" but here it goes:
You have a dollar bill and your friend has a dollar bill. You trade the dollar bills. You still only have a dollar bill and your friend still only has a dollar bill.
You have an idea and your friend has a different idea. You and your friend share the two ideas. Now you have his idea and your original idea and he has your idea and his original idea.
@@yakacm point is that when exchanging ideas you "double" your knowledge. You don't LOSE anything. It's all gain for both participants.
I like that. This shows that math and philosophy are fraternal twins.
@@yakacm yes, there was 2$ but only 1$ ended up in each hand, no matter how many times you trade it. Ideas (knowledge) is accumulated and multiplied in each and every trade! Professionals who invented something, and that created the patent need, could hold it as trademark, but professionals who work on something will always have to share their knowledge to enrich the trade, since all we do can be recreate without previous knowledge but, like Uncle Woodford said, with proper tools achieved by anyone with previous experience.
Ted, I don't know how you do it. Every time I begin a repair, you post a video of the exact guitar on my bench, a George Washburn "New Model" made in 1885. This is like Luthier Quantum Entanglement! I am a retired Biophysicist who has been collecting, inheriting, and repairing really nice vintage guitars long "before internet". I only have 23 instruments in my collection. When I had the '65 Martin D-35, the 1969 Les Paul Professional and 1970 L-5 you posted the Gibson Low impedance equipped Acoustic. I luthier to help teach at our local school and place quality, historically innovative, instruments in Kid's hands. My health is bad and I have really enjoyed your expertise while recovering. I will send you an email to show the EXACT guitars I have been "fixin' matching those from your videos, and the proper statistics to show significance. I am not making this up. RESPECT!
Hearing these elderly instruments is almost like time travel. Thank You!
Fantastic work Ted ! It sounded amazeballs !
Ted, I've been watching your videos for a couple of years and have learned heaps of information that has helped in my guitar building and repairs. But more importantly, your videos have become a place of solace for me. When things seem bleak, the world looks terrible and life is grim, I often return to my favorites of your videos (usually headstock repairs) and everything starts to calm down. Thank you for everything you've done, both intentional and unintentional.
Wow. The sound of that guitar has a lot more attitude than I expected. Very cool.
I expected it to sound like crap. I was wrong.
@@SxSxG666 I found it very bass heavy. Maybe that's him playing though
@@SxSxG666 He made this Guitar sound amazing
@@SxSxG666 ikr? It had a surprising good classical tone. Was not expecting that.
@@panzerlieb Turns out stringing it left handed allowed for more bass response. I guess whoever owned this Guitar previously re-braced it for a Left Handed Guitar.
Love the Brazilian Rosewood on the back.
👍👍😎✌️🤟 Thanks for sharing your talent with us.
I really enjoyed hearing that guitar upside-down. It makes me wonder what it would sound like in the southern hemisphere. Also, I completely agree with your commitment to sharing knowledge. Thanks for that, as well as the pleasant time I enjoyed watching your skillful repair.
These videos keep me on an even keel. Thanks for all the great tips and crash course education in stringed instrument repair.
You’re like the Bob Ross of guitar repair. A joy to watch!!
I would agree in craftsmanship, but my friend Ted is pretty sassy in relation to mr Ross.
As a fellow repairer, albeit of button accordions, I loved your thoughts on sharing techniques and 'ownership' of them. I have learned from other fettlers (all freely given), and I pass on to others in the same manner.
Nowadays most people think that all ideas are like patents. I try to remember that every technique I use making or repairing anything was invented by someone else.. so my revelations go to anyone wanting to hear or needing it. I suppose it's quite the same in instrument repair business as well.
@@Plataani "I invented all the ideas, and techniques, everyone else is ripping me off, right Robin? Hoo Hoo Hoo Hooooooo! Tell em Fred!"
@MelodeonTunes "Fettlers", now there's a good old word you don't hear often anymore! :) Thanks!
I have to work tomorrow as many of you do, of course. Many of these videos get posted on Sundays. It's nice to have the calm tranquility of these videos be the last thing I see before falling asleep. Thank you for this.
That was cool playing at the end, my friend. Well done.
That wood, finding wood figured like that today would cost a small fortune. Let alone getting around the CITES with Brazilian Rosewood. When you pulled the camera back to show that figuring, I started drooling LOL.
`popping in the pearl` - thats gotta be a great song title! mesmerising video always relaxing to watch.
I am one who doesn't play guitar, but enjoy your craftsmanship. I do like watching and listening to those who master the guitar. There are a few other I like watching also like watch repairs. Thanks for your videos and I look forward to seeing more
Background history on the old instruments is enlightening.
Really enjoyed the wee history lesson and the top repairs, love it when these old fellas live to fight another day. +1👍🥃Respect to you bud.
Excellent video, as always, nice statement about the sharing ethos. and the current quality of Brazilian rosewood; that's why it was mainly used as a decorative veneer.since the development of plywood Surprisingly good sound from the finished article.
to my ears the sound at the end was amazing. sounded absolutley beautiful.
I'm as impressed with your playing the guitar upside-down as I am with your workmanship. ;)
We had towels identical to your green spotted one. After lots of washes, every green dot turned into a hole. Looks like it was dunked in a river full of piranha.
I always loved that towel... showed my the simplicity needed... "...RETIRED WITH DISTINCTION.." (oye)
the most educational guitar fix videos on youtube. Wonderful attitude and just enough ascerbic joking to keep us humble. Really great job. I have a Haynes Boston guitar same era beautiful Brazilian Rosewood b/s spruce top. Someone did some interesting heel "security" work. I would love to go back and be the voice in their head.... but alas, reality calls me back :-)
holey macaroni - I just heard your exhortation on Passing on Good Knowledge... I salute you good buddy..!! and I THANK YOU for your service - to what ??? To the CAUSE - oh man... your videos are a part of my daily tutorial; input and MUST SEE TECH for the luthier in training..!! I will pass it on..!! (already am...)
In addition to luthiers (& would-be luthiers) and people who just like to watch a master at work, there's the very large group of players interested in learning more about guitars and how to take care of their personal instruments. After watching many of Ted's shows, I've gained the knowledge and confidence to successfully do some repair work on my own stringed instruments; Thanks, Ted!
I bought my 1896 vintage Washburn for $100 at a garage sale(in ABQ 1987,originally a NYC instrument).
I reset the neck, replaced the bridge/plate & replaced the tuners. I have strung it for decades w/a lt gauge silk & bronze.
Amazing Braz Rosewood b/s & fretboard, engraved pearl fret markers(various shapes & size) &multiple binding/purfling.
It's my wife's favorite of all my instruments.
2:56 Brazilian rosewood...beautiful and rarer as clock's ticking...The saddle looks weird on that parlor...🤔
Thanks Ted for sharing this gem!
🎶🎶🎶
Nice bridge - nice upside down playing!
Great work young man. Always a decent journeywith your work.
Thank you.
I quite often binge-watch your videos, and seeing you switch from a low end modern electric to a treasured very early flat top that is about to self destruct into a pile of matchwood and sawdust, I see how versatile you are. You are very modest, but watching you work so skilfully is very relaxing and absorbing, the time flies by, I can almost smell the freshly planed wood.
wonderful work Ted. Amazed how well you make it sound upside down. Thank You
Really glad you posted this, saw it in the Instagram feed and was secretly hoping it would get taped
I always loved that towel... showed my the simplicity needed... "...RETIRED WITH DISTINCTION.." (oye)
I watch your videos only for enjoyment. I am always blown away with your ability to recreate and the precision with which you do it. I wish I learned instrument repair 40 years ago.
What a great perspective on professional sharing.
Beautiful work on that bridge! 👍
And in the repair world, including home repair, car repair and guitar, of course, that holds true. Ideas are shared and nothing is kept from each other.
Excellent work on that bridge 👌🏼
After watching your videos I revisited a head that broke off my old acoustic a couple years ago. .did a couple inlay supports and a resurface of the face. Love the artistry and patience you have for your craft... thank you
Awesome left hand playing! I’m impressed 👏👏👏
really lovely repair. nicely done sir
I personally know a few guitar and also violin repairers, and they all share solutions. It's gentlemanly and the right thing to do.
I find your vids meditative….they normally accompany my Sunday evening hang-over…and help greatly…plus,I can also fix the shit out of my guitars too ! BONUS…cheers from Manchester,England.
Boozey Sunday lunch or very long Saturday night out?
@@peachmelba1000 all day smasheroo yesterday…I’ve earned this…
@@joelfildes5544 Ah, wish I could still do that. Last time was 20 years ago.
@@peachmelba1000 that must have been one hell of a piss up !
@@joelfildes5544 To be completely accurate, it was NYE Y2K, when my friends and I thought it conceivable the world might end, so yes, it was an epic, debauched night haha
always informative & entertaining hanging out with Uncle Ted.
I love how you add bits of history throughout your repairs. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.
I love watching your videos. Very informative and calming at the same time. Like you are the Bob Ross of guitar repair.
You mentioned some of your viewers are spectators. I am one. I enjoy your videos, I learn so much about guitars. I could never dream to be as talented as repair As You Are. In addition, listening to your commentary is so soothing and interesting. Thank you
It has a truly lovely tone!
Ted as large of a frame you carry it still isn’t large enough to contain the enormity of your heart. Came for the luthier stayed for your kind mind and wit.
I love to see and hear these old guitars. Fun to see how they are made too. Interesting.
What a fantastic sounding instrument.
I had one of these with a wonderful label referring to the Paris Exposition. The guitar was a higher-end model - ivory binding, more elaborate purfling. The ebony bridge was basically like the one you made. Killer sound, but I wish I had had Aquila Nylgut strings in the late 60s to do it justice. Thank you for this great repair video.
Aquila Nylguts are great. Haven't tried its fluorocarbons though.
I just like to watch, however I have a 20’s Oahu parlor that has the boom of a SJ200 that needs a neck reset.
Maybe I’m working myself up the courage.
I’m a touring musician, time is precious but in retrospect I had an uncle who built acoustics and other bluegrass instruments.
He’s passed on now but man do I wish I would have hung out at that shop back then.
I was young and if it didn’t take a 1/4” jack and had a Floyd Rose it wasn’t cool.
So young people head this, learn all you can about your trade, there are very knowledgeable people around willing to share like this wonderful man in his videos.
Make the time!
Another amazing repair and renewal job, Ted! That bridge is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.
I worked on an electric Washburn T-Bird a month or so ago. Seemed to be from the 1970's. Great look in powder blue and the finished setup turned out awesome. I and the owner loved it.
Ted your one of the best in your field !
I owe much to the Guild of American Luthiers for sharing the craft. Thanks again for another fun repair!
Love this video, as all others you produce, specially the pre arguing with your public! 😂😂😂 you really know your public enough to predict questions and answers in a very good humored way! Thank you for your knowledge sharing and kindness!
What a surprising tone! Thank you for another great video!
I'm just watching. But it's soothing and quite enjoyable.
You made that old guitar look and sound great!
Lovely tone!
Masterful work as always.
That was actually quite a nice sounding guitar. I wasn’t expecting much with nylon strings, but it had a beautiful voice. Thanks. I enjoy your videos.
gorgeous bridge/work, man!
It would be nice to see the customers reaction on seeing the job finished. Lovely work as always
You are the Bob Ross of guitar repair. The relaxing voice, the history lesson, all bringing us to a beautiful final outcome.
Beautiful sounding guitar.
One of MANY things I like about your channel is that you do a lot of left handed guitar work. There are very few of us out there. My 79 LH 175 is always happy to watch too! Now if I could only get my hands on Wayne Wrights LH D'Angelico Excel. Thanks Ted.
Holy cow, that's a beautiful replacement bridge you built. It's nice to see you allowing your work to stand out and be noticed, rather than be hidden in some admittedly artful way. Very nice. (Not half bad on the upside-down droning, either!)
Watching that bridge take form is a thing of wonder. Agree on the sharing and the playing!
I love watching your videos ! I have a virtually identical George Washburn "New Model" with the # 10 stamped on the back splice. I bought it for $5.00 in Milton Freewater Oregon in very sad shape. Gene Loranger, a jazz musician and Luthier in Hagerman Idaho (95 yrs old now..) completly rebuilt it for me. It cost me $350.00 US, and in 1975,..that was a lot of money ! Still have it,.. still plays wonderfully, Silk and Steel all the way. Gruhn guitars estimated 1885 build. No idea what it's worth today....
Sadly, unless your guitar has a bunch of unique one-off inlays or some kind of unique provenance these old Washburn’s don’t command the money they should be worth. Yet again, a guitar is always worth what someone will pay for it.
It is cool that you have kept it and maintained its condition for the last forty-plus years.
@@thefounding5879 Thanks, I still love the guitar, even if it's not worth a fortune 😊
I don’t want to be misunderstood. These old Washburn’s have earned their place in history. My Great grand father earned a living for his wife and children during Prohibition with his guitar. I inherited it 20 years after he passed away and spent $3k having it restored. Elizabeth, (the guitar) sounds beautiful and is unique enough that i brought it to Norm’s rare guitars and Lemmo spent some time playing her and when he was done he sat there just staring……..and said, “wow”. Examples of these guitars that have been loved on are greatly undervalued! Your guitar sounds like it is one of these examples!
Sounds fantastic!!! Great job doode!!!
Always just enjoy watching you at your craft, that bridge looks amazing and how you made it, truly a gift.
I'm not a guitar repair person but I always enjoy your vids. Your depth of knowledge is truly impressive.
Amazing sound there at the end.
I love the look of the new bridge. May this instrument last another 150 years.
I can only imagine what it must be like when guitar repair folk get together for a beer or cup of tea, sharing techniques and war stories. I'd love to be a fly on the wall just to soak in the comradely. As one of your aforementioned spectators, I sincerely appreciate your knowledge and willingness to share your admirable skill.
Oh, and nice upside down playing too!
The book is essential to identifying early Washburn’s. I have a 1905 Style 320. It would have been sold by mail order. It was the second to the largest guitar you could have bought back then. It belonged to my great grandfather. He purchased it used in 1925. I had it restored and upgraded with a 1960 Martin X-brace so it handles steel strings with no problem. The sound of this steward of musical history is amazing!
This was very informative!, I got the book you showed. Very helpful. I dated my Washburn to an 1889. Based on the serial number on the neck block, plus none n the center strip. Mine is also a number#1. Thanks so much. My tuners are bone. Yours should be also. Beautiful be was Common.
Great comments! I love your approach to the work you do on guitars, some of the most informative & enjoyable videos on TH-cam IMO.
Very elegant remplacement bridge ! Love your attitude about sharing Respect ! I'm one of these guy loving to watch you work despite the fact that I'm not interested in fixing guitars or building them but I love to watch hand skilled people doing their craft !
Nice work. Sounds great
Count me among the very interested casual viewers. I enjoy doing minor maintenance on my guitars, and I have learned a huge amount from your vids. But the joy mainly comes from watching an expert do things I would never attempt, who willingly shares so much knowledge... so thank you sir!
Great work once again!
I really really love your history lessons. You are so good at what you do, thanks for sharing
Mind boggling that that guitar was someone's 'voice' 140 years ago!
That is some wonderful stuff! Brilliant job as always!
Loved your commentary on sharing knowledge. I’ve learned so much on the care and maintenance of my 1910 Martin O-18 from your programs. Thank you.
Master of playing the left handed guitar upside-down!
Fine work, as usual.
quite insane that this guitar was built closer to the american revolution than it was to present day. beautiful, informative work as always ted!
Thanks for posting, from a spellbound spectator. I enjoy your videos, and philosophical musings, both, very much.
Very nice work Ted... as always! 😊👍
Awesome vid Thank you Sir, You are 1000% right about the nylon strings testing your patents I built 2 ukes a couple years ago & trying to set them up for the first time of their life was a bit tough for me, I finally just let the strings set for a week went back & tuned them just to find they still had to stretch it took about a month until they settled.👍👍🎸🎼🎹🙏👨🏻🦯👨🏻🦯
What a cool instrument
Sounds awesome!!!
I love the 'potted history' you give at the start of your vids. Very familiar with thsese beautiful instruments - worked with a guy who collected them.
Hearing the names Washburn and Lyon in the same sentence reminded me that I had a Washburn Lyon strat knockoff in mid 90s. It's a partscaster now, and the neckplate is the only clue that it was ever a Washburn branded guitar.
My first guitar was a Washburn Lyon. It was junk. It was also cracked new the neck. I picked up another one a few years ago out of nostalgia. I gave it to a kid that needed a guitar to try and learn the hobby shortly after.