"And just because you like your action super low, doesnt mean the entire world needs to follow your guidelines." 2:55 Thanks! This spirit should be taught in elementary school. The world would be a better place.
Thanks for tuning one of ours up! Also a bit of advice any Daylighter with serial number less than a 100 (4449-xxx) will have a reverse acting truss rod
I said before your attention to detail is beyond what watched this for the 2nd time. You are so deserving, but, too humble. As I have also said before, your attention to detail is superior. It goes along with the pride you take in the totality of your effort.
I'm glad you addressed the fact that different players like different action for their playing style. Love the videos. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!
Hi from down under. An Allen key with tape around it can work for bridge post adjustment. If you seat the straight end in level with the slot, the bent end acts like a lever , think bicycle crank and pedal ... our Australian 50c piece is also effective because of it’s shape and width. Keep the vids coming ...
I'm glad you replaced the Lucky 18 that gives the Kauer the Mojo! You have one of the most reassuring calming no BS voices I have heard. The voice of a very good teacher.
"It looks ugly, I just build them quick an fast" shows what I know. Here I was admiring the workmanship of it thinking about how satisfying it would be to have such a specialized tool. I guess ugly/good/bad is all relative.
Well said. There is nothing ugly about any of the tools he fabricates for himself. Even a simple tiny sanding block has a certain finesse. This man is compelling as well as restful to watch. I find I can't get enough often replaying a video 2 or 3 times, leaving it going in the background while I do something else.
This was so interesting to see the wood bend in this way, Here in NC USA, I have seen some Blue Ridge Mountain violin makers soak the wood in a warm bath overnight, then placed in a jig to bend the wood into it's shape, then slowly drying while in the mold, however they are cutting the trees to make the instruments, and have plenty of wood on hand, time as well,,,, Thank you
Amazingly calm dissertation of this difficult work. Not a luthier but have used similar techniques in furniture building, it can very frustrating and yes, practice is the key. Thank you for sharing.
I setup my own guitars. Started doing that after all the techs in my area “forgot” I liked high action on my guitars. They always seem to think they know better than me. I can adjust the action on my guitars as low as they can now, and have done lots of setups for friends who like it that way, but my own guitars still have a nice meat to the action, so I can bury my fingers in there good. My guitar, my setup!
I'm no Luthier, but even as an occasional player, I learn so much of use from every one of your videos, let alone how entertaining it is to watch a master at work. Thank yo - you've solved several problems I've had, so far.
This was excellent. I think people are reacting to two of your personal traits. You communicate in an exceptional fashion: pacing, diction, syntax, word choice and videography are all excellent making these videos instructive and interesting. And then you’ve got that Stan Rogers resonance in your voice that is simply enchanting. I keep waiting for you to render your version of Northwest Passage. Regardless, thanks for another excellent video. The Learning Channel should check you out.
Wow this is the guy behind the curtain. This is truly Mr. Wizard, the Wizard of Guitars. I am SO impressed with his knowledge, but even more than that is his work ethic. Such an honorable and honest young man. I take great satisfaction watching a young man with skills, honor, honesty, and a work ethic that is truly impressive. Thank you for your videos but more than that thank you for being you and not budging from your convictions!
John, you should also check out Rosa String Works: th-cam.com/channels/29Dkc6-RMU8TCrloPN0Cbw.html I hope Ted doesn't mind my mentioning him here. I'm sure he's familiar with Jerry Rosa. Jerry is a well known acoustic miracle worker, here in Missouri, in the US. I really love watching and learning from both these guys.
Most slotted screws have a straight cited swat, and most straight blade or flat blade screwdriver are actually tapered, with a slight V shape. Although someone probably makes screw drivers that have a true flat straight blade, You can easily grind and file your own screwdrivers to fit The screw heads snugly and transfer the force down into the slot. The bent or folded playing card or business card is a neat trick.
It is so nice to see a real luthier work, someone who doesn't piss and moan about having to repair instruments. I'm glad you enjoy your work, because I certainly do.
For brittle woods I thickness two pieces to .045 in. then bend and laminate to get a stiff and sturdy part. I do not trust a super thin side, even though they can support the top and back. They are too easily damaged by blows to the side which are difficult to repair. Great video as usual.
Your honest shipping comment is the cure to shipping a guitar to Canada for repair. As for me the risk of international laws adding additional fees or the possibility of not being able to getvmy baby back would ruin my day for sure.
Your videos are so good sir! I Really enjoy them. I’m not knocking anyone or other youtubers but As you know, there is a lot of content on TH-cam from other youtubers and although a lot of it is good, a lot of it isn’t so good and well, I can’t quite define how or why exactly yours is so great, other than the obvious of how intelligent, well spoken, knowledgeable and skilled you are. But there is more, you bring something quite unique to the table. You don’t give too much information and you don’t give too little. You’re not showing off your knowledge and skill, you’re sharing it and that’s great. There is more but I don’t wanna go on and on with a long list. Anyway. Seriously though, I’m not trying to brown nose ya. I just wanted to say you’re the man! Man. Keep it up!
Many excellent tips, thanks much. I especially like the distinction between stiffness and strength around 13 minutes and the use of the heeled neck block. Thumbs up to crush a troll.
AWESOME video with Amazing information !!!! Thank You !!! Slowly but surely , I'm needing to learn how to work on and repair all of my own things because the butcher/mangle shops that are available , I'd never use which is why alot if people never fix or throw away their things .
Very interesting and inspiring, on a larger scale, I have used some drain pipe plugged at both ends with towels and a steam paint stripper providing the heat/water...this was working on a Thames river barge and bending much bigger pieces.
I used to do the same thing with the large screwdriver as you. THEN I bought the jacketed tool that Stew-Mac sells and let me tell you I will never use a screwdriver again. Go check it out. You do top level work, you need this tool. I have no affiliation with them other than I buy their stuff from time to time. Peace and Good Luthery. :)
Ship a small box to Thailand.... put in it some of your awesomeness, patience, ability and last some of your candor.... thank you! We may be kin as I don't suffer fools well either... look up the conversion as you are sitting in front of the largest encyclopedia ever made... I love that!
Great info, I just started building ukuleles last year, I made a bending form just like you have But I didnt know about turning the blanket back on before you remove the wood to put into the form. Thats excellent info for me. Thank you again & God Bless..
Great advice on luthiers. I have a few in my town who think they are luthiers and are terrible (LOL), but we do have a couple that are top notch. Great videos!
when i made my first acustic (ukulele) i made it with flame maple sides. and my bending iron? metal rod suspended between 2 blocks with candel below it. and i did it. took me hours, but i got the sides bent by hand on a candle :)
Ted, you mentioned luthiers are getting away from using side bending forms, due to the phasing out of incandescent light bulbs. That need not be the case, Appliance heating elements can be used, in place of light bulbs, and, unlike light bulbs, are made to survive the heat they produce. Add a digital heat controller w/relay (inexpensive on Ebay) and you have precise and "walk away" control of your bender. Sorry if I posted this twice. I thought I already posted it, but couldn't find it.
Absolutely fantastic. I broke every side I ever attempted on a heated pipe. Too anxious. Eventually learned to boil rosewood (Irving Sloane style) and bend on my heated mold. Now that you mention it, my use of internal light bulbs would present a problem for the heating. Gibson has the hydraulic ram for assisting with pressure in the cutaway
I know a slide player who actually had a new nut put on his guitar to "float" the strings above the fretboard. The action is literally level across the board from nut to bridge. It's low enough that you can still fret a note if you really want to, but you wouldn't want to try barre chords on it.
I was one of those that couldn't quite get the feel of bending on an iron. Took multiple sides until I also thinned the wood more and pushed gently. Eventually I decided I liked boiling the rosewood for 3 hours and bending on a heated mold with light bulbs inside. Especially for the cutaways. Start there with the tightest bend and working to the waist and then finally the lower bout, easier as it was not as plastic anymore. I watched the Gibson video on their cutaway mold, they have hydraulic clamping, less dexterity required.
Finding a luthier , with the proper approach to restoration or repairs is a hit and miss for . I have a friend that is recommending a guita builder in Kamloops BC , they build Riversong guitars. Of course he has no You tube site that demonstrates his skill set ...this video you just did...covered , a number of miles of repairs, building and design... now that is very open and you know what you get when someone sends you a guitar.. I have to make a call to UPS to get a shipping cost to Hamilton...cheers Alberta Dave
That screwdriver to screw interface at 1: 50 looks kind of sloppy. A trick question: when is a Philips screwdriver not a Philips screwdriver? When it's a JIS screwdriver (Japan Industrial Standard). Or a Pozi-Drive screwdriver (Pozi-drive screws are common on European-made equipment) . In my day job repairing older audio and stereo equipment, I see both JIS and Pozi-Drive screws frequently. And apparently, many motorcycle enthusiasts have stripped the JIS screws on their Japanese made bikes by not knowing there's a difference between Philip's and JIS screws and drivers.
Can you please describe in your upcoming Q&A session how you made those clamps you used at the end? Been wanting to make some 6" deep clamps for bridge reglues (as a test. Yes, I know steel/aluminum/etc., work better). Thanks, and thanks for the great videos!!!
PS, I personally think that Canadian square Robertson screws would probably work best of all for any and all guitar Applications. Modern designers and engineers would probably prefer to use torx screws, However, I don't much like the prospect of having to clean years of accumulated Skin cells, finger grease, food residue, crusty corrosion and schmutz of unknown origin from the head of a Torx screw before attempting to remove it!
My uncle Joe is the only person as handy as you are and uncle Joe could figure out how to do anything if he set his mind to it and you got it that ability to do work others never can
Never suffocate a truss rod. Speaking g of action, I get hassled constantly by friends... when I used to see friends, because I love high action. I want my Strat to play like my Yamaha FG-441s. I even wish I could afford customized electric with string spaces that match my acoustic.
EXC pt concerning the front neck block. I use ply block on my ukes, and a wider /deeper block as found in the fleta gtrs.. 0n CL For future ss gtrs I will definitely use the spanish style head block. I have 2 M. dunn gtrs circa 72and 73.a maccaferi and a jumbo 12 string . they both use the spanish style head block, no neck resets yet !!
Can't see in the comments, but guitars are generally (finally) exempted from CITED since September 2019. Great video as always. Is there a point to a ventilated truss rod cover. It's always Righty tighty leftly loosey as you look at it, even if the rod adjusts from inside the guitar. for anyone who is interested.
I'd send mine to Dan Erlewine in the US. 🤷♂️ Or any of the people featured in the StewMac vids. Especially when they highlight the small shops around the country or have those guys at Dan's shop.
I think, when people ask for metric (world standard) system, it's not because they wanna mimic your work, I think that they just watch your stuff for entertainment, for fun, but would like to understand the sizes and proportions, and not be lost. When you say the action is 4/64" or something like this, most of us, from outside the US, have no idea how much or how little it is. Just a thought thou.
Not for nothing but if my Martin needed a larger job like a neck reset or a new bridge etc... I'd most probably pay the extra $200.00 dollars to ship it over to you. Sure, there's plenty of luthiers out there however have you watched some of them on TH-cam? LOL 😆
I was quite surprised at a couple of things on the Kauer guitar. The nut slot for the forth string was not well formed and the build up of lacquer in the truss rod aperture was very untidy for a $3.5k guitar.
Here in the states we use what I’ve heard described as “Freedom Fractions” rather than ‘that subversive metric system’. 😉 Jokes aside and with no intent to offend anyone, have we come to the point in our viewing in which we require Ted to give us exact conversions of the measurements he makes during his luthery work? In all of the various units of measure? I like to have as much detail as possible found within a video, but I’d like to think my own pride would preclude me from asking for these. If I didn’t know where to go to download a conversion table or calculator, or didn’t have the technical acumen to acquire such a thing, I’d be frankly amazed at my ability to find and watch a TH-cam video. But… your mileage may vary. (Miles be they statute or perhaps nautical, Kilometers, etc.)
Martin don't put a fretboard dot on the 3rd fret of there guitars so if I bought a Martin is it a big job to have a luthier put a perl dot on the 3rd fret? Really enjoy your videos,your work is so tidy and professional and you seem to really enjoy what you do.
What are the best lutherie books available? I've seen so many for sale and don't know which ones are relevant or accurate. I am particularly in need of information on neck geometry for set neck guitars, but also am looking for info on all facets of instrument making such as grain direction, side bending, or lacquer spraying. I work off intuition and videos like yours, analyzing different methods of repair and construction, but would like comprehensive information that i can reference and learn from.
I really really like your videos! They are so informative! Keep that good work up! I also have a question about a guitar who's neck need a repair... It is an old Framus 5/18 "favorite" 1959. It has a badly bow towards the top because some idiot strung steelstrings on it. I wanted to know, if there's a chance of repair how you do those jobs? I much appreciate your answer 🙌 Greets from Germany 😊
"And just because you like your action super low, doesnt mean the entire world needs to follow your guidelines." 2:55
Thanks! This spirit should be taught in elementary school. The world would be a better place.
Thanks for tuning one of ours up! Also a bit of advice any Daylighter with serial number less than a 100 (4449-xxx) will have a reverse acting truss rod
I said before your attention to detail is beyond what watched this for the 2nd time. You are so deserving, but, too humble. As I have also said before, your attention to detail is superior. It goes along with the pride you take in the totality of your effort.
I'm glad you addressed the fact that different players like different action for their playing style. Love the videos. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!
I really enjoy watching your videos. I especially like seeing somewhat obscure guitars as opposed to the usual Gibson and Fender repair.
Hi from down under. An Allen key with tape around it can work for bridge post adjustment. If you seat the straight end in level with the slot, the bent end acts like a lever , think bicycle crank and pedal ... our Australian 50c piece is also effective because of it’s shape and width. Keep the vids coming ...
"Let's not have anymore of that. OK" You totally rock! Thank you for your videos.
That is a stern talking to, Canadian style. 😊
I'm glad you replaced the Lucky 18 that gives the Kauer the Mojo! You have one of the most reassuring calming no BS voices I have heard. The voice of a very good teacher.
"It looks ugly, I just build them quick an fast" shows what I know. Here I was admiring the workmanship of it thinking about how satisfying it would be to have such a specialized tool. I guess ugly/good/bad is all relative.
Well said. There is nothing ugly about any of the tools he fabricates for himself. Even a simple tiny sanding block has a certain finesse.
This man is compelling as well as restful to watch.
I find I can't get enough often replaying a video 2 or 3 times, leaving it going in the background while I do something else.
This was so interesting to see the wood bend in this way,
Here in NC USA, I have seen some Blue Ridge Mountain violin makers soak the wood in a warm bath overnight, then placed in a jig to bend the wood into it's shape, then slowly drying while in the mold, however they are cutting the trees to make the instruments, and have plenty of wood on hand, time as well,,,,
Thank you
Amazingly calm dissertation of this difficult work. Not a luthier but have used similar techniques in furniture building, it can very frustrating and yes, practice is the key. Thank you for sharing.
I setup my own guitars. Started doing that after all the techs in my area “forgot” I liked high action on my guitars. They always seem to think they know better than me. I can adjust the action on my guitars as low as they can now, and have done lots of setups for friends who like it that way, but my own guitars still have a nice meat to the action, so I can bury my fingers in there good. My guitar, my setup!
I'm no Luthier, but even as an occasional player, I learn so much of use from every one of your videos, let alone how entertaining it is to watch a master at work. Thank yo - you've solved several problems I've had, so far.
Really enjoyed this video. So much info Great when your learning like I am. Thank you
This was excellent. I think people are reacting to two of your personal traits. You communicate in an exceptional fashion: pacing, diction, syntax, word choice and videography are all excellent making these videos instructive and interesting. And then you’ve got that Stan Rogers resonance in your voice that is simply enchanting. I keep waiting for you to render your version of Northwest Passage. Regardless, thanks for another excellent video. The Learning Channel should check you out.
Wow this is the guy behind the curtain. This is truly Mr. Wizard, the Wizard of Guitars. I am SO impressed with his knowledge, but even more than that is his work ethic. Such an honorable and honest young man. I take great satisfaction watching a young man with skills, honor, honesty, and a work ethic that is truly impressive. Thank you for your videos but more than that thank you for being you and not budging from your convictions!
John, you should also check out Rosa String Works:
th-cam.com/channels/29Dkc6-RMU8TCrloPN0Cbw.html
I hope Ted doesn't mind my mentioning him here. I'm sure he's familiar with Jerry Rosa.
Jerry is a well known acoustic miracle worker, here in Missouri, in the US.
I really love watching and learning from both these guys.
your videos are so calming i love them. thank you!!
We need more videos of you building guitars, true master of the craft.
Most slotted screws have a straight cited swat, and most straight blade or flat blade screwdriver are actually tapered, with a slight V shape. Although someone probably makes screw drivers that have a true flat straight blade, You can easily grind and file your own screwdrivers to fit The screw heads snugly and transfer the force down into the slot. The bent or folded playing card or business card is a neat trick.
I think you're the most underrated repair person online. Amazing tips and awesome attention to detail!
It is so nice to see a real luthier work, someone who doesn't piss and moan about having to repair instruments. I'm glad you enjoy your work, because I certainly do.
Your video's are entertaining and educational. Thank you for doing them.
For brittle woods I thickness two pieces to .045 in. then bend and laminate to get a stiff and sturdy part. I do not trust a super thin side, even though they can support the top and back. They are too easily damaged by blows to the side which are difficult to repair. Great video as usual.
Your honest shipping comment is the cure to shipping a guitar to Canada for repair. As for me the risk of international laws adding additional fees or the possibility of not being able to getvmy baby back would ruin my day for sure.
Your videos are so good sir!
I Really enjoy them. I’m not knocking anyone or other youtubers but As you know, there is a lot of content on TH-cam from other youtubers and although a lot of it is good, a lot of it isn’t so good and well, I can’t quite define how or why exactly yours is so great, other than the obvious of how intelligent, well spoken, knowledgeable and skilled you are. But there is more, you bring something quite unique to the table. You don’t give too much information and you don’t give too little. You’re not showing off your knowledge and skill, you’re sharing it and that’s great. There is more but I don’t wanna go on and on with a long list. Anyway.
Seriously though, I’m not trying to brown nose ya. I just wanted to say you’re the man! Man.
Keep it up!
Many excellent tips, thanks much. I especially like the distinction between stiffness and strength around 13 minutes and the use of the heeled neck block. Thumbs up to crush a troll.
I love the craftsmanship
I like your side it's a very informative and detailed and you don't try to hide nothing thank you very much I'll continue watching
AWESOME video with Amazing information !!!! Thank You !!! Slowly but surely , I'm needing to learn how to work on and repair all of my own things because the butcher/mangle shops that are available , I'd never use which is why alot if people never fix or throw away their things .
i really enjoy watching people repair guitars and it helps me under stand repairs better . thanks
Very interesting and inspiring, on a larger scale, I have used some drain pipe plugged at both ends with towels and a steam paint stripper providing the heat/water...this was working on a Thames river barge and bending much bigger pieces.
Thanks for the informative videos. I like the simple clamps you made for holding the sides in the form.
I used to do the same thing with the large screwdriver as you. THEN I bought the jacketed tool that Stew-Mac sells and let me tell you I will never use a screwdriver again. Go check it out. You do top level work, you need this tool. I have no affiliation with them other than I buy their stuff from time to time. Peace and Good Luthery. :)
It's the stop tailpiece wrench here .... www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools/StewMac_Tool_Sets/Tune-o-Medic_Bridge_and_Tailpiece_Tools.html
Your a genuine honest about shipping costs being high.
Love your videos very to the point. Plus you do very good work.
Ship a small box to Thailand.... put in it some of your awesomeness, patience, ability and last some of your candor.... thank you!
We may be kin as I don't suffer fools well either... look up the conversion as you are sitting in front of the largest encyclopedia ever made... I love that!
Great info, I just started building ukuleles last year, I made a bending form just like you have But I didnt know about turning the blanket back on before you remove the wood to put into the form. Thats excellent info for me. Thank you again & God Bless..
Great advice on luthiers. I have a few in my town who think they are luthiers and are terrible (LOL), but we do have a couple that are top notch. Great videos!
Even your molds look great!
Another very interesting vid. Thanks for sharing your skills and advice, much appreciated.
Nothing better than watching his beautiful work and in such a relaxing setting and delivery! Love it ASMR LUTHERIE
I’m so pleased to see that, finally, a guitar manufacturer is taking the age-old truss rod heat dissipation issue seriously...
I scratched my head at your comment at first, I actually came back to it to say hahaha, good one.
when i made my first acustic (ukulele) i made it with flame maple sides. and my bending iron? metal rod suspended between 2 blocks with candel below it. and i did it. took me hours, but i got the sides bent by hand on a candle :)
Ted, you mentioned luthiers are getting away from using side bending
forms, due to the phasing out of incandescent light bulbs.
That need not be the case,
Appliance heating elements can be used, in place of light bulbs, and,
unlike light bulbs, are made to survive the heat they produce.
Add a digital heat controller w/relay (inexpensive on Ebay) and
you have precise and "walk away" control of your bender.
Sorry if I posted this twice. I thought I already posted it, but couldn't find it.
Absolutely fantastic. I broke every side I ever attempted on a heated pipe. Too anxious. Eventually learned to boil rosewood (Irving Sloane style) and bend on my heated mold. Now that you mention it, my use of internal light bulbs would present a problem for the heating. Gibson has the hydraulic ram for assisting with pressure in the cutaway
Q&A for future video post: “workshop setup” tool storage, cabinet and drawer organizers, workbench sizes and dust collection systems . Thanks!
I would LOVE to have a guitar made by you!! I find your videos very educational and fun to watch. Keep 'em coming!!!
I know a slide player who actually had a new nut put on his guitar to "float" the strings above the fretboard. The action is literally level across the board from nut to bridge. It's low enough that you can still fret a note if you really want to, but you wouldn't want to try barre chords on it.
I am really enjoying your videos, very helpful. Thank you.
A pet peeve of mine as well... I've always just used a nickle to adjust tune-o-matic tailpiece studs
I was one of those that couldn't quite get the feel of bending on an iron. Took multiple sides until I also thinned the wood more and pushed gently. Eventually I decided I liked boiling the rosewood for 3 hours and bending on a heated mold with light bulbs inside. Especially for the cutaways. Start there with the tightest bend and working to the waist and then finally the lower bout, easier as it was not as plastic anymore. I watched the Gibson video on their cutaway mold, they have hydraulic clamping, less dexterity required.
That Kauer is a beauty
Very nice, always. It is true that besides being a very skilled professional, you’d easily be a great teacher. Great atitude.
You, Sir are a true lover, of the sound of Vibrating Wood!
Superb wood and video work. Such a pleasure to watch.
Another great video! Thanks for showing us!
Another good one and I wouldn't expect anything else from you! thanks again!
Made a lot of potato chips building F-5's before the good old heat blanket! Thanks for the show.
Finding a luthier , with the proper approach to restoration or repairs is a hit and miss for . I have a friend that is recommending a guita builder in Kamloops BC , they build Riversong guitars.
Of course he has no You tube site that demonstrates his skill set ...this video you just did...covered , a number of miles of repairs, building and design... now that is very open and you know what you get when someone sends you a guitar..
I have to make a call to UPS to get a shipping cost to Hamilton...cheers
Alberta Dave
Really dig the channel.
Awesome work , thank you so much for all the wonderful info ! 😊👍💖
Oh man, your comment about damaging screw heads with the wrong size driver... preach it brother! One of my pet peeves too.
Even that one sucks. What do you use?
That screwdriver to screw interface at 1: 50 looks kind of sloppy. A trick question: when is a Philips screwdriver not a Philips screwdriver? When it's a JIS screwdriver (Japan Industrial Standard). Or a Pozi-Drive screwdriver (Pozi-drive screws are common on European-made equipment) . In my day job repairing older audio and stereo equipment, I see both JIS and Pozi-Drive screws frequently. And apparently, many motorcycle enthusiasts have stripped the JIS screws on their Japanese made bikes by not knowing there's a difference between Philip's and JIS screws and drivers.
That's a very nice looking guitar!
Show us a video on Fret Sprout. Especially how to remove fret sprout on a bound fretboard! Enjoy your posts! Keep it up!!
Another excellent video! Thanks!
Fantastic thank you
Thanks again for a great video. Thank you
I like my action a little on the high side too. I play pretty aggressively, lots of strumming. To each his own.
Still great!
Can you please describe in your upcoming Q&A session how you made those clamps you used at the end? Been wanting to make some 6" deep clamps for bridge reglues (as a test. Yes, I know steel/aluminum/etc., work better). Thanks, and thanks for the great videos!!!
Great video
PS, I personally think that Canadian square Robertson screws would probably work best of all for any and all guitar Applications. Modern designers and engineers would probably prefer to use torx screws, However, I don't much like the prospect of having to clean years of accumulated Skin cells, finger grease, food residue, crusty corrosion and schmutz of unknown origin from the head of a Torx screw before attempting to remove it!
NICE diy clamps!
My uncle Joe is the only person as handy as you are and uncle Joe could figure out how to do anything if he set his mind to it and you got it that ability to do work others never can
Many of us Gen X'ers grew surrounded by both imperial and metric measurements and learned to live with both.
Very cool video, thanks so much!!!
Remember to bend your binding. Words to live by.
Absolutely amazing......
Never suffocate a truss rod. Speaking g of action, I get hassled constantly by friends... when I used to see friends, because I love high action. I want my Strat to play like my Yamaha FG-441s. I even wish I could afford customized electric with string spaces that match my acoustic.
Update on your 1 min remark Rosewood and Cites... it is being removed! YEA!!!!! - Thanks for the videos
Set Ups & Side Bending......a good song title about Luthiers! Challenge set guys 😂
EXC pt concerning the front neck block. I use ply block on my ukes, and a wider /deeper block as found in the fleta gtrs.. 0n CL For future ss gtrs I will definitely use the spanish style head block. I have 2 M. dunn gtrs circa 72and 73.a maccaferi and a jumbo 12 string . they both use the spanish style head block, no neck resets yet !!
Great stuff. Thanks so very much.
Metric conversion requests ? Laziness. Just plain too lazy to look it up.
Can't see in the comments, but guitars are generally (finally) exempted from CITED since September 2019. Great video as always. Is there a point to a ventilated truss rod cover. It's always Righty tighty leftly loosey as you look at it, even if the rod adjusts from inside the guitar. for anyone who is interested.
Thanks 👏👏👍🇬🇧
I'd send mine to Dan Erlewine in the US. 🤷♂️ Or any of the people featured in the StewMac vids. Especially when they highlight the small shops around the country or have those guys at Dan's shop.
Great work as always. Could you do us a favor Show the finish product. Like a movie Beginning, Middle, end. Its very helpful thanks
I decide what the action should be for every guitarist in the world
I think, when people ask for metric (world standard) system, it's not because they wanna mimic your work, I think that they just watch your stuff for entertainment, for fun, but would like to understand the sizes and proportions, and not be lost. When you say the action is 4/64" or something like this, most of us, from outside the US, have no idea how much or how little it is.
Just a thought thou.
Your channel is a Million $ Gem , for free . Cheers.
Not for nothing but if my Martin needed a larger job like a neck reset or a new bridge etc... I'd most probably pay the extra $200.00 dollars to ship it over to you. Sure, there's plenty of luthiers out there however have you watched some of them on TH-cam? LOL 😆
I was quite surprised at a couple of things on the Kauer guitar. The nut slot for the forth string was not well formed and the build up of lacquer in the truss rod aperture was very untidy for a $3.5k guitar.
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👍👍😎✌️
5:24 the plastic piece is a punch out from a Nova Scotia MVI sticker. FYI
Here in the states we use what I’ve heard described as “Freedom Fractions” rather than ‘that subversive metric system’. 😉
Jokes aside and with no intent to offend anyone, have we come to the point in our viewing in which we require Ted to give us exact conversions of the measurements he makes during his luthery work? In all of the various units of measure?
I like to have as much detail as possible found within a video, but I’d like to think my own pride would preclude me from asking for these. If I didn’t know where to go to download a conversion table or calculator, or didn’t have the technical acumen to acquire such a thing, I’d be frankly amazed at my ability to find and watch a TH-cam video.
But… your mileage may vary.
(Miles be they statute or perhaps nautical, Kilometers, etc.)
Martin don't put a fretboard dot on the 3rd fret of there guitars so if I bought a Martin is it a big job to have a luthier put a perl dot on the 3rd fret? Really enjoy your videos,your work is so tidy and professional and you seem to really enjoy what you do.
What are the best lutherie books available? I've seen so many for sale and don't know which ones are relevant or accurate.
I am particularly in need of information on neck geometry for set neck guitars, but also am looking for info on all facets of instrument making such as grain direction, side bending, or lacquer spraying. I work off intuition and videos like yours, analyzing different methods of repair and construction, but would like comprehensive information that i can reference and learn from.
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that flashing is like 30 gauage lol, 22 gauge is 1/32nd of an inch
I really really like your videos! They are so informative! Keep that good work up!
I also have a question about a guitar who's neck need a repair... It is an old Framus 5/18 "favorite" 1959.
It has a badly bow towards the top because some idiot strung steelstrings on it.
I wanted to know, if there's a chance of repair how you do those jobs?
I much appreciate your answer 🙌
Greets from Germany 😊