FWIW, he does offer T-Shirts and other products to purchase. The link is in the description. And the description on the items are pure Woodford!! 😉 Show him some love this holiday season!!
Gosh, inserting that thin slide of spruce into the crack is some crazy form of art/mastery in guitar building/repair. Always a joy to watch and glad this week's video was an early one too ;)
I have three Larivee's, and they all came with the special truss rod adjustment tool. The owner should have had one included in the case. Good work Ted.
I purchased a Larrivee OMV40 on Reverb. Had no truss rod tool so I had to purchase one from Larrivee. Not free btw. But this guitar is the most comfortable acoustic I have ever played.
We are SO lucky here in the UK - our humidity rarely drops below 50% and spends most of the time (particularly in winter) around 70% to 85%. Exemplary skill, as always. The shim piece in the top crack was truly brilliant.
Ten years ago I was lucky enough to be taught how to build classical guitars. I've been a cabinet maker for 40 years Boy what a eye opener The experience helps, but a whole new learning experience After 5 classical's, I now build custom tenor ukuleles, all jazz ukes, that actually sell Instrument #11 has given me the most issues I have so much more to learn Thanks for all your insights!!!
You're sure right about luthiers breaking all the rules of woodworking. I was trained in cabinet making before I became a luthier, so I was pretty shocked when I saw all the cross grain glue joints. But now I realize it's ok, so long as the humidity is not too extreme, and the braces are able to flex enough. But you're still just buying time. Joint failure is just a matter of time. Nice work!
my acoustic guitars have those really deep truss rod nuts that're almost impossible to get to. i've found that a regular L-shaped allen key isn't enough to get a proper adjustment of it. instead i insert the key so the length of the L is horizontal, and use one of those multi-bit screwdriver heads without a bit inside it to get more leverage while turning. a bit sketchy and tough to gauge the force you're putting into it, but it does the job well enough to keep the action at a comfortable height
Boy do I hope you get UA-cam kickback dollars for these videos. Your ability to explain what you're doing, and why (let alone then actually do it...) is unmatched. Thank you.
I kinda feel like a lot of Ted's hey, be careful with this because... comes from hard experience, which is the best part of this channel, I do love learning from others mistakes
Yet another amazing video from a guy who I could listen to and watch all day. I have been a wood finisher for 36 years. Ted knows his stuff. Thank you Ted . From A dull Liverpool Uk.
The Larrivee 03 Recording Series guitars are one of the best deals out there for an all solid wood, North American made guitar. My first Larrivee was a D-03R that I regret selling to this day. My current pride and joy is a 2010 D-09BZ that I'll never part with. It's an absolute cannon!
Once I see you do certain repairs the fix makes sense but when you start describing the path to the repair it can be a "huh , never thought of that" ... Nice work as usual
My Dad would love to see your work. I am going to play a few of your videos for him . He has dementia, but your craftsmanship may strike a chord (I didn't intend that, but it fits). Thanks again for sharing!
I am a Martin guy converted to Larrivee. John Larrivee builds great guitars and I love mine. My stays in the case and humidified when not being used. Love your work.
It is true for all wood working. If you are planing or chiseling any piece of wood, the grain should rise up Away from the cutting edge. If it does not, the edge could grab the end of the grain and tear out a chunk. If you are trying to plain or chisel end grain, always cut from the outside into the middle and not all the way through or you will split a piece off, as you exit the other side. 😁✌🖖
Nothing short of incredible and inspiring. Well done! Your knowledge and attention to detail is remarkable. Just found your channel recently… thank goodness for that!
I've recently watched some art restoration videos and your style is just so much more humble and wise. Everyone of your videos displays so much experience, knowledge and passion that it's an absolute joy to watch you. Thank you
Thanks for this, and thanks for taking the time to explain so much about your process. I learned more about guitars in this 25-minute video than I knew in the past 62-plus years of playing guitar. Today, I play a LV03-RE Larrivee from 2001, and have had some work done on it over the past couple years by a luthier in Green Bay, WI. I’ve learned much from him, too, but this video was in more detail and depth. Thanks again.
The Mastery on display here is incredible. The explanation of how acoustic guitars are built was very informative and easy to understand. And the way the soundboard crack was repaired with the splint was impressive... most impressive.
Thanks for the reminder… my HD-28 is currently in its stand by my desk. In a moment, it will be in the case with humidifiers. I’ll miss having it out on display, but that’s a small price to pay for preservation.
Was going to suggest the same… if you keep the relative humidity and temperature constant where you’re displaying the guitar, nothing about the guitar will change whether it’s in the case, on the stand, whatever. OTOH a humidifier in the case - even the good ones- can cause all kinds of problems and huge swings in moisture in the guitar if you’re not really careful. Keep your office between 35-50% RH at room temp all winter and your HD28 will think it’s a nice long Memorial Day weekend 😅.
@ I have our HVAC set to maintain 35% humidity, but I still worry. As for the humidifier, I’m using the D’Addario packs that presumably both emit and absorb humidity, keeping the case at around 50%. Fingers crossed. Gets really dry during these Missouri winters. I itch a lot. 😵💫
Amazing craftsmanship and knowledge! I think that you are probably the best spoken creator I've heard on UA-cam. Extensive vocabulary, clear and concise thoughts and expression.
Here I am thinking you'd take your $2 shop CA ... Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaate you're a legend! What a nice repair! My 30 year old Admira's slide pot on the Fishman pickup gave up the ghost many years ago... I finally got it off and the resistance track was worn to nothing... what a pain to find the pot, so I took a page from your book of patience and finally got the "aaaaaaaaah".. Put a 5K resistor where the 10K went and Im as happy as a Canadian with a clear driveway in winter! Hey, and what's with the Saturday release, you had me wondering if it was Monday already! (It's so humid in Brisbane, the fish glue holding my bridge down on an Egyptian Oud shot across the room as the humidity softened it.) - Note: I made a mess out of the bridge, you don't want to know... But I do have a pair of those Extra LONG NECK bridge clamps, same as the single you're using... you know where to find a pair downunder if needed, just saying! Thanks for sharing!
Excellence as usuall, literally a wood machinist..... The only thing I haven't seen yet is lapping compound...lol... Artistry most definitely...I cant watch other videos without thinking...."Ted doesn't do it that way"...
Thanks for giving us access to this info Ted - I managed to reglue the bridge on my Ibanez Concorde Hummingbird copy from watching you do it a few times. I didn't have to do the heating iron part though - once I took out the tell-tale pearloid dots and bolts, the bridge lifted cleanly off unencumbered by glue!
I recently replaced a warped rosewood bridge on a classical guitar. I tried a method mentioned on an internet forum and dropped the bridge into boiling water. The memory of the bridge shape came back immediately and then i clamped to a marble slab in the kitchen overnight. It was perfect and saved me from buying a new bridge.
I was in a friend of a friends studio in Baltimore some 15 or so years ago. There was a Larrivee sitting on a stand by some power amps. I asked if I could give it a whirl and was told sure. Boy was that guitar Nice! Pretty plain as far as accutremon was concerned. Just this solid and Loud D18 type fiddle. I couldn't put it down. And my J45 was in the case 8 feet away. And that guitar is amazing. Just to give you an idea of how smitten I was with it.
I have never heard of these guitars. Despite their manufacturing quirks that you have pointed out, I was blown away by its resonance at the end. To my untrained ears, it sounds better than any Martin dreadnought I've ever heard.
Amazing tips! When I work on client guitars, if the client is happy with the action, I think is important to ask carefully of he wants it changed. Sure is not that case, but some musicians are always trying new strings and stuff and the guitar can came back to rework because is buzzing. I also had a client that claimed he was able to hear the difference in sound quality with the 1mm lower saddle and asked to put the height back.
I used to work for a company that restored old pianos. Steinway, Weber, Knabe, etc... Would repair soundboards much like you are doing, except we had a sharp wedge shape gouge and use wedge shape spruce shims glued in. We'd use sticks like a go box but braced on the ceiling of the glue up room down to the shims
@@swiwswiw I do not think it was titebond. More than likely its FISH glue. Hope that helps. Its clearish, where titebond is yellow, and hide glue is lighter brown. Hope that helps you.
Thanks so much ..i have soundboard split that looks just like that! Thanks for showing me the way…and yes my guitars now reside in a case almost all the time.
Nice Saturday night special! Ted, I’ve said it several times, but again, you are a master at the luthier craft! Really amazing work. Also, I’ve been a subscriber for years and watched all of your videos (many, multiple times), and I still can’t get over how well you describe everything you do. Not just what and, how, but why you’re doing it, along with history lessons and other entertaining/informative anecdotes. No one does it better. You’ve taught me so many things, and again, thank you so much. 🤓🎸👍
I had the same model Larrivee and it was the most temperamental acoustic I ever owned despite taking very good care of it. Needless to say, I sold it after only owning it for 10 months. I was bummed because it sounded amazing.
For your level of exact repair, which is awesome, it occurs to me that I would never be able to afford this level of detail to make a neglected instrument correct. Thus, you cause me to take better care of that which is mine. 👍 "An ounce of prevention..." as it were. 😉
I scraped a layer of glue off of the bottom of a bridge that I just removed, checked the thickness of the glue film with micrometers and it was .030 inches thick I think that is what you call a hot glue joint. The lacquer on the top was that thick.
It's counterintuitive, but more glue often results in weaker adhesion. Good clamping is important because you want to squeeze out excess glue. I don't know the science of it butI think it has something to do with the glue penetrating the wood at a fiber or cellular level.
Just worked on a Larivée with a crack at the exact same place. I saved a neck reset by sanding the fingerboard on angle and the super thick bridge. It sounds very good now
'sanding the fingerboard on angle' ? Do you mean you take all the frets out, sand a new surface slightly inclined to the old one, then refret? How much are you removing at the nut end?
@ That’s what I did in that case cause the fingerboard was thicker at the nut and narrower at the body, so, yeah basically that’s what I did( already had to refret
1:17 I'm not sure if it was you, or if someone else came up with the phrase, or if I arrived at that conclusion building/studying guitar building myself but: An acoustic guitar is a compromise between woodworking and sound. In my head that turned into "Too much woodworking and you get no sound, too much sound and your guitar won't wood."
I own a gorgeous Martin with a Sunburst finish ( GPC-28E ) I had purchased roughly four years ago right before they stopped making that model and I need to do precisely that each November here in NY. It’s the only guitar I own that goes inside a case too, my others are all hanging on a fancy wall hanging display in the den so I can just easily grab one and play at anytime.
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The level of expert and free advice available here is amazing. What a gift. Thank you.
FWIW, he does offer T-Shirts and other products to purchase. The link is in the description. And the description on the items are pure Woodford!! 😉 Show him some love this holiday season!!
the intro explaining the dynamics involved in guitars and how they are constructed is a superb explanation.
Gosh, inserting that thin slide of spruce into the crack is some crazy form of art/mastery in guitar building/repair. Always a joy to watch and glad this week's video was an early one too ;)
"The dog will still love you" , the cat not so much LOL. Beautifully built guitar.
Did the cat really love you in the first place? I'm pretty sure it's degrees of tolerance.
A Saturday Ted video is a *VERY* welcome surprise.
But what am I supposed to do now on Sunday..?!? Now my perception of space/time is all messed up!
@@Jah_Rastafari_ORIG But, wait! I'm sure Ted will have more for us tomorrow!!
First thing I did when I got home from work today.
Always worth my time to watch him work his magic.
@@Jah_Rastafari_ORIG Agreed Ted is my Sunday view along with Beard Meats food, lol
Had me convinced it was Sunday
The grain direction discussion was very educational. 👍
Nice sounding guitar
that crack repair was so cool
Sir, you are a teacher and a scholar. Thank you for your generosity.
I have three Larivee's, and they all came with the special truss rod adjustment tool. The owner should have had one included in the case. Good work Ted.
They even sent me one for free when I was missing it, although that was years ago
I purchased a Larrivee OMV40 on Reverb. Had no truss rod tool so I had to purchase one from Larrivee. Not free btw. But this guitar is the most comfortable acoustic I have ever played.
We are SO lucky here in the UK - our humidity rarely drops below 50% and spends most of the time (particularly in winter) around 70% to 85%. Exemplary skill, as always. The shim piece in the top crack was truly brilliant.
Ten years ago I was lucky enough to be taught how to build classical guitars.
I've been a cabinet maker for 40 years
Boy what a eye opener
The experience helps, but a whole new learning experience
After 5 classical's, I now build custom tenor ukuleles, all jazz ukes, that actually sell
Instrument #11 has given me the most issues
I have so much more to learn
Thanks for all your insights!!!
You're sure right about luthiers breaking all the rules of woodworking. I was trained in cabinet making before I became a luthier, so I was pretty shocked when I saw all the cross grain glue joints. But now I realize it's ok, so long as the humidity is not too extreme, and the braces are able to flex enough. But you're still just buying time. Joint failure is just a matter of time. Nice work!
my acoustic guitars have those really deep truss rod nuts that're almost impossible to get to. i've found that a regular L-shaped allen key isn't enough to get a proper adjustment of it. instead i insert the key so the length of the L is horizontal, and use one of those multi-bit screwdriver heads without a bit inside it to get more leverage while turning. a bit sketchy and tough to gauge the force you're putting into it, but it does the job well enough to keep the action at a comfortable height
Boy do I hope you get UA-cam kickback dollars for these videos. Your ability to explain what you're doing, and why (let alone then actually do it...) is unmatched. Thank you.
Thanks for posting Ted
I kinda feel like a lot of Ted's hey, be careful with this because... comes from hard experience, which is the best part of this channel, I do love learning from others mistakes
I really love this as a woodworker going into luthiering.
Simply, amazing attention to detail. Thanks for the valuable info with great fun to boot.
A masterclass in bridge considerations. Great video, Ted!
Yet another amazing video from a guy who I could listen to and watch all day. I have been a wood finisher for 36 years. Ted knows his stuff. Thank you Ted . From A dull Liverpool Uk.
The Larrivee 03 Recording Series guitars are one of the best deals out there for an all solid wood, North American made guitar. My first Larrivee was a D-03R that I regret selling to this day. My current pride and joy is a 2010 D-09BZ that I'll never part with. It's an absolute cannon!
It’s always a pleasure to watch a craftsman at work.
22:31 “maybe it’s out of spite….” 🤣😂🤣
Thanks again Ted
What a great job you go the extra mile with the amount of information you give to us all love your work love your channel
Once I see you do certain repairs the fix makes sense but when you start describing the path to the repair it can be a "huh , never thought of that" ... Nice work as usual
I'm always pleased by the amount of technical information you pass on in your videos.
Love your scraping jig idea!!
My Dad would love to see your work. I am going to play a few of your videos for him . He has dementia, but your craftsmanship may strike a chord (I didn't intend that, but it fits). Thanks again for sharing!
I am a Martin guy converted to Larrivee. John Larrivee builds great guitars and I love mine. My stays in the case and humidified when not being used.
Love your work.
Uncle Ted, surprised us on a Saturday. He is the cool uncle for sure.
never knew about grain runout. Great information.
It is true for all wood working. If you are planing or chiseling
any piece of wood, the grain should rise up Away from the
cutting edge.
If it does not, the edge could grab the end of the grain and
tear out a chunk.
If you are trying to plain or chisel end grain, always cut
from the outside into the middle and not all the way through
or you will split a piece off, as you exit the other side. 😁✌🖖
Nothing short of incredible and inspiring. Well done! Your knowledge and attention to detail is remarkable. Just found your channel recently… thank goodness for that!
I've recently watched some art restoration videos and your style is just so much more humble and wise. Everyone of your videos displays so much experience, knowledge and passion that it's an absolute joy to watch you. Thank you
Thanks for this, and thanks for taking the time to explain so much about your process.
I learned more about guitars in this 25-minute video than I knew in the past 62-plus years of playing guitar.
Today, I play a LV03-RE Larrivee from 2001, and have had some work done on it over the past couple years by a luthier in Green Bay, WI. I’ve learned much from him, too, but this video was in more detail and depth.
Thanks again.
Another great video- I always learn something new!
Top job. And nice playing at the end too.
The Mastery on display here is incredible. The explanation of how acoustic guitars are built was very informative and easy to understand. And the way the soundboard crack was repaired with the splint was impressive... most impressive.
I always learn something new here
I've learned so much from you.Thank you
Thanks for the reminder… my HD-28 is currently in its stand by my desk. In a moment, it will be in the case with humidifiers. I’ll miss having it out on display, but that’s a small price to pay for preservation.
I keep an adjustable humidifier/ dehumidifier in the room where most of my music equipment is stored.
Didn't buy it for that purpose but it works
Was going to suggest the same… if you keep the relative humidity and temperature constant where you’re displaying the guitar, nothing about the guitar will change whether it’s in the case, on the stand, whatever. OTOH a humidifier in the case - even the good ones- can cause all kinds of problems and huge swings in moisture in the guitar if you’re not really careful. Keep your office between 35-50% RH at room temp all winter and your HD28 will think it’s a nice long Memorial Day weekend 😅.
@ I have our HVAC set to maintain 35% humidity, but I still worry. As for the humidifier, I’m using the D’Addario packs that presumably both emit and absorb humidity, keeping the case at around 50%. Fingers crossed. Gets really dry during these Missouri winters. I itch a lot. 😵💫
Amazing craftsmanship and knowledge! I think that you are probably the best spoken creator I've heard on UA-cam. Extensive vocabulary, clear and concise thoughts and expression.
The soundboard fix was great to watch and learn from; we don’t get those very often.
Very enjoyable content. Thank you.
A calming force in the whirlwind of the world. Thanks for another great vid
Here I am thinking you'd take your $2 shop CA ... Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaate you're a legend! What a nice repair!
My 30 year old Admira's slide pot on the Fishman pickup gave up the ghost many years ago... I finally got it off and the resistance track was worn to nothing... what a pain to find the pot, so I took a page from your book of patience and finally got the "aaaaaaaaah".. Put a 5K resistor where the 10K went and Im as happy as a Canadian with a clear driveway in winter!
Hey, and what's with the Saturday release, you had me wondering if it was Monday already!
(It's so humid in Brisbane, the fish glue holding my bridge down on an Egyptian Oud shot across the room as the humidity softened it.) - Note: I made a mess out of the bridge, you don't want to know... But I do have a pair of those Extra LONG NECK bridge clamps, same as the single you're using... you know where to find a pair downunder if needed, just saying! Thanks for sharing!
My dad had a '53 Studebaker Champion. He loved that thing. Miss you, dad.
Excellence as usuall, literally a wood machinist.....
The only thing I haven't seen yet is lapping compound...lol...
Artistry most definitely...I cant watch other videos without thinking...."Ted doesn't do it that way"...
Beautiful work, as usual! You have amazing skills. Thank you for all your videos.
Thanks for giving us access to this info Ted - I managed to reglue the bridge on my Ibanez Concorde Hummingbird copy from watching you do it a few times. I didn't have to do the heating iron part though - once I took out the tell-tale pearloid dots and bolts, the bridge lifted cleanly off unencumbered by glue!
Great analogy regarding seasonal change and cases.
the top on that is so NICE !!!!, one of the best tops i've seen.
Ted, thanks very much for a thorough, in-depth lecture....
I feel like I've gained an extra day in the weekend! Thank you Ted!
Excellent teaching moments in this one.
Great work as always and a pleasure to watch 👍
I recently replaced a warped rosewood bridge on a classical guitar. I tried a method mentioned on an internet forum and dropped the bridge into boiling water. The memory of the bridge shape came back immediately and then i clamped to a marble slab in the kitchen overnight. It was perfect and saved me from buying a new bridge.
That "proprietary allen key" comes with a Larrivee guitar. Shouldda come with the always included case. You got played! (I have had 3)
Thanks for the video.
Excellent video!
Awesome work.. still I learned something new.
I was in a friend of a friends studio in Baltimore some 15 or so years ago. There was a Larrivee sitting on a stand by some power amps. I asked if I could give it a whirl and was told sure. Boy was that guitar Nice! Pretty plain as far as accutremon was concerned. Just this solid and Loud D18 type fiddle. I couldn't put it down. And my J45 was in the case 8 feet away. And that guitar is amazing. Just to give you an idea of how smitten I was with it.
Thank you for another awesome video!
I have never heard of these guitars. Despite their manufacturing quirks that you have pointed out, I was blown away by its resonance at the end. To my untrained ears, it sounds better than any Martin dreadnought I've ever heard.
Such excellent work!
Nice work! Great tone on the guitar!
Very nice.👍
Amazing tips! When I work on client guitars, if the client is happy with the action, I think is important to ask carefully of he wants it changed. Sure is not that case, but some musicians are always trying new strings and stuff and the guitar can came back to rework because is buzzing.
I also had a client that claimed he was able to hear the difference in sound quality with the 1mm lower saddle and asked to put the height back.
Easy ! Just like adding lightness...!
I used to work for a company that restored old pianos. Steinway, Weber, Knabe, etc... Would repair soundboards much like you are doing, except we had a sharp wedge shape gouge and use wedge shape spruce shims glued in. We'd use sticks like a go box but braced on the ceiling of the glue up room down to the shims
pretty amazing Larrivee sound!
Packed full of great information.
The video is packed with knowledge. Enjoy your weekend sir!
Also, what glue did you use to affix the spline? It wasn’t Tight-bond.
@@swiwswiw I do not think it was titebond. More than likely its FISH glue. Hope that helps. Its clearish, where titebond is yellow, and hide glue is lighter brown. Hope that helps you.
Winter is a giant pot hole is my new favorite saying
That was amazing, Thank you
you're a braver man than i gunga twoodford...
but i guess that's why you do what you do,
and do it well
Thanks so much ..i have soundboard split that looks just like that! Thanks for showing me the way…and yes my guitars now reside in a case almost all the time.
Sounds great!
Nice Saturday night special!
Ted, I’ve said it several times, but again, you are a master at the luthier craft! Really amazing work.
Also, I’ve been a subscriber for years and watched all of your videos (many, multiple times), and I still can’t get over how well you describe everything you do. Not just what and, how, but why you’re doing it, along with history lessons and other entertaining/informative anecdotes. No one does it better. You’ve taught me so many things, and again, thank you so much. 🤓🎸👍
I had the same model Larrivee and it was the most temperamental acoustic I ever owned despite taking very good care of it. Needless to say, I sold it after only owning it for 10 months. I was bummed because it sounded amazing.
Thank you Ted 👍👍👍🎸
Great video once again!
Sounds really nice
For your level of exact repair, which is awesome, it occurs to me that I would never be able to afford this level of detail to make a neglected instrument correct. Thus, you cause me to take better care of that which is mine. 👍 "An ounce of prevention..." as it were. 😉
Very sweet sounding guitar!
Great show!!
Learning, learning, learning…even if I did plan on it. Thanks Ted
I scraped a layer of glue off of the bottom of a bridge that I just removed, checked the thickness of the glue film with micrometers and it was .030 inches thick I think that is what you call a hot glue joint. The lacquer on the top was that thick.
It's counterintuitive, but more glue often results in weaker adhesion. Good clamping is important because you want to squeeze out excess glue. I don't know the science of it butI think it has something to do with the glue penetrating the wood at a fiber or cellular level.
Thank You.
I'm going to imagine petting a cat given the description; the cat will behave just the same as the guitar.
Wow, a Ted video on Saturday. Awesome! 🎸
Love your show and your craftsmanship, subscribed!!👍🏻
Very nice work Ted.
Sounds great.
I'm always impressed with your geeetar pickin'
We call the reverse petting of the dog the 'punk rock dog'-look. True story...
Nice work!
Just worked on a Larivée with a crack at the exact same place. I saved a neck reset by sanding the fingerboard on angle and the super thick bridge. It sounds very good now
'sanding the fingerboard on angle' ? Do you mean you take all the frets out, sand a new surface slightly inclined to the old one, then refret? How much are you removing at the nut end?
@ That’s what I did in that case cause the fingerboard was thicker at the nut and narrower at the body, so, yeah basically that’s what I did( already had to refret
1:17 I'm not sure if it was you, or if someone else came up with the phrase, or if I arrived at that conclusion building/studying guitar building myself but: An acoustic guitar is a compromise between woodworking and sound. In my head that turned into "Too much woodworking and you get no sound, too much sound and your guitar won't wood."
I own a gorgeous Martin with a Sunburst finish ( GPC-28E ) I had purchased roughly four years ago right before they stopped making that model and I need to do precisely that each November here in NY. It’s the only guitar I own that goes inside a case too, my others are all hanging on a fancy wall hanging display in the den so I can just easily grab one and play at anytime.
Bloody great as always : )