It looks quite a bit like a Sears and Roebuck mail-order violin. My Mother had one as a child back in the late 30s. When I started playing violin in the late 70s, she had hers restored, and I played it throughout high school. I managed to break one of the pegs and my Father went to the library, did some research, and recreated a peg out of a birch branch. I had three black pegs and one white one. I still have it, and the original case it was shipped in, almost 70 years ago.
I looked at the old catalog, I think 1902 or so, and they had 2 models, the first was of lesser wood and construction, and cost 1 dollar (like what Tommy Jarrell played, bright and nasal sounding, with steel strings). The 2nd was like this one getting repaired, pretty nice, and cost 2 dollars. Some sound really good. Almost always, somebody needs to go through them, just like this guy did, and fix cracks, sound post, maybe bass bar if too small, pegs are almost always sucky, and the bridge might be strange too - if it was at a junior hight school. Glue on soundpost common, broken end gut common too. But, the nice ones have nice top and back wood and ribs, and usually sound real good when done.
I'm a guitar maker and know nothing of violins. I often watch videos of other instruments being made, repaired, restored. Fascinating to watch this. First thing I noticed was the grain pattern on the top plate and relating that to guitar soundboards. I found myself wanting to hear what it sounded like. Many thanks. :)
Thank you! I have tasked myself with refacing my student violin that was badly damaged when I was 14. This is almost everything I needed to know. I think I could replace the fingerboard without instructions but I will probably watch videos like that and more of these. The passion of violin makers and repairers delights me!
Wow, such skills, I was on the edge of my seat just watching that strip down, fix and rebuild. My Cello was crushed in a soft bag when I was a kid on an underground train, by a football mob. The cello was made in 1845 (we had no idea back then of its age!) the accident in 1972. I had a local London repairer, who was in his 70's rebuild it, the sound was better, the cost was borne by the London Underground and at the time was more than £500 when the cello only cost my parents £120. I sold that cello in 1985 for £650, and tried to buy it back in 2015 when it sold for £11,500! Never mind, I no longer play but wish I did. Thank you, David, for sharing that fascinating video.
Lieber David, dieses Video ist so wunderbar, begleitet von wunderschöner Geigenmusik, es ist so schön zu sehen, wie liebevoll Du die Geige berührst, wie ein krankes Kind, das wieder gesund werden muss! Und sie klingt wieder und erfüllt mit dem schönsten Klang ihrer Musik die Herzen aller, die sie hören. Ich spiele selbst Geige und liebe meine beste Freundin von ganzem Herzen. Danke vielmals- auch ich hätte die Geige gerne gehört, reparieren und durch ihren Klang zum Leben erwecken, meine Freudentränen hätten all meine Gefühle zum Ausdruck gebracht, die ich während des Anschauens für diese Geige empfunden habe💕 Viel Freude dem neuen Besitzer, die Geige wird es mit ihrem Klang danken! Alles Schöne, lieber David🌹
Excellent video but I agree with some of the other comments regarding the colour of the font used in the subtitles. Great to see a master craftsman at work. As you may be aware, there are some horrific violin repair videos on RUclips; people that just don't care about the instruments. You obviously do. Thank you!
I really enjoyed this and try to learn how to do this. My wife's great-grandfathers old German violin was given to me to play with. It is a mess. I do have quite a bit of experience in restoring antique furniture so I think I can make a go of it using what I've learned watching videos like this. It's not a real valuable instrument so if I goof it up it's not the end of the world. And because I can't play very well nobody will know if I succeeded or failed. RUclips can get me started but I gotta justdo it and learn from the experience. Heck, if I end up turning it into a fiddle I'll be happy.
That was a very nice video, and your knowledge and attention to detail is impressive. I was all ready to take my violin to your shop, but then I saw the label, "Repaired in SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA"! Unfortunately that's not the continent where I live!
Incredible work for a cheap fiddle. Love the way you matched the grain of the patch to the grain of the wood, although I've heard that the patch would be stronger if the wood is cross-grained to the belly.
I have a couple old electrics I fiddle on, sorry, and my DNA forces a moral imperative to make the odd repair. My Gramps was a master cabinet maker and his Brother built pipe organs. I just enjoy process in the arts, any form. This was lovely to watch and listen.
Omg after watching a while it was like a horror movie watching him systematically dismantling her. Almost fainted when he pulled out the drill. Such dramatic music. Like a Hitchcock movie for twisted musicians.
You can get a hundred year old fiddle in this condition or better for about a hundred bucks...or less. Heck I have several century-old-violins in good playing condition and none of them cost very much. The older Czech fiddles have a wonderful old dark sound, are usually well-made, and can be had for very little. Often, they don't even need much work like this one in the video. Granted, doing the work and hearing the old instrument sing again after so long is immensely rewarding, but actually PLAYING old instruments that never got in such bad condition while you learn the craft is also wonderful.
This is a cheap violin, the type sold by mail order companies. Old doesn’t always mean good. There were and still are a lot of these made for students. Go out and buy a 100 year old violin at your local antique store or on eBay.
As a violinist this whole video makes me a little queasy lol. It's like watching a truly scary horror movie with a happy ending. You luthiers do God's work
Thank carrot!! Although I think the way violinists bring, what is otherwise a few pieces of wood, to life is God's work. You guys give it life and make it sing...!!!
I know absolutely nothing about violins, but I can always appreciate masterful woodwork and the care taken to repair it. Though another part of me likes to imagine a very anxious violinist pacing back and forth or watching wide eyed at the process being performed in front of them, never moving from their spot, afraid that even them breathing would disturb the work being done.
Dear David , despite this violin was unlabelled i thought that it is *Höfner* Violin.I thought so because this violin has some common things with Höfner Violins.Also Höfner is 132 years old company and technically from 1945 became German (It was moved in Möhrendorf).
I watched Bob Westbrook repair and build such intricate instruments and also Bob Westbrook set world speed records at Bonneville Salt Flats .. I found out that my friends let him go at Mile 5 at 200mph now just Dust in the Wind...or Playing with the Angels! Forever Racer with Don Vesco Turbinator ! But both Dancing Upon The Streets of GLORY! With the Creator of this instrument and the CREATOR of ALL!
@pagansforbreakfast It would be even better to learn how to (& do) make a violin to better understand the whole function of the design & material used before doing repairs, then all repairs can be done with the same respect as a violin maker.
@pagansforbreakfast It's true about the cost of tools, but tools can also be made too to save on cost. I made several gouges from old files quite successfully & they (some) get used in repairs too, as well as other things such as cradles for plates, instruments & bows etc. Money saved is money gained (except for the time). The thumb planes I bought though (as well as a finishing plane). A band saw (& bench disc/belt sander) gets used all the time for set ups.
No offense but players who are scared of their instruments is and sounds ridiculous. Man up. Go learn how to look after it. Where I'm from we can make a bridge, repair cracks and basically deal with any setup issue or minor repair.
@@kanatsizkanatli that’s quite the tall order for simply a player! Perhaps at an amateur level, but for professional quality instruments, I couldn’t imagine just trusting myself over a highly trained and experienced luthier. How would one come about knowing this as well, those are very vague repairs that can range in difficulty. Just a small crack to the the whole thing split down the middle.
Interesting he used water to clean and it didn’t need refinishing.. probably would have deprecated the peice I suppose, similar to furniture.. nice stuff and enjoyed the music!!
Sound posts are not normally glued into a violin, but are held in place by the pressure between the top and back. They can be moved around to find the best setting.
Great job. I have also german-type violin over hundred years old. My luthier also done great job to restore. It is great violin and I love that these older instruments can be so good.
Something new for me to learn. As a complete novice, It appears that the sound post is held in place by the pressure on the bridge and the bottom of the case, it that correct? A darker color on the accompanying text my be in order. Narragansett Bay
This was very informative, as I have a violin, just like this one. I have a problem with it now, and need to open it up, and fix it. It was sounding great, until I left it in a very hot room, for a few days. The glue loosened, and then when I tightened the strings, it dislodged the sides, from the bottom. And there's no label, and I didn't know what to think of it. So since it sounds great, it must be old, as I have other similar ones, that don't sound so good.
You musicians must experience the world very differently from me. That you can tell the bridge or nut needs reshaping because of its tone or sound is simply amazing. I am completely devoid of musical talent and a car alarm is torture to me, they must be hell for you musicians.
Because the original label is missing, would it have been appropriate to replace the top or to refinish the top? Your repairs are brilliant. I'm looking for more repair videos from you. Thumbs up.
Maybe I am strange but I like volins with very, very close growth rings. Everyone says that it does not make a difference but I don't see how it would not. The growth rings are denser than the surrounding wood. I also find that the close ring violins are better looking.
As a fellow woodworker and student of the instrument I find this very interesting. This doesn't appear to be a particularly high end instrument so I would guess that it was more a labor of love.
It was a bit of a labour of love, however the instrument had some significant sentimental value to the owner. It was an instrument that had been in the family for at least 3 generations....
I completely understand. As a jeweler, I've long held that the most worthless form of value is of monetary . Or as better expressed than I " There are those who know the price of everything ...and the value of nothing!"
That was a very interesting video!!! I honestly cannot figure out how violin makers are able to set the sound post, it looks difficult!!! Suggestion... use a different font and/or font color in future videos. There were a few sentences that I couldn’t read because the color blended in with the background...
Setting the sound post is RIDICULOUSLY complicated the first few times, then very suddenly (for me at least) it became intuitive, something you do so expertly for yourself that you can't explain it. Perhaps like the way (ladies) you can bump a car door closed with your hip, or (gentlemen) snatch up a child who is falling before they hit the ground.
It is indeed quite difficult! I’ve spent a good 5-10 hours simply learning the qualities of soundpost setting and such. Having a well fitted soundpost and the proper tools makes it infinitely easier, and better for the instrument too!
In regards to the cleats and patch, is there a concern that they might impact how well it will resonate (since the brilliance of a Strad is generally attributed to its wood)?
QUESTION: The part I was waiting for was how he prepared and glued the top... but he didn't show it. Were the little splinters still attached to the side sanded down? Or was it just glued back in place without cleaning the surfaces?
veden310 Not on a black background it won't. The correct technique, if you can do it, is to XOR the lettering over the image. Then it will be legible over any background.
Hi David, can you help a friend has a violin which has an identifing mark inside on the back viewed through the fret holes as capitalletter A with a capital s superimposed. Can you shed any light on the maker? There is also a number 1074 printed in black indian ink as well. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
That is actually a Czech violin..they are almost always slap dash with no corner blocks, crude carved into the top bass bar,end pin hole off center. I have 3 of these examples. Had on with a pencil as a sound post. I still can't understand why they would build these violin so poorly..yet using in some cases selected fine wood, I have 2 with one piece backs of fine flamed maple yet sloppy finishing.
I'm not sure why you have the bridge as close to the fingerboard as you have there & not centred on the notches of the sound holes. The sound post would need to be positioned accordingly though. It's still nice to see the basic steps of repair being shared though.
Usually I despise background music in workmanship videos but this was quite bearable. :) Refinishing the outside surface is not usually part of a repair?
Touch ups are ok, but most avoid refinishing older violins. In this case the repair was done as per the customers requests. They prefered not to touch the finish.
Nice video, I enjoyed watching the repairs being made...I might have missed it in the comments if it was mentioned, but how much cost was involved in the repairs that were made?
My parents had a violin about the caliber of this one. It had been played briefly by my uncle, I guess back in the late 1940s. My mother wound up with it and it sat in a state of disrepair for the next 60 years in our house. (my father was sure we were all going to be geniuses and learn to play it.) I had harbored the idea for many years to get it restored but my mother, properly I might add, gave it away to one of her sisters, my uncle having passed away. I'm curious what the cost to restore this violin was and what it's value is restored??? If I had restored my uncle's violin and it's sound was good, I would have liked to have sold it or donated it so it could be heard again. I'm sure my aunt still has it.
I must ask. Would you know if this violin was purchased from the USA? It has identical wear markings and damage to my grandfather's. Also my father said he glued the sound post because he was afraid of over stressing the wood with a longer post. My brother sold the violin several years back. If this violin came from the USA, he would be very happy to know it might be the same and was salvaged.
I forgot to say there was a label which was loose inside due to loss of adhesion from 25 years storage in a hot dry attic. The label had in large letters "Stradivarius" and in very small print "Germany" and something else either the manufacturer or city. There was no date.
That was really interesting. Having watched a number of repair videos, I notice you put your cleats diagonally across the crack. Other repairers place their cleats square with the grain running across the grain of the violin. Your method provides a longer glue area. Do you think I should go back to the other videos and tell them haw to do it properly?
It looks quite a bit like a Sears and Roebuck mail-order violin. My Mother had one as a child back in the late 30s. When I started playing violin in the late 70s, she had hers restored, and I played it throughout high school. I managed to break one of the pegs and my Father went to the library, did some research, and recreated a peg out of a birch branch. I had three black pegs and one white one. I still have it, and the original case it was shipped in, almost 70 years ago.
wow! this is such a cool story!
Amazing thing! Keep it always!
Looks exactly like my violin which is a 1910 Ludwig Koschat...very nicely built with a brilliant tone.
Thats cool
I looked at the old catalog, I think 1902 or so, and they had 2 models, the first was of lesser wood and construction, and cost 1 dollar (like what Tommy Jarrell played, bright and nasal sounding, with steel strings). The 2nd was like this one getting repaired, pretty nice, and cost 2 dollars. Some sound really good. Almost always, somebody needs to go through them, just like this guy did, and fix cracks, sound post, maybe bass bar if too small, pegs are almost always sucky, and the bridge might be strange too - if it was at a junior hight school. Glue on soundpost common, broken end gut common too. But, the nice ones have nice top and back wood and ribs, and usually sound real good when done.
I'm a guitar maker and know nothing of violins. I often watch videos of other instruments being made, repaired, restored. Fascinating to watch this. First thing I noticed was the grain pattern on the top plate and relating that to guitar soundboards. I found myself wanting to hear what it sounded like. Many thanks. :)
The yellow subtitles are hard to read David however a great video and work 👍❤️🇬🇧
Yes, a very informative, step-by-step repair.
But, YELLOW text on a YELLOW background? Put the text in a box with a black background.
Thank you! I have tasked myself with refacing my student violin that was badly damaged when I was 14. This is almost everything I needed to know. I think I could replace the fingerboard without instructions but I will probably watch videos like that and more of these. The passion of violin makers and repairers delights me!
Wow, such skills, I was on the edge of my seat just watching that strip down, fix and rebuild. My Cello was crushed in a soft bag when I was a kid on an underground train, by a football mob. The cello was made in 1845 (we had no idea back then of its age!) the accident in 1972. I had a local London repairer, who was in his 70's rebuild it, the sound was better, the cost was borne by the London Underground and at the time was more than £500 when the cello only cost my parents £120. I sold that cello in 1985 for £650, and tried to buy it back in 2015 when it sold for £11,500!
Never mind, I no longer play but wish I did.
Thank you, David, for sharing that fascinating video.
Would have loved to hear it after the wonderful repair.
Agreed. The Sibelius please.
Me too
Yes it would have been the justification for such drastic repair, although very necessary .
Yes
It would be nice if darker lettering was used for the subtitles. As is, they are difficult to see. Not everyone has perfect color vision.
Hey, I assure you, I have perfect color vision, the color choice was terrible.
But the yellow lettering goes almost perfectly with the yellow mat background...
There's a few misspellings also, but it was pretty interesting.
I do, that's ridiculous.
Darker or a contrasting color. It really distracts from the video because the viewer can't tell what is going on
That's the way to do a restoration. It doesn't look like it's been made to look any newer than when it came in. Well done
Lieber David, dieses Video ist so wunderbar, begleitet von wunderschöner Geigenmusik, es ist so schön zu sehen, wie liebevoll Du die Geige berührst, wie ein krankes Kind, das wieder gesund werden muss! Und sie klingt wieder und erfüllt mit dem schönsten Klang ihrer Musik die Herzen aller, die sie hören.
Ich spiele selbst Geige und liebe meine beste Freundin von ganzem Herzen.
Danke vielmals- auch ich hätte die Geige gerne gehört, reparieren und durch ihren Klang zum Leben erwecken, meine Freudentränen hätten all meine Gefühle zum Ausdruck gebracht, die ich während des Anschauens für diese Geige empfunden habe💕 Viel Freude dem neuen Besitzer, die Geige wird es mit ihrem Klang danken!
Alles Schöne, lieber David🌹
Excellent video but I agree with some of the other comments regarding the colour of the font used in the subtitles. Great to see a master craftsman at work. As you may be aware, there are some horrific violin repair videos on RUclips; people that just don't care about the instruments. You obviously do. Thank you!
Thanks Lawrie....I agree the subtitles are bad....trying to use a different video software....
the power drill was kinda scary ....
Could you pick a different font color than yellow, which is impossible to read against your bench background?
I really enjoyed this and try to learn how to do this. My wife's great-grandfathers old German violin was given to me to play with. It is a mess. I do have quite a bit of experience in restoring antique furniture so I think I can make a go of it using what I've learned watching videos like this. It's not a real valuable instrument so if I goof it up it's not the end of the world. And because I can't play very well nobody will know if I succeeded or failed. RUclips can get me started but I gotta justdo it and learn from the experience. Heck, if I end up turning it into a fiddle I'll be happy.
Expertise in furniture restoration is not necessarily helpful, many of the repair techniques are quite different.
That was a very nice video, and your knowledge and attention to detail is impressive. I was all ready to take my violin to your shop, but then I saw the label, "Repaired in SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA"! Unfortunately that's not the continent where I live!
Incredible work for a cheap fiddle. Love the way you matched the grain of the patch to the grain of the wood, although I've heard that the patch would be stronger if the wood is cross-grained to the belly.
Cheap fiddle... no wonder there is always a pretentious asshole, fuck you.
Sound post patches are done with the grain the same way. However for cleats the grain is crossed.
Great job.Im glad you left the original finish.
I have a couple old electrics I fiddle on, sorry, and my DNA forces a moral imperative to make the odd repair. My Gramps was a master cabinet maker and his Brother built pipe organs.
I just enjoy process in the arts, any form. This was lovely to watch and listen.
Lovely demonstration. Would have liked to hear the instrument after repair.
I'm crying knowing that this is the closest I will ever get to something like that relic of musical history. Like the holy grail
Omg after watching a while it was like a horror movie watching him systematically dismantling her. Almost fainted when he pulled out the drill. Such dramatic music. Like a Hitchcock movie for twisted musicians.
You can get a hundred year old fiddle in this condition or better for about a hundred bucks...or less. Heck I have several century-old-violins in good playing condition and none of them cost very much. The older Czech fiddles have a wonderful old dark sound, are usually well-made, and can be had for very little. Often, they don't even need much work like this one in the video. Granted, doing the work and hearing the old instrument sing again after so long is immensely rewarding, but actually PLAYING old instruments that never got in such bad condition while you learn the craft is also wonderful.
This is a cheap violin, the type sold by mail order companies. Old doesn’t always mean good. There were and still are a lot of these made for students. Go out and buy a 100 year old violin at your local antique store or on eBay.
As a violinist this whole video makes me a little queasy lol. It's like watching a truly scary horror movie with a happy ending. You luthiers do God's work
Thank carrot!! Although I think the way violinists bring, what is otherwise a few pieces of wood, to life is God's work. You guys give it life and make it sing...!!!
A wonerful video. Very interesting to see what is inside a violin. Thank you.
I know absolutely nothing about violins, but I can always appreciate masterful woodwork and the care taken to repair it.
Though another part of me likes to imagine a very anxious violinist pacing back and forth or watching wide eyed at the process being performed in front of them, never moving from their spot, afraid that even them breathing would disturb the work being done.
Dear David , despite this violin was unlabelled i thought that it is *Höfner* Violin.I thought so because this violin has some common things with Höfner Violins.Also Höfner is 132 years old company and technically from 1945 became German (It was moved in Möhrendorf).
Lovely work I have a lovely old "Wolf Bros" that i play sometimes, A bueatiful violin
I watched Bob Westbrook repair and build such intricate instruments and also Bob Westbrook set world speed records at Bonneville Salt Flats ..
I found out that my friends let him go at Mile 5 at 200mph now just Dust in the Wind...or Playing with the Angels! Forever Racer with Don Vesco Turbinator !
But both Dancing Upon The Streets of GLORY! With the Creator of this instrument and the CREATOR of ALL!
Great work. Just a quick question: can you strip and re-varnish (or shellac) an old violin?
As a player you get petrified of even touching the pegs... this is like watching open brain surgery
@pagansforbreakfast It would be even better to learn how to (& do) make a violin to better understand the whole function of the design & material used before doing repairs, then all repairs can be done with the same respect as a violin maker.
@pagansforbreakfast It's true about the cost of tools, but tools can also be made too to save on cost. I made several gouges from old files quite successfully & they (some) get used in repairs too, as well as other things such as cradles for plates, instruments & bows etc. Money saved is money gained (except for the time). The thumb planes I bought though (as well as a finishing plane). A band saw (& bench disc/belt sander) gets used all the time for set ups.
pagansforbreakfast I love the miniature house panther in your profile picture!!!
No offense but players who are scared of their instruments is and sounds ridiculous. Man up. Go learn how to look after it. Where I'm from we can make a bridge, repair cracks and basically deal with any setup issue or minor repair.
@@kanatsizkanatli that’s quite the tall order for simply a player! Perhaps at an amateur level, but for professional quality instruments, I couldn’t imagine just trusting myself over a highly trained and experienced luthier. How would one come about knowing this as well, those are very vague repairs that can range in difficulty. Just a small crack to the the whole thing split down the middle.
Gotta love these old German violins! :)
Interesting he used water to clean and it didn’t need refinishing.. probably would have deprecated the peice I suppose, similar to furniture.. nice stuff and enjoyed the music!!
I have an old cello that I would like to fix but I don't know as possible so when I saw this video I kind of was in intrigued thanks for sharing this
@Dominic thank you very much for your suggestions that's very helpful
Difficult to repair anything if you have no expertise! Maybe ask Jesus for help.
I get this feeling it would take several years to get back your violin at this pace.
I feel for a beautiful instrument to be filled with grim. .. filled with happiness would be much better.
Loved this video, but would have liked to hear the violin when all done!
Delightful & skilful tour!!
Sound posts are not normally glued into a violin, but are held in place by the pressure between the top and back. They can be moved around to find the best setting.
Right! This guy is not a trained repairman. NO teacher ever told him to glue a soundpost.
a soundpost should never be glued into a violin
HE didn't glue the replacement. The pre-repair post was glued.
Great job. I have also german-type violin over hundred years old. My luthier also done great job to restore. It is great violin and I love that these older instruments can be so good.
Something new for me to learn. As a complete novice, It appears that the sound post is held in place by the pressure on the bridge and the bottom of the case, it that correct? A darker color on the accompanying text my be in order. Narragansett Bay
Great repair job. Unfortunately, half your titles are unreadable because the font and yellow color just blend into the video.
You're an artist who repairs Artists instruments! Loved watching . Ty for posting
Maestro con mucho tacto! Gracias.
This was very informative, as I have a violin, just like this one. I have a problem with it now, and need to open it up, and fix it. It was sounding great, until I left it in a very hot room, for a few days. The glue loosened, and then when I tightened the strings, it dislodged the sides, from the bottom. And there's no label, and I didn't know what to think of it. So since it sounds great, it must be old, as I have other similar ones, that don't sound so good.
Superb watch, I wished you should upload more restorations
You musicians must experience the world very differently from me. That you can tell the bridge or nut needs reshaping because of its tone or sound is simply amazing. I am completely devoid of musical talent and a car alarm is torture to me, they must be hell for you musicians.
Very interesting to see the complex repairing process ! Thanks !
Because the original label is missing, would it have been appropriate to replace the top or to refinish the top? Your repairs are brilliant. I'm looking for more repair videos from you. Thumbs up.
it shouldn't really matter, its a cheap factory violin, the repair was more than the value of the instrument.
Love the flame on the inside of the base panel, nature's art.
Great video! Thanks for sharing 👍
Maybe I am strange but I like volins with very, very close growth rings. Everyone says that it does not make a difference but I don't see how it would not. The growth rings are denser than the surrounding wood. I also find that the close ring violins are better looking.
As a fellow woodworker and student of the instrument I find this very interesting. This doesn't appear to be a particularly high end instrument so I would guess that it was more a labor of love.
It was a bit of a labour of love, however the instrument had some significant sentimental value to the owner. It was an instrument that had been in the family for at least 3 generations....
I completely understand. As a jeweler, I've long held that the most worthless form of value is of monetary . Or as better expressed than I " There are those who know the price of everything ...and the value of nothing!"
That also relates to the preservation of the old varnish. It still LOOKS old.
That was a very interesting video!!! I honestly cannot figure out how violin makers are able to set the sound post, it looks difficult!!!
Suggestion... use a different font and/or font color in future videos. There were a few sentences that I couldn’t read because the color blended in with the background...
Setting the sound post is RIDICULOUSLY complicated the first few times, then very suddenly (for me at least) it became intuitive, something you do so expertly for yourself that you can't explain it. Perhaps like the way (ladies) you can bump a car door closed with your hip, or (gentlemen) snatch up a child who is falling before they hit the ground.
It is indeed quite difficult! I’ve spent a good 5-10 hours simply learning the qualities of soundpost setting and such. Having a well fitted soundpost and the proper tools makes it infinitely easier, and better for the instrument too!
great job! But..how does it sound?
probably bad
Better than it did when it was in the case!!
@@miltoncadman7033 It would sound horrible if I was the only playing it :)
I remember the first time I replaced a nut on a guitar. Lots of fun! :D
Beautiful music & Good job.
In regards to the cleats and patch, is there a concern that they might impact how well it will resonate (since the brilliance of a Strad is generally attributed to its wood)?
I HIGHLY DOUBT THAT ANYONE WOULD CLAIM THAT THIS IS A STRAD. BUT THAT IT IS A STRAD COPY MADE IN GERMANY
school work: unfinished
me at 2 am: NOT THE NUT SLOTS
i dont even play violin
Looks the spitting image of mine - 1890s Glaizer & Mossnel
Volinist have their 1554 Strads. Guitarists have their 1954 Strats. Nice.
There aren't all that many 1554 Strads - none, in fact. He lived much later than that.
@@leitfie3579 He was truly incredible then, if his violins were manufactured before he was born.
Good job thank you for making this video here in New York City 17th Street Friday November 29th 9:25 p.m. trying to learn how to repair my violin.
Отлично! Мало, что показано, но ладно, плакать не будем.
QUESTION: The part I was waiting for was how he prepared and glued the top... but he didn't show it. Were the little splinters still attached to the side sanded down? Or was it just glued back in place without cleaning the surfaces?
Umm..
Sorry, but how did it sound before... and after?
Better than it did when it was in the case!!
Beautiful work.
How much would a repair like this ost? Thanks for sharing your work. Its graet to see.
I think it was close to $300 for the repair....
That's about a quarter of my very uninformed guess. Beautiful work.
Hint: use a black stroke with titles, it will make them visible on any background.
veden310 Not on a black background it won't. The correct technique, if you can do it, is to XOR the lettering over the image. Then it will be legible over any background.
What was the background music, David? I particularly liked the piece that closed the video.
Beautiful
wonderful video! unfortunately, the yellow font color is often difficult to read...
Hi David, can you help a friend has a violin which has an identifing mark inside on the back viewed through the fret holes as capitalletter A with a capital s superimposed. Can you shed any light on the maker? There is also a number 1074 printed in black indian ink as well. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
Sure I' m late but , thanks for sharing your work with us, beautyfull violin and great repair job!!
Very good video, but the yellow subs are almost unreadable at times, use a black border next time
That is actually a Czech violin..they are almost always slap dash with no corner blocks, crude carved into the top bass bar,end pin hole off center. I have 3 of these examples. Had on with a pencil as a sound post. I still can't understand why they would build these violin so poorly..yet using in some cases selected fine wood, I have 2 with one piece backs of fine flamed maple yet sloppy finishing.
I'm not sure why you have the bridge as close to the fingerboard as you have there & not centred on the notches of the sound holes. The sound post would need to be positioned accordingly though. It's still nice to see the basic steps of repair being shared though.
yellow subtitels over a yellow background. Genial!
I know....!! it is frustrating..! if you know a better video editor let me know....
What did this repair cost the owner? Thanks
Lovely, careful work on this wide-grained old fiddle.
What's the piece? Sounds like Schubert or Mendelssohn but I don't know it.
Usually I despise background music in workmanship videos but this was quite bearable. :) Refinishing the outside surface is not usually part of a repair?
I think he seeks to retain the historical "patina"... every scratch tells a story, and likely adds to the tonal uniqueness of the instrument.
Touch ups are ok, but most avoid refinishing older violins. In this case the repair was done as per the customers requests. They prefered not to touch the finish.
Nice video, I enjoyed watching the repairs being made...I might have missed it in the comments if it was mentioned, but how much cost was involved in the repairs that were made?
What is the musical piece in background? :)
Tchaikovsky string sextet
Beautiful process, but ditto on the comments about the yellow text (frequently almost invisible) & the overpowering background music.
If you debonded the residual glue, could that have damaged the instrument?
Very good !!!!
What name of the strings on this video?
My parents had a violin about the caliber of this one. It had been played briefly by my uncle, I guess back in the late 1940s. My mother wound up with it and it sat in a state of disrepair for the next 60 years in our house. (my father was sure we were all going to be geniuses and learn to play it.) I had harbored the idea for many years to get it restored but my mother, properly I might add, gave it away to one of her sisters, my uncle having passed away. I'm curious what the cost to restore this violin was and what it's value is restored??? If I had restored my uncle's violin and it's sound was good, I would have liked to have sold it or donated it so it could be heard again. I'm sure my aunt still has it.
The answer is in another comment.
How much would you charge a customer for this repair job ?
I have an old fiddle that needs work.. can you repar those too? 👀
A 'fiddle' is another name for a violin
How does he keep his fingers so clean and tender??????????
I must ask. Would you know if this violin was purchased from the USA? It has identical wear markings and damage to my grandfather's. Also my father said he glued the sound post because he was afraid of over stressing the wood with a longer post. My brother sold the violin several years back. If this violin came from the USA, he would be very happy to know it might be the same and was salvaged.
I forgot to say there was a label which was loose inside due to loss of adhesion from 25 years storage in a hot dry attic. The label had in large letters "Stradivarius" and in very small print "Germany" and something else either the manufacturer or city. There was no date.
Amazing video, very interesting and informative.
is there a way to get hold of u i got old volen with a crack in that my mom got as a kid from her techer
i have one just like that, a heavy shelf fell on it a few years ago, I figure I can trade whats left for a new block of rosin.
Everything is beautiful ❤️, but use black lettering, hard to read 🤗🤗🤗
Restoring old instruments - "Sending arrows into the future. "
- Kahlil Gibran
Excelente
Was it sufficient to use collagen to secure the spruce plug for the new endpost hole?
I hate to say anything negative but. It wasn’t cleaned completely, waxed and polished before reinstalling all the hardware.
I believe I have the same German Strad model violin (1872?) that we also had restored.
What is the cost of something like this?
Beautiful work!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
What is the soundpost made of? Spruce?
That was really interesting. Having watched a number of repair videos, I notice you put your cleats diagonally across the crack. Other repairers place their cleats square with the grain running across the grain of the violin. Your method provides a longer glue area. Do you think I should go back to the other videos and tell them haw to do it properly?
Which name for the quarter ensemble music?
So much work forma cheap violin ... but a very nice video.