Before watching the answer, comment here which violin you think is the 10 Million Dollar Stradivari and I'll see if you were right. No cheating!
@MisterMeeM5 жыл бұрын
I Think its Nummer 4
@loldddddgt13225 жыл бұрын
Man be playing meme music on strads.
@lordben37875 жыл бұрын
I Think its number 5
@aadishtamaskar69615 жыл бұрын
I guess its 4
@KoiLost5 жыл бұрын
Number 4?
@TacoFusion5 жыл бұрын
I would be scared to touch something worth 10 million dollars
@joileangie5 жыл бұрын
I would be scared in the same room
@HomebrandFishfood5 жыл бұрын
Ewwwwww t series
@KikinCh1kin5 жыл бұрын
There was one time i punched the glass surrounding a $40million something or other at a museum. I was like 4 and guess i didnt like it.
@adamkang45225 жыл бұрын
I would be scared if l just looked at it
@dustintsai18395 жыл бұрын
All violin shops have their expensive violins insured...
@yaretzi14954 жыл бұрын
If you give me the 10 million violin I will make it sound like a 53 dollar violin
@2shadowsoul4 жыл бұрын
That’s oddly specific🧐
@danielallen46504 жыл бұрын
@@2shadowsoul he's saying that this guy can't play.
@2shadowsoul4 жыл бұрын
@@danielallen4650 Wouldn’t a 1 dollar violin have been a better metaphor though? I‘m just saying that it’s oddly specific. Perhaps they have a 53 dollar violin at home but never play it🤷🏼♂️
@juanprieto89423 жыл бұрын
Same lol
@yaretzi14953 жыл бұрын
@@2shadowsoul I can Change it, if u want.
@joy8445 жыл бұрын
Now let’s give those to a beginner violin student and hear how all those will sound like a $5 violin
@audreytamara21035 жыл бұрын
😂
@runcamyt5 жыл бұрын
🤣😂🤣😂🤣
@jacksonvillereclaimedwood67094 жыл бұрын
Lol! Exactly! That guy is a bad ass. He made all of them sound good. Not all equally good but you get the idea.
@dlp36734 жыл бұрын
I started this year, I am not good, but I am trying
@rrbb2194 жыл бұрын
You are so right lol. Was thinking the same thing. It more depends on the person
@ShutterAuthority2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. $450- 1000 seems like the point of diminishing returns for the untrained ear.
@Virtual_Odyssey2 жыл бұрын
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@rustyreese4006 Жыл бұрын
I agree with that assessment. I'm not a violin player at all but tone is very important to me when I buy guitars. Tone can also be very subtle. From what we get sound wise in this video, the #4, and #5 were my favorites. But what really never comes through in video is how it feels in the hands while playing, and that is the best point to start from for me personally.
@argi0774 Жыл бұрын
Not just for the untrained ear. That's where you are completely wrong.
@pipelineaudio Жыл бұрын
AND for the trained ear, as famously proven on pile after pile of properly blinded tests
@jaycoleman8062 Жыл бұрын
An accomplished musician can make even an entry-level instrument sound good..
@rinapurnamasari7805 жыл бұрын
I knew that the second one was the cheapest because my violin sounds like that. I need a new one
@lemonlime-brawlstars36764 жыл бұрын
kids everything! SAMEEEEE
@solarmoon05954 жыл бұрын
I feel you!
@katelynwood40674 жыл бұрын
Omg I’m worried now cause I paid $500 for my violin but it sounds like the Amazon violin😅😭
@stacysmom38254 жыл бұрын
Same with my cello
@JulieWallis19634 жыл бұрын
kids everything! A spoiler alert would have been appreciated there! 😡
@filipesoares13045 жыл бұрын
Rob: Im using this songs cause they're good to you hear the difference between the viollins... The truth: *memes*
@Dorlys425 жыл бұрын
He's probably the only guy on earth who played memes on a stradivari xD
@Zenii5 жыл бұрын
Bob esponja foda-se achei facil
@komchopin_37485 жыл бұрын
@@Zenii ksksks
@mjswdc8 ай бұрын
Thank you for the layman's terms for regular chums. I'm sure it was fun for many who listened, and to hear common sounds. You did not seem pretentious, I'll just point that out. 🥸🧐🤓
@Isthisapokeman5 жыл бұрын
playing megalovina on a 10 mil dollar violin... what a mad lad
@linheying66115 жыл бұрын
Complete mad lad indeed
@mrlolas51145 жыл бұрын
Yeah but nobodu cares about him playing girnos theme
@uri_9158.5 жыл бұрын
LOLOLOLAS teh weeb I do.
@mrlolas51145 жыл бұрын
@Enioko you're saying it's common to hear giornos theme coming from a 10mil violin or just more common bc I dunno if anyone can afford that
@Xarx425 жыл бұрын
Megalovania was played with the bells of the big Ben. so yeah, why not? ;)
@SoMagicalMichele2 жыл бұрын
Without hearing them in person, I prefer the 5th violin. Not surprised to hear it wasn't the most expensive. I have found that my preference in other instruments is always the "second" best.
@Durzo12592 жыл бұрын
I picked #5 too. It's like the richer you are, the less you get for what you pay for. Spending $10 million for $200,000 worth of violin and the rest is just to brag that you can spend an extra $9,800,000 for nothing.
@samuelhugo3387 Жыл бұрын
thats probably because Number One best is usaully placed there by the maximus snobs and usually follows all the snob rules and construction to the maximum (weather or not its actually better) and thus second best that gets there by less snobisms includes more inovations but snob opions keep it #2
@GabriTell Жыл бұрын
I also felt #5 nicer than #4. But to be fair, the Strad is hundreds of years old xd
@nathanbedfordforrest9546 Жыл бұрын
@@samuelhugo3387 It’s mostly because of history.
@richardcarter5314 Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed #5 the most, #4 next and #2 the least.
@brandonzzz99243 жыл бұрын
I've got to say that I like the Gagliano over the Stradivari. The Strad has very crisp and harmonic tones, and the Gagliano has more soul and weighty resonance, IMO. I like that full sound that melts into the next notes more than the Strad and gives a more visceral feeling in the gut. Plus I can use the leftover 9.9 million to buy a nice house to keep my instrument in.
@EtherFox3 жыл бұрын
I felt exactly the same. I speculate it's the age of the Strads that have dampened its resonance.
@robotspartan91003 жыл бұрын
Di Mateo for me, but its close to call. Either way, that or the Gagliano has a better sound than the strad to my ear
@daveh97533 жыл бұрын
I agree.
@maveric28813 жыл бұрын
Gagliano for me too
@lance13833 жыл бұрын
Same here.
@bakaqua1215 жыл бұрын
*"Oh look!, it's a $10M worth violin!, let's play meme songs with it!"*
@takumi044 жыл бұрын
Lmao😭😭🤣🤣🤣
@mileena_san6494 жыл бұрын
😹😹😹😹😹😹💔💔💔💔
@oaterberg4 жыл бұрын
There not only meme song lol how dare u ,🤣
@curtisniebergall47674 жыл бұрын
So tru
@akirafan284 жыл бұрын
meme songs? 🤨
@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache5 жыл бұрын
“Can you hear the difference between cheap and expensive violins?” LingLing: With enough practice, you can too
@Nozid26135 жыл бұрын
Just Some Guy without a Mustache a twoset reference I see :0
@loldddddgt13225 жыл бұрын
Damn what happened to the mustache, how tf do u have so many accounts.
@geno49945 жыл бұрын
@@loldddddgt1322 ah, i see you're a man of culture as well.
@lindseybarney34025 жыл бұрын
Amaaaaazing
@pineappleplaguedoc5 жыл бұрын
you follow me on every video i watch...
@hanschristiaanhylkema Жыл бұрын
I consider the cheap Amazon to be the most valuable violin for it provides people wanting to learn violin the means to develop this new valuable skill. So having such a starter violin and starting a passion like that is priceless.
@stephenhookings1985 Жыл бұрын
Except it sounded so bad!
@Jessica-el3dc Жыл бұрын
It also forces someone to make it sound developing a greater skill
@maryb2798 Жыл бұрын
That's not the point. The point was which sounds the best, and it's obviously not that one!
@argi0774 Жыл бұрын
@@maryb2798 Maybe in this case. There were blind tests, where experts preferred a plastic violin over the Strad. And they not only preferred it, they actually were convinced they picked the Strad. I think that speaks for itself. And for the bias.
@o2mar528 Жыл бұрын
When I started, my teacher told me to rent a good violin instead of buying a cheap one (until I knew I liked violin and wanted to invest in a better one). It was a really good advice because you would get less results on a bad violon and I don't know if I would have kept the motivation to learn.
@archermo32154 жыл бұрын
The 3rd one sounds surprisingly good when considered its value
@MrVlogman1014 жыл бұрын
Mood. I honestly feel it's almost as good as the Strad, tho not quite as good as the Gagliano.
@AngelicallyAn4 жыл бұрын
I thought the same even after the first round! It surprised me (:
@nadorf754 жыл бұрын
yes. I thought it was the 100k...
@kaori74724 жыл бұрын
it sounds very noble
@ItsArven4 жыл бұрын
It’s shocking
@DerekGlenna4 жыл бұрын
1. A violin. 2. Another violin. 3. Definitely a violin. 4. Sounds like a violin. 5. Still a violin.
@yongchong43204 жыл бұрын
Yes me too
@elisabeth65264 жыл бұрын
Nah there are definitely differences, but maybe its just because I've been playing for almost 10 years now, that I can hear the difference
@dawnssound4 жыл бұрын
Lol
@Jerfish14 жыл бұрын
Naw that amazon one was hollow and empty - stood out the most...in the wrong way....
@adam72644 жыл бұрын
#2 was the worst, I could hear that. I bet #4 or #5 to be Stradivarius, they looked older and sounded better.
@Anonymised14 жыл бұрын
Trying to find the difference on my $1 earphones 😒
@kyleziggy32034 жыл бұрын
Phone speaker here
@rgotm4 жыл бұрын
HAHA I've notice it better on my Bose headphones than on my Airpods 🤓👌🏼
@keiichimorisato984 жыл бұрын
@@rgotm $30 pair of head phones, i can hear it too.
@hariman77274 жыл бұрын
$12 dollars, and I can hear the difference.
@gomezaddams64704 жыл бұрын
Cute humor... Lost on many!🐌🌱🐸
@ania5690 Жыл бұрын
I'm a violinist and was super curious to see if I'd be able to recognize the "best" violin. I placed the first three violins correctly, but I kept being uncertain about #4 and #5. There are probably a few factors here which we can't recognize as listeners, regarding the playability. Rob talked a lot about how it felt to play #4, how the instrument wanted to give back a lot, and I think this is something that only the player can percieve best. To me, #5 sounded nicer than #4, but that's only half of the violin's personality. The other half is how it connects with the player. So I'm curious if I would still have ranked #4 above #5, if I had the opportunity to play it, myself 🤔
@bobbiemiles-foremaniii8747 Жыл бұрын
4 and 5 are the best obv. To me. It's more a matter of taste which you like
@unheilbar Жыл бұрын
same here
@Santhosh-jn2xw Жыл бұрын
Hi Ania, similar assessment here, I also preferred the brighter tones of 5/Gagliano and would use it to play something like the Sibelius violin concerto, but 4/Strad when I went back and listened and compared just the last 2 violins, the Strad def had some attitude and grit, i can't really explain but it had a unique sound which set it apart from the rest. It's too bad they didn't have a Guarnerius violin to compare which has some deep tones on the G and soars on the E and it has the ability to project like 1/DiMateo violin
@benji884511 ай бұрын
To me #4 and #5 were the best and from personal preference I like the sound of #5 better, But Stradivarius violins are thought to really sing in the higher ends producing a "silvery tone" which was what made the difference in my ear
@supernoobsmith57185 ай бұрын
As a guitarist and NON violinist, I chose the $10,000 violin as the best sounding. And the $70 violin was CLEARLY bad sounding. The $450 one is a good choice for a beginner. It really sounded solid compared to the expensive ones.
@ethan0734 жыл бұрын
The amazon one sounded like garbage, but the $450 sounded surprisingly good compared to the others that cost far more.
@blaulicht134 жыл бұрын
yes. i liked that one a lot.
@hzuiel4 жыл бұрын
Instruments in that price range are becoming so good it is hard to justify spending much more unless you plan to be a professional player.
@redshift36394 жыл бұрын
Ethan C it was painful to listen to. Like fingernails on a chalk board!
@dibrentley79154 жыл бұрын
Number 3 was my first pick and the second was the number 4.
@Textile_Courtesan4 жыл бұрын
Imho it was my personal favourite to listen to.
@osmanergun53324 жыл бұрын
Number 2 is definitely crying out its value like a donkey.
@eliftezer48484 жыл бұрын
Sounds cheap!
@davidbeppler30324 жыл бұрын
Funny, I picked #2 as the best sounding. Maybe he does not care if he damages it, but it was played the best.
@christopherdoremus45874 жыл бұрын
What blew my mind is I immediately knew it was the cheapest. I know nothing about music and was listening through built in laptop speakers.. I knew it was going to be bad, but I didn't think it would be THAT bad..
@PieterPatrick4 жыл бұрын
@@davidbeppler3032 You will need to buy expensive headphones. :-)
@davidbeppler30324 жыл бұрын
@@PieterPatrick $15 sony headphones work just fine.
@kurtheil49224 жыл бұрын
Never thought I'd hear Mario played on a 10 million dollar Stradivari.
@davidbeppler30324 жыл бұрын
They were all $70. Tricked.
@ianian24254 жыл бұрын
Me neither lmao
@billsmith35284 жыл бұрын
don't worry you still have not heard it played on a 10 million Stradivari. It is BS to get people to watch the video.
@davidbeppler30324 жыл бұрын
@@billsmith3528 so many claim they knew which was the $10 billion dollar magical instrument....
@michaelpetrovich29594 жыл бұрын
it went down in value in that 5 minutes.
@Silversnapdragon2 жыл бұрын
With 4 and 5, you can hear the bow gripping the strings. They have incredible response and crisp, clean start and finish.
@Clairettte-zi5lj5 ай бұрын
exactly, and I am not a violonist. The difference is huge
@savannah44394 жыл бұрын
As someone who has literally never touched a violin, I liked 5 the best, and 2 the worst. 1, 3, and 4 all pretty much sound the same to me
@carolineobeirne45664 жыл бұрын
Got ya to 100 likes
@anastasiakempf4 жыл бұрын
Exactly! I wanted to write the same!
@SH-kz4fl4 жыл бұрын
Agreed. I thought number 2 was the only one that sounded noticeably worse than the rest. I think I would save my $9,999,650 and just get the $450 one. And the average person would never hear the difference.
@tedtrench84874 жыл бұрын
As a non musician I thought the exact same thing.
@disinvis4 жыл бұрын
я далёк от музыки, но мой выбор аналогичный. Номер 4 близок к номеру 5, но 5 звучит лучше для меня. 2 - ужасен.
@mrduck24804 жыл бұрын
Jokes on you,I can make a $10million violin sound like a $10 violin
@ReaIiPlayBedwars4 жыл бұрын
Mr Duck I can make it sound like a 10 cent violin
@ConnyNordlicht4 жыл бұрын
@@ReaIiPlayBedwars and the 12$ - one sound like 10 M $ - violine, as well!
@Anderixx4 жыл бұрын
I can make that everyone wants to give me 10 Million $ for that I stop playing xD
@lilmeowmeow53834 жыл бұрын
DrawWithJesse I can make it sound like a 10 mx peso violin
@emmazhang75494 жыл бұрын
A G 😂😂😂
@marijamancic89833 жыл бұрын
Every violin is good in the hands of a master
@bcatypical3 жыл бұрын
No, the instrument has its own qualities (or lack of) that just ARE.
@dannyelregio3 жыл бұрын
It's the Indian, not the arrow
@vickielawson31143 жыл бұрын
@@dannyelregio That's racist.
@dannyelregio3 жыл бұрын
@@vickielawson3114 Lol not at all. It's a well known saying used from the time ancient indigenous warriors used bows and arrows in combat, and trained young warriors to stop focusing on the type of arrow that will deal more damage, but in the technique and skill at the moment of the shot, so a versatile warrior will be lethal even with improvised weaponry. The saying survived the test of time and now is used everytime a practitioner tends to focus more on the artifact, instrument or tool rather than focusing on its skills...
@vickielawson31143 жыл бұрын
@@dannyelregio Why not say, "It's the archer, not the arrow." I was actually joking about the racism, but saying archer does sound better.
@SVillainG2 жыл бұрын
Guessing from most expensive to cheapest - 35412 They do sound different, even though I have no musical experience. Also 3 and 5 are very similar.
@thzzzt4 жыл бұрын
I hear the differences, but not $10M worth.
@NeonLine4 жыл бұрын
like the old guy explained, its not difference in sound that makes it that expensive but supply and demand
@lionbolt21364 жыл бұрын
More like a High Status Celebrity held and used the Violin, that would explain why its so much.
@LiakatHossain4 жыл бұрын
To me 70$ and 10 million it's same. I won't buy if anyone offer 10 million one for 10$ :)
@loravipperman30614 жыл бұрын
The man that made them took his secret to his grave. MANY MANY MANY have tried to duplicate but no dice. The few that exist are the only that will ever exist. 😔
@es35020124 жыл бұрын
Yeah, you are the type that would say "I feel the difference, but not 50k", when you compare a Ford with a Mercedes. Things come at a price, a lot of times the big difference in numbers make you say its not worth it, but that's the way it is.
@randomvintagefilm2734 жыл бұрын
Too bad we couldn't see the guy in the background sweating as he holds the insurance papers!
@damonbrown44524 жыл бұрын
I love you 😂🥰
@msXguide4 жыл бұрын
hahahahahaah thanks for this lol
@clacker57995 жыл бұрын
I enter, I hear Giorno's Theme, I stay
@batsaranganerdene69115 жыл бұрын
send B A S S
@amirsharipov50845 жыл бұрын
Im to
@sure20745 жыл бұрын
Me too
@blastingmaxemes70995 жыл бұрын
kono giorno giovanna niwe yume wa ga aru!
@Clarkbardoone5 жыл бұрын
Same
@AlexTML Жыл бұрын
Very strangly I closed my eyes and I was able to notice which one was souding better and for sure I realized that number 2 never sounded good. Was very sharp and it felt like if someone was cutting on my skin. I knew third did not sound better tham the first and 4th and fifth was confusing, but they sounded a lot better than any of the previous ones
@AndrewR23 Жыл бұрын
I 100 agree the second one sounded like at multiple points the bow was screeching on the strings is was not very pleasant to listen to
@camilabesel6744 жыл бұрын
Actually, I really like the 5th one, more than the Stradivarius...
@zmarc-4 жыл бұрын
yeah but it's a strad immediately making it better 🤣
@stessiebrook4 жыл бұрын
Same!! I loved the tone of the 5th more. Honestly you could see on his face the 4th one was the Stradivarius.
@joshwinder99454 жыл бұрын
I originally thought the 5th one was the 10,000,000
@chloemcqueen9104 жыл бұрын
I think that the 100,000 one is stronger in sound and clean btw, the strad tho more... smooth i think.
@fyouman74 жыл бұрын
Me too
@davidkrasovskis7344 жыл бұрын
I like the sound of Galiano's violin much more than Stradivari's violin.
@Enigma2410004 жыл бұрын
Ah yes! Thought so too, made me smile each time I heard him play it.
@MonicapatelPrecise4 жыл бұрын
Ah yes! I thought 5th was most expensive
@4imee1984 жыл бұрын
Same I guess right the cheapeast and I was between 4 and 5 but I closed my eyes in the last comparison and Idk why I guessed the 5. Anyway I'm gona heart it again 😅
@DuckLover-tz7bd4 жыл бұрын
i also got everything right except for that i placed the 5th over the first and fourth
@ar8mida4 жыл бұрын
Same! :D Also for me Di Mateo violin sounds better than Stradivari's. .__. Nuff saud.
@MartinandMiriam4 жыл бұрын
Professional violinist here-I thought No.5 was the most expensive! And No.1 was 2nd most expensive and No.4 the Strad was 3rd!!! Gagliano and modern good quality violins sound better than some Strads! I have played a whole recital a on a Strad and I love my $10,000 violin better!!! 😅
@pandisionesamartinez29584 жыл бұрын
Same here!
@junipersages4 жыл бұрын
Really? I am a social worker and I could tell #2 was the $70 one lol. I did play the violin in middle school if that counts for anything ;)
@youkofoxy4 жыл бұрын
To be fair he was nervous while playing, I thought for a moment that was the strad (it was made to sound like a human, and was sounding quite like a one during megalovania) but them one of the note sounded wrong and I was like... no that isn't the strad. but if you take into account that he was nervous, it does make sense for the strad to sound worse.
@Justwantahover4 жыл бұрын
But do professional musicians have hi end speakers? lol
@jasonperez78114 жыл бұрын
I don't play violin but guitar, I too almost picked 3. But ended up picking 4. I think 5 is good but overpriced. However, I'm sure the differences between the many $450.00 violins is vast.
@bsheaves Жыл бұрын
Some observations I made about the Gagliano vs the Stradivarius. The Gagliano has a “bigger” sound the Strad has a much “richer” sound. The Gagliano is for the assistant concertmaster while the strad is for a cocncertmaster or pure solo work
@katiee.elisabeth3 жыл бұрын
my violin cost $40 at a pawn shop. It sounds really nice when my teacher plays, so I’ll go by him edit: it sounds better when i play, too now :))
@shanedaniels64473 жыл бұрын
150$ used off FB marketplace. 120$ new off amazon. I make it sing like it's a 15$ kids toy after my first week of practice so far.
@katiee.elisabeth3 жыл бұрын
@@shanedaniels6447 gotta start somewhere :) my violin teacher told me i sounded like a dying calf in a hailstorm
@TitaniumTronic3 жыл бұрын
@@katiee.elisabeth this is why I just learn from youtube and away from people Hmm, why am I even here...Im trying to learn the piano
@rotaderp883 жыл бұрын
@@TitaniumTronic you’re not alone bud.
@Rawnaq_aliman3 жыл бұрын
😂
@jimbohalsey83744 жыл бұрын
Just call me Beethoven... Cuz I can't hear the difference 😫
@braedenb74514 жыл бұрын
Lol that’s some dark ass humor
@Phuck9114 жыл бұрын
Sadge :(
@CatsInHats-S.CrouchingTiger4 жыл бұрын
😝
@teczero53234 жыл бұрын
holidays are pagan Jesus coming soon! not JW yessir
@crimsonred-d1r4 жыл бұрын
@@psalm3496 YESS KEEP PREACHING
@safetydepartment Жыл бұрын
I was surprised to find that my favorite sounding violin of the bunch #3 was the $450 student grade. Second favorite was #5. I honestly didn't like how dark the $10m strad sounded, but #2 was so obviously the cheap amazon one. This makes me feel better about buying a $700 Schuster&Co as my first violin. If I had spent any more $$$ the difference in sound would probably go unnoticed by me. I'm thinking this will last me for a long long time, if not for life
@axlcrush10 ай бұрын
Yup the $450 violin definitely punched way above its price. I could not tell much difference from the rest, except the $70 Amazon which really stuck out as bad.
@evgeniiamahato567910 ай бұрын
I also liked n 3 and 5 most... that's probably why i can't appreciate high end concerts :)
@blisslolz76118 ай бұрын
@@evgeniiamahato5679 its easier to tell in person but you can hear the instrument is warm but it doesnt have as many overtones and doesnt resonate well.
@maxz698 ай бұрын
1st is my favourite violin. 2nd is cheap AF. 5 is also kinda dull.
@ktheus3078 ай бұрын
@@blisslolz7611On KZbin you can't hear how well the sound propagates.
@brunaamarantecohen44184 жыл бұрын
The Stradivarius is amazing, but my favourite is number 5
@nancyjohnson83634 жыл бұрын
By far....
@paopaosm4 жыл бұрын
X2
@fakuridesne4 жыл бұрын
Yeah. No 5 sound better than strad. Just bcoz strad is well known and rare, that makes much more worth.
@jemssmith4484 жыл бұрын
same bruh
@poppyz68164 жыл бұрын
yesssss 5
@LesPaul20062 жыл бұрын
#1 and #5 have very charismatic, vibrant tones. The Strad, in comparison, is very balanced and sweet. #2 should be used for firewood.
@carlito60382 жыл бұрын
I liked 2 the best for the first exert lol
@devo6413 Жыл бұрын
lmao that's harsh true tho
@PancakeDesign Жыл бұрын
You will probably die from the fumes
@lucrativeskillstoday3203 Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@DaveTRB40 Жыл бұрын
I thought 1 and 5 hit the deeper/bass notes in the second test best atleast from the quality from my phone audio
@TheBonsaiZone3 жыл бұрын
I picked 4 and 5, they were the nicest sounding, I think 4 slightly beat out 5, but so close, it's hard to tell.
@TheBonsaiZone3 жыл бұрын
That cheap one was horrible in all areas, sounded like it had a mute on!
@marazDNG3 жыл бұрын
@@TheBonsaiZone yeah the cheap one sounded like crap XDDD, I also picked 4 and 5 after the firt 2 songs but I have to pick 5 after mario. I guess I would be more sure with headphones on though..
@TitaniumTronic3 жыл бұрын
They all sound like violins to me XD Slrry, Im not a violinist Im learning the piano through youtube lol
@marazDNG3 жыл бұрын
@@TitaniumTronic I am the same, I am a respecter of a quality sound though
@goncalobaia15743 жыл бұрын
Same here, that 4 sound immediately distinguished itself gorgeously
@bizerk542 жыл бұрын
I think your face says it all when you play the 10 mil violin, you are holding back a smile and you can tell you really enjoy playing it.
@johnbrynjolfsson57224 жыл бұрын
Wonderful experiment! Musician seems, however, to change his “reverence” as playing different instruments. Hard for him to put his “heart” into playing $70 instrument. Perhaps blindfolded musician handed violins in a random order would result in a “double blind” experiment. ,
@ErickG4 жыл бұрын
john brynjolfsson this guy sciences
@sandraperez22384 жыл бұрын
Yes to double-blind!
@MzClementine4 жыл бұрын
john brynjolfsson 😯🤔
@2019inuyasha4 жыл бұрын
no the musician would know by sound and wood quality ect...
@waitabitlonger4 жыл бұрын
By sound I immediately noticed the Gagliano, the Amazon and the Stradivarius. Very easy to notice just by ear. The amazon sounds so bad, easy for a beginner to quit when playing it...
@huruey4 жыл бұрын
I put 2 in easy bottom. Horrible. 1 and 3 in same class "decent". 4 and 5 in the same "great" class.
@richardburnett37574 жыл бұрын
Same here.
@mrmountain95404 жыл бұрын
huruey I was too uncertain since I know little about violins but I had a strong feeling about 2 and 4. Good thing I didn’t get them backward.
@Rubixdecampo4 жыл бұрын
Same four slightly better than 5 though on second song you can hear it in the lower notes.
@analissecassar4 жыл бұрын
Totally agree with this guy.. I feel 3 is a bit weaker than 1 maybe and feel 4 is better than 5... 2 is the reason I’m not fond of violins
@drawbootiful86654 жыл бұрын
Same
@phoenixflamegames15 жыл бұрын
My question is more how the F* did you get your hands on that Stradivari?
@OtavianoLuizPeSilva5 жыл бұрын
Fbi is coming
@red479425 жыл бұрын
Hes using someones from a shop in LA look in the description
@brickfather31795 жыл бұрын
Hybrid Cenentri Gaming he would not have bought it lol, he probably just asked if he could borrow it from an organisation or something. He has no use for a 10 million dollar as he isn’t a professional soloist. He just makes videos for KZbin. Also he wouldn’t have the money.
@botdog3705 жыл бұрын
Hybrid Cenentri Gaming idiot
@50shadesofdepression765 жыл бұрын
The secret ingredient is crime
@Metalpazallteway Жыл бұрын
I definitely knew 1,4,5 were the best but inhad alot of trouble deciding between 4&5. To me they're used in different situations. 4 was very tearful in every performance. But 5 was also vibrant warm but not as tearful as the Stradivari which is ok when changing genres
@Makdaddy-q4y Жыл бұрын
I thought 5 was the best best to worst 54312
@zakariadalil3 жыл бұрын
I could tell the 4th violin was the most expensive from the smile on Rob's face everytime he played it! 😁
@prafullpandit5313 жыл бұрын
And I was able to tell it by the smile on my face everytime Rob played it ;)
@VarnasBaltas3 жыл бұрын
Right! Me too!
@natashapanjwani45883 жыл бұрын
HOW!
@Fawkinchit3 жыл бұрын
damn thats smart
@abram27303 жыл бұрын
It’s like Chloe’s violin.
@stitch85893 жыл бұрын
How to see if a violin is expensive or not: See if it's shiny Edit: if it’s too shiny, it’s cheap
@kubiyyo24023 жыл бұрын
Its same as pokemons.. shiny are always more valuable
@swiftly_produced26943 жыл бұрын
Wrong, look how the person is handeling it
@fouziya3643 жыл бұрын
@@kubiyyo2402 fo you mean one piece pekoms but he died
@aylasworld3283 жыл бұрын
Thank you foe letting me know I have a to so dark violin!
@arneshpal77023 жыл бұрын
What? 😂😂😂
@LOLAAAAAHHH2 жыл бұрын
I thought that the second one was one of the most expensive, I loved the sound 😅
@jufredchannel13682 жыл бұрын
same with me 😛
@edwarddivin89104 жыл бұрын
me: There's absolutely no difference! also me: Listening to a $10,000,000 violin on a $2 speaker
@damonbrown44524 жыл бұрын
😘
@Buggiy4 жыл бұрын
damn rich edward. You got separate speakers... pfff
@anyas87144 жыл бұрын
I listened on my phone and I heard the difference 😒
@pirimpallopirimpalli49324 жыл бұрын
@Gap gotta be live to really hear the difference
@tiffanypham37494 жыл бұрын
Anya S r/woooosh
@heystevo825 жыл бұрын
I like the sound of the $100,000 one better than the $10M
@synnvelange70624 жыл бұрын
Same! The 100k one was by far my favorite! Tbh, I thought 4 was the second cheapest one.
@altarik4 жыл бұрын
I thought number one was the most expensive because for me the sound is better of them all....and I guess it right, number 2 is the cheapest.. and I thought 3 is the second cheapest while I also like both 4 and 5..
@leemarvin13544 жыл бұрын
Exactly! I got everything correct and I tot 5 was better than 4.
@Fullofspirit0104 жыл бұрын
Yeah i thought the no.5 sound more rounded and full than the fourth
@meghauday074 жыл бұрын
Exactly!!!
@maureen144 жыл бұрын
I thought it was number 5. I like the sound of number 5 better than the Strad.
@minshubay67404 жыл бұрын
It's because it sounds better with the high notes (which a violin is most known for) while the 10M violin shines in the lower notes. Also it's more expensive because it's rare. Supply and demand. Not purely because of its quality. The way he's playing the strad could also be affected by him being more careful because it's so expensive and as he said, he was quite nervous just holding it.
@MinaAzizGeorge4 жыл бұрын
Same here :S i hear num 5 is the best ....
@ajla3183 жыл бұрын
I didn't like the 5th that much cuz it had like a darker timber and also a lot more hollow tone it doesn't project that much. The 4th violin has a much colorful and vibrant tone
@ape25333 жыл бұрын
@@minshubay6740 It’s expensive because of it’s quality. Stradivari made the best violins there ever was. That violin is 300 years old and it’s in perfect condition. The high notes are obviously better on the stradivari than on the other one. You don’t know much about this subject.
@minshubay67403 жыл бұрын
@@ape2533 The owner of the store said so. It is indeed high quality but supply and demand also takes part. I was just reiterating what's said on the vid. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@TheSparshofMusic-wn7deАй бұрын
Rob makes a $70 violin sound like a $1000 violin! I couldn’t tell the difference!
@baucelabs11594 жыл бұрын
"it's valued at over 10 million dollars, and it is absolutely worth it" [F]: Doubt
@Kevin-rv8br4 жыл бұрын
F
@Imman1s4 жыл бұрын
Is a unique violin whose sound can't be reproduced. The 10 million is just a nominal value, in practice is priceless since its cannot be replaced no matter how much money you have. Is not unheard of ridiculous asking prices north of $40 millions in public auctions, so $10 millions for this one only means is not one of his finest (I could have missed it but I don't recall the video author mentioning the name of the violin)
@baucelabs11594 жыл бұрын
@@Imman1s in practice, my car is priceless because of the memories I have with it and time invested in it, it couldn't simply be replaced by a matching model Reality is, once someone purchases a priceless item at a fixed sum, that's what it's been priced at I'm just making a little joke because it's only going to be "absolutely worth it" for a very, very small subset of people who are *really* into violins, and don't mind dropping 10mil on one.. even 99.9% of professional violinists would not consider it "worth it", because for most, it's unlikely they would ever recover that cost with the income they make performing with it
@MinecraftRocks20124 жыл бұрын
Well maybe for you, but for the world renowned violinists, they are worth it
@RobertKarlBerta4 жыл бұрын
@@baucelabs1159 Very valuable violins aren't owned by the musicians in most cases. They are owned by the orchestra or a group of people or organization that has the funds to buy them. Often it is more of a way to give prestige to a player or orchestra. That being said there are amazingly good, others great and others so-so Strads and other makes also. Very few people have the skill to recognize the difference. Frankly I was most imporessed with the $100,000 violin. But without playing it or hearing it in person.....that doesn't mean much.
@pascallaferriere91233 жыл бұрын
Just came here after watching the SciShow episode about the sound of Strads, and all I could think about was that the player's perception of the violins can affect how they play. Notice the smirk when he's playing the strad, total give away hehe.
@otrinta65363 жыл бұрын
Same 😂 idk how but I actually was able to guess correctly that the strad was the 4th one lol
@TomLuTon3 жыл бұрын
Same. That's why I kept my eyes closed while listening. I did notice that #2 sounded 'weak' and i couldn't tell the difference between 1, 4 & 5
@FilipAlexx3 жыл бұрын
Me too! wait... what if WE are the ones experiencing self confirmation bias right now?
@adamperry57943 жыл бұрын
Omg same
@shaynerushton2143 жыл бұрын
Number 2 was warmer than the rest. My favorite sound was number 5. I closed my eyes for he entire demo and only opened them for the reveal.
@AnaHernandez-xh2mp4 жыл бұрын
I recognized immediately which one was the cheapest, it sounded EXACTLY like my first violin (which was cheap AF, but I don't care, it'll always be my precious baby).
@dogfriendhd83034 жыл бұрын
What is AF
@maheenul54874 жыл бұрын
@@dogfriendhd8303 as f**k
@consciouscreator25263 жыл бұрын
Agree. I love my $600 first violin though i have a $3000 one later as my first violin kept me company throughout most of my grading exams
@АнастасияЯ-ы4р Жыл бұрын
I didn`t want to guess the price, I just tried to decide, which sound I like more. Different songs had their own champions, but overall I loved the #5 violine.
@ccorbin834 жыл бұрын
In the hands of such an accomplished musician, it’s hard to hear the difference.
@groenevinger38934 жыл бұрын
I think In the hands of such an accomplished musician, it must be very easy to hear the difference..
@SetTheCurve4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, lucky for any broke busker, the amazon instrument sounds just as good as the ten million instrument to everyone in the crowd.
@MinecraftRocks20124 жыл бұрын
@@SetTheCurve Maybe if you play for an audience of small kids. Violins are one of the few things where more expensive actually = sound better. If you don't believe me, just go to a strings shop and ask them to play for you... It will be very obvious which one is better.
@spacewolfcub4 жыл бұрын
Maybe it has more to do with KZbin compression and the variable quality of speakers we’re listening on, rather than the player making all violins sound the same.
@groenevinger38934 жыл бұрын
@@MinecraftRocks2012 Maybe you are right but the 10 million one, does not sound more than 100000 times better than the 70 dollar one.. 10million for a violin.. is very very ridiculous.
@semyongorkovoy17273 жыл бұрын
As a sound Engineer I actually managed to guess which is the strad. However, I do prefer the sound of to 100k one tbh
@kimberlywentworth91603 жыл бұрын
How do you really tell over crummy computer speakers and compressed sound.
@semyongorkovoy17273 жыл бұрын
@@kimberlywentworth9160 The overtones are still there. Never heard a strad live, so I don't know which overtones did get lost in the recording/playback etc, but I suppose it was enough to hear that there is a difference. I heard it primarily in the mid-range, around 300-600Hz
@ziadnatshe70563 жыл бұрын
I'm not a sound Engineer but I agree with you.. I was able to guess everything accurately only I thought #5 was the 10m Violin.
@shift64353 жыл бұрын
Me too, the 100k as a sound engineer as well, sounds more balanced across all frequencies, even when chords were played.
@dapotato1753 жыл бұрын
EH ok so i might sound weirdly 5 year old here but that is AWESOMMMEEEEEEEEEEEE
@Mr.Heller4 жыл бұрын
Not sure about prices, but : 1: Sounds like you would expect a good Violin to sound. 2: Barely audible, but pretty soft, so tolerable. 3: Didn't even notice it, because of how average it is. 4: Rich sound, and a bit *too* rich honestly, like eating pure sugar. 5: *Perfectly* balanced tune, liked that one the most.
@MaxxMcGeePrivate4 жыл бұрын
Interesting, I felt the same and actually preferred the 5th one.
@Warpig20N4 жыл бұрын
That is what I said my guest was 1,5,4
@madestmadhatter4 жыл бұрын
I liked the softness, and it came through loud and clear on my headphones, but song 2 demonstrated it's limitations.
@damonbrown44524 жыл бұрын
I agree with 1 and 4 and kinda 5 lol
@damonbrown44524 жыл бұрын
Mr.Heller to me 2 sounded like screaming like scratching a fork on a plate
@louisxiiii Жыл бұрын
I'm not a musician, but an audiophile who has been to live symphony concerts. I got them mostly in order, except for the top 2, I had reversed. I noticed the Strad's rich vibrant tone, but preferred the expressive voice-like dynamic tone of the $100k instrument, although I can see where ti would depend on taste and what kind fo music you are playing and what kind of emotion you want to express.
@amdphreak11 ай бұрын
The Gagliano sounds better than the Strad to me....but I'm listening on a smartphone sooooo goodbye bass
@jaohub59905 жыл бұрын
1: My favorite 2: 70 Dollars im sure 3: its cheap but not too bad 4: Good 5: Good 1, 4 and 5 to me are expensive violins but my favorite was number 1.
@perpetuallyconfused25085 жыл бұрын
Sameee I had the exact same view
@jingoreilly17955 жыл бұрын
Me too
@Lotusblume.85 жыл бұрын
I agree. I’d take the first one too over the others. Same view as you.
@januswang5 жыл бұрын
I have exactly same feeling. I love the sound of the first one.
@ray26364 жыл бұрын
Truueeee. But that's probably because it's worth ten million. The sound quality is worth ten mil and has lots of fans lol 😂 haha
@DevFishy5 жыл бұрын
The dislikes are from people who wanted to demo a 70$ violin but was told no
@luigi-wy2wt5 жыл бұрын
its only 19 dislikes
@rocketgaming64065 жыл бұрын
Wanted do demo
@DevFishy5 жыл бұрын
Oops I’ll change it
@DevFishy5 жыл бұрын
K fixed it
@wasanasaw4 жыл бұрын
The problem is that this dude could play a sock stretched out over a garbage can .... AND IT WOULD SOUNDS BEAUTIFUL
@TheKb1174 жыл бұрын
same feels here... His very good playing made it difficult to differentiate between the violins. :D
@MzClementine4 жыл бұрын
Wayne Sanders 😆🤣😂
@danceillusion134 жыл бұрын
True!!!
@kathleennorton61084 жыл бұрын
@@TheKb117 In person you probably could tell the difference. Different pieces of music also may bring out the amazing, rich and beautiful tones of a finely crafted, special violin.
@skitzochik4 жыл бұрын
Uhh problem?
@michaelhe8375 Жыл бұрын
Not surprised the learn the 3rd violin was $450. There were 4 fine tuners which is usually used for beginners.
@THE_ROACH_THE_1st4 жыл бұрын
2 is cheapest ? 5 is highest? That’s my guesses
@charlotte57324 жыл бұрын
I thought that 4 and 5 sounded exactly the same 🤷🏻♀️
@erickanew4 жыл бұрын
@@charlotte5732 me too,
@eflat__major4 жыл бұрын
Heh that was my guess too.
@-cubeau-77984 жыл бұрын
My guess
@TheSuzelfruz4 жыл бұрын
That was my guess too.
@annans14 жыл бұрын
Actually i thought number 5 was from stradivarius. The sound was deeper, really number 5 is sounding the best to me compared to number 4...
@iii.kelvin4 жыл бұрын
Me watching this video not knowing a thing about violins: *Hmm, yes the floor here is made out of floor*
@targetedfox94374 жыл бұрын
@Felix Wu it's amazing how you would take time out of your day just to say 9 words that probably nobody will see
@sibii43254 жыл бұрын
@@targetedfox9437 🤣😂😅
@andrewmoreno90564 жыл бұрын
@@psalm3496 craze
@cottosucks083 жыл бұрын
😂
@armlink38783 жыл бұрын
@@psalm3496 😛
@graciegracie Жыл бұрын
I knew it was No._ because of its sweet and smooth sound, and you were smiling.
@Romy---5 жыл бұрын
Rob: "it's valued at 10 million dollars and it's totally worth it." Me: ... k.
@mediclimber4 жыл бұрын
Don't care which one costs 10 million, I like number 5.
@sodaomgi72334 жыл бұрын
me too
@asmahoceini97534 жыл бұрын
Me too
@hoodstockreligiontv4 жыл бұрын
True
@cecillesalvan4 жыл бұрын
Agreed! The sound was just so creamy ...
@MelloriNoMori4 жыл бұрын
I like number three it sounds more crisp.
@jesualdotavares43784 жыл бұрын
10 M . I could buy houses for everyone in my family and still have some money left for retirement. And don't forget. Buy a 70 dollar violin.
@dangmonglongchar3184 жыл бұрын
loooooooool
@boundary25804 жыл бұрын
70 dollars is probably really breakable. The 500 dollar range is better for a starter violin. A professional violin probably goes for around 2000-3000 dollars. Remember that sound is not as big an indicator of price as age and manufacturer are.
@anandsuralkar29474 жыл бұрын
Awese
@alghameed4 жыл бұрын
And you can have your private orchestre 😉😉
@coraliemaupu8934 жыл бұрын
If you want to be disgusted by violin, buy the Amazon one 😅
@felicianomiko5659 Жыл бұрын
I liked the sound of the Gagliano best. I thought it had the best depth of sound. And as cheap as the Amazon violin was, I was impressed with the sound for $70. It’s not good but it sounds a lot better than I thought it would.
@zorglub6675 жыл бұрын
damn, that 450 dollar one is really good value for the money. im impressed.
@MouseyBusiness4 жыл бұрын
Agreed. I really loved the way that one sounded. Even more than the stradivarius. That Amazon one sounded horrible. I would skip that all together, even as a total beginner.
@charlottepurslow17394 жыл бұрын
@@MouseyBusiness I'm glad I'm not the only one! I loved the 450.
@ayouyabts26014 жыл бұрын
I knew the 4th was the 10M$ just from his reaction 😅 He looked happier playing it
@caulkins694 жыл бұрын
That's why comparisons like this aren't terribly reliable. If the performer knows what he is playing, it can influence the quality of his playing even if he doesn't mean it to.
@loafbreed72464 жыл бұрын
#3 had him looking like he was fondling dogshit lmao
@55555555538854 жыл бұрын
Me to lol!! He had a smile while playing it
@KyAl24 жыл бұрын
No poker face.
@SilviaVanThreepwood4 жыл бұрын
We found Sherlock Holmes in the comments! XD
@d.khoung3594 жыл бұрын
When he plays a 10 million-dollar violin, you can literally see him smiling. The $70 violin, anguish!!
@garybrown19224 жыл бұрын
Yes! That little suppressed grin was a give-away each time (as were the pegs....).
@carolynnmathisen8754 Жыл бұрын
I can’t believe I picked the Strad! I have no experience with violins but the beauty of this sound is out of the world
@Maxllerrelic4 жыл бұрын
If it cost 10mil then it better play itself.
@sadgisrivastava76994 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@apersonthingy4 жыл бұрын
It better record it’s own original music, become a chart topping artist and give you every last cent it makes
@gorilladoc344 жыл бұрын
It's over 300 years old. It's more a work of art than an instrument.
@apersonthingy4 жыл бұрын
Gorilla Doc If that’s the case, that makes a little more sense
@fairwind82224 жыл бұрын
No, it better play me
@1gearwrench4 жыл бұрын
For some reason my ears are loving the "Gagliano" Much more than the. Other 4.
@Dominothespotcat4 жыл бұрын
Right? I much preferred the tone of the Gagliano. Just this smoother quality to it
@cavetr0ll4 жыл бұрын
Agreed my fav. Like the dude said at the end though, the strat is worth 10 mil bc of it’s scarcity regardless of sound quality. I think the Gagliano is def the best sounding. I thought the first one worth 10k sounded like turd
@wingchun14224 жыл бұрын
Spotted! It sounds great and looks awesome 😊. I also ranked it over the Stradivari...
@TrollAxeThrower4 жыл бұрын
Me tooooo
@grandcarriage14 жыл бұрын
I have to admit, it was very close between the Gagliano and the Strad for me. The Strad sounded like it was laughing through the fast pieces: Like “Ok, you want me to play this? Sure! Why not?” And the Gagliano sounded like it took it more seriously. Funny
@unknownworld61714 жыл бұрын
Imagine you accidentally touch one of the violin and the whole shelf containing violins falls down each cost 10M
@narnia12334 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that’d be a nightmare.
@manikantasaaketh25654 жыл бұрын
Time to sell my house and my body😂
@haleemapm43854 жыл бұрын
@MAD GAMER you'll have to sell your soul
@calineilson47644 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😭😭😭 That made me laugh but oh man that would be so awful.
@manikantasaaketh25654 жыл бұрын
@@haleemapm4385 i dont think my soul is worth that much😂
@RRR666208 ай бұрын
One of the few videos where the strad instantly stands out. Great job!
@samyprou76284 жыл бұрын
my girlfriend and i found 1, 4, 5 better with a preference for the 4 ... we are not specialist in violin so yes it make a difference
@hughdean17714 жыл бұрын
The problem here is, we, the audience hear the stored digital version of tones through a micro-speaker. All the enriching frequency of the more expensive violins are filtered out. It is worth while to analize the live tones of a Stradivari to the one played back through a computer's micro-speaker first to confirm that what we hear is what you heard!
@BedziuPolska4 жыл бұрын
But still i could hear a different sooo yea
@moomicus31184 жыл бұрын
@@BedziuPolska it depends on what device you're using. Headphones can make it better to make a difference but with digital the nuances of each violin may not come through
@Firestarter.9994 жыл бұрын
1, 4 and 5 sound the best. Dont know which is the most expensive but 2 is definitely the cheapest
@sarahemurphy12904 жыл бұрын
I say #5
@amirkhangalimov18504 жыл бұрын
Karen Whelan +
@randybartlett30424 жыл бұрын
I also identified 1,4,5 as better sounding. 2 and 3 sounded dead (muffled).
@Fjord_ Жыл бұрын
I liked violins 1, 3, 4 and beginning with song no. 2, I also liked violin 5. But it was kind of obvious that the 4th was the Stradivarius as you were smiling, and showing you were honored to play it, especially during songs 1-2.
@Mr.Revenge1015 жыл бұрын
I think we could all see that 2. Was the cheapest.
@FluffyDragon5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I couldn't hugely tell much difference with the others, but 2 sounded really bad.. as long as you just don't get the super cheap one, I suspect people are ok
@attempt585 жыл бұрын
no
@Romy---5 жыл бұрын
Yes. Definitely. I'm not a musician and noticed it immediately. It was horrible.
@luciacardosoveloso94585 жыл бұрын
I could see it was different definetly but I don't think it's that bad, for a beginner it can be enough
@rrebecca31495 жыл бұрын
I guessed the cheapest one as well as the $450 one right. I play an instrument that cost 600€, and it sounds a little bit like the Seraphina. I knew that the Stradivari had to be 4 or 5, it sounded a lot better. Number 2 sounded like the violin itself was too heavy and it just didn't respond well.
@jeremytoney93673 жыл бұрын
The last violin to me sounded the best it seem to have the most deepest sound of all of the violence. If I were a violin player I would probably choose number five because to me it has the most basic level sound in other words it hits the lower notes and just sings much better in my ears. Thank you sir
@stevengu12533 жыл бұрын
The same with me. I preferred the final violin. It sounds beautiful, deep, and rich. However, the Stradivarius is better because the sound projects louder compared to the last violin while maintaining a nice, deep quality in tone. The final violin would be really good if you're not doing a large concert solo but instead something more intimate.
@rrjavierr3 жыл бұрын
Just scared holding number 4. Sure it is.
@maryuhh893 жыл бұрын
I agree! Man 5 still is singing in my ears
@michaelhusar36683 жыл бұрын
Agree, #5 sounds best.
@macgyver51083 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: The real secret why a Stradivari sounds so remarkable is actually the WOOD that they're made from! When he was making his violins, most of the world was going through what's been described as a "mini ice age" where it was so bitterly cold for many decades on end, so things froze up really hard every winter and also MUCH farther south than "normal" as well. Even the River Thames would freeze so completely "solid" people used to have a winter fair/festival ON the river ice! But what's that got to do with the Stradivari right? Because the climate was so damn bitter cold the trees wouldn't grow as fast, making for MUCH smaller, tighter growth rings and EXCEPTIONALLY fine, tight wood grain!
@armelburgess86513 жыл бұрын
This is ironic because a blind study was done and neither amateur violinists or professionals could accurately tell the difference between a Stradivarius and the other less expensive violins.
@homelessperson54553 жыл бұрын
Wait, so if we grew trees in a refrigerated chamber we could grow more of the special wood? (hypothetically)
@macgyver51083 жыл бұрын
@@homelessperson5455 "hypothetically".
@snickpickle3 жыл бұрын
@@macgyver5108 I heard an interesting story on National Public Radio (possibly on All Things Considered) some 20 years ago, where a chemist analyzed a piece of wood from a Stradivarius (and I think a section of a Guarnari cello (I hate that my memory is so poor -- and getting worse as I get older). When he put those samples under a microscope, he noticed that the Stradivarius wood grain was "puffier" than other woods on instruments. So he set about analyzing the curing chemicals (and probably processes) used in the Stradivarius. He came up with a formula that closely resembled the Stradivarius formula, then cured the wood with that formula. I do not recall if he built one or two of those instruments, and/or if he had a luthier construct it (I don't think he actually built them). He was a decent violinist, though, so he demonstrated it at a recital. The sound was absolutely AMAZING, even through an FM radio signal such as Minnesota Public Radio's transmission in our area. I really, really wish I knew how to find that story again, because I would love to hear it one more time, and relish the wonderful tone that brand-new violin generated. So besides what you say, I would have to concur with the NPR story, and say that curing may well have had as much to do with the Stradivarius sound as anything else. But your comment is certainly to be noted.
@macgyver51083 жыл бұрын
@@snickpickle sounds like a task for Google?
@marvintran78132 жыл бұрын
My favorite was number 5. It sounded really nice & warm.
@Mehraeinx4 жыл бұрын
Idk wich is the most expensive but my favorite is the 5th
@amandanorris83 жыл бұрын
His smile gave away the strad. Before he even played.
@jowyong67692 жыл бұрын
Am not a violin player at all, I play mostly heavy metal on guitar. But even to my untrained ears, No.4 stood head and shoulders above the rest. It makes a single note sound like a chorus of notes at slightly different pitches, with a harmonic resonance that's nothing short of other worldly. Incredible tone!!
@marilynherrington34612 жыл бұрын
first was good
@yourkiwimate2 жыл бұрын
omg i got it right
@megabugginout Жыл бұрын
You have a musical ears and you can clearly hear sonic differences between instruments.
@random_an0n Жыл бұрын
same i knew 2 was the shit one right away,been looking to get a lefty violin so doing some research atm
@ardyshane23 Жыл бұрын
I hate that my favorite was the 4th, $10 million!!!
@shellywilliams75269 ай бұрын
I figured that #4 was the $10M, but I really liked the way #1 and #3 sounded. So I won't miss out.
@fanatKupa3 жыл бұрын
You don’t have to listen to the violins, just look at the player’s face.
@andyharman30223 жыл бұрын
I was purposefully not watching his face, just depending on my ears.
@marhawkman3033 жыл бұрын
@@andyharman3022 yeah I actually swapped browser tabs so that I couldn't SEE him play. The "junk" violin? ok I could tell with that one. The other three? sound... slightly different, but I had no idea which was which.
@planktonofbikinibottom3 жыл бұрын
Yeah! I noticed how he was grinning when he played the number 4 🤭
@MsCellobass3 жыл бұрын
😯😯😄
@SimonK31133 жыл бұрын
Suppose to use your ears....
@510tuber3 жыл бұрын
The 10 million and the 70 dollar are the two I put as a tie. This is also why I don't buy expensive liquor or wine...I haven't refined myself enough to appreciate it properly
@marcy15464 жыл бұрын
I'm not musical at all. I picked #4 as the Stradivarius based solely on your facial expression in the first round. You seemed to be much happier. Did I cheat?
@consuelac45783 жыл бұрын
His face gave it away completely, he was having a great time
@manolisnikolaidis89023 жыл бұрын
For me was an insurement of the best
@archer60x433 жыл бұрын
I am a musician and I knew it was either 4 or 5. But the fact that 4 was shiny made me make a final decision.
@johnwarren6049 Жыл бұрын
They all sound exactly alike to me and I even closed my eyes. I’ve read several articles that claim violinists cannot tell the difference between a modestly priced modern fiddle and a Stradivarius in “blind” sound tests.
@cassusmedia4 жыл бұрын
*Stradivarius: Painstakingly creates violin worth ten million dollars that sings beautifully crafted melodies from master composers* *Some guy named Rob a few hundred years later: Plays Mario*
@jenniferschmitzer2994 жыл бұрын
They are there to be played. Regardless. Went to an exhibit in la piazza in Venice ... In one of the corner buildings. Had a whole bunch of 17th 18th etc stringed instruments .. You know what got me sad? They weren’t PLAYED. Yep. Beeswax, rosin, etc etc. The woods were black from age and care. They ached to be played. I’m not a musician but even I could see this
@walkinharmonyhomestead28884 жыл бұрын
I had the same thought, but also this one: Scenario: One of the great classic composers, after becoming famous, presents this little “Italian ditty”. It is given tremendously positive accolades by audiences and critics, who cite “a welcome and happy respite between the more pensive selections. Makes one involuntarily bounce in their seat, bringing blood flow back to the extremeties and joy to the senses.” Plus, it made for a good test, I think; I, at least, had the hardest time choosing which sounded better for that “song”. Except violin #2, that one was universally hideous. That said, a $70 Amazon violin is exactly what you get your 10-12 year old first to make sure they stick with it before investing in a better one. I started on one made from pressboard (it looked like cardboard, or a clipboard).
@madr3094 жыл бұрын
I guess it shows what an irredeemable plebe I am, but I'd love to hear "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" played on the Strad.
@EverlastingHobnocker4 жыл бұрын
@@madr309 Just thinking the same thing, and I'm sure someone has. Gonna look it up now.
@DeterminedExpression4 жыл бұрын
The mario overworld theme song is well worth a Stradivarius.
@musicofthesoul73835 жыл бұрын
The fact that the Galliano sounds better than the Strad to me is weird.
@misterlamouri5 жыл бұрын
It is not better, it is kind of powerful and strong.. The sound "sound" better cause we hear it better.. But the Stradivari is just.. Smooooooth.. If you play violin, you can feel the left hand playing alone by itself.. Right Rob? Good job bro 💪 🎻
@ednaednaedn4 жыл бұрын
Same
@Fullofspirit0104 жыл бұрын
Yep i thought the same, its just more rounded and smooth than stradivari one
@elisem44894 жыл бұрын
yeah i guessed that it was the strad
@melaniemidget2484 жыл бұрын
I think so too
@Aranimda4 жыл бұрын
From my phone speaker and without any knowledge about musical instruments: 2 sounds very bad, all others sound fine to me.
@The9andy64 жыл бұрын
With my phone i could detect the amazon one and the 450 Dollar one - the other 3 were nice and had there strenghts in different songs. Overall I thought the 10000 Dollar one was the best, but only because i didn't like the Stradivari when playing Super Mario.
@shiro_kitten92984 жыл бұрын
Honestly, the last one sounds richly made.
@deaddoomed2380 Жыл бұрын
this video made me investigate how violins work and, as always, it made me mad how people are not capable to explain the quality of an instrument or gear. amazing video btw
@charlieg96374 жыл бұрын
#2 sounds like you're playing on plastic
@thoraengell-kofoed44504 жыл бұрын
true
@Mrscwaboyd4 жыл бұрын
Facts
@erenisfatherless37284 жыл бұрын
I agree I think it sounds very muted and closed and the G string does not speak well