Grab a genuine chamois cloth, cut some tide bits for the A and e strings. Place the tiny chamois bits under the A and e. You use it like parchment. It should soften a harsh a or garish e string. If you want it louder drill the bridge under carriage. Strop the strings. Tug at the octave. Dont put a kink in it though. Hope this helps.😅

That bridge lean is hurting my brain cell! 🤣

@lucaswelshmusic7607

8 күн бұрын

@@11000038 lol.

I am partial to the maple chin rest for sound results. Another influencing factor could be how much clamping "material" the chin rests have which comes in contact with the back of the instrument (i.e., the maple had the least without a bar across the clamping legs). Also how tight the clamp is, likely influences the sound as well. For what it is worth... And thank you Lucas, for the good, educational video! - bro Paul -

@lucaswelshmusic7607

2 күн бұрын

@@paulb.searles7481 thanks for watching. I want to do a tailpiece shoot out... I think that will have more drastic differences.

Put back on the ebony chin rest. I couldn't notice any change. Try a cork soundpost. My old violin teacher said he used a tinker toy for the soundpost. 😅

Check your contact at bridge to belly!😅

Try more thicker cork at chin rest clamp.😅

Usually the bow and or strings effect the sound the.most.

I guess that plastic types must be comparatively unacceptable. I am trying a new wood one in place of the original plastic and I like the sound better with the ebony wood. For your test, I agree with the boxwood.

@lucaswelshmusic7607

14 күн бұрын

I think I even had plastic, I never thought to try it. Thanks for watching. I wound up going with rosewood, I felt it sounded better and looked good.

Try a fatter sound post in the middle. Barrel shaped. Or a fluted sound post. Try a turkey feather for the sound post. 😅

@lucaswelshmusic7607

4 күн бұрын

@@user-do5hd7zb4x lol. Turkey feather eh?

Overall, I liked the Hill style rosewood.

@lucaswelshmusic7607

14 күн бұрын

Thats what I wound up putting on. Best compromise for tone and looks I thought

Have you tried different woods tailpiece? I find it's usually what has the most impact on tone with changing and trying different combinations. Also, you could try obligato rosin it's usually a nice rosin to round the sound.

@lucaswelshmusic7607

3 күн бұрын

@jonhh6918 a tailpiece throw down is on my list, but its quite a bit of work changing out tailpieces so that will take me some time to video and edit.

@jonhh6918

3 күн бұрын

@lucaswelshmusic7607 I find that the wittner tailpiece either really help the tone or really makes it harsh. I usually like boxwood and rosewood and tamarin the best.

@lucaswelshmusic7607

3 күн бұрын

@jonhh6918 yeah those wittner tailpieces can work really well actually. I use a lot of them. I reserve wood for better instruments, and even on those I tend to use wittners at least half the time.

Your clamps should not touch transome of violin. There should be air gap. The cork does make contact.😅 try some gut tail piece. The button should also be checked.😅

Try fatter gut strings. Try different rosin on clean bow hairs. Try violabow.😅

Check your fundamental. Get some swiss stone pine and make soundpost from it.😅

Use a better bridge.