Olaf Answers Your Questions part 2
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- Опубликовано: 5 авг 2024
- Master Violinmaker and restorer Olaf Grawert answers your questions...
Student instruments vs professional, is it real, will polymers replace wood violins? my tools and much more
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00:00 Intro
00:20 Instrument care
01:45 Becoming a Luthier
04:59 Shoulder rest
05:37 Origins of violin
05:59 My cat hates my violin
06:59 my Workshop
07:56 Synthetic bow hair
08:59 Left hand Conversion
09:20 Difference between student and professional instrument
14:17 Conclusion of Part 2....
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Excellent! Cats hearing range is between 48Hz and 85KHz ... or more. We don't hear harmonics over 20KHz, probably your violin is making an ugly noise for your 😿
Cats' and dogs' hearing is also much more sensitive. What sounds like a decent volume to you might be a thunderous cacophony to your pet.
My cat likes my violin playing, especially slow waltzes. She'll lie at my feet and start rolling around. Bliss.
My cat will do this if my playing is particularly squeeky and bad (restarting after a many year hiatus). However, she loses interest once I start to make a piece sound musical to my ears...
Years ago, I had some cats and I played violin with the radio. My cats seemed to enjoy my music.
Though, they never joined in singing, I often found them sleeping while I played.
Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and experience with us, Olaf. I always glean great things from your Q&A"s. I'm a sixty-one year old multi-instrumentalist, and I didn't learn how to play the violin until I was forty-one years old (late bloomer). I took three years of lessons, from a brilliant young man, and I got to take the recitals along with the kids., and I'd play a duet with my teacher for the graded portion of the recital. Eventually, my teacher moved to Washington State (from Phoenix AZ) to be an orchestra conductor in the public school system.
About that same time, I inherited my grandfather's 1971 MIJ Kentucky mandolin, and I applied my violin knowledge to the mandolin with great success. It's a great experience to be the new custodian of this instrument, and breathe new life into it. I bought a deer antler bridge saddle for it, made by the (RUclips) Luthier, Jerry Rosa. It brings out more note clarity and sustain, and increases the overall volume of the instrument. It's a great $40 modification that is completely reversable, should you ever want to put the old ebony saddle back on it again. .
6:44 "...or should I say Cat." Lol.
As I have said before, "Thank you Olaf. How great it is to listen and watch you even though I never played the violin and never got beyond playing "The Happy Farmer" on the piano at age 10!" 😁
I'm excited about the hopf violin, I mayself actually own a hopf violin from 1890 with the stamp on its back. Its really beat up and probably went through a lot, but I absolutely love the sound!
Olaf, I play both violin and cello that I attached individual electric pick ups. I love the reverb that allows notes to ring out and linger.
I notice a build up of razin on STRINGS at bridge area and it seems to dull the sound like holding a bell with your hand grip. So I scrape it off with thumb nail to free the ring. I also rub razin on horse hair...this now makes the tone sound nice. I don't want to scrape all razin off STINGS but most of it so it still sticks. It's kinda' like a feel thing. I also clean belly often from razin powder.
I miss your friends with the wigs.
It becomes belly laugh time. Luv your informative videos. I could listen to you for days.
Blue Dave.
David. To get rosin off your strings, if it's been caked on there for a while, and doesn't want to shift, get some vinegar and lemon juice mix and then get a rag, dip it in and give your strings a good firm rub with it. Works a treat!
Thank you Olaf. Lots of good information today. I met a violin maker a couple years ago who started as a player, was a professional, and then decided to attend a violin making school here in US, and is pretty happy. School is several years. You make five instruments and school keeps them to sell. You have to be committed.
Im new here. And friend i really love your videos. Plssssssss keep posting . Your videos is so calming and knowledgeable. I love it very much. Thanks olaf ✨!!!!!!
I have 6 cats, only 1 of them is annoyed by the violin
She gets *real* annoyed tho lol even when I'm just listening to performances, so at least I don't take it personal haha 😅
My cats are fine with the violin now except when I play the higher notes. They really hate it.
Thanks for your videos Olaf. I’ve learned so much. And I look forward to your next post! 🇨🇦
So true with shoulder rests, they can be good or not so good. I like the Kun but also Wolf (Bentota can be OK too). When I first started working on instruments & selling some accessories I got in the cheaper ones at the time starting with J & when excitedly playing away in an orchestra my natural habit was to clamp my jaw down harder on the violin or viola & with that the shoulder rest flexed which made the feet expand from the instrument & would fall off at a critical point when playing, so I would caution against a shoulder rest that is too flexible. Kun & Wolf don't have that issue if fitted correctly.
My cat loves Bach’s chaconne! She likes David Gilmour on guitar too.
There’s a ton of great hand tool woodworking channels on RUclips you can learn woodworking from for cheap without much space at home. Then when you learn enough you can figure out what the next step is for you.
Victor Borge used to say that a Viola bruns a bit longer than a violin.
I suppose that would be ture for those in the VSO class of instruments!
Nice video, i learnt so much.
My cat will come into the room and sit and listen when I play.
Love your videos. One thing I am curious about: how well do you need to be able to play the violin and other bowed string instruments as a luthier, since you need to test the instruments.
My cat used to run when I first started learning. Now he'll sometimes lay down near the music stand when I play. Either I improved or he just got used to it?
Or both. 😀😀
I love strangling my cat (violin).
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Forgive me if this has been asked before but how do we sanitize our instruments safely? A couple students have come to lessons with soaking wet instruments (assuming some hand spray) from parents...
Lay person here: I have been to a violin maker recently and they had a sign in the window that we should sanitize our hands and then wait till they are dry and then enter, because the hand sanitizer would attack the wood.
Chloe, regardless of whether you will finally build violins, pianos or clocks - anything you build with your hands will bring you closer to it. You can start small, like repairing your own socks. Or your bike. You can bind your own note books. Build a puppet house for your little siblings (or call it an architectural model for the big ones). Build yourself a model train with mountains, houses, streets (okay, that one will be used by your dad almost exclusively, dads just like to pretend it is for the kids). Build a better lamp shade for your desk lamp. Whatever you can think of - try to build it.
Use scissors, cutters, rulers, saws, chisels, whatever tool you can get your hands on - learn to use it. It does not matter if you can't get a specific luthier's tool, any tool you learn will help you learn the next one more easily.
Don't get discouraged by setbacks - knowing what does not work is often more valuable than knowing what works (I sometimes deliberately break things to find out how they break). Don't get discouraged by cuts, bleeds, etc. - that's part of life and goes away within a few days - the beautiful things you build are for life! Fingernails are actually magnetic - they attract hammers, but they also release a hormone called "Erudition" when you hit them - it greatly helps with learning - don't be afraid to use it to your advantage... ;-)
A metalic scratchy e string might be the peg or pegbox crack.
My cats don't care for my violin, but at least like my viola.. Maybe give that a try
My cat seems to love the violin, but she only hears recordings of world-class musicians - but I definitely see her ears turn towards the music rather than away. Live violin playing from someone practicing would be much different (louder and less skilled). Maybe she can try out some videos and see if it's actually violin in general that the cat dislikes or the live playing. I've definitely wondered before if other cats enjoy the violin in particular since watching my cat when I'm playing violin videos.
Hi Olaf! :)
I would like to know why do beginner violins have four fine tuners and professional violins have only one and not four fine tuners, too?
Keep up the good work, I really enjoy your videos!
Greetings from Germany!
Früher hatten alle Saitenhalter Metall Feinstimmer, die den Ton gestört haben. Alle Saiten kann man im Prinzip an den Wirbeln Stimmen, am schwierigsten bei der E Saite, sodass man bei Geigen später nurnoch einen Feinstimmer bei der E Saite hatte.
Heutzutage sind die Saitenhalter und Feinstimmer aus Plastik (vorallem bei Schülergeigen), sodass man bei Schülern alle vier behalten kann.
Gute Geigen haben Saitenhalter aus Holz und meistens immernoch Feinstimmer aus Metall.
Heya Olaf. Love the channel! Do you measure your wood with a lucci meter before using it for patches and new making?
I just found your channel and enjoy seeing what you do! I'm a cellist and have a nice old German cello, I think! It has no info inside but plays nicely. I also have a Luis and Clark carbon fiber cello that I play primarily. It is stable in extreme Temps of Northern Wyoming and the travel we do. Have you an opinion on the carbon fiber instruments? Have you had to work on them?
I have no idea what Olaf thinks, but my adult cello pupil has one, (as well as a normal cello) and when I saw it initially, I was horrified- blue/purpley colour. I was literally open-mouthed with the horror of it. Then I played it, and totally changed my mind. Obviously, it's not a professional or semi-professional level cello, but it's great up to a good intermediate level and surprisingly responsive. The tone isn't bad either. So yes, my opinion of carbon fibre cello's is pretty good, and very suitable for most players right up to a good level of intermediate playing, but no good for the advanced player.But hey! How many can really say they are advanced players? Most cellists like to play in orchestras or little groups.
Hi Olaf, great video as always. For your next round of Q&A, would you please clarify a question that recenly arose? I was watching a YT vid of a TV show in which the host asked Linsey Stirling what the difference was between a fiddle and a violin. She answered that it was the way the instrument is played. The only reference I have for the word "fiddle" is the classic musical "Fiddler on the Roof", other than that, there is no direct translation to my native language, as both words are translated as "violín". A hearty discussion started on the comments from people supporting Stirling´s statement to those who said that the difference was in the physical attributes, such as the overall quality, the barnish, the bridge, the soundpost location, etc. Do you have an opinion? Thanks and cheers!
Hi Olaf, for bamboo flutes, we usually vanish the inside of them to prevent moisture from ruining the bamboo. It also allow the flutes to have more vibration and is easier to play. Wonder if it is the same for violins？
I've made whistles & discovered that made a good difference too. With violins Sacconi wrote a book on "The secrets of Stradivari" which does talk about internal & external sealing methods. Basically, it was his theory of what he thought Strad did do though. It doesn't advocate varnishing internally though.
Are you a Brisbane Lions fan ? Greetings from Wisconsin.
Question!
I ordered a new chin rest, but the cork on the feet doesn’t sit flat everywhere on the top plate. There are really big gaps - kind of like the feet of a bridge that hasn’t been carved well I guess. What’s the solution? Should I get some custom cork shims? I haven’t seen any info about this problem anywhere. Thanks!
Olaf, what are your thoughts on mik kaminsky from ELO?
Hi Olaf, I was wondering if you could tell me which fine tuner is better, the loop end Hill style fine tuner, or the wittner ball end two prongs fine tuner?
Sorry if my typing is bad.😅
I tend to like the Hill style. Tougher and lasts forever!
That question about violin storage reminds me of a sorta related question, should I loosen the strings before traveling by air? Are there are tips for violin protection if I have a long-distance flight? Thanks!!
I would just keep the string tension when you are flying... As long as you take your instrument onboard.
@@AskOlaftheViolinmaker Thanks Olaf!
@@simplytwosetter You can take your violin on board with you as "hand luggage" or strange shaped "handbag". I've found it best to stick it between my knees. Then, change position by putting it on your thighs and cuddling it. Keep moving it around in these 2 ways on a long-haul flight. Olaf is right. Keep the string tension normal.
Hello Olaf,
I re-write this comment because i just realist that i could write in german and make my question so much more clear.
De: Kurz gesagt habe ich aktuell keine Möglichkeit eine gute Violine zu kaufen Mein Budget liegt bei +/- 800-1000Euro = 1500 Australian Dollar
Sollte ich mir ein Instrument kaufen oder sparen bis ich mir ein besseres leisten kann?
In jedem Fall wäre ich für eine Empfehlung bezüglich Maker oder Hersteller dankbar.
Viele Grüße
Eng: Long Story Short i want to buy an Instrument but don't have huge amounts of Money my, Fairly Small, Budget is around $1000-$1200 (I hope it's correct just in case use the Numbers in the German text), so should I buy a Violin at this price point, or should I save up more money to afford a better instrument?
btw. If I should save more money, we talk about $400 a Year, so it will take a good amount of time to get some bigger amounts.
In any case, I would be thankful for any advice in terms of makers or companies that sell instruments in this or more "optimal" price Category.
Kind Regards and a beautiful day all together.
Hobbygeigerin: Wie wäre es, wenn du einfach mal zu verschiedenen Geigenbauern gehst und Instrumente in deiner Preisklasse anspielst und dann Instrumente über deiner Preisklasse. Dann überlege, ob die günstigeren Instrumente ausreichen. ich habe eine Markneukirschengeige für 800 € die meine absolute Traumgeige ist (und fand sie ganz zufällig).
Wenn du noch nicht spielst, würde ich erst bei Musikschulen oder Geigenbauern fragen, ob du dort eine Geige für ein Jahr oder so leihen kannst. Nach ein bis zwei Jahren dürfest du eine gute Ahnung haben, welchen Klang du magst und wie deine eigene Geige (nicht) klingen sollte. Die Leihgeige kostet so ca. 20 bis 30 € im Monat beim Geigenbauer für Anfängergeigen.
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