Chapman and Cutler LLP
                             111 West Monroe Street
                            Chicago, Illinois 60603


                               February 21, 2018


Mr. Edward Bartz
Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC  20549


                 Re: Guggenheim Defined Portfolios, Series 1725
                       Total Income Portfolio, Series 12
                       File Nos. 333-222230 and 811-03763
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 Dear Mr. Bartz:

      This letter is in response to your comment given during a telephone
conversation with our office regarding the registration statement on Form S-6
for Guggenheim Defined Portfolios, Series 1725, filed on December 21, 2017, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). The registration
statement proposes to offer the Total Income Portfolio, Series 12 (the "Trust").

PROSPECTUS

Investment Summary -- Principal Risks

       1. The duration example in the seventh bullet uses a duration of five
years. Please confirm that the average weighted duration of the fixed-income
securities held indirectly by the Trust is approximately five years or less. If
not, please revise this example to reflect the average weighted duration of the
fixed-income securities.

      Response: The sponsor confirms that the average weighted duration of the
fixed-income securities held indirectly by the Trust is approximately five years
or less and, therefore, the example does not need to be revised.

      We appreciate your prompt attention to this registration statement. If you
have any questions or comments or would like to discuss our responses to your
questions, please feel free to contact the undersigned at (312) 845-3484.

                                                               Very truly yours,

                                                          CHAPMAN AND CUTLER LLP


                                                       By /s/ Morrison C. Warren
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                                                              Morrison C. Warren