I think I've commented on it before, but I love now un-snobby you are about the guitars you work on. Expensive or cheap, you seem to treat every instrument with respect. Plus mind-blowing work on the rosette ... jeez!

@smittenthekitteninmittens2679

3 жыл бұрын

i second that...there was a video where he worked on 2 junk shop guitars (i actually loved the tele clone with th f hole...i'd love to acquire a similar instrument but alas i'm a lefty..)and he prefered to show us those instead .. saying the $50,000 Martin he was working on...and i quote " is boring...."...i think he get's a bit of stick for it too it seems...but people like us can just appreciate a master at work

@p_mouse8676

3 жыл бұрын

Not only that, but he also has an excellent way of explaining. Most other (known) guitar luthiers on YT, just basically only say that this is the method they used for years. Nothing wrong with that either it's just less informative.

@the_failed_states

3 жыл бұрын

I think that's a sign of a professional. I took my beat up cheap Ibanez to a local well known luthier and apologised for the lack of quality. He assured me that he's happy to take anyones money.

@tommypetraglia4688

3 жыл бұрын

@@the_failed_states I hope you packed up and took your business elsewhere to someone like Todd who puts the instrument first, and sees each guitar that comes thru his door as unique and worthy of care Taking your money and excelling at their craft are entirely two differnt things... as well as having a "bedside manner" and being a dikk

@xdoctorblindx

3 жыл бұрын

@@tommypetraglia4688 It was a joke, my dude. Also, who's Todd?

Watching the ends of the rosette go together was super satisfying.

@adamrohn4718

3 жыл бұрын

Jason Wells I agree, he did a great job

@damiendyda8608

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. That fit was perfect!

@richardmcfalls8393

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. I laughed out loud when that happened. Just another day at the office of Woodford Instruments.

'Hey Gang' is the most comforting signal for some high level KZread! 'As always, it's none of their concern as they don't own it and they're not paying for it!' Perfect. You go!

@scotth1000

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, exactly.

@davidbrady1250

3 жыл бұрын

"What you celebrities must understand is that we own you" -- Homer Simpson :D Seriously though, I love how much respect you have for the love between a player and their guitar. We can tell this by how calm you stay when you see well-intentioned amateur work that you have to rip completely out... and how frustrated you get when you see work done that hurts the player's enjoyment. Cosmetic enhancements to a well-made but economical instrument fits perfectly in your wheelhouse of improving player satisfaction.

This has become my favourite luthier channel on KZread. The camera is focused on his brilliant workmanship rather than himself. 👍🏻

Whoa! This guy is the Norm Abram of stringed instruments.

This one was just over the top. Some of the things you tackle, and how you go about it, blow my mind.

Yeah, let’s just raise that arm up a little bit, shall we? 😂

I don't usually care for 'travel' guitars, but I do like the style and clean design of that one. Very impressive work on that rosette!. It looks great, as does the pickguard and truss rod adjuster hole cover. That guitar now looks even classier than it did before. The video was a joy to watch.

Exquisite. Your care and diligence is only outmatched by your dexterity from the way you handle tools and the little bits, to the soft hand with which you play. I always look forward to the outro when all is complete. We're still waiting on that music video.

Ted Woodford is a steely-eyed missile man! Man, that is some fine detail work on that rosette!

Wow! I have owned two of these Go travel guitars, The first one suffered a fatal accident and I actually spoke by phone with the owner/luthier Sam Radding (I think he has retired) when I bought the second one. Both of mine came standard with enclosed mini tuners. However, binding was not an option. After a number of years I had to lower the bridge and saddle, and I did just what you did to improve access to the truss rod nut. I still have the guitar, and play it often when I am relaxing on the couch!

@markbernier8434

3 жыл бұрын

Just curious, did you ever just try a simple box end wrench? Hard to judge by eye but I would have thought a snap on 12 point would have fit in there.

@joebikeguy6669

3 жыл бұрын

​@@markbernier8434 I think the walls of a box wrench would be too thick to fit in the access slot, but I don't know for sure. I have a pocket wrench which is quite small and thin walled, but the access route to the truss rod nut still needed to be made a bit larger

@paulwomack5866

3 жыл бұрын

@@joebikeguy6669 I wonder what (checks post) Sam Radding used to turn the truss rod nut...

@joebikeguy6669

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulwomack5866 I don't know. I bought the pocket wrench myself. Perhaps Sam R. had a pocket wrench with smaller outside dimensions?

All I know is that this man is a genius and it’s so relaxing watching him do his craft he’s absolutely amazing I wait for his videos to watch and learn

My friend had his thumb dragged into a router bit the other month. It removed most of his thumb tip and a little bit of bone. It'll be a long time before he is playing guitar again I can tell you. be safe folks.

“Nobody looks at a flying cutter and say it’s a calm, safe, reassuring device, let’s raise that arm shall we?” You’re too funny brother! Your sense of humor sounds a bit like mine, always watching things that can go really wrong and make comments that will throw everybody off! Thank you for sharing!

@OneRoundDown

3 жыл бұрын

I saw a co-worker slice his thumb right up the middle on a bandsaw and he actually said "Ohh I do believe I fucked up!"

This is my 3rd time watching this. I'm not a guitar maker but the techniques used here can be applied to any craft. Excellent work.

He said "polishing the bone'!

Good one. I hope all the beginners are listening. Open shapers are really scary and dangerous. Worse than band saws, because they are less predictable.

@rick_.

3 жыл бұрын

Yep. Bandsaw won't drag your fingers into the blade...

I love your ethos of caring about who is going to see the hidden parts of your work. Like warning viewers about the router being more dangerous than it looks, or the fly cutter being every bit as terrifying as it appears. Early on in this video you had to decide between making a fiddly weird truss rod tool or cutting a bit of relief into the headstock and I thought "he's going to make it easier for the next luthier".

04:32 The crunching of the headstock carving combined with the dissonant ringing of the open strings is a COOL SOUND! Taken out of context it belongs in an Italian horror movie :)

Not bragging, I swear. But these days, I'm 45 y/o. And it's a joy and very inspiring seeing someone who thinks and works as I always tried to. In my early days, I knew that all this care and meticulous job put me away from mass profits and also miles away from other luthier's incomes. I charged badly. Too cheap. But I digress. Kudos for the care and respect for all the instruments and their owners, @twoodfrd.

I enjoy all of your videos, but this one was exceptionally pleasing. I think that it being more of an esthetic project than a repair allowed me to watch and enjoy the technique and results. Well done and thanks for posting.

Wow, you are amazing. I admire the accuracy, my dad was part of a highly specialized machinist crew at Sikorsky Aircraft who made the first of every new product, I know skill when I see it.

I love this episode. When something just works for you, investing in making it even better is always worth it, despite what others may think.

Technu works great for poison oak and ivy. My son usually breaks out horribly, but this last episode he used the Technu wash and gel. He was better by the end of the day and mostly healed within a few days

Now it's a personal, special , one of a kind! Nice work!

excellent journey peppered with many many experience nuggets throughout. some almost unnoticed, but could make the difference between a hurried sloppy job vs the slow steady assured quality work exhibited here. wow.

I think it looks VERY good! I also appreciate the safety announcements for those of us who are novices.

Those spiny cutting things are what scare me away from woodworking. I admire the craft and I dream of building a guitar from scratch, but the risk of not having enough fingers to play the guitar once I'm done is one I am not willing to take. Can't know what you shouldn't do without experience and can't get experience without making mistakes... Maybe one day I'll try with only chisels, files and sandpaper but in the meantime I am glad there's people like you who figured how to do it safely!

Duuuuude, that inlay around the sound hole.......Holy sweet little 8 pound 5 ounce baby Jesus

That was some awesome work on the rosette

Always a great pleasure to watch your amazing skill and love when working on instruments.

I never fail to be impressed by your work:) !

Absolutely brilliant work. Stunning in fact.

This was an exceptionally satisfying job to watch.

Brilliant as usual.

Absolutely excellent!

Love your work.

Wow! Brilliant!

As always....you blow my mind. Fantastic work

Beautiful!!!

Looks so much better, great work

Every week I marvel at your craftsmanship.

Brilliant work, as usual. That rosette was damn flawless

First class. Well worth the upgrades.

Very enjoyable. Not seen one of these before. Sounded good. And as always, a joy to watch you at work and see the way you problem solve. Thanks.

I just wanted you to know how happy these videos make me - the skill, knowledge and sheer bravery involved just blow me away! Thank you :)

That was a tremendous display of a set of exceptional techniques executed with precision and care.

I love the saddle ruller idea! It's like a mini saddle/nut jointer!! Lol, I'm certainly going to use the from now on. May even make a jig with a dollar store wet stone as the abrasive surface. It sure beats filing, checking that its level and at a right angle to the surface it sits on, filing, repeating until correct height. With the jig I can just focus on getting the height correct and keeping pressure even. Again, thanks for sharing!!

Wow. Amazing work as usual! Dang, this channel is the best.

Nice work! I always appreciate your fine craftsmanship regardless of the project.

You make it all look so easy. Amazing work as always.

That thing sounds amazing

Ted, you are such a craftsman! What a beautiful job.

Very neat work, and a much improved guitar at the end of it. A joy to behold.

A very nice project indeed! I love both your work and your narration, definitely one of the more entertaining luthier/repair channels out there! 👍🏻

Love it 👌

Great upgrades!

Absolutely Amazing! Thank you for sharing!

I always hate to come to the end of the video, they're always very informative and enjoyable!

Nicely done ! Kudos. From the Snazz !

Beautiful work and I'll bet the owner was thrilled. Great tip on the bevel cut for the rosette join.

Really enjoyed this, thanks for sharing it!

Nice sound. Good job on the upgrades too, they make sense to me!

Looks much better!

Such a satisfying experience when the job was done. You really feel the care. Good job. Thank you for sharing.

Absolutely fabulous work. Thanks

I love your videos they are therapeutic in a way, satisfying and educational. Excellent craftsmanship and attention to detail as well.

Killer sound from that little guy. Your work is impeccable ✌️

really enjoyed that, most satisfying :)

Amazing work, thanks for the great content.

Amazing sound for a tiny-bodied guitar. Nice work to fancy it up as well. Love your videos.

really made that thing look better, nice work

Thanks for the video. I learn a new and practical tip from every video. I'm glad you gave the router advice and warning,

Lots of great tips in this one!

What a great sounding lil’ guitar!

this is one of my favorite episodes

Great work!

Great work as always. That little guitar sounds really nice.

Wow! It looks and sounds great. Outstanding work as always. 👏👏

Absolutely mind blowing

That inlay is gorgeous. Great work!

Great work, superb result! 👍

Wonderful work! Love your videos...

Beautiful work!

Beautiful work!you are an artist!

It's so nice to see you take the same level of care with this modest travel guitar as you would with a more expensive full-sized guitar. Lovely work. 👌❤

You have the thoughtful and meticulous approach of a master craftsman. Its a pleasure to watch.

Greatly enjoy your work and work ethic!! For a travel guitar, the Go guitar has a great voice! Thanks for including this in your videos!

GREAT JOB!

Great work all around! That thing is pretty cool!

Really enjoyed this one, Great job!

Such a nice thing to watch, late in the evening. I'll dream of all my guitars playing as nice as this one! Wishing everyone a good week, stay well my friends!

That was Awesome***** I love how innovative you are, You have a great imagination to invent jigs & things that you need to repair guitars. I have learned so much from you since I found your channel a few months ago

The tape hinge idea was exceptionally clever. Thank you Ted, that was very enjoyable.

Excellent work on the rosette! Actually, excellent work on all of the upgrades!!

That was such a cool little guitar and really enjoyed watching the work progress. You make very good repair videos that are informative and entertaining.

Beautiful work, as ever, Ted.

Awesome job. The end result is fantastic

This was an amazing refurbishment video showing how easy (with lots of practice) it can be to make something so relatively inexpensive shine. And the tone is actually pretty amazing! I've never heard of these guitars before, but if the others are anything like that, they are a hidden gem!! Great job!!

I can’t believe how good it looks! On top of it you made it electric! So damn cool. I said out loud “I want that” at the end there.