Thank you Ted, for all the work you put into my guitar, I really can't thank you enough! Played it for four hours when I got home and was absolutely blown away by your ability to perfectly replicate the original neck, plays and sounds as though it never moved and remained perfectly set up for 40years. seriously had it not been for me knowing the were the original dents and blemishes were on the original, I would've never known. for Anyone in southern Ontario who's is looking for a High end luthier, I highly recommend taking your guitars to him. Ted truly is a master craftsman..
I saw it coming too. Been there, done that. I 'gave blood' at work occasionally myself. If Ted left a little blood on my guitar I'd probably be ok with it. I'm sure he drops some sweat and tears too from time to time.
@@EbonyPope 13:06 He said. He didn't want to risk destroying the thin wood laminate under the extension by attempting to remove the original poly finish there. Hence the crosshatching into the finish and epoxy, as water based stuff wouldn't bond to the Poly.
Ted, your level of remarkable craftsmanship is a site to behold! Thank you so much for sharing all that you do. Your clients are truly blessed with having access to your skills. 👍👍 way up!
WATCH THIS VIDEO IF YOU NEVER WATCH ANOTHER.!!! A masterclass in renecking in all respects, with sideswipes at the ethos of being a great repair guy. Truly beautiful. I know Ted doesn't respond often to posts, but, if you happen to see this - thanks!
A masterful example of guitar restoration. You sir really know exactly what to do and when, this level of work takes years of repairs. I salute you, your customer is bound to be excited and very pleased.
Oh!! Ted-San great and excellent job!! I'm Japanese guy I always glad to watch repairing old-Japanese guitars politely and tenderly. keep on awesome. god bless you.
Very impressive results Ted!!! What you've done here for your customer shows the kind of good old fashioned integrity that we don't see very often these days...thanks for shoring up my withering faith in humanity!
many moons ago i had a morris 12 string. picked it out over a fender and a gibson. totally good call. had it many years. installed a pickup. set it up really nice. wrote some of my best songs on it. then... i met her. she has it now, the crazy lady. oh, i had a chance to make a clean getaway, many times. but as im too nice for my own good, i stayed. she has my 62 harmony rocket. i would have taken her to court but alas i couldnt keep up with her address changes. the moral is when she was good she was very very good and when she was bad she wasnt worth it. well done mr. twoodford you brought back beautiful memories.
"I was Icarus and tone was the sun". 😁 You're a really good guy to do all of this. Not many businesses like this anymore. I know it wasn't an ideal situation but I really enjoyed the videos. Maybe someday you could do a series on building a guitar from scratch? Im sure it's hard to find time, but id love to watch it happen, hear about all the choices you make and why. Maybe you could do it as a one off Patreon series so it would make commercial sense? Just an idea. Keep up the great work Ted.
If you search back episodes (I think it was around December of last year, but it might've been 2020) of "That Pedal Show," Dan had an English luthier, John Kinkade I believe was his name, build him an acoustic guitar from scratch and he documented the process in like three two hour-odd episodes. It was very cool to watch and I think would scratch the itch of watching a guitar build that you talk about above. Listening to Ted, I doubt he'd ever have the time to undertake such a project because he's always swamped with repair work.
Looks like Shane got himself one half of a Ted Woodford custom guitar! Lucky lad. Once again I'm amazed at all the steps, effort, and skill taken to complete this project. Most excellent!
The mark of a master is to get to a true disaster and be able to recover in such away as to be better than the original. Thanks for taking us on the journey!
I had a traumatic brain injury and you watching your videos calms me so much because I know about working on guitars not as much as you but enough to get me by
This is the second time I've watched this two part series and its even more impressive the second time around. The craftsmanship and precision is just astounding.
I absolutely LOVE how you use old machines and keep using them - because they work (fret cutting machine). Love your videos. Great in content and style. And humour. It is appreciated
I've never watched you make a neck. Fascinating! And the comment on the 5 min. epoxy being for the criminally insane was priceless. Thanks for sharing.
While I’m just amazed (as usual) at your amazing craftsmanship what I really enjoyed was the obscure Star Trek reference. Brought back memories. Thanks.
Expertise is fundamentally about identifying and understanding variables. I was posting this right before you said you didn't spot the point at which you should have said 'enough'. It was somewhat gratifying, after yours being the only channel whose offerings are a highlight set against the current geopolitical maelstrom that I genuinely set aside time for, to be in a position to start to predict what you'll do in a given situation. As soon as I saw the protrusion of the winding on the bass E, I thought, 'bridge pad', about one second before you said it. You are my zen space. I watch Crimson for stress, Ted Talks for relaxation. Thank you, always.
First of all you are an amazing businessman by doing what you did to make your customer happy. I am not a luthier, or a guitar repair person, but just someone who loves to play guitars and watch. Artists like you do your work. Thank you for posting. Keep up the good work. I know your customer was blown away.
@15:33 Wow, that was trip down the old way back machine, for a Star Trek Reference!😁 Sometimes I have to perform the same Bonk, Bonk on the head to myself to Jar the old Memory Banks! Thanks!🥰 Mike in San Diego.🌞🎸🚀🖖
Success! Thank you for demonstrating how to recover when things go south. And… emphasizing the important of listening to your inner-self screaming “stop”!
This is a fantastic video!! You really did a remarkable job and you demonstrated a lot of integrity by doing this work instead of handing the customer a not-so-great product. Salute! I’ll watch this one a bunch more no doubt. Thanks!!!
Others have commented about your commitment to the craft and integrity - I’d just like to commend you for your willingness to allow those of us watching to understand that sometimes stuff happens, and all isn’t lost. A few years ago I was stringing up a custom F5 mandolin that I built for a customer, with him looking over my shoulder, and as I tightened the G string to pitch the tuner shaft snapped off of the very expensive vintage Handel inlaid tuners. That was a moment I never want to relive. Ultimately I found a replacement shaft and customer went away happy. The extra investment of time is cheap compared to your reputation. Thank you Ted! P.S. I wear your t-shirt with pride.
Amazing yet again. Love watching what you do for these repairs. It’s very inspiring. As a luthier myself, it’s so refreshing to watch someone masterfully do their craft. Well done sir 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Sometimes I watch these videos and think, "I could do that." Not with this one. This is an example of true craftsmanship. The fact that he makes it look so easy also adds to the fact that he is a real skilled artisan. Impressive.
Fast pace walk-through of an impressively complex task, made to look easy as always. That the fitment is “satisfying” says much about your ongoing diligent mentality; inspiring to see your persistent push for situational correctness.
I've been waiting for the Morris re-necking. I have had a Morris since forever and I'm still very happy with it. I also have a Martin but Mr Morris is numero uno (sorry Martin :).
What a master class this episode was. Really amazing to watch. The bench vice holding an identical smaller bench vice totally makes sense but it still made me chuckle for some reason.
Again your penchant for understatement amazes me. I am in awe of the methodical and artistic engineering you routinely use to repair and in this case REBUILD this and other poor broken instruments. These instruments are supremely lucky to be in your hands. Kudos to you in your pursuit of repair excellence. I do wish you lived in the US, only because I would be sending you my guitars in need of repair. God bless you for the fine work you do!
I wish I lived in Canada so I could work for you for free. Watching you work is pure therapy, and your attention to detail and commitment to doing things properly is so inspiring and satisfying at the same time. You should be so proud.
I want to tank you for giving me the ideas and ability to fix an old Sears and Roebuck parlor acoustic neck joint; I couldn't have done it without your videos. The fretboard is next 🙄.
To view the hand creation of a guitar neck to this level was a gift. Thank you and on behalf of the guitar and its owner thank you for your labors. Beautiful work
Been there, not on guitars but in other endeavors. Something drives you past the good enough point and you get in deep making the job right. And that turned out really right, beautiful and fun (for us)!
Your work is much better than 99% of big name guitar manufacturers. Recently received 3 fender guitars with terrible fretboards, and fretwork and one with a dead bridge pickup. They made me take them to a tech, who claims the brand new guitar I had looked like it was reworked by a 3rd party. Yes, because someone is going to take the neck off of a $1000 guitar, remove all the frets and re-radius the fretboard and then go through the trouble to install new frets and leave them sharp, then send it back to the dealer and the dealer is going to sell it as new.
Your commitment to quality workmanship shines brightly. The attention to detail, paired together with your hard-earned knowledge, ends with beautiful results. I imagine your client was very happy to have that guitar in their hands again.
I am really impressed with the sound after the repair! I'm listening to laptop speakers so with anything better I'm sure the sound is much better! You are awesome Ted.
I thought headstock repair videos were my favorite, but this FAR surpasses those! As others have said, to see the mastery of your craft, the order of operations and reasons for them, your lessons learned through the years, what a treat to behold! It must be said as well, that guitar sounds really nice, reason enough to keep it playing, but obviously, your high standard is the number one reason. Kudos and cheers to you sir, you have done it again!
I’m so impressed with the care that you make with your work, I’ve seen others who do the same kind of job and it’s not the same way as the way you do things, if I had the money I would send you my D18 Martin that I spent $3000.00 to get my binding fixed and maybe get it set up right, my admiration and respect for your work
Thank you Ted, for all the work you put into my guitar, I really can't thank you enough! Played it for four hours when I got home and was absolutely blown away by your ability to perfectly replicate the original neck, plays and sounds as though it never moved and remained perfectly set up for 40years. seriously had it not been for me knowing the were the original dents and blemishes were on the original, I would've never known. for Anyone in southern Ontario who's is looking for a High end luthier, I highly recommend taking your guitars to him. Ted truly is a master craftsman..
You now have a truly one of a kind guitar.
It's a much better guitar now than it ever was when new
Hey owner, thanks for chiming in.
This guy is amazing.
That's very kind of you to say
holy moly, screws for low profile bench dogs are genius, you have just changed my life.
I am kinda glad that neck broke as we witnessed masterclass in neck building.You are amazing and I love watching you do your magic
Indeed
The scalpel blade shot at 16:44 and the sliced thumb shot right after at 16:51. OUCH! It happens to the best of us.
Haha I was just about to comment on that
I was grimacing and thinking "he's gonna slice his thumb" then sure enough. My fingers are all mangled up from doing the same thing over the years.
Ha!! Yeah, funny. My fingers a chopped up and scared from cooking while drunk.
I saw it coming too. Been there, done that. I 'gave blood' at work occasionally myself. If Ted left a little blood on my guitar I'd probably be ok with it. I'm sure he drops some sweat and tears too from time to time.
I saw that as well but didn’t realize he cut himself in the following shot until reading this comment. He’s actually bleeding.
You’re remark about epoxy with a 5 minute working time being used by the “criminally insane” was hysterical.
I use 5 minute epoxy all the time, but not for gluing wood and not on guitars.
Why did he use Epoxy instead of wood glue or Hide glue?
That thing sings to me. Love that deep voice
@@EbonyPope 13:06 He said. He didn't want to risk destroying the thin wood laminate under the extension by attempting to remove the original poly finish there. Hence the crosshatching into the finish and epoxy, as water based stuff wouldn't bond to the Poly.
@@gregdrew874 Oh OK. Thank you.
My go to when I want to watch repairs. Very cool.
Ted, your level of remarkable craftsmanship is a site to behold! Thank you so much for sharing all that you do. Your clients are truly blessed with having access to your skills.
👍👍 way up!
I was looking forward to the conclusion of this saga and it did not disappoint.
Me too.
WATCH THIS VIDEO IF YOU NEVER WATCH ANOTHER.!!! A masterclass in renecking in all respects, with sideswipes at the ethos of being a great repair guy. Truly beautiful. I know Ted doesn't respond often to posts, but, if you happen to see this - thanks!
A masterful example of guitar restoration. You sir really know exactly what to do and when, this level of work takes years of repairs. I salute you, your customer is bound to be excited and very pleased.
That's what I said!
Right , every other neck maker uses 99% power tools , he does 90% of this with hand tools , he’s a try’d & true 100% luthier !
Superb craftmanship, bloody good service, lucky Canadians.
The screws as a bench dog are something I'll copy. Genius idea!
The sun will get you everytime if not paying attention. Those burns from the past are the best teachers for all of us.
Bonk bonk on the head..imagine contracting a fatal illness as soon as you reach puberty…thanks for the Star Trek reminder 😊
Oh!! Ted-San great and excellent job!! I'm Japanese guy I always glad to watch repairing old-Japanese guitars politely and tenderly. keep on awesome. god bless you.
Loved the Star Trek reference. Great job on the guitar!
Miri!
I had to look to the comments to see if anyone else caught it and commented. :)
@@melodicdreamer72 Me too.
Very impressive results Ted!!! What you've done here for your customer shows the kind of good old fashioned integrity that we don't see very often these days...thanks for shoring up my withering faith in humanity!
I didn't think my respect for your skill could get any greater... I was wrong!
Your "mistake" gave many a view of some lovely woodworking and some useful tips for me. I hope that is some consolation.
When I got the notification for this video I miss read it as “red necking the Morris” and thought “heck, I could do that”.
Thanks for your videos.
Thank you for another great episode!
many moons ago i had a morris 12 string. picked it out over a fender and a gibson. totally good call. had it many years. installed a pickup. set it up really nice. wrote some of my best songs on it. then... i met her. she has it now, the crazy lady. oh, i had a chance to make a clean getaway, many times. but as im too nice for my own good, i stayed. she has my 62 harmony rocket. i would have taken her to court but alas i couldnt keep up with her address changes. the moral is when she was good she was very very good and when she was bad she wasnt worth it. well done mr. twoodford you brought back beautiful memories.
"I was Icarus and tone was the sun". 😁 You're a really good guy to do all of this. Not many businesses like this anymore. I know it wasn't an ideal situation but I really enjoyed the videos. Maybe someday you could do a series on building a guitar from scratch? Im sure it's hard to find time, but id love to watch it happen, hear about all the choices you make and why. Maybe you could do it as a one off Patreon series so it would make commercial sense? Just an idea. Keep up the great work Ted.
If you search back episodes (I think it was around December of last year, but it might've been 2020) of "That Pedal Show," Dan had an English luthier, John Kinkade I believe was his name, build him an acoustic guitar from scratch and he documented the process in like three two hour-odd episodes. It was very cool to watch and I think would scratch the itch of watching a guitar build that you talk about above. Listening to Ted, I doubt he'd ever have the time to undertake such a project because he's always swamped with repair work.
@@anabidingdude8079 Thanks for the heads up, I shall be watching this ua-cam.com/video/aAV9U3WzzP8/v-deo.html
These are always excellent, but this one is on into astonishing. Many thanks!
Looks like Shane got himself one half of a Ted Woodford custom guitar! Lucky lad. Once again I'm amazed at all the steps, effort, and skill taken to complete this project. Most excellent!
You know you've done a great job when the E Major sounds great, and then the G Major also sounds great.
The level of craftsmanship and patience you possess is awesome to behold.
Thank you so much for letting us watch.
The mark of a master is to get to a true disaster and be able to recover in such away as to be better than the original. Thanks for taking us on the journey!
"The 5 minute stuff is for the criminally insane." I got a nice laugh out of that, thank you!
I have been secretly wishing for a full build from Ted, but this is scratches that itch some.
im guessing im the only one who got the Star Trek quote, or not....great episode btw. love watching you work, so meditative.
Wow that’s one big-sounding guitar. This is customer service above and beyond any expectation
Sounds great!
A big tinny guitar. Goody.
I had a traumatic brain injury and you watching your videos calms me so much because I know about working on guitars not as much as you but enough to get me by
This is the second time I've watched this two part series and its even more impressive the second time around. The craftsmanship and precision is just astounding.
You have blue-collar workingman's hands & the fine intellect of a seasoned artisan > the Perfect combination for your Craft ~*~
Thank you so much for sharing your time and talents! Watching your work is just an amazing way to start the week! Thank you so much!
I absolutely LOVE how you use old machines and keep using them - because they work (fret cutting machine). Love your videos. Great in content and style. And humour. It is appreciated
16:50, scalpel heading toward thumb; 16:51 bloody thumb, 17:05 masking taped thumb. Love the sacrifice!
I love all your videos...They help me keep my sanity working 80- 130 hrs a week at the ports of NY/NJ....Nice work!
I've never watched you make a neck. Fascinating! And the comment on the 5 min. epoxy being for the criminally insane was priceless. Thanks for sharing.
"I was Icarus and the tone was the sun" lends me to note there is much more depth to our favorite luthier Ted than first imagined.
While I’m just amazed (as usual) at your amazing craftsmanship what I really enjoyed was the obscure Star Trek reference. Brought back memories. Thanks.
A fabulous bit of luthiery. The guitar rings like a bell!
You are incredible, big respect.
They're gruups!! Bonk bonk on the head! "Miri" on Star Trek Original series
I saw 2:35 and first thought to myself, that's some dedication, working even during an earthquake.
Expertise is fundamentally about identifying and understanding variables. I was posting this right before you said you didn't spot the point at which you should have said 'enough'.
It was somewhat gratifying, after yours being the only channel whose offerings are a highlight set against the current geopolitical maelstrom that I genuinely set aside time for, to be in a position to start to predict what you'll do in a given situation. As soon as I saw the protrusion of the winding on the bass E, I thought, 'bridge pad', about one second before you said it.
You are my zen space. I watch Crimson for stress, Ted Talks for relaxation.
Thank you, always.
Sounds like a million now and I can see it plays well. Super job. I'll bet the owner is over the moon. They should be. 👍
Hahahahaha Ted, I got the Star Trek reference, thanks for the flashback! hahahaha
First of all you are an amazing businessman by doing what you did to make your customer happy. I am not a luthier, or a guitar repair person, but just someone who loves to play guitars and watch. Artists like you do your work. Thank you for posting. Keep up the good work. I know your
customer was blown away.
@15:33 Wow, that was trip down the old way back machine, for a Star Trek Reference!😁
Sometimes I have to perform the same Bonk, Bonk on the head to myself to Jar the old Memory Banks!
Thanks!🥰
Mike in San Diego.🌞🎸🚀🖖
Success! Thank you for demonstrating how to recover when things go south. And… emphasizing the important of listening to your inner-self screaming “stop”!
I am always amazed, but not surprised, at the amount of minute knowledge you have about wood and how it reacts to this it that circumstance.
So awesome to see this level of craftsmanship still alive out there. You are an artist sir.
To see a neck made from “scratch” was incredibly interesting. Thanks for taking us along on this journey.
A superb sounding old box 😉
Wooo first! I look forward to these videos every weekend!
This is a fantastic video!! You really did a remarkable job and you demonstrated a lot of integrity by doing this work instead of handing the customer a not-so-great product. Salute! I’ll watch this one a bunch more no doubt. Thanks!!!
In a world where even premium guitars are CNC’d, this was a joy to watch
Others have commented about your commitment to the craft and integrity - I’d just like to commend you for your willingness to allow those of us watching to understand that sometimes stuff happens, and all isn’t lost. A few years ago I was stringing up a custom F5 mandolin that I built for a customer, with him looking over my shoulder, and as I tightened the G string to pitch the tuner shaft snapped off of the very expensive vintage Handel inlaid tuners. That was a moment I never want to relive. Ultimately I found a replacement shaft and customer went away happy. The extra investment of time is cheap compared to your reputation. Thank you Ted! P.S. I wear your t-shirt with pride.
Amazing yet again. Love watching what you do for these repairs. It’s very inspiring. As a luthier myself, it’s so refreshing to watch someone masterfully do their craft. Well done sir 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
That bolt on neck verses dove tail repair makes perfect sense. i have done the same thing many times with good outcomes every time.
Wow! To this layman's ear, that sounds great.
Sometimes I watch these videos and think, "I could do that." Not with this one. This is an example of true craftsmanship. The fact that he makes it look so easy also adds to the fact that he is a real skilled artisan. Impressive.
Super inspiring work. I’m so thankful people are out there like you. Maximum satisfaction.
Fascinating video. I never realised how much past construction techniques influence your rebuilds.
Fast pace walk-through of an impressively complex task, made to look easy as always. That the fitment is “satisfying” says much about your ongoing diligent mentality; inspiring to see your persistent push for situational correctness.
Thanks very much for your hard work, time and sharing, a very thoughtful and excellent repair. First Class craftsman. 👍👍👍👍👍🥃Respect to you mate.
I've been waiting for the Morris re-necking. I have had a Morris since forever and I'm still very happy with it. I also have a Martin but Mr Morris is numero uno (sorry Martin :).
I'm a proud Morris owner...This was incredibly enjoyable to watch. You f'n rock Ted!
Great lesson in neck building, thanks for sharing.
You are amazing. I know nothing about quitar repair or restoration, but am an avid watcher. :)
What a master class this episode was. Really amazing to watch. The bench vice holding an identical smaller bench vice totally makes sense but it still made me chuckle for some reason.
You are da BoSS… what a fantastic save….your client must be over the moon 😊
Wow....Skill in abundance...Tremendous work my friend. Great to watch...do keep it up.
Love the “Star Trek” quote! “Bonk! Bonk!” Perfect for hammering in frets. World class work, as usual.
Absolutely above and beyond.
Thanks so much for sharing this. I'm sure your customer will never forget how incredibly well you took care of them.
Wow! Just Wow!😁 sounds sweet too!
Ted that job is complex to get it perfect and your the right guy for the many procedures to do that get the guitar playing again. Great job 👏
You’re precision makes my brain hurt. Excellent work!
Again your penchant for understatement amazes me. I am in awe of the methodical and artistic engineering you routinely use to repair and in this case REBUILD this and other poor broken instruments. These instruments are supremely lucky to be in your hands. Kudos to you in your pursuit of repair excellence. I do wish you lived in the US, only because I would be sending you my guitars in need of repair. God bless you for the fine work you do!
Wow buddy, your responsibility level is commendable, your craftsmanship is also commendable .
Very well done indeed .
Amazing job.
Andy U.K.
Sounds sweet, Ted. It has been an arduous repair, but the results are stunning. The look on your customer's face will be the payoff.
I wish I lived in Canada so I could work for you for free. Watching you work is pure therapy, and your attention to detail and commitment to doing things properly is so inspiring and satisfying at the same time. You should be so proud.
... tone was the sun - priceless, like this guitar is now.
I want to tank you for giving me the ideas and ability to fix an old Sears and Roebuck parlor acoustic neck joint; I couldn't have done it without your videos. The fretboard is next 🙄.
To view the hand creation of a guitar neck to this level was a gift. Thank you and on behalf of the guitar and its owner thank you for your labors. Beautiful work
Imagine the smile on the owners face when his guitar goes from nice to magnificent. Ted, you truly supply joy and comfort. Amazing....
Been there, not on guitars but in other endeavors. Something drives you past the good enough point and you get in deep making the job right. And that turned out really right, beautiful and fun (for us)!
Ahhhhh, I love woodworking.
What a pro.
Your work is much better than 99% of big name guitar manufacturers. Recently received 3 fender guitars with terrible fretboards, and fretwork and one with a dead bridge pickup. They made me take them to a tech, who claims the brand new guitar I had looked like it was reworked by a 3rd party. Yes, because someone is going to take the neck off of a $1000 guitar, remove all the frets and re-radius the fretboard and then go through the trouble to install new frets and leave them sharp, then send it back to the dealer and the dealer is going to sell it as new.
Your commitment to quality workmanship shines brightly. The attention to detail, paired together with your hard-earned knowledge, ends with beautiful results. I imagine your client was very happy to have that guitar in their hands again.
I am really impressed with the sound after the repair! I'm listening to laptop speakers so with anything better I'm sure the sound is much better! You are awesome Ted.
This demonstration of personal and professional integrity is most uplifting. Thank you.
Great work and nice Star Trek reference. Kudos, sir.
I thought headstock repair videos were my favorite, but this FAR surpasses those! As others have said, to see the mastery of your craft, the order of operations and reasons for them, your lessons learned through the years, what a treat to behold! It must be said as well, that guitar sounds really nice, reason enough to keep it playing, but obviously, your high standard is the number one reason. Kudos and cheers to you sir, you have done it again!
you truly do some beautiful work. well done. thank you for documenting these repairs, as always.
By far the best guitar repair series I have found. You preform your task with artistry while explaining the process to perfection. Thank you
Bbbbbbbott!
I’m so impressed with the care that you make with your work, I’ve seen others who do the same kind of job and it’s not the same way as the way you do things, if I had the money I would send you my D18 Martin that I spent $3000.00 to get my binding fixed and maybe get it set up right, my admiration and respect for your work
I can't express how fortunate your customers/clients are to have found you.
Great content and Thank You