The teflon tape keeps the tone from leaking out. If you don't put teflon tape on your strap button screws then don't be surprised when your guitar sounds bad.
my first electric guitar was pretty bad, the high E would get stuck under the edge of the 2nd fret. I wish I knew at the time how much on a guitar could be fixed with Superglue!
I do inlay almost every day. The tape around the cutting bit trick kinda just changed my life! So simple yet so effective. Thanks for that and for all your great videos.
Respectfully, I inlay old, Ivory, Piano Keys. I teach music physics at our local school. Elephant Ivory is more beautiful than Silver or Gold, but Elephants are far Far, Far,(!) more precious as Intelligent Sentient Beings! I am Neuroscientist/ Luthier. I stand in AWE of the intelligence and sense of community of pachyderms, but old Pianos offer a WEALTH of aged tone wood, Ebony and Ivory ...together make perfect Harmony... and most Folks GIVE OLD PIANOS AWAY to be rid of them(?) they are very. Very Heavy... but the materials that old pianos are made of give Perfect Harmony, and should be preserved and repurposed Thank You Ted(Huge Smile)
Melt a little beeswax near your bench pin so you can run your sawblade through it while cutting to lubricate the blade and reduce friction. Works great with metals, might be a blade saver with pearl too
Hi Mr. Ted, love those hand cut and fitted, mother of pearl inlays, they will look great in my wife's husband guitar. Today's funny lines, " Teflon tape, It did the job, no leaks occurred", lmao "The guitar doesn't know whether you're addressing it in metric or imperial or some odd combination", lol, cheers.
especially if you're routing the inlays anyway. and that 7th inlay replacement was ridiculously sloppy. and, if industry standard during an era is markers at the 10th fret ON A RENOVATION, why would you diverge? totally unnecessary. dude is way too skilled to be trashing original materials and build design on a restoration, e.g. that neck splint was entirely unnecessary, if ya hadn't screwed the pooch on the heel and joint. having watched too many of these videos, however, there are just some guitars he just does not think are worth his time for saving (for some reason, Washburn and/or parlor guitars in particular come to mind). he just doesn't care.
You are fun to watch. Try not to burn out. Don't let the Al Gore's Rhythm get you down. Or, do. Its your channel. You can burn out if you want to. That's cool, too.
Very well done. Your videos make my day, better. I hope that's all you can hope for. Keep doing what YOU do, and thanks for the heads up to all who appreciate what you do! Peace!
Every time I see you have uploaded new content, I am elated and grateful. When there is an off week, I put on a smile and check back later remembering Jasmine from an earlier video. Glad to see the “Mike Wazowski” towel too. Been missing that. Thank you for all the effort you put into every video.
Love seeing how you do inlays by hand looks great. Also great to see a Gretsch guitar being worked on. I have a Gretsch electromatic as well and love the guitar, in fact it is probably my favorite guitar of all the guitars I have. I have eleven thus far.
Quick tip l use on dowels. I use the jaws on a pair of regular ol pliers to crimp little grooves in my dowels. One good squeeze, half turn, then one more will leave nice grooves all around.
13:25 if the Electromatic ones are like normal Gretsch strap buttons, that screw is threaded with much finer metal to metal threads inside the button as well, and has a small Philips head in the top of it. The screw goes in first, with a screwdriver, and then the button gets screwed onto it, finger tight.
would be cool to see a vid sometime on solving Bigsby tuning issues, or retrofitting Bigsby tailpieces to guitars not originally fitted with one. I have an ES-335 with a retrofitted Bigsby that won't pull back up to pitch after use.
I find that it works much better with inlays to use a drop of medium ca to glue the inlays in place and then trace them out with a scalpel rather than a pencil line. Quick heat up with a heat gun and they pop straight out with absolutely no damage. A little bit of chalk on top and you can clearly see the lines, also helps when routing as you have already scored the border with the scalpel.
If you make a small slice into the thread you're cutting with, you'll be able to put crisp threads that are actually cut, rather than bent into the wood (when doweling a hole). The cut should have a small relief and it only needs to be at a slight angle (away from the tip of the screw) and only for the first few threads into said screw. One can copy plastic self cutting screws for this. IMHO, i would also let the dowel "drink" super thin superglue (model making - thinnest glue one can get their mitts on) for at least half an hour to an hour (depending on the wood - experimentation is required, unfortunately) which will allow some glue to seep in, but not enough to make drilling a risky affair. When the new hole is cut, that glue seeped wood will become very good for thread cutting. I usually use a light wood like paulownia because it soaks up the super glue perfectly and it doesn't really have a grain (not in the sense of a wood like oak). It essentially becomes a thread insert for you, once you've made it work. jm2c.
Thank you for the video. I wondered if it would be better for those of us with less experience to inlay before putting a radius on the board, as after the radius is applied- the mortise bottom is also curved.
Gretsch strap buttons: you have to unscrew the button to get your strap installed, and I have seen people tighten the button down very hard, in one case with pliers! You will eventually strip the threads in the wood, and wind up having to repair it.
I remember having my Gibson Les Paul drop slightly from the strap button next to the neck. I came home and channeled my inner Ted and patched it, drilled a new hole and works like new. I am still debating whether maybe I should do the same to the other strap button, but I’ll see if it holds. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it.
When sanding to get the proper neck angle, is there ever a chance (perhaps with this guitar) that you have to take so much off the heel that it changes the scale length, fret placement, intonation etc.? I've loved seeing the work on this guitar. Great video as always.
I glue my toothpicks in(or bamboo skewers). I've had to do that on two new bass guitars that have mahogany bodies when mounting strap locks. I individually apply glue to three toothpicks, inserting the first one big end first and using the handle on my screwdriver to bottom out the toothpick I glue and insert the other two toothpicks pointy end first along side the first one, tapping them in place til they bottom out. Trim off the excess and attach the strap lock. It takes a considerable amount of force but with a good screwdriver and proper amount of down force I finish the job and those straplocks won't ever again come loose
Nice to think there is a part three coming ! I was getting strung out thinking we weren't getting and episode this weekend. So relaxed now I have something to watch before sleep, maybe I can dream of having skills like Mr twoodfrd
Hmm, think that Gretsch has a bigger problem, which is the string alignment on the neck. Unless it is just the camera angle, I'd rather like the low E to be closer to the fretboard edge, than the high E.
Hey boss, I’m down here in Texas, I love your channel. I don’t think there’s anyone I respect more for their craftsmanship and skill than you. I have one quick question would it be worth replacing the Indian laurel fretboard on my Epiphone Gibson ‘58 explorer with a Rosewood fretboard? What is a rough estimate of replacing a fretboard on such a guitar?
ever thought of making a surgical tubing loop that could go around the head of the guitar and then let the brush dangle out of your way while you sandpaper pull? It would allow you to grab the brush and swipe without putting you paper down and then retract out of your way for the pulls. It could even just be a string and the brush could hang on the fingerboard side.
The teflon tape keeps the tone from leaking out. If you don't put teflon tape on your strap button screws then don't be surprised when your guitar sounds bad.
Only use teflon tape on surf guitar's
It's late in the day but that comment is my first good laugh.
But you have to make sure its
tone teflon....
I find that the copper conductive tape makes for a better transfer of tone through the strap.
Since we're talking about guitar straps, how does leather fringes affect your overall tone?
Your tongue in cheek humor LITERALLY makes me feel like my IQ is higher than it actually is. Thanks for that,Ted.
"It did the job, no leaks occurred." Nice one!
That super glue trick was worth the price of admission!!
my first electric guitar was pretty bad, the high E would get stuck under the edge of the 2nd fret. I wish I knew at the time how much on a guitar could be fixed with Superglue!
Hey there gang! Best gang ever. Cheers to Ted!
I do inlay almost every day. The tape around the cutting bit trick kinda just changed my life! So simple yet so effective. Thanks for that and for all your great videos.
I’ve miss you Ted!
Ahhhhh that sweet sweet luthiery goodness!
Tape as the propeller Brilliant!
“It did the job. No leaks occurred.” 😂😂😂
“Sweet sweet Luthiery goodness” …started watching your channel for the instrument repair. Now watch for little nuggets like that.
Respectfully, I inlay old, Ivory, Piano Keys. I teach music physics at our local school. Elephant Ivory is more beautiful than Silver or Gold, but Elephants are far Far, Far,(!) more precious as Intelligent Sentient Beings! I am Neuroscientist/ Luthier. I stand in AWE of the intelligence and sense of community of pachyderms, but old Pianos offer a WEALTH of aged tone wood, Ebony and Ivory ...together make perfect Harmony... and most Folks GIVE OLD PIANOS AWAY to be rid of them(?) they are very. Very Heavy... but the materials that old pianos are made of give Perfect Harmony, and should be preserved and repurposed Thank You Ted(Huge Smile)
You could release these in podcast form and I'd still tune in for this sweet.. sometimes tangy, luthery goodness 🥰
Though I do enjoy viewing it lol
Another awesome Monday with Ted...
Awesome job sir! I can’t wait to see that old Washburn completed. You’ve put a lot of time into it!
Melt a little beeswax near your bench pin so you can run your sawblade through it while cutting to lubricate the blade and reduce friction. Works great with metals, might be a blade saver with pearl too
Always stoked when I see this notification
Excellent tip to reinforce the wood structure with super glue.
Just a dab'll do.
Dab'll, Dab'll do!
Haha, love the Lemmy reference. I met him once, good fella.
Teflon tape no leaks occurred had me rolling.
We appreciate it all, Ted. Thanks!
I've been thinking about buying one of those Electromatics, for a while. That one sounded pretty good over a computer.
Really enjoying the Washburn refurb.
You always make it look easy,,,,,ahh...we all know better ❤
That board looks great !! Beautiful work.
Hi Mr. Ted, love those hand cut and fitted, mother of pearl inlays, they will look great in my wife's husband guitar. Today's funny lines, " Teflon tape, It did the job, no leaks occurred", lmao "The guitar doesn't know whether you're addressing it in metric or imperial or some odd combination", lol, cheers.
I'm sure we were all collectively worried about you when you didn't post yesterday. Glad you're okay.
I love the pearl set out on a sheet of tortoise. Classy.
Really liked the inlay work you did here Ted!
Man, that inlay looked fine.
especially if you're routing the inlays anyway. and that 7th inlay replacement was ridiculously sloppy. and, if industry standard during an era is markers at the 10th fret ON A RENOVATION, why would you diverge? totally unnecessary.
dude is way too skilled to be trashing original materials and build design on a restoration, e.g. that neck splint was entirely unnecessary, if ya hadn't screwed the pooch on the heel and joint.
having watched too many of these videos, however, there are just some guitars he just does not think are worth his time for saving (for some reason, Washburn and/or parlor guitars in particular come to mind). he just doesn't care.
@@larrysquires5321 I'm not sure why you are replying to me, but I was expressing my appreciation for Ted's workmanship.
"no leaks occurred" Haha! We like em dry Ted.
Truly appreciate the work you do to present your work!! 🤠
FANTASTIC, AS ALWAYS!
You are fun to watch.
Try not to burn out.
Don't let the Al Gore's Rhythm get you down.
Or, do.
Its your channel.
You can burn out if you want to.
That's cool, too.
Lutherie goodness!
Ted's CD would be called "Polishing, Polishing..." 🙂
Is it available yet?
You made my Monday! ¡Muchas Gracias! 😎✌🏼
Lol, the Lemmy quip slew me.
Awesome job. What a beauty.
Wonderful.
Always a learning experience. Thank you.
Very well done. Your videos make my day, better. I hope that's all you can hope for. Keep doing what YOU do, and thanks for the heads up to all who appreciate what you do! Peace!
Every time I see you have uploaded new content, I am elated and grateful. When there is an off week, I put on a smile and check back later remembering Jasmine from an earlier video. Glad to see the “Mike Wazowski” towel too. Been missing that. Thank you for all the effort you put into every video.
Amazing work.
Great video !! And thanks for the info on doing so !!
Love seeing how you do inlays by hand looks great. Also great to see a Gretsch guitar being worked on. I have a Gretsch electromatic as well and love the guitar, in fact it is probably my favorite guitar of all the guitars I have. I have eleven thus far.
Superb, thanks Ted.
Always a beautiful day for some beautiful lutherie! Thank you so much for sharing!
Thanks Ted very informative
Thanks for the tips on the tape! I went home and tried it on my inlay work. It easier than hooking up the little air pump.
That PTFE (?) tape is great for keeping Strat trem arms from waggling in a bad way 🙂
PTFE=teflon, yep!
@@magic-gps186 I find it wears quite quickly, though.
I love the dowel groove/score tip! I regularly dowel stripped out screws and move screw locations etc. so Ill certainly give that a go next time.
Keep up the good work
The pinctada maxima oyster that mother of pearl comes from is generally larger and flatter than abalone shells.
I have never tried to do inlays and dont know it I would want to but you did a nice job ,Patience is the key im sure
It did its job didn’t leak ! Beauty.More please !
The left handed guitar players are the best!!
Emmy gets a shout out! Awesome. 😂
Quick tip l use on dowels. I use the jaws on a pair of regular ol pliers to crimp little grooves in my dowels. One good squeeze, half turn, then one more will leave nice grooves all around.
13:25 if the Electromatic ones are like normal Gretsch strap buttons, that screw is threaded with much finer metal to metal threads inside the button as well, and has a small Philips head in the top of it. The screw goes in first, with a screwdriver, and then the button gets screwed onto it, finger tight.
Thanks Ted, nudder gooder! :)
❤ from James Bay :)
would be cool to see a vid sometime on solving Bigsby tuning issues, or retrofitting Bigsby tailpieces to guitars not originally fitted with one. I have an ES-335 with a retrofitted Bigsby that won't pull back up to pitch after use.
I find that it works much better with inlays to use a drop of medium ca to glue the inlays in place and then trace them out with a scalpel rather than a pencil line. Quick heat up with a heat gun and they pop straight out with absolutely no damage. A little bit of chalk on top and you can clearly see the lines, also helps when routing as you have already scored the border with the scalpel.
If you make a small slice into the thread you're cutting with, you'll be able to put crisp threads that are actually cut, rather than bent into the wood (when doweling a hole). The cut should have a small relief and it only needs to be at a slight angle (away from the tip of the screw) and only for the first few threads into said screw. One can copy plastic self cutting screws for this. IMHO, i would also let the dowel "drink" super thin superglue (model making - thinnest glue one can get their mitts on) for at least half an hour to an hour (depending on the wood - experimentation is required, unfortunately) which will allow some glue to seep in, but not enough to make drilling a risky affair. When the new hole is cut, that glue seeped wood will become very good for thread cutting. I usually use a light wood like paulownia because it soaks up the super glue perfectly and it doesn't really have a grain (not in the sense of a wood like oak). It essentially becomes a thread insert for you, once you've made it work. jm2c.
Thank you for the video. I wondered if it would be better for those of us with less experience to inlay before putting a radius on the board, as after the radius is applied- the mortise bottom is also curved.
I personally do my (wood) inlays prior to radiusing....
if you soak the Paua shell in apple cider it will soften, you can then cut and flatten.
Thank you!
I love my electromatic I had Seymore Duncan psychotron hots put in it and the sound is killer
You had me at "contemplative".
⚓️ Thanks Ted 🇨🇦
Sweet sweet lutherey goodness😊
Gretsch strap buttons: you have to unscrew the button to get your strap installed, and I have seen people tighten the button down very hard, in one case with pliers! You will eventually strip the threads in the wood, and wind up having to repair it.
Quality Golf Tee.
13:00 should have gone "That's the point where when the headstock of your Explorer hits the floor, it turns it into an Exploder..."
I also have a abalone shell just like that. Real, Glad you showed that. People ask why I have one without knowing it's on their own guitars lol
“In this, speed is my friend” well not gonna pretend I never saw lhutier that took that literary 😂😂
Nice work
Nice job
18:03 That strap button sounds great! ;)
I remember having my Gibson Les Paul drop slightly from the strap button next to the neck. I came home and channeled my inner Ted and patched it, drilled a new hole and works like new. I am still debating whether maybe I should do the same to the other strap button, but I’ll see if it holds. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it.
Nice Inlays
When sanding to get the proper neck angle, is there ever a chance (perhaps with this guitar) that you have to take so much off the heel that it changes the scale length, fret placement, intonation etc.? I've loved seeing the work on this guitar. Great video as always.
Very cool
13:20 "No leaks occurred." LOL
Happy Monday!
Radius sanding and fret polishing. Both opportunities for meditation.
I glue my toothpicks in(or bamboo skewers). I've had to do that on two new bass guitars that have mahogany bodies when mounting strap locks. I individually apply glue to three toothpicks, inserting the first one big end first and using the handle on my screwdriver to bottom out the toothpick I glue and insert the other two toothpicks pointy end first along side the first one, tapping them in place til they bottom out. Trim off the excess and attach the strap lock. It takes a considerable amount of force but with a good screwdriver and proper amount of down force I finish the job and those straplocks won't ever again come loose
I always grab a couple extra pairs of chopsticks when l get Chinese takeout. They work great for quick plugs. But also paint and epoxy stirrers too.
I got married and haven’t watched your videos in awhile. Got a lot of catching up to do.
I am a big fan of the Gretsch Electrometric ... I own a Rat Rod 😎
sweet, sweet luthiery goodness
Send the Gretch off to Paul Stanley. He'll scrawl his 'graph on it and sell it on his website advertised as "Concert-played".
1:44 honestly, that is an impressive fit
❤
Where's part 3?
I thought that..
Nice to think there is a part three coming ! I was getting strung out thinking we weren't getting and episode this weekend. So relaxed now I have something to watch before sleep, maybe I can dream of having skills like Mr twoodfrd
I thought the same thing about part one, to be honest…
Part 1 and part 3 Hmmmm is he messing with us? 🤣
Hmm, think that Gretsch has a bigger problem, which is the string alignment on the neck. Unless it is just the camera angle, I'd rather like the low E to be closer to the fretboard edge, than the high E.
10:10 That's a dare, not a suggestion, like when your annoyed girlfriend says "go ahead".
Hey boss, I’m down here in Texas, I love your channel. I don’t think there’s anyone I respect more for their craftsmanship and skill than you. I have one quick question would it be worth replacing the Indian laurel fretboard on my Epiphone Gibson ‘58 explorer with a Rosewood fretboard? What is a rough estimate of replacing a fretboard on such a guitar?
ever thought of making a surgical tubing loop that could go around the head of the guitar and then let the brush dangle out of your way while you sandpaper pull? It would allow you to grab the brush and swipe without putting you paper down and then retract out of your way for the pulls. It could even just be a string and the brush could hang on the fingerboard side.
👍
Who does, or what is, that opening guitar bit? I love that little ditty. Had to learn it. Cheers.