~ How a Violin Scratch Can Be Made Invisible! ~ 

When he scratched the violin my soul died a little

Thank you for all of the videos you post about violin repair. They're very informative, and your personality is very pleasant, you seem like someone who truly loves what he does.

Guys the violin is already broken. You can see a crack next to the F holes, and many things dissassembled. He was using a old broken violin for this. Nobody smart would ever use a good working violin to scratch on purpose.

if you can't say what the "liquid" is, then there is no point to this video. Sorry Danny.

This was very informative. The moment I saw you scratch the Violin with the screw (even though there was already damaged on the body) I cringed and nearly cried. >.< That was sooooo painful!!!

again .. I am in awe at the talent and craftmanship of Maestro Daniel. 1000 thumbs up!

Even though that violin was already in rough shape, I still cringed watching him scratch it.

Yes, there is a very easy and perfect way to repair any scatches or holes on ebony parts, fingerboard, tailpiece, bow frog etc, and after repair no one can tell the difference, even yourself. I need to make another video to show how to do this, not by words. Thanks.

I really enjoy your repair videos. Got my attention really fast when you started scribbling on top with a wood screw.

Thanks for all your videos - A great help. Ken

Please how do you call the first liquid?

Wonderful guide to repairing finish! thank you!

Thank you for the video Daniel! I was wondering though... is there any way that you could recommend how to repair minor scratches on ebony fingerboards?

Oh, those scratchy sounds hurted me a lot....!

Instant like after that friendly introduction :)

Hello, thanks for the helpful advice. I would like to ask, I have a 200 year old Hopf violin, it has a dent in the bag where the legs of the bridge are, which causes the contact with the bridge to be imperfect. How to solve the problem of the dent. Thank you again.

Kedves Daniel! tudnál kűldeni nekem olyan kenőcsőt ,fényesitő? amilyent itt használsz !!további sok sikert Béla

Yeah, I lifted my bow above the violin because I was finishing off on a lift, I tried to put it down and the metal hit the wood. Do scratches damage the sound?

my eyes popped out when he scratched the violin!!

Fantástico parabéns, pelo conhecimento,e em repassar o conhecimento, Brazil

Hahahahahaha...you really scratch it. Thanks for the info.

Does a phobia of scratched violins exist because I’m 100% sure I have that

I love your backgroung music

Can you also repair a samurai after his harakiri? It looks like it would take you 10 min :)

That was snake oil he used to repair the scratches =)

Hello friend Daniel like and made ​​the rounded finish on the edge of cravella

Will it not change the sound of the violin?

Honestly I felt the one catch was enough to get the point across. Proceeds to say this is terrible as he scratches more and more of the violin lol

I have a big question. Will French Polishes working over an oil varnished violin? If it doesn't, how do you Polish/retouches an oil varnished violin? What's the difference between an oil varnished violin and a spirit varnished violin?

the one who damaged my violin was a poor shipping service, which I paid richly and they messed out with it, but the scratch is tiny and I will let a professional fix that to me.

the reason I can not tell you what I use is, different varnish needs different materials. It is not as easy as you see.

AV Daniel Violin: Do you also repair or restore erhus? More specifically, are you able to replace and tighten the snakeskin in the erhu?

Was that a cheap viorin? lol :P It was comical how nonchalantly you kept on scratching it. It was like you were slashing me with a blade like a psychopath with an unconcerned look. lol Loved the Danny Boy theme, btw. ^^ What is that liquid you're using? Unless it's a secret potion you're not willing to divulge? :P

scientific studies have shown that the best varnish for violins is ..............regular hardware store spar varnish the solvent that will melt it is mineral spirits alcohol will melt spirit varnish to tint the varnish if necessary artist oil paints for oil varnish, alcohol based dye, like shoe leather dye works well, for spirit varnish, all of those things are very cheap

You seem like a very nice person. On the other hand, I can still see the scratches after you have concluded.

if I am in Japan, I will ask him to refinish my violin.

Where can I find this product ? do you sell it ? thanks a lot

Yes, I can see the difference but I can also see two sets of ugly scratches that don't look very well repaired to me because you didnt' seem to address the exposure of underlying light colour wood before using lacquer solvent to gloss over the scratches...

The sad part is that, he is a master luthier, but he has to put this/these videos out in order to satisfy his corporate masters. I hope that he can, at the very least, provide for his family.

thanks, please contact me by facebook: Daniel Strings

What did he use on the scratches? He said "liquid." Hmmm...

Hmmm. I can still see the scratches. Is there a way to actual fill them in completely?

He didn't tell us exactly what he used 😕

The scratches being made caused me to cringe lol

domo takk sheh sheh

Major cringe when he scratched the violin!

I sent a message on Facebook Daniel,. Eudes e gourney

And would you please consider uploading a video about removing facial wrinkles for ladies :)

What kind of liquid is that

Can I send a pic of my scratch?

How do you re polish an old fingerboard?

어머 세상이... 바이올린 닥려가

What I did was to just put lemon oil and rub until it disappears 🍋

My heart breaks when he do the scratch

mi heart ;C

If you don't tell us what the liquid is, what is the point of the vid?

0:47 aaaahhhhhhrrrgggghhhhhhhh X(

scratches are nothing compared to the sound post crack in the top

That was really stressful to watch

oh my God I can't believe he just scratched the violin that really hurts and it's not my violin

i wanna know your profile. like did u graduate italy cremona school?

Just like old fashioned TV sells do

3:40, what is that in that little bottle?

STOP

so many complaints in this list from commenters.... Saying things like, "I can still kind of see scratch." or some starting off by saying, "no real luthier would ....". Well, folks, there are many levels to do the same job depending on what the customer is willing to pay versus the overall state of the instrument and the value of the instrument before and after repair. What he's doing here is showing the average youtube violin owner with a very low priced, beginner violin (under $500) how a scratched varnish (not also a deep wood gouge or any other complication as well) a method that average owner could afford to have done by a luthier to mostly hid a scratch that has changed the reflective value of the affected varnish from the opaque scratch to a translucent state again by reflowing the original varnish in the affected area with a "special liquid" that works on the original finish to reflow it temporarily. He is not just "applying a stain and calling it a day" nor is he adding more new lacquer to the area to refill all of the gouged out original varnish so that it can't be totally hidden under all light conditions. WHY?? Well in short.... THAT WOULD PROBABLY COST MOST (OR ALL) OF THE COMPLAINERS COMMENTING HERE MORE THAN THEY PAID FOR THEIR CHEAP E-BAY VIOLINS TO BEGIN WITH! What you see in this video is the most honest an economical approach to repair such scratch in a beginner through intermediate student violin that a Luthier could offer you; anything more would be picking the violinists pockets! So, folks, if you can't afford a violin worth the more expensive kind of repairs beyond what you see in the video, your local professional luthier in your town will probably talk a good talk about how not to get your violin repair advice from online and then, proceed to tell you how hard of a repair this kind of varnish scratch is, tell you to come back to get it in a week but then.... he will tag your violin, walk it into the back room to whip out his own bottle of the same "special liquid" and then he spends 5 minutes doing the very exact same thing you saw in this video! lolol DON"T BE SO QUICK TO JUDGE Mr. OLSEN... just sayin', ya' know....

I have never cringed so hard in my life

Clean the surface of area, rub area with 0000 fine steel wool and then using a mixture of equal amounts of mineral oil and vinegar rub over the stain. It's not an ancient Chinese secret. Kind of stupid and rude to do a video and not help others but, I guess that's what a divorce can do to a fellow.

Then he has “something else” to make the polish. That “something else” seems important. I wish I knew what the “something else” was. The scratches on the violin are still obvious anyway. Thumbs down.

What are you doing!! The liquid ruined the violin more my souls died already because you ruined it.

Biggest waist of time!!! unbelievable