I'm a metal player and have built several electrics over the years........ I just LOVE watching you do these repairs and have to say, your voice i just find so calming and soothing! thank you for what you do and for taking the time to share some of it on here.
Agreed! And I'm not even a musician! Just a dude enjoying craftsmen doing their thing, and mister Ted, here, is one of the most enjoyable ones for exactly the reasons you've stated!...
You wanted to know about Sidney Thomas Eagle. Like all the best luthiers, Sidney's father (also STE) was born in England near Chelmsford, Essex in the last quarter of 1870. It's likely that his father, William, an agricultural labourer, emigrated between 1870 and 1880 as the family can't be found in England after 1871. STE snr died on 17 June 1925. STE jnr was born in 1900 at Ontario and married Augusta D. They had two children: Tommy Elmer Eagle (1926 - 2005) and Violina (1928- 2019). STE jnr died on 6 March 1990 and was buried at Maple Creek Cemetery. I note that a Sidney Eagle wrote an "Allegro for string quartet" (which included a guitar) in around 1984 having achieved a M Musc. at UBC. In 1957, STE jnr was shown in a cattleman's annual as having an aptly-named "Britisher Superior" worth $700. Presumably, as a matter of course, Canadian luthiers kept cattle to augment their craft. Come to think of it - I often hear bellowing in the background when viewing your excellent videos.......
Ok... but what about the nazi eagle symbol and Swastika markings around the sticker ? All being printed in Canada before WW2... That's puzzling to me to see that this symbolism was this widespread at this time... Nazism is and have always been more prevalent that we may think
@@Echohb while this may have been Nazi-ism at play, I think Occam's razor would say that the last name is justifiable cause for the eagle, and swastikas aren't originally a Nazis symbol-heck there were several hockey teams called the swastikas in Canada.
@@Echohb Before WW2, people didn't see the swastika in the same way we do today. It is an ancient symbol of luck and good fortune, universal throughout Eurasia and historical Indo-European cultures. The word comes from the Sanskrit _svastika-s,_ meaning "being fortunate" (from _svasti-s_ meaning "well-being, luck"). The Nazis just appropriated it (angled, like a diamond) as they misunderstood the history of the Indo-European peoples, and thought _they_ were "Aryans." They weren't; the Aryans were an Indo-Iranian people, a precursor culture to both the Persians and (non-Dravidian) Indians, and likely originators of the Vedic religious tradition (Hinduism, Brahmanism etc). So to a violin-maker in Saskatchewan, it was likely just a nice symbol the printer had typeface for, to use as a border on his label. The fact it, and the eagle, another common symbol, were used by the relatively new German government at the time is incidental. 'Yet another crackpot European political system! Look at them in their silly uniforms. How very _German...'_ they must have thought. None of the symbology had the huge baggage that _we_ associate with it - because the horrors of WW2 simply hadn't happened yet. If you didn't read the international news that day, you won't have heard of the pogroms or _Kristallnacht_ - there was no internet. Yesterday's news was tomorrow's chip-shop wrapper. If such events even made the news in Saskatchewan, Canada in the 1930s! So we would need stronger evidence of Nazi sympathy in Mr Eagle, before we sully his name with such an accusation. We should not view the past through the lens of the present. Stop looking for Nazis where there aren't any - but, if you _do_ find some in the 1930s, you shouldn't really be surprised!
@@RoganGunn Yeah pretty much I've always been surprised how many people don't understand the differences or even existence of various forms of the swastika. Hell the current New York State Senate didn't know and they had to reinstate the hindu version. People are ultra quick to jump on the Nazi train now without looking into it even a little I guess for fake internet clout.
F.Y.I. I know nothing about guitars and don't play but watching this is a quite nice way to pass the time as the craftsmanship is amazing. 🤗 So it isn't just guitar people watching. 😊
Thank you for not destroying this like I watched Jerry Rosa do to an 1890s Lyon & Healy 🙏❤️ he sands with his fingers and uses a finger plane instead of a large one to keep everything straight. He uses a dremel to shape wood instead of files & rasps. It's unbelievable. You would think he just started this stuff the way he doesn't know anything about anything. It's a tragedy. Big time. All I can guess is it's time for him to give it up. He doesn't seem to like doing the work anymore. Hence his lazy ways of doing everything and his constant boohooing.
This is the second or third time I've watched this video, and it still blows my mind! Your attention to being period-correct, while also looking to the future of the instrument, is astounding!
I've been bingeing this channel for a while now, and so far this is my favorite. Making a fingerboard! With binding! Everything necessary to feel safe with steel strings! This is a masterpiece! The thing sounds amazing.
I'm still laughing, at the white paint spots. Uncle Doug's tube amp repair channel; he has noted many times, that the best indicator of an original, authentic vintage piece is the white paint spots. He did a tongue-in-cheek video on how to make anything look authentic vintage. Nice work.
@BreatheScotland I watch Uncle Doug too, I learned basic electronics in the US Army in 1978, specializing in radio repair. We were taught all about how valves work, and how to troubleshoot valve circuits. I carried it forward and I've specialized in repairing vintage valve (tube) guitar amplifiers and radio transmitters and receivers ever since. I love working on the old stuff!
I noticed the Swastika design around the repair label from Mr Eagle. Many Egyptian artefacts have that design and I have seen it with the lines at the and of each spoke shown in the opposite direction. Mr Eagle was not to know what it would represent. Brilliant repair work again.
Thank You Ted. You always provide clairvoyant content about guitar repairs in my backlog. 2021 has been a year of medical problems where i have been stuck in a bed healing. Your videos are inspiring for returning to my shop, and bring hands on music science to our local school. I am a retired biophysicist, with over 50 years of collecting broken instruments worth repairing, and several historic and folkloric instruments that I inherited from my family who were not afraid to cut up, mix match and "improve" perfectly good guitars with callous disregard for convention (smile). I use them to teach music physics and the historical evolution of guitar innovation. I have built 9 custom guitars and violins with kids , as their Jr. High science projects. We watch your videos to learn the whys and hows of instrument design, theory and repair, and also to emulate your perfect descriptive TH-cam presentation, including history, tools, diagrams and story line for what they learn. I wish I could support you financially, but medical bills challenge everything, and all my work at the school is volunteer and no cost to the kids, Short of it, is that you are the model of Skookum, Thank You, and Respect.
What a great way to teach children. I bet they love working with you and will never forget the lessons learned. Hope you get to the other side of your health issues.
@@lkj974 Thank You Diane, Credit is due to our Wonderful teachers everywhere. I am simply old, and in my formative years, a 1936 D-18 was a used guitar earned by mowing lawns (huge smile). Importantly, learning with the kids with thier projects is THE BEST THERAPY available, and I am blessed. Last year we played Irish Uliean Bagpipes with helium using real time fourier transform of the constructive interference of the drones, an 8th grader did this. If you would like help and support with student science activities for you school, let me know. We don't post our students work on social media, and we are completely non- profit, non-monetized, but you can see a bit of our "crazy" player piano project that started the at our Sauvie Island Sunday Science program aka Viscous Kittens Flaming Chickens flight club, and breaking ground for our new brick and mortar Jr High at my channel th-cam.com/video/1kKxCmRlVRg/w-d-xo.html
Ted, thanks so much for sharing your crafting methods, problem solvings and knowledge. I watch and enjoy every single episode of your channel. I wish you all the best for your business and work and can‘t turn out enough your professional, prudent and humerous way of presentation. Keep going…
You should be teaching at a college and teaching others your skills cause you’re the best! And you know so much history! I could listen to you all day and I don’t even play guitars at all.
Excellent video! Your explanations as to the hows and whys of each step is invaluable. Very clear and concise, easy to follow. Great job on a really nice little old box!!
Excellent job on the rebuild. The guitar is much better than originally built. Keep up the great repair videos they are an inspiration. Thanks for the history lessons that you include as part of the back story.
I know nothing about guitars except what I’ve learned watching your channel. I’m here for the woodworking, you are a master craftsman and work to tolerances most people can only dream of.
Thanks for showing the new fingerboard process. Anyone watching this can see this is a guy with lots of road experience, finding creative ways to deal with the sharp turns he knows are coming.
Ted, you are an incredible craftsman. As a woodworker myself, I can only aspire to your level of detail! I love watching your videos and stand in awe of your talent. Well done sir!
I have a Lyon and Healey Lakeside. It appears to be the same basic guitar as this model with exception of a flat metal "trapeze" and floating bridge. The purfling is more ornate than this guitar, however the fretboard is not bound. I purchased the guitar from an elderly lady on my paper route when I was 14 years old for $7.00. I'm now 71 and the guitar is still in good to excellent condition. Sounds identical to the guitar in this video. Weighs about 3lbs. I reset the neck two years ago based on your videos. Turned out on the money. Action is 5mm at the 12th and no fret buzz with Ernie Ball Earthwood .011-.052 strings. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and the beautiful work you masterfully applied to this guitar. Cheers!
Wow. I didn't notice the violin repair pattern on the label the first time watching. A bit of a shock! I love the details on white paint splatter, made me giggle.
That must be best neck on such guitar ever. Those carbon inlays resonate like crazy and that fret board is awesome. That neck is perfection. Guitar sounds very nice now. All together one of the best jobs I've seen.
Very much well worth the wait Ted, just awesome! I had to screen shot the shop made deep throat clamps, never gave it a thought before, Brilliant. thanks you
I’ve got an American Conservatory by them that’s about the same age and I’m saving it until I’ve got the skill to do it right. These videos are really helpful.
This is fascinating to watch. I can't see how it can be a viable business with the amount of work and care that is put into these repairs (but what do I know). Thanks so much for taking the time to make the videos.
As ever, Terry (if I may presume to address you), your history lessons are as fascinating as your assessment and repair of the instrument itself. I’m still digging through your archives after months - I originally came along for the electric guitar things but the acoustic work has really got me hooked - I have learned SO much about the construction as well as issues and repairs! So thanks! Paul. By the way, I have a 2014 Gibson ES-339 which so far (and touch wood) hasn’t been dropped and has an intact headstock. Should I book it in with you for a headstock repair now for… say… 5 years time 😅 Best wishes!
Great video, thanks I have a Lyon and Healy 'American Conservatory' Parlor Guitar. Got it from eBay (about 12 years ago) for £450! Made somewhere between 1893-1915, The neck is like a baseball bat (but, perfectly sits in the hand). It even has 'x' bracing. After researching, 'American Conservatory' was a music school, way back when. Seems mine was a custom order made for players at the conservatory by Lyon and Healy. Which is why it probably has 'x' bracing so early. There are no pics online of the instrument I have (from any of the Lyon and Healy pics). Another reason its probably custom. Its not 'mint' (finish is worn in places), but it has that 'played in' look. The only modern change, removing the bar frets (which plane your fingertips off when sliding :) and replaced with dunlop jumbo frets! Plays like a dream (1.5mm action at the 12th fret - across all strings) no rattles or choke outs. And its never had a neck reset! Though, I think the end of the board and the bridge may have been planed down a bit in the past). The guitar is made of Brazilian rosewood back+sides and with an Adirondack Spruce top and ebony bridge and fingerboard. Its super loud (louder than a modern 'factory' dread), on the mid/treble side in the sound department. No matter how hard you hit the strings, they never tone out (that 'plunk' sound you get when hitting the strings too hard). Instead, the instrument simply produces more tone and volume! Apparently, the workers from the Martin Factory also worked for Lyon and Healy (due to part-time / seasonal work) Love that instrument. It got me to hunt down two other parlors, before they started to get more expensive/rarer online (and before the Brazilian rosewood crackdown when shipping). A Washburn '1915' Parlor, another great instrument (built by the same 'seasonal' Martin craftsmen apparently). And a 1920's SS Stewart Parlor, lesser know but just as good (again, they were often made by the same craftsmen). *all these instruments are; Brazilian rosewood back+sides, Adirondack Spruce top, ebony bridge and fingerboard* Highly recommend people track these instruments down. It was a golden age for the luthier craft. Peace.
OK, so you made me look. Nothing about Sidney T. Eagle as a violin maker, but he appears in the 1926 census, which is the latest one freely available online. He was 26 at the time, so born around 1900, and he then lived a few miles west of town along with his mother (who was listed as head of household, so she probably owned the place) and his wife. No father was listed, so he was perhaps deceased. So maybe he was mostly a rancher or farmer, and did instrument repair on the side.
I am constantly amazed at your knowledge and work. I bet he owner is happy with this as I watched it all and heard the strings at the end. Good job. Tery from Oz.
Nice work as always, Ted. This guitar is quite similar to a Peter Benson guitar from about the same period that I picked up at a local auction sale and restored. Benson apparently had a factory in Minneapolis back then. The guitar still has its original flip-top canvas case!
3:33 took me a minute, but I got it in the end. You did an incredible job with the new fret board. Watching you work is a real pleasure. Thanks for all your excellent videos.
Damn you man! I just sat here scraping my phone screen trying to get rid of a couple little dots that I thought were minute chips in my screen. I even felt the one against my nail. Turns out to be something in your picture lol.
I own and play a 1920 or 21 Lyon Healy not as fancy but Same size and shape the same (but different color) purfling. All Brazilian rose wood sides and back (The grain is Martin like tight). Brazilian rosewood nut and floating bridge, with metal tailpiece The neck and fingerboard is rosewood and is unbound with a Beautiful rosewood head stock. she can handle 12s (lights steel string ,and even 13 mediums) but I keep lights on her sometimes I put a 13 on the high E for slide blues Her voice and Tone Is incredible, She has a demon like sustain with a lot of volume I tune her down at night and put her in her case to bed She had a neck reset before I got her and I had her get a refret from a great luthier named Jim in Portland OR He did a fantastic job , I will take her to my Grave. Thank you for the Fun Vidio .
Ted, besides your amazing job at this instrument I'm infinitely grateful for your inclusion of metric measurements while you talking about it. Thank you.
Very good story telling. I enjoy your videos even though I don't have the time to become a luthier. Thank you... keep up the good work and have a great holiday. Lou Casella.
The attention to detail in putting the inlay back into the 10th fret on the new board instead of "correcting" it to the 9th was amazing to see. The new ebony looks so good
It's great to see these old fellas brought back to fight another day. It's screaming blues at me, especially when it settles after it's surgery, 👍Respect and stay healthy all.
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Everyone’s favourite World guitar repairing hero 🦸♂️
You gave Dave something else to grumble fatalistically about :D
@@thecaveofthedead no Dave’s like the guitar-repairing supervillain.
3:18 Did anyone notice the swastikas around the label???
@@EbonyPope Pretty sure most viewers noticed that. Probably because he kind of points it out by cracking a pretty damn funny joke about it.
Ted, you are my favorite.. your patience in working on limited space, tight fits and unforeseen problems is an inspiration. you are a true artisan.
I'm a metal player and have built several electrics over the years........ I just LOVE watching you do these repairs and have to say, your voice i just find so calming and soothing! thank you for what you do and for taking the time to share some of it on here.
I agree with your observations. Soothingly informative. ✌️🍻
+1 here!
Agreed! And I'm not even a musician! Just a dude enjoying craftsmen doing their thing, and mister Ted, here, is one of the most enjoyable ones for exactly the reasons you've stated!...
3:18 Swastikas around the label???
@@EbonyPope - That label was from before the Nazi's ruined it for everyone. It used to be a symbol of good luck, believe it or not.
You wanted to know about Sidney Thomas Eagle. Like all the best luthiers, Sidney's father (also STE) was born in England near Chelmsford, Essex in the last quarter of 1870. It's likely that his father, William, an agricultural labourer, emigrated between 1870 and 1880 as the family can't be found in England after 1871. STE snr died on 17 June 1925. STE jnr was born in 1900 at Ontario and married Augusta D. They had two children: Tommy Elmer Eagle (1926 - 2005) and Violina (1928- 2019). STE jnr died on 6 March 1990 and was buried at Maple Creek Cemetery. I note that a Sidney Eagle wrote an "Allegro for string quartet" (which included a guitar) in around 1984 having achieved a M Musc. at UBC. In 1957, STE jnr was shown in a cattleman's annual as having an aptly-named "Britisher Superior" worth $700. Presumably, as a matter of course, Canadian luthiers kept cattle to augment their craft. Come to think of it - I often hear bellowing in the background when viewing your excellent videos.......
Your research is appreciated. Thank you.
Ok... but what about the nazi eagle symbol and Swastika markings around the sticker ? All being printed in Canada before WW2... That's puzzling to me to see that this symbolism was this widespread at this time... Nazism is and have always been more prevalent that we may think
@@Echohb while this may have been Nazi-ism at play, I think Occam's razor would say that the last name is justifiable cause for the eagle, and swastikas aren't originally a Nazis symbol-heck there were several hockey teams called the swastikas in Canada.
@@Echohb Before WW2, people didn't see the swastika in the same way we do today. It is an ancient symbol of luck and good fortune, universal throughout Eurasia and historical Indo-European cultures. The word comes from the Sanskrit _svastika-s,_ meaning "being fortunate" (from _svasti-s_ meaning "well-being, luck"). The Nazis just appropriated it (angled, like a diamond) as they misunderstood the history of the Indo-European peoples, and thought _they_ were "Aryans." They weren't; the Aryans were an Indo-Iranian people, a precursor culture to both the Persians and (non-Dravidian) Indians, and likely originators of the Vedic religious tradition (Hinduism, Brahmanism etc).
So to a violin-maker in Saskatchewan, it was likely just a nice symbol the printer had typeface for, to use as a border on his label. The fact it, and the eagle, another common symbol, were used by the relatively new German government at the time is incidental. 'Yet another crackpot European political system! Look at them in their silly uniforms. How very _German...'_ they must have thought.
None of the symbology had the huge baggage that _we_ associate with it - because the horrors of WW2 simply hadn't happened yet. If you didn't read the international news that day, you won't have heard of the pogroms or _Kristallnacht_ - there was no internet. Yesterday's news was tomorrow's chip-shop wrapper. If such events even made the news in Saskatchewan, Canada in the 1930s!
So we would need stronger evidence of Nazi sympathy in Mr Eagle, before we sully his name with such an accusation. We should not view the past through the lens of the present. Stop looking for Nazis where there aren't any - but, if you _do_ find some in the 1930s, you shouldn't really be surprised!
@@RoganGunn Yeah pretty much I've always been surprised how many people don't understand the differences or even existence of various forms of the swastika. Hell the current New York State Senate didn't know and they had to reinstate the hindu version. People are ultra quick to jump on the Nazi train now without looking into it even a little I guess for fake internet clout.
It must be so exciting to connect with a customer that gives you free rein to restore an instrument to top-notch condition. Great episode!
Wow, it sounds fantastic! I didn't expect such a full sound.
Exactly. This “kids guitar” is one of the best-sounding guitars he’s played. Definitely worth the restoration.
@@steaveg We've both heard a lot of high dollar guitars that can't touch that little dude!
@@steaveg ⁰
Leaving a like and saving it for the for the weekend. No spoilers please lol.
F.Y.I. I know nothing about guitars and don't play but watching this is a quite nice way to pass the time as the craftsmanship is amazing. 🤗 So it isn't just guitar people watching. 😊
Thank you for not destroying this like I watched Jerry Rosa do to an 1890s Lyon & Healy 🙏❤️ he sands with his fingers and uses a finger plane instead of a large one to keep everything straight. He uses a dremel to shape wood instead of files & rasps. It's unbelievable. You would think he just started this stuff the way he doesn't know anything about anything. It's a tragedy. Big time.
All I can guess is it's time for him to give it up. He doesn't seem to like doing the work anymore. Hence his lazy ways of doing everything and his constant boohooing.
Ted deserves every penny he gets. Excellent job, Twoody!
This is the second or third time I've watched this video, and it still blows my mind! Your attention to being period-correct, while also looking to the future of the instrument, is astounding!
Always love the history lessons in addition to your fine craftsmanship.
Rad! I work for Lyon and Healy and didn’t know we made anything other than harps.
Look at the mandolin family instruments from that time. They are works of art.
That was one of my favorite repairs. Great job, Tim!
Ted seems to have better bedside manner than many of the surgeons I've worked with.
I've been bingeing this channel for a while now, and so far this is my favorite. Making a fingerboard! With binding! Everything necessary to feel safe with steel strings! This is a masterpiece! The thing sounds amazing.
I'm still laughing, at the white paint spots. Uncle Doug's tube amp repair channel; he has noted many times, that the best indicator of an original, authentic vintage piece is the white paint spots. He did a tongue-in-cheek video on how to make anything look authentic vintage.
Nice work.
@BreatheScotland I watch Uncle Doug too, I learned basic electronics in the US Army in 1978, specializing in radio repair. We were taught all about how valves work, and how to troubleshoot valve circuits. I carried it forward and I've specialized in repairing vintage valve (tube) guitar amplifiers and radio transmitters and receivers ever since. I love working on the old stuff!
Came here to mention the Uncle Doug white paint connection. Well done.
I noticed the Swastika design around the repair label from Mr Eagle. Many Egyptian artefacts have that design and I have seen it with the lines at the and of each spoke shown in the opposite direction. Mr Eagle was not to know what it would represent. Brilliant repair work again.
Amazing full tone from that little guy. Superb restore!
I hope it continues to make beautiful music for another 100 plus years
Thank You Ted. You always provide clairvoyant content about guitar repairs in my backlog. 2021 has been a year of medical problems where i have been stuck in a bed healing. Your videos are inspiring for returning to my shop, and bring hands on music science to our local school. I am a retired biophysicist, with over 50 years of collecting broken instruments worth repairing, and several historic and folkloric instruments that I inherited from my family who were not afraid to cut up, mix match and "improve" perfectly good guitars with callous disregard for convention (smile). I use them to teach music physics and the historical evolution of guitar innovation. I have built 9 custom guitars and violins with kids , as their Jr. High science projects. We watch your videos to learn the whys and hows of instrument design, theory and repair, and also to emulate your perfect descriptive TH-cam presentation, including history, tools, diagrams and story line for what they learn. I wish I could support you financially, but medical bills challenge everything, and all my work at the school is volunteer and no cost to the kids, Short of it, is that you are the model of Skookum, Thank You, and Respect.
What a great way to teach children. I bet they love working with you and will never forget the lessons learned. Hope you get to the other side of your health issues.
@@lkj974 Thank You Diane, Credit is due to our Wonderful teachers everywhere. I am simply old, and in my formative years, a 1936 D-18 was a used guitar earned by mowing lawns (huge smile). Importantly, learning with the kids with thier projects is THE BEST THERAPY available, and I am blessed. Last year we played Irish Uliean Bagpipes with helium using real time fourier transform of the constructive interference of the drones, an 8th grader did this. If you would like help and support with student science activities for you school, let me know. We don't post our students work on social media, and we are completely non- profit, non-monetized, but you can see a bit of our "crazy" player piano project that started the at our Sauvie Island Sunday Science program aka Viscous Kittens Flaming Chickens flight club, and breaking ground for our new brick and mortar Jr High at my channel th-cam.com/video/1kKxCmRlVRg/w-d-xo.html
Ted, thanks so much for sharing your crafting methods, problem solvings and knowledge. I watch and enjoy every single episode of your channel. I wish you all the best for your business and work and can‘t turn out enough your professional, prudent and humerous way of presentation. Keep going…
Easily my favorite part of the week , always look forward to your videos ! Thank you !
You should be teaching at a college and teaching others your skills cause you’re the best! And you know so much history! I could listen to you all day and I don’t even play guitars at all.
That was incredible and thoughtful work. Thank you for sharing your talents.
Excellent video! Your explanations as to the hows and whys of each step is invaluable. Very clear and concise, easy to follow. Great job on a really nice little old box!!
Full rebuild, this thing had the works,
Probably my favourite episode yet.
Excellent job on the rebuild. The guitar is much better than originally built. Keep up the great repair videos they are an inspiration. Thanks for the history lessons that you include as part of the back story.
That little guy sounds great! Crisp highs and nice lows. I want one!
it's a pleasure to watchs all your videos. Great Luthier and professor
The last two videos, this one and the antique Cuban, are real seminars on how to honor vintage instruments. Well done.
I know nothing about guitars except what I’ve learned watching your channel. I’m here for the woodworking, you are a master craftsman and work to tolerances most people can only dream of.
Awesomeness!!!!
That little jewel doesn't sound bad at all, from what we can hear through all the sound reproduction, which isn't bad,,,
Thank you!!!
Your videos Ted are phenomenal and so interesting. I am addicted to these videos now.
Thanks for showing the new fingerboard process. Anyone watching this can see this is a guy with lots of road experience, finding creative ways to deal with the sharp turns he knows are coming.
Ted, you are an incredible craftsman. As a woodworker myself, I can only aspire to your level of detail! I love watching your videos and stand in awe of your talent. Well done sir!
This was a special one indeed. Lovely sound from that 120 year old wood!
I have a Lyon and Healey Lakeside. It appears to be the same basic guitar as this model with exception of a flat metal "trapeze" and floating bridge. The purfling is more ornate than this guitar, however the fretboard is not bound. I purchased the guitar from an elderly lady on my paper route when I was 14 years old for $7.00. I'm now 71 and the guitar is still in good to excellent condition. Sounds identical to the guitar in this video. Weighs about 3lbs. I reset the neck two years ago based on your videos. Turned out on the money. Action is 5mm at the 12th and no fret buzz with Ernie Ball Earthwood .011-.052 strings. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and the beautiful work you masterfully applied to this guitar. Cheers!
A lovely guitar and beautiful craftsmanship as ever.
This guy is possibly the best I've seen Yet.
Wow. I didn't notice the violin repair pattern on the label the first time watching. A bit of a shock! I love the details on white paint splatter, made me giggle.
Thanks for this Great video, and the fine work you did, Cousin Figel
Those clamps are BRILLIANT.
Uncle Doug has a long-running gag about wall-paint specks. It’s the mark of authenticity!!
Frickin' awesome! I love when an old guitar is given new life. Instruments are meant to be played. Thank you, Ted!
That must be best neck on such guitar ever. Those carbon inlays resonate like crazy and that fret board is awesome. That neck is perfection. Guitar sounds very nice now. All together one of the best jobs I've seen.
The carbon fiber resonates? It’s embedded thoroughly in the neck.
@@trackie1957 it conducts vibrations like a glass or high tension high hardness metal. So when you hit strings all guitar vibrates
@@NINEWALKING
Thanks!
Very much well worth the wait Ted, just awesome! I had to screen shot the shop made deep throat clamps, never gave it a thought before, Brilliant. thanks you
Amazing work. It was a pleasure to watch.
Nice shaped guitar. 00 000 are my favorites.
Thanks Ted for the history part as well 🎶🎶🎶.
I was starting to the withdrawal symptoms, but now, all is well. Thanks Ted👌
I bow to you, Ted. Wonderful work.
I’ve got an American Conservatory by them that’s about the same age and I’m saving it until I’ve got the skill to do it right. These videos are really helpful.
You are the master when it comes to guitar repair. Used you lived in the states.
This is fascinating to watch. I can't see how it can be a viable business with the amount of work and care that is put into these repairs (but what do I know). Thanks so much for taking the time to make the videos.
this is hypnotism, pure and simple. the tone was lovely and a great work.
Always a pleasure observing you and your craft.
that guitar sounds so amazing, i would love one! Such a lively sound.
Fascinating series of repairs. I always learn from your videos. Thanks so much for sharing.
That's very clean that sound had character and loud. Thank you.
again, your clamping skills are UNMATCHED!
As ever, Terry (if I may presume to address you), your history lessons are as fascinating as your assessment and repair of the instrument itself.
I’m still digging through your archives after months - I originally came along for the electric guitar things but the acoustic work has really got me hooked - I have learned SO much about the construction as well as issues and repairs!
So thanks!
Paul.
By the way, I have a 2014 Gibson ES-339 which so far (and touch wood) hasn’t been dropped and has an intact headstock.
Should I book it in with you for a headstock repair now for… say… 5 years time 😅
Best wishes!
Great video, thanks
I have a Lyon and Healy 'American Conservatory' Parlor Guitar. Got it from eBay (about 12 years ago) for £450!
Made somewhere between 1893-1915, The neck is like a baseball bat (but, perfectly sits in the hand). It even has 'x' bracing.
After researching, 'American Conservatory' was a music school, way back when.
Seems mine was a custom order made for players at the conservatory by Lyon and Healy. Which is why it probably has 'x' bracing so early. There are no pics online of the instrument I have (from any of the Lyon and Healy pics). Another reason its probably custom. Its not 'mint' (finish is worn in places), but it has that 'played in' look.
The only modern change, removing the bar frets (which plane your fingertips off when sliding :) and replaced with dunlop jumbo frets! Plays like a dream (1.5mm action at the 12th fret - across all strings) no rattles or choke outs. And its never had a neck reset! Though, I think the end of the board and the bridge may have been planed down a bit in the past).
The guitar is made of Brazilian rosewood back+sides and with an Adirondack Spruce top and ebony bridge and fingerboard. Its super loud (louder than a modern 'factory' dread), on the mid/treble side in the sound department. No matter how hard you hit the strings, they never tone out (that 'plunk' sound you get when hitting the strings too hard). Instead, the instrument simply produces more tone and volume!
Apparently, the workers from the Martin Factory also worked for Lyon and Healy (due to part-time / seasonal work)
Love that instrument.
It got me to hunt down two other parlors, before they started to get more expensive/rarer online (and before the Brazilian rosewood crackdown when shipping).
A Washburn '1915' Parlor, another great instrument (built by the same 'seasonal' Martin craftsmen apparently).
And a 1920's SS Stewart Parlor, lesser know but just as good (again, they were often made by the same craftsmen).
*all these instruments are; Brazilian rosewood back+sides, Adirondack Spruce top, ebony bridge and fingerboard*
Highly recommend people track these instruments down. It was a golden age for the luthier craft.
Peace.
Shhhh!
Very nice work. I appreciate seeing what is involved when you take the one hundred more years expectation.
OK, so you made me look. Nothing about Sidney T. Eagle as a violin maker, but he appears in the 1926 census, which is the latest one freely available online. He was 26 at the time, so born around 1900, and he then lived a few miles west of town along with his mother (who was listed as head of household, so she probably owned the place) and his wife. No father was listed, so he was perhaps deceased.
So maybe he was mostly a rancher or farmer, and did instrument repair on the side.
A masterful repair and restoration!
OUTSTANDING! Thank you for taking us along for the ride! Absolute pure delight!!
Ok I didnt expect that big of a sound from such a small guitar.Very rich sounding wow
Thanks for posting. You've given me something to think about.
The Lyon and Healy gets a second life! - sounds great, well done maestro!
Had a bad day today but it was curbed by a wonderful Ted vid in the middle of the week!!
I am constantly amazed at your knowledge and work. I bet he owner is happy with this as I watched it all and heard the strings at the end. Good job. Tery from Oz.
I watch your videos, and think what an amazing surgeon you would have made.
Nice work as always, Ted. This guitar is quite similar to a Peter Benson guitar from about the same period that I picked up at a local auction sale and restored. Benson apparently had a factory in Minneapolis back then. The guitar still has its original flip-top canvas case!
I learn so much watching your videos, thank you.
3:33 took me a minute, but I got it in the end. You did an incredible job with the new fret board. Watching you work is a real pleasure. Thanks for all your excellent videos.
I wouldn't have noticed the decorative motif's interesting "quality" if you hadn't mentioned it.
Nice job,,,,,Excellent workmanship !!!
Those funky inlays look so good against the ebony board that you made. That guitar is beautiful. Nicely done, Ted
Hey Ted. You know they updated those heaters, right? They now sell a set specifically for luthiery work. 👌👌
Sounds beautiful And the Ebony looks fantastic
Wow! That was worth waiting for! Thanks Ted.
Wow masterful work, simply amazing and you make it look easy Thank you
Matt
Great work! You made the right choice with the fretboard.
Really great work, looks as a really old parlour guitar should and it has a beautiful sound. I am sure the owner will be very happy.
That thing sounds MASSIVE for it’s size. Great job keeping this thing alive for another 100 years!
I really enjoy your work and explanations of your craft. Learned a lot. You have a real gift making old treasure come alive again.
Damn you man! I just sat here scraping my phone screen trying to get rid of a couple little dots that I thought were minute chips in my screen. I even felt the one against my nail. Turns out to be something in your picture lol.
Great work, and a lovely sound. I so enjoy your videos...
Well done Sir Ted, I very much enjoy watching your skills, you are an amazing luthier.
What a nice sound. This is a great restoration - really honoring the instrument with the work.
Love your attension 2 details greetings from sweden. realy nice upgrade/save !!
I own and play a 1920 or 21 Lyon Healy not as fancy but Same size and shape the same (but different color) purfling. All Brazilian rose wood sides and back (The grain is Martin like tight). Brazilian rosewood nut and floating bridge, with metal tailpiece The neck and fingerboard is rosewood and is unbound with a Beautiful rosewood head stock. she can handle 12s (lights steel string ,and even 13 mediums) but I keep lights on her sometimes I put a 13 on the high E for slide blues Her voice and Tone Is incredible, She has a demon like sustain with a lot of volume I tune her down at night and put her in her case to bed She had a neck reset before I got her and I had her get a refret from a great luthier named Jim in Portland OR He did a fantastic job , I will take her to my Grave. Thank you for the Fun Vidio .
Ted, besides your amazing job at this instrument I'm infinitely grateful for your inclusion of metric measurements while you talking about it. Thank you.
That was worth the wait. One of your best. So much work and info in a half hour
Very good story telling. I enjoy your videos even though I don't have the time to become a luthier. Thank you... keep up the good work and have a great holiday.
Lou Casella.
The attention to detail in putting the inlay back into the 10th fret on the new board instead of "correcting" it to the 9th was amazing to see. The new ebony looks so good
It's great to see these old fellas brought back to fight another day. It's screaming blues at me, especially when it settles after it's surgery, 👍Respect and stay healthy all.
You're a true wizzard!! fantastic work once again,
Well worth the wait.
Just amazing work, well worth the wait. Thanks