I watched different luthiers on KZfaq. Some, like Ted Wodford, approach a job in a very meticulous way, and some, like Jerry Rosa, will scare the hell out of you in the way he'll hack away at an old instrument, though in the end, both achieve remarkable results. Tanya has her own style and knows what works for her. Very impressive.

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Ted is much more careful and planned & methodical about the things he does though. Like after nipping the tangs. There's still a burr there that needs to be filed down. She skips that step and tears up binding & fretboards in the process. Ted doesn't. They, aren't alike at all. Shes better than Jerry Rosa for sure. But nowhere near Ted. Not even close. Ted's been doing it for like 30 years or something. It looks to me like she just rushes through it, trying to get done as soon as possible. She doesn't even take time to protect the fretboard when sanding frets. Oh no. Let's just sand scratches all over the fretboard too. Yea....no. Not like Ted. Not even close. Having passion isn't all of it. She needs the skills to go with that passion. She needs the patience. She needs to work on a lot.

You could have said nothing and it wouldn’t change a thing! But you chose to be a “Richard”

​@@J_____Cshe is a dedicated luthier and fixed hundreds of guitars so this is probably the fastest way for her, anyway she is better than me and i only salivate at the thought of a hot ukranian chick (that knows what she is doing) fixing my guitars. P.S i don't like that she sands the fretboard either but hell, could you tell that she did it? i couldn't.

Ehhhh.....she's an amateur. Ted is a magician. He's a seasoned, professional luthier who can build a high end acoustic from total scratch. Sorry but there is just a massive difference between the 2 of them.

Tanya is every bit the skilled person Ted is with perhaps less experience on the real difficult broken up guitars......not to say Tanya can't repair anything thrown at her. She truly is a master in the craft.

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Are you in the states, Las Vegas is lacking in good luthiers!!!

@@theeoarsman921Hamburg Guitars , Bernie . Dozens in L.A. some of the best .

❤ seeing your work and stay safe in Kyiv!

Thanks! But there is a lot of practice needed in this work. So if its your first refret - better practise on some junk guitars :)

@@TanyaShpachuk I will make sure to do that. Great suggestion!

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Yes, I was going to suggest the same, but ?

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People don't regret low end guitars. Surprising, I know.

My first fret Job was on a Custom shop E.S.P.Jeff Hanneman , 20 years ago , of course I Studied before I did it and had attended the Guitar Hospital In Big Rapids Michigan . With all the Videos out there , you can do this your self if you are good at working with tools and problem solving . Read and study all the Material you can , get the necessary tools and have at it .

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@@MetalDark_xxx666 I thought this before I read your comment! \m/