QUARTET PUZZLE SOLUTION

Today we're going through the simplest solution for the Hanayama Quartet puzzle.
To get more puzzles like the Quartet puzzle, check out the Puzzle Master website; www.puzzlemaster.ca/?a=816591
There are a few different possibilities for solving this one. As far as I'm aware, this is the quickest and easiest solution to the Quartet puzzle that there is.
When solving the quartet puzzle, it's important to make sure each piece is in the right position.
You should also notice the turn upwards that happens when you twist the second obtuse piece right around the corner.
Comment below with how you get on with the Quartet puzzle solution!
Timestamps-
0:00 - Intro
0:38 - Disassembly
2:52 - Assembly
4:52 - Tips & Tricks

[@djcrwn3097]

I’ve had this puzzle for over two years and have never been able to put it back together. Took it apart easy... getting it back was super frustrating. Thank you for posting this guide. I can rest easy now. Cheers sir!!!

[@RossDM]

That's awesome, glad I could be of some help.

[@TacticalPocketCrumbs]

4:43 the thing just jams for me so mine will eternally be apart, ripperoni pepperoni lol

[@ShiryouOni]

Same, super frustrating. My least favorite Hanayama so far.

[@edwinhouyoux4160]

Bruh took me 1~2hour

[@cryptid2840]

Yeah I accidentally took it apart but could never put it back together

[@jacobgoddard9688]

I’ve solved this puzzle several times, and every time I get it reassembled, I have no idea what I just did, so this video just blew my mind.

[@DougM_BDXL]

Once again, just like Vortex, you have the absolute best solution for this Hanayama puzzle on KZbin. With your videos I actually gain a proper understanding of the puzzle, not just the solution. Thanks again!

[@RossDM]

Thanks Doug

[@dfchang813]

Bro you have best solution of this puzzle on KZbin and that’s saying something! Thanks for helping to make this thing comprehensible. Key is getting it in right position from the beginning for both assembly and disassembly and also jiggling to get those tough rotations. Wonderful job. You are a natural puzzle master!

[@RossDM]

Thanks! That means a lot. I'm a master of nothing though, it's just a couple of hours of sitting down and figuring out what works and what doesn't work.

[@dfchang813]

RossDM - Puzzle Solving Trust me 95 percent of population can sit there for a few years and get nowhere. 😂😂. You’re awesome!!

[@RossDM]

@@dfchang813 Thank you

[@shepardgrey6618]

i guess Im pretty randomly asking but do anyone know a good website to stream new series online ?

[@vicenteweston7792]

@Shepard Grey i use Flixzone. Just google for it :)

[@timothyavery8636]

I got it apart three or so years ago and it sat like that until I found this video. Thanks, by far the easiest and most straightforward guide.

[@bsnegon9883]

Thanks for posting this... This is probably the most difficult reassemble that I have yet encountered. Your explanation is the clearest and most accurate I've come across. But even still I run into issues if you don't turn things just the right way and it jams me all up and I got to start over. Nevertheless yours is the best I found so thanks!

[@RossDM]

Yeah, a few of the moves have to be super precise. Glad I could help!

[@Emmettaug]

#1 reassembly video! Ive watched multiple videos on how to reassemble this puzzle and they were very confusing, i thought i was going to have to labeled each piece and do many confusing moves. Thanks

[@aleksiejczuk01]

I’ve Ben going through many KZbinrs and none make sense but finally something works thanks

[@RossDM]

Wahooo! Glad the video helped. Thanks!

[@evaurchage2002]

Hello, at first, please be very conciliant with my "english style" and writing, wich are really aproximative... I can say that I love this quartet puzzle, and I always make it with a very long and complicated solution.. So, I searched during a long time (over than ten years!) for a simply solution that I never found!!! I was sure it was possible te "reassemblate" the quartet after the first center square , but I never found the special move. And then, I saw your video!!! It took me many tests to find the exact position for the two last moves, but finally, I succed. Fantastic solution! Very simply. Great thanks for you from France! I definitively consider you as "The Great Master" of this Quartet puzzle !!!

[@RossDM]

Awesome! Glad I could help. Thank you very much, I think I'll put that on my gravestone "The Great Master of the Quartet" :D

[@gojazz2462]

Thank you!!! This was the easiest video to follow, this puzzle is HARD for me to put back together, was nice and easy to follow and put mine back together.

[@RossDM]

Glad it helped :)

[@CUBOMANIATICO]

It looks easy when you do it, great tutorial man, thank you, I still have my quartet puzzle in its box

[@jakewojtkowski1456]

Ross is truly goated, earned my sub with that masterful work 🙌

[@RossDM]

Luckily, I'm still young enough to know that goated is a good thing. Thanks Jake! Glad to have you on board!

[@mwolfe99]

Great job. To those trying to solve be careful about using the "Quartet" or "Hanayama" markings you see in the video as any sort of guide. That first bit on the assembly at 3:30 - just remember that the two pieces laying parallel to the table must ultimately form a nice square at 4:05 - which means they need to form a nice square by themselves. Just make sure they do before you start - when you are selecting which two pieces to join up at at 3:30. I get the impression that different iterations of this puzzle may stamp the pieces differently.

[@RossDM]

That's interesting, I'd never considered that possibility. It'd be good to know if this solves the issue for anyone struggling with the crossover... Thanks Michael

[@Csauls3378]

this happens with the spiral puzzle as well....I've owned multiple ones

[@fartwrangler]

Of the many KZbin solutions to this puzzle, this one is the simplest and the clearest.

[@RossDM]

Thanks!

[@kalikiexp618]

omg!I think I finally got it now! you're such a great help!

[@RossDM]

Awesome! Nice work.

[@evandavis4640]

My buddy let me play with this puzzle and I took it apart in 30 minutes. He left it with me to put it back together , and it took three days too look up this video onhow to reassemble it. Thanks!

[@RossDM]

30 minutes is pretty quick, good work! Glad the video helped.

[@kyledstormes82]

Best solution I've seen by far. It actually makes this one seem pretty easy!

[@RossDM]

Thanks! I thought the same...

[@YoHoeKraveMo]

Actually really helped thanks🙏🏽

[@3M2Kcanadavlogs]

You made this puzzle pretty easy. While me i got stuck and cant solve it 😂

[@RossDM]

Ha, it only looks easy because of the very long hours I put in trying to figure it out. What position are you stuck in?

[@metyous3976]

@@RossDM i am stuck whit the quartet one that has the gap out and the orther piece inside and they can’t pass

[@Rares357_]

I also got stuck

[@bluethundergiant7869]

By far the easiest to understand thank you

[@RossDM]

Thanks! Glad I could help

[@sustainaspace6972]

Great tutorial, I think one added tip for anyone is to make sure the words @HANAYANA are on the left side when you join them together. The rotation will be different if QUARTET is on the left.

[@SteveyZee2012]

great channel my friend, your solutions are very easy to follow. liked and subbed. Cheers man keep up the great work.

[@RossDM]

Thanks!

[@MAXXX1195]

Might have been ''lucky'' with this one, i got it in like 5min, so pretty disappointed for 6*, great video and crystal clear explanation !

[@jojotag5344]

I'm sad to say that i had to look up a solution to solve this puzzle after daays of trying it. it's my second puzzle i've been doing.. i think it's safe to say that i need to get simpler ones to get going XD. thanks for the comprehensible and well put together guide! GGs

[@nichloasconner6916]

Thank you so much I've had this thing less than an hour I've only been able to unsolve it I've never been able to solve it back

[@azoxystrobin]

Also thanks for posting this. I've had this for at least 10 years and never got anywhere other than a tangled mess. However, even when following your video, my quartet doesn't move as easily as yours, like not even close.

[@BlackDiamond-fy1lv]

I get stuck on the 3rd overlap 😭

[@janfloh9549]

Gibt es vielleicht noch andere Varianten von Quartet? Bei mir scheinen die Winkel spitzer bzw. stumpfer zu sein. Die Lösung geht bei mir leider nicht.

[@spencerovens6756]

Thanks was helpful

[@Caramba69]

Thanks !

[@ikspe01]

It amazing how you made such a complex puzzle look so simple! I would just make a personal comment: this solution it requiring such a precise positioning for the critical rotation that it seems to be close to the manufacturing tolerance of the pieces. On my own model I had to use just a bit of force the first times. After a couple of assembly/disassembly, the edges seem a bit worn just enough to make the very same move almost smoothly. Still a very clever solution! Thanks!

[@RossDM]

Thanks! It's interesting you say that because I solved this one again last week and I found that it doesn't work one way round but did work the other way around. I also didn't ever have to use force... it'd be interesting to get to the bottom of it.

[@ikspe01]

I have identified 4 possible positions, seemingly identical but actually presenting different parts/sides for the critical move. I agree that they require different levels of force.

[@RossDM]

@@ikspe01 Thanks, I'll bear that in mind when I have people asking/commenting in the future.

[@bubber4444]

@@ikspe01 This puzzle does not require force. The first move you have to spread the pieces exactly right to get the Quartet piece around the corner. Pay close attention to Ross's instructions.

[@ikspe01]

@@bubber4444 as I mentioned earlier, it's most likely close to the manufacturing accuracy of the parts. It might require just a bit of force on my model, and not on yours. As RossDM mentioned, it's also depending on your starting position, from the different similar situations (identical in terms of nominal geometry, but slightly different if accounting for the manufacturing variation of the components and also their symmetrical positions).

[@Phillip_RJ]

Wow you made that so easy, I guess I did mine the hard way. I had to keep connecting and unconncting each link just to get the second square completed

[@RossDM]

Glad I could help!

[@Prjm87]

How do you clean cast puzzles? Make them smooth new feeling again?

[@RossDM]

Other than a slight dusting every now and again, I've never really cleaned mine before. Slightly ashamed to admit that.

[@Rambow145]

I did everything as he did. and got a ball of stuck. nothing can't out to his. Mines hanayama level 6 quartet. didn't get a square

[@user-dj8ck4ey1c]

cool i like where do you get the puzzles

[@RossDM]

I get them from Puzzle Master. There's a link in the description.

[@Dakotis]

Thx man you just got another sib

[@RossDM]

Thanks! :)

[@BizarreDude]

YOOO i got ittt!!! Thatnk youu!

[@RossDM]

Nice work!

[@ArchibaldVIII]

A little help here? I have the quartet couple in the "normal"/starting position, whereas the Hanayama are rotated 90 degrees. I can't go back to starting position for both couples.

[@RossDM]

Ok so I think the problem is a lack of space to rotate? If I remember correctly you have to create more space by repositioning the quartet pieces. Easier said than done. Good luck!

[@Troubledboy88]

I got this puzzle apart in maybe 2 minutes. And I’d never saw a video on it. I probably just got lucky because my brain couldn’t work in reverse at all. I could get the center rhombus with the two pieces separated around the outside but that’s as far as I could get

[@heisenburger1899]

I cant do it my pieces get stuck how do į fix that

[@bassboyzepto8942]

Nice!!!

[@RossDM]

Thanks!

[@dominicdelprincipe2583]

Very elegant!

[@RossDM]

Thanks

[@dominicdelprincipe2583]

@@RossDM Sure thing. My solve of this puzzle was a tangled mess both ways... Although the two versions issue discussed in the comments may have contributed to this. Have you reassembled Vortex? That thing defeated me. Cheers man!

[@RossDM]

@@dominicdelprincipe2583 Interesting you mention the 2 version thing because I solved the Quartet again in todays video that just went live and it didn't work when trying to separate it on one side but it did work on the other... which may mean there isn't 2 versions. Yeah, Vortex is a very tough one. Tougher than Quartet for me.

[@stacybell3013]

Thank you😅

[@pamelalacroix1635]

Thank you

[@RossDM]

👍

[@PengKuanEm]

you'r the best

[@RossDM]

Thanks!

[@handbookforthehotmess]

Wales must be a hell of a place.

[@olans17]

I cannot do the overlap at 4:16

[@marcellmarton9477]

You are a master

[@RossDM]

It took 10 years of training and sacrifice, but it was worth it.

[@marcellmarton9477]

@@RossDM Yes. It was really worth it.Congratulations.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@ConnorStizzy]

2:28 voice crack😂 but much love thus is great imma like and sub

[@RossDM]

Haha, thanks!

[@LJIan996]

Whats your favourite Hanayama puzzle? And which do you recommend for someone who's starting to get into it?

[@RossDM]

I've got a couple of favourites... I like Enigma, Cylinder and Violon. For a starter I'd recommend something like Coil or Box or maybe even Spiral. Any level 2 or 3 should be a bit of a challenge without being too easy.

[@lolomark6883]

Thx

[@cjhuck27]

Can’t do the last move it seems like I. Your puzzle the bottom pieces opening is rotated towards you more then I can get mine to go. Therefore I can’t let that pierce fall in the slot and can’t get that piece to come around from the top. Extremely frustrating.

[@RossDM]

A person who has 4 different quartet puzzles told me that 2 of his puzzles work with this solution and 2 don't. It seemed like the newer versions work but the older versions don't so must have slightly different dimensions. Having said that, the precision required for just having the corner of that one piece pro in to the slot is quite extreme (if I understand which move you're talking about correctly). Other than to keep trying it, I'm afraid I can't do much else. Sorry I can't of more help Connor. Let me know how you get on.

[@jimbo4333]

Got this for Christmas

[@RossDM]

Brilliant. Good luck with it, it's a tough one...

[@jimbo4333]

RossDM - Puzzle Solving I solved it three times than forgot how to do it again so... I’m having fun

[@RossDM]

@@jimbo4333 Awesome

[@jimbo4333]

RossDM - Puzzle Solving no, YOUR AWESOME thanks for the help

[@austinhubbartt695]

Literally doesn't work on mine. I followed everything exactly and the last move to put it all together, does not work.

[@superwash7431]

Im super stuck at move 4:25. I just cant get it to go around that corner.

[@RossDM]

It has to be super precise. One thing I didn't explain very well is that you go around the corner and also rotate it at the same time. Give that a go and let me know how you get on.

[@Barrettburrito]

This has helped me a lot up until the very end it never wants to go together 😡 EDIT:I watched it in slower speed and I put it back together thanks great video

[@RossDM]

Awesome! Glad I could help. Which bit was it you were struggling with?

[@Barrettburrito]

RossDM - Puzzle Solving at the very end of putting it back together the piece didn’t want to turn the corner and then I just shook it like crazy and it finally went back together

[@RossDM]

@@Barrettburrito Ha fair enough

[@ultracanda2784]

bro I somehow tangled the pieces together like on side is on the other side what do I do

[@RossDM]

It's difficult to help and be that specific. The good news is that if you got it there, you can get it back. Might just need a bit of patience and perseverance. I know this doesn't help...

[@miguelgancedo2994]

There are two solutions as manual explain, thanks.

[@ivanzenoob3156]

No matter how much I try, I just cant do the last move to re assemble it. Ive been trying for two weeks now. Please help.

[@RossDM]

Did you disassemble it the same way?

[@ivanzenoob3156]

@@RossDM yes, I tried reassembling it a different way and it worked. I did follow your steps exactly, so its strange it wont work this way.

[@buddylove71]

Mine got stuck putting it back together, can you help me out?

[@RossDM]

I can try...

[@buddylove71]

@@RossDM let me know if we can video chat.. if not here's a video of where I'm stuck, just not sure if you can appreciated well in the video.. drive.google.com/file/d/1TWhg2JAb99pWWsanKhNtxILg_kNv5fo2/view?usp=drive_web

[@johnhernandez3134]

Did you know you can put it back together so that it in a completely different shape?

[@bradtoops5108]

I solved it after a little bit but can’t get it back together the right way

[@BasicTechGirl]

Why do i get suck on the last part. It will not go over the last corner no matter how i move it 😭

[@feelfreefpv]

None of the first two moves are smooth. I get stuck in the second. Is this video of an earlier version of the puzzle?

[@RossDM]

This is the newest version of the Quartet. Those first two moves have to be super precise. The second one involves two moves at the same time, so as you twist around the corner, you also rotate. I hope this helps.

[@feelfreefpv]

@@RossDM After some fiddling I could follow your steps more and more easy. I find this solution cleaner than the other one that can be seen on YT.

[@RossDM]

@@feelfreefpv Excellent! Yeah, I've seen a few other solutions for this one and they seem a bit more complex. I'm quite proud of this one.

[@WickedTimeFox]

I must have a knockoff because the last 1/2 moves just can’t be done on mine :/

[@Rambow145]

Same!

[@kainpwnsu]

Gah! I had this puzzle all the way up the the very last step on my own many times, but could not figure out how to completely assemble the last two pieces. Thank you.

[@RossDM]

Nice work, it's an extremely tough one

[@jeffygraph9504]

this didnt work for me :/

[@FancySShadow]

My square in the middle is not matching

[@FancySShadow]

I need some help

[@marcellmarton9477]

Im a hungarian so I cant buy from the linked site but i found it on the internet in a hungarian shop.

[@RossDM]

Awesome. Enjoy solving it!

[@marcellmarton9477]

@@RossDM Thanks.I dont bought it yet.

[@manuelaloncar4890]

I locked it in idk what position and can't get it anywhere.. I tried on my own and now it doesn't move

[@RossDM]

It's probably going to take a bit of force in the right direction to get it loose again. The problem is knowing what the right direction is

[@manuelaloncar4890]

@@RossDM I'm losing my nerves already 🤣

[@JosephCoxH]

I'm very tempted to just file off the damn corners on this thing, the engineering is perhaps TOO precise for my extremely low dexterity to be able to move the pieces into their proper places

[@JosephCoxH]

well I eventually got it but essentially had to apply a considerable amount of force to do so

[@RossDM]

@@JosephCoxH Well done for getting it apart! It's impressive how precise they have to be.

[@ThisChannelExists]

I dont really know why the 1st and 2nd step is impossible for me to do

[@RossDM]

Both of those moves have to be super precise however, I have had one person with a slightly older version of the puzzle say that the dimensions are slightly different? Hopefully that's not the case with yours and you'll manage to do it when you get it in the perfect position.

[@lajoswinkler]

At 4:25 you don't just come around that corner, you also rotated the piece CCW (in respect to your right hand). That move is the worst and gets the puzzle stuck or surface scratched if you accidentaly apply force. I don't see how you easily did that move.

[@RossDM]

That's right, I should have described that move better. There's definitely a sweet spot for that move that shouldn't get stuck or scratch the surface. I don't quite get it right at first but then a small adjustment and it moves easily. If you look at the same move in reverse at the 2:00 mark, you'll see it glides around easily. Keep playing with it. It took me a very long time to figure out this route because of how precise each move has to be.

[@lajoswinkler]

@@RossDM I think this puzzle is extremely sensitive to machining tolerances because it seems that even

[@RossDM]

@@lajoswinkler Yeah, you might be right. I've had someone else saying that they had 2 quartet puzzles, one of which did work this way and one which struggled. I think it was the older version that struggled.

[@nissa4215]

Mine is broken

[@BlackDiamond-fy1lv]

When I try to do it it comes back apart to the first overlap

[@RossDM]

That's the most confusing part because each piece seems like it's all over the place. All I can suggest is that you do it exactly like in the video... Use a flat surface, do it one overlap at a time and make sure that third overlap is using the correct two pieces. I have a feeling you might be undoing the first overlap. Hope this helps. Let me know how you get on.

[@BlackDiamond-fy1lv]

This helped a lot Man, thanks

[@RossDM]

@@BlackDiamond-fy1lv Awesome. Glad I could help

[@BlackDiamond-fy1lv]

I’ve completely memorized this puzzle now and I must have bent a piece and now I’m stuck in a position that should be moveable, ig it’s just a cheap puzzle...

[@RossDM]

@@BlackDiamond-fy1lv Hmm... I'd be surprised if you'd managed to bend it, each piece s pretty solid. Without seeing a picture of what it looks like right now, I'm afraid the only advice I can give is to keep trying. I've been in positions with other puzzles where I've thought I'd got it stuck and it's taken me ages to get it back. Sorry I can't be of more help.

[@Puzzleguy]

I hate this puzzle, as well as Aqua puzzle. Both are stupidly difficult to solve since you have to be too precise in moves. Half a millimeter right or left, and you fail to solve it.

[@RossDM]

100%, this is a very tough one. It took me hours of practise this week to figure out these steps.

[@ronaldberesfordii7131]

@@RossDM Ross: I am stuck in putting the quartet back together. I am almost there. You have the square in the middle. then you overlap the two pieces. Then you turn the piece on the left one quarter turn to the center. Then you move the piece on the right around the corner. I can do that but the problem is: after I move it, it is not turned as is shown in your video, so I can put it into the gap, which will allow me to move the last piece around the corner. Somehow it needs to be turned clock wise 1/4 turn. It does not do that when I move it around the corner. Can you help?

[@ronaldberesfordii7131]

Thanks, Ross

[@RossDM]

@@ronaldberesfordii7131 Ah ok, so the confusing part is when you move the piece on the right around the corner. As well as turning it around the corner, during that same turn, it also rotates anti-clockwise. So when you've completed that move, the gap in that piece should be facing down as you're holding it. I hope that makes sense? Let me know how you get on.

[@ronaldberesfordii7131]

@@RossDM Still having trouble getting around that corner and having that piece on the right line up with the gap. That piece on the right has quartet stamped on it, correct? I've turned it around and still can't get that piece around the corner. Is there another way to get in touch with you? Facebook, Email?

[@user-sn8vs3up7b]

КАКИЕ У ТЕБЯ ЕСТЬ ГОЛОВОЛОК ОНА У МЕНЯ ТОЖЕ ЕСТЬ

[@jesuslopezanson5329]

you soaked it in some magic oil, didn't ya? (hahaha, it's taking me a while to assemble it :)

[@marcellmarton9477]

I was solved it.

[@RossDM]

Awesome! Well done Marcell

[@marcellmarton9477]

@@RossDM Thanks.

[@imacloud11]

smh....got to the 3rd pass.. got pissed rolled it in my hand & let it hit the floor .....and it solved itself. so mad

[@RossDM]

Haha it doesn't matter how it comes apart. Well done... I think

[@user-ub4xc2pw4x]

이 영상을 추천

[@danielhogston170]

Mine will not do the final rotation. I hate this puzzle.

[@RossDM]

It has to be super precise. Are you taking apart or putting it back together?

[@waffliated]

SIMPLE?!

[@yakabanable]

This solution doesn't work on original puzzle. This version is for dumps, as I see.

[@RossDM]

What's a 'dumps'?

[@NatureRocks]

This is messed up. Stop calling it "acute angle", The parts are stamped with "Hamayama" and "Quartet". On another video, they said they have only 2 stamped parts. I have 3 stamped parts and one blank. Easy enough to match them up. Following your directions, I notice you are spinning the parts to fit as you want without saying you are spinning them into a different orientation. I follow your directions to perfection, yet my parts are not oriented the same way as yours. Fail!

[@NebraskaNerd]

Disagree first part is easy the first around the side move can not do it

[@destinyromero8231]

I am still stuck on the first part💀

[@RossDM]

Did you manage it?

[@miwiYT]

don't watch this after 2 Min of failing

[@Dakotis]

Sub*

[@ultracanda2784]

I think i broke my puzzle. help ;-;

[@RossDM]

How?

[@mr.crickinyaneck8657]

I must suck at life cuz i can not get it back together to save my life

[@RossDM]

Which bit are you stuck at?

[@mr.crickinyaneck8657]

@@RossDM i just can not figure out how to get it back together i got them apart but I tried doing what I think you did but just can't figure it out

[@RossDM]

@@mr.crickinyaneck8657 Is it the bit with the 4 crossovers or the final turn around the corner?

[@mr.crickinyaneck8657]

@@RossDM the whole process of getting it back together really

[@RossDM]

@@mr.crickinyaneck8657 Ok, maybe try watching it at a slower speed?

[@a520oppo2]

Bro that puzzle sus!!! ☠️☠️☠️☠️

[@lmtuan2020]

Too hard

[@RossDM]

Keep going, you can do it

[@gsixzero]

Really Dude? Pathetic. Just sad.

[@RossDM]

You seem upset. What's up?

[@CarlosGarcia-be2jm]

Terrible explication.