Robojazz Telemaster sounds like an end-level boss from Disco Terminator 2000.

I love listening to Ted thinking his way through a problem.

That Washburn may actually be the most beautiful guitar you’ve had on this channel. Bold statement but standing by it

This is the best instrument repair channel on KZfaq

I hope the guy with the robo-tuners doesn't have to change a string mid-gig. Looks like a PITA.

As a guitar player, this channel is fascinating to watch. Watching a skilled luthier do his work is just awesome. MUCH respect for your skills and work.

The Washburn is absolutely gorgeous. I appreciate your respect for the instrument.

As a player, I really appreciate your meticulousness. You are SO careful, and think out all your actions. I know the players you work with appreciate your craftsmanship. Thank you for the videos.

That was mindblowing how the ebony fill just straight up disappeared! Incredible work.

Can't believe that acoustic is almost 125 years old! Thanks for showing it to us and nice job as usual.

“And now for something completely different” I think that’s from Monty Python

03:15 Worth repeating: DON'T SUPERGLUE ANY NUT, EVER! *please*. yours truly, all guitar repairmen.

Wow that Washburn is beautiful, love watching you work...

No, you are not a doofus... You're human. We all miss something once in awhile. I think you did an outstanding job.

Two, that slanted saddle thing made me smile. I love watching you work Bucko.

Wow that Washburn is amazing nice inlays ..even a valute

Seems I've found a new interest on KZfaq lol. Never knew I'd be so content learning about guitar repair, modification, and general maintenance & tuning procedures. Nice channel! You've got very good content here. Thank you for taking the time to do this! I thing round things = circles 🤷🏻‍♂️😂👍🏻👍🏻

It's so enjoyable - and satisfying -watching a real professional at work. I'm hooked

That Washburn is gorgeous!

Thanks for sharing. Always look forward to your videos.

Amazing work, thank you for sharing. It makes large changes less intimidating. If you are careful and know what the end goal is, many things are possible. Thank you!

really enjoy your videos. keep up the good work. that robotuner is real mood killer

Very nicely done as always!!

Exquisite work on that ebony plug!

How interesting that I came across this episode at this time. I'm all set up to rout a saddle slot in one of my acoustic guitars to switch it over to left-handed play. The plug has been glued in and leveled, intonation of top and bottom strings determined, and the jig set up. I will be routing the slot as soon as I get to the shop. Had a finger-tip injury on my chording hand which will keep me from playing my normal guitars for a month. Thanks for posting this. Also, if you ever get up to Rainy River, Ontario let me know, I live right across the river from that town and I'll walk you over a couple of rolls of pennies.

Those roasted woods look freaking gorgeous.

Man that's a beautiful neck. Wow. That's crazy how the old saddle slot pretty much disappeared. Well done. Definitely work to be proud of.

Beautiful show. Very different, but worth the effort. I’m not a huge fan of the robo-tuners (especially for students) but I do understand the stage use. Same with the switch. Museum restoration quality work on a lovely parlor guitar - as you always do. Wow!

Looks like a true nightmare those tuners ! The Washburn is just beautiful

Beautiful acoustic...thank you

That running on the acoustic upside down was wicked! :)

The sound at the end from the left handed position was really nice! Gave me great ideas for inventive intonation :^)

Oh man that Washburn is awesome, I'm a leftie of course, great work as always dude !!!

2:44 in the words of the great David Rhéaume, GOOCHED.

I had the Tronical tuners on an SG, it was pretty nice to have at home for a quick tune up any time you pick up the guitar. On stage ... it's too slow, too often fails (tunes wrong) and this all gets worse when there's more noise. Restringing as you showed is an enormous pain and thicker gauge than 11s is not supported Two of the servo's broke at some point, I replaced them with Hipshots and I'm never touching that crap again.

Best channel on KZfaq, seriously.

Thanks Ted, another great video!

Those tuners are a PITA. That acoustic, wow, 1895 and Brazilian Rosewood. Nice.

The little things are getting the best of us some days but they just make us love the better things more!

Amazing to watch!

The Doctor is in the house.. Great methodology fixing that bridge. You didn't mention how deep you routed, hopefully a little bit more

Love the Monty Python transition between guitars.

I feel your pain on the 4-way switch, as I had a similar experience to yours. After finally getting it wired correctly, I didn't find the tonal options very useful, and the switch cap cracked. So, I removed it, and put in a simple 3-way toggle switch. Suits my use better. Thanks

Nice sound on the tele. Wow

Nicely spec'd Telemaster! Pat. Des. No. 60's bridge plate and quartersawn roasted maple neck! Those tuners though!

A lot of people hate those autotuners (many think you cannot manually tune, which is incorrect) ...after you learn how to use them, I think they work great. One thing I have found, though, (on all the stock Epiphone/Gibson units I've worked on), I have had to calibrate the autotuners against a good tuner...from the factory setup I have found them way off!!

3:44 Me - "Hmmm, is he going to use a reamer on that lovely roasted maple headsto-ohhhhhh noooooooo...."

Something amazingly different !!

Hi, I really enjoy watching you work on all the different types of repairs your faced with. I'm always amazed with the creative solutions you come up with and the quality of the repairs. I was hoping you or a viewer would know what size fret crowning file ( Sm, Med, or Lg ) I would need for a 2003 American Stratocaster? Thanks, Tom

Robot tuners? Wow, I didn’t know there was such a thing. I generally fall at the opposite end of tuner technology, preferring vintage Kluson double line for my Telecasters and Grover open gear for my acoustics. Neat idea, though, if they work. I also like to flip around my Tele controls, like you have done, with the switch in the back. Cool guitar!

Thank you for the tip of not gluing an inlay-ish nut :). I'm planning of remake one for my (low cost) Ibanez, really worry about removing it without brake anything, I hope there is no glue on it by factory...

I love the jazacaster

I just use pva glue to glue ANY nut. Also, I don't feel the need to glue a strat style nut at all. They usually fit very well, won't get lost for sure, and they are a huge pain to remove if glued.

"brother Josie was wrongggg." hahahahah

Every time you play a left handed guitar it sounds very eerily good

You have the patience of a saint sir.

Man says how he can't get some masterpieces out of a left handed guitar but tries and does absolutely amazing

Man, that plane is sharp.

SOUNDS. PROFESSIONAL. GRADE THE ACOUSTIC.

"Isn't that a little honey?" -- Taxi Driver reference??

Wait til we are overrun with Robots of all kinds and they all respond like those tuners.

Every single time you post a new video I get all giddy, and stop whatever i'm doing to watch

My patience would never suffer that robot tuner thing……

I did a 4-way switch on my Tele when I changed the pickups and It would only switch 3 positions. I took the switch off the plate and voila’ 4 clicks. I bought a plate with a longer switch slot instead of filing out the genuine one.

Used to go to sugarbush every year until dad died. it has turned into a big event watching people get their 2wd sedans stuck in the mud leaving was my favorite part

PS, that Lyon and Healey acoustic is simply gorgeous.

Absolutely the best.

Silk’n Steel strings highly suggested. In the early 60s, Martin and Gibson 12 string acoustic guitars left the factory with the above mentioned strings.

Beautiful job on the acoustic 👍 You sure do nice work. P.S...robotuners look like more hassle than they're worth.

Lately I've been very disappointed with the quality of CRL strat and tele switches. I much prefer other brands and only use them in vintage fenders so they look right. Perhaps, like everything else, there are fake Chinese ones finding their way onto the market. Who knows?.. Having said this, it is very easy for solder to wick down into the contacts and stop the wafer from sliding between them. These days I use a heatsink clip mounted low near the little rivet to stop the solder in its tracks. Also, Ted, if you need a custom wiring, let me know. I enjoy your videos and I'm happy to help you out. If the tone pot is wired directly to the bridge pickup, it will still work on both when the switch is in the middle/parallel setting. You can isolate this to a certain extent with a couple of resistors, but in series mode, it shouldn't be necessary.

the washburn is sweet

The Washburn is only gorgeous. The bridge work was as lovely as the guitar itself.

Do you know where to get plans for that routing jig? I have to do the same for a late 1800’s (similar) rosewood parlor. StewMac has priced me out. Great job and sympathies for the robot tuner install and setup. I get it.....but what a pain in the ass. I’m having finger issues also and it seems to be a mum topic in the guitar community. Chipping away at all that joy.

Understood. Robo tuners, NO. The Washburn is beautiful. Sounds nice too. Thank you for sharing.

I would love to see the wiring schematic for that 4-way tele harness with the tone bypassed on the neck!

Mr Woodford, Have you ever tried compensating the nut to try to reduce the need for some of the saddle compensation. I was just wondering if such an approach would help in a case like this where ther isn't enough room for proper saddle adjustment. Thanks.

I have an old Ibanez acoustic very similar in size and shape, with a very similar sound hole inlay. It has a label saying Ibanez Salavadore, but I don't know any more about it. Any ideas or clues for me? thanks!

Man, that friggin' brother Joshy...

Can you please pass along the wiring diagram?

.....”it has one crack, which is typical for a Brazilian.....”. I married a Brazilian and... you are correct.

1st guitar: I wouldn't like to gig with that tuner - too much to go wrong. There's enough pressure when you're performing ! My motto is Keep It Simple...

Yes, robot tuners make me cringe 13:52 Would you ever consider routing out the old saddle slot just lightly before making your new saddle? Just a fly cut to make the surfaces more straight, clean, and predictable? Came out killer looking though, with no gaps on top. Sounded very rich, like a good Martin

I was waiting for "and if you want an open g tuning,? Just push the button? Nada !

I would put some kind of magnet on the back of a headstock for these robot tuners things

I thought the tone pot was at the rear of the Tele plate, which is why turning the plate around makes sense, for doing a manual wah with styles such as Dieselbilly.

I laughed too hard at "My brother Joshie did it one time in the back of a pickup truck" XD XD XD

Love that Jazzmaster..

Do you recall what the back of the neck pickup looked like? It looks very familiar.

those tuners look nice lol

Wow!! That's a beautiful acoustic!! Did you say that was made in 1895??? That thing is in excellent condition!!

OMG. Very nice guitar but those robot tuners just turn me off completely. Complex, hard to change on the fly, one more thing to go wrong, and, oh ya, batteries. I wish I had watched this before I superglued my nut and later on experienced all the problems you mentioned when I needed to replace it.

The Washburn acoustic's action looked rather high. Was that an optical illusion of the camera angle, or perhaps the client's preference, I wonder?

To all my friends who want robot tuners because they play in different tuners. I hate those things. I owned an SG with those on it. I never dreaded switching new strings till I had to switch them on the Robot Tuners. The best answer I can give is. Find a make of a guitar you like, and just buy a second or 3rd one. For example, I always say, I run 3 les pauls classics with Standard Tuning, D, A, D, G, A, D, and B flat (Not C# like others constantly think B flat Tuning is.) You can get an A/B Y or A/B/C/ Y switch which is normally used to multiple amp selections to connect multiple guitars to your rig and just select the guitar in place of the amp.

Liking the Monty Python ref!

Sexy. HAHA Ted you are not only a master of the lutherie arts, but your dry sense of humor just kills me every time. Great work.

i have seen very few guitar things with batterys that i would even bother with

I'd like to see a neck block repair . Where the neck block shifts and causes a crack in the top and either moves the rosette or cracks it. I just had that fixed on a martin but have a guild that i'll have to do that one myself. The Martin had too much sentimental value for Me to attempt …. . .

Did you have the strings restricted or resting on a stand while you were trying to use the robot tune?

I think 4way switch was not wrong. Did you tried to cut the plate switch slot a little longer to let switch move until t'he end?

for the guy with the wrist issues, maybe he could try knurled tuner knobs like on Abasi guitars so you can adjust tuning with just thumb and forefinger?