Can You Hear the Difference Between a Cheap and Expensive Violin?

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Why are some violins so expensive??? I went into Peter Prier and Sons in Salt Lake City, where I put to the test a violin I bought off of Amazon for $62, and an antique Italian violin for $285,000. Scroll down for answers on what makes these instruments worth so much.
The first song I play is Hallelujah, and the second is AC/DC "Thunderstruck".
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Supply and Demand: One reason the value of an antique Italian violin is so dear is because there are so few of them left, and they are no longer being made. Simple economics dictates that when there is a demand but little supply, value increases.
The Quality: Musicians have long believed that the antique Italian violins are superior to other violins in quality and sound. It’s believed that cooler temperatures from the 1200s to the mid 1800s contributed to a denser tree bark, making the wood that was used in constructing these instruments of a higher quality and offering a better acoustic.
They’re Fashionable: Owning an old Italian is a status symbol in the world of music, thus increasing its legend, value and price.
The Condition and History of the Instrument: Any of these violins are between 100-300 years old, making it an historical icon as well as an instrument. If the instrument is also in excellent condition, the value increases.
Vincenzo Panormo (1794) - $130,000
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My favorite: Giuseppe Scarampella - $185,000
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Carlo Antonio Testore (1700) - $285,000
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ROB LANDES is an award-winning violinist who started playing the violin at 3 years in Orem, Utah. Born to a large musical family, Rob gave his first solo recital at 10 years old, performed in the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on the Disney Channel with the Disney Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra, and founded a piano trio that performed actively throughout his teenage years. Rob has won first prize at numerous music competitions and has soloed with the Utah Symphony, Utah Valley Symphony, San Diego Chamber Orchestra, BYU Philharmonic, and BYU Chamber Orchestra. As a first violinist of the BYU Chamber Orchestra, Rob performed in more than twenty cities throughout central and southern Europe, and as concertmaster of the orchestra, gave a concert to a sold-out audience in New York’s Carnegie Hall. Rob was awarded full scholarships to attend Brigham Young University and Rice University where he earned a Bachelor’s in Music and Master’s in Music, respectively. While studying at Rice, Rob began covering rock and pop music, and upon returning to Salt Lake City after graduation, began playing with a looper pedal which he uses to create intricate and stunning arrangements of today and yesterday’s most popular music Rob recently won the award for "Best Instrumental" at the Utah Music Awards for his rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah".
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[@RobLandes]

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[@zoeyoong974]

Rob Landes u one of my music senpais

[@andreasalbarosa7247]

Rob Landes I’m from cremona and it is the most important city of violin in the word, stradivari was born in cremona

[@Narutofan-og6eg]

Oof

[@ericrapirap9742]

Do u have violin giveaways?

[@readingRoom100]

I've concluded that ur a shit violin player. I can comment because I don't play violin at all.

[@elbee5191]

I sold my car to buy a violin... best $68 I've ever spent.

[@TheRealJackfrog]

kek

[@tdRockxc568]

el bee OMG LOL

[@facepalmfacepalmovich912]

Cheburek

[@davidsegarceanu1211]

el bee made my day, thanks

[@nerdgamer2749]

el bee lol

[@pianolover007]

A good violinist can make a $62 violin sounds like a $2000 violin whereas a bad violinist can make a $2000 sounds like a $62 violin.

[@ttmich]

Love this! :)

[@haneeshac3712]

I am that bad violinist

[@lindsaysmith9138]

I could make a 2000 dollar violin sound like a $0 plastic harmonica 😂

[@airbearsarrow3426]

No such thing as a bad violinist.

[@massmanute]

And a good violinist can make a $2000 violin sound like a $20,000 violin.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

I can't tell the difference, simply because Rob plays them all equally as good

[@crisp.6341]

First comment on this comment P.S. stop following meh.

[@thecommentator2925]

The moral of the video, buy a $62 dollar violin as opposed to something over a hundred grand.

[@hamzerpanzer]

@@thecommentator2925 Definitely don’t do that, unless you’re a master there is a pretty significant difference that could end up discouraging a new player

[@josephinethalmann2985]

I hear a big difference

[@pktgako]

or all equally as bad. jk

[@squid3627]

0:30 - cheapest violin (62$) 4:00 - most expensive violin (approx. 280,000$)

[@blame8008]

You really hear the difference when you play those two right after each other. There's a better resonance and sound quality in the more expensive one. The cheaper one sounds like a newly started singer. Whereas the expensive one is like someone whose been singing for decades and knows her sound well and the quality comes out.

[@flashylights]

@@blame8008 yep hands down

[@kimseniorb]

Its all in your heads folks. Both sound like a violin(like crap) to the listener, nobody gives a shit.

[@mykofreder1682]

It was close, and they made it appear the setup was right out of the Amazon box. Put better strings and try to optimize the setup with new bridge and tail piece, which I assume the more expensive instruments had, it probably would be closer. I assumed he used the same bow for all, it appears to be the case, if it is his bow or one he likes from the shop it may cost 5-10 times more than the violin cost, that could be a factor. If you spent more than $62 for your violin and it sounds worse, it probably is mostly likely technique, if you think cheap bow is contributing it probably is, and a terrible setup probably is helping.

[@WasaboDuckBoy]

kimseniorb or maybe you just have shit hearing and/or headphones, the expensive literally just sounds way better. like objectively better

[@darktemp_de]

Timestamps for jumping around: 0:30 0:44 0:55 | 62 $ 1:53 2:08 2:19 | 130000 $ 2:56 3:11 3:21 | 185000 $ 4:00 4:15 4:25 | 285000 $ Timestamp description: 1. slow start section 2. fast middle section 3. high end section Mainly I made this for myself, but maybe it's useful for others, too :)

[@magicmonkey3847]

Darktemp THANK YOU!!!

[@pjacefilms]

You're a saint

[@I3asher]

What would an affordable 1000 $ violin sound like? Basically a good quality violin versus the ones from the 1700s?

[@RobLandes]

+I3asher I'll be releasing a video on that in the next couple of months!!

[@triciaa7259]

@Rob Landes - thank you! I think that video will really be enlightening for people. A person *can* purchase an instrument that doesn't sound like.... well... the $68 beginner version without spending hundreds of thousands of dollars. People who want to play as a hobby, but who have enough of an ear that playing the first type of instrument would kill their soul should definitely know that there are options.

[@ryanhopkins1240]

*gets hands on 300 year old violin* *plays thunderstruck*

[@monuments8209]

Sounds like what 2Cellos would do.

[@jadetremblay213]

Yeah kind of embarrassing in all honesty.

[@beastabuelos6421]

@@jadetremblay213 lol fuck off

[@JDeffenb]

@@jadetremblay213 Very embarrassing

[@OskarKK]

My thought exactly, what a shame. Not the best songs to compare violins on, just two non-violin songs. A Sacreligious boi.

[@alextran775]

The difference is that one makes my wallet scream and the other doesn’t.

[@cybernetix86]

To be honest, I can hear a slight difference between them but nothing that would justify that price other than the fact that they are very rare and pieces of collection.

[@wkzehy3670]

If the guy who owns an expensive instrument decides to give it to some state museum he'll get tax returns. The amount of this money is the actual sound difference, and the only reason why such prices exist.

[@ivanic5246]

It’s not just about sound but how it feels to play

[@obed818]

Na its about sound lol

[@ivanic5246]

@@obed818 mostly yea but lmao but you don’t want a beautiful sounding instrument that is too rough or big for you

[@andrewanderson3016]

It’s diffficult to tell the difference from a video. In real life the difference is much more

[@KrystalYang0009]

Rob: "which violin is in a more affordable range." Daniel : Here's a $130,000.00 violin Me: mouth drops open

[@angelastein1986]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@chaostade4087]

yeah i thought it would start at about 5k or smth...

[@atomtron1066]

It is in the price range of those couples on those house buying shows. Where she works as a Gerbil Wrangler and her husband is a ticket taker at the subway. But they are looking for a 1.2 million dollar house.

[@RamenTheNoodle]

Yeah the presenter guy was like -.- lol

[@luismedina5792]

what type of violin is that

[@sunsiebee]

So let’s have a look at the affordable-ish range *this one is $130,000, so more than most people’s cars*

[@ronaldstew5267]

That is so true

[@oldcannoli8296]

Fr I can't even afford my car lmao

[@Cal97g]

Who spends even near that on a fucking car

[@norberto05121964]

@@Cal97g exactly, thats why he said more expensive then most peoples cars. Not AS expensive as their cars

[@apreil4821]

But about you’re average American house, Totally affordable

[@jockelill]

And here we are listening to this on our 5$ speakers on our phones🧐🤔

[@suvangoda7773]

Concludety xD

[@michaelmodernsonicfan5341]

@Taryn Arnold thos are the pro air pods

[@demigodgilman]

No no no remember it technically only costs around 10 cents to make a cell phone. The rest is all mark up by corporation.

[@adamguy4111]

@@demigodgilman You are really dumb, they are expensive because they require new materials to make because of the new hardware. They need to get their money back by marking up the price to afford to make them, like the note 8, it costed 369 dollars to make, if they priced it at 400, they wouldn't be able to afford the new materials. Why would you think it costs 10 cents? Not even an educated guess, you are saying the speakers, screen, and the other hardware is worth 10 cents?

[@tehRedRunner]

@@adamguy4111 A 7% margin seems really slim, are you absolutely sure about that? I mean, they obvious don't cost 10 cents (I'm pretty sure they were joking about that anyway), but I really think they'd be aiming for a significantly higher margin. Edit: I looked up the retail and production price of a Note 8. While you are correct about the production price, the MSRP is $929. A 60% margin, which makes a lot more business sense.

[@giulianacr2638]

I spot the difference: Cheap violin- lacks resonance and depth,sounds scratchy at times. Expensive violin- sounds richer, has more depth and resonance.

[@shadowm5342]

Yes I can heard that sound, the depth

[@mathewsalas2586]

Shut up!

[@GottHoldNicetomeet]

The resonance comes from the empty wallet

[@hvsingh1733]

@@GottHoldNicetomeet 🤣🤣

[@ppmghee211]

Yeah i heard

[@digiliz6417]

that violin.. is older than the declaration of independence.. IT'S OLDER THAN AMERICA LMAO

[@Korento]

Well, America is a rly young country so there's that.

[@Doeker]

Quantum particle attached ducked Why is ligma?

[@nightcoremultiverse179]

America is older than the Declaration of Independence, but okay

[@weeklydoseofinsanity3319]

Nightcore Multiverse you have some mistakes. America is older yes but it was not officially established, so yeah

[@chemicaldruid4591]

the modest stone farm house that belongs to my family for generations is older than america.

[@somebody2772]

I actually started the violin freshmen year and here was a beginning program at my school so I gave it a shot. I rented one from the school that I didn’t like that much, and couldn’t wait to get my own. I did a garage sale and made about two hundred dollars? I was really upset because I wanted to buy one but felt bad if my family bought it for me. I was really upset. Then like fate, my family got a call from someone who they knew who heard about the garage sale to raise money for my violin. The lady said she used to play and kept her violin from many years ago and was willing to give me it for free! I was so happy. She gave us the cooking including a gorgeous bow. It needed new strings and bridge and a new bow. My money I made qualified to fix it up and my grandma volunteered to buy my hundred dollar bow. I love my instrument so much and am getting better each time. Sorry this was long but I felt happy to share.

[@picklechips1483]

Aww, that's so lovely!

[@Junior736209]

This is awesome. I'm actually gonna get a electric viin in a few days so wish me luck. I've always wanted to play and finally have a way of getting one.

[@shizukagozen777]

Brady What a kind soul ! God bless that lady ! (And lucky you btw)

[@ori4042]

LuciFeR GrG no I would recommend something more “quality.” Perhaps a $110-$200 to start, rather than an overly cheap violin because I heard they are really wack and tuning them is more than enough pain. I’m no professional but at least I know not to buy super cheap violins

[@moonlight_oats]

LuciFeR GrG I would suggest to not get a $60 one because those are cheap. I’d suggest to get anything in the 100-600 USD range, more ranging to the higher numbers though. If you go to a music store you can do this thing rent to buy and you pay off the violin as you see renting it.

[@ToxicRisu]

"More than most peoples cars" Bruh. More than most peoples house.

[@chairntable322]

correct

[@akbarbaboli5447]

It’s not just the violin making the sound. Quality of the strings, the bow and quality of the hair on the bow and most importantly the player plays a significant role here. People like me won’t hear the difference. That is for someone who is really down to the very small details of sounds

[@jeklinmarvipongotak4381]

My skill is, i could play a $285,000 violin sound like $62

[@sweetwatanabe9764]

Me too I bought an expensive one but ugh, I’m making it sound so bad I wanna cry

[@GPDF]

Jeklin Ed Warren: I loved your comment and I think it was very funny. I go to the same path as you, or maybe my sound would be even cheaper than US$ 62.00 😀

[@jeklinmarvipongotak4381]

Geraldo Frade lol, i admitted that 5 seconds after playing *ugghh my fingers hurt*

[@FragmentedBetaStar]

Lol you just gotta keep practicing. My fingers hurt for a long time when I first started. You eventually develop calluses. Tip for making an inexpensive violin sound better: buy a better quality set of strings and possibly a new bridge. I would have a professional do the switch for you though if you're new to it.

[@chinaball4409]

I can play 285000💲 violin sound like Toy Violin

[@keithrowsell6847]

Sound comparison Hallelujah 0:30 - Cheap 65 $ Violin 1:54 - 130,000 $ Violin 2:57 - 185,000 $ Violin 4:00 - 285,000 $ Violin Thunderstruck 0:45 - Cheap 65 $ Violin 2:08 - 130,000 $ Violin 3:11 - 185,000 $ Violin 4:15 - 285,000 $ Violin

[@lolatmyage]

The gold standard of violin comparisons

[@LJimbox]

Keith Rowsell thanks dude

[@TheCelticwoman2010]

Keith Rowsell thank you so much!!

[@siri5186]

Thanks bro

[@user-pd3el2lo3x]

Of the three expensive ones I don't think there's one that's the "best" they're all good in different ways. Although they are definitely better than the cheap one.

[@godmasterultima]

Why buy an expensive car when u can buy a violin 😂😂

[@secondraygun1957]

Idk

[@randompersonontheinternet6762]

Music is expensive

[@rustyshackleford9362]

Because even the cheapest car can still run over the most expensive violin 😂😂🤣

[@ishma2100]

Because you get no pussy with a violin

[@petethescalemodeller6130]

A HOUSE EVEN

[@hannahpeng6190]

You played the $62 violin very well, but I could tell the violin didn’t have a nice ringing sound. The expensive one had a nicer tone

[@yourtubebro6178]

Maybe, or maybe ypu are in placebo.. i think same. And i am musicman

[@meriwoo7382]

The expensive ones sounded better on the higher notes Maybe because the top vibrates better, more resonance

[@saltyduckie]

@@yourtubebro6178 as a violinist the $62 one sounded pretty awful lol

[@MrEagle2704-OFFICIAL]

I wouldn't be comfortable holding a Ferrari in my hands

[@Petaurista13]

So what you will do if you find girl you love or you will have child and you will hold them in your hands? For me they are more valuable than all fancy cars in the world.

[@Abo39FooR]

i wouldn't be comfortable driving one either.

[@MMPNeelmani]

Sab maya h(everything is illusion)

[@HappyPotat]

Honestly Ferrari's aren't very comfortable cars. They just look nice and sound loud.

[@goji253]

NemoTheEight Well, you would probably not fear to break your child in your hands, would you?

[@RevoltingRudi]

"tell use a bit about one of the more affordable ones" "yeah here we have a nice littele violin for 130k" ähm...yes...

[@shahzadsheikh1304]

Steve Warris ....hahaha

[@kew1900]

Interesting offer hmmmm

[@maxscott3349]

I couldn't afford the first one

[@mcwa8177]

Steve Warris lmao true

[@BassClass100]

Sorry man ... sold my farm this week ... have NO changes in my pocket to buy this ... you said 120K right? I will tell my Butler to send the guy who carry the water bucket for the assistant of the cleaner of my employees cabin to purchase from you. Is it ok?

[@prixlez6988]

I can hear a difference a difference in my wallet

[@haleyrigas6721]

Every time he played “thunderstruck” my everything clenched and my heart sank lol 😂

[@sorrenblitz805]

I know I'm a guitar player with no violin skills but I was like so in 1794 when they made this violin I'm absolutely sure they intended it to play AC/DC

[@KiliFili13]

That's funny, I feel the same way whether hearing Thunderstruck on or off radio :D

[@Justin2129]

Yep total cringe

[@holyfrack3539]

“Can you show us one of the affordable-ish violins?” Owner: *UHH YEA THIS ONE IS ABOUT $130,000.* Me: My car barely costs 15,000...

[@MidnightCyanide]

Itz Ash lol my car was $800

[@Jordan-vf6sn]

MidnightCyanide same haha

[@DONK8008]

My car was £250.. :(

[@rocketmann845]

My car=800$

[@rocketmann845]

MidnightCyanide yooooo i posted without seeing ur comment

[@Danny_Cruz]

"This one was made in London in 1790... 94'." "...Cool." The appreciation.

[@Danny_Cruz]

Then continues to play "Thunderstruck"...

[@mplspc]

Oh yeah, nbd, it's just a 223 year old violin. You see those all over

[@r3alfish]

What else do you say tho? Lol.

[@theweirdestoriginalpotato1780]

Daniel Cruz woah

[@theweirdestoriginalpotato1780]

Daniel Cruz Lol

[@xnoyt8516]

imagine buying an instrument that costs almost as much as most houses lol

[@jamesblackwell1154]

Where do you live that a house costs 280k 😂

[@venomgaming7872]

@@jamesblackwell1154 australia has an average of 150k-250k

[@twitchydom8689]

@@jamesblackwell1154 average houses in Canada are about a million now lol

[@wb5mgr]

Of the ones you played, the third instrument was clearly the most tonally balanced. The last was a bit more mellow voicing and just not able to project as much. If I had $185,000 to blow on a violin I think that third instrument was a pretty good value comparatively to the other ones based on the rich harmonics and nice voicing.

[@KharamelSueno]

If you want to hear the Demo's of each violin closer together for comparison: 0:30 ---$64 1:53--- $130k 2:56 -- $185k 4:00 --- $285k

[@KharamelSueno]

Thumbs up if this helps :D!

[@arbitraryme]

Tyler M thanks a lot!

[@niklasschwartzerd3847]

may god bless you

[@AstroBananna]

Tyler M excellent work thanks

[@Dilemafilm]

wow! Thanks!

[@orpheusmultimedia3516]

I asked a violinist once what was the difference between a violin and a fiddle. He replied, "The number of teeth in the musician."

[@QueenSlytherin]

Orpheus Multimedia LMAO

[@skylermeyer3049]

Orpheus Multimedia It's how you pronouce the word string. "String is a violin whilst "strang" is a fiddle. Haha

[@gunrecon1143]

Fiddles are played exclusively by people named Johnny

[@midnightraivyn452]

Violin and fiddle are the same exact instrument it just depends on the type of music u play. But thats a hilarious response 😂

[@timcarlton5491]

Nobody cares if you spill beer on a fiddle.

[@katievulic758]

Hi, I'm 11 years old and have played the violin since I was 4 years old. Great video btw 💫

[@carloko08]

good, keep it up, the best of life for you ;) :D :D

[@itellyouforfree7238]

Hi, I'm 4 years old and will start playing the violin when I will be 11 years old. Wish me luck

[@mhesss337258]

I’ve been playing guitar for a decade or so and starting to play violin. I absolutely LOVE that you’re playing thunderstruck !

[@HECKproductions]

i would be scared shitless to even touch one of those like they would desintergrate if i made one wrong move

[@cartoonworld1000]

HECKproductions I know LMAO

[@turtleplaysviolin4319]

HECKproductions haha well im in a class for so wish me luck!

[@nuka9239]

yeah they dont but dont break the strings or bridge

[@josephtoto80]

HECKproductions actually it is

[@chopsticks9984]

_"Here's my Ferrari 488 Spyder. Go take it for a spin on a slalom course."_

[@danielbelmir0]

I think I would be more comfortable holding my heart out of my body than holding a violin more expensive than my life.

[@raizelcortez3219]

This made me laugh so hard. I was thinking similarly the whole time I was watching

[@nemosloth]

Mood

[@krazylion9743]

Daniel Belmiro bro I would be terrified to snap one of the strings

[@wendyshell8679]

Daniel Belmiro 😂😂😂😂!

[@myes344]

Padd the floor with foam mattress

[@kaliban4758]

I just found your channel today, I listen to this video as I was driving and I could tell the difference between all four of the violins, the first one was harsh and screechy the second still harsh and screechy but not as bad as the first, the third had a nice mellow tone to it with the fourth having an even more mellow tone, when you played the first bit of music on the last two violins it made me want to cry with a year running down my cheek, I have never been able to play an instrument, but I do like a good piece of music. So thank you.

[@isimsiz6813]

I saw how you play this violin beautiful and i started the play violin 3 months ago. I WANNA CRY...

[@izzatirfan1995]

Pawn stars : so you got a violin made in 1700, best i can do is $50

[@doel89]

its gonna take up real estate

[@TexasbyStorm]

It requires a specialized buyer, the right person has to come along that just happens to be looking for not just an old violin, but a Milanese violin. Now if it were a Stradivarius I could go up to $100. :P

[@Philly_Gamer]

Lmao!

[@erichuang8246]

Sike, so old. The best I can do is $1

[@fadlihermawan3128]

But maybe the violin itself priced lower than $50 at the year it was produced

[@yunhaze931]

I'm gonna start using Holo Charizard cards as a measurement of currency "Oh yeah my laptop is like 55 Holo Charizard cards"

[@RobLandes]

+Ian Hayes 😂

[@blankboy96]

LMAO DIS ONE

[@junkyardjim]

I'm in on that one... Went to the grocery store, bought about a holo charizard worth of food... shouldn't hurt that budget that much, got some bonus holo charizards this pay.

[@charlesrch19]

Glad I'm not the only one who uses pokemon card currency or pcc in the card community.

[@josej.navarrocandelaria4216]

Ian Hayes my country uses only Zapdos, what is the current conversion of Zapdos to Charizard? 😅

[@bikermikevlx6008]

My memory recall's back in middle school a music teacher had me hold a violin And a bass violin, she had asked me to mimic her playing hers. She was astounded and later told my mother that she wanted me to partake in music lessons from her. She was convinced I had potential. And that if she (mother) could buy a reed for the brass instruments she wanted to hear me mimic her on them too. My mother replied, "Sorry but no, that's not in my budget" ... It break's my heart to hear how music is being taken out of our schools.

[@elizabethtaylor4448]

Oh wow, such a difference. Much much more mellow in tone. Beautiful. If only I could play.

[@aryak9564]

ok but can you play a 5-string 1.5 million dollar diamond bejeweled violin at 15 notes a second???

[@andrewmueller5658]

Most inacurite tho

[@kiracarver2405]

This made me laugh

[@snowbell7232]

Super sacrelogious

[@tomoherron4761]

Found the twoset fan (me too though)

[@jay-vw7yq]

*If you can play it slowly, you can play it quickly*

[@RobLandes]

So who wants the violin I'm giving away?? You watched until the end right? The top comment here will be shipped the Charizard violin as long as you live in the lower 48 states. Edit: Voting ends at noon Mountain Standard Time on Friday, August 11, at which time I will message the winner and make arrangements to send the Charizard violin, so keep checking back to see the leaders!

[@harrisonwalsh9227]

I'm in england😭

[@clarissaanaya5177]

Cali boii 😂 btw that thunderstruck was amazing 😱💕

[@JainaFRS]

yo

[@ant362000]

can i pay for shipment, i live in dubai.

[@opop148]

😊

[@akmusicproductions5958]

OMG... the differences are incredible!!!!!! The value and richness of each violin as it progresses up the monetary scale is truly evident...

[@AshleyHKim-se6tf]

The cheapest one sounds sharp and flat when he plays high note, but expansive one sounds soo round and smooth just like singing😮..

[@garnetnard4284]

The cheap one sounded much more tinny too. The high notes sounded like ear-piercing squeaks.

[@daveconnher9129]

The fuck am I doing here, its 3 in the morning and I have school tomorrow, I dont even play violin. but still great video

[@insolentfxckeryy1162]

Then go to bed you hooligan

[@nana-sq2vp]

Ryloony Tunes Gaming N Stuff How about you kept your opinion to yourself.

[@JesusGarcia-qb7yz]

Dave Connher hahahahaha me at 3:57 am and I also have school tomorrow haha

[@nicholaslopez9087]

Dude. me too.

[@wolfokay5547]

Dave Connher same......

[@bennys4053]

both violins sound like logitech speakers. Amazing

[@ollehhello411]

dead

[@GuruishMike]

And that does it. Thanks for coming everyone.

[@TheHunter1811]

lmao

[@anonymoushazard3545]

bennyS LMAO underrated comment!

[@rei_cirith]

I wish I could give you more thumbs ups.

[@CortVermin]

1:46 unintended pure comedy. "thats more than most peoples car." "-yeah!" :D

[@julianphilipp4481]

I can hear that the sound is much softer with the more expensive violins and really cool

[@Alex-dm1pz]

I have no clue why this is in my recommended section...

[@jwhite5008]

May you, by any chance, be a viewer of "8-bit keys"? (cause this is the only music-related channel I watch and I got a similar question)

[@user-uw5ec3df4t]

Alexander youtube recommendation is a mystery 😂😂😂

[@reuka080]

Me either hahaha

[@djsmileyoflasvegas]

Alexander same here

[@belindalau7135]

same here hahahahaha I just watching a mv then it suddenly pop out this XD

[@user-ws1ez8rg8b]

Now i just need a pair of 280,000$ headphones to hear the difference

[@shufadragon]

ha, I'd say proper microphone that isnt across the room would be the biggest difference.

[@giuseppepentangelo1521]

YJ wan i have heard the difference between the first and the second even whitout headphones

[@samjimo1878]

😂

[@wongchoiloi2629]

604 778 six movix

[@Morrigi192]

My headset was on sale for $40 and I could hear the difference.

[@Leftistsuck91]

I had no idea instruments sold for this much! Crazy! You slayed them all Rob!

[@sophiej4557]

Uuuh 😍 really loved the last violin (and hated the amazon one) it had the brightest sound of those you played and the notes came out really straight forward (which I love) and not as fluffy and round as the second one. ❤️👍🏻

[@ognjendragic40]

Its 3 am in the morning..why the fuck am I watching this

[@diegosepulveda4669]

i am exactly at 420 am

[@drakke125Channel]

almost 3 AM. Still early.

[@mikeread4329]

3:30 am for me

[@stevquiroga5219]

Mike Read 5:50 my guy

[@SantinoDeluxe]

its 4:30 PM, i still dont get why im watching it... im not about to buy a violin

[@ImRenzify]

"Tell use a bit about one of the more affordable ones" "Yeah here we have a nice little violin for 130k". Ehm, you see the way my bank account is set up....

[@safaa3618]

Hello Sup AAAAAAAHHHHH KEVIN HART'S STAND UPS ARE TRASH SH*T

[@TechnoTal]

Looooooooooooool from kevin harts standups its fucking hilarious

[@adamdevries2909]

Safaa El Haimoudi no one likes you

[@safaa3618]

Adam Devries what's that even supposed to mean? F U

[@earthisadonut7213]

Safaa El Haimoudi you called Kevin Hart's stand ups trash

[@ptrookie]

Great video! Thanks Ally!

[@amirqazi15]

I could be wrong but Daniel is living the life! Selling violins and just pure vibes!

[@streax8967]

I'm sure violinist can hear the difference better than us non violin users. I know everyone has their thing and I respect that you'd spend thousands of dollars on a violin. The difference must be amazing.

[@zelafary8685]

Honestly, it's hard to hear much difference with the mic quality.

[@TheOneAndOnlyConley]

I absolutely hear a diffrence in all of them. I definitely prefer the ones with some more miles on them

[@BryanChandler]

I'm a guitar player and the difference is massive. BUT, wood instruments usually improve over time. Not actually a fair comparison.

[@isnerdy]

I can hear a considerable difference, even just through my laptop speakers. The Amazon violin sounds like it was made out of wet cardboard.

[@miguelfry3301]

L O L so the difference between each is the tone. The more expensive the violin the richer the tone quality is. The cheaper, it will still have a good tone but it's not going to have a super rich tone...... now before anyone asks yes I play the violin, I bought mine for $100 and I took it to be appraised in its current state it's worth around $75,000. I'm a musician, violin, cello, upright bass, piano, trumpet just to list a few....... also what will make a violin more expensive is the wood that was used and the people that made the violins. Helpful hint, if you have an expensive violin DO NOT drill a hole in it to turn it into an electric violin. The second you drill into it or alter it you cut the value of it down by more than half.

[@MainDoodler]

Invite some people and make a blind test. That'd be awesome.

[@the_bottomfragger]

MainDoodler Do the blind test in a concert hall and play something that actually shows what the violins are capable of and I'd love to see it. This can't be taken seriously at all lol

[@popanda3652]

Person my fave was the third one. Im listening on ink'd skullcandy earbuds. I feel the last one may be past its prime :(

[@cjameco8825]

That's not how violins work. The "prime" is anytime after about 5 years of use. They need to be broken in but after that they play well until they fall apart.

[@popanda3652]

CJameco ah, didnt know that, i play piano, and they do have "primes" depending on quality. Im no motzart or chopin, but i can play zelda themes:)

[@cubturtle628]

Po Panda if you upkeep a piano well it also will play forever, there's an old 1802 Steinway at my college I love playing when I can get time on it.

[@francesmeng3711]

Beautiful clip! My daughter's luthier said once he asked Pearlman to hold his Strad a bit - the question just popped out of my mouth: "did you drop it?" 😄

[@elsainnamorato2231]

I loved how you played that♥️

[@clvdm]

i dont even play violin why am i here

[@shorty7800]

JumboCod91 the viola is equivalent to the violin. Why would you ask "why is he waving his arms around?".

[@dawidczerniak5177]

You've been doing drugs ?

[@clvdm]

Dawid Czerniak im 14 i dont do drugs lol

[@lillieshippy]

Chelsea Same

[@zuhm1337]

same dude

[@atomicthagamer3431]

i sure can see the difference in my pocket

[@yhwhlungs]

xD

[@smirnoff_the_best_vodka]

sad..

[@lasagna9012]

This comment is hilarious yet depressing at the same time lol

[@tailstheponny2359]

xD

[@23humaa]

😂

[@lovemagicandroad]

Beautiful! Yes big difference in sound, for sure.

[@4islandbeauty]

I'm not a violinist but the 2nd one sounded very smooth and exquisite to me. I prefered that sound when compared to the others.

[@colethecrazy]

*DID YOU KNOW?* “This is equivalent to the value of 20,371 copies of Shrek 3.”

[@eldrinpaulgok-ong3450]

thats alot of all star playthrough

[@camreyes1819]

That's a lot of swamp

[@qoisant1015]

shrek 3 is shit and should not be considered canon

[@cameronrastedt3090]

Stings - The Science Of that’s kind of why it’s funny

[@fatinmishu3357]

Why shrek?

[@catistable7595]

*Plays Thunder Struck on a violin that older than the usa*

[@joshuawollenhaupt8144]

Admiral Blake Cobalt I know right! It kind of hurts me . I dont play that on my 300 dollar violin

[@Drakeo]

+Du Rocky fuck yea

[@joemarinello4555]

Thunder Struck is Australian

[@ObsidianFoxUS]

Not saying it's an American song, but it's a very violent one to play on such an antique violin lol

[@xx-gemini-xx1236]

Nextrate the USA is only a few hundred years old dumbass

[@Saiyuhhh]

Wow the last one blew all the others away!

[@rd1ops1]

I’d like to begin playing you are inspiration

[@krenwregget7667]

if you know anything about wood, you'll know that an instrument will age over time and that contributes to the sound, as does handling it and the natural oils from the human hand, dust from the environment, etc. The older instruments have a far more "mature" sound... warmer, darker, richer.

[@SonderBeats]

Warmer and darker are the same thing though... I think?

[@HelloImPub]

At the end of the day, it's subjective. I highly doubt the human ear is capable of differentiating the sound of these violins without shitty descriptions like "mature"

[@billlupin8345]

You can use physics terms. The cheap one, the wood doesn't resonate very well. So, it doesn't accentuate the low notes like the more expensive ones. That's what words like "warm" or "dark" mean, that your instrument accentuates lower tones, and muffles higher ones. On the high notes, it's pretty clear the cheap one is strung with steel. It's cheaper, and produces more stable notes. On the other hand, the stability of the tone makes it very flat. It produces one audio frequency at a time. Gut strings have more timbre when they resonate, which produces an undertone. Notice when he's playing the highs... hear how the instrument is also producing lower noise as well? That's the undertone of the string. That's what they mean when they say it's "rich." Age affects different instruments in different ways. In the case of violins, it's marginally better resonance of lower pitch, and marginally more muffling of highs. So, a "mature" violin sounds "warmer, and richer." The price of the instruments, though, has more to do with their rarity. You can find a quality instrument for 600 dollars, or one that sounds absolutely fantastic for 6000. These are a bit more akin to works of art.

[@bengrogan9710]

The human ear is perfectly able to hear differences between these. You just have to understand what you are listening for, and that is a matter of experience not explanation for the most part. In the same way a precision engineer will see variations in steel work that a layman would not, to the point of being able to see identify surface flaws less than a sheet of paper thick

[@HelloImPub]

Sorry, I completely disagree as will science. There's already a study years ago, with multiple revists, in which a majority of the violinists cannot identify or were just completely wrong between which violin was being played. (Same piece of music played on a more modern instrument and the stradivarius). Not everyone has the same range of hearing. So if you have undamaged ears and understand what you are listening for - I'll give an extremely generous maybe.

[@Danielviomusic]

I'm a violinist myself, and I can say there has to be a huge difference between those violins. The sound quality of the video won't show it to us though.

[@anvb5a1]

Ah!!! Thanks for that honesty! Feels good to read that unlike so many "youtube experts", you also cannot hear a striking difference from watching the video! I am also certain that antique violins feel and sound better but... cannot hear it just like this!

[@Marr033]

yep youtube quality sucks

[@primodragoneitaliano]

Yep, seconded. Played violin for 4 and a half years. My first one was about 40 years old and later on I had one who was about 100 years old and the sound was distinctively better. I suppose that if we'd hear these violins from the video live we'd notice the difference much better than we do now.

[@rickbeckey6996]

i'm an official youtube expert and your comment offends me.

[@briancong12345]

The difference being that most likely the instruments being compared were actual, handmade, high violins vs stradivariuses; each instrument made at a high quality level will have their own nuances, with some stradivariuses being good, and others being so-so at best. The title is somewhat misleading. After a certain quality level, 'typing' of instruments is more or less thrown out the window: a stradivarius of high quality will not necessarily sound better than another instrument of high quality, but the same can be said of any instrument.

[@Areyoussors]

I could honestly hear the quality of the music climb. That's cool.

[@gigi1114]

Loved this video, and very funny at the end.

[@talle1341]

i hear a difference, but not a 200k difference XD

[@foofoobear66]

Right on dude!!!! :-)

[@Zandonus]

Yeah, best i can do is 432 american euros.

[@botdog370]

Talle13 Its not all the sound quality worth. Never heard of a painting that is worth a ton of money? Same concept but a violin imo is a better bang for your buck, i don't want to call it a collectors item but people who are master violinist and are rich would probably buy these types.

[@sygon296]

Ren which poor person could afford these? of course only the rich....

[@scelestion]

Ren I gathered as much, but then I don't understand the sense of this video. He should have used violins that are pricey primarily because of their better sound quality. Up to what price would they go? Also, do the violins used in this video have the best sound quality possible? Is that a thing that goes along with their noble history?

[@supercookie335]

I had a $80 dollar violin and then recently upgraded to a $2,000 violin and there is a HUUUUGE DIFFERENCE. I can't imagine what playing a $200,000 violin must be like 😍😍

[@Keithustus]

Super Cookie Diminishing returns. If the $100k+ instruments are 100% possible tone quality then the

[@Dubanx]

Yeah, that $62 violin sounded like trash, but I have to imagine there is something between the $62 violin and the the 130k violin that sounds pretty good.

[@xuancong1998]

Super Cookie i am not really into this particular field. Can you tell how different is that ?

[@Keithustus]

Xuan Cong Nguyen The violins that most professional violinists play, those who sit in the orchestra chairs, cost far more than $62 but far less than $100k. Typically if someone has played for a few years and wants an upgrade from the $100 starter violin they get in the $500-$3k range. If they play many more years and want to turn it from a hobby to a job or career, it's time to spend $5k-$50k. It's only those violinists who are the premiere soloists, those who stand in front of the orchestra and have their own solo recitals, that must buy or, more commonly, are loaned, these antique-level instruments.

[@TheZero696]

you do realize those are expensive because those are antiques ... doesnt mean a $1,000,000 instrument from the 1700s is better than a modern 2017 instrument.

[@genocidevirus8986]

Ya I play multiple instruments and as I always advise other people, it’s the player not the instrument. There’s always a slight difference when you know what you’re doing but anyone can start with anything. Just love the instrument and the music.

[@afailure6390]

When he played AC/DC I was like : woah that’s so cool

[@einokooboss2734]

i have 3 dollars

[@LackLionb]

gathered them till 1200$

[@Blahblahblah769]

eino thats 2 more than me

[@xChikyx]

eino i have like $800 in debts

[@jasmijnraaij2987]

€300 here

[@shooterkatze]

I have a half-eaten cheeseburger from McDonalds...

[@RobLandes]

Congratulations to user +Mortal Rice who had over three thousand likes on her comment! "My Family cannont afford a violin, my violin was $75 and I have had it for 4 years. I'm 15 and I love playing and I've gotten quite good but my violin is giving out and my parents don't care enough to put the money in for another. Please, I ask for a like so I can advance something I'm very passionate about, every like would mean the world to me. Thanks!!" My audience and I are thrilled to give this to you, so please message me with your address so I can get it to you ASAP. Enjoy!

[@EVA-UNIT-13]

Rob Landes is the guy playing the violn playing thunderstruck? o.o

[@StevenCarriere]

Daaaaaaaang!

[@KharamelSueno]

awww!

[@sonnypruitt6639]

Oooohhh!

[@eltorocal]

Rob, how did you turn off the Replies and "Thumbs Up" for the for the Comment I left a couple of days ago? I received 1300+ "Likes" in less than 7 hrs, then, suddenly everything stopped and for the remaining time -up to right now... Nothing. Weird, as I've watched and taken screenshots of the "action" and timeline. You're an odd one.

[@Sherirose1]

You play well on all the instruments, I like the third one.

[@landonlloyd4324]

I played a peter Paul prier in school last year and it has amazing sound. I hope I can be as good as you one day🤞.

[@charlescoleman5509]

There's an apocryphal story about Jascha Heifetz regarding a woman who came up to him after a performance and said: "I love the sound of your Violin.". Heifetz then placed the Violin next to his ear and responded: "Really? I can't hear anything." The morale of this story? It's more about the player than the instrument.

[@RobLandes]

+Charles Coleman my parents have been telling me this story since I was a kid!!

[@charlescoleman5509]

Yeah. It's a good story whether it's true or not. Great playing by the way. Hope you get to play my Violin Concerto one day. (With any one of those Violins.) :)

[@Victor56016]

True shit

[@jamesintriago8037]

Hiiiiiii Rob Landes! I would love to ask a huge favor to please "Love" my original comment for everyone to view. It is in the comment section somewhere. Thank you everyone for liking my comment if you can find it! you are helping a lot!

[@AlexRiversMusic]

Charles Coleman That's not entirely true. Of course it's disrespectful to say that after a world class concerto by HEIFETZ himself, but every Violin has a different tone, and you can't deny that. That's like saying a professional driver should be able to do all kinds of NASCAR shit on a junky car from the scrapyard.

[@RobLandes]

One of you guys challenged me to play a song using the six tiny violins I grew up learning on. Check out what I came up with: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYmqXmNvrqmnf9U

[@gage1364]

These spam bots man

[@walidzein1]

Rob Landes I don't see any difference bro

[@doggystyle4005]

*✯HI!✯* *MY TWINS MISS YOU.* 9:17 ✯ Can I have the violin please...

[@ridingcock9388]

*✧HEY,✧* *IS ANYBODY THERE FOR DIRTY DANCES?* *DON’T MAKE ME WAIT)..* 17:25 ✧ Jimmy Rustles i liked the second one the most....

[@lookaforkeus955]

Rob Landes i

[@greenbitch421]

Man that london 130k one sounds gorgeous

[@soapk5245]

You should do a video where you educate us on some lesser known but enjoyable classical pieces on violin

[@aidanyelsma7762]

Wanna use my solid gold fiddle that I won from Satan?

[@Ubu987]

Do I have to drive down to Georgia to pick it up?

[@aidanyelsma7762]

yes

[@charliecallcut9393]

NERO!!! Is that you man?????

[@MM-vs2et]

is that a Justice League : Dark reference?

[@maryland7586]

You were at risk of getting your soul stolen, salute o7

[@egghman1323]

The diifference in the sound is the sound of an empty wallet and full wallet

[@philyip4432]

eggh man Zen philosophy in it's finest ! Kudos to you , sir !

[@zitafeher2286]

eggh man Whahaha, this was a good one😂😂😂😉😎

[@souvikguha1495]

comment of the year

[@PJGRAND]

LOL

[@Tigerbricks11]

Either way I’d still be wasting money on something I can’t use and don’t need

[@imtrying2969]

That last one sounded absolutely lit.

[@Deadpooln2b]

I'd love to have a violin. Looks so fun

[@lm1338]

"Did you know? The value of this Stradivari is equivalent to my student loans"

[@OprichnikStyle]

did you know? you dont need a loan to study? lol

[@seanwarren9357]

Not if you want uninterrupted study and quality guidance other people can appreciate... of course unless you don't have to work to live, then, sure...

[@OprichnikStyle]

The university im going is one of the best of America and the only one public in that international ranking we've got great professors, it's strange why you cant have good quality universities and public

[@ImMajorMongoose]

Maybe that's why your grammar is broken

[@blessedalcuin]

You don't need a sleek, beautiful, brand-new school with labs and audio-visual equipment and a gym and a swimming pool either. The notion that our schools are "woefully underfunded" is bullshit. Socrates taught his students under a tree.

[@corneliovasquezii5417]

I think we have to eliminate bias here first what we call an "expectancy bias." Knowing which is which may lead the player (conscious or unconscious) to play better on better (or expensive) one than those very affordable (cheap).

[@MrGoatflakes]

Yes, he fucked it up the second he said "i'm going to play the $100 violin first"...

[@MrGoatflakes]

That said the 100 one sounds like a cardboard box to me lol

[@MrGoatflakes]

2nd one sounded a little like a cardboard box when first played but sounds sweeter overall, the 3rd has less of that hollow wet sound. If I'm not imagining it I'm guessing it's something to do with the wood being tinder dry in the older ones, but I know absolutely nothing of violins :P Apart from they have bows which are made of horse hair on which you put rosin which some violinists use weird additives like powdered meteoric steel and strings of gut preserved with sulfur dioxide and sometimes with olive oil on them. And yep that's the sum total of my violin knowledge, don't even know how many strings they have :D

[@KhallDrake]

I could tell the first one was a cheap one, strings sounded like they were almost slipping, but the rest all sounded the same.

[@matthewclements6603]

As I understand it it's pretty much all bias. You get the same phenomenon in wine tasting. Professional wine tasters can't tell the difference between expensive red and cheap white dyed red if they're served with a bit of showmanship and misdirection.

[@michellesteimle9969]

I could hear the difference but even more I could see the difference when he smiled or relaxed into the violin. I play piano and you can definitely feel the difference in different instruments.

[@bossgamer123tv7]

I love that sound from that good violins.

[@misssofija6760]

They sounded dramatically different to me. The cheapest was very screechy and the sounds sort of slurred into eachother and were harder to hear precisely enough when this gentleman began playing very quickly. The more expensive, the smoother and richer the tone and the easier I found it to hear each tone distinctly without any, I guess I would say, "artifact" covering up the individual tones. I thought the last violin sounded the sweetest, warmest and silkiest of all played (the sensation of velvet and a warm bath mixed together). I don't know anything at all about violin or what makes a good or great quality violin versus a bad quality violin, but this is what I heard and I enjoyed listening to the comparisons. Thank you!

[@nicrobe9443]

(I am stating this as someone who has no clue how a violin is even made, let alone main differences between the three shown here besides age) I feel the first, cheaper modern violin had somewhat a metallic "Buzz" to it as if there were bits of strings vibrating unintentinally. Whereas the later ones simply did not have that, which incidentally made it sound way nicer to the ears.

[@LoveMeLoser16]

I felt the same way. The first violins were like voices that hadnt matured yet cracking to reach high notes or running out of air. By the final violin is was like listening to an experienced confident voice singing.

[@decespugliatorenucleare3780]

They're almost indistinguishable - also due to the poor recording quality: unless you're rolling with a Neumann KM183 or something similar, and in a very good room, the difference is negligible. The biggest difference, in this video, was due to his playing.

[@1dyingwish]

"Velvet and a warm bath?" That sounds so pretentious. Truth is it hard to hear any differences.

[@rebeccawright2038]

You have a good ear, but more importantly, you have the gift of hearing with your heart. That is absolutely essential to be a good musician. If you are interested, pull up some of Itzhak and Toby Perlman's KZbin videos. You'll see what I mean. Music is a language that not everyone can speak or hear. :)

[@monicarocha384]

I'm not a music expert - I don't even play an instrument - but you can definitely hear a difference between the first violin and the last two

[@LeJa-ks1vc]

Mónica Rocha Me neither, but I like the second one too, seems to have a good balance and softer sound. Or maybe it just fits him :D

[@erock2331]

Yes i agree.

[@taylorparrish7638]

Just not a $280,000 difference Id say lol

[@JeremySheer]

What a stupid comment of course you can’t that’s like saying can you tell the difference between a Halloween costume and a seamstress premade costume? The stupidity in the comment section is ridiculous

[@erock2331]

JeremySheer There just opinions. Only stupid comment i see is yours.

[@LivingLifeBeProductive]

Watching this again after about 1 year and now I can identify the difference. 😅 Satisfied.

[@kdjdkdklrl]

Me noob at playing and knowledge on violin: ... Them: This violin is- Me: Whaaaaaat? There’s more than one type on violin?

[@d.1565]

Yes, there's a noticeable difference between the $62 and the first expensive one. The other expensive violins are all too similar, so I wouldn't bother putting the extra $150k , not worth it imho. But hey, you made the cheap one sound amazing, so at least 80% of the sound comes from your hands.;)

[@RobLandes]

haha thanks

[@DFX2KX]

I don't play Violin, but it seems to be similar to guitars, in that the very cheapest will sound a bit 'dead' (I don't think flat is the word I want), but even then, they're close enough that you can learn proper technique on them. And that then translates to the better sounding examples. And indeed, that's some excellent skill. I can barely find the chord I want, and I've got frets to help. stringed instruments that use bows are in a class of their own. I'd love to try and play one once, though.

[@bryanlin8333]

It's harder to tell through video, in real life it's completely different. Although I don't know how much difference there is between a 100k and a 200k violin probably. Never heard those IRL to compare together

[@Echopoet233]

1st violin 0:31 2nd violin 1:53 3rd violin 2:57 4th violin 4:00 Thank me later

[@jovan8456]

Horacio Ulloa Thank you 😂

[@izicpaul1764]

Horacio Ulloa h

[@cathjimin]

thanks

[@ThisIsHiiiii]

Going from 1 through 4 was kind of impressive, but going back to 1 after 4 was just ridiculous LOL

[@user-zl7xf7yo7h]

how said I will

[@sakuramiura4223]

I absolutely love how passionate you are when you play 🥰