Reasons why jewelers (like me) and luthiers don't usually let people watch, some stuff we do to works of art to repair them seem pretty drastic and traumatic.
I have actually seen a video of someone's flute getting repaired and it wasn't all that painful because they unscrewed everything and I guess it's not as painful as watching a violin get cut open
It reminds me of Baumgartner restoration. He does marvelous videos about art restorations, and I can imagine that both jewellery making and luthier work could be just as exciting to watch.
@@FrostoLP why my one brain cell read this like a joke: ...he emigrated from Germany to Austrilia, so I guess he is a r g e n t i n i a n .... so WTF is wrong with me 💀????
Eddy ''Is he gonna be okay!?'' Doctor: ''yee, look. He will be okay but we gotta have to open him up'' *dramatic sound* Brett ''I don't know if I can Händel this''
As a luthier, I really enjoyed this video! I like how he handled and opened the violin. Good technique! And also a funny and entertaining person, really good in explaining and answering all the questions ! Not usual in our work! Congrats from and Italian luthier!
Bellissimo video (e canale stupendo). Sono solo un appassionato, ma ammiro molto il vostro lavoro di liutaio, è davvero affascinante. Un caro saluto da Milano :)
Maybe you can answer my question. Why didn't he heat the top to remove it? Don't they use hot hide glue? Wouldnt it be easier to slightly heat the top to loosen the glue instead of just prying it off?
This was so fascinating to watch! The points that surprised me the most were as follows: 1. Standing on a Violin without breaking it is possible, but sitting isn't 2. You need to work fast when gluing a Violin, it only takes 5 minutes to dry 3. After gluing the Violin, you need to put "braces" on it so it doesn't come apart 4. Reinforcements are used to repair cracks in the Violin 5. Humidity and Oil/Sweat from your skin can effect your violin, causing it to not be able to be glued together after a while Other interesting timestamps of the video: 1:05 - 1:11 6:56 - 7:35 9:56 - 9:59 Funny Parts: 0:10 - 0:36 1:49 - 2:47 6:09 - 6:11 12:23
For #1, I think Olaf meant that the violin can take gradually applied force rather than one that is applied quickly (like when you sit down) because it was designed to withstand the force of the strings gradually becoming more taunt, and thus having a greater force applied on the instrument, and then having to hold it for an undisclosed amount of time
2) depends on the glue. There are various types of glue, older glues dried fast so you had to do the work quick, but modern glues with modern science they have glues that dry slower so they dry in 10-15 minutes instead of 5 minutes, giving you time to do stuff without rushing. 3) Yea you need to use braces on any type of sealant work to minimalize the gap and space between the structures for the glue to work better. Any occupation that does this, mechanics, wood working, etc uses clamps and braces to hold the structure together for minimal space so the glue works better.
A couple years ago I had a horn exam and like I always do the day before a performance, I oiled my instrument, greased the slides and played for a few hours. The next morning, one of my slides had been sucked into the horn completely and was stuck, and nothing that I did could dislodge it. I went to my local music repair shop (this was like 15 minutes before my exam btw) and watched as they took A FREAKING BLOWTORCH to my instrument. I nearly passed out.
Heard because they couldn't afford the bill, they had to pay by playing an electric violin and viola at 15 notes a second 40 hours each.... The things you do for your beloved instrument
I've been working my way through TwoSet videos 'cause I'm a newbie, and I'm just so thrilled by the mix of humor and technicality. You just don't get content like this anywhere else ♥
I'm actually just about to start school for Violin Repair, so I'm always really excited when you post videos like this :) thank you for the inside look into working with these beautiful instruments!
I recall the shock I felt when a luthier opened my cello and critiqued the repairs. There had been numerous repairs of cracks, and I learned that the fingerboard, neck, and scroll were not original to the instrument-another shock! The instrument had not been well taken care of before I got it; wood was missing from all the corners, there was a 3/4 size bridge on that full-size cello (weird!), and several repairs had to be redone. Also there were several openings along seams. Once all the necessary repairs had been made, the instrument finally sounded wonderful. It had a really big, rich sound that projected very well. I was told pretty early on that it was an instrument built by a famous maker in the mid-19th century. About ten years ago I had no money and huge medical bills. The only choice I had was to sell it to a very well-known dealer. When I discovered that the dealer sold it for $35K but had paid me only $14K (the amount it was insured, based on the assessment of another luthier/dealer), I was furious that I had been stiffed like that. Later I found out that the dealer who bought my instrument was known for taking advantage of people who had to sell their pride and joy. I have desperately missed my cello ever since I handed it over, and I will never be able to replace it. Caveat emptor. Research luthiers and dealers before you do business with them. Most are trustworthy, but some are definitely not.
As an amateur luthier i make a point of not touching an instrument that is expensive enough to warrant taking it to a real luthier. Not $500, much less 500k.
@just a name Rich parents buy their kids expensive instruments, or someone who is becoming a successful performer may purchase an instrument as an investment for recording and performing live.
@just a nameOh also sometimes investment companies will buy expensive instruments like multi million dollar stradivarius violins, take out insurance on it, and then loan it to museums, or if it is a sought after instrument for it's sound, they might rent it or loan it to some of the world's top violinists. Joshua bell has a strad violin that he bought for 4 million dollars, that is probably worth 10-15 million. He had already been performing and recording and had purchased a strad that was worth 2 million dollars, and he sold that one and came up with the rest to buy his new one for 4 million, and I think he has had that violin for 12 years now, during which time it has probably tripled in value. Performing for live audiences he makes upwards of 60,000 an hour and I would imagine makes far more when recording with said instrument. So it makes sense for him to invest in an instrument that helps sell tickets and sell albums. One of the best living violinists, hillary hahn, plays on a strad copy made by vuillaume in the later 1800's, that is probably worth in that 500k ballpark, and she has won multiple grammy awards and performs for live audiences. So again it makes sense for her to invest in a stellar instrument that plays and sounds exactly like she wants it to.
I was fascinated by the sound post offsetting to one side. I never thought about the "bass side" of the 🎻 violin. Also the hide glue still being the preferred glue from 300 years ago! Thank you for this ephisode it is good to know about how the violin is put together.
I suspect if two part epoxy was around 300 years ago, instrument makers would have used it (I don't think they thought these instruments would ever be taken apart for repairs). The unintended benefit of hot hide glue is that it makes these instruments serviceable now and in the future.
He needs a youtube. Please. PLEASE. The craft and restoration are just amazing and his little workshop. WHAAAA . Id watch for hours and hours and hours.
I saw rolls of raw pork skin at the grocery store one time and thought, "I should make my own lard." Except I learned afterward that there's not a whole lot of fat in the skin. I made hide glue by accident. The art form "collage" comes from the French word for "glue" related to the connective tissue "collagen" from which the glue is derived.
Definitely not. At least hide glue is non-toxic. Not to mention that violin strings were originally (and sometimes still are) made from sheep's intestines (called catgut but never made from cats). Also, some red dyes (including FDA-approved red food coloring) are made insects, as is shellac (but shellac isn't used as a finish on violins). If you want to live a 100% vegan lifestyle, it's best not too be too curious.
The violin they were operating on had a serious disease (violanomia), and it spread to Eddy because they didn't take adequate sanitary measures. As a result, I am sorry to say this, but Eddy has become a violist. Soon, it might spread to Brett on recording their next video.
Lol. As another luthier, who has sliced open many a violin, great work on the part of Olaf, and great _Mitleid_ (sympathetic suffering) on the part of TwoSet. Kudos all around. Cheers from sunny Vienna, Scott
Me: mom im going to get a degree in becoming a doctor... Mom: a yesss my son studying anatomy saving lives make your mommy proud not like your sister lah Me: a violin doctor Mom:
beautiful to see him work... thanks for sharing... gotta love a guy working on a 17th century Stradivarius who looks at you and laughs.. and says.. no worries ✌️
I'm a physician and I've seen many things. I even once had a guy with his leg crushed by a truck came to my ER and I did not even flinch at the sight. But I could hardly bear to watch Olaf cut that violin open. This video is definitely something else. 😂 I also love the fact that Olaf agreed to play along with the "emergency" scenario at the beginning. 🤣 BTW, I just started learning to play violin two months ago. TwoSet is one of my motivation sources. Thank you, guys. :)
Only found this cahannel recently and this was enlightening. I've made an acoustic guitar, electric guitar and electric guitar and it was amazing to see the inside of a high end traditional violin. I would've expected there to be a bit more bracing inside similar to a ukulele but was not expecting it to be offset to one side of the the top as well as running the same direction of as the neck. I was kind of expecting it to be a ladder brace
A little googling shows that violins by Giofredo Cappa in recent years have sold at auction from USD 35,000 to USD 189,000. Obviously the condition of the instrument and its place in the output history of this artisan makes a huge difference in the sale price. So this violin probably didn't come from Aldi or off Ebay. A little more story on this instrument and it's source would be nice. This was a very informative and interesting bit of content.
@ラブアモル Yes, but the violin showed in the video isn't Brett's (the man who made Brett's violin is called Renato Scrollavezza). It probably just was an intrument Olaf had to work on, and they took this opportunity to make a video.
Love this kind of video. Always informative. On another note...oh my god the pain of watching a violin being tortured. Ripped my soul. Huhu. Hope Acuppacofi is okay. 😣
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2018: Surgery on a grape
2019: Surgery on a violin
Improvements
Me: Surgery on a wine glass
Me: *surgery on a my teddy bear named Jerry*
i was ur 1000th like! PogChamp
NO WAY I WAS ABOUT TO COMMENT THAT😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😅
In the beginning when they gave the violin to Olaf, Brett looks like a worried mom and Eddy is the I’m-trying-to-be-supportive dad lmao
I know! I’m watching it like “Brett’s baby!”
I was just gonna say that lol
Brett even said "our baby" lmao
Like usual the mom Brett just records the whole thing so she can show everyone their child's first surgery while Eddy just stands on his phone (11:16)
Both Wattpad and fujushi fandom definitely saw something ter 😏😛
"You flinch you lose"
Eddy & Brett: -1000 lives
Lianne M. LING LING INSURANCE 👍🏻👌🏼
benefits of lingling insurance
Same
Me too, this video is so painfull... It's like watching a surgery, but with violin instead. AGHH
Reasons why jewelers (like me) and luthiers don't usually let people watch, some stuff we do to works of art to repair them seem pretty drastic and traumatic.
Probably not too bad compared to an orthopedic surgeon. They don't get observed much either.
That kind of reminds me of surgery. Cutting someone open to repair them seems pretty horrific at first, but it works!
Dentists too.
It's literally AAAAAAA
I have actually seen a video of someone's flute getting repaired and it wasn't all that painful because they unscrewed everything and I guess it's not as painful as watching a violin get cut open
It reminds me of Baumgartner restoration. He does marvelous videos about art restorations, and I can imagine that both jewellery making and luthier work could be just as exciting to watch.
it's so weird to see a violin without strings. It's like seeing a bear without hair
We don't speak of the cursed shaven bear.
@@darkrage1138 we dont do that here
I just googled "Bear no hair" and wtf...thats way more freaky than a stringless violin O_o
Yeah I know right!
... seems right
Eddy: “But doctor, the violin doesn’t have health insurance!”
Me: Yes it does! Ling Ling Insurance!
Jee Eun Lim only at twosetapparel.com
Lmao
Nice lmao
your right!!!
lol
Olaf's laugh sounds so joyful i _almost_ forget he was cracking open a violin
If you can stand on a violin slowly, you can stand on a violin quickly
_no don't_
Fred Huang made me laugh far harder than it should have
If you stand on the violin quickly you might break the a hole
nO
InTeReStInG
Dude's accent is like German, South African, and Australian at the same time.
i'm pretty sure he is German
Super Spicy Spinal Fluid He said in another video I just watched that he emigrated from Germany to Australia, so I guess he is German
Sounds completely Australian to me
@@FrostoLP why my one brain cell read this like a joke: ...he emigrated from Germany to Austrilia, so I guess he is a r g e n t i n i a n .... so WTF is wrong with me 💀????
I was curious bc he mentioned ALDI. They are as common in germany as Walmart in the US
Brett is a very concerned mother
Eddy is a trying-not-to-panic-while-comforting-the-wife father
I see
Today's video: Cutting Open A Violin
Brett & Eddie's reaction: AHHH NO!!!
Tomorrow's video: Cutting Open A Viola
Bret & Eddie: WOOHOO! KEEP GOING YE!!!
Ouch...
T y p i c a l M o n d a y s . Same and I prefer it over the violin
@@machy8515 *GASPS* U INSULTED MY CHILD
*evil laughter*
@@atlandfrisk ikr :o
You had the opportunity to call the video "Choppin open a violin". Smh my nuts
Chopin*
@@aria-chamie1922 r/wooooooosh
Electroma 5050 but hardboiledchickennughet is just saying that he didn’t miss the joke, he’s just stating the flaw in how the joke was spelled.
But Chopin was pretty much exclusively a pianist.
@Spicy Chicken Marsala Cucumber Salad w/ Pico nice
Brett holds a violin like holding a baby, that was cute:)
how did this comment get so many likes in 5 hours
he was treating it like a baby
Jasmine Horton I don’t know how, but I really appreciate every like from this twoset community 😊
DrLuquid Ikr, Eddy and Brett treated the violin like a cute baby makes me smile
shriek mi comments get 7 likes in a few weeks cri
‘You have to be very careful’ he said while violently dragging a knife through a violin.
"Did you put your name into the Goblet of Fire, Harry?" Dumbeldore asked calmly.
In all my 27 years of life, this is the first time I've heard the word 'Araldite' spoken by someone other than my dad. A milestone indeed.
lmao I'm 28 and had exactly the same thought.
Same here..but it was my mom and I'm 17
this is so specific yet relatable
Two Soldiers carrying their wounded comrade, A Cup of coffee to the surgery room. (1919, colourised).
That’s a year after WWI
Andy Noah thank you
@@nuttynoah5342: Well, it's not like the end of the Great War put an end to war all together, 1919 saw it's share of battle and bloodshed.
In 300 years people will be paying trillions of dollars for a signature olaf violin
haha... It would be better if they started right now 🎻😀
Ask Olaf the Violinmaker Olaf! Hello!
true
Keith Clark lol our planet has millions of years ahead
inflation will hit that hard u guess?
" I don't know if i can Händel this."
Adding this to my Liszt of favorite puns.
@@jeremykiahsobyk102 Where have you been Haydn so long with that great joke?
@@TheAlumic Just this side of Paradis.
Are you Schubert that?
I only came to watch people choppin open a violin
Eddy ''Is he gonna be okay!?''
Doctor: ''yee, look. He will be okay but we gotta have to open him up''
*dramatic sound*
Brett ''I don't know if I can Händel this''
Bach off with the terrible music puns. I don't wanna start Haydn on you 😡🤪
Róisín Grant YOU GET THE LIMO OUT FRONT OOH OH OOH HOTTEST STYLE EVERY SHOE EVERY COLOUR
First time I saw the guy cut open my bass fiddle, I almost fainted. He went all the way down one side in one stroke that took about a second.
Imagine what he could do to a person
The moment I saw Olaf. I know.
This will be another violin abuse video.
I know u u are in every top comment of twoset
Youre almost like justin y. of twoset
lol
cute profile pic
Mori Mori awww thank you~
ling ling hi~
As a luthier, I really enjoyed this video!
I like how he handled and opened the violin. Good technique!
And also a funny and entertaining person, really good in explaining and answering all the questions ! Not usual in our work!
Congrats from and Italian luthier!
How do u become a luthier
born to be a luthier, so don't ask how :)
Bellissimo video (e canale stupendo).
Sono solo un appassionato, ma ammiro molto il vostro lavoro di liutaio, è davvero affascinante.
Un caro saluto da Milano :)
Maybe you can answer my question. Why didn't he heat the top to remove it? Don't they use hot hide glue? Wouldnt it be easier to slightly heat the top to loosen the glue instead of just prying it off?
His name is Nicolo
Like the piccolo, but with an N
Olof: This ones the A-hole
Twoset: giggles like seventh graders
As a 7th grader I am offended
*snickers* a-hole
um. ouch. *personally offended* hehe
This was so fascinating to watch! The points that surprised me the most were as follows:
1. Standing on a Violin without breaking it is possible, but sitting isn't
2. You need to work fast when gluing a Violin, it only takes 5 minutes to dry
3. After gluing the Violin, you need to put "braces" on it so it doesn't come apart
4. Reinforcements are used to repair cracks in the Violin
5. Humidity and Oil/Sweat from your skin can effect your violin, causing it to not be able to be glued together after a while
Other interesting timestamps of the video:
1:05 - 1:11
6:56 - 7:35
9:56 - 9:59
Funny Parts:
0:10 - 0:36
1:49 - 2:47
6:09 - 6:11
12:23
For #1, I think Olaf meant that the violin can take gradually applied force rather than one that is applied quickly (like when you sit down) because it was designed to withstand the force of the strings gradually becoming more taunt, and thus having a greater force applied on the instrument, and then having to hold it for an undisclosed amount of time
2) depends on the glue. There are various types of glue, older glues dried fast so you had to do the work quick, but modern glues with modern science they have glues that dry slower so they dry in 10-15 minutes instead of 5 minutes, giving you time to do stuff without rushing.
3) Yea you need to use braces on any type of sealant work to minimalize the gap and space between the structures for the glue to work better. Any occupation that does this, mechanics, wood working, etc uses clamps and braces to hold the structure together for minimal space so the glue works better.
A couple years ago I had a horn exam and like I always do the day before a performance, I oiled my instrument, greased the slides and played for a few hours. The next morning, one of my slides had been sucked into the horn completely and was stuck, and nothing that I did could dislodge it. I went to my local music repair shop (this was like 15 minutes before my exam btw) and watched as they took A FREAKING BLOWTORCH to my instrument. I nearly passed out.
smh you guys should've modded those violins with _electrodes supplied by NASA_
UNDERRATED COMMENT
Isn’t electrode a pokemon? lol
Lol Olaf would probably just shut the door on them 🤣
I like your banner lmao
@@gorgestboi1028 thanks
Eddy: "But doctor... The violin doesn't have health insurance!"
Brett: "Oh my god. Can you give us a discount?"
Olaf: "Nice try"
It's alright, he bulk bills.
Heard because they couldn't afford the bill, they had to pay by playing an electric violin and viola at 15 notes a second 40 hours each....
The things you do for your beloved instrument
@@theresawood8378 Hahaha, that made me laugh so hard 😂
They should’ve used ling ling insurance
"Do not try that at home"
Alright, let's try this in the park then
well it is too far, do it on ur neighbour backyard could do
hello fellow cuber
@@definitelynotshuriyee Can always do outside the door. o.oa
@@recubican6453 hello to you to fellow cuber
TheBlueGaming 7 ;D
At 1:45, Brett looked like he wanted to hold on to Eddy for support 😂 😂
He does
11:59 you perspire and then when you perspire, it can wear off the varnish
Ray Chen: *sweats*
I see why Brett loves his violin.
CUZ IT'S CAPPA *COFFEE* !
*laugh in pain*
😂😂😂
Bad
Brett: But it would be better to call it CAPPA BUBBLETEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hello.. pracrastinate
@@sam-rn4in yOu FoUnD mE
Shoutout to Olaf looking like a violin-killing maniac in the thumbnail 👏
haha... thanks.. That's me before my morning coffee 😂☕
@@AskOlaftheViolinmaker lol...you did great on the operation 👍🏼
Ask Olaf the Violinmaker XD
Luthier: gives important information on violins
Brett: It lOokS liKE a fLYiNg sAuCEr
Here before the comments go "ARMYYYYY 💜💜💜"
@@margarettetapia but you just did it-
dubunation ik
It's the SHADOW, that the bridge casts! If you pause right when he says that, you'll see, that the shadow looks like a UFO. 🙆♂️😀
I wanted to like this comment but it was at 666 likes which is so metal 🤘😎🤘
Bonus challenge: Olaf makes a violin while using a hula hoop.
0:14 did brett just said “our” baby😏
2:37 Olaf be like : you have to be very careful
Also Olaf : _proceed to open the violin w those bone cracklings sounds_
Mom: what are you doing
Me: I'm trying to fix my cello
Cello: *_literally at a point of no return_*
Mom: *_surprised pikachu face_*
@@jonathans.9372 lmao
I pictured this whole thing in my mind 😂
Jonathan r/woooosh
@@gingersmall1000 NO
LMAO I ACTUALLY DID THIS (before the video) kids don’t do this
Should have named it
“1000 degree knife vs violin”
That clickbait
Spells clickbait wrong who else noticed
Shian Cao lmaoooo I just realisedddddd omfgggg
Sayori your still watching the video?
Now people know that you spelled clickbait like clickbate because it’s edited
777th like wow
Top notch stuff! I love watching craftspeople like Olaf who know their stuff work; how wonderful - he is open about sharing how he works!
I love how violin music was playing in the back while 1 of his brothers are being torn apart and put back together
That's actually dark
I love how Olaf is just playing along with whatever their ideas went 😂😂 love Olaf, the snowman, thank you Olaf
I like how everyone associates Olaf with snowmen XD
@@seahorse0009 well Brett himself associates Olaf with the snowman on their previous video with Olaf 😂😂
Yeah Olaf seems like a fantastic dad to have
the scene where they're opening the violin is like an ASMR of brett and eddy's world falling apart
Underrated comment oml
guy: destroying the violin completely
the 2 guys minds: THE POOR BABY 😭
“Don’t we have universal health insurance” *Sobs uncontrollably in US-American*
LMAO, that was totally a US burn. i felt it too T_T
Lol I felt the burn and I’m an Australian living in Australia😂😂 so savage🔥
Good thing they don't have universal health insurance, all the strats would have long ago been considered unfixable because of their age.
There's always ling ling insurance
@@yourneighborhoodwierdo8349 actually its not. if you have a different politically opinion on that subject:)
0:39 my mom came into my room and I paused right there and she was like WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING lmaoooo
Me: OK I'm going to do some practi--
Twoset: *we cut open a violin*
Me: OK FINE I'LL PRACTISE AFTER THIS VIDEO
If the glue can dry slowly
The glue can dry quickly.
If the glue can dry slowly, it can- no nevermind it can only dry slowly.
Dont ask A women her age
A gamer his kill death radio
A musician the notes he missed
A violin maker the violin he ruined
And a RUclipsr's revenue and demonetization
@@wellmakeitworth1316 you are right thanks for the comment
A violist how shitty they are
That gets complicated for women whose occupation is violin maker and whose hobbies are music and gaming.
Χρηστος Μαντας
A violinist how many notes per second is considered sacrilege
I've been working my way through TwoSet videos 'cause I'm a newbie, and I'm just so thrilled by the mix of humor and technicality. You just don't get content like this anywhere else ♥
9:04
Brett - *Oh that was sharp!*
Eddy - *no no, that was flat*
1:45 I thought Brett was gonna jump into Eddy’s arms
2:07 as well
doggylikesoup same here.
I didn't notice, but yes it really does look like it. Would of been hilarious.
LIke zOInks scoOobs liKe wE gOttA gO
ahah i thought i was the only one
Me :*intensely looking at my friend's violin*
Her: *Getting confused and worried*
I'm actually just about to start school for Violin Repair, so I'm always really excited when you post videos like this :) thank you for the inside look into working with these beautiful instruments!
"How do you open it"
"Knife"
I recall the shock I felt when a luthier opened my cello and critiqued the repairs. There had been numerous repairs of cracks, and I learned that the fingerboard, neck, and scroll were not original to the instrument-another shock! The instrument had not been well taken care of before I got it; wood was missing from all the corners, there was a 3/4 size bridge on that full-size cello (weird!), and several repairs had to be redone. Also there were several openings along seams. Once all the necessary repairs had been made, the instrument finally sounded wonderful. It had a really big, rich sound that projected very well. I was told pretty early on that it was an instrument built by a famous maker in the mid-19th century.
About ten years ago I had no money and huge medical bills. The only choice I had was to sell it to a very well-known dealer. When I discovered that the dealer sold it for $35K but had paid me only $14K (the amount it was insured, based on the assessment of another luthier/dealer), I was furious that I had been stiffed like that. Later I found out that the dealer who bought my instrument was known for taking advantage of people who had to sell their pride and joy. I have desperately missed my cello ever since I handed it over, and I will never be able to replace it. Caveat emptor. Research luthiers and dealers before you do business with them. Most are trustworthy, but some are definitely not.
"You have to be careful, especially when you're working on a 500.000$ instrument" Thank you for this tip!👍
Five hundred thousand or 500 dollars as u put a full stop not a comma
@@aryanisverycool some people use a full stop instead of a comma
As an amateur luthier i make a point of not touching an instrument that is expensive enough to warrant taking it to a real luthier. Not $500, much less 500k.
@just a name Rich parents buy their kids expensive instruments, or someone who is becoming a successful performer may purchase an instrument as an investment for recording and performing live.
@just a nameOh also sometimes investment companies will buy expensive instruments like multi million dollar stradivarius violins, take out insurance on it, and then loan it to museums, or if it is a sought after instrument for it's sound, they might rent it or loan it to some of the world's top violinists. Joshua bell has a strad violin that he bought for 4 million dollars, that is probably worth 10-15 million. He had already been performing and recording and had purchased a strad that was worth 2 million dollars, and he sold that one and came up with the rest to buy his new one for 4 million, and I think he has had that violin for 12 years now, during which time it has probably tripled in value. Performing for live audiences he makes upwards of 60,000 an hour and I would imagine makes far more when recording with said instrument. So it makes sense for him to invest in an instrument that helps sell tickets and sell albums.
One of the best living violinists, hillary hahn, plays on a strad copy made by vuillaume in the later 1800's, that is probably worth in that 500k ballpark, and she has won multiple grammy awards and performs for live audiences. So again it makes sense for her to invest in a stellar instrument that plays and sounds exactly like she wants it to.
*"we cut open a violin"*
I don't need practice I need answers
2009 Brett : i had dreams
2019 Brett : i have memes and utterly suffering from nightmares
He still has dreams, just a different type ;)
oh yes oh yess 😂😂😂🤠 twas a joke honestly lol
I was fascinated by the sound post offsetting to one side. I never thought about the "bass side" of the 🎻 violin. Also the hide glue still being the preferred glue from 300 years ago!
Thank you for this ephisode it is good to know about how the violin is put together.
I suspect if two part epoxy was around 300 years ago, instrument makers would have used it (I don't think they thought these instruments would ever be taken apart for repairs). The unintended benefit of hot hide glue is that it makes these instruments serviceable now and in the future.
He needs a youtube. Please. PLEASE. The craft and restoration are just amazing and his little workshop. WHAAAA . Id watch for hours and hours and hours.
you've probably found it by now, but Olaf does have a channel! it's called "ask Olaf the violinmaker" :-)
Yesssss
And he has as many silly wigs as Brett & Eddy.
@@grutarg2938 Wait a second! I though that was Hubert.
Eddy: a cup of coffee😭😭😭
Olaf: a piece of cake😉😉😉
OMG Underrated comment HAHA
Is there a sequel to this? DID THE PATIENT SURVIVE??? 😱😱😱
Karl Morton IV probably
Shomak Tan oof salvaged the patient!
dUN DUN dUUUNNN
Human to violin: can I stand on you.
Violin: sure
Floor to violin: can you fall on me it won’t hurt.
Violin: oh hell nah mate
I saw rolls of raw pork skin at the grocery store one time and thought, "I should make my own lard." Except I learned afterward that there's not a whole lot of fat in the skin. I made hide glue by accident. The art form "collage" comes from the French word for "glue" related to the connective tissue "collagen" from which the glue is derived.
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Too much to take in 🤣
Interesting!
TIL!
🤯
"Made from animal hide"
When even your damn violin ain't vegan 😔
Well, do yeh want beautiful music or not? XD
@Lycaon1765 , the hair on violin bows come from Mongolian horses.
@@SY-xk3gs I know. But that isn't a violin.
Definitely not. At least hide glue is non-toxic. Not to mention that violin strings were originally (and sometimes still are) made from sheep's intestines (called catgut but never made from cats). Also, some red dyes (including FDA-approved red food coloring) are made insects, as is shellac (but shellac isn't used as a finish on violins). If you want to live a 100% vegan lifestyle, it's best not too be too curious.
When Brett stuck the end pin into the f-hole:
*We're entering fetish levels that shouldn't be possible*
Yu Alvin wait wasn’t it the a hole
r/cursedcomments
As someone that plays the piano this also hurt inside me and i don't even know why.
As a violin player the opening of the violin killed me inside
Yare Yare......
You made me imagine my piano get C U T
Same but recorder player
As a piano and violin player ... I died
It is a very hard work on a good
Omg😂😂😂 I was dead at 12:22 when it said rip eddy Chen (1644 - 2019?)
The violin they were operating on had a serious disease (violanomia), and it spread to Eddy because they didn't take adequate sanitary measures. As a result, I am sorry to say this, but Eddy has become a violist. Soon, it might spread to Brett on recording their next video.
Well at least Eddy lived for 375 beautiful years
Eveleigh Nightingale 😂😂😂😂
They should test all this stuff on their Amazon violin
It wouldn't have had all the internal structure of a real violin, I bet.
Lol. As another luthier, who has sliced open many a violin, great work on the part of Olaf, and great _Mitleid_ (sympathetic suffering) on the part of TwoSet.
Kudos all around. Cheers from sunny Vienna, Scott
Me: mom im going to get a degree in becoming a doctor...
Mom: a yesss my son studying anatomy saving lives make your mommy proud not like your sister lah
Me: a violin doctor
Mom:
Grey's anatomy: I'M I A JOKE TO YOU?
They had us at the fist half not gonna lie
I see you're Asian as well
This was actually very informative. Please do more videos like this. 👍
"without music for your upmost suffering" - the day I died
beautiful to see him work... thanks for sharing... gotta love a guy working on a 17th century Stradivarius who looks at you and laughs.. and says.. no worries
✌️
6:50 - The violin is literally a torture device, nailed it
I wanna see Brett and eddy's reaction when a violin in brutally destroyed😂. Sacrelligous? Yes. Entertaining? Most definitely 😂😂😂
Put a video of it on their reddit and see if it makes it into one of their videos
Hotel? *TRIVAGO*
No violins were harmed in the making of this video.
Im not sure how true that is /:
@@emmabennett3985 well he's a professional, for sure he wouldn't damage one violin
esteeeela true.......
Woh hopefully not.
*doubt in Alto clef
threesetviolin: brett + eddy + olaf
gayathri ballingam-
Fivesetviolin: Brett, Eddy, Hillary, Ray, and Olaf
i adore that twoset and olaf have the same sense of humor
“Yeah didn’t we have universal health insurance?” Aussie flex / US diss combo lol
VIOLIN SURGERY
I was watching a surgery simulator vid till the notification came.
ACTUALLY HAPPENED
Yes it is violin surgery for sure!
A VIOLIN HAS BEEN HURT IN THIS VIDEO! TAKE IT DOWN
This is so random, but..Eddy’s sweater paws are adorable 😂
ikr ?
Walerija Sultan yea... or maybe it’s just me, being the one obsessed with sweater paws 😂
Aya Sobh now that you’ve brought my attention to it. Ya got to agree with you. 😂
i just realised...
maybe a sweater is called a sweater cuz it makes you sweat....
unicorn 355 make u sweat looking at Eddy 🥰🥰🥰
8:50 I have a friend who bought her first violin at ALDI, she really regrets it now
"Our baby". Thanks. You've made me a bit happier.
i love olaf!!!! he's so kind and has a cute smile!
Brett and Eddie: 😱
Olaf: 🔪
Violin: 😫
*Me:* 🤣
I'm a physician and I've seen many things. I even once had a guy with his leg crushed by a truck came to my ER and I did not even flinch at the sight. But I could hardly bear to watch Olaf cut that violin open. This video is definitely something else. 😂
I also love the fact that Olaf agreed to play along with the "emergency" scenario at the beginning. 🤣
BTW, I just started learning to play violin two months ago. TwoSet is one of my motivation sources. Thank you, guys. :)
ive never seen two people so scared of woodworking
Only found this cahannel recently and this was enlightening. I've made an acoustic guitar, electric guitar and electric guitar and it was amazing to see the inside of a high end traditional violin. I would've expected there to be a bit more bracing inside similar to a ukulele but was not expecting it to be offset to one side of the the top as well as running the same direction of as the neck. I was kind of expecting it to be a ladder brace
I thought explicit gore wasn't allowed on RUclips ;)
Don’t know what was Olaf thinking at that moment, but I‘m REALLY PANIC while watching he opening the violin, that cracking sound omg
He is a brave man
芊卉陳 Same here. The cracking sound.
I thought your violin's name was Practicia.
edit: i forgot i made this comment and now it has 400 likes, o k a y
edit 2: 420 likes, keep it that way
For 40 hours
Practice 280 hours a week
Well it wasn’t Brett’s violin though
420th like, nice
this is probably what hell is: just watching someone pry apart musical instruments
im sorry but the openning the violin sounds are just all my musical ancestors dying
Brett: 00:24 "I don’t know if I can... Handel this"
A little googling shows that violins by Giofredo Cappa in recent years have sold at auction from USD 35,000 to USD 189,000. Obviously the condition of the instrument and its place in the output history of this artisan makes a huge difference in the sale price. So this violin probably didn't come from Aldi or off Ebay.
A little more story on this instrument and it's source would be nice. This was a very informative and interesting bit of content.
1:07 It clearly says that it is a 'copie de Iofreddus Cappa...', so copied from.
grepthis2000 IIRC, Brett met his violin maker in one of his IG post when they toured Europe.
@ラブアモル
Yes, but the violin showed in the video isn't Brett's (the man who made Brett's violin is called Renato Scrollavezza).
It probably just was an intrument Olaf had to work on, and they took this opportunity to make a video.
Or is it Eddy's violin?
@@callyfana either, eddy's violin is a chinese transformed. It's just a violin that Olaf have been working on in his workshop.
Love this kind of video. Always informative. On another note...oh my god the pain of watching a violin being tortured. Ripped my soul. Huhu. Hope Acuppacofi is okay. 😣
I just found out my violin teacher is friends with Olaf- *excuse me WHAT*
If you play a string instrument, making friends with a luthier is a smart move.
12:20 Eddy *Coughs
Me: Check upload date
Pheww