Violin Disaster! - Can it be Fixed? - Part 2

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Part 2- See Part one here: • Violin Disaster! - Can...
This is what happens when you don't look after your violin! Especially when the back opens up and you leave the strings on for too long...
This repair even scared Master Violin maker and restorer Olaf Grawert...
Watch Olaf as he puts this scary repair back together and makes the violin playable...
Sorry about the slightly early text in places...
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00:00 Introduction (Video 2 of 2)
02:05 Tough morning... and Bottom Block glued in...
05:03 Fitting Slither of wood in top-plate crack
07:13 Continuing on finishing rib and top
10:26 The violin is closed...
12:41 Applying filling varnish
13:29 Retouching
18:33 Polish violin
19:28 Putting everything together
20:41 Trying out the violin
21:48 Summary
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@BeastOfSoda 2 года назад

This guy's not a simple luthier, he's a proper wizard.

@MurrayMcDonald 9 месяцев назад

I was going to say he needs a proper wizards beard but I'm imagining that falling in the hide glue and varnish.

@putputlawch6770 8 месяцев назад

He's the Mr Ollivander of Violins

@peterbaxter8151 2 года назад

I found this repair very interesting. I would have assumed the violin was only good for the bin at first sight. Watching the care with which you brought it back is inspiring. Thank you Olaf.

@shadowblack1987 2 года назад

$6500 violin so no not the bin... Just a 1k repair.

@StanIvanov 2 года назад

@@shadowblack1987 if those are the real numbers, $1k was a bargain for that amount of work

@lukas3687 2 года назад

I would go much higher...

@phillee2814 2 года назад

I can only believe that the customer is delighted - when you first showed us that poor instrument it looked beyond repair, yet you worked magic on the complete train-wreck that you started out with and to be honest when I saw it I wondered if it would ever be playable again. The result is far more than playable, it is hard to even detect without a very detailed examination. It makes me wish I were at least on the same continent as you so that I could entrust my own violin to your care.

@leonardomagri4379 2 года назад

fantastic Olaf! It is always exciting and inspiring too see a master craftsman working!

@kathysviolindiaryadultbegi3378 2 года назад

You installed the soundpost practically one handed, if I blinked I would have missed it, haha. Truly a gift to have a video to go along with this repair work, thank you.

@ghlscitel6714 2 года назад

Incredible - Olaf, Sir, you are a great magician. Ein großer Zauberer.

@davidlowther8886 Месяц назад

Wow! From part one to now I would have assumed the instrument wasn’t worth repairing.

@rossthefiddler5890 2 года назад

Nicely done! The wider end block was certainly a good idea to keep the cost down rather than internal grafting of the ribs. It is such a shame when an instrument can be so neglected but obviously satisfying when a restoration can make it look so good again.

@SohiTheTinyKittenHuman 2 года назад

The instrument shows signs of being repaired before I have a feeling something drastic happened that did a lot of damage at once because the older damage she had taken it in to be repaired (not well) poor lady and violin!

@rossthefiddler5890 2 года назад

@@SohiTheTinyKittenHuman Previous poor repairs, especially home handyman type can be a restorers bane.

@lkj974 2 года назад

A real privilege to see a master at work. Thanks for your effort to share your hard won knowledge and experience.

@pitabowlterrier1193 2 года назад

I am not exaggerating when I say this is the fastest I've ever clicked a notification - I've been so excited to see how this turned out! I always love watching your videos. I'm gonna go clean my violin now, haha.

@charleslaine 2 года назад

This repair has been eminently interesting to watch, and I've never even touched an actual violin in my entire life.

@foxjacket 2 года назад

Olaf you are the Ling Ling of violin repair ❤️

@GaryGP40 Год назад

Master Olaf makes an intrument that looks awful as good as new again. He is AMAZING.

@elissahunt 2 года назад

This repair has been utterly fascinating. I never would have imagined anything could have been done for the damage we saw in the first video. Olaf, you are a true master.

@phlosen7854 Год назад

Customer: "My Instrument fell into a wood chipper" *hands over a bag of wood chips and dust* Olaf: "I am going to heat the Glue then..." You are a true Master. You arbilities cannot be overstated! Grüße aus dem fernen Deutschland :)

@kylestevens5835 9 месяцев назад

I know filming yourself can be tasking and letting us into your world is not easy I have trouble with that same issue! But I want you to know that you have inspired me to take violin lessons and to one day build my own I’ve already made my own electric guitar not saying the two are alike but I’m a carpenter who loves to build instruments and the violin is the ultimate build! So thank you so much for these videos and god bless you!

@deltafour1212 2 года назад

What kind of voodoo magick is this?!?

@rickmclaughlin7992 10 месяцев назад

Olaf, thank you for sharing your talent, I enjoy watching people who have a love and talent of restoring items.

@ericksonlk 2 года назад

Excellent two part video. The bottom violin part looks like new at the end. Very impressive work. I have no idea how you made the new timber in the plate blend in so perfectly.

@deadmanswife3625 2 года назад

I think it's just about something regarding the proper amount of moisture for the correct length of time. He has a lot of videos you got to check it out

@sarahchakchak8650 2 года назад

A true master at work I love your videos thank you x

@shadowgolem9158 Год назад

You know it has been a tough repair when the "I'm just going to use this special little clamp" count goes over 5 and the clamps get mods and accessories. Amazing to watch.

@xandersoriano201 2 года назад

Ow Professor Dumbledore, you fix another wonderful instruments. It's fun watching you while i learn from you also how I treat my Violin in hot indoor or outdoor that was super helpful in your past video, I'm not a wizzard in violin repairs soon I'll be :).

@brendanhansknecht4650 Год назад

I'm amazed that with glue and little chunks of wood and a lot of work the sound can be restored. I would have guessed this would not be worth repairing because the sound would be ruined.

@edmiller4149 2 года назад

What a fantastic job you did , Olaf. That instrument looks and sounds wonderful ! Very impressive. Thanks for sharing.

@zapa1pnt 2 года назад

Olaf, beautiful bit of work. If there is Anything, at all, the customer is not happy with, she has something wrong with her.

@mellissadalby1402 3 месяца назад

You are a miracle worker. I can't believe that is the same violin. Wow!

@SRoyce87 2 года назад

I have so much respect and fascination for what you do Olaf! Love these videos

@terryjohinke8065 Год назад

Good job Olaf. Reminds me of a guitar luthier, Ted Woodford, of Ontario , Canada, who always goes "the extra mile " and does a good job even if it's not an expensive instrument. This was a real before/ after experience. Thanks. Terry from Adelaide.

@catblob Год назад

Thank you, Olaf. Really appreciate you sharing your incredible experience and process in your workshop.

@ALAPINO 2 года назад

This was very satisfying to watch, Olaf! Thanks for sharing!

@lainet 2 года назад

This was amazing... it's so great to watch a master at work!

@milanprihoda 2 года назад

Wunderbar!

@verncommet1798 Год назад

Wow your a true artist, not a string instrument player but I can appreciate the master skill required. Give us a little more family history.

@jamesbarros950 2 года назад

We really appreciate you letting us learn so much more about the instruments we love. Thank you so much.

@walruss60 Год назад

Incredible, I didn't think it would be possible, it looks almost new. Thanks for sharing.

@michelevolz7769 2 года назад

Excellent to watch….beautiful work…

@lotsabirds 2 года назад

A brilliant piece of work!

@robinengland5799 2 года назад

Wonderful work! Thanks for sharing you knowledge and skill.

@lohanette 2 года назад

That's some amazing work you've done there. Let's hope they take great care of it.

@Mike-sq5ud 2 месяца назад

These videos are fantastic. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I'd never heard the tip about wetting end grain - will have to try that soon!

@Aizaresu Год назад

This is incredible! To see such extensive damage to the instrument just disappear in the final product is just mesmerizing, really inspiring work!

@thomasbradley2186 2 года назад

I very much enjoyed watching you do this. Very excellent work and it is amazing it see something like this get fixed. I feel like you could probably fix a violin in a million pieces

@marcisaacs9407 11 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for sharing. I love technique and your methods don’t disappoint. So many little things can be applied to other things🙏

@manvsviolin1271 Год назад

Wow; really great job. It went from firewood (in Part 1) back to being a beautiful instrument!

@nickpitt 2 года назад

Sounds nice and that's really what matters.

@shayanshahnavaz Год назад

You are a true artist. So sad I can't visit you...

@Amazingverticalgardeningideas 2 года назад

That was amazing!

@reginabrown3000 2 года назад

You're an artist, Olaf!

@emeritusdavidteo5553 Год назад

Awesome transformation! I'd just retired from the construction industry and now have time to watch your work on violins. I'm going to start working with cheap China violins. 🙂

@franciscoribeiro4064 6 месяцев назад

Excellent.

@lukas3687 2 года назад

Brilliant work Olaf!

@davidhuckaby832 2 года назад

That was outstanding...nicely done. You are truly an artist and a master class master of your trade. I am very impressed. Blue Dave.

@sunghoyun7970 Год назад

This is incredible.

@denisemiller2650 3 месяца назад

Beautiful ❤

@Guillermo.R.S. 2 года назад

Absolutely great work. The repair itself is a work of art.

@egilboth4871 2 года назад

my cello is going to a second life after a dark history

@kokeskokeskokes Год назад

Ok I found another violin for 20 after conversion to practice on. Modern type. I ordered it to master the crack open skill. I was thinking cracking it open, gluing it back on, cracking it open again, gluing it back on, and so forth, until I feel confident enough. It is pretty antique too, we shall see how many tries it lasts. One of the f holes is eroded half the way around.

@ninjacoughdrop 2 года назад

It takes a lot of patience and determination to be a luthier! If my instrument broke like that, and then was returned looking brand new, I would be on the floor weeping with joy.

@pixelpotato6489 Год назад

You know it’s going to be good if there is a part 2

@eliezeraquinosilva9887 Год назад

amazing congratulacions

@michaelwhisman7623 2 года назад

I have a walnut block from a WW1 German potato masher that was thrown into a French position at Verdun. It's sooooo cool that I want to use it in a violin repair. I picked it up from the battlefield myself. I found it near the Trench of Bayonets.

@midnighttutor 11 месяцев назад

FYI all those little marks and gouges on the lower left rib are from a chin rest tool that extended too far and dug into the wood

@logotrikes 2 года назад

Well, I have to say that's some extraordinary work dude...

@janlesinski4719 Год назад

When I looked at that to start with I thought it would be a bin job or make new end walls great skills

@debbiemcnutt6281 2 года назад

You sir, are a master artist.

@robertwaroff4303 2 года назад

Amazing work!!!

@Paul_Lane 2 года назад

Great work on a hard repair.

@martinschlegel1823 11 месяцев назад

So if you run out of video ideas, I’d be quite interested in a cooperative video with some fine arts restoration specialist like the YT channel Baumgartner Restoration, because I always see a lot of similarities (well both restoring a violin and restoring an oil painting treat with restoring am old piece of “Art”) but also some interesting similarities (in restoring a painting you would try to make any retouching etc fully reversible, the violin needs to be as permanently repaired as possible and much more. Just like a discussion of what interesting techniques the other uses and why some things are similar and others different. Obviously a painting doesn’t need to sound good but “just” look good.

@MasterSoki23 2 года назад

If I had to guess, I would say that the frightening scratches on the bottom there were from improper tightening and removal of the chin rest. Not that they tightened it too much, but that the makeshift tool they may have used was pushed so far through the tightening barrel that it scratched the violin on the other side.

@AskOlaftheViolinmaker 2 года назад

Yes, that often happens... Even the little keys that come with chinrests are oft just a little bit too long

@MasterSoki23 2 года назад

@@AskOlaftheViolinmaker wow I didn't expect any reply on such an old video. Certainly not one so quickly. I have been binge watching your videos recently and I love the way you present your work~

@rickstebbens5135 2 года назад

Nice work. Could not tell it was unloved. Violins need to be played. I think the worse you can do is not play them.

@carolknepp5791 Год назад

You are amazing

@logotrikes 2 года назад

I would've glued a lolly stick in that crack, but then I'm not a luthier....

@Weeping-Angel 2 года назад

Thank you for this video. It was very interesting and amazing. It’s basically like surgery 😄

@JM46jm Год назад

Artist.

@SillyMakesVids 2 года назад

Seeing that missing sliver made me wonder... can you repair a crack while preserving its appearance of being unrepaired?

@razvanbutiac7684 Год назад

Hello Olaf, nice grate restoration. I have a question: the end block seems to look like a piece off sitka or other kind of spruce, right? (refer to the original one ) Isn't this better to be done from poplar wood or willow? It will be nice if you give some insides about wood selection when comes about this kind of job.

@Jesuswinsbirdofmichigan 2 года назад

Owner would certainly benefit also from this video, may be difficult and emotionally tough.

@simplytwosetter 2 года назад

Just curious, Olaf, how do you charge fixations like this? I know my local luthier charge by hour (?), so do you have a timer by your side to keep track of the time you spent on this violin?

@DivaDeb1234 2 года назад

I have a question:. On the top part of my violin by the fingerboard on the left ribs where the left hand goes up into higher positions and touches the violin. I have played with very sweaty hands this summer because it's been so hot in my house and it looks like the wood became damp and has lost all the varnish and has like a gray color... what would you suggest? My violin is 89 yr old German.

@razaras1 2 года назад

Baumgartner Restoration for violins, amazing.

@Creationhorse 2 года назад

I'm wondering if the wider end block changed the sound?

@tomswift6198 2 года назад

What, no soundpost? Or did I sleep through the part where that gets fitted?

@egilboth4871 2 года назад

i just bought a 1900 cello but i want to open it and varnish the inside a small layer

@nicebluejay Год назад

how much might this sort of extensive repair cost out of curiosity?

@10data10 2 года назад

It would be interesting to know how many hours this repair took and the cost. I just had a crack repaired on my old John Juzek student violin that cost $600. It had been mine for many, many years so it was worth it to me (and it sounds better now). But I’d guess a major repair like you did here would be much harder to justify.

@shipsahoy1793 2 года назад

I don’t think he could justify the cost of the repairs he did or is doing on that thing.. Most violins in that condition should be thrown away! I think he is doing it just for practice for when the time comes that an instrument that’s worth restoring had met with such a terrible fate. Let’s face it, even a luthier has to keep their chops up! 🥳👍👨🏻

@radlernkurs8740 2 года назад

@@shipsahoy1793 I am certain he discussed that with the customer. When she wats it repaired he does it . You are in no position to judge that...

@shipsahoy1793 2 года назад

@@radlernkurs8740 Seriously ?My opinions have nothing to do with any businessperson’s relationship with their customer(s). Honestly, you are an insulting ass, but that is correct, if a paying customer wants a repair and negotiates one, it’s not up to any outside parties..

@nickfaiella9164 2 года назад

Olaf I have a question. What kind of varnish do you use? It dries so quickly.. I use oil varnish made from Amber and linseed oil. It takes several days to dry, making repairs of this type a little more difficult for me

@SantaWithaViolin 2 года назад

May I ask how much did it cost to get that kind of repair done?

@rodnattrass7021 2 года назад

Beautiful repair. This is the first time I feel compelled to complain about the audio being all over the place. Not something that is usually a problem with your videos. I expect a certain amount of variation from day to day and room to room, but here was some really weird stuff going on and at least a couple of places where you lost sync. I'm guessing you were rushed to get the editing done. Thanks for sharing this repair with us. I really appreciate you letting us into your world.

@BalmungBerserk 2 года назад

Hi Olaf :) Is it possible to share the price of the reparations?

@toddwalker3104 2 года назад

any hope for my daughters violin with a broken head piece, literally broken just below the lowest peg.......

@eriks2962 2 года назад

So, just to make sure I understood right. You first clean the crack and then you put some wood in it?

@jed1947 9 месяцев назад

Could the violin have been dropped striking on/near its bottom and the owner didn't tell you or didn't know, e.g., someone else dropped it then hid it inside the case?

@nskimharris 2 года назад

Soaking the bottom block in what? also , amazing repairs!

@AskOlaftheViolinmaker 2 года назад

Glue... yes... oops got edited out

@JacquesLuu 2 года назад

i wonder how much does a repair like this cost ?

@ahh1180 2 года назад

Olaf, would you mind sharing please what is the estimate cost of this type of repair?

@anastasiatircuit6393 2 года назад

Olaf, would you give us a ballpark on what an instrument like this is worth? You said "not super expensive" but the range of violins is a few hundred to a couple million, and I don't know where that falls!

@knsubramanian9837 Год назад

This violin will be worth about $10K to 15K in an auction!The repairs alone will come to 1200 bucks!

@egilboth4871 2 года назад

i cutted the left side ,a 3 corner piece

@IG-88r 2 года назад

It just need the god pilar

@SeanAnwalt 2 года назад

Olaf, the subject of violin repair has me fascinated, and it has brought to mind a question: What properties does the glue itself have in regards to changing the sound of the violin? Is there a special glue you have to use? I imagine regular wood glue would probably not be the best. Do you find the more glue you use the more muffled the sound is? I am currently trying to build a violin from a cheap chinese kit (and have already massacred the poor defenseless thing!) but after seeing your videos I feel like a proper luthier! (Not really, that's an exaggeration..... It is a lot of fun, though!)

@BigHenFor 9 месяцев назад

Olaf uses Hide Glue because it's reversible with water, which makes future repairs and restoration easier. As an organic glue, it also moves with the wood in response to changes in humidity and temperature. Furniture and art restoration also use hide glue, because the items are to be treasured and restored over generations, so they owe a duty to the future restorers to make their job easier. It has to be heated in hot water before use in a mini crockpot. Raw hide glue has limited a usage time. Repeated heating and cooling cycles eventually denatures the proteins, and it loses its adhesive qualities. It's open time is short too. Olaf has to work fast when gluing up. You can buy it ready prepared in 100ml bottles, or you can buy the raw hides and prepare it yourself if you're going to be using a lot. (That process is a bit smelly though.)