A window into the Violinmaker's Workshop - Cutting a bridge and other random workshop chat
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- Опубликовано: 17 авг 2019
- A window into the Violinmaker's Workshop - Cutting a bridge and other random workshop chat.
Join Master violin maker Olaf Grawert at his workbench during a usual day at the workshop.
Website:
www.olafgrawertviolinstudio.com
Social:
/ olafgrawertviolinstudio 
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It’s YOU that RUclips was made for! Great channel and great spirit!
I doubt you'll see this but when I'm going through a turbulent moment, your soothing voice and wonderful sharing of a master craft never fail to ground me.
I don't play the violin but I'm loving every moment of your videos. It's a special feeling playing an instrument you know had love put in it by its maker.
Hi Olaf, I'm here after watching your collab videos with Twoset Violin. I just discovered your own channel and it's really interesting to learn about your work! Violin making is really what we call a "Kunsthandwerk" (love this word) (lit.: artistic craft, handicraft) in Germany.. Greetings from the other side of the world!
Same here, but I am from Czech Republic. So hallo from South Bohemia, Olaf. Very nice videos.
Thank you. 🙂
It's good to hear that you are learning from my videos...
Having worked in Bremen for a while I know all about 'Kunsthandwerk'
Very nice of you to share your skills with us. Thank you!
It's cool to watch a long form video, thanks for posting this.
Olaf, your video was much more than interesting! From Louise ,,"from the back to front bridge society"!!!!!!!
Thanks for that! It really was very enjoyable.
olaf i love your sense of humor
@ 25:04 half price= € 500/-
😉 Kidding!
Enjoyed your banter, and watching you work, and ofcourse learning something.
MAKE ME YOUR APPRENTICE! I WANT TO LEARN HOW TO MAKE NOT JUST A VIOLIN BUT A VERY FINE VIOLINS LIKE WHAT YOURE DOING. IM FROM PHILIPPINES. I WATCHED ALL YOUR VIDEOS ITS SO COOL!
What a beautiful bridge.
You are good friend of yourself👍😁
You're a handsome guy but I wish I could have seen your hands while you were doing the intricate cutting. I think you just forgot to move the camera back. I love these videos. My father was a violin maker and I have done some repair work myself.
Very seldom shows you any detail work
You are a very entertaining teacher. Good video.
Please do more of this Oloaf!!!!! XD I alway want to learn to be a luthier when I first learn violin! One of reason is my teacher also craft his own violin for his student. He buy stuffs and craft himself so I'm really into it XD. I wish I was in Australia so I could learn from you Olaf!!! Anyway thank you for the usefull video Olaf!
Fascinating to watch and learn what makes a violin sing.
Your bridges are amazing! You are a master!
Hi Olaf , just love your videos - I took out a violin ( I had varnished with a spirit varnish that I got from Germany ,) and it never sounded right , a kind of buzzing and it was always sticky to touch but now It was dry and no buzzing 2o years it had taken to finally cure ! and the varnish had sealed the places where the joints under the finger board and the back plate joins so now I am very happy ! and I love the tone now , all the best Olaf
i knew there was something different in this vid but i couldnt put my finger on it,,,
wish i had the courage to wear a cool tie dye shirt like you 😂😭
Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us, Olaf, I enjoyed this video very much. I'm sixty-one years old, and I do a lot of my instrument repairs and set-ups myself. I learned a lot from you and from Jerry Rosa's channel, about doing set-ups and repairs on violins, acoustic guitars, and mandolins. Between the two of you, every aspect of setting up your own instruments, and doing the repairs that I feel confident doing, are covered by your videos with exacting details. I appreciate your time and effort in educating us, and keeping it entertaining. Your's and Mr. Rosa's entertainment content cannot be overstated. You both keep it interesting and entertaining, and well as highly educational. Thank you, Olaf.
Hey Wade, I’m a 62 y/o in Canada and it seems I’m very similar to you in these respects. RSW is great (as is Olaf whom I’ve just discovered) but you have to check out Michael McConville’s RUclips stuff - taking guitar setups with compensated saddles and bridges to the next level. Back to Olaf and his calming voice…. 😊
@@rennyschweiger Hello Renny, good day to you. Thank you for the reply. It's always good to meet another RSW and Olaf fan. I've learned so much from these guys. Thank you for the heads up on the other channel, I will check it out!
I just bought a cool instrument, a couple of months ago, called the "Chapman Stick". Do a RUclips search and see what I'm trying to learn, I'm very excited about it, and I think you'll see why. Let me know what you think, please 😊
@wadehampton1534 Are they still making those, or did you snag and older one? They're very cool -- you're in for steep learning curve -- good luck! I'm having a hard enough time not making my violin sound like a small animal being tortured. 🤣
@@rennyschweiger they are still making the Chapman Stick but Emmett Chapman passed away a couple of years ago. I bought a 2019 Stick (10 string) signed by Emmet. It's a great instrument, and you're right, it's got a pretty big learning curve. I'm using the standard tuning with intervals of 5th's on the bass side and 4th's on the melody side. Fun! 🤣
what is the radius of the fingerrboard?do you use some sort of curved sanding caul to shape it? or do you just scrape it to fit a template?is the radius of the curve on your bridge template the same? how do you measure the finger board relief? how do you get the neck angel right?
do you use some sort of compus or do you simply measure the hieght of the edge of the fingerboard projection from the violin top? are there standard measurements of the neck width at the nut and fingeboard end?is there standard measurments for the neck profile?
i dont want to be a pest, but the name of your channel IS ask the violinmaker aint it?
I wonder why, if the purpose of the bridge is to transmit the vibrations on the strings as strongly as possible, that the bridge is not a solid piece of wood instead of having all those holes scrolled into it? That would seem to impede the purpose. Have you ever heard a solid wood bridge? Or is that just so not a thing that it would never happen?
Thank you much for teaching this information on violin I would like to see your sharpener work a knife sharpener
Hello Olaf, please video working on a Cello? ... if possible? ;-) Little French Cello for example? All Korschmin's would love to see it. :-)
Great idea!
@@AskOlaftheViolinmaker We also have one Korschmin's 4/4 Violin in need... I just booked an appointment.
Olaf:"don't use a violin bow on a cello"
Me: *uses a violin bow on a double bass*
Edit: that actually happened
Practicing 40 hours a day 😉😉
I've seen people put sandpaper on the violin body and rub the bridge on that to get the shape. I'm curious what your thoughts are on that approach to fitting the bridge.
Some of my family live in townsville including my brother
Interesting.
I also love japanese tools. But I had to learn the hard way that you can damage them easily when used in a wrong way. The chisels are made with a high carbon tip which can be sharpened to the highest sharpness. However, if you do not have your hands under control and tilt it during cutting the sharp edge chippes off and you damage the chisel. It happened to me 2 times.
I would have so many questions...
I like hearing you say "timber". In the USA, timber is whole trees on the stump.
I sharpen everything by hand.
My viola bridge has a piece of ebony on the top of the bridge. It resonates really well, but it is pinned. I've wondered how it affects the overall resonance and how it would sound with a well fit bridge. I haven't seen any other bridge like that, but then again I haven't seen any other viola shaped quite like mine. My bridge is well over 30 years. What are your thoughts on that?
What rise should be from the surface of the FB, to where the strings break over the top of the bridge? You just 'eyeballed' it. Is it 1.5 mm or varied with the string in relation to the arch?
What bridge makers do you like the best
Hi Olaf
What type of oil did you apply to the bridge.
Great videos👍
Is it only one side of the bridge that is rounded at the top?
*- Why not finish the bridge feet using a fine grit sandpaper between the top plate and the feet?*
*- My guess is that sanding brings up the grain, and the fuzz acts like a sound dampener.*
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*- Why not shape the bridge thickness to an ever so slight parabolic curve narrowing to the top?*
*- The sandpaper support board could be ever so slightly dished precisely, like the top plate is carved.*
Hi Olaf, Why do you lick the bridge feet when fitting them?
Why do you trim the sides and the kidneys? Is that just for your personal style or is there a difference in sound?
What is that magic liquid (what kind of oil?) you apply to the bridge at the end?
I'd be an honor for my violin bridge to carry your stamp signature... Reason why I'm watching this is because later on I'm going to make an adjustment to a bridge 🙈 I feel what you do is art, and me trying to replicate is disrespectful but, no luthiers around town so, good luck for me and the bridge, help me God! 🙏🙏🙏
Take it slowly, and sneak up on the final shape. The biggest thing is finding the courage to do it in the first place, so you are mostly there already!
@@wadehampton1534 😊 thank you!! It came out pretty good actually. Yes I was afraid of ruining it, but thank God and Olaf's video I was able to make it work 😁🙌
@@lu0844 right on! I'm glad it worked!
It seems that using dividers gives precise string Center to Center distancing versus the spacing Between different diameter strings. Which?
It's the centre of the string that counts...
We have a guy, near Idaho Falls, Idaho, who has never been to Luthier School and botches soooo many violins.
What is the difference between Hidersine deluxe violin Resin and Hidersine violin rosin?? Thanks even if you don't know.
Hi Olaf! Why do you continually lick the bottom of the bridge? Does it make it easier to cut?
Yes...
You can cut extremely fine slithers if wet wood
Oh noo Olaf, ling ling wannabes found your channel! Your comment section is about to be invaded😩
I use carbon paper to fit a bridge
My brigde doesn't have a name stamp
Comment from fiddle land. (I can see you cringe; lol) Jerry Rosa fits the bridges to the top on his mandolins with sandpaper. He puts the abrasive side up in the area of bridge placement and moves it slightly laterally as opposed to vertically. He says vertical or longitudinal would be better but it's difficult to keep the feet flat moving vertically as the bridge feet tend to wear unevenly... His final mandolin (he's an old fellow and the hands just don't work so well anymore...) Sold two or three days ago for auction "buy it now price" of $10,000.00; sold quickly... Just a thought; both methods achieve the same result...
It was cheap at that price too. He did a video of the construction and one can hear the superior tone and volume. As with Itzhak Perlman, one can damn hear it; no one has to tell you it's/he's good! He demoed it as you did with the violin set-up.
Yes, I have seen that done...
It's a quick way to get the rough shape, but always good to finish with a knife, because it is very difficult not to make the underside of the bridge slightly rounded with sandpaper.
@@AskOlaftheViolinmaker Exactly, to keep the bridge exactly perpendicular as you sand is very difficult. The coarser the sand paper causes resistance and catches that causes rocking to something less than 90 degrees. Not as critical (depending on table shape ) you also have the lateral movement issue. Eyeliner / carve is like taking shaving shiny surfaces off pegs. Thanx Olaf for lesson insights. MS M.D.
You are not showing the progression of the contour!!!
You speak more than what you do - - - Let your work speak, I do not think, take advantage of the video
Turn your speakers off and it won't bother you.
Interesting.