Violin played for the first time in 90 years!! - 130 Year old W.E.Hill & Sons restoration finished 

Historic correction: R.T. Jefferies retired from public performances in 1910. Arena took his place on the viola with Veda taking the principal role. Arena continued to play on viola with the quartet up until 1930. Arena was concert master in all the orchestras R.T.Jefferies conducted. Brisbane is divided by a river which runs roughly east to west. Under R.T.Jefferies direction, the orchestra on the south side of Brisbane joined with the orchestra on the north side of Brisbane tonform the Brisbane Union Orchestra. Arena was concert master of this orchestra, which went on to become the Queensland Symphony Orchestra we all know and love today.

100 years from now, some violin owner will have a record of their violin's luthier restoring it while wearing pink shorts. Bless.

The violin should be honored to be played by a legend like Olaf

This has really been an experience, thank you for sharing more of your expertise with us Olaf!

I wished I had the money to have Olaf make me a violin. Ever since watching TwoSet I've wanted to learn how to play, but I don't want to buy a cheapo and have it fixed for a few hundred. I'd rather have the legend make it. Went to his site....saw the Violins he adjusts to his standards....know how much to save for now. :D

Hi olaf! I notice you're wearing a wedding ring, do you have any children who want to carry on your practice? If not, do you have any apprentices? Your craft is so amazing, I cant imagine not passing down your wisdom to someone!

As a someone who has never touched a violin. I learn all the intricacies in playing the violin from Twoset, and all intricacies of maintaining and making violins from Olaf.

Most or all of the last people to hear that violin are passed on. Beautiful to hear it again.

Why do I enjoy listening John Malkovich playing/restoring violins?

Man I can hear that thing resonate through the screen.

Been a string player most of my life cello, guitar,ukulele, harmonica,banjo, now learning violin what a sweet beautiful beautiful sound I love that classical sound and the orchestral sound all together harmonica wow a string player playing a wind instrument 🥴 becoming a fan Olaf definitely subscribed and definitely a string geek lol great job brother

this reminds me of the red violin for some reason. I am very humbled to see a master craftsman like yourself at work on such a beautiful instrument with such provenance. What a noble craft you have.

Please make more of these! One of my favorite recent videos on RU-vid

wow, it's so touching to see that lil violin in such an old picture with his original owner. it kind of "humanizes" the instrument, it makes you feel like he has his memories, because literally it has his story. we don't really realize how much story every single instrument holds. thank you olaf for bringing him back to life

Antique violins sound great! I have a 121 yr old German made Strad copy that I absolutely love - the resonance on it is amazing.

Großartig. Habe dich ueber TwoSet gefunden. Ich spiele nicht mal Geige, aber ich bin von euch begeistert. Macht Spass dir zuzuhoeren. Stay safe and sane. 😷😷😷👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

I got so excited when Olaf said the violin had a dust ball!!!

Twoset's DIY violin doesn't even qualify as a VSO.

Lovely sound. Very informative video. Thanks. Hope Eddy and Brett pop by and you let them have a play...😉

That violin has enormous potential. Keep playing it!

Looking forward to that 100 AUD violin video! Anyway I love the resonance of tuning fork when you put it on the bridge, it sounds unique idk why

It's so nice that these artifacts of wood survived so well, with all the playing and traveling they have done and then the storage. It's even nicer to see it restored and then likely to put to use again. Well made instruments should be played to make music.

I love your Starry Night mug!

Wonderful instrument and beautifully done reparation!

brett & eddy :- do you wanna build a violin ? olaf :- hi, I'm olaf, and i'm making warm VIOLINS !!!

Loved this series! I wouldn't mind if you could share something similar with a bigger restoration project some time in the future. And also the Hill sounds so beautiful.

I just watched all 6 parts while doing a knitting project. Great series! I've played violin for about 11 years now but I didn't know anything about how they were made. I've learned a lot from your channel, Olaf. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Watching Olaf work is like watching my grandfather work when I was a child. It's very nostalgic and heartwarming. Thank you for sharing your work with us 💖

Funny rasping the nails joke ! haha , happens all the time, rasp is one of my best friends in flute making . Merci Olaf pour le bon video toujours inspirant !

Omg cant wait for the $100 violin!

Marvelous. I'm so glad this lovely instrument found its way to you.

nice instruments deserved to be played!

That violin really does have an incredible sound

master violin maker

The example you gave with the tuning fork and how the resonance of the violin works was so incredible!

Thank you for sharing this beautiful violin with everyone. Its sound is amazing.

I am struck by the magnitude of the distance that this family travelled to buy a violin. From Brisbane to London is approximately 9000 nautical miles or around 10,300 statute miles. It would have taken about 30 days of sailing to get there. That’s amazing.

If you can restore it slowly You can restore it quickly Nm

he got a new coffee mug! a different van gogh painting every day 😁

What a series! So insightful into the world of a luthier

the violin's sound makes me goosebump, its so magical. I always think "magical sound" only happen in anime (you know, like... when Kousei (shigatsu wa kimi no uso) play piano and the scene suddenly have a beautiful landscape), but when i hear the violin's sound, i feel like i can see a beautiful scenery, blue, crystal, and magical. its so weird but also magical!

This was really fun to watch. I love the violin- it has a similar strong sound to my violin. 😄

I LOVE this video so much. As a teenager I played an 1896 WE Hill violin which I had from a loan scheme. Such beautiful instruments, and I count myself fortunate to have played one for 3 years back then. So glad you could bring this one back to life!

Came in on Day 6 of this series. What a beautiful violin. Such lovely wood. I'm sure she will amply repay the love you poured into her restoration.

Really appreciated this series. I’m currently at violin making school and getting to see the work you do and how you do it is awesome. Hope to see more in the future!

I just finished watching this series and it was highly informative. These are precious relics, that demand special attention and care, and I'm happy that this instrument has been entrusted to you, Olaf, to make it playable again. I've been enjoying your channel for a couple of years now, and I thoroughly enjoy your easy demeanor, and your experience and experience in violin making. I'm sixty-one years old, and I have been a musician since I was a boy. I played in the school bands and orchestra through high school, but not on the violin. I played the euphonium, a four valve baritone horn. I played the guitar, bass, and mandolin in rock bands for over thirty years, but I didn't begin playing the violin until I was forty-one years old. I have always been emotionally moved by the sound of a well played violin, and I had dreams of playing the violin for many years. So, when I turned forty, I started feeling the crunch of time catching up with me. I bought a violin and I took three years of lessons, and I got to take recitals with the kids. It was loads of fun, and for the graded portion of the recitals, I played duets with my teacher. I ended up with a very nice modern German violin that I bought used for $4500 USD, after trying out a $100 VSO to see if I was going to be able to make a go of it. Needless to say, my second violin is a far superior instrument compared to the first one (the dreadful VSO). The shop where I bought my violin is owned by a violin maker named Angelo Eftimeo (Valley of the Sun Violins Scottsdale Arizona USA). He's been taking care of my violin for almost twenty years. Starting the violin as late in life as I did, I know that I'll never be a master violinist, but that's not necessary. I play for the enjoyment of the music, and the comaraderie of other musicians. There is so much joy to be found in just playing music!

Only saw the thumbnail but I gotta say you look great for being in your hundreds and your violin skill seems like you never missed a day!

We want to hear you're fantastic craftsmanship Olaf... Why must keep us in suspense 😅

I don't know much about violins but that was fascinating to watch. Really good to see a restoration. Will keep an eye out for any others you do. Would be interesting to see one of your major restorations.

Thank you very much for sharing this restoration with us, Olaf! It is always exciting to see pieces of the past (I don't wanna limit this to instruments) recovering their original beauty; but this has been even better because of you. Your passion and professionalism really show and they, along with the nice bits we get to see of your personality, made these videos really engaging and interesting. Tonight, for me, they've been a very effective coping mechanism, so no amount of words can really convey my gratitude towards you. Thanks a lot! 💕 I'll be looking forward to the next videos! Happy week!

A long and satisfying video.!! Thank you olaf sama.

This was an amazing series. I would love to see more of these, especially a more intense restoration. I think it's amazing that you can take something that looks like it's fit for the bin and restore it into a really nice, playable instrument.

This has been an amazing project Olaf and its been super entertaining and informative! Excited to see more videos from your channel!

really enjoyed these!

This was fascinating ! All I know about violin is from watching twoset and your channel. And I love it ! Looking forward to hopefully see some more major restaurations !

We really love to see your masterful works!!

Wow, such a gorgeous sound!

This whole series was so awesome. What an amazing opportunity to be directly involved with the history of this beautiful violin!

Such a great series! I was really on the edge of my seat waiting for the playing. It sounds so lovely!

Thanks Olaf - great series!

Beautiful instrument, amazing sound! Thank you for bringing it back to life. 😊

such beautiful playing!

Sounds great. really like that violin.

I could not tell you how much I enjoyed this. It was a pleasure to watch you work, and to hear the violin come to life.

The sound is amazing! Great job Olaf!

Thanks for sharing the restoration, Olaf! Learned a lot!

Love seeing this process! Thanks for sharing

What a ride! Thank you for sharing this journey with us. It's been a wonderful watch.

This was a great series Olaf! Thank you for the videos!

Such a fascinating journey! I hope the family is enjoying the violin. Thank you for sharing, Olaf.

This series has been great! So cool to see the progress you made on the violin. I would love to see more! Thanks :)

Such a cool video and amazing restoration! Thanks for sharing!

fantastic restoration job, and thank you for the beautiful mini-concert as well! ^_^

Fantastic series showing the mechanics of a violin. I never miss your posts.

That was fascinating ! I'm glad to see talented and passionate people like you taking us into their worlds !

Sounds sweet Olaf.

Beautiful work and great history! Thanks for these Videos!

Loved these series! Hope you'll do more restoration videos. Thank you!

Awesome series Olaf, I watched them all :) Amazing job at this violin. Thanks for sharing this with us.

You the man Olaf.... I love your respect for instruments. I'm glad to have found you ✊

Awesome video Olaf, would love to see more of these restoration videos! I loved hearing about the history of the instrument too!

This was so interesting to watch, I’d love to see some more restoration videos

I loved this series and I looked forward to the next episode each day! Thank you so much for sharing. Your work is invaluable. I would love if you would treat us to more videos like this!

Thanks so much, Olaf, what a lovely video series this is. Fascinating to see how you work. :)

What a wonderful sound! So complex, like a very fine aged wine.

It's great to hear it sing after seeing some of the reasons for its wonderful voice ! ! !

I enjoyed this series. I can't wait for the restoration/reparation of another violin.

Really enjoyed this. Knew absolutely nothing about violin and it was great getting some insights and seeing how much you cared! Thanks bud!

i play the piano. idk a thing or two about violins, and here i am. idk, maybe i just like how you look so enthusiastic about your job.

Very nice video, and the violin sounds so bright and beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

When you took the file to it, I flinched so hard before I remembered that you're used to this. How do you keep calm when working on such an old violin?

Great series! Thanks for the inside-look! I wish there had been a little before and after comparison at the end, but maybe later on!

You have such a beautiful job

Hey Olaf, I don't know if you are familiar with reddit but I made a subreddit about your work where people can post memes and stuff about your amazing work. The subreddit is called OlafTheViolinMaker. The description of the subreddit comes from the website of your violin studio.

Very cool. The way you speak is so calming and the stories and how you work with the violin, great info!

Good videos, keep working, keep producing please!!

Best sounding I've heard on your channel so far...

Amazing find. I’m so glad that it fell into your hands so that I could be lovingly restored, played and live on for many more centuries. How I wish we could transport you to New York to grace us with your knowledge and expert hands.

Nice job & nice fiddle.

Thank you for the tip about making sure you have 100% control of your tools. It’s important for many practices. I’ll keep it in mind.