Ep. 58: Stradivari
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
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Here a video where I am explaining a few detail which you might not have known regarding Antonio Stradivari. By watching the video now I have to laugh, since I show my respect even now after hundred of years towards this Great Master by not comparing myself with him, showing you my Stradivari.
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As usual, a very informative video. This the first time I see a clear description of what distinguish Antonio Stradivari violins.
Thank you!
all the best from the hometown of Stradivari, Guarneri and and and
ER
Love the info. Where would Amati fit into the mix? Is there a large difference between Stradivari, and Amati?
That's excellent, thank you very much!
Would it be possible for you to share with us your take on the upper nut grooves?
There are lots of different opinions, but I'd specially like to hear what are your views on the subject?
How deep should they be?
What is the correct shape and width?
Thanks in advance!
Okidoki!
I will make something. Could turn out interesting for all viewers.
ER
Thank you!
Edgar, thank you so much for sharing your vast knowledge with us. One question, what brand is the chinrest and set on the strad that you are using in this video? Hello from New York.
I knew that woman had to be the genius behind this channel :)
definitely! But she is one of the two wonderful woman......
I always said a great carver can make anything out of wood - furniture, houses, boats, airplanes, etc.
Stradivarius is the extreme example :)
How did those masters in those days decide how big an instrument must be and how big the f-holes must be. Also how deep (volume) between the front and back? Does these things affect the sound?
Paul Victor everything effects the sound! To keep things easy: il topo 🐁 va dove è il formaggio 🧀 !!
(The mouse goes where the cheese is)
So human species, in this case violinmakers tracked their measurements.
Thousands of years before they made much more sofisticate things as the pyramids or the acropolis ecc
Peanuts for cremonese makers.
Every church had on one spot the measurements signed as a city standard ecc.
😉
All the best
ER
Edgar thank you. So, with humans now much taller than back then, why don’t modern instrument makers make say cellos bigger. Also, why don’t they try to change dimensions to see if they can improve even more on the sound quality and resonance.
Edgar needs a new coffee machine. Pass the hat.
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Thank you for the nice comment.
ER
Hi Edgar russ . where i can buy your violin . we are in US .... let me know
Albert Zhuoye director from me!!!!!🤔
From my online store.
And than there are some nice shops.
Ifshin Violins in San Francisco David Kerr in Portland
Carriage House of Violins in Boston
I will be at the Namm show from Jannuary 16th to 19th.
Meanwhile send me an email: and we could figure out your dream violin!
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All the best
ER
Do you make violins that are distinctively you?
Yes of course.
That's why on exhibitions you can tell immediately if it one of mine or one of my employee.
Over the years every maker creates automatically his own style.
Even if you make a copy of one of the Great Makers.
thanks
all the best
ER
A 'copy' of the shape of the body only. The sound of the instruments would be unrecognizable to Stradivari - his instruments have all been 'modernised': longer neck at increased angle, larger bass bar, metal strings, modern bridge, and played with a modern Tourte bow - the sound therefore is completely different compared to the original set-up, lower pitch, and gut strings etc.
Pro tip - If it's made out of plywood, it's neither Stradivari nor Guarneri... These are interesting. Please don't forget to cook your varnish for us - but don't burn yourself.
there is a secret about that I will tell you as a maker yourself I want you to when making the plates belly and back this involves ribs and linings with the plates make one longer by just a bit about quarter of an inch or slightly less put the whole violin together and work out where to put your bass bar and your sound post string the instrument and listen to the different tones clarity depth of lower strings and brightness of top two strings remember to turn the back to you and you will both see the difference and hear whilst playing there will be a transition between one string and another but that will no alter the sound of playing the instrument I own an instrument made like that and it's some instrument with plenty of curves and beautiful clarity and tone very clear and never to loud that it jars the ear everything depends on having the correct bow for any violin and to keep changing the bow pressure yes I have played fro 65 years and know a little about violins and how they are made varnished and played hope this little tip will be helpful in your violin making have you ever seen the grand pattern by Amati this is what you will see and hear first I got it I just sat and looked at every detail of the violin taking most of it in but over time noticed more and more I fully enjoy playing this instrument by Nicola Amati the teacher of so many and his godson was Stradivari whom he left all his tools to it was in fact the grand pattern Amati made by Nicola Amati that gave Stradivari the idea of his own instrument he went back to that model so often for ideas for his own in the 16th century got the answer and only the instruments made in the 17th century were worth anything I feel today instruments are far over valued as a copy by a good copyist can make the same sound and has been done several times .