Gibson Hummingbird Horror!

You are one of the BEST things to ever happen to my YouTube thank you for all that you do my friend.

the strap came off my Lowden a few years back whilst performing in my local pub, it fell on a tiled floor and created 3 parallel splits in the back similarly far away from the sound hole. As you say there was much self recrimination. Luckily there is a very good luthier nearby who managed to make an invisible repair and it’s as good as new. I asked him if he had to take the back off to fix it but he just smiled and said, no it involved advanced gynaecology! In this case in homage to Cat Stevens, it wasn’t the first cut which was the deepest but the second. Stellar work as always. Thanks.

That patch looks super cool, actually! Adds a ton of character to the instrument and I'd love to have that in my collection. Great work!

I have to say that you, sir, are a TRUE craftsman. I just discovered your channel and have been binge watching it for the last few days. I am semi-retired now from a life time of repairing all kinds of things; all aspects of home repair, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, tile, appliances, HVAC, electronics, computers, and on and on and on the list goes. I absolutely love watching you fix these guitars. Even after 50+ years of fixin' stuff, I am learning some very valuable skills from you. Even the tone of your voice on the narrations is relaxing. You have a true fan in me. Keep up the great work!

Excellent job! It required a calm, a patience and accuracy at top level but the end result is stunning!👌🏼✨

Another masterful, patient repair. And bonus points for : "Bird is the Word" Trashmen reference. And the goth kid reference. Thank you for your fascinating and entertaining videos.

I think given the violent and horrible nature of this damage,you repair looks truly superb. I'm half decent at guitar maintenance myself,but I wouldn't have tackled this repair. Hats off sir. I find your videos very calming and relaxing as well as insightful and educational. Fantastic! Thanks!!!

Hi Ted, it's so great to see how you approached this repair, brilliant idea with the magnets, I'm sure in other less severe instances his would work a treat. Thanks for documenting this.

As a 42 year hardwood floor repair and refinisher(and guitar player)even when you totally nail the color you always have that shadow where the old and new stain/finish meet..nearly impossible to blend perfectly!

I’ve been dying to see this one!!!! Well done mate! Genius repair from a humble gentleman. You don’t even know how good you are.

This is amazing! It's always a challenge to match the colors of the guitar to the patch or even cracks and chips. This was simply awesome man!!!!

Absolutely beautiful! It still obviously shows that it has been repaired, but repaired by a fellow who shows his skill are real care about quality of his work. Bravo!

Rod Stewart: The first cut is the deepest. Ted Woodford: The first cut is the shallowest. The difference between knowledge and understanding in microcosm. This was a real treat, especially in terms of problem-solving processes. Some strong lessons in thought.

The inlay repair was really cool. Thanks for teaching us! The chatoyance of mahogany first struck me when I made a box in high school 'Wood 2' back in like '85. It was incredible, and almost looked to be made from tigers eye (if you had a good imagination, lol). Such beauty in the best pieces. Thanks for the video!

That was beautiful work, Ted. The fact that you can SEE the beautiful work, is a plus in my book!!

Every time I think you couldn't impress me more with your skill, you do. Awesome work.

Great repair job! This video was very interesting and educational. Thank you!

Excellent! You demonstrated the perseverance required. After all that work with the magnet repair you started over. Incredible work. Thank you very much

I really enjoy these videos Ted. Thank you for taking the time to do them so well!

Thoroughly interesting & highly skilled repair with laugh out loud humour as usual. Ted = Legend 👍