Edgar Russ Distinguished Violinmaker

Пікірлер

@danubioseneolitic8668 18 сағат бұрын

2023 sound is better but a bit desinc from picture. Maybe both got better, violin and player. 2023 sound like a different violin. More harmonics? A bit lower tone? I am not a sound professional so don`t taking too hard :)

@marskat131 23 сағат бұрын

So much interesting character in presentation and useful information. ♥

@Chrissummerill Күн бұрын

This is why I use geared tuners. 😂

@OddFoxxeP Күн бұрын

Why not just explain the higher part of the arch supports the lower strings? Not every bridge has a maker's mark.

@anandkanot9929 Күн бұрын

How much it may cost to me

@quantenspringer100 Күн бұрын

Your videos are both entertaining and informative! I personally prefer violins with a good „italian“ sound which can be heard up to „the last row“.

@usnchief1339 Күн бұрын

John truly respects Edgars master skills as a violinmaker. This was a great discussion. Thank you!

@Crxig3 3 күн бұрын

Wow, watching this is just as beautiful as listening to one

@elfundzwanzig4480 4 күн бұрын

This was a literal lifesaver, one of the screws on the tailgut vibrated itself loose and started rattling Im pretty far out from the next luthier and the maker of my cello so i had to figure it out on my own

@thatoneguy8064 5 күн бұрын

what does he say at 2:25? sounds like "aula"

@yngveskarphedinssons 6 күн бұрын

Red always degrades the quickest when exposed to UV light.

@xaav 6 күн бұрын

Do you think pigments done from natural plants as madder roots or reseda are more transparent than synthetic modern pigments ?Do the mineral pigments not risk making the varnish opaque?

@RAkers-tu1ey 6 күн бұрын

It is interesting how some pigments are "fugitive" (they fade) and others are not. Do you know the actual pigments used in the various colors by the old masters? I am not sure they had access to the various cadmium colors, which are very robust. Most of the plant based pigments are not, and I am not sure about the various insect based pigments. Another fascinating video, Thanks!!

@shorne2159 7 күн бұрын

Hi Edgar , I watch a lot of your videos and they really help me, I'm interested in the nut ,and like the ones about string height and spacing, but do you have a video about making a violin nut and how to measure amd place the grooves which shows everything , I am 65 and started playing and repairing violins your help would be much appreciated all Best Simon

@abrahama2643 7 күн бұрын

Great video, but why are violins made the way they are? I've built an electric guitar, and a cigarbox guitar. But recently I found an entirely stripped down violin for $20 at a second hand store. I was surprised to learn about the tuning peg system and bridge set up. Why not modern chrome tuning heads and strat-style bridge. It seems counter-intuitive for the violinists in the Philhamonic to be tuning with these wood on wood pegs. Wouldn't they want to use nice precise modern tuning keys? Is it a weight thing, or is it about keeping it all wood?

@deltasquared7777 7 күн бұрын

I don't understand your emphasis on pigments rather than natural gums/resins for coloring violin varnish that are totally crystal clear transparent as opposed to pigments that are inherently opaque and yield murky varnishes. Dragon's blood (Dracaena cinnabari) is an excellent red resin. and you might want to try resina kamala (Mallotus phillipinensis) that is an excellent orange resin. Both of these natural resins are extremely lightfast, and the color can be modified by mordanting. There are also excellent totally natural colorants that can be extracted to give a range of colors...Of equal importance is the ground that is used prior to varnishing. Various types of tea make excellent grounds of different degrees of color and bring out the grain of the wood most beautifully, largely dependent on the action of their natural tannins...Nitric acid and its fumes (very dangerous if you do not know what you are doing) also is used as a ground to darken wood, including pernambucco.

@Adrian_AdamViolonDiGerma-tm3nq 7 күн бұрын

I think violins with greenish varnish are usually spirit varnish with pigment from curcuma

@chrisanderson2984 4 күн бұрын

I may be able to make a 'guess'. Its generally thought that 'less is more' among varnishing - you want just enough to protect the instrument - because adding more and more reduces the tonal quality of the instrument. From my studies, it appears that pigments allow one to do the 'majority color' in one single application (by glazing, rubbing, etc). Then, subsequent varnishes can adapt the color (or give the instrument that sought after 'dichroism' where the color appears to change a bit as you rotate the instrument). I agree with every part of your comment regarding the use of water-based dyes and using other resins. Unfortunately - there appears to be a preference within the Violin community that 'only oil-based varnishes produce the best instruments'. In taking this assumption - most colored resins are not natively soluble in linseed oil, and so you are 'forced' to use pigments for coloration. Madder Lake is the primary red for oil-based varnishes (which still requires some chemistry to make - see David Rubio's website). Great comments.

@deltasquared7777 4 күн бұрын

@@chrisanderson2984 If you have not tried kamala you might want to- it can produce a very intense transparent color. Also, a major difference between poorly formulated spirit varnishes and oil varnishes is that spirit varnishes tend to be brittle compared to the flexibility of oil varnishes, however the addition of a small amount of gum elemi greatly increases the elasticity of varnishes. Kremer Pigments provides the following information: Elemi is a soft resin extracted from Angiosperms. Used as a plasticizer because of its low melting point, it gives the film good adhesion and gloss. It is marketed as a thick, sticky, grayish-white liquid. It is a suspension of complex organic acids in essential oils. Soluble in aromatic hydrocarbons and alcohol, it has high compatibility with oils, waxes and other resins both natural and synthetic. Suitability: Violin Varnish /Wooden Surfaces

@deltasquared7777 4 күн бұрын

@chrisanderson2984 If you have not tried kamala you might want to- it can produce a very intense transparent color. Also, a major difference between poorly formulated spirit varnishes and oil varnishes is that spirit varnishes tend to be brittle compared to the flexibility of oil varnishes, however the addition of a small amount of gum elemi greatly increases the elasticity of varnishes. Kremer Pigments provides the following information: Elemi is a soft resin extracted from Angiosperms. Used as a plasticizer because of its low melting point, it gives the film good adhesion and gloss. It is marketed as a thick, sticky, grayish-white liquid. It is a suspension of complex organic acids in essential oils. Soluble in aromatic hydrocarbons and alcohol, it has high compatibility with oils, waxes and other resins both natural and synthetic. Suitability: Violin Varnish /Wooden Surfaces

@Maxime_Ayrault_de_Saint-Henis 7 күн бұрын

First of all, FIRST. Second of all, what do you think about boiled spirit varnish? ❤❤❤ From France

@disqusrubbish5467 6 күн бұрын

If you boil spirit varnish, wouldn't the "spirit" all evaporate?

@Adrian_AdamViolonDiGerma-tm3nq 2 күн бұрын

@@disqusrubbish5467 It's just a process of thickening or mixing some ingredients. Don't let it evaporate completely and burn 😭😭🤌🏻🤌🏻✨

@lioraartemis7486 8 күн бұрын

I think the brass sounds the best which is good because I have a brass one on the way!

@flrn84791 10 күн бұрын

Your online violin making academy is unfortunately really overpriced. One could spend weeks doing a course/workshop with a live violin maker for that price, with live advice and feedback. I don't believe videos are the best or even a good way to teach violin making.

@elenamombelli1346 10 күн бұрын

Real fortune is to have you as your master! 😅

@steviem1000 11 күн бұрын

Hi Russ. Ive a nice viola which has a romberg flat. Have you came across many viola with this design? Info on forms is rather scant?

@Fukit50s 11 күн бұрын

2:08 Borat almost made it out...

@kevinv.m.94 11 күн бұрын

I made my first soundpost setter out of a stiff wire. Beside the sharp end, I also created a hook at the other end to move the soundpost to the desired position.

@Ncolasg 12 күн бұрын

That's why i believe you don't know a super expensive instrument. I'm a cellist and in my experience a well adjusted instrument with good strings and a good bow are more than enough for a good sound and playability.

@nedbennett8148 13 күн бұрын

It worked! Thank you…saved my bacon!

@SantaWithaViolin 14 күн бұрын

I saw people often criticize their previous self or their early makes. That's all fine, but just remember that without these, you wouldn't be the one you are today. Cheers!

@FartSquirel 14 күн бұрын

It would be interesting to hear that first violin.

@rensknieriem 14 күн бұрын

Very interesting video, thank you! It is important for serious violin buyers to identify those details that make a great scroll, or arching.

@sgtrosmarin5464 14 күн бұрын

I’m an Erhuist but I enjoy expanding my knowledge of stringed instruments, my dream is to make an Erhu by myself with European wood and deerhide, I’m so glad for this insight

@leesinedosrs8918 14 күн бұрын

It's not about how good your first is, it's about how much better your second was 😉

@mykofreder1682 14 күн бұрын

If becoming a maker were a goal I probably would do online, make an instrument or 2 if the first is bad, then go for in person leaning with more expensive material. There is the 100 and 1000 hour rule with challenges mixed in, you put 100 hours in you are at least a C student if you have average intelligence and interest in the subject, you reach 1000 hours you are an advanced armature well beyond someone who takes a class or 2 in the subject. A profession who puts 5 hours a day 300 days a year (1500 hours a year) in and will be quite good if they regularly evaluate and challenge themselves for 5 years. Putting 100 or 500 hours in before you sit down and get serious avoids going down a road you are not that interested in just a hobby, and you hit the ground running and start concentrating on details or challenges while you put your first 1000 hours in

@flrn84791 10 күн бұрын

Better start directly in person, online/videos are a pretty bad way to learn violin making. There are many violin makers who offer courses/workshops to build your own instrument where you do around half of the work in 3-6 weeks for a couple thousand bucks, that's much much more worth it than any online violin making course.

@JamesMears76 14 күн бұрын

Everyone starts somewhere, if it was easy you wouldn't need master craftspeople.

@HL-ci5lr 14 күн бұрын

I agree. Looks great.

@1216raptor 14 күн бұрын

Edgar, you must be kinder to yourself! Your first violin looks much better than my first. :)

@gerardoguerrieri1138 14 күн бұрын

Which notes should we hear playing the strings between the bridge and the tailpiece? Can it be a clue about a good setting of the violin?

@WhiteDragon689 15 күн бұрын

Edgar... a Cello is a violin to a giant and a Double Bass is a violin to a bigger giant also...LOL

@reekreeks 15 күн бұрын

9 minutes to say, "i use my past experiences to tune the violin". nothing really to take away.

@umiviolalefut1593 16 күн бұрын

Very clear and to the point :)

@esmaielmohd3720 16 күн бұрын

2:41

@etch4 16 күн бұрын

Too easy for him.

@liamnevilleviolist1809 16 күн бұрын

Help! Please Mr Russ! I polished a fine Dresden violin from about 1900. Maybe 1910. It had a very dull "finish" to it so I polished it with my "trusty" shellac combination..... and instantly.... all of the original colour and/or varnish came off! G&#%$*^# damn it! I also am very careful with alcohol content whether it's meth - spirits or turpentine..... the shellac mixture I used had very little alcohol content but it took away a large portion of the original varnish (where the chin would sit - I always start there). I don't know why this happened... but do you have any advice on this? P.S. - I have a lovely shellac that has brown and red pigment to it (containing the same alcohol content) but when I apply it over the top of oil-varnished instruments, it's all fine! I'm so curious! Thanks, Liam from Australia!