What the Heck is it? The Soundpost Setter

What is a soundpost setter? How is it used? Why is it important to have the soundpost in the exact right location on your violin or other string instrument? Brad answers these questions and more in this installment of What the Heck is it?

[@FranciscoHernandez-zi9hu]

What good was cutting out a viewing section while your hand covered the view?

[@thatoneguy8064]

Why the cutout if you'll just block it with your hand?!

[@tommierichardson9070]

Exactly

[@glennsprigg2378]

@@tommierichardson9070 Maybe he is just 'Human' and not 'perfect' like some others!

[@Krispiefry]

Maybe he uses that one to show to students, or to describe to customers how he'll do repairs.

[@cathum]

Thanks for the excellent demo!

[@BoomerMusicCompany]

Thank you for watching!

[@MichaelBegelspacher]

Thanks for this great video!

[@SasmitaWicaksono]

Thanks for your information.

[@valterleao2798]

Estou fascinado por esse universo de reparo e restauração dos instrumentos musicais, adoro aprender! ❤️👍
Abraço aqui do Brasil 🇧🇷

[@ambob55]

I like it, thx 😍

[@theID2]

interesting ... except where your hand covers the notched out part of the instrument which was meant to let us SEE all you were doing.

[@khuborkyrpang8499]

My violin had an incline soundpost thus this effects the sound... I guess it is a little longer to be fitted perpendicularly...

[@jacobhernandez4851]

I didn't get to see a thing.. your hand was blocking it the HOLE time

[@richardweinberger2756]

I thought the soundpost setter was the guy at the music shop who took that bad rattling sound out of my violin !

[@BoomerMusicCompany]

He (or she) is! And this is the tool they use to do it.

[@edwardespinosa191]

Great job, but could not see through your hand ,in the way…

[@pcastonguay]

Your hand is blocking when you adjust the sound post. We can't see what you are doing.

[@1cleandude]

Tough crowd Boomer!🙏

[@TymurMelnyk]

that violin seems a bit broken to me.

[@aripurnama7226]

Hard to use, need to practice for beginner

[@dewman396]

Speak clearer and with more volume!

[@Yocactuham]

U just cut thet part to cover it with your hand :))))))😂😂😂😂

[@kermitfrog6350]

So, 4 years later the question remains unanswered...What is the sound post, what does it do, e.g., why is it there?
Nice demo on the install tool, but beyond that...I saw no valueable, worthwhile informtion.

[@BoomerMusicCompany]

Great question! The purpose of the video was to demo a tool, not take a comprehensive dive into the inner working of a string instrument. I'll talk with our luthiers and see if we can make a video further exploring this, if that is something you would find worthwhile.

[@petehealy9819]

Could have been an interesting and helpful video, except that nearly every single step was impossible to see because your hand blocked the view or you performed the step outside of the camera frame. 😂