I have a family violin that belonged to my great granduncle. He passed it on to my grandfather and when he passed I inherited it. I’ve wanted to learn how to play the violin since childhood. Now about 12 years after my grandfather passed I am starting lessons!  l’ve taken it it to a local luthier to start getting it fixed up a little at a time and I’m hoping they take as much care and provide as much quality as you do. I am so proud to be learning on a violin that has been a cherished part of our family history.

The fact the back of that one Violin was in that condition Unknowingly made me gasp. I can't imagine their surprise when they get it back and it sounds so much better! As for the young boy's violin... that's a horrible shop keeper! You never should just take someone's instrument and randomly adjust it without consent. If I hear right, I'm glad the sound post was repaired! You make players in AUS happier every day Olaf!

thats me in the video!!!

We are privileged to have an awesome, 3rd generation luthier in our area. He builds and sets up instruments. Co-concertmaster in the local crap philharmonic. A client brought in one of his instruments. Horrible sound. The client had taken the instrument to another "luthier" for something. He took a look. The sound post was set in a horrific manner, just deadening the tone. He believes on purpose. Out of pure spite. I have met both and this is believable. A little adjustment and the instrument sang like it was meant to.

Love these videos. Recently subscribed. Thank you for all the effort.

would love to watch an episode with Grawert Senior and Junior discussing music and violin stuff! :) Bring your dad on Olaf! I'm sure the both of you will have a lot of wisedom to share with us

What a beautiful violin! Love the dark, rich varnish and gorgeous mapling.

I have a friend who’s a bee-keeper. He does videos about buzzes, too.

A girl in Rigby Idaho plays her G-G-G-Grandfather's violin. He had crossed the American plains in 1876, driving an ox team on the Sante Fe Trail and knew Calamity Janes' brother and the outlaw Hugh Whitney.

I love the way you described your father's cello.
While clearing a family member's estate, I encountered a large, plain, bowl
(looked like a salad bowl). I flicked it with my finger and it rang like a silver bell.
On the bottom, I found "Tiffany & Company". Well, that explains that. 😁✌🖖

Mesmerizing stuff, love watching these. After having played finger style guitar for 6 decades, I thought I’d be smart and try a violin. Seriously, how hard could it be? So I rented one and was never more frustrated just trying to hold it. Lesson learned!

I think Great Grandma's violin is beautiful.  I love that darker color in the older violins.  Really like the stories that go along with the work.

Going forward please include more of 'The Client'.  The girl playing was particularly heartwarming.

Love Czardas!  My violin teacher was going to teach it to me, but she had to quit due to family issues, so I had to learn it on my own.

Your second story is a great example of the German term "verschlimmbessern" (for non-German speakers: trying to fix something & thereby making it worse)! The first violin, though! 😖 🧐

Outstanding  presentations about the “personal” history of the violins snd the detailed technical aspects of the repairs. Thanks for bringing us along. 😊😊😊

In the 2015 movie Public Works, there is an old violin maker who has a customer bringing a buzzing violin. And he has bad luck, he can't really hear WHERE the buzz is. He fears some tiny cavity IN the wood. He never gave up, and I think he did solve the buzz, but I remember he was nervous, this violin was above average, and he needed the customer. Complicated family story, there. No idea how much they left in this movie. I do hope the buzzing violin is in, it should be.

I wish you could look at my grandmother her's violin. She bought it from someone in West Virginia about 1935. The violin was already old. I am 66 now.

I keep wanting to ask. What do you put in your coffee? It looks like butter. Love the channel!

Her performing is really nice!

Lovely to see the girl play Monti's Czardas. It was a piece an old teacher (that taught my Mum) taught me too that I still like to use as a demo piece after a repair (the slow part 😉). My grandmother was my inspiration having achieved AMusA at an early age (& gave me a violin to learn on).