Well Sure, when you're on enough drugs, anything can be beautiful, I find this Video quite painful to watch because in my opinion such an ugly guitar doesnt deserve a repair by one of the best luthiers

Agreed. Very unusual not to be shown a close-up of the finished repair. In this case, because of that large side soundhole, matching views of both exterior and interior shots would have been very easy to film. In one shot of the top it looked like the treble end of the saddle had shrunk or the top had expanded. You could see a pale crescent of 'clean' wood.

Of course it did! We’re talking Ted “The guitar whisperer “ Woodford here. It wouldn’t dare seal up tight!

When you're on high enough drugs then Sure

It's bit like using a plunger on a toilet. It forces the glue down into the crack.

He took the strings off. 3:39.

@RDE Lutherie Thanks for answering my questions. Now I have more!! lol. Your observations of no R&D to save on costs to manufacture rings true for me as an amateur mechanic. How many times have I observed, while trying to repair something, the annoying habit of design engineers to give little or no thought of building into the design, ease of repair? In the case of guitars, as you've pointed out, the top is the most important side of a guitar and so repairs to them would be easier, less time consuming if they used the Kasha style. I do understand what you're saying though. I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir. I've played guitars for the better part of fifty years but have only begun to delve into the pleasure of repairing and or modifying and struggle to understand the guitars of the last hundred years or so. My confusion hasn't been helped by the misinformation handed out by the mainstream companies we know or hear about. The fact that they all went to Japan or Korea, in the 70s was a bit of deception because they(as Americans themselves)knew the desire most fellow westerners would have in buying only "Made in the USA" for patriotic reasons as well as the perception that Asian made guitars were inferior. I bought and still have a Takamine F-385 12-string and was always happy with it until I learned it was an all-laminate guitar. Later Takamine themselves outsourced work to Korea and China while creating their own all-wood guitar line-up. My complaint is still that when researching guitars to buy, never did any company say that their product is a budget model and therefore shouldn't be confused with higher-priced all-wood brands. When I read advertisements I've since learned that they have code for describing their guitars like "Solid Spruce Top" then "Mahogany Sides and Back". To someone new to guitar construction they don't realize that the sides are plywood. Recently I've noticed newer model guitars being made with solid tops and laminate sides and it seems to me from what you said that that is actually a sound choice especially for campfire or outdoor players concerned with cracks etc. due to temperature changes and humidity. The difference this time is that they are being upfront about its construction materials. I think that stems from Seagull, Simon & Patrick using laminate Cherry back and sides with all solid tops. Then Martin designed a solid top cherry back guitar themselves. Again thanks for clearing up the issue on which side of an acoustic guitar is the most relevant when it comes to the overall sound.

@RDE Lutherie I would love to see and hear the guitar you've described. It sounds like an absolute masterpiece. I went to your channel, but I noticed that you don't have any videos. Is there anywhere I could sample your guitar?

i'm think it would just open up again when the wood dries out again. Despite the cleats, it would force itself open. But that's just my assumption

Hyde glue(like horse hyde)

@@mikevaluska7313 Hide glue, as in cowhide. Hyde was Dr. Jekyll's alter-ego.

I buy mine at Lee Valley. Stew Mac also sells it.

Thank you!

@@twoodfrd But from Stu Mac it looks like it will cost 4 times as much than purchasing from Lee Valley, even if shipping to the U.S.

Yes it was and yes that's what the ports are for.

Hopefully Not, it's so hideous

It's Not beautiful at all it's hideous

I just watched a minute and a half of you complaining about shoddy Amazon packaging.