Cool project! Thanks for the vid. Good editing on the vid openings - maybe try that tighter editing approach throughout - and maybe a camera angle from top to see the guitar better. Look forward to the rest of this series. Good luck!
@DaHill1998 Yeah I need to up the canera game a bit. Would like to find a dedicated camera for this work, but then its more editing, everything is done on my android up to this point. But its in the future. Thanks for watching.
Weight makes some difference, but I've always felt the density makes a larger difference. The lower janka rated woods tend to damper or soften more than higher rated woods. I'm sure you could find exceptions depending on the cut of the wood etc etc.
Yes, please do a follow up video in which we get to hear this instrument when you're done with it. I'm a beginner violinist but I've already fallen in love with the larger Maggini models. I hope to own a nice one someday.
I have ibanez, fender, epiphone (no Gibsons), my original Mansfield electric guitar is probably the most solid instrument I've ever owned. It's still in my dad's basement I think. Unfortunately my mom went and brought it to a tech when I was a kid for Christmas or something ..and it came back with a whole bunch of cosmetic damage.. really pissed she paid them any money.. but anyways it still works just as well and plays perfect to me. Maybe because it was my first guitar
Bush luthier techniques! I've heard stories of old Metis fiddlers out in the bush using this method with forks and string! You make due with what ya got. Speaking of, I need mine adjusted 😅
The more expensive Denver Guitars are SUPER BANG FOR THE DOLLAR!!!!! They blew me away with their big sound and I ended up buying one so I don't put too much wear on my Breedlove and Bourgeois!!
I bought one of these about 25 years back, and still use it as my main guitar. I love it and it still works for me but may get a new guitar soon as frets etc are wearing down. I did give it a fret dress, which has brought it back to life and should serve me for at least another ten years. It was being sold back then for £800.
@trevtrevtrevl hey if you like it, a refret may cost a bit, but that will bring it right back to great playing shape. But I wouldnt want to hold anybody back from buying another guitar....wink wink. Hahahaha
@carochiqui1 No my music is not on Spotify and will never be, its a platform that doesnt treat artists fairly in my opinion. I do have it all online and could send you a download of something if you like?
@pedramhajalipoor420 I cant cut a birdge without the violin. I need to match the feet to the violin, and cut and shape it according to the individual instrument.
@marcmoss1533 Hey thanks very much. If your in the states Stewmac has the digital caliper, if your in Canada my wholesaler is the only place I can find them. www.stewmac.com/luthier-tools-and-supplies/tools-by-job/tools-for-measuring/mag-ic-probe-ble-thickness-gauge/
Great review and playing. I just ordered one of these this morning off of zzounds, looking forward to getting it Sunday. I chose it over the Taylor GS that I was considering for the 1.75 nut width, value for $ and long time fan of the brand...and after watching several reviews including yours I honestly think it sounds better to my ears overall. Thanks for sharing!
Please note the major pulse-beat on the dead strings during ring out. This does indicate that the are not tuned right or can no longer hold correct tune. There is only a steady ring on the new strings.
Love new zingy strings. But it seems they to need to be tuned every ten minutes. By the time they stay in tune nicely, say in a month or two, are they now close to the end of their life?
@@lucaswelshmusic7607 I play piano. My Yamaha upright hasn’t had new strings in 35 years. Tunes up beautifully about once every year or two. Not being contradictory, it’s just the way it is with that particular instrument which has about 230 strings (says Google).
I’m having some problem with these pegs. When tuning, there is just some zones where the intonation doesn`t change even trying to change the intonation. It is so unpredictable how much the intonation is going to change and that pisses me off specially in an audition or in a chamber music rehearsal when we need to tune to the piano which is not always the same intonation that I use at home and tuning with perfect precision becomes literally an impossible thing. Did it happen to you?
@franciscojesusgarciatorres4692 I have been somewhat dissapointed with perfection pegs as of late. Have you made sure they string is not wound over the threads on the inside of the peg box?
Thank you sir! I didn't know u could just use a knife to shape the bridge. Also I was hoping u would talk about shaping the front side of the bridge near the top. How skinny, what angle and would you use a knife for that as well??
@BJam951 I have had quite a few questions to adress, I will try and do another bridge video in the future. I typically thin the "string" edge of the bridge to about 1.5mm thick. Then I set the feet thickness at about 4.5 mm and taper the whole bridge between these two measurements. But some instruments do better with a bit thicker bridge.
Very nice tone from the customers Maggini. Warm round and sweet. Hope your able to reglue safely and correct the flaws. They are fortunate to have even a copy of Maggini. I think it will be a powerful instrument after t.l.c. thanks for showing her.😅
Sweet! I found another video of an English chap cutting a similar fiddle down to make the violin have a standard length. I am glad you did not have to do that.
@@lucaswelshmusic7607 True, there are limits to what you want to do with most violins. It’s a labor and financial balancing act. I had a convo about this on another YT channel and the comments were chock full of restoration advice from luthiers about a very common type of Czech violin. In the end the shop did a sensible, solid job. In the present instance you would have spent an inordinate amount of time if you had doubled the edges, for example. The fiddle sounds decent-good sustain and response. I think the owner will be pleased.
Nice job, do you have any string recommendations for a loud but round sound? the best combination I have found yet is Vision solo G,D, A and 27g Gold Brokat E. Also what's your take on Action? My fiddle is set at low, apparently higher action results in a louder fiddle. Maybe you can discuss this in a feature video. Thanks!
@TheHappynot I have used Larsen Il Cannone strings with good results. Action definetly affects tone, and typically the lower the action the more warm it gets..but there are a lot of factors.
@chuckrow6302 interesting how everybody hears a little differently and likes one thing more than the other. Definetly individual taste counts for a lot when deciding on tone.
Estimado Lucas : es la primera vez que veo a un luthier hacer un exámen tan concienzudo de un instrumento desconocido. Pero lo que mas me sorprendió fue la sonda de espesores, que me pareció funciona por principio electro magnético ¿verdad?. Si no es molestia para ti , desearía saber como se consigue una del mismo tipo. Creo firmemente que no hay muchos luthiers de tu formación, pues veo que has estudiado y ejecutado el violín, como queda registrado en el video Quedo muy gratamente impresionado de conocerte. Te agradezco por todo y te saludo respetuosamente desde Uruguay.-
Thank you for the kind words. The thickness caliper is called a "magic probe", you should be able to find them for sale online. You are correct, it uses a magnet on the inside and the probe is on the outside, to measure the thicknesses. Its a great too for helping to understand some of these vintage instruments without complete dissasembly.
If it were mine , I would want all the repairs to be done including a new bass bar to optimize the sound/vibration qualities. The bar might be carved integral to the top, could be in the wrong position/dimension or could be just poor quality wood /worn out. The neck/string length is a real puzzler considering the body size. Was it made to be the modern standard or the pre 1800’s size?
@LloydPond I agree, I would love to revoice this puppy and set a couple things. Straight. It does have a very fine bassbar in it. Doesnt appear to be carved out of the top, and the internal work was done well, minus the extra wide flat edging. Its lined and blocked nicely on all 4 corners.
@@lucaswelshmusic7607 it should be possible to cut the body down to about 362 mm, which would solve a few problems. Most luthiers wouldn’t touch it. I like the wood. I would get the vibrating string length as close as possible and let it go at that. It should have a decent, viola-like sound with a bit of work. A classical musician would pass on it. The four-turn scroll has a mysterious history-real Maggini scrolls have mostly been replaced, and the few originals are somewhat primitive, according to the archives. I can’t speak to what country fiddlers might do with it.
@markuswx1322 I would not trim the body down I dont think. What I did do was use a viola tailgut to get the tailpiece in the correct position, and I set the mensur as per normal basically. Itnworked out pretty well actually. There is a final video with sound sample up on my channel. I think it sounds pretty good, there could be room for improvement if a person regraduated it.
Very interesting! I hope you can do a follow up video. I have a German Maggini-style labeled violin, maybe from the same era (or near) as this one. Interestingly, it has a standard body length. It just has the double purfling and extra scroll turn. Also interesting is the top is much thinner, well under 3mm at the f-hole edge. I need a thickness guage like yours, very neat! It's possible somebody else might have thinned it down later. The spruce is nicely smoothed on the inside. I've seen pictures of some that were just left roughly gouged. From what I've learned, they made literally millions of these shop violins in Germany between the late 1800s up to WWI, and there was a wide range of quality. Thanks for doing these videos!
I had my '63 LG0 , which I bought new, gone over about 4 years ago. Brazilian rosewood bridge replaced the plastic and rosewood repair for bridge plate. My luthier had the Stumac tool and plugged and reamed the peg holes. He used the same rosewood for the plugs . I put on Kleuson Supremes. Other minor repairs and it is soooo sweet now.
