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Ok, great lesson, I do a similar approach on guitar, quick bursts between longer notes. One question, on violin, how does this movement translate to bowing, because it really seems like a different movement?

but then i drop the violin. i suppose i must get a shoulder rest. thank you for all of these, and i am glad your neck is better, however i am thinking of getting one of those braces for myself, and attaching the tailpin to it. i wish i could just bolt it to my neck, somehow, because the whole reason i play with a bent wrist is simply to support the instrument.

My dear, you are such a precious master luthier. I enjoy your style and your love for these beautiful works of art. Thank you.

Make one with a similar sound an I will believe you. The difference between the two is mountanious. What you tell is common knowledge. What you do not know is the rest.

Thank Kevin, wonderful presentation!

Tripoli powder in water will shift the dirty gunge and rosin without damaging the varnish .

Excellent. You.

Thank you for pointing out the Peterson StroboPLUS HDC tuner! I've used this In my early lessons here but my family and frienfs also use it to help tune their various stringed instruments.

I absolutely love these flash cards! Long before I had even picked up a violin, I had gone through all of these flashcards. Thank you so much for this!

3 years on, how are you doing at this point?

Throughout my career, I played my '72 Sergio Peresson. A copy of a Guarneri, it was before he increased production with luthiers building his instruments, and Sergio would do the assembly and staining. A powerful and lovely sound. I sold it when my wife got sick. One day, I hope to find a similar quality. When that day comes I will contact you.

Have you heard of the old masters using horsetail plants as sandpaper??

Any new videos coming

At the end of all his videos I'm expecting the whistle at the end of old spice commercials

Your vídeo help us on focusing the sciency behind craftsmanship!

I realized the great secret Cremonese Masters was the varnish application, specially Stradivari, then wood affects little compaired others luthiers at that time!

Owo! You really goals the summit...thank you so much!

Question: If the Nuy is on there with Hide Glue, can't you soak the hide glue with a bit of water to soften it? I like that dial gauge you rigged up to measure the scoop of the fingerboard. Two Trees is a good book. I enjoyed it.

Fascinating, especially about the thickness part.

Your explanation about filing is very good! You really do fine work, I must say. In many machine shops, they have a ball tumbler that could be used to clean up all the burrs on the tuner arm, but it requires finer tumbling stones. Of course, each additional operation adds cost to the part, so that's why they don't do it (I bet). Coming from a guitar background, I live and die by fine tuners. Thanks for the clue about the Soap as lubricant. My favorite is the Otto low-mass fine tuning tailpiece. For refurbishing the threads on the fine tuner, I would use a thread gauge to discover the thread pitch and then use the proper size thread die to chase the threads and clean them up. Of course not everyone has such tools or knows how to use them.

You’re right. Older people CAN learn to play the violin. I started when I was in my mid-58. I practised with great enthusiasm for 2-4 hours a day. Was accepted into a string ensemble on my 60th birthday and had played in a public concert with them since. I have music background in voice and piano so that definitely helps accelerate the process of learning 😅. The most important step is to start.

I prefer simplicity myself. The ornamentation you do is truly beautiful, but that is just not my thing. I like a simple violin that just sounds awesome. No antiquing, just "regular" varnish, smooth pegs, etc. You can't hear the ornamentation on a recording (in my opinion). But that's me.

That thing turned out gorgeous, absolutely stunning 3d flame on the maple parts after the polish! Loved the narrative explaining each step too as well as the playing part at the end, I watched the entire thing twice. I fix guitars as a hobby and am always absolutely blow away by the techniques, knowledge and materials you violin guys use for work like this. We generally deal with Polyurethane on our side of the Luthiers genre ... you can basically windex that stuff and it will shine like a diamond without hurting the finish, sometimes in the rare case of a "good" or expensive guitar nitrocellulose lacquer with which you have to be a little more careful but you can get away with a slightly damp cloth with hand soap and it will be just fine. Fingerboards we can use lighter fluid (Naphta) and Linseed oil ... it's basically idiot proof. Stuff like you did here with the cleaners and polish knowing how careful you have to be with the instruments and their varnish (and the staple/sound post ... another good reason to leave the strings on) to avoid ending up ruining the instrument .... This is true mastery in my opinion! Both enticing and humbling to watch, thank you.

Omg your a trooper, you went through it without painkillers, I can't believe your voice was perfect after surgery, it's been 9 days and I still have an altered voice and food isn't going down properly. Ty for doing your video

totally wrong, the side of the G string is lower than the E string....

Let a violin age and wear naturally! Imperfections are beautiful. What repairs and touch-ups she did earlier to her violin were like plastic surgery.

Exquisite!

Guarnerius non Guarneri plutôt,c’est stradivari qui a édité des étiquettes de son nom en latin !!!!!!

Hello Kevin, I've been enjoying your RUclips video. Looked on Amazon, but they only have the Kindle versions of your book. Are they still available in good old book form anywhere? Thank you, C. Andy DePaule

courage and respect.. I did not knew for the spine

the art of learning increment's

This seems shamefully. I knowingly put my fiddle through a process I think of as a natural stress. It takes time and work. Let's think of the already pleasant tensions placed upon the article. Some of which are dictated by the carved grains and, most of which are torqued by the string tensions into that system of play and tune. I think playing, setting the instrument on wall, thumping and stout finger tapps upon the joints with several re-sets and string changes over a time can make a newer item sing like an old stump. Also, newer items are more closely controlled in manufacture than those of old. Too ra ooh ra ehh?

Scary that there are "luthiers" today using Titebond to repair vintage instruments. Sure, it holds now, but decades down the road the wood will likely splinter when repairs are attempted.

I would go out on a thin limb and say that some of the tone quality of these fine old violins is due to the artistic musicians who’ve played them..and the fine bows they use.

I would love to be able to afford a fine violin or viola by this man. He’s so dedicated and passionate about his work.

Thank you so much for your teaching, Sir. That is helpful.

I loved watching these two. They know what they’re doing. I think I favor the Gypsy violin. I’d love to hear her play some Gypsy jazz on it.

Please keep posted. Most greatful!

Dear Mr. LEE, I LOVE THIS DETAILED EXPLANATION OF FIGURED MAPLE. I HAD NO IDEA THIN BANDS EQUALED BARATONE AND WIDE BANDS BASS? AM EXPERIMENTING WITH OCTAVE STRETCHES TO ENRICH THE G STRING ON MY PRACTICE INSTRUMENT. LOVE THIS VIDIO ON MAPLE BACKED VIOLINS. MY GREAT GRANDFATHERS WAS ARISTOCRATIC RIBBONED MAPLE BACK. I NEVER HAD THAT VIOLIN ACTUALLY SINGING BUT IT WAS WONDERFUL TO HAVE PLAYED ON TWO GERATIONS BACK. EVEN IF IT WAS A SEARS AND ROEBUCK COPY OF A1720 CREMONA, I STILL WISH I HAD IT KNOWING NOW WHAT.I DID NOT THEN. THANK YOU FOR THESE LUXURIOUS STUDYS INTO THE REALM OF STRADIVARI AND GUARNIERI ETC. IM JUST EATING IT ALL UP. I WISH THERE WERE AN INTERNET IN 1970. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ANY AND.ALL INFORMATION ON A FASTENATING INSTRUMENT. IM SO GLAD I DISCONTINUED ELECTRIC GUITAR. NATURAL AMPLIFICATION IS SO MUCH MORE PRACTICAL. WITH DEEPEST APPRECIATION.

Where can I buy one of those large holding devises??

is it ok to tilt the bow oposide direction?

Greetings from Türkiye. What an amazing job. Let me congratulate you maestro! ❤

Anything wrong with soaking it in water?

I don't understand how a person could confuse a violin and a voice. Violins cannot say words.

I was disgusted with the costs of scrapers so I go to thrift stores and buy high quality paring knives for 50 cents to $1.00. They are wonderful.

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You are the best!!!

Tbis video is very hekpful to me. I do appreciate the effort you put into making it for us. My old violin has rosin that has assimilated inot the varnish. I read Two Trees and I liked it very much. Hey that is a good idea you have for cleaning the inside of the violin.

Hi, nice video. I'm pretty sure the convex arching on the back side of the ribs of the instrument is a result of deformation, isn't it ? endping and neck heel being pulled by the string tension, in many instances this effect is mirrored on the top side of the ribs, which end up being concave rather than flat.