This last week Ben Crowe of Crimson Guitars in the UK gave you a mention and a recommendation. He was doing a repair and said that he was neither an expert nor the definitive word on repairs. He said if anyone wanted expert advice to watch your channel or communicate with you. Kudos!
I actually made a tight fitting insert to get rid of the adjustable saddle on my 1965 Texan. I watched your videos for the inspiration. I absolutely love the sound now and it can go back to stock, if needed.
Can't get enough of your videos :) Once you the Walden's bridge showed up, I said to myself "yesssss, I want to watch another one"! Please don't hesitate publishing a repeated job. For me, watching you working on guitars is one of the things I love. You've done a great job. Thank you :)
I'm one that believes the bridge on that 12-string was warped before it was installed. Really nice work on that Gibson, as usual. Thanks for taking us on these journeys.
Even if you say you do a lot of the bridge or setup or whatever videos, it doesn't matter to me. I love hearing about the individual guitars histories, tidbits about their construction, etc. All the things you talk about in your videos is entertaining and often enlightening. Thank you for posting, no matter what it is!
As always....very interesting, no matter that we've seen lifting bridges before. They're all different in one way or another so there is something to learn on each one. Thank you for showing this to us :)
Waiting for your videos coming up every week has become embedded in my system. Doesn't even matter what kind of job it is, either electric or acoustic has been done before or not, I am still excited to see your videos. Keep on going Mr. Woodford. Thank you
I have an acoustic guitar that did that and all I did was drill a couple of 3/8" holes on the back end of the bridge behind where the strings mount and glued a couple of dowels in, smoothed them down and stained them. Looks fine for my liking and it's a better bridge mount than when it was new.
Excellent Workmanship, Iv'e just bought an Ashton with a slight split running through the pin/hole's and you gave me some excellent tips on fixing it, sincere thanks
Even though some of the repairs may seem repetitive, the side comments, (some you try to slip by) are always new and worth the viewing! Good fun, Ted!!
I was watching a video of lift bridges near where I'm taking a holiday this summer and this gets recommended to me. Looks interesting, I'm sticking around.
When he said "I'm not going to subject you to another one", I was a bit sad :( . I was looking forward to another bridge repair! I find these videos, and all of your videos really, to be extremely informational and enjoyable to watch. Keep up the great work!
Watching your bridge repair over again is a real pleasure. I tend to intuit what you will do next and compare, not only from my own experience, but from your previous videos. Which is quite fun to do.
It's funny that you ended with the Walden Natura. I happen to have one that I had the bridge reglued around 2007, that popped again about 2 years ago. The guy who repaired it the first time told me that the wood under the bridge was unusually thin. He's since passed away, and I'll be dealing with it myself this time, but I've been putting it off since there's no real urgency to get it done.
Thank you for your videos. They’re the highlight of my weekends. I just bought a Silvertone with a lifting bridge. It’s like you know what my latest project is.
@@johnhowe4079 I did too. ! It's a 1935 college pal parlor guitar. In excellent condition, except the bridge is off & some of the seams need to be reglued. And now ,after watching ted, I'm not afraid to try the repair. !
Bridge repair is all the same and yet they are all different. Bob Ross made a fortune out of, "happy little trees." They are all the same but every one is different. I enjoy watching your craftsmanship and I would have happily watched the third bridge repair.
I love to videos is things I feel like I could probably do, if I had to (but could not do as well). These have given me the guts to try small traits on my own basses and guitars, most of which came out ok. Great video, as usual.
Ted I'm just arriving back home in the gaspe coast after a weekend trip to Halifax to take delivery of a boat. Hit a Japanese restaurant down by the Halifax Pier. I had on my headstock recapitation T......as did the guy at the table next to us.....lol.....we were both pretty pleased.....our wives were quite confused....."is that a band?"....."a UA-camr?"......"boys".
Hey, I really like your comments on measurements, you give us not only instructions in imperial also in metric which is really usefull for us Europ watchers. Thank you!
This is very timely - I just got a "professionally fixed bridge" assured by the seller of a used guitar I really wanted. Good thing it came in at a price point that made it still okay that it's even got belly buckle, which I expect might involve removing the bridge. Thanks as usual for kickass content that seems to come pretty often right when I'm refreshing on the same topic. :-)
and yes, the first thing I did was take the tension down and the belly buckle didn't really heal at all but it sort of moved, so I have good hope that it's not too tore up inside being that it's literally a 12 string...they may have done what they do for a 6 string (their "luthier"). With the flame top on a full blonde maple dreadnaught and the camera angles there was no obvious hint but in all honesty, it's better than never finding the guitar in the first place. If I don't have it I can't fix it and, well, I don't have it. ;-)
half step down is where everyone from Thin Lizzy to Alter Bridge lives. I think there are more people actually publishing music a half step down than people at 440-ish standard.
Yup, C# Ted. Always done it. Both my current 12s are tuned there - no bridge lifting, absolutely minimal bellying. One is 12-13 years old, the other about 7. 👍 And the bonus? Makes ‘em sound great, like a ‘barrelhouse piano’. Low actions too, and no buzzing - at all!
Ted, I don't know if you've ever heard this before but you're are seriously the Bob Ross of lutherie. I stream you to my livingroom TV relax watching your videos. You're good for my health! God Bless!
Surely a new bridge is required, i am not an expert but to me this would be the obvious solution, i do know that wood once bent does not like returning to what it was before the twisting took place especially if it has been that way for an extended time period. I do not doubt your skill, but to me this looks like a no brainer. Cost is obviously at play here. Thanks for your great videos, i watch you all the time and you are an excellent luthier. Cheers. Andy. Scotland.
I have (I think) the same model of Guild 12 string and it also has a lifting bridge. Particularly annoying since it has always been tuned down to C, so has never really experienced full tension.
Beautiful Gibson (1967). Jerry Rosa always wants to take those screw-bridges off and it may make the guitar sound like a "real" guitar but it will not be the same guitar as you mentioned with the ´click, strum sound´. I got an Eko guitar bought it in 1975 with this kinda set up and strumming it and picking it near the bridge gives it this special sound, l liken it to a harpsichord, shimmering sound. A friend of mine who dabbled in instrument repair put in a whale bone in, it still sounds good but not with that ´click, strum sound´ and l must confess l miss it. Still got the original, so l could put it back in again.
Bought my SJ in 1966. Replaced the tuners about 45 years ago with Grover's. Replaced that horrible adjustable bridge in 1997. Re-fretted around 1995. Guitar , strap & case [ hard shell } in 1966 was $405 CAD. $.
No one, and I do mean no one, anthropomorphizes a guitar bridge quite like our favorite luthier. You have no idea how freeing this is as it justifies my firm belief that my guitar never wanted me to hit the right notes with the right rhythm. Not on me, it's all on my guitar. And thanks, Ted. You make the internet a good place to be.
when I was doing guitar repairs I had to fix SO MANY of these Guild 12-string bridges. It seemed like every single one of these models came that through the shop had this same issue. Guild really needs to figure out how to fix this, it's a real problem
You could do twenty bridge's & I'd still watch because as much as I love your work,it's your playing of the instruments at the end that I look forward to,each instrument is reborn & with your unique playing style well let's just say it floats my boat ⛵😉 by the way, have you ever thought about doing a podcast about all things guitar ie historical, manufacturers ect as your voice is very easy on the ear & your sarcasm is simply the best.
I just came back to this as I am going through my acoustics and my Seagull 12 has a bit of bridge lift. I'll loosen the strings and put weight on it for 24 first.
Anything you put out, even if you've done many of them, are still fun to watch
I agree with that. Sometimes with his calm voice, he puts me to sleep, but I have learned a lot from him.
Great timing! A new video! We don't mind seeing you redo a bridge at all, great work
This last week Ben Crowe of Crimson Guitars in the UK gave you a mention and a recommendation. He was doing a repair and said that he was neither an expert nor the definitive word on repairs. He said if anyone wanted expert advice to watch your channel or communicate with you. Kudos!
I actually made a tight fitting insert to get rid of the adjustable saddle on my 1965 Texan. I watched your videos for the inspiration. I absolutely love the sound now and it can go back to stock, if needed.
Am I strange that I wanted to see that Walden repaired as well?? Always a pleasure to follow along with you, Ted!!
Can't get enough of your videos :)
Once you the Walden's bridge showed up, I said to myself "yesssss, I want to watch another one"!
Please don't hesitate publishing a repeated job.
For me, watching you working on guitars is one of the things I love.
You've done a great job.
Thank you :)
You keep fixing them, and I'll keep watching.
I would have, absolutely, set through another one 😅 you're the best!
LOL, I would have stuck around and watched the Walden section. The videos are getting better and informative, I love 'em , keep up the awesome videos.
I'm one that believes the bridge on that 12-string was warped before it was installed.
Really nice work on that Gibson, as usual. Thanks for taking us on these journeys.
I agree...For a "premium" guitar manufacturer,Gibson kinda sucks.
@@johnnyd63 just for clarity's sake , the warped bridge was on the newer chinese Guild , not the Gibson.
Even if you say you do a lot of the bridge or setup or whatever videos, it doesn't matter to me. I love hearing about the individual guitars histories, tidbits about their construction, etc. All the things you talk about in your videos is entertaining and often enlightening. Thank you for posting, no matter what it is!
it must be humid in your neck of the woods when you have these seasonal-serial bridge lift jobs
damn fine work, ted. that southern jumbo is real dreamy .. .
As always....very interesting, no matter that we've seen lifting bridges before. They're all different in one way or another so there is something to learn on each one. Thank you for showing this to us :)
"Happy bridges are all alike; but every unhappy bridge is unhappy in its own particular way". Paraphrasing Tolstoy
Sat down for Sunday dinner and the perfect watching presents itself. Thanks Ted
This is what I needed. A palette cleanser. Lovely! Thank you, Ted! Time to binge repair vids! 🙏👌
Waiting for your videos coming up every week has become embedded in my system. Doesn't even matter what kind of job it is, either electric or acoustic has been done before or not, I am still excited to see your videos. Keep on going Mr. Woodford. Thank you
I have an acoustic guitar that did that and all I did was drill a couple of 3/8" holes on the back end of the bridge behind where the strings mount and glued a couple of dowels in, smoothed them down and stained them. Looks fine for my liking and it's a better bridge mount than when it was new.
Excellent Workmanship, Iv'e just bought an Ashton with a slight split running through the pin/hole's and you gave me some excellent tips on fixing it, sincere thanks
Even though some of the repairs may seem repetitive, the side comments, (some you try to slip by) are always new and worth the viewing! Good fun, Ted!!
Wow … you got a huge shout out on Crimson Guitars!! 👍👍🎸🎸.. he said your repairs were absolutely amazing!!!!
I would have watched another! Thank you!
Wonderful videos. Something about the sound of Gibson just sooths the bones
That Gibson sounds great. It is a flashback sounding guitar. Great job on those.
Wow that 12 string really breathed when you played it. Rich sound! Great work Ted👍🏽
I was watching a video of lift bridges near where I'm taking a holiday this summer and this gets recommended to me. Looks interesting, I'm sticking around.
When he said "I'm not going to subject you to another one", I was a bit sad :( . I was looking forward to another bridge repair! I find these videos, and all of your videos really, to be extremely informational and enjoyable to watch. Keep up the great work!
this is my therapy to tune the world out for a bit, thank you for doing what you do so others can enjoy
Watching your bridge repair over again is a real pleasure. I tend to intuit what you will do next and compare, not only from my own experience, but from your previous videos. Which is quite fun to do.
Nothing like the sound of a vintage Kalamazoo Gibson. Beautiful. Nice work!
It's funny that you ended with the Walden Natura. I happen to have one that I had the bridge reglued around 2007, that popped again about 2 years ago.
The guy who repaired it the first time told me that the wood under the bridge was unusually thin.
He's since passed away, and I'll be dealing with it myself this time, but I've been putting it off since there's no real urgency to get it done.
Ted, you could NEVER be boring! Thanks again.
This was lovely to listen to/watch!
so you decided you would lift our spirits with this video as abridged as it were
Fantastic stuff. Sounded good too.
Dude you never cease to amaze me
That Gibby tone is right up my alley. I like that sharper attack. What a great fiddle that is.
As always, fantastic work ... you care for these guitars like they were your own.
Excellent my friend..❤
love ya, Ted....thanks for giving us yet another glimpse into your stellar work, sir
Ha! I was all set to watch the third.
Best comment ever - "Being proud that your 1967 Chevelle hasn't had an oil change" - I nearly spit my coffee all over my keyboard.
Am I the only one who checks his feed and yells out, "Yes! Ted posted a new video!"
Absolutely not!
Even though Ted doesn't love us , as much as we love him...YES..I check for his posts about this time every week.
Thank you for another great video. I ordered a t-shirt a while ago, now ordering two more as they're excellent quality!
Ted, you're never boring. Learning from you is interesting and fruitful. I particularly like the bridge work. 👍🎶🎶🎶
Thank you for your videos. They’re the highlight of my weekends. I just bought a Silvertone with a lifting bridge. It’s like you know what my latest project is.
I was just about to buy a guitar with a bridge completely off.
@@johnhowe4079 I did too. ! It's a 1935 college pal parlor guitar. In excellent condition, except the bridge is off & some of the seams need to be reglued. And now ,after watching ted, I'm not afraid to try the repair. !
Once again Ted, your patience is remarkable!
I was ready for the last bridge to be repaired.
Synchronicity! I was thinking about my own life being in 'Groundhog Day' mode only this morning and even using that term! 😀
Bridge repair is all the same and yet they are all different. Bob Ross made a fortune out of, "happy little trees." They are all the same but every one is different. I enjoy watching your craftsmanship and I would have happily watched the third bridge repair.
I love to videos is things I feel like I could probably do, if I had to (but could not do as well). These have given me the guts to try small traits on my own basses and guitars, most of which came out ok. Great video, as usual.
This did indeed lift me. Thank you.
Repairing a bridge always has a new wrinkle. Good timing getting ready to do one myself thanks !!
Thank you for sharing these beautiful instruments with us, Mr Woodford. It is very appreciated! 🙏👍
Ted I'm just arriving back home in the gaspe coast after a weekend trip to Halifax to take delivery of a boat. Hit a Japanese restaurant down by the Halifax Pier. I had on my headstock recapitation T......as did the guy at the table next to us.....lol.....we were both pretty pleased.....our wives were quite confused....."is that a band?"....."a UA-camr?"......"boys".
I really like the sound of the Gibson.
Loved the tone and tamber
Hey, I really like your comments on measurements, you give us not only instructions in imperial also in metric which is really usefull for us Europ watchers. Thank you!
Eb is great for classicals too, that's all I play with. Gives a more old worldy feel to things
Live long and prosper.
Enjoyed thanks for sharing. A motto to live by you'd never know unless you knew. 😂👍🥃Respect to you mate.
man you are a damn good guitar player.
You should have a TV series Ted. Brilliant and informative as always.
Interesting. I once returned a new six string Guild from this same series because the bridge was also separating a bit. Excellent work as always!
This is very timely - I just got a "professionally fixed bridge" assured by the seller of a used guitar I really wanted. Good thing it came in at a price point that made it still okay that it's even got belly buckle, which I expect might involve removing the bridge.
Thanks as usual for kickass content that seems to come pretty often right when I'm refreshing on the same topic. :-)
and yes, the first thing I did was take the tension down and the belly buckle didn't really heal at all but it sort of moved, so I have good hope that it's not too tore up inside being that it's literally a 12 string...they may have done what they do for a 6 string (their "luthier"). With the flame top on a full blonde maple dreadnaught and the camera angles there was no obvious hint but in all honesty, it's better than never finding the guitar in the first place. If I don't have it I can't fix it and, well, I don't have it. ;-)
half step down is where everyone from Thin Lizzy to Alter Bridge lives. I think there are more people actually publishing music a half step down than people at 440-ish standard.
Great job, like the"road tests" too..🎶
Excellent, as always. Thank you!
Yup, C# Ted. Always done it. Both my current 12s are tuned there - no bridge lifting, absolutely minimal bellying. One is 12-13 years old, the other about 7. 👍 And the bonus? Makes ‘em sound great, like a ‘barrelhouse piano’. Low actions too, and no buzzing - at all!
Talk about a heartbreaking ending, I was ready for another. 😆
The tone of the Gibson sounded like it wanted you to play Rocky Raccoon.
Ill watch your videos no matter how many times you do the same job.
Me: I'd love for Ted to work on my stuff.
Also me: So glad my gear doesn't need Ted.
Selalu puas dengan hasil pekerjaanmu. 👌
I enjoy hearing you play these repaired instruments. THANKS!
Ted, I don't know if you've ever heard this before but you're are seriously the Bob Ross of lutherie. I stream you to my livingroom TV relax watching your videos. You're good for my health! God Bless!
oh boy oh boy, 9:11 so he knows how to, the big ol' bluegrass.
Surely a new bridge is required, i am not an expert but to me this would be the obvious solution, i do know that wood once bent does not like returning to what it was before the twisting took place especially if it has been that way for an extended time period. I do not doubt your skill, but to me this looks like a no brainer. Cost is obviously at play here. Thanks for your great videos, i watch you all the time and you are an excellent luthier. Cheers. Andy. Scotland.
You can get it to have a different memory, steam and heat helps that
But yeah probably borrowed time
The 67 Chevelle comment was hilarious
Great video…
I have (I think) the same model of Guild 12 string and it also has a lifting bridge. Particularly annoying since it has always been tuned down to C, so has never really experienced full tension.
Beautiful Gibson (1967). Jerry Rosa always wants to take those screw-bridges off
and it may make the guitar sound like a "real" guitar but it will not be the same
guitar as you mentioned with the ´click, strum sound´.
I got an Eko guitar bought it in 1975 with this kinda set up and strumming it
and picking it near the bridge gives it this special sound, l liken it to a harpsichord,
shimmering sound. A friend of mine who dabbled in instrument repair put in
a whale bone in, it still sounds good but not with that ´click, strum sound´ and
l must confess l miss it. Still got the original, so l could put it back in again.
Have you ever done a vid on all the different tools you use? That would be pretty cool
Have exactly the same problem on my guitar very tempted to try it
Your knowledge is so impressive
Bought my SJ in 1966. Replaced the tuners about 45 years ago with Grover's. Replaced that horrible adjustable bridge in 1997. Re-fretted around 1995. Guitar , strap & case [ hard shell } in 1966 was $405 CAD. $.
Those both sounded delectable. I wonder if you ever covet the guitars that come through, and what your personal guitars are.
My Sunday is only complete when I hear, "Hey there Gang."
you know we would have watched that tease at the end.
No one, and I do mean no one, anthropomorphizes a guitar bridge quite like our favorite luthier. You have no idea how freeing this is as it justifies my firm belief that my guitar never wanted me to hit the right notes with the right rhythm. Not on me, it's all on my guitar. And thanks, Ted. You make the internet a good place to be.
Great stuff !
I love your channel. It would be nice to see both hands when you play.
You might steal my technique and use it to become a wealthy superstar.
@@twoodfrd That sounds pretty good! Now I really want to see both your hands when you play.
Good decision to reduce the tension on the neck, by downtuing, particularly on a 12 string, in fact I do that now on all my Acoustic's 😊😊😊
SoundasApound sir.
Ted you could narrate the phone book and I'd still be drawn in and listen all the way through.
I Would have happily watched another bridge at the end!
Great work
when I was doing guitar repairs I had to fix SO MANY of these Guild 12-string bridges. It seemed like every single one of these models came that through the shop had this same issue. Guild really needs to figure out how to fix this, it's a real problem
You could do twenty bridge's & I'd still watch because as much as I love your work,it's your playing of the instruments at the end that I look forward to,each instrument is reborn & with your unique playing style well let's just say it floats my boat ⛵😉
by the way, have you ever thought about doing a podcast about all things guitar ie historical, manufacturers ect as your voice is very easy on the ear & your sarcasm is simply the best.
Call it the Burlington canal, because we lifting bridges in Hamilton.
I just came back to this as I am going through my acoustics and my Seagull 12 has a bit of bridge lift. I'll loosen the strings and put weight on it for 24 first.
In the 60s Gibson recommended each of their 12 strings be tuned to Eb.