Es ist unglaublich, daß solche fine Instrumente nach so vielen Jahrhunderten immer noch existieren. Ihre leichte Ansprache, sanfter Umriß und süßer Ton, machen sie hoch Begehrenswert.
My teacher had an Antonius and Hieronymus Amati from the 1630s. Its sweet sound was very much like the Mendelssohn. It was soft to the ear but could be heard in the back of a concert hall. I got to play it a couple of times and was awestruck at how little bow it needed to produce a glorious sound.
I don't know what it is about the Amati family violins, but they have so much personality and I have always personally considered them the most beautiful violins made. There was 0% copying involved. All ingenuity and personality.
Its incredibly difficult to get a super warm sound but also an open clear tone to that warmness with presence.....Amati does that....it creates the emotion and character almost as a living voice singing.....
I liked this video so much, that I had to watch it again. Please don't apologize for the length of the video. I could listen to you play for an hour easily. The music and the information were both great. Thank you again.
please check your info,a piccolo violin is around 266mm in length,this violin is a standard mostly for the time small violin measuring 352/53 but string length is 126 ,thats why you can mostly play it without much adjustment.a piccolo violin came later. this a small full sized violin,thats all
There is much more about female violinists also during the baroque era. Look per example at Antonio Vivaldi, who was a priest and violin teacher at the Ospedale de la Pieta, one of four homes for female orphans. There was an female string orchestra he composed his concertos for. Even so he had famous female pupils, per example Anna Maria. She performed about 30 violinconcertos from Vivaldi, which were dedicated to her. Later she herself became violinteacher at the Ospedale de la pieta.
I love LOVE the sound of this violin. It is so warm and rich. Lot's of depth and colour. A tribute to your amazing manner of drawing out the best in all of the violins that you play in these videos. I may have mentioned about my recent purchase of a Bellosio. It is slightly under full size and such a comfortable instrument to play. I must admit I have to adjust a bit from playing my full size, Roth from 1924, based on a Strad from 1724. Keep up with this wonderful work.
The sound of that one was vibrant n had it's tones bringing u down with an uprising effect that ur whole body could feel what a Master of the world & his violins! 😊🎶🎶🤗
I have quickly become a fan of your videos. Thank you for the history on all of these important violins! Though they all have distinctive personalities, you do a wonderful job of playing all of them, adapting and finding their unique qualities and individual merits.
Thank you so much for watching! It is always great fun to get to know these instruments, and I'm even happier that we can share our thoughts with all of you! :)
I have had violin in my life for two weeks now. I search the sounds to know what I am aming at. Yeah, I lack the skills, but the ame is there still. These videos are great!
The tone seemed very compact with a bit of natural compression, but a sweetness to it. There is an elegance to it, but also a ‘noble sadness’ (maybe it was just your song selection). Not a violinist (a guitarist), but my son is, and have always loved the sound of a violin, and find its history fascinating. Have been to Cremona, and saw many violins while in Italy. Love your playing, insight, and your history lessons. Keep up the great work !
I really enjoy these videos with their no nonsense narration that is full of real content, Then there is the sound of these very special instruments. All the best.
Hi Katha I totally agree with you (2nd argument...) What a beautiful instrument. The tone wood is beautiful. Thank you so much for this video. Loved the playing, sound, tone.❤
Wow I love your playing! And that adorable little violin! It sounds really wonderful and unlike mine it’s actually my size! Mine is actually slightly larger than a long-pattern Strad!
I believeBach called for piccolo violin in his Brandenburg Concerto in the original scoring even though a regular violin is now. (Tuned a 3rd higher) I saw one instrument which was made in 1760 on a dealer's site a few year's back.
A Thir violin would be nice to see and presented! :) Enjoying your series, the 1713 Strad is the best so far! So easy to play and so rich in sound! ;) Dream to play one
Thanks for watching! I don't have any Thir violin footage at the moment, but next time I'm in the vault I'll definitely have a look round! And I know, the 1713 Strad, right?? I wish I could play it all the time! :)
it has a much more pure tone powerful projection and far more accurate sound with to the ear it stirs the ear at the same time it projects the sound evenly throughout any passage and has penetrating sound throughout any work of music really a beautiful violin
Katha - Thank you for you very informative historic violin video! Can you please make a video about how some historic violins have been "modernized" to make them more suitable to be played in modern concert halls, etc.? Things like different string materials, replaced tuning pegs and bridges, can all make very big changes on how an instrument plays and sounds. I recently saw a video demonstrating how different bows can make a violin sound mediocre or fantastic! I think many people would be very interested in the different types of wood used, and how that affects playability. One violin maker I saw had a strong preference for Mongolian horse hair for the bow. I'd be very interested in learning more about what makes good bow hair as well.
This is a great idea, making a video on modernizing instruments! Maybe I can pair up with my luthier, or with Juilliard, to make a video on that- I unfortunately don't have much access to good period instruments to show for examples. But a great idea! I will try to make that happen! The same goes for the bows- that one might be easier to do a little more quickly! The bow is, I feel, what really makes the playing, even more than the instrument! But when we are educated to play these instruments, sadly we don't actually learn much about it's history, or how the instruments are made. It's been interesting for us to put these videos up, because we're also learning a lot along the way! But I will definitely try to get a bow video up soon- thank you again for watching and commenting! :)
I agree; and I would like to know how they 'stretched' the fingerboard when they modernized the old violins. Did they put on a completely different neck, or did they do something else?
Super excited! Ma'm! you're so gorgeous! I'm newbie from land of practice! But thank you so much for showing, to me, such a Legeng of music!..Have been always to dream, to see an actual enstrument of Amati, nor Vivaldi...!
Thanks for your knowledgeable presentations! There were two things with this one which sprang to my mind when watching: Bach used the Violino piccolo in his first Brandenburg concerto, and as far as we know, it was an all-male orchestra he thought of. And secondly, it is not quite true that audiences would not accept female violinists until the late 1800s. E. g., Mozart wrote his Sonata in B K454 for himself and Regina Strinasacchi, who then was a star performer and travelled Europe. In his letters, Mozart writes about her as about an absolute equal. They performed the Sonata in an "Akademie" together on 29 April, 1784, both prima vista, Mozart with nothing more than a sketch in front of him. What is true is that many (not all) female performers stopped performing once they were married.
When that instrument was made, the violin repertoire was somewhat smaller than now!! It would be another 130 years before Bach wrote his solo sonatas or Vivaldi the 4 seasons, so I guess it was an antique by then. We saw a similar (full size) violin in the Tully House museum in Carlisle.
Isn't that wild to think about? It always boggles my mind! And it would be one lucky kid to play this instrument! I would have drooled over this at that age! :)
could you play on a grand Amati violin and discuss the difference between the smaller Amati models and the Grand pattern violin made by Niclo Amati the best of the Amati and the teacher of antonia Stradavarious who made the strad violin
The Amati violin is fantastic. It astounds me how these quality instruments hold their tone over hundreds of years. But also have to say the woodworking on the wall behind you in the studio is just as amazing! Thank you.
Isn't it such a pretty one? I really love this little instrument. And yes, the woodwork behind you is, I think, either lifted from an old church, or a replica..? Anyway, it really is as lovely as it looks! :)
Varnish is made up of oils like walnut or linseed, that have been thickened, historically, in the sunlight. Also different resins, and different components to add coloring!
A very nice violin, I have heard Amati violins that sounded a bit squarky, this one is a lot more gracious and has a very smooth sound. It may have some to do with it being played well as well.
@@ChiefHerzensCoach I had a listen to a couple of his tracks and he seems to be talented. It will be interesting to see how he plays when he is a bit more mature and has an older head and a better choice of music. He plays in a style that I associate with some of the violin music coming out of China, very "sweet" sounding and a little more frilled than I personally like.
I just had a look down the comments and it appears you have spammed a number of comments. The boy has the talent to make it on his own without you making a mess of someone else's channel.
Please explain the protocol of the museum. How could you be handling a rare instrument that's over 400 years old without wearing gloves or having a pile of pillows on the floor in case you drop it. Just curious.
Lol. A very solid question. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that musical instruments are meant to be played, and not just looked at- they honestly crave a human touch! (I think that at any rate, there are scores of people who will disagree with me!) so the trust of instrument to musician is just such a time honored thing: the musician will NOT drop it, if they respect their trade enough. And I guess I’m saying this based completely off of growing up into the world of music. I wish I could articulate it a little more coherently! 😅
@@aTonalHits There's no lack of coherency in your response. I get it. It's one of those non verbal conventions among your peers. Still, for the museum to let your play it is quite a rare honor I'm sure.
When was the violin converted to modern set up? I would imagine it does not has it original neck? Or maybe not? Only few Amati's and Strad's surived in their original form. Great sound though! I once saw one by an obscure English maker from 1760.
I wish I could tell you more particulars! I will ask the curator next time I see him- though I can't imagine it has the original neck, etc. Such an old instrument usually has a lot of repairs- though there are exceptions!
The violin does have a great tone, but the host did a great job making that tone come out. So even though the violin has a great tone it was the narrator’s fingers that pulled the tone out.
How many mm long is the back? BTW, I've listened to several of your videos & it's the first violin I've heard from that far back in time, so I was not expecting a wonderful sound, thinking violins had 'improved' since then, but this fiddle sounds exceptional !!
I'm not sure of the exact dimensions, I'm sorry! But it definitely is smaller than a normal instrument. If you liked this instrument, check out my video on the 1560 da Salo- that one'll knock your socks off!! It's amazing how these instruments stand the test of time- glad you're enjoying the videos! :)
Wonderful range of colours for a smaller instrument. I'm thinking of the uses... Pitch is an interesting idea, but as you (and Min Kym) noted, it fits the smaller hand nicely. Even if it wsn't suppose to be a "ladies" instrument, couldn't it be intended for those with smaller hands? Like the 7/8 strads? Since it is still just in the beginning of the standardized period of violin size (the Cello needed an other 100-150 years and the viola is still not standardized) wouldn't be quite easy to make a smaller violin for smaller hands?
This is a really valid question! I'm not going to pretend I'm an expert (because I'm not,) but my instrument when I was growing up, a 1755 Gabrielli, and the instrument I play on currently, a 1700 Rogeri, are both 'small hands' instruments- 7/8ths. What this video doesn't show is the first two times I tried the instrument and nobody actually told me it was a piccolo violin, so I was just getting super frustrated and angry at it trying to play it like a normal full size instrument! It might not look it, but it really is much smaller- which is also why I keep hitting the D string when I'm playing- and I had to come down a full shoulder rest size to keep it on at all. But yes, smaller hands instruments were much more popular in that time period and into the 1700's- and then there were people like Guadagnini, who just made consistently monster (and awesome/powerhouse) instruments. Hope that gives a bit more background! :)
Dear Katha! Enjoyed the Amati solo! Was wondering if you could solo some Gligga violins? I am enthused about wood from Carpathia and Dracula etc. I see the Gligga instruments as the last real hope of replacing my great grandfathers violin. Anything information wise about Gligga violins would be helpful. I dont wish to impose but if you ever have the opportunity to sample some Gligga violins i would be very interested. Thank you Katha!😅
Where was the wood harvested to make these? I understand that for example Stradivariuses were made in the 17th and 18th centuries from wood harvested from northern Italy, which may have grown during the mini ice age (Maunder mInimum) which gave the wood its unique qualities, yet "comparisons" by expert musicians reportedly failed to distinguish Stradivarius from other high-end instruments. So, out of curiosity, assuming you have played a wide variety of different makers, and with the caveat that tonal quality is in the ear of the beholder, what is your impression?
I don't know exactly where Amati's wood was from, but a lot of the early Italians took wood from the same general area- Northern Italy. It's such a tricky subject, how much the wood influences the sound- and as a player and not a luthier, my honest answer is: I don't know! There are some instruments that I respond to on a gut level, and some that just don't resonate (no pun intended). And usually you can tell within a single bow stroke which ones will really sing; although there are plenty of them that you have to work with, and mold, and live with before they give you their voice. So for me, it's all just whatever is in my hands. I wish I could be more specific about the science of the wood, but I frankly think I just wouldn't understand it!
Wo.....The sound of this Violin is so sweet...... really love it.
Es ist unglaublich, daß solche fine Instrumente nach so vielen Jahrhunderten immer noch existieren. Ihre leichte Ansprache, sanfter Umriß und süßer Ton, machen sie hoch Begehrenswert.
I love these beautiful old violins, they look like amazing art, which you can actually do something with.
My teacher had an Antonius and Hieronymus Amati from the 1630s. Its sweet sound was very much like the Mendelssohn. It was soft to the ear but could be heard in the back of a concert hall. I got to play it a couple of times and was awestruck at how little bow it needed to produce a glorious sound.
I don't know what it is about the Amati family violins, but they have so much personality and I have always personally considered them the most beautiful violins made. There was 0% copying involved. All ingenuity and personality.
You and this instrument make a wonderful team. I for one would really love to hear you play on it a lot more. Thanks for your video.
beautifully mellow resonance
Hope to see your report about the Salo cello and the Chi Mei's cello collection and perhaps the Alberti violin!
Lovely review, Happy New Year!
Its incredibly difficult to get a super warm sound but also an open clear tone to that warmness with presence.....Amati does that....it creates the emotion and character almost as a living voice singing.....
I liked this video so much, that I had to watch it again. Please don't apologize for the length of the video. I could listen to you play for an hour easily. The music and the information were both great. Thank you again.
So beautiful..... and the violin too
please check your info,a piccolo violin is around 266mm in length,this violin is a standard mostly for the time small violin measuring 352/53 but string length is 126 ,thats why you can mostly play it without much adjustment.a piccolo violin came later. this a small full sized violin,thats all
There is much more about female violinists also during the baroque era. Look per example at Antonio Vivaldi, who was a priest and violin teacher at the Ospedale de la Pieta, one of four homes for female orphans. There was an female string orchestra he composed his concertos for. Even so he had famous female pupils, per example Anna Maria. She performed about 30 violinconcertos from Vivaldi, which were dedicated to her. Later she herself became violinteacher at the Ospedale de la pieta.
I love LOVE the sound of this violin. It is so warm and rich. Lot's of depth and colour. A tribute to your amazing manner of drawing out the best in all of the violins that you play in these videos. I may have mentioned about my recent purchase of a Bellosio. It is slightly under full size and such a comfortable instrument to play. I must admit I have to adjust a bit from playing my full size, Roth from 1924, based on a Strad from 1724. Keep up with this wonderful work.
Magnificent-sounding instrument! Thanks for sharing.
Ravishing sound!! What a treasure...thanks so much for providing this sonic "dessert". Much in need of BEAUTY at this time!
Grazie maestra. Love your series....Brava!
Very beautiful looking and sounding violin! Thank you for all the information on this wonderful instrument 😊
The sound of that one was vibrant n had it's tones bringing u down with an uprising effect that ur whole body could feel what a Master of the world & his violins! 😊🎶🎶🤗
Wonderful sound!
I have quickly become a fan of your videos. Thank you for the history on all of these important violins! Though they all have distinctive personalities, you do a wonderful job of playing all of them, adapting and finding their unique qualities and individual merits.
Thank you so much for watching! It is always great fun to get to know these instruments, and I'm even happier that we can share our thoughts with all of you! :)
the warmth🌻
I have had violin in my life for two weeks now. I search the sounds to know what I am aming at.
Yeah, I lack the skills, but the ame is there still.
These videos are great!
this is absolutely fascinating and delightful. liked, subbed, binging, & sharing with my kids. thank you so much!
Thank you so much for taking the time to watch! Filming a new one tomorrow- should be out by Sunday (fingers crossed)! :)
I love you videos. Thank you so much for sharing the history, and for you insights into some of that history. Fascinating.
Thank you for watching, and for taking the time to comment! There will be more videos coming! :)
The tone seemed very compact with a bit of natural compression, but a sweetness to it. There is an elegance to it, but also a ‘noble sadness’ (maybe it was just your song selection). Not a violinist (a guitarist), but my son is, and have always loved the sound of a violin, and find its history fascinating. Have been to Cremona, and saw many violins while in Italy. Love your playing, insight, and your history lessons. Keep up the great work !
I really enjoy these videos with their no nonsense narration that is full of real content, Then there is the sound of these very special instruments. All the best.
Oh my god that violin's voice is heart-stopping
I love the tone of the Amati. Thank you. I agree they should all be played.
My felix mori Costa is slightly small. Maybe piccolo. It sounds like this Amati. Enjoy this video
I am listening again in Feb. 2022. This is sweet, melodic, and well heard. Great sound and resonance.
Hi Katha
I totally agree with you (2nd argument...)
What a beautiful instrument. The tone wood is beautiful.
Thank you so much for this video.
Loved the playing, sound, tone.❤
The Amati violins are distinguished for their sweetness of tone....
Your videos are fantastic. Keep up the great work!
Beautiful tone
I would like to find Thomas Jefferson's Amati violin. Does anyone know where it went, or where it might be?
Amazing 🤩 it sounds beautiful ❤️ 🎻👍
That violin sounds great.....
Mindboggling that the same instrument was being played by so many people during centuries
wonderful
Bach called for it in his Brandenburg concerto. There was also a 4' harpsichord which had very little music written for it. Spinetto.
Thanks for a great video.
Wow I love your playing! And that adorable little violin! It sounds really wonderful and unlike mine it’s actually my size! Mine is actually slightly larger than a long-pattern Strad!
The sound quality of the instrument and player were quite impressive. Fun to watch and listen to. Brava.
Sweet sound
Please do Hopfs violins!!!
Great review 👍
Very interesting violin story - thank you!
This instrument suits you perfectly Katha!!
I believeBach called for piccolo violin in his Brandenburg Concerto in the original scoring even though a regular violin is now. (Tuned a 3rd higher) I saw one instrument which was made in 1760 on a dealer's site a few year's back.
Omg she is an amazing speaker and musician 🤗 love the content!
You're so sweet!! Thank you! :)
I'd love to see a comparison of a Amati violin and a Maggini violin.
Very warm ,
Bless you!
A Thir violin would be nice to see and presented! :) Enjoying your series, the 1713 Strad is the best so far! So easy to play and so rich in sound! ;) Dream to play one
Thanks for watching! I don't have any Thir violin footage at the moment, but next time I'm in the vault I'll definitely have a look round! And I know, the 1713 Strad, right?? I wish I could play it all the time! :)
it has a much more pure tone powerful projection and far more accurate sound with to the ear it stirs the ear at the same time it projects the sound evenly throughout any passage and has penetrating sound throughout any work of music really a beautiful violin
maravilloso violin
Katha - Thank you for you very informative historic violin video! Can you please make a video about how some historic violins have been "modernized" to make them more suitable to be played in modern concert halls, etc.? Things like different string materials, replaced tuning pegs and bridges, can all make very big changes on how an instrument plays and sounds.
I recently saw a video demonstrating how different bows can make a violin sound mediocre or fantastic! I think many people would be very interested in the different types of wood used, and how that affects playability. One violin maker I saw had a strong preference for Mongolian horse hair for the bow. I'd be very interested in learning more about what makes good bow hair as well.
This is a great idea, making a video on modernizing instruments! Maybe I can pair up with my luthier, or with Juilliard, to make a video on that- I unfortunately don't have much access to good period instruments to show for examples. But a great idea! I will try to make that happen!
The same goes for the bows- that one might be easier to do a little more quickly! The bow is, I feel, what really makes the playing, even more than the instrument! But when we are educated to play these instruments, sadly we don't actually learn much about it's history, or how the instruments are made. It's been interesting for us to put these videos up, because we're also learning a lot along the way! But I will definitely try to get a bow video up soon- thank you again for watching and commenting! :)
I agree; and I would like to know how they 'stretched' the fingerboard when they modernized the old violins. Did they put on a completely different neck, or did they do something else?
Perfect for baroque and classical period music.
It's interesting how the bow looks proportionally much longer given it's a full sized bow with a very small violin.
Fascinating!
Super excited! Ma'm! you're so gorgeous! I'm newbie from land of practice! But thank you so much for showing, to me, such a Legeng of music!..Have been always to dream, to see an actual enstrument of Amati, nor Vivaldi...!
you're so gerogeous? do you mean YOU, the violin?
Would like a showcase on the Guarnieri instruments if possible. Thank you entirely!😅
Fun fact: the first violin part in Brandenburg concerto no. 1 is written for the piccolo violin. (Or at least I’ve heard that)
that is true
It is in the third movement
did anyone ever drop one of these things?
Thanks a million for this information . The sound is a thousand times more beautiful than all the others i have heard ...Thanks
I wish I could hear it tuned 1/3 higher as its maker intended ....
Nice! Thanks
Speechless "wow"
Thanks for your knowledgeable presentations! There were two things with this one which sprang to my mind when watching: Bach used the Violino piccolo in his first Brandenburg concerto, and as far as we know, it was an all-male orchestra he thought of. And secondly, it is not quite true that audiences would not accept female violinists until the late 1800s. E. g., Mozart wrote his Sonata in B K454 for himself and Regina Strinasacchi, who then was a star performer and travelled Europe. In his letters, Mozart writes about her as about an absolute equal. They performed the Sonata in an "Akademie" together on 29 April, 1784, both prima vista, Mozart with nothing more than a sketch in front of him. What is true is that many (not all) female performers stopped performing once they were married.
Good to know! I’m always picking up new bits of info from these comments. Thanks! :)
When that instrument was made, the violin repertoire was somewhat smaller than now!! It would be another 130 years before Bach wrote his solo sonatas or Vivaldi the 4 seasons, so I guess it was an antique by then. We saw a similar (full size) violin in the Tully House museum in Carlisle.
Isn't that wild to think about? It always boggles my mind! And it would be one lucky kid to play this instrument! I would have drooled over this at that age! :)
What's it like to play a 430+ year old violin?
@@ChiefHerzensCoach Christian plays an Amati? I was able to borrow a 1682 Amati violin and holy it’s amazing!
Ola sou Brasileiro gostaria muito se você falace sobre o violin Teccheler eu possuo um desde já meu muito obrigada 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🇧🇷🎻
Please review a Gennaro Gagliano.
Will definitely keep it in mind, thanks for the tip!
could you play on a grand Amati violin and discuss the difference between the smaller Amati models and the Grand pattern violin made by Niclo Amati the best of the Amati and the teacher of antonia Stradavarious who made the strad violin
The Amati violin is fantastic. It astounds me how these quality instruments hold their tone over hundreds of years. But also have to say the woodworking on the wall behind you in the studio is just as amazing! Thank you.
Isn't it such a pretty one? I really love this little instrument. And yes, the woodwork behind you is, I think, either lifted from an old church, or a replica..? Anyway, it really is as lovely as it looks! :)
how many amati violins are left in the world
I’d be curious to hear about the great contemporary violins. Do any of them compete with the old masters?
I'm interested in seeing you guys play an Vuillaume violin
We'll definitely keep that in mind! Such a backlog of instruments- and now we're all stuck indoors. Hah! One of these days, promise!
@@aTonalHits Can't wait to see what is to come!
Yes, please! I second that strongly!
Is her chair creaking?
This is a serious question: What is used to polish these beautiful and delicate instruments?
Varnish is made up of oils like walnut or linseed, that have been thickened, historically, in the sunlight. Also different resins, and different components to add coloring!
BTW In the recording below Cecilia Bernardini plays a Baroque bow made by my son Marcus van den Munckhof. A perfect match for the small instrument.
I do wish you'd play music of the same period as the violin as well as modern pieces.
@@ChiefHerzensCoach a 3/4 Amati!!! wow thx for the heads up
Heidrun Schwartz he is amazing
the sound is amazingly focused and clear. is that the instrument or just good recording?
I would say that's the instrument! We had our good mics in there, but this was such a lovely little violin, and exactly that: focused and clear!
never thought that 3/4 violin can have such pure and mellow projecting sound
@@aTonalHits Thanks! Here is my humble cover of "Over Here" inspired by the amazing Dimash's band rehearsal:
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A very nice violin, I have heard Amati violins that sounded a bit squarky, this one is a lot more gracious and has a very smooth sound. It may have some to do with it being played well as well.
I have never heard of that term, 'squarky'. It is interesting. Chuckles. Thanks.
@@ChiefHerzensCoach I had a listen to a couple of his tracks and he seems to be talented. It will be interesting to see how he plays when he is a bit more mature and has an older head and a better choice of music. He plays in a style that I associate with some of the violin music coming out of China, very "sweet" sounding and a little more frilled than I personally like.
I just had a look down the comments and it appears you have spammed a number of comments. The boy has the talent to make it on his own without you making a mess of someone else's channel.
Please explain the protocol of the museum. How could you be handling a rare instrument that's over 400 years old without wearing gloves or having a pile of pillows on the floor in case you drop it. Just curious.
Lol. A very solid question. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that musical instruments are meant to be played, and not just looked at- they honestly crave a human touch! (I think that at any rate, there are scores of people who will disagree with me!) so the trust of instrument to musician is just such a time honored thing: the musician will NOT drop it, if they respect their trade enough. And I guess I’m saying this based completely off of growing up into the world of music. I wish I could articulate it a little more coherently! 😅
@@aTonalHits There's no lack of coherency in your response. I get it. It's one of those non verbal conventions among your peers. Still, for the museum to let your play it is quite a rare honor I'm sure.
When was the violin converted to modern set up? I would imagine it does not has it original neck? Or maybe not? Only few Amati's and Strad's surived in their original form. Great sound though! I once saw one by an obscure English maker from 1760.
I wish I could tell you more particulars! I will ask the curator next time I see him- though I can't imagine it has the original neck, etc. Such an old instrument usually has a lot of repairs- though there are exceptions!
How much? 🤔🎻
Mam,what violin string you use on that????
4:20 Which one is this?
The violin does have a great tone, but the host did a great job making that tone come out. So even though the violin has a great tone it was the narrator’s fingers that pulled the tone out.
Thank you for listening, and thank you for such a kind note! It's so appreciated :)
aTonalHits Anytime. You guys are great. 😊
Description of sound 6:05
Beautiful sounding instrument. Are there copies of the piccolo violin made today? I love the sound
How many mm long is the back? BTW, I've listened to several of your videos & it's the first violin I've heard from that far back in time, so I was not expecting a wonderful sound, thinking violins had 'improved' since then, but this fiddle sounds exceptional !!
I'm not sure of the exact dimensions, I'm sorry! But it definitely is smaller than a normal instrument. If you liked this instrument, check out my video on the 1560 da Salo- that one'll knock your socks off!! It's amazing how these instruments stand the test of time- glad you're enjoying the videos! :)
Wonderful range of colours for a smaller instrument. I'm thinking of the uses... Pitch is an interesting idea, but as you (and Min Kym) noted, it fits the smaller hand nicely. Even if it wsn't suppose to be a "ladies" instrument, couldn't it be intended for those with smaller hands? Like the 7/8 strads?
Since it is still just in the beginning of the standardized period of violin size (the Cello needed an other 100-150 years and the viola is still not standardized) wouldn't be quite easy to make a smaller violin for smaller hands?
This is a really valid question! I'm not going to pretend I'm an expert (because I'm not,) but my instrument when I was growing up, a 1755 Gabrielli, and the instrument I play on currently, a 1700 Rogeri, are both 'small hands' instruments- 7/8ths. What this video doesn't show is the first two times I tried the instrument and nobody actually told me it was a piccolo violin, so I was just getting super frustrated and angry at it trying to play it like a normal full size instrument! It might not look it, but it really is much smaller- which is also why I keep hitting the D string when I'm playing- and I had to come down a full shoulder rest size to keep it on at all. But yes, smaller hands instruments were much more popular in that time period and into the 1700's- and then there were people like Guadagnini, who just made consistently monster (and awesome/powerhouse) instruments. Hope that gives a bit more background! :)
@@aTonalHits Interesting, thanks!
The C bouts of a Del Gesu seem to look a lot like the Amati bouts. Like master like student?
Hah, I think, clearly! Good catch there, I hadn't noticed it! :)
Bad Dinosaur yes all Guarneri family members followed the outline of Amati I believe. Andrea Guarneri pretty much made Amati copies.
Dear Katha! Enjoyed the Amati solo! Was wondering if you could solo some Gligga violins? I am enthused about wood from Carpathia and Dracula etc. I see the Gligga instruments as the last real hope of replacing my great grandfathers violin. Anything information wise about Gligga violins would be helpful. I dont wish to impose but if you ever have the opportunity to sample some Gligga violins i would be very interested. Thank you Katha!😅
I tried to find a good biography of the Amati family, can you recommend rescources on this family?
Where was the wood harvested to make these? I understand that for example Stradivariuses were made in the 17th and 18th centuries from wood harvested from northern Italy, which may have grown during the mini ice age (Maunder mInimum) which gave the wood its unique qualities, yet "comparisons" by expert musicians reportedly failed to distinguish Stradivarius from other high-end instruments. So, out of curiosity, assuming you have played a wide variety of different makers, and with the caveat that tonal quality is in the ear of the beholder, what is your impression?
I don't know exactly where Amati's wood was from, but a lot of the early Italians took wood from the same general area- Northern Italy. It's such a tricky subject, how much the wood influences the sound- and as a player and not a luthier, my honest answer is: I don't know! There are some instruments that I respond to on a gut level, and some that just don't resonate (no pun intended). And usually you can tell within a single bow stroke which ones will really sing; although there are plenty of them that you have to work with, and mold, and live with before they give you their voice. So for me, it's all just whatever is in my hands. I wish I could be more specific about the science of the wood, but I frankly think I just wouldn't understand it!
Cheers to the next 500 years. 🥂 🎻
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