Hi. I'm a Martin with lower back issues and after watching this video I still do but I feel better because I was entertained. Thank you.

Am I weird or does anyone else find his videos feel like a old comfortable sweater or pair of shoes? There's just something soothing and comfortable in the knowing that everything is going to be ok. Great video. Thank you.

That is an absolute gem of a result. Well done Sir.

It‘s so soothing and inspirational to watch an absolute experienced master at work! 👌🏼🤗

The amount of knowledge you have about everything guitar related is staggering. Thanks for sharing it.

I did NOT expect the back to turn out that good! Great work!

Not only a lesson in the Luthier trade but a bit of history lesson as a bonus. Another reason for looking forward to your next video. Thank you sir !

Wow, “looks good enough” is so understated as the repair looks 1000 times better than all the other previous repairs on the guitar. And how does one drop a guitar that many times 😂

😎🎸👍🏽🥓 THANKS…..yer a peach and a heck of a Luthier.

I thought this video was about me... A Martin with lower back issues 🤣. Love your videos, craftsmanship and explanations. Thanks for many inspiring hours!

You're an artist and historian. Great job from a fan in Detroit!

Thank you so much for all the great work you're showing us!

Yet another professional repair brings another ole gem back into service…!!! And I absolutely love the back stories and history info…!!!

That color matching is fantastic. Thanks for turning me on to it. Totally fascinated

A close friend of mine received one of these as a Christmas gift back around 1963-64- it was the first Martin I’d ever seen or played in the flesh. It wasn’t until 1969 that I bought a used D-18 advertised on a college bulletin board. Memories are great reminders! !

It's fascinating how you arrive at the best modus operandi in terms of glue and which tone woods to employ in your repair.

Made my evening. Brilliant repair work especially when you see that ragged great patch in the side (by others).

That's alot of Mojo, Just love the different repairs that the guitar has had done over the years. I like it! Great sounding to!

“Dichroic - the property of some crystals and solutions of absorbing one of two plane-polarized components of transmitted light more strongly than the other also: the property of exhibiting different colors by reflected or transmitted light.” Not gonna lie - I had to look that one up! Great story Ted!

Your work is absolutely top notch, Ted!

Man I can't thank you enough for these videos. I've had an interest in instrument building and renovation for years and these videos give me little tips in places where my woodworking skills alone aren't enough. Also, I love the way you narrate these.

You turn your craft into an art! What a wonderful video. What a pleasure to watch you. Thank you, Ted.

You are a master Ted, that's a fantastic repair as always. Your videos are always a treat. Quite a lovely sounding guitar on this one, I really enjoyed listening to it. Having watched pratically all your videos I'm inclined to say this guitar is one of the best sounding ones I've heard here

Not lying, I get soooo excited when I see Ted has posted a new video. There are no other youtube channel videos that give me this feeling. Great stuff Ted!

Thank you, Ted. Another brilliant repair and video. 👍🏽👍🏽

The knowledge, the skill, the presentation, the art, the artist. The sensitivity to others in the business. I'm so impressed.

This really came out nicely and much nicer than that other repair was done I might add as well. Really enjoy your channel not to mention that you give some excellent ideas in making repairs to any woods, not just guitars. Thanks.

Lovely stuff that. A very enjoyable and informative watch. Great to see and then hear the completed fix. Much appreciated!👍

It's always the best thing when I watch Ted work, glance away for a second, and can't see the slightest remnant of the damage when I look back again.

thanks for the celophane tape on the blade tip!!!! saved me so much work 🙌

Thanks Ted, you are a true master. Take care 👍

Lovely job as always. I have a 1960’s Martin “New Yorker” which has a lot of similarities and which also didn’t seem to catch on. I have it strung with silk and steel strings. Sounds great. Thanks for all you do for us.

Hey, Ted! Sometimes I watch/listen to your videos in my shop, while I work, and laugh when we are working on similar projects! You saved my sanity when I had Covid, and was flat on my back for a month! I watched all of your videos...I figured if I couldn’t be working in MY, shop, I could at least pick up some tips, watching you work in yours! Keep up the good work!

Words of praise from me would just repeat the previous comments as to your skill, teaching and overall WOW factor of rejuvenation! Keep the videos coming! You are helping more people than those that comment. Thank you.

Excellent work and it sounds wonderful too

I love the commentary. And the lessons as I repair all my own stuff... Everything, every car repair, home repair.

Beautiful work

As always, this video is a fascinating insight into your skill and knowledge. Thank you.

Well done! Always interesting and informative!

Good quality work! Thank you for sharing!

In This Episode - When Your Repairs Are Better Than The Previous Repairs! Great work, sir!!

Your skills, knowledge and experience is amazing

You sir, are a wealth of knowledge and talent. Your parents should be proud.

Fabulous work as always

I enjoy watching you videos, I've done quite a few repairs this way myself and I can definitely say super glue can be your best friend in these situations. Then combined with cleets its a strong repair. If your careful you can block it back to a nice repair at the end of the day.

Masterful work, as always.

You’ve got mad skills! Love your videos!

Once again amazing work! 👌

Another job well done! Great video!

Amazing job as always

FANTASTIC JOB!

Beautiful work man!!!!!!

Awesome work once again!

I felt very rewarded with that video. I watched it from start to finish. Beautiful job. This kind of craftsmanship is sorely missed in our present day society so many people consider it very valuable.

That back patch was perfect. Great work.

Awesome content Ted. I really can't believe how well the back of the instrument was blended. It's the kind of thing you wouldn't notice from a couple feet away, or if you didn't know it was repaired.

That last descending melody line is definitely “with the Flintstones” LOL

Thanks for the historical bridge comparisons, and for a chuckle!

Amazing work again Ted

incredible work

Thank you ever so much for the history lesson. The information is fascinating.

Very informative and an excellent repair. My uncle had (I own it now); a ‘47 Martin Ukulele that was given to him in Vietnam during the war. Since that time it was damaged twice. The first time he sent it to Hawaii for repairs, $$$. The second time after a lady slipped on the dance floor; with the Uke breaking her fall; he told me to fix it, since I work with wood. I’m no luthier, but I did get the multiple cracks & three holes replaced. I did sacrifice my wife’s tortoise shell sunglasses frame to add to the missing trim binding. Long story short; it plays and sounds good. 😊

Mind-blowing repair, as usual. I expected something much more visible. Nice.

I was just thinking about Julian Bream! He and John Williams fascinated me as a kid. Still listening today.

Every once in a while us guitar playing hacks like to see the real masters at work restoring somebody's previous love. Outstanding video!

Awesome work. Nice sound!

Thanks for sharing that ! I personally love this type of playing on classical :)

Wow, this one was amazing!

You did an amazing job on this repair, it's barely noticeable.

Fantastic vid thank you for being so descriptive amazing job on the guitar

well done, Sir, and a lot of useful background info, per usual.

This one brought back memories of my years hanging out at folk venues in Colorado in the sixties- several of the local folkies had these guitars, it must have been a "thang"? Nice job on the repair, we could all only wish...

Nice work and nice tone . Amazing how nylon can sound good

Very nicely done.

Had a '67 Martin 00C several years ago. An oddball, yes, but it was a really fun little guitar to play! Thanks for the memories.

I love the brief history lessons almost as much as the repairs. Ted is truely gifTED. Get it! 😂

I just love it, when a new video appears! yes Ted you, have groupies, but we are probably mainly men anywhere from 30 up yo 80! horrible thought! but genuinely it's a thrill to watch you at work, sharing your knowledge, and presenting it in such a way, with humour, but factual information! RESPECT AS ALWAYS! KEEP IT UP! AND THANK YOU!

You're an artist!

Brilliant stuff!

Looks great as usual and that guitar has a strong voice

Amazing as usual !

Great work.

I've watched Mark take off a bridge. He does it dry and with no heat - just a chistle. It's some wild shit to see and make me flinch

Very nice work

Awesome background info!

Modesty, ethics and amazing workmanship

Love that you played thanks for watching at the end 😅

Sounds great!

Cracking Job Ted

Excellent repair in my eyes.

This is a mahogany back. Side. Neck build. Also, the binding is a black binding. My 18 has the same binding and mahogany back and sides as well. All that aside, your approach to this repair is really creative and logical at the same time. Bravo.

That's a beautiful fingerboard.

"Good enough", That is a spectacular result. Unless you want to go for a full refinish, that's about as good as can be done. Nice sounding guitar, at least through the youtube audio muddling.

it sounds really nice there in the end

This one was a treat sir. I feel like these repairs which blur the lines between structural and cosmetic are kind of your forte.

Great repair. These inexpensive 60’s classical guitars can be really nice. I have a 1967 Hagstrom built by Bjarton in Sweden that I paid $100 for a few years ago. The tuners were falling apart, but otherwise it’s in nice shape. The nitrocellulose is beautifully cracked with age, but there are very few dings. A set of Stew Mac restoration tuners and around 4 hours of work and I have my favorite classical guitar. Later I installed some Waverly snakewood strap buttons. It sounds beautiful and is a joy to play. There are a few recordings of it in my channel.

Perfect timing, my t-shirt just arrived!!

always real good videos.

fantastic! thanks for the video.

Wow💥 nice Job !! - Your Skills are showing' even tho you try to be a very subdued, and modest artist !!! Your are quit' a Amazing Man Sir.. and I'm not easily impressed, being a artist, pinstriper', sign painter, motorcycle, and car mechanic, and Guitar. player for 55 years. Hats off to you Sir 💥