My Scroll Broke! and more. Watch Olaf for 3 days (Full video)

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Master Violin Maker and Restorer Olaf Grawert shares 3 days in his workshop -
Yes, You asked for it... in 1 continuous Video... If you have seen the first part, start at 17:00
Morning coffee, repairing a scroll of a 245 year old violin, more coffee, sending a Hoffmeister violin, an adult learner tries a Piere Lomont Master violin, bike riding, lunch and more...
Be fully informed when you buy your next instrument. Get Olaf's free 7 essentials when buying an instrument report here: olafgrawertviolinstudio.com/7...
00:00 Introduction
00:40 What I have on today
03:12 Gluing on the old German violin
06:30 Planing fingerboard of a Hoffmeister violin
08:15 Fitting a bridge to Hoffmeister violin
09:27 Packing Hoffmeister violin and sending
11:25 Lunch
12:06 Setting up a Pierre Lamont violin for a client
13:22 Polishing some instruments
15:52 Putting strings on a Hoffmeister violin
17:18 Taking the clamps off the old German violin
19:13 Optimising the sound on the Hoffmeister violin
20:15 Gluing flood cello cracks
21:23 Sanding old German violin
21:59 Setting up a violin
23:36 Varnishing old German violin
25:06 Retouching old German violin
27:18 Polishing old German violin
28:33 Putting the strings on old German violin
29:16 Testing the violin
30:18 Conclusion
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Website: www.olafgrawertviolinstudio.com
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@AskOlaftheViolinmaker Год назад

I combined my last 2 videos into one to make them more coherent... I hope that is ok with everyone.

@catherinewhite2943 Год назад

It was a bit confusing at first because I was expecting part 2. Thought I'd re-started part 1and came to the channel to look for the "right" link. That's when I saw the videos were combined. Thanks for the note to jump ahead to 17min.

@GaryGP40 Год назад

LOVE watching your work, Master Olaf. Love my violin you set up.

@Raven-ep6pq 10 месяцев назад

Sometimes a day in Canada can be -40 and yet you still see people out there playing hockey, skating, skiing and so on.

@hunterblakely87 8 месяцев назад

seeing you play is one of my favorite parts of your videos

@donmacquarrie9161 6 месяцев назад

Hoffman violin is very beautiful! Must get a little intense repairing expensive violins sometimes

@mccypr Год назад

Thanks! 😎

@gabriele9957 Год назад

Hey Olaf thanks for the great videos, I agree with what others have said I prefer it to be in one video instead of two separate ones. Quick question, I know in past videos you have mentioned recording the process of you making your own violin from start to finish, are you still planning on doing that? Just thought I’d ask since I haven’t heard about it for a while now.

@williamhamill813 10 месяцев назад

Olaf, Why do makers use spruce for the top and not a more homogenized low-density wood old growth like yellow cedar or old growth hemlock from the northeast USA. It just seems to me that the difference in density of summer to winter grain in spruce really seems to pull cracks over time. Is it tradition or is there a technical reason? We boat restorers get to see wood in the harshest of environs. Love your passion for such an esoteric part of humanity.

@Tintoretto88 5 месяцев назад

I am not Olaf, but I remember him saying in a video that the summer grain in spruce gives flexibility to the top plate, while the winter grain makes it stable in the length. You need both. Also the growth in alpine spruce is so slow and stable over years, that the grains are the same width, so vibrations will be evenly spread. Bare wood blocks from spruce already sound great, while tapping them I found out.

@rogerdale5451 10 месяцев назад

Nice legs... cute old guy. We saw the mini-me for a few moments a bit ago. I think Olaf was born in Germany, and moved to Australia as a very young person... just my ear. I'd like to know. I'm an old craftsman, and have tremendous respect.

@FiddlerNick 11 месяцев назад

Loving all your videos Olaf. Lovely to see the knowledge and care you exhibit in your work. I am curious to hear your views about what makes a "good" scroll? I hear so many (especially those selling a violin) waxing lyrical about the beauty of particular scrolls and I have to say most of them look good to my untrained eye. I got especially curious after I had an old Klingenthal violin that had a scroll that one luthier said was "fantastic" but when I showed it to another violin maker and he said the scroll was "rubbish". To me it looked very evenly edged and deeply grooved and sharp in the carving and even on both sides, but I couldn't say more than that. As a player I know the carving on the scroll doesn't really affect the playing of the instrument but I am really curious as to what experts look for in a scroll.

@Tintoretto88 5 месяцев назад

Hi Olaf, I see other violinmakers choose white glue for these kind of repairs. “It’s needs to be permanently fixed” I was wondering, what is your opninion about that en why do you choose hot glue?

@AskOlaftheViolinmaker 5 месяцев назад

White PVA glue is not permanent... I've seen it loose strength after 30 years... It's nearly impossible to remove what's left of the glue... Hide glue was around during the times of the Pharaoh's and still holds... After 2000+ years... And then... You can actually remove it if needed! So hide glue is amazing! New isn't always better.

@Tintoretto88 5 месяцев назад

@@AskOlaftheViolinmaker Thank you very much for this insight! Love it! Keep up making these video’s, I learn a lot from them :) 👍🏼

@AskOlaftheViolinmaker 5 месяцев назад

@@Tintoretto88I think it might be worth making a video about the glue... I get asked that question a lot

@rogerdale5451 10 месяцев назад

Why did the violin maker cross the river? To get to the other side!...

@AskOlaftheViolinmaker 10 месяцев назад

To find Stradivarius secret 😁

@maxheadroom1506 10 месяцев назад

why use hyde glue on a section that needs to be permanently attached???

@pheofook 11 месяцев назад

Vivobarefoot shoes?

@AskOlaftheViolinmaker 11 месяцев назад

Yep... Super comfortable

@pipermoonshine Год назад

Hey Olaf. I saw the video you made a while back regarding how the violin changes as you play it. I emailed you and asked if in fact as you learn to play a violin, especially if it is a good one, will the violin sound change with you. I got an email back from a lady, I think maybe your wife, I don't know. anyway she had said that you wanted to make a video regarding this and if I would send in some pictures if any. I sent you some pictures and my story behind the violin. She later told me that you had wanted a picture of me with my violin. I felt uncomfortable in doing so. I was wondering if that email was from your wife or another person who you work with. I have had some people on Facebook hack into my account and my friend's account; even though it is facebook it is not a farfetched theory to think that could happen to anyone's account even if it not facebook. Please let me know. I am hoping it is from you. Thank you for all your educational videos.

@AskOlaftheViolinmaker Год назад

Hi, Thanks for the message... It takes quite an effort to make each video as well as a lot of planning and editing. I got your email, as well as a bit of extra information to make the video better. Usually I only mention my clients stories, but decided to make that video because I think it's a great question. It will be published in the next couple of days.

@pipermoonshine Год назад

@@AskOlaftheViolinmaker thank you. I am just glad it was you I contacted.

@fragslap5229 Год назад

Arrrrrgh! Applying PACKING tape to the bubble wrap??? Does he have ANY idea how many rings of HELL his customer will have to go through to UNWRAP that? Ordinary PAPER tape would work just as well and be so much EASIER to remove.

@christopherw4527 Год назад

I believe the customer will be just fine. If a little bubble wrap breaks the person the violin will never be learned.

@fragslap5229 Год назад

@@christopherw4527 The point is why NOT use something EASY to tear and remove as opposed to something damn near INDESTRUCTIBLE and no doubt environmentally UNFRIENDLY.

@JamesCello Год назад

Why are you so mad

@KeithR0000 Год назад

Unwrapping my new instruments was more than half the fun. Heck if Olaf decided to add Kevlar wrapping I wouldn’t complain both of my instruments have arrived safe and sound.

@christopherw4527 Год назад

@@KeithR0000 Absolutely! What model did you get from Olaf if you don't mind the question.