Speaking as an instrumentmaker who has repaired many a violin: kudos. Nice work and great explanations. Lunch is on me if you're ever in town. Cheers from sunny Vienna, Scott
You can tell you guys have been working close together for some time when you finish each others sentences. Thanks for the content, waiting patiently for the nest episode.
The fact that controller overshoots is because it reaches the target temperature fast - it could be made to overshoot less or not at all, but then it’d heat up much longer. I wager inside is PID controller, and that’s how they work. The other thing is that as you noticed, it oscillates around target as it settles: this oscillation can be also made shorter (maybe, if we’re not yet at fastest settle time) but overshoot would be even higher
I got pretty anxious about that scalpel blade bending left and right, that a break could result in a pretty nasty cut. Don't even wanna think about a piece of it flying off.
That might be do-able, for 1 blade, but after the blade dulls or breaks, it would be a pain in the bee-hind, to have to do it again and again and again.
@@zapa1pnt I take your point but heating a blade against a hot iron will cool off too quickly. Perhaps some consideration could be made for adapting a soldering iron to take these blades. As far as I am aware the tip on a soldering iron either screws in or is just held in place with a screw. That being the case a scalpel handle could be cut down and and turned to fit, then all you would have to do is, when the blade needs changing, just pull it out with a pair of pliers and fit a new one. The only other consideration could be, would the blade loose its temper due to the heat?
@@davidhawkes1328 ....bought a 25 watt wood burning pen on Analzon for a delicate wood joint clean-out...has treaded end for different holders (one being regular size #11 x-acto blade) but, you can't jam in there & all around about like Jerry was doing. A #11 scalpel fit fine too... ( after i broke my last x-acto blade and couldn't find my spares ). Cheers
1889 is when my grandfather was born. He was born in the US, his parents came here from Denmark. I have a 4/4 violin, from an uncle, by marriage to my grandfather's other daughter. He was 3 years younger than my grandfather. (that went over big 🙄😣🤬) The violin was given to him, as a child. I suspect he was 9 or 10, because it is a 4/4. It has no maker's name but was made in Germany. I believe it was new, when he got it, which, I figure, means it was made between 1899 and 1901.
Sounds really great... but there is more to it. Overhead, 40 years of scratching to make ends meet, before I finally got enough of a following to up my prices. by the time I pay all the expenses involved in a business like this, it is not nearly as profitable as it sounds.
Did you watch the entire video? I thought so at first, but stuck around and see that the first part was posted in another video. It's in this one as an intro of sorts.
Speaking as an instrumentmaker who has repaired many a violin: kudos. Nice work and great explanations.
Lunch is on me if you're ever in town. Cheers from sunny Vienna, Scott
You can tell you guys have been working close together for some time when you finish each others sentences. Thanks for the content, waiting patiently for the nest episode.
Thanks Jerry another fantastic video 🇬🇧
I find very hot water in the joint works very well. Just falls apart with no damage.
Yes, a pallet knife. I have one and used it the same way. Thin tempered steel doesn't bend easily.
I have my grandfather old fiddle , 100+ years old . I hope to do some work on it if I ever get my new shop building going . Hope all are well 😁
I have a couple of knives like that and they are butter knives. Very thin and springy steel.
The fact that controller overshoots is because it reaches the target temperature fast - it could be made to overshoot less or not at all, but then it’d heat up much longer. I wager inside is PID controller, and that’s how they work. The other thing is that as you noticed, it oscillates around target as it settles: this oscillation can be also made shorter (maybe, if we’re not yet at fastest settle time) but overshoot would be even higher
I'm betting that the violin turns out fantastic!
I got pretty anxious about that scalpel blade bending left and right, that a break could result in a pretty nasty cut. Don't even wanna think about a piece of it flying off.
This time can you instruct us how to do a sound post installation thanks a bunch
Why not use the heat sticks on the neck joint?
Have you considered adapting a blade to fit an electric variable temperature soldering iron?
That might be do-able, for 1 blade, but after the blade dulls or breaks, it
would be a pain in the bee-hind, to have to do it again and again and again.
@@zapa1pnt I take your point but heating a blade against a hot iron will cool off too quickly. Perhaps some consideration could be made for adapting a soldering iron to take these blades. As far as I am aware the tip on a soldering iron either screws in or is just held in place with a screw. That being the case a scalpel handle could be cut down and and turned to fit, then all you would have to do is, when the blade needs changing, just pull it out with a pair of pliers and fit a new one. The only other consideration could be, would the blade loose its temper due to the heat?
@@davidhawkes1328 ....bought a 25 watt wood burning pen on Analzon for a delicate wood joint clean-out...has treaded end for different holders (one being regular size #11 x-acto blade) but, you can't jam in there & all around about like Jerry was doing. A #11 scalpel fit fine too... ( after i broke my last x-acto blade and couldn't find my spares ). Cheers
@@robozstarrr8930 That sounds like it would do the job. Far better than what Jerry is currently using
Quite old fellow, sure has a nice voice
I DID NOT HEAR IT PLAYED , HOW GOULD YOU TELL IT HS A VOICE.*** DR KEL
1889 is when my grandfather was born. He was born in the US, his parents came here from Denmark.
I have a 4/4 violin, from an uncle, by marriage to my grandfather's other daughter. He was 3 years younger
than my grandfather. (that went over big 🙄😣🤬)
The violin was given to him, as a child. I suspect he was 9 or 10, because it is a 4/4. It has no maker's name
but was made in Germany. I believe it was new, when he got it, which, I figure, means it was made between 1899 and 1901.
I'm pretty sure your heater would have an absolute max temp of 1220 degrees F
My approach would have been to have left the old fingerboard the fiddle and
resurfaced it.
I also respect that Jerry had good reason for replacing the old fingerboard and I hope that one day I
Will be as good as a luthier as he
Is.
Jerry, I work a month for what you make in 10 hours xD makes me wonder my life choices...
Sounds really great... but there is more to it. Overhead, 40 years of scratching to make ends meet, before I finally got enough of a following to up my prices. by the time I pay all the expenses involved in a business like this, it is not nearly as profitable as it sounds.
Income is not same as profit. I don't think there's a single person in the world who'd say "I went into guitar repair mainly for the money".
@@gryzew Good point.
If i may say: Gluejob Quality made in Germany? ;-)
Way easy to open up one's hand. Have plenty of scars for pay.
The harder you press, the more you are tightening that joint against you as you are torquing that scroll against your workstation
Remember that at 451degrees F wood cellulose bursts into flame!!!!!
That white pencil nub looked like a cigarette. Kept looking at it. Nope. Still a pencil.
If you find an appendix in there, go ahead and cut that out too.
You've posted this video before.
Did you watch the entire video? I thought so at first, but stuck around and see that the first part was posted in another video. It's in this one as an intro of sorts.
I have a 1736 Stradivari made in Italy*the value was destroyed by some idiot changing the pegs with metal friction tuners.**DR KEL
I would have declined the job…
$8,000 repair...... You're joking right?