How to Set up Violin Sound Post

[@SandhyaAnand]

I am an Indian classical violin player( Carnatic). I am so happy and thankful for your video Mr Daniel. I haven't seen before, such a detailed explanation of how to set the sound post( the soul of violin), it shows your experience and love for the instrument. Would like to see more such videos from you. Would like meet with you sometime to see how you work with the instrument and bring about changes in the tone of the instrument with your expertise. Thanks again.

[@mmartin7483]

Oh my word .. How I enjoyed watching and listening. There is nothing, no matter the field, music, industry, medical etc, than EXPERIENCE .. its sets the master apart from the rest. You can also have 40 years experience which can amount to very little, and then you can have 20 years experience which outweighs the 40 years. 40 years of doing the same, verses 20 years constantly improving and learning and gaining more.

[@ednapierkowski1457]

Thank you very much I successfully installed my 1st sound post in a stadavaiios model made in cimarron dated 1888 and yes I understand about ressernetts now I'm gonna apply the theory to my cigarbox guitars thnxs again EdNapierkowski

[@cliffsandifer3877]

Violin is one greatest invention of human kind......

[@MrsAntilope]

I really love the respect you have for the Artists that makes the Violins. You are a very kind Gentleman and are making a very important job, teaching.

[@happyhomelesshomesteaders158]

Thank you Daniel, I bought a DAVId HOPF yesterday for $200 It has the most amazing sound, but as I moved the bridge into the correct position the post came loose. I must put it back where it goes and then see what it truly sounds like. It is stamped inside DAVId HOPF and at upper bout. I also need to clean it. Thank you for all your lessons and helping of the students always need a great teacher

[@AlamoCityCello]

I'm so happy to find these video! Daniel, you are very generous with your expertise and knowledge. THANK YOU SIR!!!

[@willb3698]

Thanks for the video. I find myself putting Electrical Shrink Tubing on my sound post setter - just to protect the f-holes. But then I am also a great fan of the Hamberger type of soundpost. Which is sacrilege to some.

[@weslee4423]

I believe that every part of the violin is a work of art, it's not just the f-holes... It's also the intricate curve of the scroll,the strong pegs, the fingerboard-...... the smooth yet hard surface that can withstand the pressure of the fingers for centuries, the body ,the chinrest- all of them. I think it's not just the effort, the time, the difficulty of making something that makes it a work of art .. It's the undeniable truth that the maker of the violin is a work of art himself/herself. He/she is created by God and he/she is given the ability to love, to understand,to invent,to innovate, to discover . The violin is made by the greatest work of art in the universe , and that is MAN.

[@randymorgan7133]

That's were my sound post is !!! I thought it was supposed to be in the middle .. Thanks for the video...

[@suzz1776]

I am at the point of learning how to do sound posts. so thx u for the videos

[@-E-M-M-]

I love how he makes it look so easy

[@tag3026]

Super, super instruction. Thank you so much.

[@MickCorgi]

Violins is really a mysterious instrument. It all of a sudden appeared in the history as almost it is now, without any prototypes nor was there any likes or kins. Perhaps it had the sound post from the beginning too.

[@dieterhoffmann3445]

ganz toll diese Videos von Daniel für jeden Geigen-Fan

[@razvanbutiac7684]

Very nice Daniel, I apreciate your straight forward way of explaining things.

[@wajang1000]

Terje Moe Hansen is a left handed Norwegian violinist and teacher. He has a really interesting approach to intervals and learning the fingerboard.

[@AVDanielViolin]

I know him in person, in fact I made a violin for him.

[@wonderlandrockopera]

I have played with my post for hours, as well. The angles you talk about are spot on. I would say the tower of Pizza is about the right. Standing back and top away from center.

[@annablue8429]

Billy Jones pisa

[@MrsAntilope]

Torre di Pisa (Pisa Tower) not Pizza, please.

[@ericclaey2243]

@@MrsAntilope For some reason, I'm getting hungry.

[@excogitatorishominum6819]

Give us more knowledge Mr. Daniel! Love your videos, thank you so much for sharing, you help a lot of people with them!

[@Slammins1]

Thank you very much! Your videos are full of wisdom that has been kept from many for years.

[@CTP8585]

Thank you for posting. After the installation of the sound post, and turned all strings, if you want to make a FINE adjustment of the sound post such as a little further away from the the bride, do you use the sound post setter to knock the sound post away from the bridge ?? I use the word KNOCK because all four strings have been tuned and it must be difficult to MOVE the sound post. I believe KNOCKING it with the sound post setter will move the sound post slightly. Please tell me how to slightly adjust the sound post. Do you knock it at the top , middle or bottom of the sound post ?? Thanks.

[@dcnnick]

I LOVE your respect for the instrument!

[@alndeem8888]

Thank you very much, sir, for this very important and useful information. You deserve a lot of thanks, and again, thank you very much.

[@austinvickymoore3656]

Thabk you so much and I can really appreciate the ART of the f holes great comparison to eyes they are unique to each person!

[@ericclaey2243]

The cut-out at 15:40 helps a lot.

[@britafilter123]

very informative. thank you!

[@iokarii]

Hi, please, also, on soundpost should be direction of wood structure align with structure of body - that wasnt mentioned (?). thank you for video.

[@velayudhancm]

Verymuch informative Sir

[@barbarasalisbury4023]

Daniel Violin!,don't have time the older I get,and I tune and play in drop range D A E B,( I call alto FIDDLE/vn.) sound post depth on 4/4 scale 6mms.or 3/25 inch?am a 59 year old musician,non public singer or professional.( self taught - 33 credit music concentration x piano tech dad/ died in 2005) .would a secondary sound hole in shoulder top destroy integrity and G/ D back board for street permit sound/ paper bill personal check for credit union? 3 mm circle? Or back slot between side between lower bottom,not tailpiece,detune use,half bow,20 30 instrumental child tunes and former pop melodies,folk ragtime.THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK! Chris.

[@buraks1625]

Thank you for this priceless informations Master!

[@abdulmohsenalshibil5698]

Thank you Mr. Daniel for this Video, how many sound post in the Violin ? 2 or only one

[@LeonOnn]

All violins only have one sound post

[@TexExpatriate1]

There are 2 or 3 tools available now that make very quick work of removing, resetting, and adjusting a soundpost.

[@michaelwhisman]

I have a very old mass produced violin from Germany. The sound post has been trimmed at the bottom end that makes it 3/4 the size of the top of the post?? Should I replace it??

[@Rialas]

Thank you

[@laurencelance586]

Very very interesting. Thank you for making this video.

[@Dramaqueen20731]

and thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience

[@josearnaldopinheirodossant7712]

Would a crystal post work good ?

[@jillhart8274]

Of course sound holes are important. They allow the sound.

[@sm9846]

very informative thank you so much but there are many mistakes in English subtitles please correct it ! thank you again from Iran

[@jameljamel8543]

thank you, but how match the tall of piece of wood should be?

[@TheSkyCaLL]

I just want to ask you Mr. Daniel have you tried using different material as sound post? I tried a thin tin metal as thin as medium-heavy gauge violin G string and as long as wood soundpost, the sound resonates more inside the body of the violin compared to the wood. I am not selling anything, i just wanted to share my experience on possible or maybe alternate soundpost material.

[@AVDanielViolin]

No, pin is the best to transmit vibration from top to button. Violin is a classical instrument, no need for new invention. thanks for sharing.

[@anilalukkal5982]

AV Daniel Violin would you suggest me a link for a good violin sound post setter for buying online...like amazon

[@matthewreed4038]

The violin and bow have had a large number of changes since its invention, and continues to change to this day. That said, a very thin metal pin as a soundpost sounds like a great way to damage an instrument.

[@PeterDad60]

What this man in the video said about the sound being controlled by the location of your violins sound post is very true. You can make a violin so loud and sharp it will hurt your ears. You can also make a violin so soft you will wonder if people can hear it. I say a good violin can be soft and still carry it's sound in any large Music Hall. That is the magic of the Antonio Stradivari design. That's why it has not evolved much from his instruments. To answer your post I want to say you could have a thin metal sound post with footing's on top and bottom. The dia. of the footing should be about 6mm. Picture in your mind a golf tee (that would be one end only, so you would need to have the same mushroom head on both ends. When engineers design piles they include footings and then builders who drive piles the also use those footings, for support. I personally would not do this. But seriously the man is right, you can experiment a little with the sound post material. Bone, horn, wood are all good. Metal may be good. Very important and why wood is used is that the sound post shall expand and contract at nearly the same rate as the violin itself otherwise you can split/crack the top plate. BTW, Violins certainly have evolved. Amati made thick violins, the top and bottom plate had real bellies carved into them. Stradivarius made thinner violins with the top and bottom plates having a thinner, or flatter form. I have a John Juzek made in 1919 and it has a shape more like an Amati than a Strad. All my other violins are very close to the strad design. It's so thick the finger board looks like it has collapsed unto the top plate! Very little space between them. I have built two violins from kits and also at age 11 years I repaired my violin. I had to remove the top plate to do that. I used a butter knife and elmer's glue. I had not yet learned about horsehide hot glue. I am no violin maker and I am not implying that I am. But I do know my way around the dynamics of a violin. Did you know a violin is designed to break apart upon a serious impact, rather than split the wood? You simply reassemble it and glue it back together. No harm done. But once the wood splits, then you have real damage. BTW you should be changing the length of your sound post if you live in a climate that has drastic temperature and humidity changes like from Summer to winter. If you do not, when the cold shrinks the wood as well as dries up all the humidity in the wood (which also shrinks the wood) your instrument is bound to eventually get the crack in the top plate near the sound post. You need to install a slightly shorter sound post in the winter months. Then when it gets warm and humid you need to install the slightly longer sound post. Also when you tighten the chin rest retaining clamp do not over tighten it. Or else you may crack the top plate from that area leading up towards the bridge. Many, many instruments have these cracks. Lastly and very important. The length of the sound hole has a great effect upon the volume of the instrument. The early sound holes were not as long as the final shape of the current sound holes. The modern violins are louder because of that. So sound holes absolutely effect the sound of your violin. OK, ok one more thing. Everyone tunes "A" to 440 hertz. In fact "A" can be as low as 397 hertz. Years ago we all used gut strings and they actually require a lower tuning tension in order not to snap/break. Only modern metal strings are now allowing us to tune the "A" to 440 without breakage. An "A" tuned to 397/416/430/435 all sound wonderful. Last-last last: Gut strings when tuned to a lower tension and a lower than 440 Hertz can and will last as long as any metal string in existence. The sound may not project as loud but it will carry just as far in a Music Hall. Peter

[@AtticusStount]

My sound post popped out of place. Why does this happen? As a consolation, I changed the bridge position on my other violin that didn't sound nice before, and it sounds lovely now.

[@guilhermenocera739]

Nocturnal Podcasts my sound post also did, I only realized there was something wrong with if just now after playing for Soo long with noticing . I took my violin to a luthier a while ago to put it in place to me and now I see He did something with it. Please see the picture of my sound post link: goo.gl/vSbxFC How big should my sound post be? It was 4,5cm and now it is 5cm long.

[@ericclaey2243]

When you loosen the strings, it takes preasure off the sound post and then it can fall, or move. So, when you install new strings, change one string at a time.

[@Flipson456]

Hi Daniel..Is there a certain shape between a fiddle bridge and the classical violin bridge..thanks

[@augustinechinnappanmuthria7042]

Super ❤️❤️

[@brotherdancer]

你最近看的形而上学是英文版的吗？

[@JohnZakivio]

very nice experience

[@thecontendingforthefaith]

I've got a violin that has a nice loud G and D string but that's weak on the A and E strings (the A maybe slightly weaker than the E I think); any recommendations regarding sound post and/or bridge position alterations?

[@carpetbrown1115]

my exact issue! Mr AV Daniel, any suggestions? doubt he would see our comments though.

[@jimc4731]

How does one know the correct length of the sound post? How tight is it fitting between the top and bottom of the violin? JIM

[@joselinraj156]

How to check quality of the violins

[@OlegSpb2008]

thanx for sharing your wisdom)

[@noortracy9557]

what is the name of the tool that you used to set up the sound post?and how can i get it? thank you for this usefull video!!!!

[@AVDanielViolin]

it is called sound post setter, and you can buy from violin tool shops, try online. good luck

[@cdmsw2770]

It reminds me of the board game Operation.

[@lorenzolopez9789]

Thanks so much 👌👍

[@joehalas378]

The CC was wrong, he is saying sound post. NOT sun post!

[@김영도-y1c]

Can i help me

[@vivaclaptonluthier1858]

Wisdom.

[@american3763]

"Sound post is art, nothing to do with sound..."

[@sophak2811]

if violin having no sound post can we use or not? and position on fingerboard correct or not ?

[@AVDanielViolin]

can you live without a heart or soul? if you can, violin no need sound post, thanks

[@PeterDad60]

The sound post as well as transferring vibrations from the strings/bridge/wood top plate to the wood bottom plate, also prevents the wood top plate from collapsing/splitting from the pressure/tension of the "E" and "A" strings. So no, do not ever tune your strings to pitch with no sound post inside!

[@amascia8327]

👍🏼

[@joselinraj156]

How many sound post on the violin 🎻

[@wieslava]

Salamarie Marie 1, every violin has one sound post

[@american3763]

I watched several times and unable to see what he is doing.

[@joselinraj156]

Thank u

[@hasajada6863]

That green shirt person looks like a cello, his belly is so big.

[@normanalston1812]

That's a really old violin when the bridge and strings off

[@MarchalisVan]

lol... the f hole, the f hole, need to protect the f hole

[@fishmut]

Being left handed, set every thing up the opposite as usual, always the case.

[@WhiteDragon689]

The f hole can be touched, you just have to be careful.

[@AVDanielViolin]

Just be careful not to touch it.

[@wajhalsaad43]

زاوية الكاميرا غبية ومن يقوم بالتصوير غبي 😡

[@gabebabe1]

You should have put the cloth under the tailpiece first - amateur. Don’t let this man near your violin.

[@Dramaqueen20731]

I am left handed and i hold the bow with left hand so i reversed the strings on my regular violin, should i reverse the soumd post ? I mean to put sound post on the other side ?

[@wjniemi]

Thank you.