When we needed it most he restored Harmony in our lives.
@ileutur68633 жыл бұрын
I still can't get over how good that restored harmony sounded
@Abravenewfear3 жыл бұрын
Adam Savage referenced you on one of his one day builds. It was the refurbish of some type of mini piano.
@Mat_10003 жыл бұрын
Yes, exactly here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hbt4hsupmZmuhok.html (It's at the time he references him, but you have to go back a little in the video to see what he's talking about ; ) ).
@Abravenewfear3 жыл бұрын
@@Mat_1000 Cool thanks
@The_Fat_Turtle3 жыл бұрын
He's done it before as well, in regards to using superglue to strengthen wood. I can't remember which video it was but it was earlier in the year.
@ianc49013 жыл бұрын
Seeing Mr Savage butchering a toy piano and attempting to cobble together something that can make sounds from bits and pieces he has laying around and being happy with the end result even though it looks like it was made by a one armed chimpanzee with a hatchet and sounds like a beer crate half filled with broken springs is so far removed from what Todd does that I'm surprised he thought of Todd while making that video !
@MarkMcCluney3 жыл бұрын
@@ianc4901 I think his name is Ted.
@moonchild48063 жыл бұрын
That two tone bridge is gorgeous. I thought it was broken when the video started.
@bills60933 жыл бұрын
Me too. I had to look twice when I saw it from the other angle and it wasn't broken at all.
@luiscuixara46223 жыл бұрын
Ain't it odd that a thing can go from hideous to beautiful that quickly; off-perception to recognition of the true. That shit can be dangerous. . .
@bigtoelittlefinger61333 жыл бұрын
Class
@BudgetRC_Channel3 жыл бұрын
Man, after your description of how it sounded, I wasn't expecting to hear what I did. That sounded beautiful.
@johngardner5453 жыл бұрын
Your content is not solely for guitar repairs, for me it's therapy, a money can't buy experience. I wish you the best in everything you need. Cheers from the land Down Under !
@HartelozeKlootzak3 жыл бұрын
Oh hey there gang
@GianmarioScotti Жыл бұрын
The choice of woods for the fretboard, bridge and neck make this an extraordinarily pretty and unique guitar.
@MichaelLloyd3 жыл бұрын
My ear heard 46 and my eye was seeing 48 :) Very enjoyable to watch as always
@jimhibert3 жыл бұрын
“Don’t ask for dimensions - get a guitar and figure it out for yourself” - love it!
@whansandceros3 жыл бұрын
"Do the work"
@juffurey3 жыл бұрын
@@whansandceros or do the research, I contacted Fender for the full specs on my 15 year old MIM strat, and they had everything down to the neck finish.
@micahgoodreau3 жыл бұрын
yet gives the dimensions for everything else. lol
@sickb22003 жыл бұрын
I like the fact that the customer wanted this old Harmony to be done right even though it doesn't make sense given the dollar value of the guitar. That's called loving your guitar. People do it with cars and such all the time.
@kevinsnyder44253 жыл бұрын
I agree - every guitar has it's own unique personality, even the cheaper ones like Harmony.! I have 2 ,and they are loved and cared for ,just like my more expensive ones !
@vayabroder7293 жыл бұрын
The thing is, as he said earlier in the video, this guitar might’ve been an economy model back in the day but the wood that it’s made from is now a luxury. Which is why I try to keep my older instruments. Many of the fingerboards are Brazilian rosewood.
@paullarnce21673 жыл бұрын
Keith Richards toured and recorded the Stones first two albums with Harmony guitars. The first album was recorded with a 6- string/ the second with a 12 string. Yes- these are cheap guitars for their time, but very sought after by guitarists.
@vayabroder7293 жыл бұрын
@@paullarnce2167 Pete Townshend I believe, also used them.
@brianpateman26663 жыл бұрын
That "weird little modal thing" sounds just lovely! I enjoy listening to these old Harmony guitars - they have their own distinctive sound.
@kostaskritsilas26813 жыл бұрын
Ladder bracing of the top is part of it. So is the all mahogany wood choice. The rest is execution.
@haliaeetus82213 жыл бұрын
Very Jethro Tullish to my ears
@hydorah3 жыл бұрын
Great to see you go into so much detail about that bridge routing jig of yours. I'm fixing up a 1972 Aria, clearly inspired by the Gibson Hummingbird. I'm using your bent B string method to intonate the new saddle. just quietly watching your vids has given me loads of lutiery and repair tips and I'm very grateful for that - and for the entertainment
@michaelinglis85163 жыл бұрын
I think the date stamp says "S48" not "S46" but you might already know that and accidentally said 46. Or it really is a 46 and it looks like 48. Excellent video btw as always!
@ursafan403 жыл бұрын
Yeah that's an 8
@telecasterbear3 жыл бұрын
People need to understand that this is your job. We viewers see entertainment. You are working. Indeed, the casket shop I worked at, shut down for everyone's vacation at the same time.
@stevesoldwedel3 жыл бұрын
Did people take a vacation from dying? I'll see myself out ...
@IrisGalaxis3 жыл бұрын
Nice Tele.
@swbusby3 жыл бұрын
The Honduran mohogany on this one is remarkably beautiful.
@eddyj38623 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!!!! what a unusual looking but beautiful sounding guitar!!! twoodfrd you are genius!!!!
@jackiet45753 жыл бұрын
That guitar sounds as lovely as it looks! That mahogany is beautiful 😍. Someone has taken very special care with it all these years and could not have given it to a better luthier for repairs and changes! Loved this video ❤️❤️
@ponyman563 жыл бұрын
Love your, "I'm not going to show every ______ job" thing. Personally I don't set my alarm for the latest vid from you, I simply am pleased with seeing a new one available. Stick to your guns. Great work.
@richardalanprow2833 жыл бұрын
Love the old Harmonys! Nice work!!
@feilgrep3 жыл бұрын
The fact that you happened to have a piece of perfect match sap-/heart wood ebony lying around made me smile. Thanks for another great video!
@fredschaves3 жыл бұрын
Ahhh, here we are again. What a treat.
@MouldyGuitars3 жыл бұрын
I found when using very long thin drill bits (2 or 3mm), it helps to slide a brass or ally tube up the drill bit. This helps stop it bending and can also protect nearby body material from the spinning drill bit.
@GianmarioScotti Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this useful advice.
@ianc49013 жыл бұрын
Very unusual having sapwood and heartwood running along the fingerboard like that and also on the bridge, that makes it a pretty unique instrument ! Finding a piece of rosewood in your stash with similar colours so you can make a matching insert for the bridge is astonishing and shows what kind of a craftsman you really are ! It really blew me away to see the matching insert fitted in the bridge, if you didn't know that it had been done you'd never notice it !
@petedazer33812 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate your insights into things. Your videos are informative and very pleasant to watch. Thanks for the stupendous effort!
@pjm3293 жыл бұрын
"Don't ask for dimensions. Get a guitar and figure it out for yourself. Do the work." Best quote I've heard in a while. That is a cool jig though. I love learning about and working on my guitars. But I don't think I would want that to be my job. Thank you for the work that you do and for sharing some of it with us.
@kindabluejazz3 жыл бұрын
That reminds me of Chef John when people ask how much salt or sugar or butter he used and his response is "make it to your liking - that's just you cooking". "That's just you luthiering."
@demantoid4183 жыл бұрын
Sweet. I do like that fret board. thanks for showing
@grene19553 жыл бұрын
I have to say...I grew up as a carpenters kid, but I didn't know how to use a chisel until I saw your vids. As usual, awesome work!
@wyattsdad85613 жыл бұрын
Always a pleasure watching your vids. Thank you for sharing your work.
@danielwgk3 жыл бұрын
Almost seems like a special build, maybe for the employee themself or for someone in the company. It looks really neat.
@TheRumbles133 жыл бұрын
Cool fretboard and bridge matching! Harmony are underrated guitars in my opinion
@wyattsdad85612 жыл бұрын
Man, I love watching these videos. I’m a self employed carpenter but I wish I did this for a living. There’s a big difference between carpentry and luthier work. Even tho we both work with wood. I do finish carpentry as well but this is a different animal. I typically do my own guitar work and have even done some refinish work on my guitars but good luthier work is something I view with a very deep appreciation. Thanks for sharing your great work.
@davidd63343 жыл бұрын
"...so that fret 130 looks as good as fret number 1." That's about as good quality life advice as you can get.
@tonymurphy26243 жыл бұрын
It is. A sports coach would call it 'playing to the whistle'.
@billknudson7895 Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Ted, for the detailed explanation of your saddle routing jig. That gives me enough info to “do the work” and make my own. FYI-I always get a little sentimental whenever you work on a Harmony guitar. A guy in my very first band started building his chops on a Harmony Bobcat played through a Montgomery Ward Airline amp. Great times.
@jipes3 жыл бұрын
Actually seems to sound very deep and nice. great fix as usual love the way you try to keep the bi-color of the bridge it looks nice
@picksalot13 жыл бұрын
I like the simple beauty of the guitar. I saw a video of someone polishing frets with a small buffing pad on a Dremel - Smart. 😎
@MrFlint513 жыл бұрын
I have a self-built 12string from 1967. The neck is mahogany with an integral fingerboard. The wood was chosen with a slight back-bow and when strung up it is virtually flat without any reinforcement
@allfields2 жыл бұрын
Among Canadian tradesmen "figure it out" is a sign you're asking too many questions
@kostaskritsilas26813 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the part about first and second part of the year. I have been having this debate with people for a long time. I have a later H165 (1958). Guitar materials are the same, but it bottom bout on mine is flatter on the end, and it has the “Steel Reinforced Neck”. As cheap as these guitars were new, they have some interesting material choices, like the once piece sound boards and backs (not book-matched like today’s guitars, or other guitars of the same era).
@ravingcyclist6243 жыл бұрын
Wonderful opening music! Now all that's needed is a Stéphane Grappelli accompaniment.
@RockStarOscarStern634 Жыл бұрын
A Half Sapwood Half Heartwood Fretboard & Bridge, that's quite a neat design.
@paulmachamer55752 жыл бұрын
He will never read this, but thank you for explaining the core elements of what I need to do to fix my classical guitar that has crappy intonation! Will I ever do it? Not sure, but now I know how to build the jig!
@dwebster502 жыл бұрын
You got to smile , when everyone starts correcting you for what they think is a mistake you make…From the opening music to the end test play , That’s what puts a smile on my face. You don’t see this kind of repair of guitars …anywhere but here.! Further more, I have yet to see a bad video.🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦💌😊
@timothy46643 жыл бұрын
I always look forward to late Saturday afternoons.
@adobedoug25643 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ted. I really appreciate you playing them for us.
@johndrippert32893 жыл бұрын
Really like the sound on the bass end of the scale with this one.
@donaldholman90703 жыл бұрын
beautiful old guitar. Thank you for the great video.
@JoshuaC9233 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful guitar, great work
@AlfOfAllTrades3 жыл бұрын
I love the sound of this guitar. There's something about the sound that speaks to me on an almost visceral level.
@MarderExplorer3 жыл бұрын
Are you the left-handed Alfie he mentions semi-regularly? Very cool example of a figure-8 H165 you have, if so!
@AlfOfAllTrades3 жыл бұрын
@@MarderExplorer Unfortunately not. :)
@kennogawa66383 жыл бұрын
Those older guitars just sound sweeter.
@Joe___R2 жыл бұрын
Honduran mahogany and even cuban mahogany is still somewhat available today. But are getting quite expensive especially the old growth verity. When you get your hands on some it is obvious why our ancestors loved it so much.
@beatleme23 жыл бұрын
Really nice work as always and playing a strung left-handed guitar right-handed sounding beautiful at the end
@mickvictor3 жыл бұрын
Sounded pretty good to me.
@wombatspatulafreek Жыл бұрын
i like the two color fingerboard... it DOES sound "bluesy"... nicely done!
@yazidbakar14852 жыл бұрын
Great sound after you repair..love this lerthanded guitar because i'm a lefty too..
@timearll2663 жыл бұрын
My Saturday night by the radio. Thank you!
@mikewithrow22713 жыл бұрын
Sometimes I get a really good dose of why did I even do that... Coming from the memories of all the various Harmony and Silvertone guitars I've passed over or just wasn't educated enough on their history. Had some pretty nice Kay's before I probably should have kept and just played when the mood hit.
@Obscurity202 Жыл бұрын
Would love to hear more about the g string intonation trick in a future video! Thanks!
@D.Guitar3 жыл бұрын
Great Video. I love how You just have odd scraps of woods that can pretty much cover most jobs
@highdesertjustin3 жыл бұрын
Cocaine and rhinestones is really good. Season 2 was absolutely worth the wait.
@michaelmcclain50912 жыл бұрын
Have a harmony with a similar fretboard. It's used as a barbeque guitar. Traded a bucket of used horseshoes for it. Had to fix some cracks and reset the neck.
@g.gorrell20883 жыл бұрын
How in the heck? You kinda' sound like John Redbourn on that lefty! These are the best documentaries on You-Tube.
@Aux1Dub3 жыл бұрын
I thought that podcast was abandoned, so glad there’s new episodes!
@0091stefan3 жыл бұрын
I love watching you work! I am a guitarist, i had my framus panthera at a luthier for a refret and a new nut, but he just glued a piece of wood under the old nut (frets are higher) and it was sloppy, brought it to another luthier for a new nut, spacing was all over the place, can i send you my guitar from austria? :D
@jadeowenhamblyn44053 жыл бұрын
Just going to put this out there: who is giving a Woodford video a thumbs down? It makes no sense.
@dooleyfussle86343 жыл бұрын
Ah, yeah. Got that Harmony jingle jangle! You have the best recording microphone (at least it sounds that way on my tiny tab speakers!).
@sergejk3 жыл бұрын
Wood wizard, thanks for teaching us! Keep up the great work!
@rmcfee3 жыл бұрын
Awesome work as always!!
@chefkdowg3 жыл бұрын
Guitar sounds great
@xcalibre2222 жыл бұрын
WOW, Made 2 years before I was born and seems to be holding up a lot better then I am. :) Thanks for the Vids!
@aaronriedel19852 жыл бұрын
that is a great sounding guitar!
@marctamtonthat3 жыл бұрын
I'm fond of your videos. Very interesting and also it seems that being a craftsman lifts spirit. Very good philosophy in life from my point of you. Thanks for everything.
@hoponthebusgus14462 жыл бұрын
I use yellow food coloring and a que-tip to mimic aged binding. works pretty well.
@ianrose55053 жыл бұрын
Thank you really great information as always
@stephendixon85753 жыл бұрын
Well, don’t care what anyone says, I reckon that’s $800 CAD well spent if you end up with a guitar with as much charm as that sounding so lovely 🙌
@MakarovFox Жыл бұрын
nice to see the conversion i am left user in a lot of thing and is nice t osee a proper way to convert
@chriscutress17023 жыл бұрын
i used to use Honduran Mahogany to build bookcases and furniture in high school almost 50 years ago. A beautiful wood to work with and I still have one bookcase and two pieces of furniture I built out of that wood. All finished with 'Deft' which I understand was responsible for the loss of a few brain cells along the way. Who knew ???
@abloke88343 жыл бұрын
Thank God for that. I've just got in from work and a new video pops up. Cheers
@briansimpson81163 жыл бұрын
Another fine lesson
@nicolen.96423 жыл бұрын
It's a beauty 🎶🎶🎶
@jamesdahl69493 жыл бұрын
As always, an unbelievable job that leaves me in awe! Don't know if I spelled that right but you're pretty amazing and I love watching your videos! I think you're much better than you really realize!
@kenlesko75592 жыл бұрын
Love your channel! Do you advise customers that the cost of repairs may exceed the value of the instrument? Sentimental value, of course, is priceless.
@lugster36343 жыл бұрын
I have the same pen, Tom. Good show!
@drummerhammar3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic once again. great skills!
@Goomer3 жыл бұрын
nice job as usual
@kenthephotoguy3 жыл бұрын
I look forward all week for your broadcast.
@beytone3 жыл бұрын
Love the sound! Great job once again, lucky owner!
@localcrew3 жыл бұрын
I think that the unique two-tone wood on this guitar makes it more valuable. It sure makes it interesting.
@josephbrewer70265 ай бұрын
Until you pointed out the dual colored bridge I thought it had a huge chunk broken out of it and was wondering why you weren’t mentioning it. Old eyes I suppose. Very interesting fret board and bridge.
@ReiMonCoH3 жыл бұрын
The bane of mastery, the inherit monotony
@lucasdeaver91922 жыл бұрын
Thank you for catering to the left hand community.
@richsackett34233 жыл бұрын
I was just going out to spray clear nitro on a mid-60s Harmony archtop I've had for decades. It had been sitting outside and I bought it for like $35. Now I'm older and smarter (than when I took a run at it the first time), I think I stand a fair chance of turning it into something fun and playable. It has a steel-reinforced poplar neck with a lovely little backbow to it. I think it'll be fine.
@patrickniedermeyer21123 жыл бұрын
I'm in the middle of a neckset on a 1950 Silvertone H621 (made by Harmony?), and I was surprised to see that it has a rectangular steel bar in its neck.
@donald-parker3 жыл бұрын
Great as always! Questions on cutting a new saddle slot (possibly fodder for a future video): It looks like you are doing it parallel to a flat edge of the bridge. But I would think it is common to need to slant the saddle a bit for better intonation. So my 2 part question is a) how to set up your jig for a slant and b) how to determine the proper slant (or even if you need one) before you cut? I've even seen some acoustics where the saddle is split so there are 2 (or more) saddle slots to accommodate even more intonation control. As an added bonus .... why on earth has no one invented a saddle/bridge system for acoustics that allow accurate intonation adjustments (like electrics)?
@twoodfrd3 жыл бұрын
It was cut with a slant, but I angled the take off points to the very front edge for the treble and the very back for the bass so it's not slanted as much, so I didn't run out of bridge for the treble. The bridge might also have been glued on a bit crooked as well. There have been several adjustable saddles developed for acoustics over the years. They usually get pulled out and plugged because they sound awful.
@kevinwager92844 ай бұрын
sounds like a keeper.
@colinmccormack17283 жыл бұрын
Could it be possible the neck back bow was induced deliberately or otherwise by the re-fret by forcing oversized tangs into narrow slots?
@twoodfrd3 жыл бұрын
I'm told it was probably introduced by sanding when the refret took place.
@peterjames25803 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! I got and old Harmony on the bench that has been beaten to an inch of its life 😁
@rududuu3 жыл бұрын
dude. watch your titles! i was in suspense all the time waiting for something to go wrong :D nice work!
@icedog753 жыл бұрын
I know your a fan of fish glue and I recently used it on a refret that has been hanging around (I'm very amateur and this is for my own use) and I was a bit surprised to see a clamping time of 12 hours...is that the norm for fish glue? Do you rely on the fret tang to provide the clamping when you use it on frets? I used my fretboard radius block light clamped in place overnight-seemed to work fine. Your vids got me going on some projects that hung up....enjoy watching you work.
@twoodfrd3 жыл бұрын
I do rely on the tang to hold frets in place. The glue is just to fill gaps and make a more solid attachment.
@icedog753 жыл бұрын
@@twoodfrd Tks.
@deaniversen3513 жыл бұрын
if you look you can find a Fender Elite strat or tele with a half n half neck like this in the ebony species, honestly the knot will bring strength in that area, so it's all good, what it does for vibrations dunno? curious what the numbers are stamped on it tho? beautiful guitar tho, no jokes, that wood and the patina is fabulous, bet its the only one in existence like this unless they did a run of em like fenner did with the elites? props to the owner, SCORE! beautiful great sounding guitar and fantastic repair set up work..
@andsalomoni3 жыл бұрын
I like a lot these essential guitars, without rosettes and bindings.