MAKING A VIOLIN | The FINISHING
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- The finishing of a violin Guarneri del Gesù "Il Cannone" model.
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La finitura di un violino modello Guarneri del Gesù "Il Cannone".
El acabado de un violin modelo Guarneri del Gesù "Il Cannone".
The idea of these videos is to give a "realistic" view on the whole process involved in making an instrument and not just the "fun" part, as well as showing how much attention to detail and time is necessary during every step of the construction.
These videos take a long time to make so comment, like, subscribe if you like them so I know to keep making more!
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Lucas Fabro - Violin maker in Cremona / Liutaio a Cremona / Luthier en Cremona
🎥🎻Online violin making course: obrienguitars.com/courses/violin
⚒️ Some of the tools, strings and equipment I use:
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- Pdf: www.dropbox.com/s/5ua7zy0e3h2olm2/Tools.pdf?dl=0
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Lucas -- The first thing I want to say is just how much I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS on building a violin, start-to-finish. I have just finished my third violin and have been relying on a few books and a few RUclips videos. I have to say, your videos, Davide Sora's videos, and Maestro Kimon's videos have been the most helpful, because you three just let us watch in real time how you are building a violin. Most other videos I've seen are just too brief and sketchy to be very helpful to the absolute beginner. I love your meticulousness and the way you show, in great close-up detail, every step of the process!!! Thanks again, and I am excited every time I see a notification that you have posted a new video!!!
kathymatsushita thank you very very much for your kind words!
Of course people like Davide Sora are an inspiration, not only RUclips wise, but also as a super respectful and honest maker.
That was exactly my idea with my videos, to try and show the real time action, and even if I probably cut and leave around 10% or less of the time that it actually takes, it still gives a fair idea of what the job is about.
I understand that the short videos might be funnier to watch, but they are not representative of our job and can be quite misleading, even when someone asks for the price of an instrument they might have the idea “but if it’s a 10 minute job”.
Making these videos take a lot of time of filming and editing, but I’ve learnt so many things thanks to RUclips (not violinmaking wise, mainly other things) that I feel it’s only fair to give something to the platform back, so I’m really happy to know that there’s someone on the other side of the screen enjoying them!
@@LucasFabro Yes...I was also wondering about how much work goes into the video filming and editing! Do you have a few cameras already set up and then you just work on the violin? Or do you have to stop every so often and set up the camera(s) again for each different angle? I really appreciate the excellent camera work! You make an excellent point about how the short videos not always being representative of the actual work that goes into making a violin! The videos make me all the more appreciative of the craftsmanship that is needed to build an instrument! I started out, back in 1994 or so making guitars (and then other stringed instruments) as a summertime hobby (I taught high school English so didn't have time during the school year to do any building, so used the summers to build one instrument each summer). Back in 2001, I built my first violin, was so jazzed about it that I immediately started another (barely), but then didn't get back to it until last year! Then it became a bit addictive, so I immediately started my third one this past December and just finished it.... Building guitars and ukuleles will feel SO much easier for me now, after having built a violin!!! :)
kathymatsushita I use one camera actually, but it’s easy to move around. Let’s say that the shooting is not the biggest problem. For most of the things I’m working as I usually would, but there are some where I have to think where the camera is, film a little and then get into a more comfortable position.
Editing is the big deal, trying to show a bit on every different angle, be as representative as possible, but also not putting a video where I’m filing the same thing for 40 minutes as it’d be too tedious, even for the people who truly appreciate the workmanship.
For example the neck joint video, just that part, not the saddle and other things, was over 4 hours long, and then I made it into a 10 minute thing. There are things like the angle of the neck that would be impossible to capture with the camera so it’s pointless to put them in a video as for everyone I’d be showing the exact same thing, but it’s also part of the job.
I see that I lead the conversation into other direction with that comment 😅 what I wanted to say is that from a 10 hour long video maybe, making a 10-20 minute one means that you have to watch most of those hours. Fortunately I don’t sleep much 🙌
@@LucasFabro Thanks for the explanation! Wow...that makes me appreciate what you do even more! That is truly dedication! I make videos sometimes on my Facebook channel, so I know how much work that is! Of course, mine are nowhere as professionally-done as yours are -- I just use rudimentary editing on iMovie --- but, still, I can appreciate how much time it takes!!! It's kind of fun, though...another way to be creative, huh?
kathymatsushita yes, I love films and the magic of the camera, so it’s in a way quite fun.
If I had time and the skills I’d make a lot of different videos of various things, but I don’t 🤷♂️😅
Beautiful violin, Lucas! I would love to hear someone play it when it is finished.
MrClassicalMusic1 unfortunately with this whole thing going on don’t know how likely that will be :/
@@LucasFabro Forgive me Lucas. The beauty of the violin made me forget about the virus. I live in Florida (USA) and we've had our share of COVID-19 cases. We do seem to be getting better. Stay safe, and keep making those beautiful violins!
MrClassicalMusic1 haha, it’s a good reason to forget about it then ;)
The situation seems to be getting slightly better here too, although we’re still far from it.
We’ve been locked in since the 21st of February and until very recently we were only allowed to go out for groceries. Now I think it’s also possible to walk on a range non further than 200 or 500 mts of your residence (always wearing a mask).
Beautiful violin I wish we can hear it.
Do not Fear thanks :)
Makes two of us!
Bravo!!!!!!!!!
Thank you very much!
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This is so satisfying to watch AND listen! If you don't mind me asking, what mic do you use?
Violinna thanks :)
I love listening to the sound of the wood too 😅
I actually don’t use any different mic than the one of the camera (I don’t record with the mobile, if not with a camera, it’s a cheap canon, nothing fancy, but does its job, specially sound wise). I’d love to buy a better one and position it closer. As some people told me before, could easily be considered asmr.
@@LucasFabro ASMR is definitely in there😅
Hi Lucas! I'm very interested in violin making and I love your videos. For you, what is the most challenging part of the violin making process? I would assume that the whole process is difficult, but for you, is there a specific aspect of violin making that is especially difficult to master?
Thank you very much for your message and I'm happy to hear that you like them :)
I think the key word there is "master", because in my opinion to master each one of the steps is equally difficult.
It's easier to get to an average or acceptable level in different steps, but to master them is a completely different thing.
For example, it's probably easier to make the borders of the instrument in a way that they're "acceptable", because they "just have to be a bit wider than the ribs", than making a joint or a neck joint to an "acceptable" level, because if they're not "acceptable" then the joint will open or the neck joint will fail. However, I think that mastering the outline, roundness and overall shape of the borders is an extremely difficult thing to master.
I hope that helped clarifying your question :)
I've said it before, but man... It's such a nice violin! And these finishing touches just makes it better, of course.
I've seen your cello on Instagram as well, and you have no idea how much I would love to play that! What model is it? :-D
I have just started a Guarneri violin a few days ago, but a luthier offered me some more cello sized wood, and I'm very tempted to try my hand at one like yours!
I think the one thing I'm most excited about in this series is the varnishing, and I guess that's coming soon with the woodwork done? That's quite difficult for me, and I'm looking forward to seeing how you do it! I would especially love to see how you do the antiquing, as I'm gonna try it this time and have no idea how...
Me, too....I am looking forward to watching Lucas's varnishing video....I only tried varnishing on my first violin, when I knew absolutely nothing about what I was doing (19 years ago). On my second and third violin (which I just completed), I tried French polishing, just because I had come to love that process with my guitars and ukuleles. But then I just bought a cheap Chinese violin in the white, just so I could try my hand at varnishing, once again. I bought a basic Hammerl Joha varnishing kit, which I am going to use, to see if I can learn to do it.
I have used Hammerl spirit on a violin, Hammerl oil on a cello and both for touchups and repairs. I like both varnishes very much, I'm just not too skilled at applying them evenly over entire instruments, as they seem to gel up very quickly. Even the oil did that for me to my surprise, but I think I just had too much colour extract in it, which accelerated the process... But anyway, it's a high quality varnish. I like it, I'm sure you will too :-)
What I'm really looking forward to is seeing that beautiful antiquing that I've seen on you instrument, Lucas. I'm pretty sure what I need to do to varnish more evenly, but how you get that flawless aged look is a mystery to me, and just maybe I could pick up a few things to try for myself. I hope so, at least :-D
@@Tostra1997 Thanks for the info on the Hammerl varnishes! I first saw Maestro Kimon do a review on his RUclips channel on the Hammerl kit (though it's a little bit more of a deluxe kit than the one I ordered), and it intrigued me. So I ordered the basic kit (red/brown). I'm going to spend a lot of time preparing the violin-in-the-white violin I ordered, as I have seen Lucas do in his video, before I begin the varnishing process...
I will probably disappoint you both as I really forgot to film the varnishing process, when I realised about it, was almost the end and it didn’t make much sense. I’ll try to do it with the cello or else with the next violin!
Hopefully you’ll enjoy today’s video though (still editing though, so not exactly sure I’ll make it on time to post it 😬)
Haha, that's all good. I doubt I'll be finished with my violin before you get to varnishing anyway :-P
La campana del Torrazzo a 9:38 rende il video magico
dlevi67 anche sul video dove vernicio il violino c’è la campana e fa un effetto speciale
@@LucasFabro Si - l'ho visto dopo... (peccato che ci sia anche l'autobus, che rovina un po' - altrimenti poteva essere quasi un documentario storico sui liutai cremonesi!)