why is it always so fascinating to watch a craftsman work? I never intend to watch the whole video but before I realize, it's 30 minutes later and I'm still watching.
Hello from Virginia, USA. I'm a retired guitar technician of over 45 years experience. I know good work when I see it. This series of 2 videos impressed me. First class work. I'm especially impressed with the way you dealt with the "finger notches" in the neck. Beautiful!
do you think it was from wearing rings, using a capo or cut away for very small hands? I'm thinking constant capo usage and being knocked around with it left on.
Aside from the obvious level of skill involved it was like a whole new finger board was made, it was beautifully conditioned into a much darker piece of rosewood. Outstanding!.
One day, when the war is won, somebody will make a movie. I hope they put you in it, patiently solving these unfathomable problems, using your skills and all the tools to restore musical instruments to life. It's quite poetic, and very inspiring.
I barely can believe my own eyes and what they've just witnessed. I've never seen a restoration work like this. And I watch a lot of restoration channels in here. I mean A LOT. Astonishing talent and final results. Your channel randomly jumped on me but I'm really glad that happened. I'm a new subscriber from this very moment. Congratulations.
Having only seen nine minutes into this repair job.. I'm amazed at your skill level. To attempt to repair what would seem as the impossible..i commend you on so a different task at hand.Bravo for your workmanship !!!!
There is one thing I can say: when Kurt Russel broke that guitar in the movie Hateful Eight, it was said there is no one who can repair it. they should have ask you to do it :) Amazing work!
Thank you. I love your no nonsense approach to luthery. Another classic instrument saved from becoming just garbage and showing everyone how skilled hands and basic tools can make the impossible, possible.
In Italy, with the cost of labor, it was convenient to buy a new Martin 😊. But your work is a masterpiece. I wish PEACE for you and your people, you are not alone.
Hi. This guitar repair is the first time I've seen your channel. You are truly skilled. You do so many things that I would never have thought of. Thanks for the tips and ideas!! I wish you and ALL the people of Ukraine nothing but love, good vibes, prayers for an end to the sickening situation youre all in, and good health. I look forward to watching your other videos. Prayers from U.S.A.!!
Tanya……I repair, refinish, and rebuild old pianos for a living. It is interesting to see the overlap of some of the repairs we do on instruments. Good job….!!!
I don't know what to say. Im just scrolling through CZcams and I come across the beautiful woman doing work on a Martin nonetheless. And what work it is. Here I am a man thinking I can do stuff. But those kinds of skills are just out of this world . Whoever you are wherever you are whatever language you speak. Keep up the insane beautiful work that you do. The world needs more women like you. 👏😊 Bravo!😅
I'm Attempting my 1st partial fret replacement on my 30 yr old Takamine. I'm sKeert as #ELL, the fret wires came out well and I'm prepping the new wire and slots now. This has given me super confidence. I've done mega repairs (to submarines in a shipyard) but watching you fearlessly going in after this wreck is soooo motivational. nice work, thnx, BTW~ you have some great tooling and really put it and the handwork to the test... amazing! ... nikki fr florida
Le fin de cette vidéo m'a surpris, captivé par vos main, et l avancement de la restauration, le temps a été suspendu, un instant. Je suis plein d'émerveillement devant un tel résultat. Merci
Absolutely a wonderful restoration. I would put a speaker near the sound hole and turn the bass up, and have it play for a week. This will bring back the tone by loosening up everything. Once the finish cures, that guitar will open up and be even better. It will take longer just playing the guitar.
Nice job. Years ago I was inspired to make a "paring chisel" from an article a Tennessee Guitar maker did where he was making paring chisels for his work. I still have two custom Damascus chisel blades I need to make handles for. Anyway, your video brought back memories of having those two chisel blades made. Thanks for the video.
I have a Martin classical guitar, N-10. I bought it it the mid-60s. Episode 1 of this repair broke my heart. You healed it with episode.2. Absolutely awesome work Tanya. Thanks for letting us watch.
What an amazing restoration on a guitar that any other luthier would have written off as a total loss! AMAZING! And your fret work is second to none in the world!😃
At 4:04 it is the other side of the saw that is made to saw along the grain. It is far quicker but less precise. You must be doing that way on purpose. Very well done insert I wouldn't have had that idea because of the possibility of taking off the fretboard for an adjustment of the action. But it must still be possible to unglue all this in a hypothetical future if needed. As always, great job !
At first I didn´t realize it was the part 2. I was thinking 'why so much work on its arm?' But after when I saw the guitar top I immediatly have realised which guitar was. This is an incredible result with a pure sound of the guitar at the end. Great!
I once heard a quote from a worker at Martin Guitars say... When you buy one of our guitars, this will be the worst it will ever sound. The more you play it, more of the microscopic pores in the wood will be opened up to give a more full and beautiful sound from the guitar.
We can still see "something" happened to that guitar, but it isn't anything bad. It shows that someone spent time and effort, using all their skills to restore an instrument from the past, back to a state it can be used to make music again today. Oh boy what a journey! Thank you Tanya.
Amazing! I love seeing her draw grain in the wood. I use a sharp point sharpy...draw the grain and smug it with my finger within a few seconds....her method looks better...you get the feel of grain! I got to be careful with the first coat of poly or whatever finish or it will remove the marks....then do it again until I get many coats to protect the sharpy marks. This is a master class on drawing grain in wood.
I'm a player, not really a fixer.....Tanya - you may be a fixer, but IMHO you are more artist than anything from what I can see on your videos. What an inspiration you are!
You are a brilliant craftsman.... an artist that is detailed and caring towards that Martin. You don't just see another guitar. You see a damaged work of art, and take the challenge on to restore it.
Un travail remarquable et bien fait pour une luthier. Beaucoup de talent pour redonner à la guitare classique ou folk ses talents de noblesse. Merci beaucoup et beaucoup d'autres lendemains dans le domaine de ces guitares abîmées.
Wow. What you do is nothing short of magical. I can’t hardly believe it’s the same instrument that you started off with. You’ve restored it back to its former glory! Better than ever before! Amazing work! 🎸😎👊
Neither a guitarist nor luthier, but I love to see superlative craftsmanship from a heart of passion for unparalleled results. Color me greatly impressed and appreciative of your skills. Thanks for the reminder to always seek excellence in whatever I undertake.
Hi Tanya, Next time when you glue in reinforcements for a headcrack, spread the glue with a brush, I only saw it in the bottom. Best way to repair those dents in the side of the fretboard is with wooddust and superglue. продовжуйте в тому ж дусі
Interesting fingernail sculptures. Surprised your work is not hindered by them. 😊 Excellent skills! A daunting task to save what could have been thrown away by a lessor skilled luthiure. Bravo!!!
Beautiful job. There were a couple of stages where it looked like a possible horror story, but the result is fantastic. The step of recreating mahogany grain at 17:28 got me smiling. Congrats for saving a gorgeous instrument.
Incredible work! Such a complex repair requiring careful planning, and executed perfectly. I think that Mr Martin would be smiling proudly that one of the instruments that bears his name has been brought back to life.
That´s the most insane neck/fret board repair I´ve ever seen. I had no idea that this is even possible to do so. Great craftsmanship and focus on details. 10/10 👍
Groan! I have to cut a chunk out of the neck! Talk about a tough call. Outstanding workpersonship! Your crafts skills rival an expert watch repair person I know. Very similar methodology. The sound test. That warm even voice that upon hearing it makes you think 'That sounds like a well aged Martin Dreadnought'.
So satisfying to watch. I'd never before seen such grooves worn into the side of a guitar neck! A well loved guitar that is able to continue being loved.
As we see, the impossible becomes possible and in the best style. Excellent approach and great work, without a shadow of a doubt, then the entire film documentation of the process
Honestly, it’s truly gratifying to see a guitar that’s been so well used. It’s far better to have it well-played than just hanging on a wall somewhere. But your restoration of this guitar is still super nice to see. Amazing work!
Thank you for using your craft to resurrect these wonderful instruments. They would otherwise be lost to the scrap heap. In a stressful world, watching you work is calming and satisfying.
I loved every minute of watching this restoration. Fascinating to observe the problem-solving process in action and the tremendous woodworking skills it requires. Hard to believe such a complete repair was even possible, but there's a beautiful, warm-sounding Martin Classical at the end there to prove it. Thank you Tanya - a real pleasure to watch you work as always.
Hi Tanya, it's Grandpa. We just want to thank you for wearing you glasses as often as you can. Love from us!
🫶
If only I could get my 11 yr old grandson to wear his!
@@onazram1 In a perfect world :)>
Russian grandpa can speak English and type CZcams comments?
@@aragornelessar7399 The entire world knows some English…
why is it always so fascinating to watch a craftsman work? I never intend to watch the whole video but before I realize, it's 30 minutes later and I'm still watching.
Craftswoman
I'm a Luthier of 40 years. This is absolute top class work. Beautiful attention to detail.
Why is she removing the splines?
@@EbonyPope splines?
@@cheshirebowman4465 7:10 the reinforcements in the neck
Hardly top class
@@johngrant5749 what's your problem? You could not do what she did. You must be z. Get out of here putinist
Hello from Virginia, USA. I'm a retired guitar technician of over 45 years experience. I know good work when I see it. This series of 2 videos impressed me. First class work. I'm especially impressed with the way you dealt with the "finger notches" in the neck. Beautiful!
do you think it was from wearing rings, using a capo or cut away for very small hands? I'm thinking constant capo usage and being knocked around with it left on.
@@throttlebottle5906 it was definitely carved
No capo would do that, not even if used for thousands of years @@throttlebottle5906
When she hand carved the wood grain into the neck, I died. Absolutely top notch attention to detail and craftsmanship.
Same! I thought of Bob Ross' effortless mastery.
@@rkgaustin9043 yes totally invisible now
The amount of work you've put into this guitar makes it even more precious. You've become a part of it as much as the original makers.
Also, hearing it sing again is moving❤. Great work.
Another guitar got successfully Shpachuked! 🤙
Lol somehow I got this image of Ashton Kutcher saying that and laughing like on his show Punked. 😂
"You've been Spachuked!" 🤣
Hello tanya your are ferry good i look all your video's greathins Richard from city Rotterdam the Nederlandse🎉🎉🎉
@@theglitch_713
🤣🤣🤣
Vraiment impressionnant
You are amazing! I would never have thought this guitar was repairable, but you gave it a whole new life!
The level of craftsmanship you display is amazing. You can barely tell from the fingerboard side that there's even a separate piece glued in. Brava!
Aside from the obvious level of skill involved it was like a whole new finger board was made, it was beautifully conditioned into a much darker piece of rosewood.
Outstanding!.
One day, when the war is won, somebody will make a movie. I hope they put you in it, patiently solving these unfathomable problems, using your skills and all the tools to restore musical instruments to life. It's quite poetic, and very inspiring.
Never thought that a neck repair like this was even possible. Great job!
No indeed!
Everything is possible
using that center punch or scribe to add the grain marks, filling them, and using the color match marker was absolutely brilliant
Fantastic repair young lady. You did the near impossible.
Ah so so would not beat Jerry
I barely can believe my own eyes and what they've just witnessed. I've never seen a restoration work like this. And I watch a lot of restoration channels in here. I mean A LOT. Astonishing talent and final results. Your channel randomly jumped on me but I'm really glad that happened. I'm a new subscriber from this very moment. Congratulations.
Hello from Brisbane, Australia. I absolutely LOVE your content. I wish PEACE for you and your people.
Girl! You’re not just talented, you’re an AR-TEEST!
The way you resurrected that instrument was absolutely incredible! Brava!
She did it again! Repair a "hopeless" case until it became usable again - wow! 👍
Come on there's much better let's get real her😢😢😢😢😢
Having only seen nine minutes into this repair job.. I'm amazed at your skill level. To attempt to repair what would seem as the impossible..i commend you on so a different task at hand.Bravo for your workmanship !!!!
Very well done. It's always nice to watch a true crafts person at work. Especially on such a damaged guitar. Beautiful work.
Ah soso mediocre😂😂😢
WOW. 98% of luthiers would never attempt such a repair !! I am very impressed with your work !! EXCELLENT!!...👍👍😊
There is one thing I can say: when Kurt Russel broke that guitar in the movie Hateful Eight, it was said there is no one who can repair it. they should have ask you to do it :) Amazing work!
When my friend showed me that scene, my first thought was "Tanya can fix that."
Why is she removing the splines?
@@EbonyPope to replace them with new ones that look like the surrounding wood
@@toastedphantom3007 Yeah I thought so. Thank you.
Maybe next Stephen Bishop's guitar that Belushi killed in Animal House.
What a pleasure to see hands creating beautiful things. Patience, attention to detail. Thank you to share your work/art with us.
Thank you. I love your no nonsense approach to luthery. Another classic instrument saved from becoming just garbage and showing everyone how skilled hands and basic tools can make the impossible, possible.
In Italy, with the cost of labor, it was convenient to buy a new Martin 😊. But your work is a masterpiece. I wish PEACE for you and your people, you are not alone.
Unbelievable work. So great to see instruments being brought back to life.
Hi. This guitar repair is the first time I've seen your channel. You are truly skilled. You do so many things that I would never have thought of. Thanks for the tips and ideas!! I wish you and ALL the people of Ukraine nothing but love, good vibes, prayers for an end to the sickening situation youre all in, and good health. I look forward to watching your other videos. Prayers from U.S.A.!!
Yay, you're back!! Unreal craftsmanship, Tanya!
iI love how you are bringing back such a fine old instrument. I'm a Martin guy through and through.
Wow that is one loving fretboard replacement!
Tanya……I repair, refinish, and rebuild old pianos for a living. It is interesting to see the overlap of some of the repairs we do on instruments. Good job….!!!
Skills well beyond your years, amazing work, thanks for the great content.
I don't know what to say. Im just scrolling through CZcams and I come across the beautiful woman doing work on a Martin nonetheless. And what work it is. Here I am a man thinking I can do stuff. But those kinds of skills are just out of this world . Whoever you are wherever you are whatever language you speak. Keep up the insane beautiful work that you do. The world needs more women like you. 👏😊 Bravo!😅
The surgery on that side-scalloped neck was extraordinary!
I was broken hearted, as well. Her work is phenomenal but that was one-of-a-kind customization!
I'm Attempting my 1st partial fret replacement on my 30 yr old Takamine. I'm sKeert as #ELL, the fret wires came out well and I'm prepping the new wire and slots now. This has given me super confidence. I've done mega repairs (to submarines in a shipyard) but watching you fearlessly going in after this wreck is soooo motivational. nice work,
thnx, BTW~ you have some great tooling and really put it and the handwork to the test... amazing!
... nikki fr florida
You are the most ambitious, courageous luthier on CZcams, dear Tanya. I love your work!! 🇺🇦❤🇺🇦❤️🇺🇦❤️🇺🇦❤️🇺🇦❤️🤩
Le fin de cette vidéo m'a surpris, captivé par vos main, et l avancement de la restauration, le temps a été suspendu, un instant. Je suis plein d'émerveillement devant un tel résultat. Merci
Absolutely a wonderful restoration. I would put a speaker near the sound hole and turn the bass up, and have it play for a week. This will bring back the tone by loosening up everything. Once the finish cures, that guitar will open up and be even better. It will take longer just playing the guitar.
Nice job. Years ago I was inspired to make a "paring chisel" from an article a Tennessee Guitar maker did where he was making paring chisels for his work. I still have two custom Damascus chisel blades I need to make handles for. Anyway, your video brought back memories of having those two chisel blades made. Thanks for the video.
I have a Martin classical guitar, N-10. I bought it it the mid-60s. Episode 1 of this repair broke my heart. You healed it with episode.2. Absolutely awesome work Tanya. Thanks for letting us watch.
Unbelievable ! As a luthier myself, I can tell your work is outstanding !
Utterly fascinating and a pleasure to watch a craftsman at work
Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦
The work you do is absolutely wonderful. This is artwork 👏
Skills, Patience , More Skills and an Angel . Mesmerizing work..
She is a true master of her craft. Beautiful job.
Waking up and going to a job you obviously love and have passion for is awesome. Love these vids
Absolute Master of her craft...and a wonderful job playing as well...kudos
What an amazing restoration on a guitar that any other luthier would have written off as a total loss! AMAZING! And your fret work is second to none in the world!😃
At 4:04 it is the other side of the saw that is made to saw along the grain. It is far quicker but less precise. You must be doing that way on purpose. Very well done insert I wouldn't have had that idea because of the possibility of taking off the fretboard for an adjustment of the action. But it must still be possible to unglue all this in a hypothetical future if needed. As always, great job !
Watching all the work you did to fix the guitar I'm very proud of you young lady
At first I didn´t realize it was the part 2. I was thinking 'why so much work on its arm?' But after when I saw the guitar top I immediatly have realised which guitar was. This is an incredible result with a pure sound of the guitar at the end. Great!
I once heard a quote from a worker at Martin Guitars say... When you buy one of our guitars, this will be the worst it will ever sound. The more you play it, more of the microscopic pores in the wood will be opened up to give a more full and beautiful sound from the guitar.
We can still see "something" happened to that guitar, but it isn't anything bad. It shows that someone spent time and effort, using all their skills to restore an instrument from the past, back to a state it can be used to make music again today. Oh boy what a journey! Thank you Tanya.
Amazing! I love seeing her draw grain in the wood. I use a sharp point sharpy...draw the grain and smug it with my finger within a few seconds....her method looks better...you get the feel of grain! I got to be careful with the first coat of poly or whatever finish or it will remove the marks....then do it again until I get many coats to protect the sharpy marks. This is a master class on drawing grain in wood.
Татьяна у тебя золотые руки! 🫶 Удивительно! Девушка такие чудеса с гитарами творит!
Remarkable job, especially considering the massive mess it was in, plus the strange abuse to the neck....what a 'save'.
Найлютіше "скалопування" грифа, що я бачив)) Майстер топ.
It was played a lot, but they didn't play much.. grateful for its second chance!
Great job. A good tip would be to use a plastic drink stray to clean up the glue push out on installing the bridge. Try it. You will be glad you did.❤
I'm a player, not really a fixer.....Tanya - you may be a fixer, but IMHO you are more artist than anything from what I can see on your videos. What an inspiration you are!
Maybe the craziest and most wonderful guitar restoration I have ever seen. And I have seen many. This is mind-blowing.
Once again we see Tanya's creativity and skill in fixing delicate instruments. Her work has inspired me to find and fix up guitars in distress.
You are a brilliant craftsman.... an artist that is detailed and caring towards that Martin. You don't just see another guitar. You see a damaged work of art, and take the challenge on to restore it.
That bandsaw cut popped my eyes open... "I wonder how she's going to cut down... OH SHIT!" Super fun to watch. Great job.
Excellent work, its nice if these old guitars can be kept perfect but accidents happen and now this one has more of a story . thank you for sharing.
Considering what you started with you just added at least another 50 years to the life of this guitar. Magnificent job! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
That was wonderful to watch. It’s fascinating to see a true craftsperson at work!
Ця гітара стала унікальнішою за нову. Неймовірно якісна робота.
Wow great job Tonya never saw this done before
Just amazing. Miraculous that someone didn't just throw this guitar away as a lost cause. But look at it now. And hear how beautiful it sounds.
Un travail remarquable et bien fait pour une luthier. Beaucoup de talent pour redonner à la guitare classique ou folk ses talents de noblesse. Merci beaucoup et beaucoup d'autres lendemains dans le domaine de ces guitares abîmées.
amazing work, im baffled how you saved that mangled guitar
quel merveilleux boulot. cette jeune femme travaille à la perfection ; c'est un plaisir de la voir agir. Bravo.
Wow.
What you do is nothing short of magical. I can’t hardly believe it’s the same instrument that you started off with. You’ve restored it back to its former glory! Better than ever before!
Amazing work!
🎸😎👊
Одного не понимаю - почему так мало подписчиков? Мне кажется, таких мастеров, как Татьяна - во всем мире по пальцам пересчитать.
200 тысяч для гитарных мастеров это не мало. Это наоборот число, которое достойно уважения
Neither a guitarist nor luthier, but I love to see superlative craftsmanship from a heart of passion for unparalleled results.
Color me greatly impressed and appreciative of your skills. Thanks for the reminder to always seek excellence in whatever I undertake.
Ah to each his own I've seen much better 😢😢😢
I'm impressed, one of the most impressive restauration I've seen.
Great to see it played at the end-more of that please. A superb restoration.
I would give my soul to find a lady like this. Craftmanship at its finest.
Hi Tanya, Next time when you glue in reinforcements for a headcrack, spread the glue with a brush, I only saw it in the bottom. Best way to repair those dents in the side of the fretboard is with wooddust and superglue. продовжуйте в тому ж дусі
Very nice. I appreciate it when young people learn something with such craftsmanship... and skill for that matter. 💚
Interesting fingernail sculptures. Surprised your work is not hindered by them. 😊
Excellent skills! A daunting task to save what could have been thrown away by a lessor skilled luthiure. Bravo!!!
Beautiful job. There were a couple of stages where it looked like a possible horror story, but the result is fantastic. The step of recreating mahogany grain at 17:28 got me smiling. Congrats for saving a gorgeous instrument.
Incredible work!
Such a complex repair requiring careful planning, and executed perfectly.
I think that Mr Martin would be smiling proudly that one of the instruments that bears his name has been brought back to life.
That´s the most insane neck/fret board repair I´ve ever seen.
I had no idea that this is even possible to do so. Great craftsmanship and focus on details. 10/10 👍
Then you've never seen Jerry 😢😢😢
Groan! I have to cut a chunk out of the neck! Talk about a tough call. Outstanding workpersonship! Your crafts skills rival an expert watch repair person I know. Very similar methodology.
The sound test. That warm even voice that upon hearing it makes you think 'That sounds like a well aged Martin Dreadnought'.
So satisfying to watch. I'd never before seen such grooves worn into the side of a guitar neck! A well loved guitar that is able to continue being loved.
Perfect job, congratulations, greetings from Argentina!
As we see, the impossible becomes possible and in the best style. Excellent approach and great work, without a shadow of a doubt, then the entire film documentation of the process
Honestly, it’s truly gratifying to see a guitar that’s been so well used. It’s far better to have it well-played than just hanging on a wall somewhere. But your restoration of this guitar is still super nice to see. Amazing work!
Thank you for using your craft to resurrect these wonderful instruments. They would otherwise be lost to the scrap heap. In a stressful world, watching you work is calming and satisfying.
A super great job on this guitar.
Loved it all the way through.
Great job in blending the woods on the neck.
Great work, Tanya. Thanks you for your time in putting these together. My eyes always light up when I see that you have posted a new one. God bless!
I am in awe of this repair job.
Thoroughly impressed by everything I saw you do. I play guitar although I have never worked on one. Watching in Mechanicsville, VA. USA
Tip. Use old bicycle inner tube over the ends of the rasps. I also use it to cover the rasps in storage.
Another miracle looking job, thank you for saving these guitars!
truly its beyond words Ive never saw this kind of repair thank you indeed
Trabalho fantástico!! Congratulações do Brasil
I loved every minute of watching this restoration. Fascinating to observe the problem-solving process in action and the tremendous woodworking skills it requires. Hard to believe such a complete repair was even possible, but there's a beautiful, warm-sounding Martin Classical at the end there to prove it. Thank you Tanya - a real pleasure to watch you work as always.
Magnifique travail, quelle précision dans le geste👌🏻 Merci pour le partage🙏🏻 Un guitariste de France 😊