Great video! thank you for sharing

@KeithRowell

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Just got my grandfathers old violin that means so much to me since he’s really the only musician in the family besides me. I will restore it hopefully finish it in 2022. Videos like this will come in handy. My grandfathers violin is an old 1736 Stradivarius copy.

Like Ms. Sandy, I have a violin that was handed down to my mother from her late father then was given to me. My mother did not play nor I but now I am learning to play it. You did a wonderful job it looks so pretty. Sandy's father would be so proud.

@KeithRowell

2 жыл бұрын

You are very kind

Awesome work and excellent video!

@KeithRowell

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Maravilhoso trabalho

Good repairing.... I needed old violin

Great Video! A friend of mine recently gave me an old violin he found in the trash and I'm thinking of attempting to do what you've done in this video just for the learning experience. The body looks pretty abused but I don't see any fatal looking cracks.

@KeithRowell

4 жыл бұрын

Go for it. Sorry for the delay in responding. I apologize for the delay. It took forever for me to find the comments section in my youtube app. : (

Wow, nice job! I’m about start my first violin restore, this helps

@KeithRowell

4 жыл бұрын

Best of luck!

Hey, great job! I'm at the start of something very similar, and have a couple of questions for you: - What are you spraying it with? - what kind colors do you use for painting it? And do you think some other colors would work better at covering the old scars? - Do you use pure water for sandpaper? Thanks!

@KeithRowell

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, I just got your comment. I'm sorry about that. Sprayed with shellac Oil colors, you can add alcohol dye to shellac in a french polish method. It's translucent so it doesn't obscure wood grain, but is very hard to manage. Oil is traditional. Just tap water.

What do you use as the spray protectant?

@KeithRowell

4 жыл бұрын

Shellac.

Is it ok to use laquer vs brushing on shellac?

@KeithRowell

4 жыл бұрын

That's a judgement call. Traditional finishes in order of quality are: spirit (which includes tree resins), oil, shellac. Lacquer was originally a shellac but now frequently refers to petroleum based products. These can be better in some ways (hardness, ease of use) but are not traditional. It's a judgement call as to whether one wants to diverge from tradition. I would er on the side of tradition unless I was working on a cheap modern violin. I apologize for the delay in responding. I'm still getting the hang of the "youtube" interface. : )

Can you tell me the tune at the 6 minute mark and the recording? I just sold 18 fiddles that I've had for years, all in need of repair of course. Need to play more and repair less. Still keeping a handful for myself though. ;{)

@KeithRowell

4 жыл бұрын

I"m so sorry I can't remember. I used a free youtube source I think.

Did the sanding and overspray change the tone quality?

@KeithRowell

4 жыл бұрын

The tone is affected by the finnish. Essentially the harder the finish the better. Shellac takes a long time to fully harden but not as long as oil based finishes. I sometimes use a french polish method that is somewhere in between. Spirit varnish is the hardest, most expensive, traditional finish. But it's the shape, thickness, quality, weight, of the wood plates that is most important for volume and tone.

@rockhard2654

4 жыл бұрын

@@KeithRowell this guy has no idea what hes talking about spirit varnish is the cheapest fastest shit its shellac and alcohol french polish is not 'inbetween" its shellac and alcohol only weaker oil varnish is the presstige finish but it to is just a con to pump up the price nitrocellulose lacquer, like used here, used to be the go to guitar finish so the american bluegrass and country players tend to use that because they go to guitar repair guys its to fragile and never really cures,but its easy to touch up, which is good i think classical players would shreak in horror at that but those clowns dont know anything theyre they same fools who pay, on average. 10 grand for a" professionl level violin" and MILLIONS for strads and del jesu's which is another complete con those violins arent any better then anything else the price of those strdivarius and guaneri violins is due the tax shelter and money laudering games being played by the 'chartible foundations' thay own them its more total bullshit WHATS THE BEST FINISH FOR VIOLINS? scientific studies have concluded ordinary hardware store SPAR VARNISH its flexible and tough just thin it out a bit, and dont put on to many coats

what did you spray on it in the garden?

@KeithRowell

4 жыл бұрын

Shellac

What colors do you use? Water, or Oil.

@KeithRowell

4 жыл бұрын

oil

What color do you use?

@KeithRowell

4 жыл бұрын

The color is oil paint. There are other ways but oil is one of the traditional methods.

To be honest If Stradivari was Alive today he’d spray the laquer, been spraying when I refinish a violin.

Podia traduzir em português amigo

@KeithRowell

4 жыл бұрын

desculpe, eu estava em Lisboa e na Madeira no ano passado. Mas será preciso mais exposição para se tornar fluente. O que eu gostaria muito ...; ) sorry, ... I was in Lisbon and Madeira last year. But It will take more exposure to become fluent. Which I would like very much... ; )

i love america and american music , folk ! i must admit i detest your lakker however your soul is there and it is beautifull ,,, when repairing a crack on a brown tanned violin , please just use ground coffee beans or nescafe as a colourant ,,, please stay in touch as restoring and repatranating art and musical instroments shows spirit and love and respect ,,, god bless america :)

What color do you use?

@KeithRowell

4 жыл бұрын

Oil. I apologise for the delay in responding. I'm new to "you tubing". But thanks for the question. : )