I misread the title as 1980s washburn and was fully prepared to watch you wrestle with the floyd rose of an old neglected superstrat

Our host spoke about sharing techniques between luthiers. In the Pro Audio industry a well respected company that does training has as their philosophy: "I met a person with a dollar We exchanged dollars We each had a dollar I met a person with an idea We exchanged ideas Now we each have two ideas"

Wow. The sound of that guitar has a lot more attitude than I expected. Very cool.

As a fellow repairer, albeit of button accordions, I loved your thoughts on sharing techniques and 'ownership' of them. I have learned from other fettlers (all freely given), and I pass on to others in the same manner.

We had towels identical to your green spotted one. After lots of washes, every green dot turned into a hole. Looks like it was dunked in a river full of piranha.

You’re like the Bob Ross of guitar repair. A joy to watch!!

Love the Brazilian Rosewood on the back.

I had one of these with a wonderful label referring to the Paris Exposition. The guitar was a higher-end model - ivory binding, more elaborate purfling. The ebony bridge was basically like the one you made. Killer sound, but I wish I had had Aquila Nylgut strings in the late 60s to do it justice. Thank you for this great repair video.

That was cool playing at the end, my friend. Well done.

Hearing the names Washburn and Lyon in the same sentence reminded me that I had a Washburn Lyon strat knockoff in mid 90s. It's a partscaster now, and the neckplate is the only clue that it was ever a Washburn branded guitar.

I really enjoyed hearing that guitar upside-down. It makes me wonder what it would sound like in the southern hemisphere. Also, I completely agree with your commitment to sharing knowledge. Thanks for that, as well as the pleasant time I enjoyed watching your skillful repair.

Mind boggling that that guitar was someone's 'voice' 140 years ago!

In addition to luthiers (& would-be luthiers) and people who just like to watch a master at work, there's the very large group of players interested in learning more about guitars and how to take care of their personal instruments. After watching many of Ted's shows, I've gained the knowledge and confidence to successfully do some repair work on my own stringed instruments; Thanks, Ted!

What a fantastic sounding instrument.

Nice bridge - nice upside down playing!

That was actually quite a nice sounding guitar. I wasn’t expecting much with nylon strings, but it had a beautiful voice. Thanks. I enjoy your videos.

The book is essential to identifying early Washburn’s. I have a 1905 Style 320. It would have been sold by mail order. It was the second to the largest guitar you could have bought back then. It belonged to my great grandfather. He purchased it used in 1925. I had it restored and upgraded with a 1960 Martin X-brace so it handles steel strings with no problem. The sound of this steward of musical history is amazing!

I find your vids meditative….they normally accompany my Sunday evening hang-over…and help greatly…plus,I can also fix the shit out of my guitars too ! BONUS…cheers from Manchester,England.

I always loved that towel... showed my the simplicity needed... "...RETIRED WITH DISTINCTION.." (oye)

I bought my 1896 vintage Washburn for $100 at a garage sale(in ABQ 1987,originally a NYC instrument). I reset the neck, replaced the bridge/plate & replaced the tuners. I have strung it for decades w/a lt gauge silk & bronze. Amazing Braz Rosewood b/s & fretboard, engraved pearl fret markers(various shapes & size) &multiple binding/purfling. It's my wife's favorite of all my instruments.

I love watching your videos ! I have a virtually identical George Washburn "New Model" with the # 10 stamped on the back splice. I bought it for $5.00 in Milton Freewater Oregon in very sad shape. Gene Loranger, a jazz musician and Luthier in Hagerman Idaho (95 yrs old now..) completly rebuilt it for me. It cost me $350.00 US, and in 1975,..that was a lot of money ! Still have it,.. still plays wonderfully, Silk and Steel all the way. Gruhn guitars estimated 1885 build. No idea what it's worth today....

I owe much to the Guild of American Luthiers for sharing the craft. Thanks again for another fun repair!

And in the repair world, including home repair, car repair and guitar, of course, that holds true. Ideas are shared and nothing is kept from each other.

Holy cow, that's a beautiful replacement bridge you built. It's nice to see you allowing your work to stand out and be noticed, rather than be hidden in some admittedly artful way. Very nice. (Not half bad on the upside-down droning, either!)

22:46 These are Aquila 97C Alabastro Nylgut Classical Guitar Strings. The Treble Strings are Plain Nylgut, the Bass Strings have a Silk Nylgut Core wrapped in Metal.

I personally know a few guitar and also violin repairers, and they all share solutions. It's gentlemanly and the right thing to do.

Lovely tone!

Sounds awesome!!!

I love how you add bits of history throughout your repairs. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.

Ted, I don't know how you do it. Every time I begin a repair, you post a video of the exact guitar on my bench, a George Washburn "New Model" made in 1885. This is like Luthier Quantum Entanglement! I am a retired Biophysicist who has been collecting, inheriting, and repairing really nice vintage guitars long "before internet". I only have 23 instruments in my collection. When I had the '65 Martin D-35, the 1969 Les Paul Professional and 1970 L-5 you posted the Gibson Low impedance equipped Acoustic. I luthier to help teach at our local school and place quality, historically innovative, instruments in Kid's hands. My health is bad and I have really enjoyed your expertise while recovering. I will send you an email to show the EXACT guitars I have been "fixin' matching those from your videos, and the proper statistics to show significance. I am not making this up. RESPECT!

👍👍😎✌️🤟 Thanks for sharing your talent with us.

Beautiful work!!

Wow - sounds great

Background history on the old instruments is enlightening.

Sounds great!

2:56 Brazilian rosewood...beautiful and rarer as clock's ticking...The saddle looks weird on that parlor...🤔 Thanks Ted for sharing this gem! 🎶🎶🎶

Masterful work as always.

sounds great

What a surprising tone! Thank you for another great video!

I'm not a guitar repair person but I always enjoy your vids. Your depth of knowledge is truly impressive.

Great work once again!

Fantastic work Ted ! It sounded amazeballs !

These videos keep me on an even keel. Thanks for all the great tips and crash course education in stringed instrument repair.

I really like the way this guitar sounds! Great work as always

That is some wonderful stuff! Brilliant job as always!

really lovely repair. nicely done sir

Sounds very good.

Lovely old Washburn acoustic guitar, I use Aguila Nylgut strings on my solid mahogany ukulele with excellent results. They take a week to stretch in, but once they have stabilized, they will stay in tune remarkably well. They seem to get better and better over the next month or so, and end up with a delightful woody tone. I play my ukulele fingerstyle, like a small classical guitar, and it's a lovely sounding instrument. I used think that ukuleles were just toys that kids played, then I saw a video of Jake Shimabukuro playing Queens Bohemian Rhapsody on a Ukulele and I was gobsmacked, and I had to have one. I bided my time, and Musicians Friend had a Stupid Deal of the Day, ($998 original price) sold mahogany concert Kala ukulele for $189. There was a change in the electronics between 2020 and 2021, so they were blowing out the 2020 models for a fifth of the original price. I bought a Hardshell Case for it, and I fell in love with it! I don't think I would have paid a thousand dollars for a ukulele, but I ended up with a thousand dollar ukulele for a couple of hundred dollars. It sounds so good that it can bring tears to my eyes.

Fine work, as usual.

I just like to watch, however I have a 20’s Oahu parlor that has the boom of a SJ200 that needs a neck reset. Maybe I’m working myself up the courage. I’m a touring musician, time is precious but in retrospect I had an uncle who built acoustics and other bluegrass instruments. He’s passed on now but man do I wish I would have hung out at that shop back then. I was young and if it didn’t take a 1/4” jack and had a Floyd Rose it wasn’t cool. So young people head this, learn all you can about your trade, there are very knowledgeable people around willing to share like this wonderful man in his videos. Make the time!

Nice work. Sounds great

Love your content!

Sounds great, good job.

It has a truly lovely tone!

Loved your commentary on sharing knowledge. I’ve learned so much on the care and maintenance of my 1910 Martin O-18 from your programs. Thank you.

Loved the degree bit 😃

Beautiful work on that bridge! 👍

Sounds fantastic!!! Great job doode!!!

I really really love your history lessons. You are so good at what you do, thanks for sharing

It would be nice to see the customers reaction on seeing the job finished. Lovely work as always

Beautiful sounding guitar.

Great work

I quite often binge-watch your videos, and seeing you switch from a low end modern electric to a treasured very early flat top that is about to self destruct into a pile of matchwood and sawdust, I see how versatile you are. You are very modest, but watching you work so skilfully is very relaxing and absorbing, the time flies by, I can almost smell the freshly planed wood.

I enjoyed this.

Great perspective ( on a host of things) , I really enjoy you videos. Keep ‘em coming!

Very nice work

to my ears the sound at the end was amazing. sounded absolutley beautiful.

5:12 Nylon Strings, which is a success because these are Ladder Braced. The Ladder Bracing means that these were designed for Gut Strings, & Nylon is a good modern substitute that you can get away w/ on these old Acoustics.

gorgeous bridge/work, man!

I'm as impressed with your playing the guitar upside-down as I am with your workmanship. ;)

Thank you for helping keep so many lefty guitars going strong🥰

Amazing sound there at the end.

I love to see and hear these old guitars. Fun to see how they are made too. Interesting.

I love the 'potted history' you give at the start of your vids. Very familiar with thsese beautiful instruments - worked with a guy who collected them.

What a great perspective on professional sharing.

`popping in the pearl` - thats gotta be a great song title! mesmerising video always relaxing to watch.

*youre an artist

Excellent work on that bridge 👌🏼

What a cool instrument

wonderful work Ted. Amazed how well you make it sound upside down. Thank You

A really great sound for such a small bodied guitar. Awesome content as always. Kudos!!

quite insane that this guitar was built closer to the american revolution than it was to present day. beautiful, informative work as always ted!

I can only imagine what it must be like when guitar repair folk get together for a beer or cup of tea, sharing techniques and war stories. I'd love to be a fly on the wall just to soak in the comradely. As one of your aforementioned spectators, I sincerely appreciate your knowledge and willingness to share your admirable skill. Oh, and nice upside down playing too!

Ted as large of a frame you carry it still isn’t large enough to contain the enormity of your heart. Came for the luthier stayed for your kind mind and wit.

I like your perspective on sharing knowledge. In the world of auto repair, many people I work with feel like they possess proprietary knowledge. It's very strange.

Ted, I've been watching your videos for a couple of years and have learned heaps of information that has helped in my guitar building and repairs. But more importantly, your videos have become a place of solace for me. When things seem bleak, the world looks terrible and life is grim, I often return to my favorites of your videos (usually headstock repairs) and everything starts to calm down. Thank you for everything you've done, both intentional and unintentional.

Top quality as always. So glad to see an old instrument being repaired by you and not the Billy Bodgers out there.

Awesome

The first guitar I owned was a Washburn HB-32. It's a wonderful guitar and I play it every day, they're fantastic even now!

Great video Ted.

I watch your videos only for enjoyment. I am always blown away with your ability to recreate and the precision with which you do it. I wish I learned instrument repair 40 years ago.

As always, very good information and excellent courtesy to other musical mechanics as to sharing for the good of making music happen. Always look forward to your videos.

I am one who doesn't play guitar, but enjoy your craftsmanship. I do like watching and listening to those who master the guitar. There are a few other I like watching also like watch repairs. Thanks for your videos and I look forward to seeing more

I have to work tomorrow as many of you do, of course. Many of these videos get posted on Sundays. It's nice to have the calm tranquility of these videos be the last thing I see before falling asleep. Thank you for this.

Very nice work Ted... as always! 😊👍

That was a beautiful new bridge. In fact the whole job was done extremely well. You should be very proud of your work!

Wow! Those strings sound good.

Thanks for posting, from a spellbound spectator. I enjoy your videos, and philosophical musings, both, very much.

Awesome left hand playing! I’m impressed 👏👏👏

Ted I sooo admire you. I was once a player, never that good, but have a passion for guitars and guitar music. You just keep fuelling my interest.