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!!!!
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.
"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...
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.
Hello Mr Woodford. I don't know if you have the time to read your comments, but I wanted to send one if for nothing more than posterity I very much enjoy your videos and find them extremely helpful. I grew up the son of a second-generation luthier in Kitchener He was a lifelong passionate craftsman who built many instruments including 5-string banjos archtop mandolins fiddles and acoustic guitars. I learned a lot from my father, but as you know you never know everything. With his recent passing I have acquired most of his patterns jigs and whatnot. I would still ask him many questions through my own ears of dabbling in this fascinating hobby. Always trying to learn more and expand my knowledge, I'm hoping I can do him justice in trying to somewhat carry on his legacy . I find your videos (above many others) are a wonderful aid in this endeavour. Thank you again for your informative videos and your entertaining presentation of them. Thanks, Dave Doerr.
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!!
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.
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
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.
Most of what I know about shellac, I learned from a chap on UA-cam, named Ted. Good teacher, knows his stuff and is very good about sharing that knowledge. He's a big part of why I'm feeling confident enough to attempt my current project of designing and building myself a resonator guitar. Oh wait, that's you, Ted!
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.
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.
Ah, Chicago, home of the Ukelele Blues. Blind Lemon Kahanamoku, Leilanei Jefferson-Jones, Fats Wallawananekanaloanunuku. Brings back memories... good times, good times.
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!
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 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.
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.
You should put "Repaired by" labels in some of these things, like luthiers sometimes do with violins. You could even add a note to tell future humans that the bridge was in the wrong place. =)
that is a really good idea. It would add some real quality to the instrument. If I would buy a used instrument and see the label of Ted, I would assume, that at least once in its existence this instrument was in the hands of and absolutely knowledgeable and capable master craftsman. I mean that for real as an engineer for decades. Do it Mr. Woodford, it is like the sign of DOCG on a bottle of wine.
...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?
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 ❤
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.
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.
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.
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.
The idea of clamping the bridge down to keep it from warping would never have occurred to me. I suppose a warp would be in reaction to you warming the wood to loosen the glue.
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.
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.
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 for showing some love for the ukes. I maintain the ukulele collection at my county library (25+ instruments) and they are fine, respectable music makers. My uke is a Harmony with a plastic fretboard, and it ain't bad!
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
I hadn't thought of the Furniture Guys for decades... made me smile :). Horse Har!
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.
"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...
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.
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!
Hello Mr Woodford. I don't know if you have the time to read your comments, but I wanted to send one if for nothing more than posterity
I very much enjoy your videos and find them extremely helpful. I grew up the son of a second-generation luthier in Kitchener
He was a lifelong passionate craftsman who built many instruments including 5-string banjos archtop mandolins fiddles and acoustic guitars. I learned a lot from my father, but as you know you never know everything. With his recent passing I have acquired most of his patterns jigs and whatnot. I would still ask him many questions through my own ears of dabbling in this fascinating hobby. Always trying to learn more and expand my knowledge, I'm hoping I can do him justice in trying to somewhat carry on his legacy . I find your videos (above many others) are a wonderful aid in this endeavour. Thank you again for your informative videos and your entertaining presentation of them.
Thanks, Dave Doerr.
Oh wow,, The Furniture Guys,, I hadn't thought about them in forever,, they were fun !!
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!!
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.
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!"
Thanks Ted, for helping to maintain some sanity in this world.
I loved The Furniture Guys. I think they're still doing furniture but not on TV.
Used to watch the Furniture Guys all the time. The Flo & Eddie of how to shows.
I loved "The Furniture Guys" and when they yelled out "Horse Hair" : - ) Luv your sessions !!
Props for not falling into the Jaunty Leprechaun strumming rhythm everyone seems to default to on a uke.
Thanks for the great ongoing content
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.
It's nice looking instrument.
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! 👍
Most of what I know about shellac, I learned from a chap on UA-cam, named Ted. Good teacher, knows his stuff and is very good about sharing that knowledge. He's a big part of why I'm feeling confident enough to attempt my current project of designing and building myself a resonator guitar. Oh wait, that's you, Ted!
"I'm looking at you Mr. Hensel"
Me: What did I do?? Oh, different Mr. Hensel.
Clever title. I like and appreciate the historical background on all the videos.
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.
Yes! The furniture guys! I too, spent a significant portion of my adolescence watching them.
That issue was similar to a "pallette cleanser" ..looking forward to next weeks installment...
You talked about tenor ukuleles in this video. I heard Kathy Reid-Naiman play a tenor ukulele on her children’s CD.
Wow the sound off that Ukulele!
i´m no a luthier but i love your content and craftsmanship. greetings from Brazil!
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.
Best video yet
The Furniture Guys! Horse Haaaar!
Yay! A Woodford upload!
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.
Reminds me of the Mars probe that got meters and yards mixed up and crashed.
Aside from being in absolute stunning shape, that Harmony Uke has an amazing tone. It is a beauty.
Ah, Chicago, home of the Ukelele Blues. Blind Lemon Kahanamoku, Leilanei Jefferson-Jones, Fats Wallawananekanaloanunuku. Brings back memories... good times, good times.
Thanks Ted- always learn something from you. You don't go throgh thigs as fast as your southern neighbours.
Top job again Ted
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!
The popularity of the Ukulele is experiencing a major resurgence here. Thanks! 😎
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.
On the 4 string ukulele you did a wonderful job hiding the back of the bridge ! Great job.
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.
Luckily you didn't have to send in the paratroopers.
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.
The way you hid the finish line on the back of that bridge was inspired! Well done!
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.
Super cool. My buddy just bought ukes for his 4 sons for Christmas.
You should put "Repaired by" labels in some of these things, like luthiers sometimes do with violins. You could even add a note to tell future humans that the bridge was in the wrong place. =)
A little QR code sticker could link an infinite amount of documentation.
that is a really good idea. It would add some real quality to the instrument. If I would buy a used instrument and see the label of Ted, I would assume, that at least once in its existence this instrument was in the hands of and absolutely knowledgeable and capable master craftsman.
I mean that for real as an engineer for decades. Do it Mr. Woodford, it is like the sign of DOCG on a bottle of wine.
Ted definitely should do that...
I leave little notes and hidden gems on framing or on roofs at work for the next repair or upgrade in 20 years
It's something that's frowned upon in the guitar world, although it was done 100 years ago.
nice, its been a minute since there was anything on the bench besides guitars. Hopefully it helps mix it up for you as well!!
10:01 such a cute instrument. I can see why these get fadded on every once in while tho. :))
You can still watch the furniture guys on UA-cam.
I always like your post repair jams.. for me this one was extra cool.✌️
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?
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.
I love your videos. I also use Augustine Blacks on my old 1965 Martin 00-16c.
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 🤠
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.
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 👍
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 loved that furniture show' Horsehair....
HorseHARR! Loved the furniture guys.
I’m afraid we aren’t able to except the bridges surrender. Is there anything else?
That was amazing.
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.
Always interesting!
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.
From what I've seen patients is one of the important tools.
Quality stuff and perfect timing on the upload. Doing homework while this on the side is cool
The idea of clamping the bridge down to keep it from warping would never have occurred to me. I suppose a warp would be in reaction to you warming the wood to loosen the glue.
brilliant work
Nice job on uke. Plays nice, I always enjoy your playing at the end of the video. Thanks!
Beautiful work as always.
Honey Honey! get the kids a new Twoodfrd video just dropped!
Thank you, Professor. Another great class.
That Rocks
I love a ukulele - it's the instruemnt you can't play without smiling! Nice job.
Another perfect
Thanks for posting
Loved the furniture guys!
Beautiful job man....
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.
Awesome work you do
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 refinish!!! Maestro!
I Love these videos!!
Love your content and factoids implemented that relate to the instrument or certain luthier methods and practices.
That uke sounds really good. Nice work Ted.
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.
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.
That French Curve kinda scraper is my #1 go to tool, I mostly make arch tops.
@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.
good work on the finish, especially enjoyed the bit of playing at the end.
It looks cuter if you think of it as a tiny guitar instead of a big ukulele.
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.
Very good as always. Would you please show how to set up and adjust a Uku? Thanks so much!!
Thanks for showing some love for the ukes. I maintain the ukulele collection at my county library (25+ instruments) and they are fine, respectable music makers. My uke is a Harmony with a plastic fretboard, and it ain't bad!
George Harrison He gave the Uke a bit of popularity.