Love the comment about collectors whose guitars are simply an asset hidden away from public eyes...never to be played. I truly believe guitars should be played and loved. They contain the DNA of their owners...present in the oils and skin cells deposited on them over the years. They have a soul. My younger brother recently passed and I have his 12 string. We used to play our guitars whenever we got together. When I hold his guitar it feels as if I can still feel his hand on the fret board.
HppyHppyJyJy Keep playing, it will happen. I’ve got some serious age on me, so my guitars have collected a lot of baggage through the years. Some have died, but I still have them. When your playing starts opening one of those bags, you won’t be able to stop. Have a safe journey, my friend.
Beautiful work with commendable attention to detail. Bravo! It is wonderful that the guitar is now in excellent playable condition - these instruments were made to be played, not just admired as objects.
I love your attitude, Ted. Even when noticing a crack that could mean the heel of the neck is broken off, you never seem to get worried about it - the mark of someone so good at their craft that they know they can overcome anything. Cost/time notwithstanding, you can fix anything. Thank you for taking us with you.
Have you seen a dude called the guitar doctor?? Yeah his stuff is questionable when I question it, it was his vid on how to get rid of fret buzz before leveling the frets. Yeah he was talking about front bow, back bow and like back bow on the first fret yeah and fall away that's good and all. When he got to the I'll say meat and taters of the vid is when he was like this neck has high frets. When he proceeded to do it he got a strait edge.... and measured the straightness of the neck on the frets. To me I was like, what's the one of the darkest reds???..... Oh yeah crimson that was a crimson red flag to me. And what made it worse was he is like I know a not a lot of people don't like my methods but whatever I know more than they do. I was still Damn dude conceded much there's people who also do this as a living and they had people doing this way before you even finished kindergarten and teaching others...... and as a collective group have much more knowledge than he will ever know lol. This guy however, this guy is pure genius I feel dumb never seeing his videos in the first place
I have a new found appreciation for the exacting detail that goes into your work. Keep up the great videos. It is always interesting to watch a master craftsman at their work.
I enjoy your watching your videos, your knowledge of woods and their characteristics is impressive. Straight to the point with subtle humor. A true craftsman.
i thought i was watching a doctor performing surgery while teaching med students--- i understood nothing but watched the whole thing out of amazement! 👏
Your repairs are second to none. You certainly are a master at your profession. Learning from your demonstrations sure give me more knowledge and confidence in my repairs. Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Wow, what a beautiful looking and sounding guitar. At the end of the day, after all the grief that neck gave you, the end product is so worth it. That thing sounds beautiful. Amazing work
It’s refreshing to watch a real professional in comparison to some of the hacks on UA-cam. I am a machinist by trade so I am accustomed to close tolerance work and I am encouraged when I see luthiers working in thousandths of an inch instead of hearing “that’s close enough” from poor practitioners who don’t know or don’t care enough to work in the tolerances required for a superior repair job. Another great job to your credit that distinguishes you from the hacks and amateurs.
through my eyes: In the “old days”, each guitar was a one-off, made according to the experience gained during training under a master luthier. In 2020, guitars are manufactured according to detailed drawings, standard parts lists, and Standard Operating Procedures. In addition, there are in-process quality checks and final inspections that remove much of the Art of guitar making and replace it with operations that require only strict adherence to procedures to produce a high quality instrument that rivals the handmade instruments of the old days. A modern luthier has a combination of skills that include engineering, carpentry, quality assurance, and (yes) machining. Austin has demonstrated that he possesses all of these skills as well as having the “soft skills” of patience, touch, feel, and the “eye” and judgment of a master craftsman. I started as an apprentice machinist after having 2 years of high school machine shop, worked my way up to Master Machinist while finishing my Engineering degree. I worked in Medical Device design and manufacturing until retiring in 2017. I’ve been fortunate enough to work with people talented in many disciplines and trades, and have also dealt with a lot of hacks. I believe that I can tell the difference between a skilled craftsman and a hack by watching their work habits. Ultimately, good work speaks for itself about the person who performs it. Austin is a master craftsman. He is a pleasure to watch and I would be honored to have him work on my guitar.
it's a pleasure watching you work you are a fine craftsman. The worse the job is the more entertaining it is watching you solve problems. Thank you for making great content keep it up
Your videos are the real deal I miss my repairman to death ..R.I.P Mr Charlie Brewer.....fixed, repaired and set up all my guitars and basses from 1961-2004 when my dad bought me two before i was 3, Charlie you got em stacked outside your shop door and two blocks down Larkin and all the way up I-55 just about a mile or two on Broadway / up to 16th ave, All the way into music row, But every picker said i would rather die than to ever have anyone to fix my guitar so i'll just wait for Charlie and thats what we did and still do Really Miss you Charlie and just tell My daddy, Thank you once again for the 59 sunburst and the 61 Esquire Tele Thats the two that i'm gonna leave Cory Michael my son and Jaden your grandson want's the other one, Love you Daddy cause for first time yesterday, i missed your Birthday and i promise not to ever miss one again.....love your Cotton Jr.....
No matter how many times I watch you do a neck reset, Ted, I am always fascinated. I watch lots of luthier videos and have seen others do neck resets. None of them seem to have the level precision and craftsmanship that you put into your work. As I’ve mentioned before, your narration is also great. It really adds to the quality of your videos, and I learn something new every time I watch. Really great job!
I love watching you work and your explanation of the why's, when and where of what your working on! Here the thing I always want to see the customers thoughts on the instrument especially after they play it the first time. You know this guy was so happy and I'm sure he played better. It's just something I don't see on anyone's videos and it would be cool if you implemented it into your show. Awesome I learned allot from your videos. TY
OMG! You discovered why vintage bracing sounds so spectacular ... Alien Life Forms creating alien adhesive mods(?!)...(huge smile)! I appreciate your sesquipedalian Skookum approach to fine modern instruments. Your experience, understanding and practical application of the physics of fretted string instruments recreates the innovation and development of violins from Cremona and Brescia in the 17th century. However, the Italian masters didn't have access to You Tube (smile). You are a master luthier, providing superlative content instructing others to preserve our instruments for centuries to come... By the way, who the heck is Adam Sanage and why is his shout out important? Our community binge watches your channel. Thx.
Man I could watch these videos over and over and over again. What am I saying? I do watch them over & over & over again lol. Thank you so much for sharing these with us, Ted! You're an amazing craftsman & luthier.
Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed this repair, you did some very nice work on this particular guitar. I worked in one almost identical to this one and it had a lot of the same internal problems. I’m surprised that many of these of this same build, the one with just a bridge, have survived.
Really great technique and attention to detail! Thanks so much for sharing this. I'm sort of wanting to get into doing guitar/instrument repair and as daunting as it gets, breaking everything down to each detail helps decrease the spook factor a lot.
I have no skills or intentions as regards guitar maintenance other than general care for my instruments but I find your uploads fascinating because of all the details and information you give about guitar construction and the types of problem that can develop over time. As a long-time owner of several; 12's this video was especially interesting --- a definite case of "make a coffee and sit down to watch the entire thing". Your attention to detail when it came to making sure that the string heights were equalised was amazing - those disparities in height can be a real bugbear with 12s. I can well imagine how useful your uploads are for both new and experienced luthiers. Many thanks for the time you give when making these films.
great vid!Its the first time Ive seen someone individually intonate a 12 string- as I did mine 35 years ago! also the tip about the strings being in the same plane-never even thought about it, brilliant!
I did a neck reset on my 1968 Yamaha FG150 and I thought I had problems! I totally crushed the heel cap and had to make a new one. Your attention to detail is awesome. Your fine-tuning of the height of the different string diameters in the courses is amazing.
Highly educational and much appreciated. Especially your taking the time to write out the neck angle formula and the reference to Don Teeter's guitar repair book ( which I just ordered on Amazon). Thanks!
The Bob Ross of luthiers. I enjoy watching your craftsmanship. I couldn’t see the scar from the heating probe so I assume that went well. Thanks for sharing.
Great vid. I've started recommending you to musician friends in Toronto and Hamilton. Hopefully some interesting work spins your way as a result. Keep up the great work!
Love the comment about collectors whose guitars are simply an asset hidden away from public eyes...never to be played. I truly believe guitars should be played and loved. They contain the DNA of their owners...present in the oils and skin cells deposited on them over the years. They have a soul. My younger brother recently passed and I have his 12 string. We used to play our guitars whenever we got together. When I hold his guitar it feels as if I can still feel his hand on the fret board.
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This is how I ended up with so many guitars. Some are great, and the others, not so much. But, I can’t sell them because ...
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I’ve been honking on the same Yamaha I’ve owned since high school. It knows me if that makes any sense.
HppyHppyJyJy They have a memory or history as it were. It’s deep, but now I’m looking at a Gretsch for some reason. 🤠
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Keep playing, it will happen. I’ve got some serious age on me, so my guitars have collected a lot of baggage through the years. Some have died, but I still have them. When your playing starts opening one of those bags, you won’t be able to stop. Have a safe journey, my friend.
Your videos are almost therapeutic . ...your the Bob Ross of guitar repair . ..well done my friend .
Yes. It's like ASMR guitar repair.
It's kind of funny seeing these kind of comments on every guitar repair video. I guess it's pretty relaxing to see something fixed up.
They are made from happy trees. We just need a cameo from Mr Squirrel Friend. Love Bob Ross.
I agree
Hhaha you say he only repair trees??? Because bob ross only paint trees hahah
Love all the detail in this video, thanks for taking us along!
As someone who can't do any woodwork or DIY for sh*t, I really like watching these videos where real craftsmen are working. Thank you.
Wow ! Great work Ted. That sounded amazing.
Thanks for this great video! It's amazing seeing how you address the broken heel.
Pragmatic approach and amazing craftsmanship. We need more of this.
Beautiful work with commendable attention to detail. Bravo! It is wonderful that the guitar is now in excellent playable condition - these instruments were made to be played, not just admired as objects.
I love your attitude, Ted. Even when noticing a crack that could mean the heel of the neck is broken off, you never seem to get worried about it - the mark of someone so good at their craft that they know they can overcome anything. Cost/time notwithstanding, you can fix anything. Thank you for taking us with you.
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Rarely have I come across someone who knows their stuff as well as you do. This was an absolute pleasure to watch!
Have you seen a dude called the guitar doctor?? Yeah his stuff is questionable when I question it, it was his vid on how to get rid of fret buzz before leveling the frets. Yeah he was talking about front bow, back bow and like back bow on the first fret yeah and fall away that's good and all. When he got to the I'll say meat and taters of the vid is when he was like this neck has high frets. When he proceeded to do it he got a strait edge.... and measured the straightness of the neck on the frets. To me I was like, what's the one of the darkest reds???..... Oh yeah crimson that was a crimson red flag to me. And what made it worse was he is like I know a not a lot of people don't like my methods but whatever I know more than they do. I was still Damn dude conceded much there's people who also do this as a living and they had people doing this way before you even finished kindergarten and teaching others...... and as a collective group have much more knowledge than he will ever know lol. This guy however, this guy is pure genius I feel dumb never seeing his videos in the first place
Pleasure dome
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This is the best page for guitar repairs I have found so far. Thank you for sharing
Ted, this is the best no nonsense guitar repair video I have seen. You are a thoughtful teacher as well as a learned practitioner.
I have a new found appreciation for the exacting detail that goes into your work. Keep up the great videos. It is always interesting to watch a master craftsman at their work.
Another fantastically performed restoration. Good tips to be had here.
Thank you so much for sharing both the formula and your technique for doing this neck reset. What a valuable gift you have given.
I admire your skill and craftsmanship. Thank you for making these videos.
As always, Ted, your videos are fascinating. Never stop being in awe of your craftsmanship.
You had me sitting on the edge of my seat. Whew! You pulled out another one. Great job.
Fantastic work! I appreciate your taking the time to discuss why you do things and not just how.
Awesome job. I love your candor. It's refreshing in today's environment.
This is my therapy. After a stressful day it is most enjoyable to watch a guitar repair video. Good stuff we appreciate you.
Great video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. A masterpiece of workmanship!
You are an absolute master! Amazing work and great to watch.
The craftsmanship is unparalleled. Much respect.
Wow. That's incredible work!
I enjoy your watching your videos, your knowledge of woods and their characteristics is impressive.
Straight to the point with subtle humor. A true craftsman.
i thought i was watching a doctor performing surgery while teaching med students--- i understood nothing but watched the whole thing out of amazement! 👏
Your repairs are second to none. You certainly are a master at your profession. Learning from your demonstrations sure give me more knowledge and confidence in my repairs. Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Wow, what a beautiful looking and sounding guitar. At the end of the day, after all the grief that neck gave you, the end product is so worth it. That thing sounds beautiful. Amazing work
It’s refreshing to watch a real professional in comparison to some of the hacks on UA-cam. I am a machinist by trade so I am accustomed to close tolerance work and I am encouraged when I see luthiers working in thousandths of an inch instead of hearing “that’s close enough” from poor practitioners who don’t know or don’t care enough to work in the tolerances required for a superior repair job. Another great job to your credit that distinguishes you from the hacks and amateurs.
let's start with how they're put together in the first place; think they're machinists?!
through my eyes: In the “old days”, each guitar was a one-off, made according to the experience gained during training under a master luthier. In 2020, guitars are manufactured according to detailed drawings, standard parts lists, and Standard Operating Procedures. In addition, there are in-process quality checks and final inspections that remove much of the Art of guitar making and replace it with operations that require only strict adherence to procedures to produce a high quality instrument that rivals the handmade instruments of the old days. A modern luthier has a combination of skills that include engineering, carpentry, quality assurance, and (yes) machining. Austin has demonstrated that he possesses all of these skills as well as having the “soft skills” of patience, touch, feel, and the “eye” and judgment of a master craftsman. I started as an apprentice machinist after having 2 years of high school machine shop, worked my way up to Master Machinist while finishing my Engineering degree. I worked in Medical Device design and manufacturing until retiring in 2017. I’ve been fortunate enough to work with people talented in many disciplines and trades, and have also dealt with a lot of hacks. I believe that I can tell the difference between a skilled craftsman and a hack by watching their work habits. Ultimately, good work speaks for itself about the person who performs it. Austin is a master craftsman. He is a pleasure to watch and I would be honored to have him work on my guitar.
Remarkable craftsmanship. Somewhere between art and science. Remarkable!
it's a pleasure watching you work you are a fine craftsman. The worse the job is the more entertaining it is watching you solve problems. Thank you for making great content keep it up
I am pleasure
love guys like this. Master of his craft, enjoyable and relaxing to watch. Thanks for sharing.
Rewatched this one a few times. Outstanding to see a 12 string play as easy as a six string. Thank you for sharing your superior techniques.
Awesome video. Thanks for sharing the creative problem-solving and calculations!
Beautiful, practical work!
I love the thoroughness and skill you bring to these repairs - really inspiring to watch!
I am pleasure
Fascinating videos. Really appreciate your deep expertise and craftsmanship. Thanks!
Your videos are the real deal I miss my repairman to death ..R.I.P Mr Charlie Brewer.....fixed, repaired and set up all my guitars and basses from 1961-2004 when my dad bought me two before i was 3, Charlie you got em stacked outside your shop door and two blocks down Larkin and all the way up I-55 just about a mile or two on Broadway / up to 16th ave, All the way into music row, But every picker said i would rather die than to ever have anyone to fix my guitar so i'll just wait for Charlie and thats what we did and still do Really Miss you Charlie and just tell My daddy, Thank you once again for the 59 sunburst and the 61 Esquire Tele Thats the two that i'm gonna leave Cory Michael my son and Jaden your grandson want's the other one, Love you Daddy cause for first time yesterday, i missed your Birthday and i promise not to ever miss one again.....love your Cotton Jr.....
Oh my God you are a Guitar repair genius! This is surely an Art! Thank you for sharing this!
Excellent work. You set a high standard and seem to even surpass that !! A pleasure to watch..
No matter how many times I watch you do a neck reset, Ted, I am always fascinated. I watch lots of luthier videos and have seen others do neck resets. None of them seem to have the level precision and craftsmanship that you put into your work. As I’ve mentioned before, your narration is also great. It really adds to the quality of your videos, and I learn something new every time I watch. Really great job!
Worth the price of admission indeed. Very helpful to see problem solving in real time.
Nice video, thank you for taking the time to record and share your technique.
I love watching you work and your explanation of the why's, when and where of what your working on! Here the thing I always want to see the customers thoughts on the instrument especially after they play it the first time. You know this guy was so happy and I'm sure he played better. It's just something I don't see on anyone's videos and it would be cool if you implemented it into your show. Awesome I learned allot from your videos. TY
The end result is beautiful. Well done!
Thank you! I just bought a twelve string cheapie with a break in the heel and this video is inspirational and informative. Cheers
You do a great job and have great skills. I enjoy watching and learning. Thanks.
Brilliant! Thx for publishing this.
You're an artist man! Thanks for sharing your expertise.
My word, you made that beat up old beast sing mate.
OMG! You discovered why vintage bracing sounds so spectacular ... Alien Life Forms creating alien adhesive mods(?!)...(huge smile)!
I appreciate your sesquipedalian Skookum approach to fine modern instruments.
Your experience, understanding and practical application of the physics of fretted string instruments recreates the innovation and development of violins from Cremona and Brescia in the 17th century. However, the Italian masters didn't have access to You Tube (smile).
You are a master luthier, providing superlative content instructing others to preserve our instruments for centuries to come...
By the way, who the heck is Adam Sanage and why is his shout out important? Our community binge watches your channel. Thx.
Every time I think it would be fun to own an acoustic, I just watch a video like this.
It is fun.
You are a master lutherier. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and techniques.
Very enjoyable video to watch. Informative, great camera work, and intelligent commentary. Not to mention the craftsmanship.
Man I could watch these videos over and over and over again.
What am I saying? I do watch them over & over & over again lol. Thank you so much for sharing these with us, Ted! You're an amazing craftsman & luthier.
I really enjoyed watching you repair the Gibson Guitar 🎸🎶🎶 You are really talented.
It's so satisfying watch your work! I could even say that this is art!
It is an art and it's art.
Of course, its an exquisite art :-)
Enjoyed watching your skillset and work ethics.
Excellent video, excellent craftsmanship!
Beautiful repair especially the bridge work. Love the individual string height on the 12 strings.
I'm not a luthier....but I can't get enough of these videos
Excellent work. Thanks for showing us.
Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed this repair, you did some very nice work on this particular guitar. I worked in one almost identical to this one and it had a lot of the same internal problems. I’m surprised that many of these of this same build, the one with just a bridge, have survived.
interesting topic and very enjoyable presentation. thank you.
Great work, and it sounds lovely in the demo. Well done!
New to the channel as a subscriber but you are an absolute artisan. Thanks for sharing your incredible craftsmanship.
Never done one, but neck resets all look like nightmares to me. Was tempted to try one, but more fun just watching you! Thanks for all you do!
Very informative stuff. I've always wondered how acoustic repairs can be effected, learning lots from your vids. Great work. You're a sage.
This is absolute gold. Thank you!
Really great technique and attention to detail! Thanks so much for sharing this. I'm sort of wanting to get into doing guitar/instrument repair and as daunting as it gets, breaking everything down to each detail helps decrease the spook factor a lot.
You are a true artisan. You're videos are wonderful to watch.
Another interesting and enlightening job! Thanks for posting and best wishes.
I really loved this vid! Your explanations are awesome !
What a great job! Nicely done.
Excellent work! Thanks for posting.
That was very interesting. Competent and articulate. Refreshing
Excellent work. The subtle saddle adjustment for string height was incredible. AGAIN... Nice work
I have no skills or intentions as regards guitar maintenance other than general care for my instruments but I find your uploads fascinating because of all the details and information you give about guitar construction and the types of problem that can develop over time. As a long-time owner of several; 12's this video was especially interesting --- a definite case of "make a coffee and sit down to watch the entire thing". Your attention to detail when it came to making sure that the string heights were equalised was amazing - those disparities in height can be a real bugbear with 12s. I can well imagine how useful your uploads are for both new and experienced luthiers. Many thanks for the time you give when making these films.
Nice work on that saddle! Thanks for sharing.
great vid!Its the first time Ive seen someone individually intonate a 12 string- as I did mine 35 years ago! also the tip about the strings being in the same plane-never even thought about it, brilliant!
God bless you for keeping the art alive
13:20: That clamping frame is gorgeous!
You are the Masterblaster of guitar repair!!👏👏
That was one of the best videos I've ever seen, great job,
I especially loved how you made sure the strings sat at the same height with each other. Great work!
Thanks so much for sharing your expertise! Clearly explained and nice camera-work.
Incredible! Love the saddle
Excellent as usual. Patience is your virtue !
Very clear & informative video. Thank you for sharing. Have a blessed day.
I did a neck reset on my 1968 Yamaha FG150 and I thought I had problems! I totally crushed the heel cap and had to make a new one. Your attention to detail is awesome. Your fine-tuning of the height of the different string diameters in the courses is amazing.
Highly educational and much appreciated. Especially your taking the time to write out the neck angle formula and the reference to Don Teeter's guitar repair book ( which I just ordered on Amazon). Thanks!
Hats off to Mr. Don Teeter, my first guitar mentor back in the 70's
Nice job..Thanks for sharing.Looking forward to your next video.
Nightmare is an understatement…wowza…!!!
Outstanding work Sir…!!!
Thank you. These videos are so interesting.
Best wishes
I can’t believe this worked. Amazing. Just amazing.
Your credo should be "Remain Calm".... Fabulous work!!!
The Bob Ross of luthiers. I enjoy watching your craftsmanship. I couldn’t see the scar from the heating probe so I assume that went well. Thanks for sharing.
Great vid. I've started recommending you to musician friends in Toronto and Hamilton. Hopefully some interesting work spins your way as a result. Keep up the great work!
Another excellent job and video! Thx for posting!!!