Hello.. Just sent your youtube link to Kevin tonight. He'll be please to see one of his offspring still being loved and enjoyed. He may try to contact you. Keep well and keep the vids coming. Really enjoy watching your work and your care for all instruments.
Is Kev still around? Used to exchange lengthy, hilarious emails with him about 20 years ago? We would chat about a love of British bikes too, he did some great restorations.
Kevin taught me Guitar making in 1986 in Rockingham Ontario of which I have 2 diplomas . Brilliant mind and member of Mensa..... Luthier teacher and musician extraordinaire . He was also a gunsmith and Reeve of the county. One of my biggest influences till this day..
"Don't know if you can even see that {giant, scary} crossgrain crack there by the heel block"... 5 min later, invisible. I was taking notes. Always a pleasure to see the respect you treat each and every instrument with.
I have a beautiful Timberline guitar made in 1981 in thee Scarboroughhop... it took a year to make it! I have received many positive comments and offers to buy it...no way..! It took a year to make and l would drop into the shop from time to time and take photos of it as it progressed. Kevin certainly knows what he is doing
In 1979 Kevin had a shop in Highland Creek (now part of Scarborough). He was going to build three guitars patterned after a Gibson CF-100 with a few Martin touches added in, and I decided to buy one (H2 "c"s) I would drop into the shop periodically and watched blocks of wood being transformed into masterpieces. I'm so glad I bought it and glad to see its sister brought back to life.
Again! I am amazed at the quality of your work, skill, patience, and depth of knowledge as well as your resources of materials to make repairs that don't even show. Great work.
I have Timberline 0093 built by Kevin Hall and its a beauty. It is like a D18. I really love it but I and time have not been kind to this guitar and it needs some repair. I am watching this video with fascination. Thank you!
I have been eagerly working my way through your videos for several weeks, in no particular order, just clicking on whatever catches my fancy in the moment. They are all so good, so informative, and so plainly enjoyable. But I really was wowed by this video and the associations you made around this guitar. I grew up in Toronto and owned two Laskins in the mid-70s before I commissioned Grit to build a guitar specifically for me -- a small body, 12-fret, steel-string beauty with a cut-away and a couple of simple (and very early) Laskin inlays -- two maple leaves, one on the headstock, and a tiny one on the heel. That was 1977 and I still have that guitar, and it's still in great shape although the bridge finally had to be reglued earlier this year by a local repair guy outside Boston where I now live. Your remarks about the scene back then brought back many memories, and when you mentioned that the Kevin Hall guitar had been owned by David Essig, my jaw hit the floor with a resounding thud. I knew David pretty well back then, heard him play numerous times (maybe on this very guitar), and as a photographer was nominally the "staff photographer" for his fledgling record label. That never went anywhere beyond a lot of shots of Dave, the Original Sloth Band, and some good fiddlers whose names I've now long forgotten. I moved more into electric playing when I went to Humber College in the late 70s-early 80s, and went through a lot of electrics hoping to find one that would make me play better, including a 1958 sunburst ES-335 (hated the neck), a mid-60s tele, a brand new Peavey T-60, and finally a handmade T-style with active Bartolini pick-ups, made by Tony Duggin-Smith. I still have that guitar too, now outfitted with Kent Armstrong P-90s. Funny thing is, none of these guitars improved the way I play, they just made it more enjoyable. And I guess that's all you can ask. Thanks for the wonderful videos; I for one really appreciate them, and you.
I was feeling sad earlier today since I had finished watching every one of your videos, and became so excited to see that I missed one (hoping that I missed more!) then saw that it was just uploaded today...Love your channel!
Ted--your detail work on the vertical side reinforcements is exactly what I spoke of in my reply email. It is important that work done inside be evidence that a real craftsman did the work. Crisp glues clean up with interior is something I look for. Over my 56 years of doing this work, I have spotted and snatched up all manner of pliers and hemostats, tweezers, knives, planes and scrapers(some scrapers 1" x 2"), straight and curved and most every clamp I see, and more clamps I already have. I used to collect planes, but have sold down to the ones I really use, with my largest being a Bedrock #606. I have just a few Veritas, all specialty planes/scrapers, and just a few Lie-Nielsens. My favorite LN's are the small bronze scraper plane and a 10 1/4--bench rabbet. I frequently use the 10 1/4 as a regular bench plane. I also depend greatly on the LN low angle adjustable mouth block plane. All but a few of my many chisels are 19th or early 20th century. I use a Green full-size Tormek and diamond plates and Shapton waterstones and a flat mounted .5 micron diamond dust loaded hard leather strop. Other than the shaping on the Tormek, I do all finish honing freehand. I have many kinds of jigs for stones, but do not use them. I used to teach classes on hand tool edge preparation and had the jigs for students who could not get a start on muscle memory. PS--I ordered the bridge heating strip and controller. The bridge on my Guild is tight everywhere but the back edge, and I can feel that it has not taken spruce with it. No time to waste! Thank you again.
Hemostat forceps are excellent for cleaning up excess glue, I find pieces of damp bathroom sponge more effective than paper towel and these can be rinsed and used again.
Hey, your comments about Canadian repair guys & luthiers being rare. I have an amazing (what I consider) high-end electric bass guitar branded Odyssey that is like a magic item. Its from the 70's, Alembic-inspired and was made in Canada by a luthier named Atilla Balogh who apparently died under mysterious circumstances not unlike Bruce Lee. Neck-through, with custom-machined brass hardware, Bartolini guitar-humbucker sized pickups, and its definitely longer than standard 34" scale. I call it my '5-string 4-string' as when I received it I tuned it up to BEAD and there it has stayed. I also have an Odyssey guitar made by Balogh, also from the 70's (I think he died ~1980). It's made entirely of maple and has a wrap-around bridge, 2 humbuckers. Both of those instruments have been packed away for years in a climate-controlled storage unit in a different state than where i live... long story... but I just wondered whether you were familiar with the Odyssey brand or Atilla Balogh? I have no idea how well-known he was (is?) in Canada. I am lucky to own those instruments and can hopefully get hands on them again soon. Anyways thanks for the informative & entertaining repair videos. You remind me how fortunate I've been to have had a good guitar tech teach me some foundational stuff at an early age and how fortunate I am to own many high-quality instruments. Later!
Kevin was the first luthier that I ever really corresponded with and bought some tonewood from. We talked quite a bit and some years later his shop suffered a fire. Not too sure if he's still building anymore. Seeing this makes me think I should get in touch with him.
Another brilliant repair and I always appreciate the Canadian music business history you work in (especially as someone who spent a lot of time in Hamilton as a kid).
Thanks for this. I have done a few side crack repairs as well and I am really glad to learn from your experience and approach new ways to do the job well. You make it look easy, but yes, it takes a long time. Thanks again.
A blunt question but -not- a criticism, in any way. You're my guitar repair standard. Best of the best. I do though wonder, why not do the side repair once you've had the neck off for the reset? Seems to me that access would've been easier.
Great work on the crack and the chamfer on the support strips will impress the H out of the next luthier. I'm imagining you tangled with Hogweed because that would be a cool story.
I can't imagine doing this type of work as cleanly as you've done it without that endoscope! Great work as always and I hope that sap wound doesn't hurt as bad as it appears! Good luck with that.
I could go on about how much I appreciate our pal's work, but I feel obligated to recommend reading the Kevin Hall interview (if you didn't already.). This is about the best, forthright sample of a builder "telling it like it is." Just sayin'....
@@twoodfrd You're welcome. Great channel, by the way, no loud music, no needless blathering on for ten minutes before we finally cut to the chase and, most importantly, great work and useful tips. So, thank YOU.
At the beginning, I thought you were going to lower the action. Until of course, I saw the 50’ crack in the side. Sheesh... brutal! Pays to read the heading, I guess. Ha ha Good luck with that skin reaction! We did get a chance to see it at the end... and wow! 🧐
Any guitar that had been employed by David Essig should be good for anyone! How often do you find a guitar with a rosewood back but mahogany sides? Apparently that's a Fishman saddle pickup (according to Reverb).
My son bought a D’Angellico off eBay the guitar came in damaged, the finish on the bottom edge of the top is chipping off & dented in. The seller said he put in an insurance claim with fedex. But the seller also doesn’t have another guitar that’s the same as the one my son bought. UGG**** I told him when he showed me the guitar before he bought it I said MAKE SURE YOU BUY A HARDSHELL CASE & have it shipped in that as well as the box.HE DID NOT GET A HARDSHELL CASE..
I feel like someone could put a guitar through a wood chipper and give you a coffee can of all the resulting debris and you could repair the guitar back to factory form.
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Hello.. Just sent your youtube link to Kevin tonight. He'll be please to see one of his offspring still being loved and enjoyed. He may try to contact you. Keep well and keep the vids coming. Really enjoy watching your work and your care for all instruments.
Is Kev still around? Used to exchange lengthy, hilarious emails with him about 20 years ago? We would chat about a love of British bikes too, he did some great restorations.
Kevin taught me Guitar making in 1986 in Rockingham Ontario
of which I have 2 diplomas . Brilliant mind and member of Mensa..... Luthier teacher and musician extraordinaire . He was also a gunsmith and Reeve of the county. One of my biggest influences till this day..
Love the internal footage with the new cam. Brings a new appreciation to the craft.
"Don't know if you can even see that {giant, scary} crossgrain crack there by the heel block"... 5 min later, invisible. I was taking notes. Always a pleasure to see the respect you treat each and every instrument with.
I have a beautiful Timberline guitar made in 1981 in thee Scarboroughhop... it took a year to make it!
I have received many positive comments and offers to buy it...no way..!
It took a year to make and l would drop into the shop from time to time and take photos of it as it progressed.
Kevin certainly knows what he is doing
Is Kev still around? Cliff
In 1979 Kevin had a shop in Highland Creek (now part of Scarborough). He was going to build three guitars patterned after a Gibson CF-100 with a few Martin touches added in, and I decided to buy one (H2 "c"s) I would drop into the shop periodically and watched blocks of wood being transformed into masterpieces. I'm so glad I bought it and glad to see its sister brought back to life.
The humor and craftsmanship in your videos are incomparable. I love your videos and laugh at all of your jokes. Keep it up!
Again! I am amazed at the quality of your work, skill, patience, and depth of knowledge as well as your resources of materials to make repairs that don't even show. Great work.
I have Timberline 0093 built by Kevin Hall and its a beauty. It is like a D18. I really love it but I and time have not been kind to this guitar and it needs some repair. I am watching this video with fascination. Thank you!
Ouch.Your arm at the end.
I have been eagerly working my way through your videos for several weeks, in no particular order, just clicking on whatever catches my fancy in the moment. They are all so good, so informative, and so plainly enjoyable. But I really was wowed by this video and the associations you made around this guitar. I grew up in Toronto and owned two Laskins in the mid-70s before I commissioned Grit to build a guitar specifically for me -- a small body, 12-fret, steel-string beauty with a cut-away and a couple of simple (and very early) Laskin inlays -- two maple leaves, one on the headstock, and a tiny one on the heel. That was 1977 and I still have that guitar, and it's still in great shape although the bridge finally had to be reglued earlier this year by a local repair guy outside Boston where I now live. Your remarks about the scene back then brought back many memories, and when you mentioned that the Kevin Hall guitar had been owned by David Essig, my jaw hit the floor with a resounding thud. I knew David pretty well back then, heard him play numerous times (maybe on this very guitar), and as a photographer was nominally the "staff photographer" for his fledgling record label. That never went anywhere beyond a lot of shots of Dave, the Original Sloth Band, and some good fiddlers whose names I've now long forgotten. I moved more into electric playing when I went to Humber College in the late 70s-early 80s, and went through a lot of electrics hoping to find one that would make me play better, including a 1958 sunburst ES-335 (hated the neck), a mid-60s tele, a brand new Peavey T-60, and finally a handmade T-style with active Bartolini pick-ups, made by Tony Duggin-Smith. I still have that guitar too, now outfitted with Kent Armstrong P-90s. Funny thing is, none of these guitars improved the way I play, they just made it more enjoyable. And I guess that's all you can ask. Thanks for the wonderful videos; I for one really appreciate them, and you.
I was feeling sad earlier today since I had finished watching every one of your videos, and became so excited to see that I missed one (hoping that I missed more!) then saw that it was just uploaded today...Love your channel!
Ted--your detail work on the vertical side reinforcements is exactly what I spoke of in my reply email. It is important that work done inside be evidence that a real craftsman did the work. Crisp glues clean up with interior is something I look for. Over my 56 years of doing this work, I have spotted and snatched up all manner of pliers and hemostats, tweezers, knives, planes and scrapers(some scrapers 1" x 2"), straight and curved and most every clamp I see, and more clamps I already have. I used to collect planes, but have sold down to the ones I really use, with my largest being a Bedrock #606. I have just a few Veritas, all specialty planes/scrapers, and just a few Lie-Nielsens. My favorite LN's are the small bronze scraper plane and a 10 1/4--bench rabbet. I frequently use the 10 1/4 as a regular bench plane. I also depend greatly on the LN low angle adjustable mouth block plane. All but a few of my many chisels are 19th or early 20th century. I use a Green full-size Tormek and diamond plates and Shapton waterstones and a flat mounted .5 micron diamond dust loaded hard leather strop. Other than the shaping on the Tormek, I do all finish honing freehand. I have many kinds of jigs for stones, but do not use them. I used to teach classes on hand tool edge preparation and had the jigs for students who could not get a start on muscle memory. PS--I ordered the bridge heating strip and controller. The bridge on my Guild is tight everywhere but the back edge, and I can feel that it has not taken spruce with it. No time to waste! Thank you again.
You never cease to amaze me young man. Thanks again for what you do and share with all of us.
Hemostat forceps are excellent for cleaning up excess glue, I find pieces of damp bathroom sponge more effective than paper towel and these can be rinsed and used again.
Hey, your comments about Canadian repair guys & luthiers being rare. I have an amazing (what I consider) high-end electric bass guitar branded Odyssey that is like a magic item. Its from the 70's, Alembic-inspired and was made in Canada by a luthier named Atilla Balogh who apparently died under mysterious circumstances not unlike Bruce Lee. Neck-through, with custom-machined brass hardware, Bartolini guitar-humbucker sized pickups, and its definitely longer than standard 34" scale. I call it my '5-string 4-string' as when I received it I tuned it up to BEAD and there it has stayed. I also have an Odyssey guitar made by Balogh, also from the 70's (I think he died ~1980). It's made entirely of maple and has a wrap-around bridge, 2 humbuckers. Both of those instruments have been packed away for years in a climate-controlled storage unit in a different state than where i live... long story... but I just wondered whether you were familiar with the Odyssey brand or Atilla Balogh? I have no idea how well-known he was (is?) in Canada. I am lucky to own those instruments and can hopefully get hands on them again soon. Anyways thanks for the informative & entertaining repair videos. You remind me how fortunate I've been to have had a good guitar tech teach me some foundational stuff at an early age and how fortunate I am to own many high-quality instruments. Later!
Kevin was the first luthier that I ever really corresponded with and bought some tonewood from. We talked quite a bit and some years later his shop suffered a fire. Not too sure if he's still building anymore. Seeing this makes me think I should get in touch with him.
Great job! Always educational!
I love how much you appreciate this instrument and really understand the history of its maker. Very wholesome and gives me hope in humanity
Another brilliant repair and I always appreciate the Canadian music business history you work in (especially as someone who spent a lot of time in Hamilton as a kid).
Heal up quickly! The Kevin Hall guitar looks wonderful. That cutaway is amazing work.
And your repair work is, as always, nonpareil, amazing.
Great job as always! Hope your arm will heal fast!
Thanks for this. I have done a few side crack repairs as well and I am really glad to learn from your experience and approach new ways to do the job well. You make it look easy, but yes, it takes a long time. Thanks again.
That cut away is so cool!
I hope you heal quickly, Ted. Great video and a great repair. I can’t even see the crack at the end.
As always, A MAZ ING!!! Please keep up the good work and showing us all mortals what you are doing.
Incredible patience, knowledge and skill!
That was an amazing repair; you made it seem so straight forward but I' m sure it was anything but!
Urushiol oil... I feel your pain - I'm also susceptible to it's effects. Amazing job on the repair!
Super nice work, Ted! I'm always impressed with your attention to the details!
A blunt question but -not- a criticism, in any way. You're my guitar repair standard. Best of the best.
I do though wonder, why not do the side repair once you've had the neck off for the reset? Seems to me that access would've been easier.
Great work on the crack and the chamfer on the support strips will impress the H out of the next luthier. I'm imagining you tangled with Hogweed because that would be a cool story.
good ,no , better, no, best ! as always . thanx .
I can't imagine doing this type of work as cleanly as you've done it without that endoscope! Great work as always and I hope that sap wound doesn't hurt as bad as it appears! Good luck with that.
Great fix ! Love this magnet tricks, very handy
You do realize that some time, a notebook, and a rewind button = training video? Very nice work!
Nice work. Great idea with the strong magnets you use for clamping. Very interesting guitar too.Thanks for the videos!!
Wow. That old girl needs a lot of TLC. You are the man to do it. That gauze must get so in the way of your internal reach. Nice work!
Nice job Ted.
That pickup is a McIntyre Feather and it is supposed to be mounted on the inside of the soundboard. It was invented by a guy in Oak Island NC USA
Interesting. The price is right. I've never encountered one before.
I could go on about how much I appreciate our pal's work, but I feel obligated to recommend reading the Kevin Hall interview (if you didn't already.). This is about the best, forthright sample of a builder "telling it like it is." Just sayin'....
Well thanks for getting THAT song stuck in my head!! 😁
Absolutely mind-blowing!
Thank you for the video. A lot of lessons, as always.
A pointed stick!? I know how to defend myself against someone armed with a banana but not a luthier with a pointed stick!
Thank you. Truly. I knew out of 25,000 people maybe three would get it. :) :) :)
@@twoodfrd You're welcome. Great channel, by the way, no loud music, no needless blathering on for ten minutes before we finally cut to the chase and, most importantly, great work and useful tips. So, thank YOU.
Beautiful repair.
Would love to see the process of adding that padding lacquer you mentioned and making the crack virtually disappear. Great work!
Quality repair. Good job.
Phenomenal work! Wow!
I bloody love your videos.
Another great video. Thank you
Heal quickly mate. The TLC you give every instrument should earn you a guitarmanitarian award.
You ever think about doing a series on Canadian Luthiers? I heard Lado is closing up and the last guitars are being made and he'll be done this year.
Great work, thanks for sharing
I have a 1990 Epiphone PR5E. It has a similar cutaway.
It would be cool to see you work on an Explorer. Even if it was just a basic setup. Love the new camera view with the scope also!
You are the true Lord Of The Dance...
At the beginning, I thought you were going to lower the action. Until of course, I saw the 50’ crack in the side. Sheesh... brutal! Pays to read the heading, I guess. Ha ha
Good luck with that skin reaction! We did get a chance to see it at the end... and wow! 🧐
Great Work!
Looks amazing!
Nice....beautiful job.....
Great job! Thank you
Any guitar that had been employed by David Essig should be good for anyone! How often do you find a guitar with a rosewood back but mahogany sides? Apparently that's a Fishman saddle pickup (according to Reverb).
I'm guessing poison parsnip sap... Ouch. Nice work on that crack!
Parsnip sap? I've already had a baaad run-in with poison oak... don't need more to worry about. :)
Nice work!
what did we do before magnets? Oh, yeah, right... we drilled tiny holes and set the cleats and braces with b string wire.
Magnets are known since antiquity.
@@brumm3653 Well, yes... but the neodynium ones needed to clamp cleats through wood...?
Second viewing for me: that crack is gone! Beautiful job!
Clever use of magnets to reposition inside the guitar
Why is it your work quiets my soul?
I have one just like it. Mine is from the same year
Great job!
Amazing and inspiring crack repair. That cutaway could be a master luthier test. Where is Kevin now?
You are a wizard my man:)
My son bought a D’Angellico off eBay the guitar came in damaged, the finish on the bottom edge of the top is chipping off & dented in. The seller said he put in an insurance claim with fedex. But the seller also doesn’t have another guitar that’s the same as the one my son bought. UGG**** I told him when he showed me the guitar before he bought it I said MAKE SURE YOU BUY A HARDSHELL CASE & have it shipped in that as well as the box.HE DID NOT GET A HARDSHELL CASE..
Hey, neighbor. You don't want to wrap that up.
those bridgepins wow
Love the endoscope camera. I think I would be physically sick if that happened to one of my guitars...
At least USA customs didn't drill 13 holes in the body searching for drugs! Then forward it to the client.
Beautiful repair. Aspirational. Is the neck reset due to the damage or is it unrelated issue?
Poison Oak? Ouch!!! Been there, scratched that.
Sadly, if you send anything through the post you have to assume it will dropped six feet onto concrete.
Glad you’re ok! And you’re not Captain Hook :D love all your videos as usual and this is no different. Keep it up fellow Canuck!
Nice!!!!!
Awesome !!!!!
I feel like someone could put a guitar through a wood chipper and give you a coffee can of all the resulting debris and you could repair the guitar back to factory form.
But as Mr Fazioli would say, it wouldn't make sense both artistically and financially.
Very nice
Excellent work, as always. ever work on any swedish guitars? Hagström, Levin ,Bjärton
PUT A COUPLE OF THESE BAD BOYS TOGETHER AND YOU GOT A BAD LOOKING WISDOM TOOTH LOL
Epic
You packers should watch Trogly on how to properly package and ship a guitar. Although I do amagine accoustic guitars being more fragile
What was it? Sounds like a Giant Hogweed or something by the way you describe the sap.
I own one of the New timberline guitars. They're ok the body is of dreadnought size .fret
board is of Gibson length.
these shipping companys should have like a soft shipping option.maybe promise not to use it as a step stool
Did the video with the neck reset on this Timberline ever show up? I couldn't find it on the channel. NEVERMIND -- found it.
Nice
I work for a Medical Device mfg. just thinking the other day you could use an endoscopic camera set up...and what you know.
I think I missed something. How did you keep the small wooden wedges from becoming glued to the outside of the body?
Wow Hamilton! do you know of homebrewer craigtube?
Stan fucking Rodger!!!!!
Heads up,clean the lens on your borescope ! Either that or that axe has got ‘Orbs’ in it ...?