Man Tries to Sell Fake Stradivarius Violin for $700,000

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[@PeterVesuwalla]

I found an old violin and a painting in the attic. The antique dealer said, "The good news is you've got a Stradivarius and a Picasso. The bad news is Stradivarius was a terrible painter and Picasso made crap violins."

[@TheDiabolocraft]

This was a good joke

[@consultantproams5301]

OMG l- I luv that expert

[@BobSmith-jf6qr]

LING LING GRANGER What’s funny about it if you don’t get it?

[@thunderbirdice]

Bob Smith 😂 that’s what I thought. If that person didn’t get the joke it won’t be funny.

[@DawidBartczak4]

Thats amazing! Haha

[@duchi882]

*Ling Ling:* _If you can sell it Cheaply, you can sell it Pricey_

[@marijo268]

Ling Ling would never say that

[@u.v.s.5583]

If you can copy a Stradivari violin, you can also copy a Stradivari sticker!

[@Feisty123]

Priceyly*

[@xyon9090]

@@marijo268, its an inside joke.

[@dmon9333]

expensively*

[@skeletonducc5232]

If I pass my violin down in my family and it ends up looking like that they will have a very angry ghost on their hands

[@Sunfl75]

That's what I was thinking. Second thought was -Did someone sit on it at one point?

[@jesuslovesyou2616]

Jesus Christ died for your ssinsssssssssss

[@blackkittykat6036]

Haha

[@tonydalimata]

Looks like it was used as a boat oar

[@NinjaDog251]

And then sold to a pawn shop

[@benjaminboyle7329]

People don't try and sell a real stradivarius at a pawn shop.

[@rhyfelwrDuw]

That's what I was thinking! If I had a violin like that I'd be dubious about authenticity, but to make sure I'd take it to and auction house or somewhere like that, not a pawn shop!

[@koalabandit9166]

This has to be one of the stupidest men on the planet, and it's pointless to even try to follow his reasoning in any way. He apparently thought a dude at a pawn shop would go "oh amazing, here's 700k". That is, assuming he really is a con man of course.

[@Sunfl75]

No-one would. If they had a real Strad in their possession they would have had a wealthy foundation get in touch to buy it from them. They would not have sold it to a pawn shop.

[@levroshal]

TBF, there was an incident where that basically happened. A famous soloist (don't remember who) had their Strad (or del Gesu or something) stolen while on tour in London. The idiots who took it tried to sell it to the nearest dealer for 100 pounds - they got arrested, and the instrument returned, pretty quickly.

[@kozumekenma4449]

@@levroshal that incident would be ✨terrifying✨

[@ronalaily6027]

Brett: "Or just make it firewood." Damn I missed the way they burned people out.

[@gigglesofficial777]

Agreed😆 no violins were harmed in the making of this video i hope

[@thelastcube.]

Brett makes firewood out of violas

[@susanlee7079]

That grin right after he said that

[@Hannah-lr4le]

fire olnly.... That is not even suitable to make a cupboard. please react to #dimash guys...

[@Dokattak]

It should keep me warm rather than burn my ears.

[@Deeznat69]

Eddy: " Turn it Into A Viola" Brett: *"Or Just Make It Firewood"*

[@gaborbartok6398]

Well, if you turn it into a viola first then make it firewood, it burns for a longer time.

[@thelastcube.]

@@gaborbartok6398 wow

[@Meep295]

Same thing

[@mr.admr1016]

Gábor Bartók and you will have the satisfaction of doing so

[@neojisoa]

what’s the difference?

[@smokeynewton]

The "expert" knew the moment he got the call that it wasn't a Stradivarius. Gotta love the way he stretched it out for the camera.

[@Taliesin6]

This whole show is staged, they just find people with interesting stuff and make them pretend they want to sell it at the pawn store.

[@technobrawl9377]

@@Taliesin6 I don’t know if it’s all staged but I’ve been there, it’s open to public they’ve recorded my parents, I know they didn’t stage my parents during our vacay to vgs

[@zazazesty]

1,000th like lmao

[@Lolilollove]

A quick google search of his name and you would see that the expert is legit, he owns a violin shop

[@pineappletheworst]

@@technobrawl9377 do you know if they made an episode about it? I would like to see what they were selling

[@geoffdurbin439]

I have a trumpet that says both “Stradivarius” and “Bach”, but not “copy”. Clearly it was made by JS Bach and Tony Stradivarius, so I’ll take my $1.4mil pls

[@SASTmusic]

good trumpet btw ;)

[@idlewolf7196]

I similarly have a synthesizer made by Chopin and Mozart, I know it because it has a their names engraved on the circuit board

[@SantosAl]

I think you would get more than 1.4 mil if it was made by both of them :)

[@TXLzetage]

@PenileAugmentation thats ancient right there. A few milions of dollars for sure.

[@ilyoongitoo3926]

808TROPA no, *billions* of dollars

[@oldbird4601]

I love how they put ‘pawn stars’ across the screen to avoid any *misunderstandings*

[@maplemation1564]

what such *misunderstandings*

[@AJ-vj3es]

Amelie Animation any American would think he saying pornstar. So yea a misunderstanding.

[@___Mal]

AJ Martinez12 I think they were being sarcastic

[@amarhadj1773]

Piano Weeb Duolingo

[@aidanferguson8940]

I was confused because I didn't remember commenting this but we just have the same pic lol

[@UyenNguyen-dh9ho]

"Mom can we buy a Strad" "No, we have a Strad at home" *The Strad at home* :

[@yomamacanthandleme]

please kill me i love that 😂

[@confxsedpeach]

what is after the ":"

[@alex-hc3sk]

@@confxsedpeach the broken violin in the video

[@specialunit0428]

"It has been in my family for many generations." "My grandfather bought it."

[@tjfree04]

Well yeah that would be 3 generations

[@miloradowicz]

His grandfather bought from his grandgrandfather.

[@hoesandbitches]

@@miloradowicz and the grand grandfather bought it from his grandgrandgrandfather

[@crystalgrapes]

@@hoesandbitches That's what I call family business

[@hoesandbitches]

@@crystalgrapes lol

[@hartdr8074]

I like how the whole violin is in shambles but the label inside is pristine and looks like it was printed with a font from Windows 95.

[@rjlchristie]

Good luck finding that font in Windows. Nor did it look particularly pristine, it could easily date from early 20th Century or as far back as anytime in the 19th.

[@rykehuss3435]

@@rjlchristie It dates back to when it was made, which was around mid 19th century. As another commenter mentioned: "One look at the label would tell you that it's not authentic; Strad's labels read "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno ___" (followed by the year it was made). The labels were clearly made on an old-fashioned printing press, because of the rounded corners and lack of sharp lines in the type. They're old enough by now that the paper they were printed on has deteriorated in color to a point where they are so brown that they almost blend in with the unfinished wood of the back plate's interior. Any luthier worth his salt would be able to take one glance at the violin (without even looking at the label) and tell you that it's a German factory instrument from the mid-to-late 19th century. People bought these violins from a catalog for around $0.25; they were a predecessor to the television. Everyone had a violin in their home, and because of the sheer volume these were produced in, they continue to pop up like weeds to this day. Everyone who has one had it passed down through their family, and the bulk of these people have no idea that what they have is a worthless factory-made instrument."

[@yungdagger1282]

Me: I have one of the rarest violins in the world, a Stradivarius that has been missing for a 100 years Rick: I'll take that for 50 dollars and a pack of chips and I'm taking a lotta risk here

[@mesajarjarbinks9747]

Imo they totally rip some people off, I prefer American Pickers because they seem to be much more fair when they buy things from people and even pay more than what they’re asked for if they feel that it’s worth more ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@smdanny1]

@@mesajarjarbinks9747 well that's the nature of antiques and pawn shops: do your own homework/investigation, don't expect others to tell you the value of what you have and don't make a deal if you don't like it

[@thehertyuros3343]

Me: Brings in the pictures at an exhibition steinway Rick: I'll give you a $13 McDonalds gift card, final price

[@finnandjakeonapoptartcat5265]

"and a pack of chips" 😂

[@sumyungai1]

Mesa Jar Jar Binks I’ve seen American Pickers do the same thing in their early episodes

[@thutruong1696]

"People make a living off this, and they would get beat up and smashed around a lot." Violins = percussion instruments confirmed.

[@bobafetteste]

They were just talking about all the violinists playing Nam June Paik's One for Solo Violin

[@johncrowerdoe5527]

I was thinking accidents, rough baggage handlers dropping the case etc. Theoretically, some of the 900 originals may have suffered rough times between being made and the 21st century.

[@mogmason6920]

It’s contemporary music, Mum!

[@andrewbarrett1537]

Seeing as how this comment now has 900 likes, that's too appropriate for me to thumb-up, so instead I'll just add: ROTFL

[@butyoudidnt4387]

Irrelevant, but I am you 1000th like. 👀

[@mimemmo1988]

Beginning of video: It was given to my grandfather by his uncle. Middle of video: ...my grandfather *_purchased_* it. *InTeReStINg*

[@ryeryeryerye]

Hmmm

[@Dummerbrella987]

Grandfather purchased it from his uncle, who then "gave" it to him in exchange for money?

[@ashton_lin]

Dummerbrella987 ooooooooooo I see u have big branzzzzz.....

[@teaCupkk]

Just looking at the guy, his hairdo, his stance - everything about him screams "bullshitter". Yeah, yeah, I'm racist. Get over yourselves..

[@ryeryeryerye]

@@teaCupkk what are you talking about?

[@him050]

First red flag was when he said his grandfather bought it because it sounded better than the one he had. So it was in perfect playable condition like 50 odd years ago and today it looks like that? 😂

[@fmoys1408]

Bloody sad isn’t it? I mean even though it’s not a Strad, it’s still not been looked after. Looks like it’s got wet and dried out at some point also.

[@nocturne2029]

Granddad's a casual millionaire I guess xD

[@MoahGentle]

Dude’s story was shaky from the getgo. I think he found this piece of garbage at a garage sale or something and thought he’s gonna try his luck.

[@armeli]

@@MoahGentle I think it's more like the writers of the episode just wrote whatever came first in their minds. The line between reality and tv is pretty murky nowadays but I am pretty sure this scenario has absolutely no reality behind it.

[@jesuslovesyou2616]

Jesus Christ died for your ssinsssssssssss

[@yshkadiie26]

Twoset, with an apparent aussie accent: Pawn Stars *DEMONITIZED*

[@PM-qk1td]

Thank Editor-san for putting visuals in the video 'cause that *would* be a real problem.

[@celestine3193]

*pAwN sHoPs*

[@hadassah6563]

I can confirm. We do pronounce it like that 👀👀👀

[@dustinholland6700]

I heard pornstars, just sayin

[@hadassah6563]

@@dustinholland6700 yeah, we pronounce them exactly the same👀👀👀

[@teddyong4829]

Should've shown it to Olaf, he'd have a heart attack

[@ebonywilliams203]

All the more reason NOT to show it to him.

[@MrDUneven]

"Olaf, is this a Strat?" "Mate, that's not even a violin anymore."

[@user-ec6kt2fg7m]

Olaf: wow So Crack Much Sad Very Truth _Twoset play Zigeunerweisen_

[@AskOlaftheViolinmaker]

I did :D

[@aeroscience9834]

hey, it’s the man himself!

[@oliviasheng5710]

"Pawn stars" with their Australian accent is a gem

[@kurootsuki3326]

tbf we also read it "P-own" - usually as a verb i think?

[@yuanyuan50]

Yeah. 😁

[@aceatlasska4343]

@@mountainsky4279 so you pronounce it as it's spelt? As a Scottish person, same

[@thelovelylottie]

@@evacesartcorner9840 Paan, like with a long A sound (i’m really bad at phonetic spelling sorry) edit: i seen another comment describe it as John with a P

[@linglingwannabe4548]

I know, even Brett was laughing I’m sure he heard something else 😂

[@feelingpeachi3]

Las Vegas native here! The people in the back are regular people. There’s always a line outside of that pawn shop bc people want to be on tv and stuff. They sign release forms if they walk in during filming.

[@robmckennie4203]

What I'd seen is that the show is filmed on a set

[@chriss6356]

Here’s how to tell if your violin is a Strad: It’s not

[@samrakhan9525]

🤣

[@chickennuggets3255]

lol

[@myes344]

Smart.

[@chickennuggets3255]

@@myes344 lol

[@cecilyerker]

I was the 666th like on this comment

[@user-ez1ek8ok3s]

Owner: this is a strad. Other people: that’s rotten wood.

[@mikem9536]

I was thinking firewood.

[@user-ez1ek8ok3s]

Idk if that piece of wood would last that long in the fire

[@victrola2007]

Kindling

[@billko4342]

@@user-ez1ek8ok3s will give nice "moldy wood" smell when burning haha

[@TheGlassgubben]

@@user-ez1ek8ok3s, yeah, it would probably be better as mulch than anything else.

[@octave11thpianist58]

5:17 “It looks like maybe at some point dad or grandpa tried to glue it together or maybe you did” Seller: *hAhAHa nOt mE*

[@ILikeBirds]

Octave 11th Pianist hehehehe...heheheheheehehehehehehehehehehehegegegheeggeheeeeeeeeeeee😐😬

[@izzaamazing9277]

I don't think he knew what real Stradivarius and not real Stradivarius looks like... He just assumed that it's real so he can pawn it 😂 without even checking or making sure 😑😑😑 But what do I know, I'm not him

[@octave11thpianist58]

The seller was practicing Paganini and got mad so he smashed the violin and then tried to sell it as a strad so he could use the money to buy the power of ling ling.

[@VikramSingh-pd2vf]

you know it

[@Jearbearjenkins]

My god... he’s figured it out

[@SharkSalesman90]

They know! They know!

[@m6x9l4]

you… you solved the mystery

[@remsan03]

Dude, that luthier's label looks like it's been printed yesterday. Dipped in tea, scrunched up a bit, a bit of glue and voila!

[@HermanVonPetri]

Lol, I read that as "a bit of glue and VIOLA!"

[@beetlejuice240]

remsan03 It's clearly fake, the latin is wrong as well.. The lable should say "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno 1xxx" which is grammatically correct. The verb should be in past tense and there shouldn't be the city's name as a noun but "from/of Cremona". It's an actual sentence, not a list of name, city and year. That is if my latin from high school isn't failing me :')

[@Laachen]

@@beetlejuice240 ikr I'm no violin expert but I know Latin noun functioning and the fact that in a 1731 modelo caprissio you wouldn't have a englican nomination of its home

[@ayekantspeylgud]

Herman Von Petri me too 😂

[@-Deena.]

@@HermanVonPetri Same here.. I thought 'what a bitch!' 😁

[@kgxart]

Yeah, NOW, that it's clear it's worthless old and damaged violin, he wants to make a homage to his grandfather, but until he thought it's a Strad, he wanted to exchange it for money. Nice try.

[@matouille9179]

Instrument's worth comes with money. If while selling it, it overloads you with money, it's good to sell it. But if it's not worth selling, it becomes quite special and important to guy's like him and suddenly they want those instruments to be a piece of art in their damn house

[@ivoryowl]

If you thought you had a Strad and you needed/wanted the money, would you pass up 700,000$ because of sentimental value? We're talking about almost a million dollars here. The instrument is broken beyond repair but if it was a Strad it would at least be worth something. Instead, what he really has is a piece of wood with little more than some sentimental value attached to it. He's trying to get some positivity out of the ordeal, hence the homage. The alternative would be to trash it. But yes, him being a scammer is also a possibility. And the homage might just be him trying to console himself.

[@aserta]

Don't believe a single word or story that comes out of that show (or shows like it). They're faker than Pam's chest.

[@AskOlaftheViolinmaker]

If it was a Strad... even in that condition it would be worth more than 700K... Homage to grandfather... A big mansion and a sports car 😀🏎

[@lucaslucas191202]

Guys calling it fake, lol it would be much more interesting if they had played the strad off as being real. The fact they said it was fake is in and of itself proof that the show is real. And i'm telling you. If some of my grandmother's stuff was worth 700k i would sell it in a heartbeat. If it turned out I couldn't then why _not_ hang it up. For sentimental value, or just because it's cool. Nobody ever said it was like a super important thing for him, maybe it was just a little reminder and not anything special.

[@bencrouch308]

One look at the label would tell you that it's not authentic; Strad's labels read "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno ___" (followed by the year it was made). The labels were clearly made on an old-fashioned printing press, because of the rounded corners and lack of sharp lines in the type. They're old enough by now that the paper they were printed on has deteriorated in color to a point where they are so brown that they almost blend in with the unfinished wood of the back plate's interior. Any luthier worth his salt would be able to take one glance at the violin (without even looking at the label) and tell you that it's a German factory instrument from the mid-to-late 19th century. People bought these violins from a catalog for around $0.25; they were a predecessor to the television. Everyone had a violin in their home, and because of the sheer volume these were produced in, they continue to pop up like weeds to this day. Everyone who has one had it passed down through their family, and the bulk of these people have no idea that what they have is a worthless factory-made instrument.

[@Jearbearjenkins]

Very insightful. Awesome answer

[@speedwagonshat3133]

Damn

[@pianoforte1720]

I'll take that in mind next time I fake a Strad

[@mickeymuse2]

It's not "worthless" if it can still be played and sounds decent. It's just not worth $700k. XD

[@pianoforte1720]

@@mickeymuse2 well, I don't think this instrument is playable...

[@Adomas_B]

Seller: I think 700k is reasonable Bret and Eddy: 2 bucks, take it or leave it

[@RolandHutchinson]

Not worth 2 bucks. But the bow might be worth something (I'm thinking three figures or less, but you never know and we didn't get a good look at it). I'm surprised that the violin dealer didn't look at the bow for the segment. Or maybe that part ended up on the cutting room floor.

[@Nonkel_Jef]

​@@RolandHutchinson The bow probably isn't worth much either. It'd need to be rehaired for about $50 and and I doubt it'd be better than a generic $50 bow.

[@RolandHutchinson]

@@Nonkel_Jef True enough! (Still, there's a chance it could be worth a bit more.) In any event, "about break even (to within $50)" with the bow is still better than "go thousands of dollars in the hole" to restore the violin!

[@v.sandrone4268]

...but only if the case is included.

[@user-mh2wj3ck6p]

The violin expert GUY : Trying to explain the history of Stradavarius The background music : Playing Mozart Horn Concerto No.1, 2nd mov. "6:39"

[@feliciachan3876]

Haha I noticed too 😂

[@rachelagnello7603]

lol but why does the music in the background matter? 😂

[@feliciachan3876]

@@rachelagnello7603 they could at least put a violin concerto as background. As classical musicians we appreciate small things like that

[@sisitmae]

@@rachelagnello7603 violin expert, with horn concerto bg music instead of, idk, violin concerto. It's just....funny.

[@valynambrose]

Yi-Jing Chen ikr

[@KD-lu1se]

Eddy: I don’t watch “pawn starts” Bret: **starts smirking**

[@orangepotato862]

DRC-Kev *stars

[@timothy2491]

@@orangepotato862 if you know what he said why rectify a typo? 🙄

[@betternow6755]

3.10

[@datnguyen3441]

Timothy not him/her but I was confused by which part is he talking about. So the spelling correction is reasonable. Also, if you gotta quote something, you should quote it accurately.

[@gerardgeuss1887]

@@timothy2491 so he can fix it asshole

[@marco.saller]

Why did nobody question the computer printed label? Looked way to new and I guess Stradivari didn‘t have any printer in 1731. And on top of that his name was ‚Antonio Stradivari‘ and not ‚Antonius Stradivarius‘. But I‘m not a violin expert.

[@info0]

kind of wrong: Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno -> after Anno (year) there was a date the violin was made in. You can read about it online.

[@mandolinic]

As was common practice at the time, the label was written in Latin and his name was Latinised. This meant that his instruments could be exported across Europe and any one who could actually afford to buy one would also be able to understand the label.

[@tatewakinew]

Latinized name would actually be "more authentic" for the time if not for the lack of other grammar - they didn't go just "Name Surname, 17XX" as Stradivarius time (other people have already commented on both these aspects). I do also have a very strong feeling of computer printed (or at least 20th century technology printed) label though.

[@emmalily3816]

My violin label says: Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno 1731 LOL And there isn't something like "copy" on it. But it is clearly a not really good copy from the original

[@daltonduncan7285]

My father had one of these fake Strads and it had just sat around and gotten dusty. Nobody in the family wanted it, but I took it and I took it to a local repair shop and got it in playable condition. I didn't even know it had the Strad label inside until the repair shop told me. Now it's just a private joke that I got the family Strad.

[@AskOlaftheViolinmaker]

I used to get phone-calls of somebody finding a "Stradivarius" on a weekly basis. The instrument is clearly a mass produced German violin made in the late 1800's or early 1900's. Even if you compare the label to real Strad labels it is way different, but the biggest difference is in the way the violin was made and looks. My valuation... well the repair would cost way more than the violin will ever be worth... so it is a minus figure :) 🎻

[@benedicttambiga7725]

Olaf! I didn't know you had a KZbin channel, I've just subscribe to you just now, I'll check your videos later. k that's it, have a fantastic day! Olaf Tryggvason...

[@AskOlaftheViolinmaker]

@@benedicttambiga7725 Thank you... I'm not as funny as Twoset, but trying to mostly help out the string community know more about their instruments. 😀🎻

[@universeborn]

Mr. Olaf 😱 Definitely checking you channel out! 😊

[@lu0844]

Subscribing to your channel!! 😊

[@da96103]

So Mr Olaf, who put the 1731 Strad label if this is made in late 1800's.

[@MichaelFrontz]

That "label" looked like it was typed with comic sans.

[@MagisterialVoyager]

mood

[@ankavoskuilen1725]

And it looked a lot younger and in better shape than the violin itself.

[@economicapple2609]

comic sans gud

[@Redspeciality]

Nice of him to make a commemoration of it for his grandfather. The old guy must have really loved it, the way he kept such meticulous, loving care of it.

[@NIGHTOWL-jf9zt]

It looks like it was buried with his grandfather and he went and dug it back up! LOL.

[@deezynar]

Instruments made by Stradivarius were widely recognized as high quality instruments in his own day. They were priced accordingly, and their price kept going up as the hype grew. My point is that only wealthy people could afford a genuine Strad, and that gentleman's grandfather would have had to been rich to get his hands on one. I'm not saying it's impossible, just unlikely. Furthermore, a man who owns a Strad makes sure that his family understands its value, so they can liquidate it for the correct sum when he dies. Nobody who knows its value would let it hang around, falling apart. As an aside, virtually all Strads have had their original necks removed and replaced, or heavily modified. If I remember correctly, that was done in the early 1800's by instrument dealers because the standard neck design in Stradivarius' time was not as good as later ones.

[@McCRBen]

Violins have servants. It’s called practice.

[@SilentlyWe]

@Austin Haladyna Some lucky graverobber's going to be very rich someday

[@reepicheepsfriend]

What the heck. My family has several instruments that are over a century old, and none of them look like that. You take care of them BECAUSE they’re the tools of your trade. That’s like seeing a computer that’s been smashed up with a hammer and saying “oh it got beat up because it’s someone’s work computer.” What?

[@prabhat2763]

it is probably the guitar culture...although most people take real good care of them...the big time guitars get beat up a lot...like the ones you use on stage....take hendrix with a burnt one...townshend regularly broke his...so...and the case can be made for pianos as well....because the keys keep getting hit by your fingers and thus the lacquer easily gets worn off

[@allenroisen2386]

@@prabhat2763 there's a culture among guitarists that a lot of them like reliced/"beat up" guitars. I personally don't, but I understand the appeal of them.

[@DarkDragon-ck9zz]

hahaha that is really funny

[@kepai584]

Cant lie my family guitar got passed down to me and well luckily the electric guitar only had the electrics damaged when i took it in to be repaired apparently the guitar ppl said “thank god the headboard or (he mentioned a specific wood) isnt damaged”. Apparently the wood on the electric guitar was expensive???

[@kenz2756]

@@kepai584 You mean the headstock? The wood on anything could be pretty expensive, I guess if the headstock is completely broken, you have to replace the whole headstock which is connected to the neck. Point is, if electronics are broken, you can replace them individually, but if the actual guitar's parts are broken you may have to replace more than just the broken parts.

[@sabretoothian]

Play bumblebee on that and it will still sound more acceptable than Ben Lee

[@venuschan2191]

Ian Budd ahahahaha Da ScaRiLeGiouS boi😂🤟🏻

[@cracknblast8247]

No shit Sherlock

[@thuyschmitz1091]

And Vov Dylan 😂

[@thebigcheese8966]

😂🤣🤣😂

[@theoacean]

Twoset: if you had a strad you would take care of it. Paganini: Hold my beer

[@lindahl458]

If he really thought it was genuine he’d bring it to an auction house, just saying

[@Cattus_Maximus]

auction house takes a cut out of the profit though and pawn shops would try to scam you, I feel bad for the people trying to sell authentic antique items.

[@chickennuggets3255]

That dude was sweating so hard and looked like he was gonna cry when the expert was inspecting the "Strad" xD G A M E O V E R

[@shurikencookies]

probably because he did the damage to get on the show lmao

[@MydearestSixsmith1931]

Yea, I hate to think of what those producers did to that poor instrument.

[@sharkPause1]

Task: Survive

[@zokoravonyensloh]

"This violin has been in my family for a long time" 2 min later "Yeah my ganddad baught it" .....That's nor really a long time XD

[@homiej2548]

Well that violin has been in that family for at least 40 years likely so it is a decent bit of time.

[@elisabetbenson]

Do consider the fact that it's an American show, shrugs in European...

[@MollyMalone1983]

@@homiej2548 The difference between Americans and Europeans is that Europeans think that 200 miles is a longe distance whereas Americans think that 200 years is a long time"

[@zokoravonyensloh]

@@elisabetbenson ah yes if you look at it like that it makes sense XD

[@tausenrico126]

@@MollyMalone1983 indeed

[@wizardish1264]

Can we just appreciate they were trying to sell a “” Stradivarius “” while there were people looking at muskets in the background?

[@henryD9363]

This is a popular American television show. It's produced, cast, and edited for viewership. Occasionally there are some genuine owners with genuine stuff. Mostly it's an act. A clue is that most "owners" don't get very upset or show any disappointment when they're told it's worthless. They're going to get paid anyway for being on TV.

[@joshuavanzyl6536]

Twoset: You would take care of your strad Paganini: Gambles his away

[@JimboSRP]

lol! Look at the font used on the label!! Stradivari must have run out of ink for his quill that day so he just ran the labels through his inkjet.

[@duxfo]

Lol

[@hindsightpov4218]

2:20 “That crack is in every worst possible place: Down the f-holes, in the center.”🤭

[@frannyb99]

No stAhp

[@Adam-lq1yn]

Ok?

[@queerchaos13]

Stoppiiiit

[@angelylopez6199]

😏😏😏😏😏

[@ugnug]

@@Adam-lq1yn rip ur intelligence

[@noah8970]

At 5:59 he could’ve just said “To me it looks like it far from 700,000 dollars but like i dont know this is Just what the producer told me to say”

[@forestenrory]

'if you had a strad, you would not let it get in this condition' but saying that, beethoven carved a large "B" into his violin

[@emily_nelson]

Not on the same level as Beethoven or a Strad, but Marty Stuart, one of the great bluegrass mandolinists, plays an instrument that is absolutely covered with scratched-in signatures from other musicians. Apparently Johnny Cash did the first one without asking permission, which is the kind of thing you can really only get away with if you're Johnny Cash. :D

[@Gheebert]

I just thought of Trigger... oof

[@peppermint424]

Oh my... All that damage... The violin must have had a hard life. I almost feel sorry for the violin. Everyone should care about their instrument whether It's strad or not...

[@makeda6530]

It looks like they just left it under something else for year, it's so sad the little thing.

[@InXLsisDeo]

This should apply to every musical instrument, even modest ones.

[@dalairem]

​@@InXLsisDeo yes! It's why I got my old 1977 student Artley flute overhauled and the lip plate re-plated. It deserves the best for having been tirelessly there for me from the start.

[@ashleyiveson8697]

RANDOM exactly. If my cello gets a tiny little knick on it I worry. I don't let anyone touch or breath around it because it's old and fragile. I'm very protective of it as I think most musicians are

[@elise0_o775]

Title : man tries to sell fake stadivarius Me: * looks at my $100 keyboard * want to be sold as a grand piano? Jk

[@usedcar74]

I actually laughed out loud

[@aj_814]

i'm american and we say pawn VERY different from australians

[@QuantumKayos]

i hate being australian and saying pawnstars is on tv XD theres absolutely no difference between pawn and porn Q-Q

[@artemis477]

@@QuantumKayos same as an English person... Some conversations get confusing really quickly

[@madhouse6422]

@@QuantumKayos i was like why they are saying porn stars,then i realize it was they accent,as a Foreigner it was weird,confusing and funny at the Same time.

[@aceatlasska4343]

I'm Scottish and we say it the same as Americans, English/Aussie/Kiwi accents just change the pronunciation of the letter "r" quite a lot 😂

[@TYsdrawkcaB]

9:37 I 100% agree. If that guy was scammin’, good he got shut down, but if he actually thought it was made by Stradivari, I have an immeasurable amount of sympathy for him.

[@dont-want-no-wrench]

he thought it was original, and took it to a pawn shop? nope.

[@TYsdrawkcaB]

@@dont-want-no-wrench idk, if you have no need for it, then that’s what a lot of people would do

[@soorajmusic]

Ling Ling: “I want you to go practice 40 hours a day.” Rick: “Best I can do is 12, and I’m taking a huge risk here”

[@soorajmusic]

@@dennisfaizriev9566 welcome to #lingling40hrs

[@KiouSky]

5:27 Yeaaah, my computer and graphic tablet also are tools of the trade and I regularly beat up and smash them around a lot because... well... I'm living off them... sure...

[@makeda6530]

What you don't slam them against the wall constantly? A good steward of your things, insane.

[@nataliarezendemarini9488]

Ikr? I'm always smashing my violin while practicing, and scratching and hitting my piano👍 you know, just living off them

[@debleb166]

Pro tip: the harder you yeet your tablet, the better the artwork comes out

[@ElTovarish]

Osu! Player?

[@LagMasterSam]

@@debleb166 That's some post-modern technique right there!

[@rafanifischer3152]

Some time back one of two people in the US qualified to authenticate Stradivarius' violins for insurance purposes told me that a label on a violin is meaningless. Violins made in eastern Europe (non-Italian) had fake labels of Italian violin makers. I myself have one with a Balestrieri label but it's a fake. It's still a good violin worth about $1,000 but if it was a real Balestrieri it would have been worth upwards of $60,000. I also have a certificate of authenticity which is also a fake. I was also told that there are more fake violins than fake paintings. Buyer beware.

[@rindy1020]

As a cellist, I, on a daily enjoy smashing my instrument. Its a hobby and how I make a living thank you very much. Good day to you sir

[@MusicWisp]

I smash my trumpet all the time too. It improves the sound

[@peachiibi8663]

Suggestion: every time you curse and put a violin over the mouth, you can bleep it out with a bow sound or pizz.

[@DocuzanQuitomos]

I can see it: Get the [pizzicato] out of here XD.

[@ChorevanBeethoven]

Rather a Bartók pizzicato.

[@anvithakarthik4314]

I would love to see Olaf’s face of horror when he sees this XD

[@andrewhcit]

Olaf has commented on this video!

[@reaganb6013]

They're about to get demonetized for being Australian 😂

[@gear.6815]

I have never seen true and actual pain coming from an inanimate object.

[@PrinceWesterburg]

From just the opening of this video: How far is the fingerboard off the table? Its virtually touching it. The wood is cheap, this is an American collonial violin, its immediately obvious from the wood. I've burnt better wood than this. And that label - its printed!!! After watching the rest: Cringe - my God, that was the cheapest PoC fiddle. What a waste of the 'expert's' time!!!

[@chibibble]

Fun Fact: It's what some of us in the repair industry call an ISO: an Instrument Shaped Object. They're basically what you just described.

[@metamaggot]

low fingerboards are a characteristic of older violins actually..it's because of the angle of the neck

[@kunchenliang8772]

@@metamaggot so... you mean you think it's legit?

[@metamaggot]

@@kunchenliang8772 of course not..it just means it's an old copy

[@hengineer]

@@metamaggot his grandad bought a Faux-Varius, knowingly or unknowingly. Walking the streets of Dubai you hear from the Indian/Pakistani gentlemen "My Fren My Fren You want to buy DVD Moobies Fake Rolex watches?"

[@ChloeIHill]

Once i was taking a picture with a froup of students from my orchestra before a concert. One kid had to go to the bathroom so he jumped down off the ledge. His violin slipped out of his hand and fell on the floor. It cracked and was really put of tune. We tuned it to the best of our abilities and then had pur concert. About 3 months later at an afterschool jazz strings meeting, he told me and my friend (who play viola [the best instrument]) that he had named his violin Gandalf becuase everyone thought it had died. We could barely keep from laughing. 😆😆😆

[@stevenpuckitt212]

I was holding my trumpet by the mouthpiece just before getting on stage for a concert. It dropped 3 feet to ceramic tile and was unplayable. I had to fake play the whole show. Thank god I didn't have a solo. It's fixed now, but the damage is noticable.

[@jacobkim3690]

Nice story, oh what me?, I guess I do have a story like this.... I played the piano at school... what you didn’t imagine this? Fine... I played the piano and than I missed a note and it sounded awful and than my teacher looked at me shocked THERE now there’s drama? What not enough wdym? There’s drama and UGH FINE: After the piano miss note, I was shocked and scared and got more pressure but at the end everyone clapped and thougth I was an expert at piano What do you mean?!!!!! That’s a good story!!! You want more? Well your damn wrong

[@kylianlol13]

@@jacobkim3690 that sounds like the kid that never believes in his own abillities and keeps pushing him/herself

[@wobblyorbee279]

0:12 *coughs* "fake" LOL THE FACT EDDY JUST SAID IT OUT

[@suyangsong]

man I feel like if he was smart enough to think up a scam to sell a fake strad, he wouldn't be dumb enough to run the scam in such a haphazard manner.... Which just makes me feel like this dude legit thought his grandpa bought a strad and he was sitting on a gold mine, which man... My heart goes out to him lmao

[@angeladominique5846]

THE SUBTITLES ARE BACK! I finally don’t have to deal with the autogenerated captions - which I also switch off ‘cause KZbin can’t understand their awesome Aussie accent. Lol

[@emilia1911]

I feel with you 😂😂

[@eileithyiakudo460]

Yesss i'm both surprised and happy when i saw the subtitle! It helps a lot since english is not my first language. I'm pretty good with reading and understanding but i'm suck at listening, especially when people have accents :)

[@angeladominique5846]

eileithyia kudo Me too! So the subtitles are a huge help! If only they could also have subtitles during their concerts. Lol

[@stellwyn]

I'm hearing impaired and rely on subtitles! So I'm very grateful 😍

[@anitac3086]

Same

[@rorrimirror]

In a real appraisal setting, the expert would probably say "Nope" as soon as he walked into the room, if not on the phone.

[@mightyV444]

That guy can count himself lucky for not having gotten arrested for attempted fraud!

[@sherazadeariavand370]

Me: "wow how old is this video? They look so young." Publish date: yesterday

[@jessicapeyton5444]

I was literally going to say, why in this video from 4 months ago does it look like they're 5 years younger?

[@wubbie8152]

27 and 28? More like 18 and 19

[@ILikeBirds]

euphoria yeah

[@ILikeBirds]

euphoria they looked 28 when they were 18 😂 They’re aging, just backwards

[@jamesmead3061]

Love the stradi-VARIOUS levels of anaylsis you guys do ♥️ k I'll go now

[@popojelly1895]

:'(

[@Laura-gb1jv]

This deserves more 👍 than I can give it.

[@elwinhe]

The violin inspector looks like Al from Toy Story 2

[@emr1d341]

I love hearing your guys' commentary! So funny, too. I LOL several times an episode and am smiling or concentrating the entire while. Continue to change the world (like deleting 'fastest violinist' from the GWR)!!

[@pppp-zp2vo]

Whenever they say ‘pawn’ stars, i hear smth else.............nevermind

[@nanwijanarko1969]

English and its phonetic inconsistencies smh. Not your fault.

[@user-xx3di7wj3y]

especially with the australian accents lmao

[@TheKb117]

I see... you are also A Man of Culture :D

[@austininflorida]

That's the point. The name of the show is a pun. There is a similar show called "Hardcore Pawn".

[@Shirley36]

I mean... That's the whole point of the show's title...

[@MawoDuffer]

There are pianos surviving from the 1920s. Violins in perfect condition from the baroque era. And this man tries to sell a broken violin.

[@NewGoldStandard]

I love the idea of selling a Stradivarius at a pawn shop. I mean, c'mon. Craigslist at least.

[@samc7336]

Legend has it that expert died from asphyxiation due to his ever shrinking vest.

[@mickeymuse2]

That man's vest was epic.

[@csharp-animemusic6558]

Patrick: "Is mayonnaise an instrument?" This guy: "Is this broken tattered piece of firewood an instrument?"

[@UTubeSL]

1:47 "There's a massive crack dude" - Twoset Violin, 2020

[@tiffanybennett1994]

This is a real show called "pawn stars", on A&E. The store, that the show is based on, is located in downtown Las Vegas, Nv. But don't be fooled, it is a reality TV show.

[@aceatlasska4343]

A&E? As a British person I thought of "Accident and Emergency", the American equivalent of which is the ER (emergency room) 😂

[@gavrilyaselletheyoungfiddl786]

1:15 It's not plastic it is ebony. Your pegs, tailpiece(it depends if your tailpiece is really made out of ebony), endpin, and finger board is made out of ebony. BTW it is called an endpin.

[@ryannguyen17650]

No, he was referring to the tailgut which is the thing that wraps around the end pin

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Man tries to sell fake Stradavarius Violin for $70,000 Ling Ling would be proud of his dedication

[@notthechosenjuan2413]

Ling Ling would be more proud if he asked for $700,000.

[@christophe6315]

Ling Ling would be proud if you let your mustache grow

[@jimphaldiahanwashcanzarqui1039]

I hate you

[@luisumana1456]

Concidering that this is an episode of a reality tv show, I find it highly duplicitous that the man selling the violin believed it to be a Strad in the first place. Pawn Stars actually has a history of creating dramatic little back stories for some of the objects shown to increase the interest of its general audience. There is a pretty famous example involving a spider brooch (a pin, essentially) that was allegedly made made by the famous Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé, but when showed to experts of Fabergé, which I might add where not involved in the show, they pretty much debunked it as such because visually it didn't match ANYTHING in regards to quality of such a piece. Its just to increase or manufacture drama which isn't actually there, unless the person selling the object genuinely believes that they have a bona fide object, which does happen. But, as with most American "reality" TV, they go to great lengths to make it palatable for an audience who might have heard about something famouse, be it a piece of jewellery or an instrument, but who don't have a great enough interest to go and find out if what they watched is true. I'm not sure, but I also wonder if some of the people who appear on the show are paid to go along with these little skits, and make an easy $50 for it.

[@dalairem]

Never watched this genre, never will, but I love how you explained this. "Reality" TV is lowest common denominator programming, pulp fiction for the mob, who sometimes watches just for background noise, but there are far too many who actually buy into this stuff and never verify. It's a pervasive problem in general.

[@izumi5304]

I agree! It’s more about making a fool of the people that come in, not to actually show a pawn shop lol

[@ankavoskuilen1725]

Disgusting!

[@HermanVonPetri]

Agreed. Even if the man with the violin was the real owner and not just a paid actor, he would absolutely have been coached about everything that was said on screen before they even started filming. No one involved in that filming was surprised about anything that was shown. It reminds me of the stories from couples who were on HGTV's "House Hunters" who are supposed to be filmed in the process of being shown around different houses to buy. But people who were on the show said that they can't even be on the show unless you've already closed on a home, and the "other options" they are shown looking at are not actually on the market at all.

[@da96103]

Reality TV is almost always scripted. There are probably multiple takes of each scene.

[@gopracticenow]

Lets be real guys twosetviolin videos never get old we watch them more that once Please don’t tell me Im the only one

[@MarjanJanczyk]

Omg. Tailpiece looks like it's glued to the violin

[@angeladominique5846]

Who else misses their old intro - where Brett (or sometimes Eddy) pops out of nowhere? Because I sure do!

[@mr.admr1016]

10:36 Turn it into a viola and than make it firewood at least you will get the satisfaction of burning a viola

[@joristeirlinck3460]

I watch your videos they are all great! Very funny and often educational. In my opinion you bring classical music closer to people. Thank you guys!

[@Stooch]

"it had a particular sound" i bet it did

[@excelicsm7401]

He : "sTRadIVaRIuS" Me: Laughing in Allegro Moderato

[@Reyn_Roadstorm]

We have an old "fiddle" like that in my family that someone once said *might* be a Stradavarius. It would have been bought in the late 1800s to early 1900s. And me knowing nothing about it looked it over and could instantly tell it wasn't the real deal. The label inside is as follows: Antonius Stradauarius Cremonenfis Faciebat Anno 1713 (makers mark here) None of it is hand written, and it's in a comparably modern font, almost looking like this default font on KZbin. It's in about the same condition as that guy's, though maybe *slightly* better. I won't go into all the gory details about all the damage... I know it's a completely worthless, mass produced copy. But I am also somewhat curious about how much a luthier would charge to get it into playable condition (if it's even possible) and then in turn, how many half decent violins I could buy for the cost of those repairs. XD

[@tttITA10]

Not even the latin is right hahahaha By the way, it probably said "Cremonensis", rather than "Cremonenfis". Turns out the old way of writing the "s" in the middle of words was different from the way of writing the final "s"s, and... it kinda looked like a modern "f".

[@mousetoad7040]

Anything can be fixed, even if means making a new top plate for the violin in the video. But with today's labor costs, not everything is cost effective to fix. If it has sentimental value, that is another thing. I have repaired and restored many things that were not worth fixing, but it was because I wanted to. It was my own labor/time. Sometimes. for the challenge, sometimes because I had more time than money...easier to fix than to afford to have it fixed or buy another one.

[@hatred9427]

2:55 "If you had a Strad, you would not let it go like this" Rob Scallon: *Sweat in BYOB"

[@skateata1]

That show is so fun. I love that they throw in fun facts during the show and they bring in actual experts to review the items.

[@csucskos]

I had to had my moms violin repaired for her birthday. (She played violin like 30 years ago and we've been talking about picking it up again, but somehow always got passed so I thought it would be nice to at least give her a push :D) The instrument was from the 1920's and there was a tini-tiny crack on it and it costed me 200 bucks. Just saying, it was a tiny crack, on a middle class instrument, not a half destroyed Strad... But since then she is so happy, have started learning to play again. I'm glad I choose to do this :D (I'm a bassoonist, don't at me ;) )

[@maxraabe5745]

@ Csucskos 👋 Well done 🎻🎶🎶🎶🎶❤️

[@hananurra6122]

You're so sweet

[@M_SC]

That’s not a lot of money you should thank your repair person

[@rafaelrandom500]

GG

[@chibibble]

Ayy, fellow Bassoonist! I wish you and your mom the best and hope she continues to play for years to come!

[@AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA839]

Me: Can we have Stradivarius Violin? Mom: We have Stradivarius Violin at home. Stradivarius Violin at home:

[@mr.string4490]

That violin can be repaired! I've seen totally smashed violins being repaired, I mean top actually dismembered.. like a puzzle! and I've seen it be repaired by an expert in restauration of bowed instruments.. but It was not a strad.. not even in his wildest dreams... that label was ultra fake haha

[@Quicksilver_Cookie]

It wasn't just not a strad, probably not even a very high quality violin to begin with. Not worth repairing, unless for sentimental value.

[@mr.string4490]

Quicksilver_Cookie agreed, but im just clearing the fact that it can be repaired, just that 😅

[@deloceanophoto]

Yep, even repaired to perfect condition which would cost around $4000, this is a German trade instrument from the late 1800s and would be worth about 1000. Not worth repairing from that condition.

[@ghostlines]

Learning so much from these XD love your content!

[@HM-sn8qq]

How much I love Twoset: 1. Bought your merch 2. Watch your ads without skipping so you can get all the $$$ 3. Constantly checking your website for your tour date so I can buy tickets. Love you guys!!!!!

[@renatarabutin3602]

4. patiently report parasite spam

[@SammyShao]

“Pawn stars” sounds like “Porn stars” with an Aussie accent.

[@majarimennamazerinth5753]

Wait... where do people pronounce them differently?

[@RR-ho3td]

That's the point.

[@hyperspirit5222]

I was looking for a comment like this

[@korosuke1788]

Thanks Sherlock! Wouldn't have understood the joke otherwise!

[@tiny_mouse6448]

@Jaeden Vaithianathan Yes, actually. But I'm from Mississippi, so that's probably why.

[@selinarwhal93]

This guy probably found it and looked up expensive violins 🤦‍♀️

[@elainewu4955]

Hats off to the editor-san; you bring out the best of these bois thank you for that

[@angeladominique5846]

Me: (About to turn in for the night.) Also me: *sees TwoSet upload* WHAT IS SLEEP?

[@gigglesofficial777]

Lol, yes!

[@1567wesley]

This is me right now

[@gigglesofficial777]

@WhoAreYou like HMMMMM, Spill the tea!!!😏