As an argentinian repair guy I may say that the fingerboard is made of algarrobo, a very hard wood used in instruments and furniture.

Hi, friend! San Juan is a province located in the northeast of Argentina, attached to the mountain range and borders Chile For the estimated dates of manufacture, the wood of the fretboard must be carob or red quebracho, They are native woods of the region, very very hard, which were widely used as substitutes, or substitutes, for ebony in the local lutheria, due to their similar characteristics of density and extreme hardness but they are very far from that so characteristic sound and at that time sought. In Argentina there was a great immigration of Europeans, especially from Spain and Italy, fleeing the world wars (I and II), and there were a large number of artisans, from these European countries, who left their legacies, in this and other trades, in these latitudes that are still valid today. The bars are surely made of cedar, which is also a wood that was abundant in the region, and its use is very characteristic. in the manufacture of classical guitars and other string instruments in Argentina. It has aesthetic characteristics similar to that of mahogany or Canadian cedar but its audio is different. Thanks for sharing your videos, they are very good! Greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina!

wooow as an argentinian I'm impressed how much you know about our history and it made my day normally people doesn't know or care about the southern American countries. So thank you very much i always watch your videos and i love every one of them

You see, this is why this is the best guitar repair channel on KZfaq. Watch a craftsman do his thing, get a free lesson about the history of Argentina. As always, nice work!

And wrap up the session with a little L. Cohen -like a true Canadian!

I had to repair a serious ding in the top of a black lacquer Grand Piano once (someone dropped a hammer on it). What a pain. I had to make the patch, and then use the tip of a dowel to lower the surface of it to match the surface thickness of the wood, and then apply finish and sand, using the tape removal method until the surface was even and the right number of coats to match the "black". One hole, 7 hours, over 3 days.

You brought us your comfort and later, you brought us this song.

Beuatiful fix, and the potassium permanganate trick is amazing! I am a long time fan of Leonard Cohen, and that rendition of the Sisters of Mercy was lovely!

Never thought I'd hear "it's not drank" come out of a Canadian's mouth.

Apparently still producing as "Guitarras de Artesanía Vidala" in San Juan.

Good morning (Ohayoo-gozaimasu おはようございます) Mr.Ted. watch in the time is 8:00 am Feb 14 in Japan. you learned and used Japanese very well. "shibari (しばり)" means "tied up" in Japanese. You are great Mr.Ted. I always enjoy to watch your videos and I respect your "shokunin-damashii (職人魂：しょくにんだましい it means 『craftsman spirit』)".

Nice to hear a little of the late great Leonard Cohen at the end. Perfectly suited to the sound of that guitar. Thank you for your videos.

Looks like 1976 to me too sir...and may I say, your Spanish enunciation is excellent.....and your knowledge of historic luthiers is nonpareil !

I'm from Argentina and inmensely enjoyed every aspect of your video, the craftsmanship on the repair of the guitar, your knowledge about Argentinian history, etc. Thank you! In the 60's and 70's it was common for luthiers from Argentina to build high end classical guitars using "jacarandá" (Braziliand rosewood) for the back and the sides.

Ive now watched four of your videos. You sir are a Master in the best possible meaning of that title. As a hobbyist-guitarist who is the caretaker of 7 guitars and who has played and loved guitar based music on and off for more than fifty years ( im sixty one years old and first played a guitar in 1970 at a YMHA summer day camp) i am humbled by your skill and am honored that you have permitted me and many others to watch you lovingly practice your craft. God bless you. 😊🎼🎵🎶🎵🎶🎸❤

I love the historical analyses in your projects. The skill in restoration is amazing to me, but the history is fascinating. Thx.

I find myself using razor blades way more in my workshop since I started watching your videos...

It's a guitar built by a Luthier called José Morales from the province of San Juan Argentina

Thanks Ted. You always s make the end of the week doubly fun. Cool repair and fascinating history. Plus, the explanation of the repair challenges with the lacquer was straightforward, interesting and helpful. Nice one.

I love watching your repairs! I always learn something new about guitars and being a guitar geek your videos always inspire me tonkearn more! 🎸❤️🎶

The amount of care you put in to the fine detail is quite impressive, you certainly are the man for this type of work and I'm sure people who see your videos and are in your area have no question about where to take their guitars for repair :) thanks for the video

Best guitar repair KZfaq I love watching you it’s just satisfying

you sir, are a wood wizard. i don't know whats more magical... this repair... or how gosh darn easy you make it look! well done.

Man a new video from TWoodford goes a long way to brighten up a Saturday night in , especially under lockdown. I love a bit of Spanish. Thanks, man

Another great repair/video Ted. Interesting, informative and entertaining as usual. Always dig your playing as well. Cheers from Northern Utah

Dude, this was seriously impressive to watch. Mind blowing, really. I couldn’t believe how good it looked at the end!

Always brightens my day when I see a new twoodfrd upload!

it's nice to see a guitar made in my hometown being repaired in one of your videos. i loved this one

Beautiful repairs, sound and song. Thank you. Peace 💫

Always enjoy and learn from your videos Ted and your playing as well!

By far my favourite KZfaq channel. I just bought the veritas carving scalpel today because I see you use it all the time Thanks for the great videos Ted

Beautifully done. I learn an awful lot watching your meticulous work. Really enjoy your videos! Thank you!

As usual, brilliantly engaging, informative, skillful. All the good things. Hurrah. 👏🏻

Thanks as always for sharing your knowledge with us, Ted! And nice tune at the end. 👍

thanks for posting this repair, enjoy watching all of your work.

Great work on that patch. Learned a lot today! Thank-you for posting these videos!

Nice work. Your playing at the end is beautiful.

I'm always amazed at what you know. Thank you for sharing with us.

Hey channel owner! Man, I hope you read this note! Just discovered you and subscribed! I watched your Martin D18 gets a bunch of work vid! And I loved it. Your bridge build and documentation of it, was exceptional. I’m an old guy and my hands are to far gone to build, neck reset, even full fret replacements are now to hard on me. But I will still do partial refrets, bridge replacements, set ups etc. Bridges are my FAV! And yours was a beauty! For my own builds I’ve used a Guild style, which adds a couple more difficult surface intersections, but I find the atheistics more appealing. You did a great job on the Martin and even this old dog, at 63, learned a thing or two - especially about not taking certain things for granted re: measurements from the bridge you’re replacing ! AWSOME job - happy new sub. Peace

"Sisters of Mercy"! Nice arrangement. Bravo Ted! Gotta support a fellow Canuck singer/songwriter...

I appreciate your explanations and the imperial/metric conversions. Thanks Mr.

Outstanding patch work. Thank you for sharing once again Matt Bartolone

Great job once again. I loved the little piece you played at the end.

In Australia I know Potassium permanganate as “Condy’s crystals”. Prank uses abound (I’ll be responsible and not list any). Your videos are wonderful. I started watching while my Martin D35 was undergoing a massive restoration and I thought it would be helpful to see the sort of thing that was happening to “my precious”. Thank you.

Saludos desde MENDOZA, ARGENTINA...

I sure do enjoy your attitude, and to me your work is analogous to a one man racing team. Assuring performance, durability, and aesthetics, within a budget. Nice!

Love the explanations. Fantastic job. Serious attention to detail

Your carving is mesmerizing.

That was fascinating! Very delicate work! 👍

I always love the jams at the end! Cheers!

I like to view this repairs. Great job! Sound great, even without nails!

As usual, more learned from your video. Happy Valentine's Day. (An acquaintance once told me that Leonard Cohen said to him during their meeting in a Montreal café, "The heart is our only organ designed to be broken.")

Love it when you play for a minute when your done, thanks

What a great narration and video! Concise, well spoken and easy to understand, went together nicely with what's seen in the video and there was nothing that wasn't needed. PLUS, the no loud, brash music to annoy the bejeebers out of you. Too many "How to" video makers don't have a clue how to do it right.

I love these videos, keep up the good work!

Great relating this history. And great work as always.

Dude, this is awesome! I never thought i'd see you work on an instrument made in my home province. You just made my day. Greetings from San Juan!!

Fua, el Diego. In this case the top surely is made of spruce, the back and sides are made of a wood that here we call algarrobo, it is similar to rosewood but it has that crazy grain direction instead of being straight. The fretboard is made of Nogal criollo (A harder local type of walnut) and the neck is made of Cedro Colorado "red cedar" but it also isnt like the red cedar you can find in north america, it just shares the name. Abut the ornated headstock: There were people that made them in bulk and guitar manufacturers bought them, so it doesnt speaks of the quality of the guitar, you can find one of poor quality with a ornated headstock or a very good one. This brand in particular still exists

Thanks for the videos man. My dancer girlfriend and I watch them together. She loves your style despite not having much interest in guitars and even less in repair. Thanks for giving me something to learn from, and us something to bond over.

Dude, I really liked the bit you played at the end!

Nicely done and I truly enjoy your playing

I don’t play guitar. I don’t own a guitar. But I really enjoy watching a true craftsman. Also really liked the diagram and explanation of matching the finish on a plug. Good stuff. 👍

Very beautiful!

Muy bien con ese español mi querido amigo. Gracias por el vídeo.

So. Nice work, and pretty good picking! You always surprise me.

Right on time! Thanks, Ted!

Nice work; great hands; master craftsman. I learn every time Thanks for doing this especially during this period of unbelievable historic time. Stay safe Robb

love your choice of song at the end!

My ears pricked up hearing Leonard Cohen at the end there, perfect guitar for it. Thanks for the video Ted.

Lovely deep resonance.

Thank you for taking your time to teach the history of the instrument in your hands, and the truth, almost extinct in our present day, of a precise passion of work that only through a master others have found art..

Greets from Buenos Aires! Congrats and keep up this great work. Best wishes

As a furniture repairperson (French Polishing, etc) , then instrument repair of my own, I advocated the application of a bullet hole sticker for these kinds of dents. Repairs are all too often just as visible as the original scar. Kudos on the inlay structural repair though!

Love the archtop. Great work!

I Googled "shibari" lol You don't only learn (or at least observe and admire) amazing luthier techniques on this channel.

As usual nice video, great work and explanation, and nice playing!!! There have been and still are some amazing luthiers in Argentina, from south to north of the country. And of course, there are some very amazing guitars from here too.

Lovely work, as always.

Very nice. Its also nice to get a little guitar history lesson with the repair.

What would the world be like without people like you? I love watching these videos....

Lovely to hear Leonard Cohen’s Sisters Of Mercy played very well. Enjoying your videos, thanks.

"It's not Drank" gave me a chuckle. Thank you.

This is such a good channel; the comments are good too. Thanks

A very nice video and an excellent repair. Thanks also for the information regarding Argentina which I find very intresting.

Nice rendition of “Sisters of Mercy” at the end. Thanks for your videos! -Gord

Impressive work on that patch, Ted. Thanks.

Thank's for playing...very nice...

Thank you. Great work, as always.

That guitar sounds good, interesting appointments for a student model. Great video, thanks for sharing!

Hi from Bueno Aires, i have a 1965 "antigua casa nuñez" classical that had been in the family for +45 years, a few years ago i sent her to a luthier to do some glue work and nut/bridge adjustment, and sounds really beautiful

Hands down my favorite videos are yours. Thanks again so so much. You make this look easy and a lot of this is far from easy haha! Awesome stuff. :-)

That is fantastic. I wish I had seen this when repairing my own guitar.

Another great video. Bravo!

Great job! It sounds great!

Your videos are amazing, thank you

Thanks for sharing a playing it at the end.

That was a fun repair to watch. I didn’t think to add a patch like that.

Beautiful headstock 🎶🎶🎶

Well played!

Regarding the patch and finish: why not scrap a little margin of finish off from the perimeter of the seam, level the patch flush with the now bare original top wood, then fill the crater in the finish with new finish and level it flush?

Ii read the comments very interesting, an exquisite piece of craftsmanship for sure love the history lesson that goes along with this guitar as well.