"Well, hey there gang..." I always find myself waiting for that iconic opening line ;)

I, for one, really like the woody, dry sound of that type of guitar. Many folk players and singers like that tone, as it compliments the voice, instead of trying to override it. Nice job, and a fine guitar.

One of these was my first guitar, in about 1963.

My father bought me one of these new for $115 (US) in 1964. It’s still my number 1 guitar. Volume-wise, dreadnoughts blow it away, but it has a wonderful, balanced tone. The plastic bridge pulled loose in the mid-1970s, and an excellent local repair man made a duplicate out of walnut.

Though it may feel repetitiveness ad nauseum, we”ll never tire of your narrative/ storytelling, Ted. Automatic thumb’s up on every new video from me. Also, every instrument you work on should have the Woodford badge, as they come back vastly improved. Great work!

A Gibson LG-O was the first guitar I learned on, 60 years ago. It got destroyed, and 45 years afterward I bought another one to have my first guitar again. Replaced the plastic bridge with wood. The replacement LG-O is almost perfect.

Lovely work. My sister loaned me her 1966 LG-0 when I was in college in the mid/late 70's. I had a luthier in Memphis replace the bridge and bridge plate (no screws) and replaced the saddle and nut with bone ones. I also upgraded the tuning machines and got a hard shell case for it. It was an unusually loud and resonant example, especially after the mods, and as a lead instrument it was quite punchy even with light gauge strings. Watching this makes me miss having it around to play.

I can highly recommend the Dremel flexible shaft extension, makes a world of difference. That and the detailers grip attachment might be worth checking out.

Kind of nice seeing an oldy like that getting fixed up. Sounded pretty good, too. Thanks, Ted.👍🙂

I really enjoy your style of humor & craftsmanship, it's why I watch every episode. You could be a cooper, he who builds & repairs wine barrels & I'd still watch every episode.

And another old guitar saved for future years to came, to make many more future musicians happy :) Thanks Ted!

"Not a purulent discharge" was a chortle-inducing phrase!

This mahogany guitar happens to be the same age as me (born in 1958) so it pleases me to no end that you have given it new life! If only humans came with truss rods for our spines! Thank you for your excellent work!

I love mahogany guitars, my dad had an all mahogany triple 0 style Everett, was one of the sweetest sounding finger picking guitars I've ever played

Love it when you were dubbing the bridge against the body... like a steam train crossing the open plain. Never boring - always learns something new Tim - many thanks 😎

It's got such a bright, high-register sound based on what I'm hearing; not a lot of bass to it. That's exactly what I would expect a singer-songwriter/folk artist to use so as not to drown themselves out. And it definitely has a sweeter sound than, say, an Ovation bowl-back that has that thin, high sound and very little bass. Very nice piece.

I love the make it easy for the next person! Like driving, always drive like your following yourself or expect to meet yourself coming around that blind bend.

I never get tired of any of your videos. I learn a little something with every one. You could make them an hour long and that would be fine. Thanks.

The sound of sanding evokes ASMR.

My good man, we will never grow tired of seeing the amazing work you perform. Besides, it's not just the work that brings us here... who else uses the word purulent? Nobody. Nobody I say! 😂

I love your videos Ted. Being a guitarist of fifty years or so I've always loved seeing how guitars are put together, but better than that I really love seeing how people go about repairing damaged guitars and I don't find polishing, polishing, polishing boring. I like to see how long, in real time, it takes you to complete any particular process. Thank you for sharing all you upload.

Your patience and your level of craftsmanship never cease to amaze me.

Love your videos. And I learn so much from them. Plus that old Gibson came out great

Man, thanks for taking the time to teach us! Fantastic as always.

For 18 minutes, you charmed and soothed me as usual with your voice, your skill, and your knowledge. All was right with the world. And then you hit me with the purulent discharge. You are the MAN.

I just love your work! Thank you for sharing!

Merci pour ces judicieux tutoriels. Je joue de la guitare depuis 43 ans et j'apprends beaucoup sur la façon dont je peux moi-même améliorer la condition des mes guitares. Merci Mr Ted...always fun to watch you...Andy from Sherbrooke, Québec 😊🎸😊

excellent vid, great closeups and good workmanship ty

It's so relaxing watching your videos! Thanks for sharing with us!

OMG - putting a left-over guitar string through the string posts to keep the bushings from disappearing into oblivion (at least I'm assuming this is the purpose) is absolutely and truly pure GENIUS! Thank you for that!

What a beauty! Great job Ted!

I’ve never commented on this channel, but it’s perfect and your the best! I’ve watched every one of your videos and I love them. I’m a finish carpenter by trade and I love to see and hear the logic behind tool and material choices, and get the back stories you provide. For what it’s worth, I wouldn’t change anything. I never get tired of you or your videos. Thanks for your channel Ted.

Another masterclass from a master. Great video!

I never get tired watching you perform your craft. I learn something every time I can use at work. Thank you !!!! Ricky from IBM, Ret now Guitar Tech

Once again a brilliant episode, thanx very much

Neat refurbishment, finished work sounds good too.

Sweet❤️. Mahogany gives such a friendly tone.

One of my favourite kinds of videos here: an old guitar that leaves almost certainly playing better than it ever has before.

Beautiful job on this newly reborn vintage Gib that anyone would be proud to own. The stars were lined for you on this one. From a fellow craftsman, I appreciate and respect your love for guitars and what you do.

A splendid job Ted. Watching your skill and hearing your narration will never get tiring for me.

Beautiful work again Ted

I so enjoy your videos. Thanks!

Just picked up a mint J-45 (mfg date 2000) in excellent condition. Neck absolutely straight and no bellying behind the bridge. The strings appeared original and decided to change them and noticed the 2 pearl dots on the bridge. Inside I noticed the threaded portion of the bridge screws as well as a 1/4” wood dowel in the middle of the bridge plate! Also realized it’s got a fishman pickup index the saddle and 9vt btry clamped to the neck block. I guess there’s a reason Gibson uses machine screws and a wooden dowel to keep the bridge in place.

Used to have one…awesome instruments! Got a ‘48 LG3 now…yowza!!!

That is a beaut. Your usual bang up job to make it great for another perhaps 30 years with care.

That's the kind of work you want from time to time where there's a bunch of things to get done so that the overall improvement at the end is massive, but none of them caused you any real trouble or bitter frustration. After last week's video, this is exactly what you need!! You even got lucky with the neck angle! I love the guitar and you made it look and play awesome, thank you for another great video, Ted

Really enjoy your channel Ted. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and tips with us.

I really like this guitar a lot. A friend of mine had one that belonged to one of his parents. It had this lovely boxy/cocked midrange tone to it that always drew me to playing it. It was a cozy instrument. Wish I had one.

Wow….great job, Ted!!!…that guitar sounds like a dream. I’ve always liked mahogany guitars (with I still had my 1990ish Martin D-15 in all solid mahogany. Very cool.

Love these videos… amazing work. Truly an art and profession.

Amazing how this channel has grown in the last four years

Nice little guitar. Great job!

Great job. Thanks for filming

Rotten Salmon - what a treat! Thanks for your great content.

Good, I love working on guitars while watching Ted work on guitars

Sweet. Thanks for inviting me in.

I watch the videos often I never really get sick of them, I like to learn.

BTW playing the guitar at the end is a great way of making sure we watch the video right until the end. You evil genius, you! ;)

Thanks for playing them for us Ted.

9:25 nope, not getting tired of seeing you working on this LG 🙂

Enjoyed watching this. I’m sure the owner was very pleased to hear this wouldn’t need a neck reset. Very nice work as you always do on all of your videos.

In 1962, my Dad traded a clarinet for an LG "Student" model Gibson for me. I finally sold it when I'd quit playing for about 15 years. Wish I hadn't, now I'm playing again (Fender FA Dreadnought acoustic). Loved the tone of that guitar. Great to see one again. "Keep on truckin'!

Everything you share is valuable.

No, we do not get tired of seeing you do the same thing over and over, for a couple of reasons. It is very relaxing watching you work, the way you make it seem so easy. Also, (and it is thanks to your videos that I also started repairing acoustics), it helps us create the same routine in our brains so we do not forget those steps when we are doing if ourselves. When will you do a video showing us your own guitars, or a fingerpicking class? That would be the cherry on top.

I have one of those from 63. It was my late father's 1st guitar. It needs some bridge work unfortunately & I can't afford to have it fixed right now.

I have the exact same model, 1958, sitting beside me right now. When I got it the top was destroyed, the bridge had pulled up ripping a large hole in the top. I had a new mahogany installed, x- braced and a rosewood bridge. Great little guitar.

Sounds beautiful. Not at all foggy. Nice work as usual. Nice to see you looking for issues, finding them and fixing them all.

Love your videos! Good job

Sir, You're excellent! I really enjoy your informative posts. 😎

I love how in this week's installment the instrument did not give you a ridiculous fight of crazy, time-losing trouble. This was a real clean job with a fantastic outcome and the owner is lucky enough to have a lotta saddle compensation available in the future. The best of all worlds!

Hey man ,bridge fittin is a gas ,never gonna tire of it!

Nice work once again!

Such a calming voice. I'm not sure if I will ever get tired of you resetting a bridge and all it entails. And quite frankly when you mentioned a re-fret was going to happen I got all giddy. I'm quite serious. I'm not certain why I dig your channel. But I do. And what you do over and over is like watching Bart Simpson stay the same age for 33 years. It never gets old.

Thank you for your informative and entertaining posts of your work. I have been enthralled by the content since discovery. Just to put this comment into context, I am a drummer by instinct and profession. Thank you and please don't stop. 234

I love these old lgo Gibsons. I have a '58 in real good shape, with all original hardware. No visible cracks & doesn't need a neck reset. The saddle does need a little shave,it's high like this one. I've already taken some off, but it needs some more. It still plays fairly well. It's a guitar I'll never sell. Bought it from a friend for 35.00 in 1974. Well worth the price, even back then. ! Thanks Ted, for your great vids. !

From the last video sound when you were playing my first thought was I'll bet this guitar records really well.

More bridge sanding! We need more bridge sanding! 😊

I might be mistaken here, but I think Dinah Christie used to play one of these little mahogany Gibsons on the charade show “Party Game” back in the late 1970s on good old CHCH-TV in Hamilton. We had a motorized TV antenna on the roof of our house and my brother and I were able to get that station south of the border on a little TV in our attic. (I was lucky growing up in a vicinity where you could get TV from Canada, Mexico and the USA.)

Great work, as always.

You took a serious mess and turned it into a very nice guitar that is completely playable. Fantastic work.

Nah Ted, can't honestly say I'm getting tired of anything I see you do in these videos. Your skill and work is always fantastic and the story behind each of the instruments as well as the process of making 'em functional again is the main reason I watch your content. However, there's also a certain feel good element to the whole deal that makes mundane stuff like sanding bridges or polishing (polishing, polishing) frets come across as relaxing rather than boring. Only speaking for myself, of course. Hope you don't find these things too dull, yourself. Anyway, as always thanks for the effort you put into these videos. They're greatly enjoyable!

That’s a beauty. I have a Guild all mahogany - something special about them.

Enjoyed this one a lot!

I have a ‘64 LG-0 that I bought about 15 years ago. Had that weird plastic bridge that I replaced with rosewood. Had to reradius and refret the neck. New bone nut and saddle of course and keys. She plays great though. The tone is a bit plunky but I love that little guitar.

This LG is EXACTLY like my Herk Favilla F6. Unfortunately the Favilla doesn’t have a truss rod, so I had to file down the saddle. Ted, you are articulate, thorough and inspiring. Always look forward to your videos. Thank you 🙏

That little tiny washer holds all the vintage value for this guitar. It’s a little secret I usually keep to myself 🤘🏻😝🤘🏻

Another great job!

first time viewer, impressive work with great narrative sharing, thank you

Wonderfully shown

Always enjoyable. I have an all Mahogany 1965 Guild Mark I Classical, open pore, reddish color. I like Mahogany guitars as well.

Top job Ted!

Love this guitar

Thank You Tim.

Good job my friend. Well done.

Thank you for posting, it's appreciated.

Mahogany is my favorite wood for guitars. Electric and acoustic.

Your sere pedantic sense of humor keeps me coming back. I always learn something from our time together, be it in Luthier or wit. 18:07 "purulent discharge" For gosh sake Man, lets hope not! Thank You, Great Content Sir

👍👍😎✌️🤟 Artistry and Craftsmanship, in every job well done. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

TED, GREAT JOB, GREAT VIDEO...CALL IT AS YOU SEE IT...

Nice job sounds sweet