For the record, the guitar you're working on in the video is a "second", hence the S on the label. I worked at LoPrinzi Guitars in Rosemont NJ 1974 & 1975. Bodies and necks were made and finished separately and brought together near the end of the process to make finished guitars. In the time I worked there Augie was the one and only person that did these last steps of assembly. Sometimes a body or neck would suffer an accident or mistake during manufacture and it would imediatly be either destroyed or on rare occasions put aside in our storage building. Sometimes an employee was allowed to build themselves a finished guitar from these less than perfect saved parts, with the agreement to keep it for themselves only. That's what you have in this video. The body probably slipped while it was in the dovetail jig and was put in the reject room. The neck also would have been rejected for some of the defects you sited. It was hard to let some of these pieces go after so much work went into them. Augie would never let official company product out the door that wasn't up to his high standards and his was the final say on every guitar. We were a company of about 14 people and our target output was 3 a day. Most of us were good guitar players too, including Augie. PS. Love your videos, just didn't want anyone to get the wrong idea about LoPrinzi Guitars based on the one in this video. Thanks for giving it new life!
Ah, my second visit to this particular video. I heardJohn Zeidler worked for LoPrinzi once upon a time. The issues found on this guitar have me wondering about my own LoPrinzi which I think is a LR60. I’ve had the neck reset 2x and never realized it had an adjustment! I bought it new in 78 and it probably doesn’t have more then a couple hours of playing time. It’s good to hear from a previous employee that it was actually a quality product.
I remember Augie well. He and my Dad were the barbers in the shop in Flemington. As a little kid I watched them joyfully tinker with guitar projects in between customers.
I always look forward to Saturday afternoons and sitting back with a cup of coffee and watching you work. It's a weird thing in that while I'm 'handy' with woodworking I've never had the inclination to build an instrument. I just find it endlessly interesting and educational and fun to watch and learn. Thanks Ted.
I mean, on one hand the guitar survived forty plus years and it sounds great. But on the other hand, how bad would a guitar have to be for them to reject it for quality concerns?
Interesting watch. As I have the 3rd guitar Augie ever made in the back of the barber shop. My uncle at the time was teaching Augie how to put the finish on.
Watching you work and the commentary you add, is wonderful! One could learn enough to begin a career as a guitar repair person by watching your channel! I know you don’t show everything you need to know, but almost! Love from NW Colorado. Thanxz
Listening to your voice is so much better than smoking a joint and just as relaxing. Of course your videos are very informative. It's great to see a master craftsman at work.
Augie was a very inventive builder. I once saw a double neck that he built on ebay. It was a six string and mandolin combo. There was an entire mandolin body inside the guitar body.
The first LoPrinzi I bought back in ‘75 an LM-15. Sweet sounding guitar for sure. It developed the worst truss rod rattle. Had to sell it. A number of years ago I was feeling nostalgic and took a chance on one off eBay. Still have it to this day. A great sounding guitar. Thanks for the video. Very much enjoyed. Subscribed
I was living in New Jersey back in 1972. I purchased a 72 Guild D40 back then in part due to its local heritage, and mainly for its great tone and feel. That remained my favorite guitar and my main acoustic for many years. I wish I had known of Auggie’s brand back then. If the sound in your demo is any indication, I might have owned a Lo Prinzi all these years instead. Great work as always! Thanks for the superlative content.
I knew augustino from Clearwater area. He finished my gibson 345 and I had a G.L.styles both from the 1960's. He had an aprentis that worked with him, but he personally worked on both and did a fantastic job on both. He gave me a tour of shop and also showing me his daughter's very first guitar that she was making for her husband at time. He really was a great guy. He kept me updated on some ukuleles he was making for some guy in Japan. I left Florida in 1998 and never got to talk to him again. I hope he and all family are ok. 👍
Good video. I don't mind if they are long, and I enjoy watching all of them more than once. They never get boring, and I learn things I didn't know before, though I'd be afraid to do any of those neck/fret/saddle, or nut adjustments or refretting as I might screw it up. A crack I would tackle if it's not too bed. But it's great watching you.
Happy Saturday everyone. Getting my videos in with the hurricane coming. I hope all of you who also live in the southern New England area are safe and well over the next couple days.
@@ravingcyclist624 yeah it is. We are charging all our devices and power packs. My greatest concern is nighttime. I simply cannot sleep without a fan. I have been that way since I was a kid. My wife loves the fan too but she can get by without it. Me, no way. I hear everything and I end up focusing on the lack of white noise and air movement. I have tried all kinds of devices but I came to the conclusion it's a combination of both that I need. We bought a small rechargeable fan. We shall see. Fingers crossed. I still remember being a teenager and power was our for 3 days when Bob ran though 30 years ago.
It’s always amazing to see how you are spending time and detail to doing what needs to be done, totally satisfied with your experience and your ability to get it right, I’m impressed
Wow ! I learned more about guitar construction in this video than ever! I’m blown away by the knowledge you possess. Very good information, makes me think of how difficult it must be to build acoustic guitars.
The reason I love your work so much is the fact that you are so meticulous. You avoid the disfigurement that some UA-cam guitar repairers seem happy to accept. I’d be reluctant to let some of those guys loose on any of my guitars, but if I lived in your neck of the woods I wouldn’t let anyone but you work on my instruments.
This might be my favorite video of yours. So much fine tuning and effort put into areas that you’d never know just looking at the guitar. Incredible as always; thanks for what you do.
Nice job!! I have reset necks on four or five LoPrinzi dreds from that era. Interesting beasts! On the last couple I just took out the truss rod nut and made a cork plug with a hole for the steam needle. It worked!! They all had a lot of tear put around that big hole. I am guessing hand drill with a spade bit. They were all good sounding instruments.
I'm a pedal steel player and several other people I know have expensive mainline manufactured guitars and mine was custome built in NC by a master luthier in a home shop for half the price and twice the quality of the factory manufactured models. My biggest fear is him passing away and my instrument breaking and not finding someone to repair it.
I will never repair a guitar I'm not that good at despite having three of them . I love watching you fettling the various gazunders ( aussie slang for a guitar goes under your arm)
Another spectacular restoration job. I am presuming that the owner decided not to fix what looks like sunken fret markers. That seems a strange compromise given that it might not take very much more time. That's kinda peculiar. That neck reset looked like a bloody nightmare to rectify. I particularly appreciate learning about builders and brands that I have never heard of before. Great work!
“But unfortunately the socket was too long and wouldn’t clear the transverse brace no matter how hard I swore”. Thanks for the laugh! I’ve been unsuccessfully swearing during all types of projects for years now and like you no matter how loud, long or forcefully I swear screwdrivers will not shrink just a hair, wrench jaws will not expand a sixteenth or two, pipes will not lengthen a quarter inch, and wiring will not just stretch enough to reach. I feel your pain. Great videos - I really enjoy them, thank you very much.
So have you decided your electric heating elements aren't as good for getting a neck, or do you just decide case by case whether do use them or steam? As always, thank you for sharing your work with us.
Lovely video Ted. Would love to see something about how a luthiers bench is set up. I'm sure you get asked for a shop tour all too often, but I would love to see a bit more of your work holding solutions and tool layout. I've enjoyed seeing your bench hooks and small shooting boards rather alot lately!
For the record, the guitar you're working on in the video is a "second", hence the S on the label. I worked at LoPrinzi Guitars in Rosemont NJ 1974 & 1975.
Bodies and necks were made and finished separately and brought together near the end of the process to make finished guitars. In the time I worked there Augie was the one and only person that did these last steps of assembly.
Sometimes a body or neck would suffer an accident or mistake during manufacture and it would imediatly be either destroyed or on rare occasions put aside in our storage building. Sometimes an employee was allowed to build themselves a finished guitar from these less than perfect saved parts, with the agreement to keep it for themselves only.
That's what you have in this video.
The body probably slipped while it was in the dovetail jig and was put in the reject room. The neck also would have been rejected for some of the defects you sited. It was hard to let some of these pieces go after so much work went into them.
Augie would never let official company product out the door that wasn't up to his high standards and his was the final say on every guitar.
We were a company of about 14 people and our target output was 3 a day. Most of us were good guitar players too, including Augie.
PS. Love your videos, just didn't want anyone to get the wrong idea about LoPrinzi Guitars based on the one in this video. Thanks for giving it new life!
I have a Lo Prinzi I bought in 1978 and it’s still a beautiful guitar
ya that guitar is a mess.good to hear the story..makes sense
Very interesting history. This is my guitar.. I’m the second owner. I bought it 30+ years ago from a NJ dealer.
@@GTsuji , so it's actually a rarity 👍
Ah, my second visit to this particular video. I heardJohn Zeidler worked for LoPrinzi once upon a time. The issues found on this guitar have me wondering about my own LoPrinzi which I think is a LR60. I’ve had the neck reset 2x and never realized it had an adjustment! I bought it new in 78 and it probably doesn’t have more then a couple hours of playing time. It’s good to hear from a previous employee that it was actually a quality product.
I remember Augie well. He and my Dad were the barbers in the shop in Flemington. As a little kid I watched them joyfully tinker with guitar projects in between customers.
You did an incredible job on my guitar. It plays better now than it did when I bought it 40+ years ago. Thanks.
I always look forward to Saturday afternoons and sitting back with a cup of coffee and watching you work. It's a weird thing in that while I'm 'handy' with woodworking I've never had the inclination to build an instrument. I just find it endlessly interesting and educational and fun to watch and learn. Thanks Ted.
Guitars are the best thing to work on. So satisfying.
I even leave his saturday or sunday video, as the last I'll watch, to enjoy it properly.
Stupid Europe, I have to wait until Sunday morning 😊
Augie's daughter Donna is still making some of the best ukes today in Florida. I have a LR50 from the 70's that is still in perfect condition.
Haven't been down that way in a while . Are they still on Drew St. ?
@@kennybluet5527 Don't know sorry!
@@Briansmusic- thanks.
An Italian barber in New Jersey… you can’t make up this stuff, folks… 🤣
Based on that neck joint, I’d avoid haircuts from him.
Legend has it my barber had three testicles……. Just sayin
Or a cut-throat shave ,!!
I mean, on one hand the guitar survived forty plus years and it sounds great. But on the other hand, how bad would a guitar have to be for them to reject it for quality concerns?
Interesting watch. As I have the 3rd guitar Augie ever made in the back of the barber shop. My uncle at the time was teaching Augie how to put the finish on.
A magical resurrection as always.
Watching you work and the commentary you add, is wonderful! One could learn enough to begin a career as a guitar repair person by watching your channel! I know you don’t show everything you need to know, but almost! Love from NW Colorado. Thanxz
To me its the gold standard of how to run a guitar repair shop. Every other channel comes up short imo.
Like discussing budget issues? This is very real about how to be in business.
As a guitar repair person
I learn so much from this guy
He has insight on stuff most wouldnt even think about and always explains the process so well
Thanks for playing them for us Ted.
Listening to your voice is so much better than smoking a joint and just as relaxing. Of course your videos are very informative. It's great to see a master craftsman at work.
Augie was a very inventive builder. I once saw a double neck that he built on ebay. It was a six string and mandolin combo. There was an entire mandolin body inside the guitar body.
link?
@@angelg8445 Sorry, it was years ago.
The first LoPrinzi I bought back in ‘75 an LM-15. Sweet sounding guitar for sure. It developed the worst truss rod rattle. Had to sell it. A number of years ago I was feeling nostalgic and took a chance on one off eBay. Still have it to this day. A great sounding guitar.
Thanks for the video. Very much enjoyed.
Subscribed
I still have my 76 lm-15. Love it
This 17 minute video has been out 7 minutes and someone gave it a thumbs down?! What heathen would commit such an atrocity? Good video so far i say!
The Chicoms…clearly.
I think the person missed the right button…
@@garywhitt98 And it only took an hour for Gary to needlessly politicize your comment and announce to the world that he's a (t)Whitt.
And I'm over here wondering why tf you care? Every youtube video has dislikes, why even give it the mental energy?
@@xdoctorblindx And it only took Ezra two hours to needlessly announce to the world that he’s very probably a Chicom sympathizer and an (a)sshat.
These bridges you make from scratch look fantastic once they’re finished up, along with everything else of course too. Thanks for sharing.
Always a pleasure to watch you work
Seller: „It was fixed by Ted Woodford” Buyer: “Take all my money!!!”
That moment when a guitar having had a repair ends up making it more valuable cuz a philosophizing master luthier has given it some TLC 😁
I was living in New Jersey back in 1972. I purchased a 72 Guild D40 back then in part due to its local heritage, and mainly for its great tone and feel. That remained my favorite guitar and my main acoustic for many years. I wish I had known of Auggie’s brand back then. If the sound in your demo is any indication, I might have owned a Lo Prinzi all these years instead. Great work as always! Thanks for the superlative content.
You can't go wrong with that Guild, though!
Thank You, watching you work turned my mood around. Stay safe!!.
I knew augustino from Clearwater area. He finished my gibson 345 and I had a G.L.styles both from the 1960's. He had an aprentis that worked with him, but he personally worked on both and did a fantastic job on both. He gave me a tour of shop and also showing me his daughter's very first guitar that she was making for her husband at time. He really was a great guy.
He kept me updated on some ukuleles he was making for some guy in Japan.
I left Florida in 1998 and never got to talk to him again. I hope he and all family are ok.
👍
Good video. I don't mind if they are long, and I enjoy watching all of them more than once. They never get boring, and I learn things I didn't know before, though I'd be afraid to do any of those neck/fret/saddle, or nut adjustments or refretting as I might screw it up. A crack I would tackle if it's not too bed. But it's great watching you.
The superhero of guitar repair. Thank you Ted. I’m definitely part of the gang!!🤘🏽
Happy Saturday everyone. Getting my videos in with the hurricane coming. I hope all of you who also live in the southern New England area are safe and well over the next couple days.
Henri is on the way.
@@ravingcyclist624 yeah it is. We are charging all our devices and power packs. My greatest concern is nighttime. I simply cannot sleep without a fan. I have been that way since I was a kid. My wife loves the fan too but she can get by without it. Me, no way. I hear everything and I end up focusing on the lack of white noise and air movement. I have tried all kinds of devices but I came to the conclusion it's a combination of both that I need. We bought a small rechargeable fan. We shall see. Fingers crossed. I still remember being a teenager and power was our for 3 days when Bob ran though 30 years ago.
Thank you sir! Your channel is my number one favorite
...You Sir,
Have a wonderful gift.
always bringing the best guitar ASMR
Exceptional work, good sir!
Beautiful work, as always. And thnx for the little lecture on guitar history, love that!
It’s always amazing to see how you are spending time and detail to doing what needs to be done, totally satisfied with your experience and your ability to get it right, I’m impressed
A little Pink Floyd at the end....pure class!
13:06 "I could be half an inch away and put the saddle there"
This is golden!
back and sides are gorgeous !!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow ! I learned more about guitar construction in this video than ever! I’m blown away by the knowledge you possess. Very good information, makes me think of how difficult it must be to build acoustic guitars.
Wow what a bright and sparkling tone it has. She definitely a keeper and well worth your substantial expertise.
Yes indeed! Almost sounds like a twelve stringer!
How sweet the sound!
Thanks for yhe brief history lesson on the guitar maker... I really dig watching your channel.. do wish you worked and showed some bass repairs....
My weekend is complete
Very enjoyable to see a good instrument brought back to playable. Thanks for sharing.
That was good! Thank you for all you do.
The detective work to determine the neck joint was great and very useful.
I just love watching you work and learning about all the different guitars...
Very good man . More please .
That factory dovetail... It's like fixing a wobbly 4 legged stool and ending up with a cutting board at the end of the day!!
Thank you very much for sharing! 👌👌
The reason I love your work so much is the fact that you are so meticulous. You avoid the disfigurement that some UA-cam guitar repairers seem happy to accept. I’d be reluctant to let some of those guys loose on any of my guitars, but if I lived in your neck of the woods I wouldn’t let anyone but you work on my instruments.
Another great video, Ted. Any reason you elected to steam this particular neck out over the heat stick?
Must be super satisfying to turn a guitar like that into a better instrument than when it came out of the factory. Superb work as ever.
man, nothing excites me more to see a video from you.
"I could put the saddle over there" LOLOLOL
Love watchin' T-Woody do his thing...excellent work as usual!
very nice guitar. Love small builders. Great work as always
This might be my favorite video of yours. So much fine tuning and effort put into areas that you’d never know just looking at the guitar. Incredible as always; thanks for what you do.
Nice job!! I have reset necks on four or five LoPrinzi dreds from that era. Interesting beasts! On the last couple I just took out the truss rod nut and made a cork plug with a hole for the steam needle. It worked!!
They all had a lot of tear put around that big hole. I am guessing hand drill with a spade bit.
They were all good sounding instruments.
Another hugely enjoyable video. A great start to my day. Thanks Ted!
Great background story on a beautiful guitar that sounds terrific. 👍
Great show
That looks like a beautiful side timber. You are a very clever luthier mate and that's for sure. Daniel in Holland would get on with you.
Beautiful work as always, Ted. Thank you for sharing with us all!!!
very enjoyable watch, thank you
😎🎸👍🏽👏🏽 I can't begin to thank you enough for your videos.....but THANK YOU. 🏆👈🏽 ✝️
It’s so satisfying to watch you work.
Wow! That Guitar Sounds Amazing! Great Work as Always!
Great information and video, thanks.
Great job. My favorite UA-cam channel. Ive learned so much here.
You brought that guitar to better playing condition that when it was made. Great job.
My favorite guitar guy
Looking forward to the 46 Gibson!
Great work as always. Certainly seems to be a great sounding guitar, especially considering the super light gauge strings… thanks for sharing!
Awesome job as always,thanks for sharing with us 👍👍👍
Phenomenal!
Great videos with an excellent approach - meaning that I can follow it :). Thank you!
A friend has one from around this time. Most excellent sounding.
Man you really are a master. Love what you do. Thank you for sharing.
Once again, beautiful work Ted. You are an absolute surgeon!
What a superb work, as always. And what a nice sounding guitar!!!
That guy went on to work at Gibson
Thanks for putting this content out there!
Interesting and informative. Learning a lot from watching Ted!
I'm a pedal steel player and several other people I know have expensive mainline manufactured guitars and mine was custome built in NC by a master luthier in a home shop for half the price and twice the quality of the factory manufactured models. My biggest fear is him passing away and my instrument breaking and not finding someone to repair it.
It sounds really good!
Love watching your work can't wait for the next chapter... 😉
I will never repair a guitar I'm not that good at despite having three of them . I love watching you fettling the various gazunders ( aussie slang for a guitar goes under your arm)
Great video! The closest I've ever come to a LoPrinzi. I'd love it if next week you gave us some thoughts on resistance heaters vs. steam.
Another spectacular restoration job. I am presuming that the owner decided not to fix what looks like sunken fret markers. That seems a strange compromise given that it might not take very much more time. That's kinda peculiar. That neck reset looked like a bloody nightmare to rectify. I particularly appreciate learning about builders and brands that I have never heard of before. Great work!
That thing really projects! Nice work, sir.
Crikey some secret shame uncovered when you cracked that one open! Masterfully handled
“But unfortunately the socket was too long and wouldn’t clear the transverse brace no matter how hard I swore”. Thanks for the laugh! I’ve been unsuccessfully swearing during all types of projects for years now and like you no matter how loud, long or forcefully I swear screwdrivers will not shrink just a hair, wrench jaws will not expand a sixteenth or two, pipes will not lengthen a quarter inch, and wiring will not just stretch enough to reach. I feel your pain. Great videos - I really enjoy them, thank you very much.
Cripes, nice aim with the drill, getting into the dovetail pocket. Like a surgeon... hey!
Great job! Always enjoy your work!!
Consistently the best content available.
Fine work as always; lovely sound.
LoPrinzi family is still around making guitars and ukuleles.
Once again a great and very informative video. Well done!
Beautiful sides and back. Lovely ol American girl.
that really is a nice sounding acoustic
So have you decided your electric heating elements aren't as good for getting a neck, or do you just decide case by case whether do use them or steam?
As always, thank you for sharing your work with us.
I was going to ask that ^
Thank you sir
I love the sound of that guitar 🥰
Lovely video Ted. Would love to see something about how a luthiers bench is set up. I'm sure you get asked for a shop tour all too often, but I would love to see a bit more of your work holding solutions and tool layout. I've enjoyed seeing your bench hooks and small shooting boards rather alot lately!
Mended guitar sounds great! Thanks for the upload!