Master Violin Maker and Restorer Olaf Grawert buys an $89! Watch what he can to do to improve the violin on a budget!
Not everyone can afford beautiful violins like Olaf's Salvatore Lombardi, Hoffmeister or the Piere Lomont Master violin, so Olaf takes the challenge to make the most out of a cheap violin.
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00:00 Introduction
00:16 Budget violin, what do you do?
01:28 Unwrapping and the reveal....
02:35 What can I do to get this working?
04:48 Over to the workshop.....taking the strings off...
06:06 Having a quick play as it was originally set-up....
07:10 Adjust pegs,
08:27 Working on the bridge
09:47 Lowering the nut
10:34 Putting on the strings
11:13 Refitting the soundpost
12:11 Quick overview
12:42 Trying the violin Before and After
13:29 What else could be done to improve the violin?
13:55 Do the bare minimum if you can only afford a budget violin.
14:40 What about the bow?
16:11 One great thing about the violin outfit!
16:44 What to get right.
17:58 Conclusion
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