I wait every week for Ted to post his content. He has been my primary teacher and go-to luthier for advice as I taught myself guitar repair over lockdowns. With his expertise (along with a couple other creators,) I have now built almost a dozen guitars, repaired about 20, and serve as a part time guitar repair tech for a number of people in my area (they would send them to Ted but we are not in Canada and he said find someone local.). Thank you Mr Woodford!!!!
Hahahah those furniture guys. I remember they found this coffee table and were refinishing it and the were "chroming" it. They had refinished the coffee table and used chrome handlebars frome a bike and rubbed the handlebars with pressure all across the top of the table. I must've been 15 or so. Great memories lol. Thanks for that memory jog!!
17:14 Alright we're ready to restring our Baritone Ukulele. We've got some Augustine Black Low Tension Classical Guitar Strings (Clear Nylon/Silver Plated Copper) & we're going to use the middle 4 strings from the set so that we have a bit more punch than most Baritone Ukulele sets.
Ah, Chicago, home of the Ukelele Blues. Blind Lemon Kahanamoku, Leilanei Jefferson-Jones, Fats Wallawananekanaloanunuku. Brings back memories... good times, good times.
My grandparents moved in the late 1950s early 60s, and when they did, my grandfather realized that there was no music in the house, so he bought my grandmother (a wonderful classically trained folk guitarist) a Harmony bari uke, very similar to this one. They both passed away, and I inherited it. I go through phases of playing it every single day because it is such a beautiful sounding, inspiring instrument.
Johnny Winter's first instrument was a ukulele. David Lindley's first was a baritone ukulele, when he was age 4, but he was much happier a few years later when he got a banjo, which he used to stuff socks into the back of, and play it in a closet so as to mute the sound and not annoy his mother too much. (Lindley's first guitar was given to him by Ricardo Montalban, his uncle by marriage). Rest In Peace, Mr Dave. We shall miss you.
@@rockradstone , It kind of surprises me that David didn't have a guitar or other stringed instrument with an embossed leather pickguard, as Clarence Gatemouth Brown did on a guitar.
@@c.p.1589 , Music promoter Douglas Reynolds has video on his channel of Lindley playing ukulele, and a custom-made squareneck *resonator ukulele* set up for lap-steel slide, at a ukulele festival. "This thing sounds so nasty it made me want to go drink the dishwater ", says David, before launching into Mercury Blues.
This is quite beautifully Canadian with talk of warming the oil pans on snowmobiles and "a whole bunch of times". We don't get that sort of thing over here in England. Lovely work sir.
8:30 The knob would be connected to a rheostat, but the rheostat would be connected to an electronic circuit (typically using a type of electronic switch called a 'Triac') similar to a light dimmer that will chop-up the AC waveform to reduce the overall power going to a resistive load (such as a heater). May also work with some types of electric motors (i.e. speed control). It cannot be a simple rheostat (variable resistor) because, at 15A for example, the little device would have to dissipate up to the same power as being delivered to the load. It would burn up and melt. Burn you hand. Set fire to your house. Etc. Chopping circuits (e.g. light dimmers, probably this as well) do not generate much heat. Cheers.
I am pleased to report that I have trained myself to stop trying to brush the gouges and imperfections on your white background wall from my computer screen, thinking they were bugs or dust. I just love your content and presentation.
"Long time viewers.." All of us are long-time viewers. Those of us who were here in the beginning recognise that those coming along now will, for the duration of your production, be indistinguishable from those here from the beginning. I've gleaned enough over the hopefully tiny portion of that tenure we've thus far seen to grok that the whole ride is for all of us, and that few recognise that as well as you do. Or, put another way..; polishing, polishing, polishing...
Segovia used to endorse Augustine strings. THeywere the first quality Nylons I saw back in 1960s Australia. The Black Label endorsement concluded "may the good Lord deliver us from the evil merchants who would sell us bad strings." Indeed.
I still have my "Star" brand Japanese made ukulele that I played as a toddler and used until my mom moved me up to a depression era Slingerland made May Bell all mahogany short scale guitar. I just replaced some of the screws in the May Bell not two days ago. The Slingerland May Bell company also made ukes, mandolins and banjoes too. Les Paul had his old May Bell banjo until the day he died. He and his mom are pictured along with the May Bell banjo and several empty cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon or Hamm's beer. The May Bell banjo was one of the few instruments I could afford from the late Les Paul's estate auction.
I own a Silvertone label version of this very instrument! It’s a lovely instrument so rich and warm I’ve never noticed if mine has the same issue but now I’m wondering will have to check when I get home.
To this day whenever I hear the word cambric my mind shouts out “or dust cover” The furniture guys actually started out on PBS in Philly. Furniture on the mend I think
I hope you are feeling all right! For those days when you are not feeling well, we'd all watch a "best of" your post-repair playing if you just feel the need to put something out to satisfy the algorithm.
I have a otherwise very well put together Epiphone SG from the 90s with exactly this issue. I still heavily regret not getting the issue fixed back in the day before I put a different pick guard on.
Watching your videos is like Zen meditation; they put one's mind on a different astral plane. Your patience and focused attention to solving seemingly unsolvable problems serves as a role model for minds troubled with today's temporal worries.
At the beginning of the intro monologue the outer strings were wrapped the other way around the pegs vs the end of the monologue. Irrelevant detail. Great video!
Hope you're better now. Fine demonstration of a bridge replacement (i can remove them Ok but the coverup is the key) plus the Furniture Guys reference had me scrambling for a clip or two. That was a fun show and your humor may echo some of that perhaps? "Bridge Too Far" ref the movie of the same name cracke me up. Thank you Ted.
...And I never thought about doing the outside strings reverse wound to improve angles. What about putting floating violin fine tuners between the nut and tuners to help fine tune the friction pegs?
16:00 I wonder if there's a chemical treatment (acid?) that could de-oxidize the wood ? Functionally similar to Rust Remover for iron/steel. P.S. Internet indicates that the Furniture Guys are still going. There's a film producer with the same name that died, but doesn't seem to be the Furniture Guy.
I have played and loved the same Harmony bari uke for many decades now, and can at least say that mine intonates very well. That suggests they likely didn't use a jig for bridge placement, or if they did, someone goofed that day. Or perhaps it was a custom job for someone who usually played Hensel guitars.
Early uke players tended to be multi-instrumentalists like those Ted listed. I'd like to point out one other guy, not particularly well known, or noted for ukulele playing, but a very commonly heard player, as he was part of the band on the ultra-popular Fibber McGee and Molly program. Perry Botkin (Sr.) played a huge role in exposing the electric guitar to middle American audiences. He can be heard on electric beginning in 1941, and was an extremely accomplished player - he had a real flair for blazing descending runs, even on ridiculous tunes like "Three Blind Mice" and the like. I'm of the opinion that more people first heard Botkin's electric guitar playing than anyone else of the era, due to the immense popularity of FM&G. It's well worth checking out those shows if you're into the early history of electric guitar. I'd compare Botkin to the best jazz electric players in terms of technique. A guy that's never mentioned but had an impact.
Cool uke! I’d like to get a baritone one someday for my big hands. I’ve been binge watching your older videos this weekend and as always they are the perfect combination of relaxing, entertaining, and informative. My heart goes out to you regarding your health problems. I hope they can be resolved as painlessly as possible. Best wishes ❤
Thanks for the great videos! Very, very helpful. I was hoping you could give me some advice about bracing a flat top acoustic so it can handle an archtop style bridge. Hopefully I can keep this short and simple, 😅but I am building an instrument that I will take bicycle touring for 3 years. I play guitar, and I have studied Indian classical music for 20+ years. In the past, I always travelled with my Sitar (on a BOB trailer towed behind my bike). It travels well and has survived for multiple tours, Iceland, Mexico, Guatemala, Canada, the US and Eastern Europe, the last tour being one year long. It is still my main instrument. The problem is that when I am on the road, I really miss playing Guitar, Esraj and Lap steel. So this time I am "building" a modular instrument that can be reconfigured depending on what I want to play. The concept is pretty far into the planning stage and I have most of the parts already. Originally, I was going to modify an old German Jazz guitar with a bolt on neck. I will build a sympathetic harp arm to accommodate the Sympathetic and Chikari strings, as well as 3 modular necks, one normal guitar neck, one fretless guitar neck and one Sitar neck with a guitar scale length. It will also have modular bridges that match the necks and one for playing with a bow, Esraj style (basically the high 2 strings) Unfortunately, I am worried that the Jazz guitar won't be loud enough and won't really have the sound I am hoping for. I recently found an early 80's made in Japan "Lowden" copy that sounds wonderful and has the simple soundbox aesthetic I am after. It has a solid cedar top, solid rosewood back and sides and maple binding. I will remove the neck and build the 3 bolt on necks I described above. For the normal guitar and the fretless neck, the bridge that is there (typical Lowden style rosewood) would function just fine, but for the Sitar neck, the strings need to be anchored at the tail, independent from one another because of the deep bending typically used on Sitar. I'm sure you get the problem I am facing... The flat top isn't meant to be pulled in this way with string tension trying to fold the sound board in half along with the downward force on the bridge area where normally it is being pulled upward. I was hoping you might have some advice on how I can brace the instrument so I can use an archtop style bridge? I thought of simply adding a sound post under the bridge, possible height adjustable... As well as a carbon rod or tube that runs from the tail block to the heel of the bolt on neck pocket but stays about 1cm away from the soundboard. Sorry for the long winded comment, but I would appreciate any advice you can offer. I have been repairing/adjusting guitars, both electric and acoustic as well as repairing/setting up Indian classical instruments for over 20 years. I have also built many electric instruments from scratch and modified/fitted a hand full of acoustic guitars with sympathetic strings. I am also experienced in doing Jawari and planning out the sympathetic/resonance strings. But never built an acoustic guitar from scratch. I only say this because I know it sounds like a crack-pot idea😉 Basically I am just wondering if it is possible to brace the flat top in a way that doesn't completely deaden the guitar. Thanks for any advice you can offer!
Praying for a speedy and full recovery of your health Uncle Ted. Thanks for pointing out a use for my goose-neck scraper. I just built a Tenor Uke for my daughter. String order and thickness were surprisingly diverse amongst the different sizes of Ukes. Thank you for another thoughtful and informative video.
My very first guitar (1985) was a Harmony H0201 youth guitar that is a baritone uke with the headstock and bridge set up for 6 strings but with the fret markers in the uke positions like this one, never seen another one, cool to see it's cousin. Really enjoy the videos, thanks Ted.
Thanks Ted- always learn something from you. You don't go throgh thigs as fast as your southern neighbours.
Horse Haar... Loved the Furniture Guys
I can never say it any other way.
I wait every week for Ted to post his content. He has been my primary teacher and go-to luthier for advice as I taught myself guitar repair over lockdowns. With his expertise (along with a couple other creators,) I have now built almost a dozen guitars, repaired about 20, and serve as a part time guitar repair tech for a number of people in my area (they would send them to Ted but we are not in Canada and he said find someone local.). Thank you Mr Woodford!!!!
It's good to see these guys receiving the well-deserved credit. Among all of the good ones I follow, I seem to enjoy Ted's the best.
I find Ted's videos relaxing. He's like the Bob Ross of luthiers.
Right on man! I wish we had more luthiers in my area
Hahahah those furniture guys. I remember they found this coffee table and were refinishing it and the were "chroming" it. They had refinished the coffee table and used chrome handlebars frome a bike and rubbed the handlebars with pressure all across the top of the table. I must've been 15 or so. Great memories lol. Thanks for that memory jog!!
I hadn't thought of the Furniture Guys for decades... made me smile :). Horse Har!
Thanks for the great ongoing content
17:14 Alright we're ready to restring our Baritone Ukulele. We've got some Augustine Black Low Tension Classical Guitar Strings (Clear Nylon/Silver Plated Copper) & we're going to use the middle 4 strings from the set so that we have a bit more punch than most Baritone Ukulele sets.
10:01 such a cute instrument. I can see why these get fadded on every once in while tho. :))
The refinish!!! Maestro!
Oh wow,, The Furniture Guys,, I hadn't thought about them in forever,, they were fun !!
Ah, Chicago, home of the Ukelele Blues. Blind Lemon Kahanamoku, Leilanei Jefferson-Jones, Fats Wallawananekanaloanunuku. Brings back memories... good times, good times.
good work on the finish, especially enjoyed the bit of playing at the end.
Clever title. I like and appreciate the historical background on all the videos.
Years ago as a gag, I built a solid body flying V uke. It even had a Bigsby style trem.
Had to use steel strings so the pre bass pickup would work.
Nice to hear the shout-out to Ed Feldman and Joe L'Erario! Grew up watching Furniture On The Mend on WHYY! Two Philadelphia legends!
It's nice looking instrument.
My grandparents moved in the late 1950s early 60s, and when they did, my grandfather realized that there was no music in the house, so he bought my grandmother (a wonderful classically trained folk guitarist) a Harmony bari uke, very similar to this one. They both passed away, and I inherited it. I go through phases of playing it every single day because it is such a beautiful sounding, inspiring instrument.
My spouse met Joe at the Philli airport and was kind enough to supply an autographed photo of him and Ed. Horse Hairrrrrrrrr!
Johnny Winter's first instrument was a ukulele. David Lindley's first was a baritone ukulele, when he was age 4, but he was much happier a few years later when he got a banjo, which he used to stuff socks into the back of, and play it in a closet so as to mute the sound and not annoy his mother too much. (Lindley's first guitar was given to him by Ricardo Montalban, his uncle by marriage). Rest In Peace, Mr Dave. We shall miss you.
Didn't know he had recently passed. Such a great player. May he RIP.
Neil Young's first inst was a ukulele too. Despite this terrible start, all these people managed to become great musicians.
I wonder if its case was made of "rich Corinthian leathers." 😉
Great to hear the backstory, thanks.
@@rockradstone , It kind of surprises me that David didn't have a guitar or other stringed instrument with an embossed leather pickguard, as Clarence Gatemouth Brown did on a guitar.
@@c.p.1589 , Music promoter Douglas Reynolds has video on his channel of Lindley playing ukulele, and a custom-made squareneck *resonator ukulele* set up for lap-steel slide, at a ukulele festival. "This thing sounds so nasty it made me want to go drink the dishwater ", says David, before launching into Mercury Blues.
That uke sounds really good. Nice work Ted.
I loved "The Furniture Guys" and when they yelled out "Horse Hair" : - ) Luv your sessions !!
Thanks Ted, for helping to maintain some sanity in this world.
From what I've seen patients is one of the important tools.
The way you hid the finish line on the back of that bridge was inspired! Well done!
This is quite beautifully Canadian with talk of warming the oil pans on snowmobiles and "a whole bunch of times". We don't get that sort of thing over here in England. Lovely work sir.
In the US that controller is available from Harbor Freight.
8:30 The knob would be connected to a rheostat, but the rheostat would be connected to an electronic circuit (typically using a type of electronic switch called a 'Triac') similar to a light dimmer that will chop-up the AC waveform to reduce the overall power going to a resistive load (such as a heater). May also work with some types of electric motors (i.e. speed control).
It cannot be a simple rheostat (variable resistor) because, at 15A for example, the little device would have to dissipate up to the same power as being delivered to the load. It would burn up and melt. Burn you hand. Set fire to your house. Etc. Chopping circuits (e.g. light dimmers, probably this as well) do not generate much heat.
Cheers.
Another perfect
Thanks for posting
Yes! The furniture guys! I too, spent a significant portion of my adolescence watching them.
Yay! A Woodford upload!
That issue was similar to a "pallette cleanser" ..looking forward to next weeks installment...
Top job again Ted
I am pleased to report that I have trained myself to stop trying to brush the gouges and imperfections on your white background wall from my computer screen, thinking they were bugs or dust. I just love your content and presentation.
"Long time viewers.."
All of us are long-time viewers. Those of us who were here in the beginning recognise that those coming along now will, for the duration of your production, be indistinguishable from those here from the beginning.
I've gleaned enough over the hopefully tiny portion of that tenure we've thus far seen to grok that the whole ride is for all of us, and that few recognise that as well as you do.
Or, put another way..; polishing, polishing, polishing...
Used to watch the Furniture Guys all the time. The Flo & Eddie of how to shows.
I always like your post repair jams.. for me this one was extra cool.✌️
HorseHARR! Loved the furniture guys.
Ed and Joe were great!.
"I'm looking at you Mr. Hensel"
Me: What did I do?? Oh, different Mr. Hensel.
You talked about tenor ukuleles in this video. I heard Kathy Reid-Naiman play a tenor ukulele on her children’s CD.
Segovia used to endorse Augustine strings. THeywere the first quality Nylons I saw back in 1960s Australia. The Black Label endorsement concluded "may the good Lord deliver us from the evil merchants who would sell us bad strings." Indeed.
Best video yet
i´m no a luthier but i love your content and craftsmanship. greetings from Brazil!
I loved that furniture show' Horsehair....
Wow the sound off that Ukulele!
Super cool. My buddy just bought ukes for his 4 sons for Christmas.
Great film reference - apposite title.
I still have my "Star" brand Japanese made ukulele that I played as a toddler and used until my mom moved me up to a depression era Slingerland made May Bell all mahogany short scale guitar. I just replaced some of the screws in the May Bell not two days ago. The Slingerland May Bell company also made ukes, mandolins and banjoes too. Les Paul had his old May Bell banjo until the day he died. He and his mom are pictured along with the May Bell banjo and several empty cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon or Hamm's beer. The May Bell banjo was one of the few instruments I could afford from the late Les Paul's estate auction.
Our son has been waiting patiently for you to do some repair work on a uke! Can't wait to share this with him. Thanks Ted! 👍
Ed and Joe!!!! HORSEHAIR!!!!
Love your content and factoids implemented that relate to the instrument or certain luthier methods and practices.
nice, its been a minute since there was anything on the bench besides guitars. Hopefully it helps mix it up for you as well!!
Aside from being in absolute stunning shape, that Harmony Uke has an amazing tone. It is a beauty.
I loved The Furniture Guys. I think they're still doing furniture but not on TV.
I own a Silvertone label version of this very instrument! It’s a lovely instrument so rich and warm I’ve never noticed if mine has the same issue but now I’m wondering will have to check when I get home.
Props for not falling into the Jaunty Leprechaun strumming rhythm everyone seems to default to on a uke.
Always interesting!
To this day whenever I hear the word cambric my mind shouts out “or dust cover” The furniture guys actually started out on PBS in Philly. Furniture on the mend I think
Or how about "horse harr!"
I love your videos. I also use Augustine Blacks on my old 1965 Martin 00-16c.
I hope you are feeling all right! For those days when you are not feeling well, we'd all watch a "best of" your post-repair playing if you just feel the need to put something out to satisfy the algorithm.
Beautiful job man....
Beautiful work as always.
Loved the furniture guys!
I have a otherwise very well put together Epiphone SG from the 90s with exactly this issue. I still heavily regret not getting the issue fixed back in the day before I put a different pick guard on.
Watching your videos is like Zen meditation; they put one's mind on a different astral plane. Your patience and focused attention to solving seemingly unsolvable problems serves as a role model for minds troubled with today's temporal worries.
brilliant work
At the beginning of the intro monologue the outer strings were wrapped the other way around the pegs vs the end of the monologue. Irrelevant detail. Great video!
Hope you're better now. Fine demonstration of a bridge replacement (i can remove them Ok but the coverup is the key) plus the Furniture Guys reference had me scrambling for a clip or two. That was a fun show and your humor may echo some of that perhaps? "Bridge Too Far" ref the movie of the same name cracke me up. Thank you Ted.
4:58 OK we figured out why the intonation was off because the bridge was set way too far back. We need to move the bridge up closer to the sound hole.
That was amazing.
On the 4 string ukulele you did a wonderful job hiding the back of the bridge ! Great job.
1, I'm still watching this on my lr TV.
2, I have one of those, and the bridge is in the same place.
...And I never thought about doing the outside strings reverse wound to improve angles.
What about putting floating violin fine tuners between the nut and tuners to help fine tune the friction pegs?
Quality stuff and perfect timing on the upload. Doing homework while this on the side is cool
Duane Heilman of Black Bear Guitars used to buy those Harmony baritones and put thinner spruce tops on them. The original tops were way too thick.
16:00 I wonder if there's a chemical treatment (acid?) that could de-oxidize the wood ? Functionally similar to Rust Remover for iron/steel.
P.S. Internet indicates that the Furniture Guys are still going. There's a film producer with the same name that died, but doesn't seem to be the Furniture Guy.
I've seen people take a guitar to the big buffing wheel machine and polish frets like so in no time.
The uke sounds lovely.
Nice work
I have played and loved the same Harmony bari uke for many decades now, and can at least say that mine intonates very well. That suggests they likely didn't use a jig for bridge placement, or if they did, someone goofed that day. Or perhaps it was a custom job for someone who usually played Hensel guitars.
The Furniture Guys!
@10:36 Wow. Thanks for that bit of advice. It explains what happened in one of my first repair attempts that I previously could not explain.
Early uke players tended to be multi-instrumentalists like those Ted listed. I'd like to point out one other guy, not particularly well known, or noted for ukulele playing, but a very commonly heard player, as he was part of the band on the ultra-popular Fibber McGee and Molly program. Perry Botkin (Sr.) played a huge role in exposing the electric guitar to middle American audiences. He can be heard on electric beginning in 1941, and was an extremely accomplished player - he had a real flair for blazing descending runs, even on ridiculous tunes like "Three Blind Mice" and the like. I'm of the opinion that more people first heard Botkin's electric guitar playing than anyone else of the era, due to the immense popularity of FM&G. It's well worth checking out those shows if you're into the early history of electric guitar. I'd compare Botkin to the best jazz electric players in terms of technique. A guy that's never mentioned but had an impact.
The Furniture Guys! Horse Haaaar!
Cool uke! I’d like to get a baritone one someday for my big hands. I’ve been binge watching your older videos this weekend and as always they are the perfect combination of relaxing, entertaining, and informative. My heart goes out to you regarding your health problems. I hope they can be resolved as painlessly as possible. Best wishes ❤
By all means do! I love mine, lots of fun for us big handed individuals 🤠
Very good as always. Would you please show how to set up and adjust a Uku? Thanks so much!!
I love a ukulele - it's the instruemnt you can't play without smiling! Nice job.
I Love these videos!!
I still have my original early 1960s mahogany baritone uke.. This video makes me want to fix it up and bring it back to function.
@INBOXtwoodfrd1 No I have not, you are a freaking scammer!
The popularity of the Ukulele is experiencing a major resurgence here. Thanks! 😎
Fun. Thanks so much!
Thanks for the great videos! Very, very helpful.
I was hoping you could give me some advice about bracing a flat top acoustic so it can handle an archtop style bridge.
Hopefully I can keep this short and simple, 😅but I am building an instrument that I will take bicycle touring for 3 years.
I play guitar, and I have studied Indian classical music for 20+ years.
In the past, I always travelled with my Sitar (on a BOB trailer towed behind my bike).
It travels well and has survived for multiple tours, Iceland, Mexico, Guatemala, Canada, the US and Eastern Europe, the last tour being one year long.
It is still my main instrument.
The problem is that when I am on the road, I really miss playing Guitar, Esraj and Lap steel.
So this time I am "building" a modular instrument that can be reconfigured depending on what I want to play.
The concept is pretty far into the planning stage and I have most of the parts already.
Originally, I was going to modify an old German Jazz guitar with a bolt on neck.
I will build a sympathetic harp arm to accommodate the Sympathetic and Chikari strings, as well as 3 modular necks, one normal guitar neck, one fretless guitar neck and one Sitar neck with a guitar scale length.
It will also have modular bridges that match the necks and one for playing with a bow, Esraj style (basically the high 2 strings)
Unfortunately, I am worried that the Jazz guitar won't be loud enough and won't really have the sound I am hoping for.
I recently found an early 80's made in Japan "Lowden" copy that sounds wonderful and has the simple soundbox aesthetic I am after. It has a solid cedar top, solid rosewood back and sides and maple binding.
I will remove the neck and build the 3 bolt on necks I described above.
For the normal guitar and the fretless neck, the bridge that is there (typical Lowden style rosewood) would function just fine, but for the Sitar neck, the strings need to be anchored at the tail, independent from one another because of the deep bending typically used on Sitar.
I'm sure you get the problem I am facing... The flat top isn't meant to be pulled in this way with string tension trying to fold the sound board in half along with the downward force on the bridge area where normally it is being pulled upward.
I was hoping you might have some advice on how I can brace the instrument so I can use an archtop style bridge?
I thought of simply adding a sound post under the bridge, possible height adjustable...
As well as a carbon rod or tube that runs from the tail block to the heel of the bolt on neck pocket but stays about 1cm away from the soundboard.
Sorry for the long winded comment, but I would appreciate any advice you can offer.
I have been repairing/adjusting guitars, both electric and acoustic as well as repairing/setting up Indian classical instruments for over 20 years.
I have also built many electric instruments from scratch and modified/fitted a hand full of acoustic guitars with sympathetic strings.
I am also experienced in doing Jawari and planning out the sympathetic/resonance strings.
But never built an acoustic guitar from scratch.
I only say this because I know it sounds like a crack-pot idea😉
Basically I am just wondering if it is possible to brace the flat top in a way that doesn't completely deaden the guitar.
Thanks for any advice you can offer!
Nice music.
I have a Harmony-made Silvertone baritone Uke, same issue...I will be doing this “When I get caught up in the shop”...🙄
Not only did I enjoy that Ted but so did my wife. She plays a variety of 'ukes'
Great video as ever.
Hope your health issues improve.
Take care 👍
Reminds me of the Mars probe that got meters and yards mixed up and crashed.
Praying for a speedy and full recovery of your health Uncle Ted. Thanks for pointing out a use for my goose-neck scraper. I just built a Tenor Uke for my daughter. String order and thickness were surprisingly diverse amongst the different sizes of Ukes. Thank you for another thoughtful and informative video.
My very first guitar (1985) was a Harmony H0201 youth guitar that is a baritone uke with the headstock and bridge set up for 6 strings but with the fret markers in the uke positions like this one, never seen another one, cool to see it's cousin. Really enjoy the videos, thanks Ted.
Thank you sir
I worked with Joe L'erario in Philly before he got his PBS show
That French Curve kinda scraper is my #1 go to tool, I mostly make arch tops.
I grow up watching Ed and Joe. They are still around on the UA-cam.
What about Abbot and Costello?
www.youtube.com/@thefurnitureguys1113/videos
They call the show The Old Furniture Guys.