The process of making violin bows. Japanese craftsmen create violin bows using horse tail hair.

The process of making violin bows. Japanese craftsmen create violin bows using horse tail hair.
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[@thecocooreo]

I had no idea that much craftsmanship went in to making a violin bow, absolutely amazing!

[@melindajohnson3394]

I now understand why they can be so costly!

[@edsonluizdelima6100]

500 a 800 dolars. No Brasil isso seria 2 salários mínimos.

[@theeaskey]

I had no idea you played a fiddle with a bow..wow

[@liamnevilleviolist1809]

Even in just the first 10 seconds of the video I can tell you: a truly handmade bow is carved octagonally using hand-planes, then planed further to be made round if that's what the maker/customer wants. Note: many of the great bows today are actually slightly more oval in the middle, but only slightly, you can't really notice it due to all the other curves and contours happening in the bow. The bend (known as the camber) that was pressed down by a machine in the video is actually [again] literally done by hand - the maker slowly bends the stick over a tall alcohol flame. It's more accurate this way because you can feel how the stick naturally wants to bend - you can feel, for example if it "wants to bend a lot to the left" in the top third of the stick and so you can heat that less or more and you can over-bend or under-bend areas too. Now back to the video to see if they actually do this!

[@ChuckKirchner-se6ib]

What better way to celebrate a video about violins, than with a PIANO sonata as backing music.😁

[@tatsuonishi]

職人さんの丁寧なお仕事、ずっと見てられますね。

[@user-nm2oj6zi5k]

1つ1つの作業が細かすぎて職人技すぎる

[@sachinrv1]

I didn't know that so much efforts and expertise goes into making a simple looking violin bow. I very much like content of this channel.

[@ahmedaldulaimy8499]

Japan is one of the finest industries in the world👏👏👍🤗

[@kilosierraalpha]

Wow! This was absolutely amazing! These guys are true craftsmen!

[@laurencelance586]

Thank you. I am a woodworker and a violinist so this hits a lots of areas of interest.

[@nihonsuki]

I never knew so much work went into making the bow, especially the frog. Thanks for showing this!

[@michelantounchatta81]

Thank you, you are a skilled artist in fine craftsmanship. My dream was to know how to make a violin bow with horsehair. My father had a violin that he played and he inherited it from his grandfather. The violin is 150 years old. I was young, 10 years old. I remember him telling me: This bow is made from horsetail hair. Thank you. God is the one who allowed me to witness the excellent Japanese industry. Greetings to you from Syria, from Damascus, Jasmine. I am Mikhail Antoine Chata. I am now 67 years old. I hope you will visit our great homeland one day.

[@ToddAndelin]

I remember being a young child and seeing a violin bow for the first time. I was filled with awe and wonder. Seeing this video brings back that memory with a whole lot of respect for the makers.

[@hanzo05]

これは凄い。 感動した！！

[@guenni67]

In the past all steps in making such a beautiful bow, were made in handcraft and takes a lot of time. But never the less, we'll done guys!

[@elisetaragnat7663]

Merci. J’apprécie quand un processus est détaillé et que les raisons sont expliquées.

[@musamor75]

My eyes are not dry as I watch this. 🙏

[@andiiii72]

Perfekt, ich bin voller Begeisterung für das routiniert beherrschte Handwerk. Bravo!

[@falcon8553]

Such pleasure seeing artisans at their craft. 👏👏

[@JonAhlquist]

13:20 The caption says that the stick is heated to straighten it vertically, but this important step uses heat so that the bow can be bent into the proper curve. After the wood is hot enough to achieve the proper curve, the stick is removed from the heat and held in this curve until the wood cools, at which point the curve will remain in the wood. The curve adds stiffness and spring to the bow when the horse hair on a completed bow is tightened.

[@PedroAntonioNp]

I'm from Brazil and unfortunately, in addition to this wood, others of great importance for making musical instruments are heavily targeted by international trafficking.

[@orgasmatron-xxx]

What else does Brazil have to export to the rest of the world? Ugly prostitutes? 🤣

[@nosukee]

ヴァイオリン製作家がヴァイオリンを造る動画を見たことはあるけれど、弓の製作風景は初めてでした。 普及帯ということもあると思いますが、ある程度機械化されているんですね。

[@doogalloonni]

Historically some of these bows can have greater value than the violin they end up with.

[@jpwillm5252]

What meticulous and beautiful work to make this essential complement to the violin! Quel minutieux et beau travail pour fabriquer ce complément essentiel au violon ! このヴァイオリンを補完する重要な要素を作り上げるには、何と細心の注意を払って美しい作業が必要なのでしょう。

[@neptunze71]

Beautiful

[@AL_EG]

😮😮😮amazing process

[@HachigayaMamoru]

整理整頓された職場、近代化に合わせた工作機械、手加工しやすいように加工された作業冶具。とても働きやすそうですね。

[@justinlee9031]

Extraordinary craftsmanship and attention to detail

[@WeiGe-8888]

*好棒好棒。💓*

[@ticky1812]

ヴァイオリン🎻の弓のどのパーツか、わかるけれどどうやってつくるのか、どんな名前なのか知らなかったことが知れてよかったです。職人さんいつもありがとうございます。 こうやって作られた弓も、毛はすぐに傷んでばらばらにきれてしまうし、手元の皮は傷んで摩耗するし、弓のシャフトの部分も作曲家の指定する奏法によっては傷みます。 そうすると工房で定期的にメンテナンスするわけですが、ここでも同じようなことが行われます。やっぱり職人さんに感謝です。 P.S. こんどは、ぜひ、ヤマハのやっているスタインウェイの工場も紹介してください！

[@Bakhamaster001]

Әдемі жасалды смычка мықты сапасы жоғары болды 👍

[@alastairmackay4589]

Beautiful work of art 👌

[@namala-bannchou]

美しすぎる。

[@mauriceperret5111]

Remarquable savoir faire, gestes précis et méticuleuse finition, véritable travail d'art

[@bigredc222]

Amazing work. Thank you for making the video. Did you guys make those specialized machines?

[@brianflynn5355]

No, not those guys. The other guys made the specialized machines. The parts used to make the machines were made by another group of guys. One of those guys died recently, but he was replaced by another guy from another group of guys. So, yeah.

[@cookingwell]

Mr. Tarantino himself has spoken. Great answer!

[@yogidu60]

Magnifique bravo verry good job 🙏🏼💎

[@liamnevilleviolist1809]

As I just posted in a reply below - Even in just the first 10 seconds of the video I can tell you: a truly handmade bow is carved octagonally using hand-planes, then planed further to be made round if that's what the maker/customer wants. Note: many of the great bows today are actually slightly more oval in the middle, but only slightly, you can't really notice it due to all the other curves and contours happening in the bow. The bend (known as the camber) that was pressed down by a machine in the video is actually [again] literally done by hand - the maker slowly bends the stick over a tall alcohol flame. It's more accurate this way because you can feel how the stick naturally wants to bend - you can feel, for example if it "wants to bend a lot to the left" in the top third of the stick and so you can heat that less or more and you can over-bend or under-bend areas too.

[@hiromisakai]

お高いんだろうなぁと思って見ていましたが、120万円ですか！想像を超えてました😅

[@wakcedout]

The hell kinda need is that. That’s over 7000 usd which is insane just to play a damn instrument lol

[@skippco8930]

wonderful.

[@Theoryofcatsndogs]

It is interesting you pick a great piano piece rather than a violin music. :)

[@marciashiraishi5891]

Guitarist Jimmy Page often used a violin bow to play guitar on some songs. The bows obviously didn't last long, he said he needed to buy a lot so he bought the cheapest ones available. They certainly weren’t from that brand 😁

[@andrewwmitchell]

Beautiful!

[@tamaratamara7990]

Изумительная работа!

[@user-ci3er3cp4l]

Amazing work, great video. Would be even nicer to watch without this boring music.

[@alexandre6828]

Não sabia que a madeira era daqui da região,interessante.

[@Daininki]

É o famoso "Pau Brasil" que inclusive deu nome ao nosso país ❤ No vídeo ele fala que o nome é "Pernambuco" mas está errado.

[@dougwilliams8602]

Thank you

[@GB-bl6hn]

Fantastic artisans ❤

[@rylee4383]

Japanese workmanship is the best.

[@motoko7610]

押す鉋なんですね!

[@marcoszvinys8654]

Arcos de violín con música de Piano, jaja, recomiendo las Centone di Sonata para Violín e Guitarra de Paganini, para la ocasión. Abrazo!

[@-PORK-CHOP-]

Amazing hand made quality, can't help wondering how these were made traditionally before the invention of Supa Glue ?

[@hashidatackey8758]

Likely hide glue

[@bigredc222]

Without all those specialized machines it must take many times longer.

[@andrepereira3200]

a madeira do jacarandá do Brasill, é muito usada para instrumentos musicais.

[@decreci]

MUITO LINDO ESSES TIPOS DE VIDEOS SO ASSIM TEMOS A OPORTUNIDADE DE VER COMO SÃO FABRICADOS COISAS QUE JAMAIS PODERÍAMOS VER.

[@kiaaaaaah]

대박 ㄷㄷ

[@adrianwright8685]

An example of tradition outweighing utility: it would be perfectly possible to make a plastic bow with same flexibility and characteristics but traditionalists would say it didn't sound the same.

[@hirokunkk]

見た感じ2-3万円かなと思ったらまさかのピンキリ 木とか馬の毛とか材料も高そうだけど職人代も結構高そう

[@robertlukatela7230]

amazing.

[@EvolanderX]

$2800 wow!

[@MARKLOCKWOOD2012]

digital 👏🏻 claps.

[@RubensMateusPadovezeArquimago]

Valeu!

[@vasjch]

👏👏👏

Soy César Ramón Farfan Bautista deseo seguir viendo los videos en idioma español latino Bogotá Colombia gracias 🫂🫂🫂

[@dr.heshamfarouk5162]

Butful so much 💗💕

[@orgasmatron-xxx]

Buttful? Butthole?🤣

[@KzGhpour]

The Japanese are aware of the importance of the result of their work. That's why they do their job very carefully

[@edsonluizdelima6100]

Aqui no Brasil não existe este nome de madeira. Pernambuco é um estado do norte do país.

[@Daininki]

Ele errou, o nome dela é "Pau Brasil" e realmente é o melhor material para esse instrumento. Pernambuco é o estado em que era extraída a madeira na época do império.

[@cazabeto4898]

Em casa tem uma árvore de Pau Brasil que plantei há vinte e três anos. Madeira vermelha e o tronco com muitos espinhos.

[@aravindasrimal3877]

❤❤❤High quality🇱🇰

[@patbrown2227]

WOW!

[@wakcedout]

Yea…the bow I used on my viola in grade school wasn’t this damn fancy lol.

[@gottisttotdeicide]

What is the name of classical music in this video please!!

[@brianflynn5355]

"Unko wa kusakute kuemasen" by Matsuzaki Shigeru (1981).

[@lemuret69]

Ignore Brian's answer; it's a childish joke.

[@gottisttotdeicide]

@@lemuret69 Yes, i know. Thanks dude

[@Daininki]

bach gavotte partita no 3

[@bouhmidimohamed3555]

👍👍👍

[@elizete2776]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@a0931688355]

不能用碳纖維取代嗎？

[@timmienorrie]

😀😀😀😀😀

[@gy3880]

BGMがピアノ曲なのが残念。

[@time9269]

弓はバイオリンより高いってよく聞くけど、はーこれは何百万もするわけだ…

[@nanash9924]

アルシェは最高で百万前後のリーズナブルなブランドですよ。

[@time9269]

@@nanash9924 おぉん100万でリーズナブルとか青天井スギぃw

[@nanash9924]

@@time9269 天井が百万円台なので良心的というか。。海外の有名な職人さんに頼むと倍になってもおかしくないですし。

[@richardwebb2348]

All violin-family bow makers use horse tail hair, not just Japanese makers!

[@carreyxx]

牛逼

[@panglimasenopati87]

ok

[@AlexandreNiewsky]

Tellement nippon....industriel..geste sans invention..tout pareil avec le secours technologique.. . Aucun intêrét artisanal.souhaitons leur d'en réussir quelques uns

[@Aleksandr_Juozas]

То у вас в субтитрах речь идёт о смычке, то о луке. И текст титров у вас в одной фразе содержит помесь всех языков. Определитесь уже. И ещё: как-же великие итальянские скрипичные мастера, Амати, Страдивари, Гварнери обходились без вашей бразильской вашингтонской конвенции? И использовали лиственницу, ель, грушу и кавказский молочай. А теперь, пока на смычке не напишут имя старинного русского мастера Никодима Мадеинчина, играть не с руки?

[@vintagepipesnightmares]

Harder to make than a violin😂 It looks so unnecessarily complicated. So over engineered! There are 1000 easier ways to attach some horse hair on a bow

[@Yamayama-gj9lj]

いつも思うけど内容に不釣り合いなBGMは本当に邪魔！ぜひやめてほしい！

[@moode122all4]

☝️👍👍 هذا الشخص ألهمني. التعلم يزيد المعرفة، ويزيد القوة، ويزيد الثقة بالله. في اليوم الذي بدأت فيه قراءة القرآن، شعرت بالسلام في قلبي. لذا، يرجى متابعة هذا الشخص، المحاضر.👇 كيف تعرف بأنها ليست النهايه د بدر السحيمي في حكي

[@Krishna-Govender]

Let's be honest, you can create this product at the same quality using modern materials for a tenth of the price.

[@stradglider]

Natural wood sounds still better and also hard to replicate it's playing qualities. There are some good quality carbon fiber bows made, but the price end up being still quite expensive for the quality suitable for professional use. Surely there is huge number of extremely cheap Chinese productions in both wood and carbon fiber. They are not that horrible actually though cannot compete with quality items....

[@Daininki]

Você não entende nada de música 🎶

[@alfastar4034]

so many unnecessary steps👎

[@stradglider]

Looks very efficient to me, which steps do you think unnecessary?

[@Daininki]

Você não entende nada de música 🎶

[@user-kb6lt3hw6w]

千篇一律还有什么乐趣

[@orgasmatron-xxx]

What fun is there in being chinese? 🤣

[@Abdulaziz-pq]

‏Every soul will die. Whoever wants Paradise in which he will never die, let him enter Islam by the command of God Almighty, and believe in God alone, who has no partner. Jesus is the servant of God and His Messenger, Muhammad is the servant of God and His Messenger, Moses is the servant of God and His Messenger, our father Abraham is the servant of God and His Messenger, our father Adam is the servant of God and His Messenger, and all the prophets worship God. I advise him to be afraid of hellfire and I advise him to read the Holy Qur’an and the noble hadiths of the Prophet

[@richardwebb2348]

A message from an imaginary sky god!

[@lemuret69]

Enough!

[@user-bq2oy7qi6o]

А зачем..и кому это нужно?????