Make Your Violin Sound Like A Million Bucks!

I doubt there's a single violin in his shop that I could afford, I'll have to stick with my J B Collin Mezin !

My e string sounds muted a bit.

I do really enjoy this videos about the violin mechanics, try out different instruments bows ,etc...Thank you!

Those are some good points, However not quite a million for my JTL.

I just want to make my fiddle sound like a bagpipe

That fiddle won’t ever sound good, part of it’s missing!

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You make an excellent point about making adjustments as you evaluate violins for purchase- not always possible in every violin shop you go to. How many violins have I put aside that may have actually been perfect if the sound post was adjusted a tad. I hear that "boxy", "bland" G and the violin gets put to the side right away. I don't know what happened to the video- it ended before I could hear some of the sound variations you could achieve by moving the sound post. LOL you should also include a caveat that David won't need to saw a section of your violin away to move your sound post should you bring it in for an adjustment. Great video.

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Very good info! Thanks for sharing!

I want to own one please

Thanks for the info, and I hope you have a link for the video when you try different sound poster positions for sound difference (@8'20") since I would like to watch if but can not find it. Also hope to learn more about the bridge (thickness, foot, etc.) and how it impacts the sound if possible. Thanks.

u can make any number of adjustments and the violin wont magically turn into a strad. u can possibly make the violin sound the best it can by these adjustments. but realistically very difficult to make out. same with strings too.

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Excellent Masterclass. Thank you. After I sold my Peresson to care for my wife, after her passing, and not having much money, I purchased a half dozen Chinese instruments on ebay without hearing, but judging by the consistent narrow grain and quality of finish.
Not being a luthier I used the business card and pencil to get the post and the bass bar equidistant to the f-holes. Thanks to your expertise I can now experiment with adjusting the length of the post and move toward the bridge for brightness, and away for greater undertone.

Bridge. You missed the bridge, that makes a lot of difference.
No1. is where the sound post is placed.
No2. Bridge position and size, thickness from the base to the top.
No3. Strings. Good quality strings will produce great sound.
No4. Player. An expert can bring the best sounds from a cheap $10 violin.
Of course the most important factor is the violin wood, but even with the best wood if it is made in china throw it away.
Wish I had a shop like this in my country in my city, what we get here is cheap chinese stuff I have wasted lot of money buying violins.

Did you say "sound is objective" and then go on to describe it as something that is subjective?
I think most people would say that sound is SUBjective, not objective. Did I mis-hesr you?

I think that people who pay millions for a violin are insane. Even expensive bows are nonsense.

I definitely need to check out this shop the next time I’m in Philly! Also, I’d do well to get a teacher, I’m self-teaching

Really, i like your videos. It’s helpful

it does not matter where you think the sound post should be putting it behand the right feet of the violin however the violin will move the sound post to where the sound post should be it actually spins around depending on how you play

TLDS Adjust the soundpost to the optimal position.

Informative. I'm a little to far from Philadelphia though.

Hmm?...
One would think, you would use an acustic electronic tuner, too get it perfect, during the ajustment process... 🤔
However, I'm a drummer, so what do I know?... 🙄

… danke für dieses tolle Video! Ein wirklich phantastischer Geigenladen!
Super Erklärung des „soundposts“.
Leider ist die Entfernung von Stuttgart nach Philadelphia so groß … What a pitty!
Merci encore une fois!

Cool. Just mess around with the stick inside the violin and it can sound like a Strad.

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