Great way to do this repair and excellent video. Old Country Buffet is my favorite Avant guard film. Forget 16 Candles as the ultimate 80's film. It is Old Country Buffet that defines the 80's.
Great repair work, I am the original owner ofa 1974 Gospel, sure the body binding has been deteriorating for many years and has discolored the surrounding finish but still sounds great due to the arched back, ebony fretboard and bridge and all maple sides and back .
OMG! The tiny wire on the bridge to find intonation and mark it...genius! This might give me the strength to make a new bridge on my horribly deck-diving S12.
You know more about guitars than I ever will, but I disagree with you leaving the thin bridge. I would have changed it back to the original size, if it sounds good, it would even sound better. I mean you are doing a neck reset anyway; so you will have more bridge thickness for the future. You do fantastic work, some of the best I have ever seen, so don't take me the wrong way. Great Job!!
I have a 78 Ovation with a huge boat-neck. The action is about 1/64th at the 12th fret....yes, 1/64th. No buzz anywhere on the board. I haven't adjusted the neck in probably 10 years. I play everyday, yet the frets show no wear. I think this acoustic belonged to God before I got it. LOL
Really nice clean work Ted.. you sir are a master luthier and the best thing on the interweb for knowledge transfer and HOW TO do it properly. Bless you for what you do!
Nice job. That old Gibson sounds really good. I was a bit disappointed at the end - I was expecting a few verses of Smelly Cat. But then you might get a copyright strike from Ms. Buffay. LOL.
Sounds like my ‘70s model Gibson Heritage. I would love to have it redone like that. Six years ago I had an awful stroke. Then that was followed by Hurricane Harvey. My guitar took a beating.
The odds of this are insane, but my dad has this exact guitar with the exact same issues that I recently noticed. I am a touring guitar tech and was planning to do this repair when I have the time. Seeing it done beforehand is a tremendous help! We really appreciate it!
I was tempted to buy an early '70s Gospel with crumbling tortoise binding several years ago, but in the end, it needed way too much work, including a neck reset, a refret and the aforementioned binding, to make financial sense at the time. Shortly after that, I acquired a 1995 Gospel. Great sounding guitar, somewhat unique with a powerful low end, probably due in part to the arched, unbraced back. None of the '90s models I've seen were all mahogany. They all had spruce tops. Really fun, affordable guitars.
I knew an old guy who had one of these and played gospel music on it. He used super heavy strings and got a big woody tone. It was converted to left-handed and had two pickguards. His dad sharecropped on A.P. Carter's farm. That's my story. Oh, and he was a good dude. Old Russell was always nice to me.
I haven't watched television in many, many years, so I had to look up who Phoebe Buffet was. The understated asides that Mr. Woodford sprinkles in these videos are priceless! 💯
I like the matter of fact way that you just go, 'ooops, I've marked this person's guitar. That's unfortunate.' That would have sent me into a panic attack and kept me awake for days.
I had a similar thing with the bridge plug come in when I worked in a music store, haven’t ever seen another one until now. I remember exactly what the shop luthier said about it, he made mention that it was a bit of a trend for people to have brass bridge pins and they would enlarge the holes so they fit. When they wanted to go back to “normal” bridge pins the holes would be too wide. Maybe not the reason but, that was the reason for a similar repair I had seen. Thanks for the videos!
You do such a thorough job. I have a Martin 000-18 that really needs a neck reset and I just hope the luthier does as well. I have thought of doing it myself but I want it to play when I'm done. lol
I owned a 1975 Gospel ; a factory second ; that I bought new . Mine had tortise-shell binding on the body ; front and back . I had a Martin Thinline passive under-saddle pickup installed , & it sounded amazing ! The only thing I never cared for was the somewhat narrow , fat neck ! The binding apparently started to shrink , and parts of the back were getting discolored . Mine also had that exact same crack by the fingerboard ; it’s repair was pretty much identical to yours . My nephew finally talked me into selling it to him ; so it’s still in the family ! 🙂
I like your heating iron! I sometimes work on gunstocks that have moved out of line and I use a lot of gentle clamp pressure and heatlamps and aluminium foil to get the heat where it is needed.
First time I ever took a neck off for a client and not just me practicing I swear I was producing more heat and moister than the steam was... I was a little nervous you could say.
Do you keep a notebook with all your measurements, adjustment rules of thumb, or processes? Your videos make it seem like you can just remember all of these details :)
Always a pleasure to be able to look over the shoulder of a true craftsman and watch him doing his (or her) thing ! That sounded really good in the end !
Ugh. This makes me want to get my Gospel fixed up. It’s got the binding rot, the bridge is cracked all the way thru and it needs a neck reset. It’s a beast of a guitar but I’ve never found a tech that I can trust to do the work for how much it’ll cost. Can Anyone recommend Ted level work in Texas?
I love to watch a good neck reset, with its ancillary selective refretting, shimming, adjusting, and all the other minute (but absolutely necessary) alterations and improvements that will ultimately extend the life of the instrument by years and even decades; dramatically improving the playing experience and sound. It's truly a significant expense (easily $600 ++) but adds so much value and extended usefulness to a guitar as to be absolutely transformative! And so I experience these oddly obstetric feelings of renaissance or rebirth whenever I witness one of these successful procedures, sharing in the owner's delight in discovering the new lease on life his instrument has just received, and how it is worth every penny, especially when accomplished by a skilled and conscientious luthier like Ted, who thoughtfully assesses every step needed in order to achieve the ultimate result, and deliver the utmost value to his customer. I think I've mentioned before that I find these sessions to be profoundly therapeutic... Thanks again Doc! ;)
Had a '74 Gibson Gospel. Came to me almost unplayable because of bow in neck because of age, like this one you're working on. Same exact problem (in 2021, so at age 47). Had the work done locally by a reliable shop, but it was expensive. Reset neck and did a lot of other stuff. I was satisfied, however, because It made an unplayable guitar sound as sweet as I've heard. 🍯 (that's a honey emoji :) (I hope they did the work as well as you :)
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I was hoping he was gonna play Smelly Cat in the end☹
Excellent repair! I've got the same model with the same high neck angle, same worn frets, same lacquer fillet ar the neck and body joint, but the neck heel is flat; lucky me. However, the "tiger tortoise" binding is disintegrating. Great work sir!
Thanks for the tips and tricks you give for free in this video. I'm preparing for neck reset in my 60s Höfner club, and those foam cutters are absolutely phenomenal! Also using dental floss for string alignment is just genious! This is StewMac level of quality content! Thank you Sir!
I'm sure that if I had you're skills, that I would not, but I would have used a lump of epoxy dough to make that leveling caul for the neck press. I use that stuff constantly. Stick a lump in a plas\ic bag or a baloon, and press it into any shape. 10 minutes and you have a custom, um, lump.
Bought one of those new in 1974. I lived in the deep south for the first few years of its life, and it didn't handle the humidity well. After about five years, the neck started to warp, and developed a hump where the neck joined the body. The resulting poor intonation made the instrument unplayable, and out of tune above the 9th fret. The guy who had worked on it several times said it needed a new neck, which would probably cost more than the guitar was worth, and advised me to get rid of it. Sold it cheap. It was my first decent acoustic guitar. It was a bit base shy, but had the most beautiful ringing treble I've ever heard on any guitar.
I have a Gibson Gospel from the 1970s. It is in mint condition and a lighter shade in color with body binding that matches the pickguard (binding same color as pickguard as in this video). I contacted Gibson October 2021 because the body binding had broken in numerous places, front and back. By broken think of taking one shoe string and cutting it into two pieces. Where an attempt to fix the binding with super glue, the beautiful lite color back turned dark in those sports. Gibson repair shop said that they couldn't do anything about the discoloration next to the binding (I bet a great Luthier could). They also wanted $2,000 to fix the binding, which I balked at. A thousand for the top and an additional thousand for the back. Your thoughts .... anyone?
Hey, I just wanted to say that your videos have been a lifesaver! Not for the usual reasons, however. Yes, the creative solutions and the all-round deep luthier skill & knowledge are the main reason I started watching, but lately I've been dealing with some difficult things in life and struggling with how to cope with everything , especially since the last few years have caused in me constantly ratcheting up anxiety as the world hurtles into oblivion with increasing velocity, but your videos allow me to focus on something that seems manageable: fix this guitar. Do the best you can as custodian of instruments that sometimes have existed longer than you've been on this Earth. Then move on to the next.. And you're just chill about it. That calm, assured outlook really helps me. And your sense of humour is pretty hilarious too. Again, very calm & insightful. Thanks & keep up the good work man! I feel like my skills have increased by osmosis. I work on guitars almost everyday. I've been doing setups & repair work forever but have really moved into more involved stuffin the last 10 years or so. I started as a 13 yr old kid who was the constant fixture in the local music store. I watched the guitar tech (Doctor Dave) do all kindsa work and asked a million annoying questions. He donated some parts & helped me fix up my first pawnshop bass. I talked my way into a Summer job since I was always there anyway. He truly passed down some valuable knowledge. That was my formal intro course back in the 80's when it was MUCH harder to come by this knowledge. Since then I've learned stuff via every possible medium. Usually, I just decide to DO IT and learn as I go. That's what works best for me: read/watch some good info on whatever specific topic, then just go for it, referencing sources as I need to going along. Anyways, I feel like this is my true calling and you only reinforce that. Much obliged. Later!
@@zombeatle01 Oh, it's old, the neck is a bolt-on, and the frets are pristine. I should just trade it in, offer it to a collector, or whatever, and purchase something new. I hear that Taylor makes a pretty nice, affordable acoustic. (My electrics I have no trouble playing.) Thanks for the comment!
@@kbjerke with a bolt on neck it’s easy to try a shim where it attaches, to adjust the neck angle back a bit - any thin piece of wood veneer will do, maybe sand it a little so it tapers down towards the edge of the neck pocket. I did that with my Epiphone acoustic 40 years ago, worked like a charm.
@@zombeatle01 Thanks - I actually did that, and have tried lighter strings, but she's still a beast to play! I think it's made from old Panzer Tank parts. LOL
As always, I wait to watch these videos till I have time to enjoy and savor them like a good piece of chocolate. Even if I never employ any of the techniques I learn watching the videos, the information is invaluable for someone that loves guitars, woodworking, craftsmanship, and information. I am thoroughly addicted!
Ted, I realized last night (at 12:37) that I watch your videos like they are Columbo or Murder She Wrote (especially the neck resets)!! 😀 Thank you for revealing and catching those villains and making things right (and playable again :-)
turn the ebony piece around in your head subtract the plug and you will see that they had stash of the bridges made for that screw adjustable saddles and used them up this way through the 70's =)
I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for your extremely erudite explanations while using approachable vernacular- observing you operate has given me more confidence especially now, when the Day of the (music store) is almost over at least on the wide scale basis-I find myself becoming more and more self-reliant w my instruments due to necessity. On a sidenote I will watch every single cowboy guitar from the 40s get repaired and playable anything playable absolutely fascinates me
I have a 76 Gospel, a tech noted about 14 years ago that there was a twist in the neck. Doesn't affect playability at all. It's a banjo killer, really loud.
First of all, thank you so much for these videos. I love everything about them. I have learned a lot from you and you also create a very calming atmosphere. Secondly, thank you for introducing me to the song Smelly Cat. I had never heard it before and it's great!
Any thoughts on dual truss rods? I know it is not common, but it has been done. I had a Guild 12 string at one point that had two truss rods. I could certainly appreciate the opportunity for disaster if they were adjusted really stupidly, but it still seems like a viable idea. Or maybe a "truss plate". One piece of metal with adjustable flexion but something wider than a normal "rod".
Between your videos and Dave's World of Fun Stuff, I'm learning so much. At least as far as electric guitars and basses are concerned, I've successfully done some basic setups. Thank you for all you do Ted!
Amazing craft. I love to watch. I'm always fascinated by the fret work. The wear and tear a guitar goes through (finger grooves in the fingerboard...). I might never see that on my Martin 000-15M. Started late in life (54 years old). But who knows...thanks Ted 🎶🎶🎶.
How many threads are bad and what can be done to correct it? I have a new to me Gibson Firebird and the truss rod nut looks about like that one. It adjusts fine and the guitar has great action and plays great. The truss rod concerns me tho
So I’ve been really wanting to ask, I can’t seem to find a quality luthier in my area and I need a refret done on a telecaster, my capo use is running through my nickel frets and I want to add stainless steel frets to my neck - would it be possible to send it to you from California? I ask because I know you are amazing at what you do and I can’t seem to find anyone locally
I had a '75 which I picked up in North Carolina, I never really got on with it. I believe that no one had played it before I came across it. It looked brand new in 1990.... Anyway too "stiff" for me - smelt great, though ! Pete.
I just have to say that your videos is like pure theraphy for the soul. Ive always enjoyed watching handy people who has mastered their craft, yet in a humble way I just found your channel recently but im always half way through them all and all i gotta say is keep up the good work and keep the videos coming!
Love the deadpan “Friends“ reference. Gotta love “Smelly Cat.”
Great way to do this repair and excellent video. Old Country Buffet is my favorite Avant guard film. Forget 16 Candles as the ultimate 80's film. It is Old Country Buffet that defines the 80's.
Great repair work, I am the original owner ofa 1974 Gospel, sure the body binding has been deteriorating for many years and has discolored the surrounding finish but still sounds great due to the arched back, ebony fretboard and bridge and all maple sides and back .
Still loving the intro music.
I love it too, I feel like Steve Thomas and Norm Abrams will walk into the shot.
Sounds like PBS in Boston
@@Cyclops1973 He should get a TVOntario channel/show
@@that_thing_I_do He really should. He’d be perfect.
Can't You hear that little Diddy as the intro to His PBS time slot?
Another masterful repair Ted. A joy to watch,
OMG!
The tiny wire on the bridge to find intonation and mark it...genius!
This might give me the strength to make a new bridge on my horribly deck-diving S12.
This was the big revelation for me too, just now.
FABULOUS!❤
I love your work ethic and skill. There is much that budding luthiers can learn from watching your videos.
Good work msn
This is Good Channell Guitar Repair Here❤️
You know more about guitars than I ever will, but I disagree with you leaving the thin bridge. I would have changed it back to the original size, if it sounds good, it would even sound better. I mean you are doing a neck reset anyway; so you will have more bridge thickness for the future. You do fantastic work, some of the best I have ever seen, so don't take me the wrong way. Great Job!!
2:51 …and the singer/songwriter Phoebe Buffet… almost fell out of my chair
I have a 78 Ovation with a huge boat-neck. The action is about 1/64th at the 12th fret....yes, 1/64th. No buzz anywhere on the board. I haven't adjusted the neck in probably 10 years. I play everyday, yet the frets show no wear. I think this acoustic belonged to God before I got it. LOL
Seeing you find the air pockets while drilling at the removed 15th fret is a wonderful thing.
Really nice clean work Ted.. you sir are a master luthier and the best thing on the interweb for knowledge transfer and HOW TO do it properly.
Bless you for what you do!
Smelly cat! What are they feeding you!
Nice job. That old Gibson sounds really good. I was a bit disappointed at the end - I was expecting a few verses of Smelly Cat. But then you might get a copyright strike from Ms. Buffay. LOL.
@Tperki That's funny, but to be honest, it would be much worse than that. It would probably come from NBC. You know how whiney corporations are.
I was not expecting a Friends reference here.
Next week the Rembrandts make a guest appearance.
Who could forget Smelly Cat? A timeless classic.
It's doubtful the song was written about a Feline 😸
Sounds like my ‘70s model Gibson Heritage. I would love to have it redone like that. Six years ago I had an awful stroke. Then that was followed by Hurricane Harvey. My guitar took a beating.
"Did you try the lasagna today?"
I knew Ted loved memes as well
TWENTY SIX minutes i would not want back from my life. Excellent WORK as expected.
+13 mins in ads.😃🙋🏼♂️
I enjoyed the reference to the creepy Old Country Buffet promo video.
Hey Gang!
The odds of this are insane, but my dad has this exact guitar with the exact same issues that I recently noticed. I am a touring guitar tech and was planning to do this repair when I have the time. Seeing it done beforehand is a tremendous help! We really appreciate it!
singer/song writer...smelly cat...wow...
Well. I was not expecting the ending. What a wonderful sounding guitar.
I was tempted to buy an early '70s Gospel with crumbling tortoise binding several years ago, but in the end, it needed way too much work, including a neck reset, a refret and the aforementioned binding, to make financial sense at the time. Shortly after that, I acquired a 1995 Gospel. Great sounding guitar, somewhat unique with a powerful low end, probably due in part to the arched, unbraced back. None of the '90s models I've seen were all mahogany. They all had spruce tops. Really fun, affordable guitars.
I knew an old guy who had one of these and played gospel music on it. He used super heavy strings and got a big woody tone. It was converted to left-handed and had two pickguards. His dad sharecropped on A.P. Carter's farm. That's my story.
Oh, and he was a good dude. Old Russell was always nice to me.
I haven't watched television in many, many years, so I had to look up who Phoebe Buffet was. The understated asides that Mr. Woodford sprinkles in these videos are priceless! 💯
I like the matter of fact way that you just go, 'ooops, I've marked this person's guitar. That's unfortunate.' That would have sent me into a panic attack and kept me awake for days.
That neck came off sweeet....😎
I had a similar thing with the bridge plug come in when I worked in a music store, haven’t ever seen another one until now.
I remember exactly what the shop luthier said about it, he made mention that it was a bit of a trend for people to have brass bridge pins and they would enlarge the holes so they fit.
When they wanted to go back to “normal”
bridge pins the holes would be too wide. Maybe not the reason but, that was the reason for a similar repair I had seen.
Thanks for the videos!
It’s like therapy watching your work, you’re a true master at your craft. Guitar sounded great too!
Indeed it is, and with Ted's calm voice, a perfect escape from troubled world for a brief spell of crafting genius and creativity
You do such a thorough job. I have a Martin 000-18 that really needs a neck reset and I just hope the luthier does as well. I have thought of doing it myself but I want it to play when I'm done. lol
I owned a 1975 Gospel ; a factory second ; that I bought new . Mine had tortise-shell binding on the body ; front and back . I had a Martin Thinline passive under-saddle pickup installed , & it sounded amazing ! The only thing I never cared for was the somewhat narrow , fat neck ! The binding apparently started to shrink , and parts of the back were getting discolored . Mine also had that exact same crack by the fingerboard ; it’s repair was pretty much identical to yours . My nephew finally talked me into selling it to him ; so it’s still in the family ! 🙂
Very enjoyable video. As a retired engineer and machinist, we are brothers in innovating tools and techniques that didn’t exist until we made them.
So glad I found this channel a few years ago, the world's a better place after a neck reset....
We kindly thank you for the Old Country Buffett reference.
@12:17 the satisfying noise of a sharp chisel cutting through wood. 👍
I was thinking the same thing. The man takes care of his tools and keeps them sharp! I appreciate that.
"The singer-songwriter Phoebe Buffay who sang Smelly Cat" 😅 Thanks for the chuckle and the reminder!
I think I'm gonna need a reset soon. Getting to be that age.
Also, this feels like gibsons rip on a guild d series with that back and big pick guard.
I have pushed my personal reset button so many times in hopes of even a partial reboot or system update, that all I get now is "error 404"! 😣
I love watching your neck reset videos. Don't think it's to repetitive
I like your heating iron! I sometimes work on gunstocks that have moved out of line and I use a lot of gentle clamp pressure and heatlamps and aluminium foil to get the heat where it is needed.
My weekend is complete
The great reset..... Have you relocated to Davos?
Love Phoebe Buffay...I have all her albums 😳
First time I ever took a neck off for a client and not just me practicing I swear I was producing more heat and moister than the steam was... I was a little nervous you could say.
Hey there, Gang!
Wonderful job as always. The only complaint I have with this video is that you didn't play Smelly cat at the end.
Do you keep a notebook with all your measurements, adjustment rules of thumb, or processes? Your videos make it seem like you can just remember all of these details :)
Always a pleasure to be able to look over the shoulder of a true craftsman and watch him doing his (or her) thing !
That sounded really good in the end !
You Sir are a Genius🥳🥳 That fret tang tool you made is Amazing👍👍👍 Thank you for all your vids 👍👍🎸🎸🎼🎹👨🏻🦯👨🏻🦯
24:15 "Is this stock footage of sanding a radius on a saddle?.....oh, you'll never know!" LOL
Ugh. This makes me want to get my Gospel fixed up. It’s got the binding rot, the bridge is cracked all the way thru and it needs a neck reset. It’s a beast of a guitar but I’ve never found a tech that I can trust to do the work for how much it’ll cost.
Can Anyone recommend Ted level work in Texas?
I love to watch a good neck reset, with its ancillary selective refretting, shimming, adjusting, and all the other minute (but absolutely necessary) alterations and improvements that will ultimately extend the life of the instrument by years and even decades; dramatically improving the playing experience and sound. It's truly a significant expense (easily $600 ++) but adds so much value and extended usefulness to a guitar as to be absolutely transformative!
And so I experience these oddly obstetric feelings of renaissance or rebirth whenever I witness one of these successful procedures, sharing in the owner's delight in discovering the new lease on life his instrument has just received, and how it is worth every penny, especially when accomplished by a skilled and conscientious luthier like Ted, who thoughtfully assesses every step needed in order to achieve the ultimate result, and deliver the utmost value to his customer.
I think I've mentioned before that I find these sessions to be profoundly therapeutic...
Thanks again Doc! ;)
Had a '74 Gibson Gospel. Came to me almost unplayable because of bow in neck because of age, like this one you're working on. Same exact problem (in 2021, so at age 47). Had the work done locally by a reliable shop, but it was expensive. Reset neck and did a lot of other stuff. I was satisfied, however, because It made an unplayable guitar sound as sweet as I've heard. 🍯 (that's a honey emoji :) (I hope they did the work as well as you :)
I was hoping he was gonna play Smelly Cat in the end☹
Excellent repair! I've got the same model with the same high neck angle, same worn frets, same lacquer fillet ar the neck and body joint, but the neck heel is flat; lucky me. However, the "tiger tortoise" binding is disintegrating. Great work sir!
Thanks for the tips and tricks you give for free in this video. I'm preparing for neck reset in my 60s Höfner club, and those foam cutters are absolutely phenomenal! Also using dental floss for string alignment is just genious!
This is StewMac level of quality content! Thank you Sir!
For all the bad rap this era Gibson gets, my ‘73 J45 sounds better than almost any other acoustic I’ve played or heard, and this one sounds good too!
I'm sure that if I had you're skills, that I would not, but I would have used a lump of epoxy dough to make that leveling caul for the neck press. I use that stuff constantly. Stick a lump in a plas\ic bag or a baloon, and press it into any shape. 10 minutes and you have a custom, um, lump.
Bought one of those new in 1974. I lived in the deep south for the first few years of its life, and it didn't handle the humidity well. After about five years, the neck started to warp, and developed a hump where the neck joined the body. The resulting poor intonation made the instrument unplayable, and out of tune above the 9th fret. The guy who had worked on it several times said it needed a new neck, which would probably cost more than the guitar was worth, and advised me to get rid of it. Sold it cheap. It was my first decent acoustic guitar. It was a bit base shy, but had the most beautiful ringing treble I've ever heard on any guitar.
I’m just a hobbyist but I’m learning so many tricks from you. Also I spit my coffee at the “the shim didn’t spark joy” comment - well done. 👍
I have a Gibson Gospel from the 1970s. It is in mint condition and a lighter shade in color with body binding that matches the pickguard (binding same color as pickguard as in this video). I contacted Gibson October 2021 because the body binding had broken in numerous places, front and back. By broken think of taking one shoe string and cutting it into two pieces. Where an attempt to fix the binding with super glue, the beautiful lite color back turned dark in those sports. Gibson repair shop said that they couldn't do anything about the discoloration next to the binding (I bet a great Luthier could). They also wanted $2,000 to fix the binding, which I balked at. A thousand for the top and an additional thousand for the back. Your thoughts .... anyone?
My that looks easy when he pops that neck off.
Yes, we know it's not stock footage of sanding. Same shirt...
That's not a fingerboard! (17:15)
Do I get a NoPrize™?
too bad about the neck heel...been watchin' since '17 and can't remember a time when something like that happened. Bet it never does again
Hey, I just wanted to say that your videos have been a lifesaver! Not for the usual reasons, however. Yes, the creative solutions and the all-round deep luthier skill & knowledge are the main reason I started watching, but lately I've been dealing with some difficult things in life and struggling with how to cope with everything , especially since the last few years have caused in me constantly ratcheting up anxiety as the world hurtles into oblivion with increasing velocity, but your videos allow me to focus on something that seems manageable: fix this guitar. Do the best you can as custodian of instruments that sometimes have existed longer than you've been on this Earth. Then move on to the next.. And you're just chill about it. That calm, assured outlook really helps me. And your sense of humour is pretty hilarious too. Again, very calm & insightful. Thanks & keep up the good work man! I feel like my skills have increased by osmosis. I work on guitars almost everyday. I've been doing setups & repair work forever but have really moved into more involved stuffin the last 10 years or so. I started as a 13 yr old kid who was the constant fixture in the local music store. I watched the guitar tech (Doctor Dave) do all kindsa work and asked a million annoying questions. He donated some parts & helped me fix up my first pawnshop bass. I talked my way into a Summer job since I was always there anyway. He truly passed down some valuable knowledge. That was my formal intro course back in the 80's when it was MUCH harder to come by this knowledge. Since then I've learned stuff via every possible medium. Usually, I just decide to DO IT and learn as I go. That's what works best for me: read/watch some good info on whatever specific topic, then just go for it, referencing sources as I need to going along. Anyways, I feel like this is my true calling and you only reinforce that. Much obliged. Later!
Great video! I wish there was a way to make my 1970s vintage Framus Dreadnought more playable for my ancient, arthritic fingers! LOL
I know the feeling! I tried playing slide more for the days that the fingers won’t co-operate.
There is a way - probably needs a neck reset, set up, and maybe a refret too. Just depends on if you want to spend the bucks.
@@zombeatle01 Oh, it's old, the neck is a bolt-on, and the frets are pristine. I should just trade it in, offer it to a collector, or whatever, and purchase something new. I hear that Taylor makes a pretty nice, affordable acoustic. (My electrics I have no trouble playing.) Thanks for the comment!
@@kbjerke with a bolt on neck it’s easy to try a shim where it attaches, to adjust the neck angle back a bit - any thin piece of wood veneer will do, maybe sand it a little so it tapers down towards the edge of the neck pocket. I did that with my Epiphone acoustic 40 years ago, worked like a charm.
@@zombeatle01 Thanks - I actually did that, and have tried lighter strings, but she's still a beast to play! I think it's made from old Panzer Tank parts. LOL
If Ted was in charge of the WEF all our resets would be great. :^)
As always, I wait to watch these videos till I have time to enjoy and savor them like a good piece of chocolate. Even if I never employ any of the techniques I learn watching the videos, the information is invaluable for someone that loves guitars, woodworking, craftsmanship, and information. I am thoroughly addicted!
If that was stock footage of radius sanding, kudos to you on your continuity. You're wearing the same shirt in the next shot.
SHHH!
Ted,
I realized last night (at 12:37) that I watch your videos like they are Columbo or Murder She Wrote (especially the neck resets)!! 😀 Thank you for revealing and catching those villains and making things right (and playable again :-)
Yes finally been waiting for a new video
Hit'em with a little gibson gospel...
turn the ebony piece around in your head subtract the plug and you will see that they had stash of the bridges made for that screw adjustable saddles and used them up this way through the 70's =)
I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for your extremely erudite explanations while using approachable vernacular- observing you operate has given me more confidence especially now, when the Day of the (music store) is almost over at least on the wide scale basis-I find myself becoming more and more self-reliant w my instruments due to necessity. On a sidenote I will watch every single cowboy guitar from the 40s get repaired and playable anything playable absolutely fascinates me
I have a 76 Gospel, a tech noted about 14 years ago that there was a twist in the neck. Doesn't affect playability at all. It's a banjo killer, really loud.
I have the exact split in the soundhole !
First of all, thank you so much for these videos. I love everything about them. I have learned a lot from you and you also create a very calming atmosphere.
Secondly, thank you for introducing me to the song Smelly Cat. I had never heard it before and it's great!
So it really is the 'Phoebe guitar' then! 😄👍
Neck resets are my favorite content that you put out.
I got the same iron. Use to use it making RC airplanes. Heating and shrinking the wing covering. Works great for many things.
Yup, Laminating iron. Mine says tower hobbie but I think they were bought by horizon hobby
@@hoagietime1 I think I bought a lot of stuff from Tower Hobbies at one time.
That was a fun one. And boy does she sound great!
Any thoughts on dual truss rods? I know it is not common, but it has been done. I had a Guild 12 string at one point that had two truss rods. I could certainly appreciate the opportunity for disaster if they were adjusted really stupidly, but it still seems like a viable idea. Or maybe a "truss plate". One piece of metal with adjustable flexion but something wider than a normal "rod".
Between your videos and Dave's World of Fun Stuff, I'm learning so much. At least as far as electric guitars and basses are concerned, I've successfully done some basic setups. Thank you for all you do Ted!
Thanks for the reminder about the old country buffet , it had to take a detour and watch it again for a laugh.
Every guy should have a tang expander
Tang expansion accompanied by "fret sprout"?! 🤔
One day I will buy a 70's Gibson Gospel hopefully
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Amazing craft. I love to watch. I'm always fascinated by the fret work. The wear and tear a guitar goes through (finger grooves in the fingerboard...). I might never see that on my Martin 000-15M. Started late in life (54 years old). But who knows...thanks Ted 🎶🎶🎶.
The work to expand the fret tang killed me. Fortunately it was only for a few frets, but man, is that intensive or what.
How many threads are bad and what can be done to correct it? I have a new to me Gibson Firebird and the truss rod nut looks about like that one. It adjusts fine and the guitar has great action and plays great. The truss rod concerns me tho
It's only a problem if you run out of thread and the rod snaps off. Usually another washer would be added.
@@twoodfrd Thank you.
Awesome as usual. But, didn't Pheobe use an old Guild, which I haven't seen on your channel. Do you ever see any of these?
So I’ve been really wanting to ask, I can’t seem to find a quality luthier in my area and I need a refret done on a telecaster, my capo use is running through my nickel frets and I want to add stainless steel frets to my neck - would it be possible to send it to you from California? I ask because I know you are amazing at what you do and I can’t seem to find anyone locally
I was hoping you would play smelly cat at the end.. 👍🏻. Love your videos!
Great Reset. Hmmm.
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Your voice intonation and cadence is doppelganger to that of JIMMY DIRESTA another "you-tuber".
I had a '75 which I picked up in North Carolina, I never really got on with it. I believe that no one had played it before I came across it. It looked brand new in 1990.... Anyway too "stiff" for me - smelt great, though ! Pete.
I just have to say that your videos is like pure theraphy for the soul. Ive always enjoyed watching handy people who has mastered their craft, yet in a humble way
I just found your channel recently but im always half way through them all and all i gotta say is keep up the good work and keep the videos coming!
i really enjoy wha t you do. i have a 1992 Gibson Gospel. Still a great playing guitar. Mine is mahogany sides and back.