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Is there any group of people that love myths more than musicians?

why couldn't you get a local youtuber with a professional camera an filming skills to do this?.. We want to see close-ups, details..

that first violin sounded INSANE!!!

John shop is in Billings. Small town? Hardly.

Hello. Why don't your videos allow automatic translation? I follow you but I don't understand you.

Cello student here. How much does this apply to a student grade cello? I'm in the process of looking for my next cello but in the mean time, it would be nice to squeeze our some better response from my C string. Thanks

Hi, Strad are an historical investment, nothing more.

Hi, maestro! I am very interested of such kind of videos, where you telling us about the history of the great violin makers. Thank you

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Hi I would like you to make a video about the body length(LOB). If I'm missing the video, somebody please let me know. Thanks😊

A trivia question: what was the make of the violin played by the violinist opposite Paul Tortelier on the 1st Thomas Beecham recording of Don Quixote? Quiet fiddle but the most silky tone I've ever heard.

Have heard intermediate to advance level violins made more than 20 years ago, during the 1990s. Now they really sound almost like (if not 100% like) Stradivarius violins!!! They really open up their sound gradually over the years.

Luthiers pay high prices for wood aged 2-3 decades to make master violins. Even Yamaha artificially age their wood to make their master level YVN500s range violins.

Would love to see a video where you add weight to the scroll somehow and then glue it back on, and then compare again.

If you are going to have text … please don’t have a thumbnail picture of the violin maker obscuring it.

The new masters have surpassed the old masters. You've probably heard a Zymuntowicz or a Greiner in concert and had no clue.

There are already modern violins which sound as great as (and some even sound better than) an average Strad or Guar! Not all Strad/Guar violins are of equal quality;- some are better while some are worse due to damage or poor maintenance over the decades.

500 likes...great video...the best part of the violin is when you play a little and can feel the difference and listen different instruments to appreciate the voice ...(that could change any time depending on many factors)....

I want a Guarneri del Gesu, myself. Only approx. 150 left but that's still 149 left for other people. Why, oh why can't I have one ?? And don't reply with $$ being my problem - THAT I well know !!

Not better, just a lot more expensive.

The “mystique of Stradivari” is actually the mystique of the artists who played them. Very practical people, they preferred the flat arching of the Strad model because they could give a concert one day at sea level, then another the next day in the mountains, without having to adjust-or even carve-another soundpost. Even today, amateur musicians are very curious what brand of rosin their favorite players use, because they believe if they use the same one they’re a step closer to their ideal sound. I have played many of the greatest Italian instruments-including the Castelbarco Stradivari (aka the Bass of Spain) in Washington D.C. and the Sleeping Beauty Montagnana in Philadelphia-and can attest, to my astonishment, that even a mass-produced, Chinese student cello can compare with them in every way if set up properly as a concert instrument. Russ, who makes much better instruments, is correct; the quality of the sound setup is everything.

As you spoke, my mind strayed to the concept of value for money. A modern violin from a great maker seems to make more sense.

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I once read that makers of stringed instruments would add weight to either the head or bridge of an instrument to increase the bass frequencies. This video seems to corroborate that.

Nice critique of the other video. I think you were very objective and fair. Thanks

The Strads were never great violins. They cost the equivalent of around $2600 US new, if I'm remembering correctly (in today's market), no Strad has ever taken top spot in a double-blind test, current, living luthiers have always taken the top spots, and the rest is hype and baloney. If they were so great, then luthiers would not have been busy in the early 19th century ripping the necks out by the roots and remanufacturing the old Strads to sound like the then modern violin. Regardless, they sound nothing like they did when they were new.

“Just like me.” Now that takes confident nads. Bravo!

From a Strad to a cigar box fiddle, they all have their own sound. It just depends on what you want or like.

Hello, Edgar Ross! Your channel is really good! Thank you so much I realized this craft demands great reflection in all aspects one's intention; and last but not least, time and patience

Najgorszym wrogiem profesjonalnego twórcy skrzypiec jest kornik😂

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Did you ever meet Gil Solaman. Probably wrong spelling but he lives in Scotlanf. What he doesn't know about violina isn't worth knowing

Bruh i assumed it was gonna be the violin player lol

Very interesting. I agree it sounded less bright. The interesting question is "why?". Carbon fibre acoustic guitars exist and it is said the carbon fibre is very neutral... That it doesn't absorb or deaden any frequencies in the way different species of wood will lessen the volume of different frequencies. If we assume that to be true then the logical explanation for the wooden bridge being bright would be that it is failing to transmit all low/mid frequencies into the body

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I put an Otto low mass fine tuning tailpiece on my student violin and it really woke up the instrument. I didn't realize how much the 4 fine tuners on a wooden tailpiece dampen the violin. The Otto low mass fine tuning tailpiece (at less than 12 grams) actually weighs less than many wooden tailpieces.

Now that's messed up, We're is the rest of the video, I'm missing out.

Yeah that's a great philosophy. ....actually now that I think of it that could apply to all artforms

Thanks!

When you consider that there are limitless possibilities, why limit yourself to just two?

Do you want to have a measuring tool that can give you thickness results from a ready-made violin without disassembling it into parts with an accuracy of 0.1 mm? Pls, let me know.

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HEY DUDE!!! Great videos! you need more subscribers!! (i NEVER subscribe to youtube channels, but i subscribe on yours!) your channel is a "hidden gem" from what i've played, I feel like the "antiqued" look also lets the wood vibrate a little more in a way i like. If it's very glossy or if it's a thick varnish, i don't like it as much. And of the violins i have played i notice the same trend whether it is a $$$ violin or a $$$$ violin (i've only played one $$$$$ violin, before so i can't say, but that one was nice, of course)

As a former cnc operator and someone starting to build instruments, I feel that they can both exist. I feel that the front and back plates could easily be roughed out by cnc then the master can fine tune them by ear. I even have an idea to balance the plates similar to how jet turbines are balanced that would be fun to experiment with.

So now try Titanium tailpiece ---with Real Gut strings. Salt and Pepper together .

The titaniom makes the tone harsher . For the player --the Bach piece needs the phrases to be separated and have their own character rather than one long continuous piece. Accentuate parts to give them some individual feeling..Lighter going up --tiny pause --and heavier going down .Build in the force of gravity .Exagerate a bit .

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What's the difference on the violins that have protruded backs and front shapes from regular ones