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.
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.
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!
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 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.
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!
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 Icarus and tone was the sun", the Sixto Rodriguez of guitar repair, strapped to the helm of a silver magic ship, navigating by the stars to find his redemption in a repair gone wrong by no fault of his own.
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
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 :).
Massive and detailed effort! Now the neck needs a new body! btw, I use 24 hour epoxy (to assemble golf clubs), which is also for the criminally insane.
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.
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 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
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.
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.
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!
Hopefully he realizes that he's lucky to have a master Craftsman correcting a catastrophic failure and that the guitar is way cooler than it was before.
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)!
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 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.
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.
@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.🌞🎸🚀🖖
*I am planning to build back up over sanded material on the set neck of a Rhoad's V.* I looked at a lot of materials, and it looks like plumbers putty thinned with some mineral oil is the best option. Some people use bondo, epoxy resin etc. but I can thin plumber's putty and brush or spray it on, most likely brush. *I may have to do a few sandings while building up the layers, but I think doing it this way I will avoid having to cast off a lot of material once it's built back up.*
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.
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
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.
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.
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!!!
You're kinda handy...lol... Yeah I've been that guy that's put more into something than a replacement... I love your tools, your skill humble me... I wish I could afford you to build me a 1 off, now my playing abilities do not justify that expense... I've learnt alot from watching your videos...thank you for keeping this type of workmanship alive... It's becoming a lost art...
I have the same type of setup for cutting fret slots. I got the 23 thou blade from KBC tools in Mississauga. The arbor hole was not big enough so I used a Dremel tool with a grinding wheel to open it up. The paper in cereal boxes is handy for making templates like your file folders.
Success! Thank you for demonstrating how to recover when things go south. And… emphasizing the important of listening to your inner-self screaming “stop”!
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
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.
The sun will get you everytime if not paying attention. Those burns from the past are the best teachers for all of us.
I was looking forward to the conclusion of this saga and it did not disappoint.
Me too.
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 !
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.
Your "mistake" gave many a view of some lovely woodworking and some useful tips for me. I hope that is some consolation.
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!
Bonk bonk on the head..imagine contracting a fatal illness as soon as you reach puberty…thanks for the Star Trek reminder 😊
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!
Did anyone else misread the title as "Rednecking the Morris", and wondered what kind of haphazard repairs would follow?
yep 🤣😂😅
Guilty
Yes but I red it as “Reckoning the Morris” 😂
lol
Morris the redneck
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.
"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 czcams.com/video/aAV9U3WzzP8/video.html
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.
"The 5 minute stuff is for the criminally insane." I got a nice laugh out of that, thank you!
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 have been secretly wishing for a full build from Ted, but this is scratches that itch some.
The level of craftsmanship and patience you possess is awesome to behold.
Thank you so much for letting us watch.
2 minutes, 25 likes. It seems that we all like this videos quite much.
These are always excellent, but this one is on into astonishing. Many thanks!
Wow that’s one big-sounding guitar. This is customer service above and beyond any expectation
Sounds great!
A big tinny guitar. Goody.
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!
You are da BoSS… what a fantastic save….your client must be over the moon 😊
... tone was the sun - priceless, like this guitar is now.
I never thought I'd hear him end a video with a slow acoustic rendition of Paradise City.
"I was Icarus and tone was the sun", the Sixto Rodriguez of guitar repair, strapped to the helm of a silver magic ship, navigating by the stars to find his redemption in a repair gone wrong by no fault of his own.
@John P "Ted's song"
@@AndreRMeyer Wonderful and poetically written tribute to a most deserving recipient.
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
Wow! To this layman's ear, that sounds great.
You know you've done a great job when the E Major sounds great, and then the G Major also sounds great.
well worth the wait
Wooo first! I look forward to these videos every weekend!
Finally the follow-up!
Superb craftmanship, bloody good service, lucky Canadians.
A necking session! Excellent!
That bolt on neck verses dove tail repair makes perfect sense. i have done the same thing many times with good outcomes every time.
Bravo! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Most satisfying thing I've experienced in quite some time.
@J A that was my initial thought, the moment I saw Mr. Woodford's video come up, an hour ago.
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.
Wow! Just Wow!😁 sounds sweet too!
To see a neck made from “scratch” was incredibly interesting. Thanks for taking us along on this journey.
Love the “Star Trek” quote! “Bonk! Bonk!” Perfect for hammering in frets. World class work, as usual.
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 :).
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.
Massive and detailed effort! Now the neck needs a new body! btw, I use 24 hour epoxy (to assemble golf clubs), which is also for the criminally insane.
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.
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.
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 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
I didn't think my respect for your skill could get any greater... I was wrong!
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.
The screws as a bench dog are something I'll copy. Genius idea!
A fabulous bit of luthiery. The guitar rings like a bell!
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.
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'm curious about how the customer reacted to the info that the original plan went irreversibly bad and a replica neck is going to be made.
I would've been happy myself to get much more value and a better neck for same $$$
Hopefully he realizes that he's lucky to have a master Craftsman correcting a catastrophic failure and that the guitar is way cooler than it was before.
Imagine the smile on the owners face when his guitar goes from nice to magnificent. Ted, you truly supply joy and comfort. Amazing....
"I was 'Icarus' and 'tone' was the sun."
My God Ted, you do have a way with words
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!
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)!
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 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 can't express how fortunate your customers/clients are to have found you.
Great content and Thank You
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.
Outstanding work, Ted. I really enjoyed watching the video and learned a few things in the process!
@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.🌞🎸🚀🖖
Wow, Ted, talk about going way above and beyond on a revenant guitar!
Thank you for the video!
*I am planning to build back up over sanded material on the set neck of a Rhoad's V.*
I looked at a lot of materials, and it looks like plumbers putty thinned with some mineral oil is the best option. Some people use bondo, epoxy resin etc. but I can thin plumber's putty and brush or spray it on, most likely brush.
*I may have to do a few sandings while building up the layers, but I think doing it this way I will avoid having to cast off a lot of material once it's built back up.*
Finding a guitar worthy of that effort. This one fits the bill. It is a looker with a loud voice.
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.
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!
Amazing as always. Artistry and engineering and music and comedy all rolled into one.
Wow ! Sounds great, the client will be thrilled !
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
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.
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.
That intonation trick with the piece of of string looks both cheaper and easier than stew macs intonation finder tool, cheers!
This was an incredible video! A masterclass, with so many small things to learn. Great work!
Thank you, man. I love your work.
Excellent work and very enjoyable to watch. Monetarily it absolutely was not worth it, but doing right by your customer is beyond price. Well done!
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!!!
So awesome to see this level of craftsmanship still alive out there. You are an artist sir.
You're kinda handy...lol...
Yeah I've been that guy that's put more into something than a replacement...
I love your tools, your skill humble me...
I wish I could afford you to build me a 1 off, now my playing abilities do not justify that expense...
I've learnt alot from watching your videos...thank you for keeping this type of workmanship alive...
It's becoming a lost art...
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. 👍
in my dreams, I could reneck a guitar.
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 👏
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
I have the same type of setup for cutting fret slots. I got the 23 thou blade from KBC tools in Mississauga. The arbor hole was not big enough so I used a Dremel tool with a grinding wheel to open it up. The paper in cereal boxes is handy for making templates like your file folders.
"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.
I almost forgot about this guitar. I'll watch anything you make though. Supremely satisfying content sir👌
holy moly, screws for low profile bench dogs are genius, you have just changed my life.
I was waiting for this one for so long! Among us luthiers, you sir are the GOAT!
Super inspiring work. I’m so thankful people are out there like you. Maximum satisfaction.
Top work 👍
im guessing im the only one who got the Star Trek quote, or not....great episode btw. love watching you work, so meditative.
15:32 I love the reference to a Star Trek episode.
Success! Thank you for demonstrating how to recover when things go south. And… emphasizing the important of listening to your inner-self screaming “stop”!
Fascinating video. I never realised how much past construction techniques influence your rebuilds.
You’re precision makes my brain hurt. Excellent work!