At first I was put off by the video with no audio. Then I watched everyone else in youtube land do hatchet-jobs on the bridge. So, I came back to this one, and Wow... the visual is all I needed, audio not necessary. This guy really knows his stuff! James, I hope you do one on re-planning the fingerboard. That would be great!
I've already done some adjustments on my bridge just knowing a little on how my guitar should be set, thank you for that extra insight, may peace be unto you and to your family.
I already did this twice by myself, on a full sized violin and a 1/2 violin. It takes some time and patience, but it's definitely doable by anyone with opposable thumbs.
Excellent video, your attention to detail is inspiring. I especially liked the scribe tool you used to mark the initial heights of the g and e strings. Marking the feet with colourant is an excellent tip as well. Thank you.
I followed the video step by step to fit a cheap bridge. I used a sharp exacto knife, a 80 and 100 grit sandpaper and a bridge template I found online. For being my first time it turned out quite decent. I need a sharper knife to try it again on a more expensive bridge.
@@loicfrance5218 Ywhay ouldway ouyay akemay ayay atementstay inyay enchfray enwhay everyoneyay elseyay isyay itingwray eirthay ommentscay inyay englishyay ? Ifyay ouyay on'tday understandyay atwhay iyay amyay atingstay , it'syay ecausebay i'myay itingwray inyay igpay atinlay . issespay ouyay offyay , oesn'tday ityay , enchiefray ? Here's what I said, BTW, it's in pig latin. Why would you make a statement in french when everyone else is writing their comments in English? If you don't understand what I am stating, it's because I'm writing in pig latin. Pisses you off, doesn't it, frenchie?
Very impressive! Do you have any measurements you can share with us? If not, cool. Thanks to you, I fit a violin bridge just now for a violin I am giving away as a gift to a friend's young daughter, and your help saved me god knows what a pro would have charged. Luckily, I have experience on working on acoustic guitars and was able to use a lot of that knowledge in working this bridge. BUT, I could not have done it without your valuable video :)
One other way to adjust the feet of the bridge is by putting a piece of sandpaper on the violin and carefully running the bridge back and forth over the sandpaper until the feet are flush with the violin
thank you for the video it is very helpful! Could you tel me please how the distance between the "ears" influence the sound? i have a problem with the a strimg on my viola and mabye it could help me. 2 luthiers in my region could mot solve it...so i made a bridge my self...and its better :-)
I just sat back down after dinner to find this auto-playing and was thinking "oh wow, this has a really awesome backing track!" Then I realized it was Boards of Canada playing on a different tab. I knew something was up...
What kind of varnish do you use to check feets leveling, also I'd like to know the glue used at the end? Thank you Sir, you do amazing works, I'm following, keep posting.
This is wonderful! But in reality unless you have trained very extensively to get that amazingly sharp knife, know how much to take off, and know how to fit nearly a perfect 90 degree angle while fixing both feet simultaneously, and trust your hands to give you a good base, then it will not turn out how nice it does! Fitting these things by hand takes dozens of bridge templates to learn, maybe hundreds for perfection! I’ve used a similar method for soundpost fitting, yet that is even more finicky than the fitting here since you have height to consider in extremely small margins of error. Nevertheless, a real master makes his art look easy, and it certainly looks like it here.
l'objectif avec le chevalet c'est non seulement le confort de jeu mais surtout le son: - vous ne mesurez les hauteurs de cordes que sans tension, et au niveau de l'extrémité de la touche, qui peut avoir une courbure, c'est mieux de mesurer à plusieurs points et lorsque les cordes sont posées. - l'épaisseur est selon la sonorité, c'est après essais avec les cordes que l'on sait si l'épaisseur est trop importante, c'est pour cela qu'il vaut mieux partir avec un chevalet trop épais puis le réduire en fonction de la sonorité. je trouve aussi que les pieds sont trop épais pour que le bois soit souple
Perfeito e trabalho que eu faço parabéns pela demonstração .O asento do cavate no tampo melhora som altura das serviço perfeito muito bom o desbaste do cavalete pra fruir um som perfeito
You use two tools, one is a ros with a nail at the end to mark two sighns on the bridge on both side of it and the other tool is a some preshaped form which you use to mark the full edge shape on the bridge. How did you make these tools ?
Hi James. I do this type of work for a small business that does rentals. I'd love to know what type of knives and chisels you use in this video and where to buy them. Thanks!
The Weisshaar restoration book is always a good source. But yeah, I 'm sure there are alot of videos on how to fit a bridge. If you've never done it before there are fairly effective ways that are simpler than what I do.
I also rcommend USEFUL MEASUREMENTS FOR VIOLIN MAKERS by Henry Strobel. The book has all the measurements you might need & I have found it very useful for many years. It also has patterns for all the bridge sizes too (violin, viola, cello & double bass).
Parchment paper is typically used under the string to prevent the string from cutting into the bridge with tuning. He's using the compass to find his center point and then from there he's measuring the distance between each string for where he should cut the string notches - Utah Luthier
Hello. For a full sized violin a common spacing from the G to E is about 34 mm. You can find the location of the other two strings by dividing that by 3 (11.33 mm).
not paint, chalk or a paste. you could buy chalk powder for chalkline refill, it works well. I'd just use any washable glue like elmers glue for the pad
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The way you move your hands indicates that with out any doubt you are a truly skilled Luther.
I deeply appreciate it.
Very cool. I really liked the surreal soundlessness.
Amazing! It would be so interesting hearing your opinion about how each one of those "small" changes affects the sound of the violin
At first I was put off by the video with no audio. Then I watched everyone else in youtube land do hatchet-jobs on the bridge. So, I came back to this one, and Wow... the visual is all I needed, audio not necessary. This guy really knows his stuff! James, I hope you do one on re-planning the fingerboard. That would be great!
The irony of a master musical instrument repairman publishing a silent video...
Couldn't be bothered to fiddle around with the mic... XD
I've already done some adjustments on my bridge just knowing a little on how my guitar should be set, thank you for that extra insight, may peace be unto you and to your family.
I already did this twice by myself, on a full sized violin and a 1/2 violin. It takes some time and patience, but it's definitely doable by anyone with opposable thumbs.
Excellent video, your attention to detail is inspiring. I especially liked the scribe tool you used to mark the initial heights of the g and e strings. Marking the feet with colourant is an excellent tip as well. Thank you.
I followed the video step by step to fit a cheap bridge. I used a sharp exacto knife, a 80 and 100 grit sandpaper and a bridge template I found online. For being my first time it turned out quite decent. I need a sharper knife to try it again on a more expensive bridge.
Really great video. I thought I wanted to learn how to do this; now I know I should have a professional do it.
@@loicfrance5218 Ywhay ouldway ouyay akemay ayay atementstay inyay enchfray enwhay everyoneyay elseyay isyay itingwray eirthay ommentscay inyay englishyay ? Ifyay ouyay on'tday understandyay atwhay iyay amyay atingstay , it'syay ecausebay i'myay itingwray inyay igpay atinlay . issespay ouyay offyay , oesn'tday ityay , enchiefray ? Here's what I said, BTW, it's in pig latin. Why would you make a statement in french when everyone else is writing their comments in English? If you don't understand what I am stating, it's because I'm writing in pig latin. Pisses you off, doesn't it, frenchie?
In 2 weeks I will start making a violin. I can see I have a lot to catch up on. Great video. Thanks.
My violin has never felt so alive! Thanks man
Very impressive! Do you have any measurements you can share with us? If not, cool. Thanks to you, I fit a violin bridge just now for a violin I am giving away as a gift to a friend's young daughter, and your help saved me god knows what a pro would have charged. Luckily, I have experience on working on acoustic guitars and was able to use a lot of that knowledge in working this bridge. BUT, I could not have done it without your valuable video :)
Very insightful, interesting to see the fine craft of bridge carving. Thanks
One other way to adjust the feet of the bridge is by putting a piece of sandpaper on the violin and carefully running the bridge back and forth over the sandpaper until the feet are flush with the violin
I just carved a bridge on a $15 violin from salvation army. So much fun
Awesome, work of art, thank you.
thank you for the video
it is very helpful!
Could you tel me please how the distance between the "ears" influence the sound?
i have a problem with the a strimg on my viola and mabye it could help me. 2 luthiers in my region could mot solve it...so i made a bridge my self...and its better :-)
This will be helpful if you just added sound and right dimensions of the bridge
Excellent workmen ship
Thank you. This helped me fix my kid's 1/8 violin.
I agree would be very helpful if sound was added and the dimensions he uses were explained. Still very helpful
you are really a master. Thank you so much
Very nice bridge installation
Looks good. How about the sound?
I really appreciate you posting this video. Thank you
Strings magazine shows a violin with the bridge label facing the tail piece
Muito bom em amigão dando um trato no cavalete o ajuste fica perfeito bem assentado no tampo do violino parabéns
That was beautifully done. Thank you!
Paul Davis knows what he's talking about!
Awesome! Thanks for posting
Really nice video. Thank you, sir.
I just sat back down after dinner to find this auto-playing and was thinking "oh wow, this has a really awesome backing track!" Then I realized it was Boards of Canada playing on a different tab. I knew something was up...
Excellent tutorial
Hi James Robert,excelente!!!
What kind of varnish do you use to check feets leveling, also I'd like to know the glue used at the end? Thank you Sir, you do amazing works, I'm following, keep posting.
I think it was peg oil from Hill and Sons
Titebond glue
The silence is precious.
Na kérem, ilyennek kell lennie egy szakszerű hegedüláb megmunkálásának ! Kíváncsi lennék itthon hány hegedű készítő ennyire precíz?
as a fiddle player I like my feet thinner and my arc with less radius.
Could you tell what you applied on 2:39 ?
Wonderfull, thanks so much 👌👍
How long does it takes to master a bridge and pegs fitting?
Wonderful! wich kind of color do you use? i mean the red color: what is it? thank you very much for this video!
Isn't your fingerboard just a tad thick??
This is wonderful! But in reality unless you have trained very extensively to get that amazingly sharp knife, know how much to take off, and know how to fit nearly a perfect 90 degree angle while fixing both feet simultaneously, and trust your hands to give you a good base, then it will not turn out how nice it does! Fitting these things by hand takes dozens of bridge templates to learn, maybe hundreds for perfection! I’ve used a similar method for soundpost fitting, yet that is even more finicky than the fitting here since you have height to consider in extremely small margins of error. Nevertheless, a real master makes his art look easy, and it certainly looks like it here.
What is the red paste your using?
Thank You very much for your tutorial! It' very need for me now!)
Very helpful. Thank you very much for this video.
What is the function of the little piece of paper glued on the slot where high E rests? To deaden the highest note from being "screechie"?
So the very thin string won't cut in the bridge
@@0019jacky Thank You!
excelente muy buen video saludos desde mexico
Thank you very much for the upload ❤️🙏
wow, this is kinda satisfying!
who thinks so too?
i also kind think he should do
a before and after photo of the brige
תודה רבה על ההשקעה.
תבורך.
האם אתה בונה כינורות?
איפה אתה נמצא ?
Sound plz and a list of the tools you used
very helpful, thanks.
Podrías decirnos que es la pintura del pomo que utilizas para asentar las patas sobre la tapa? Muchas gracias por el video, está clarísimo.
l'objectif avec le chevalet c'est non seulement le confort de jeu mais surtout le son:
- vous ne mesurez les hauteurs de cordes que sans tension, et au niveau de l'extrémité de la touche, qui peut avoir une courbure, c'est mieux de mesurer à plusieurs points et lorsque les cordes sont posées.
- l'épaisseur est selon la sonorité, c'est après essais avec les cordes que l'on sait si l'épaisseur est trop importante, c'est pour cela qu'il vaut mieux partir avec un chevalet trop épais puis le réduire en fonction de la sonorité.
je trouve aussi que les pieds sont trop épais pour que le bois soit souple
Really a nice video.
May i know what is the distance between strings?
11.3mm
Meu sonho ter um cavalete assim 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Does anyone know the measurements on how to make the spear to poke the bridge at 3:17?
A very noisy video! 🤣🤣 It wasn’t complicated by narration, good for teaching. 👍
Perfeito e trabalho que eu faço parabéns pela demonstração .O asento do cavate no tampo melhora som altura das serviço perfeito muito bom o desbaste do cavalete pra fruir um som perfeito
Explainor video but.. I have only an emery also not like in this video. Your equipment is so professional that
You use two tools, one is a ros with a nail at the end to mark two sighns on the bridge on both side of it and the other tool is a some preshaped form which you use to mark the full edge shape on the bridge. How did you make these tools ?
Hi James. I do this type of work for a small business that does rentals. I'd love to know what type of knives and chisels you use in this video and where to buy them. Thanks!
it ain't the make of the tools.....it's the user
What is this material that you put on the mi rope?
Gut.
It is more practical to make an v shape ebony or mammoth bone inlay under the e-string.
What are the standard measures you use for the bridge?
www.kennedyviolins.com/violin-setup-specifications/ but i like it at3mm E and 5mm G
Sounds like music from heaven especially the emerald island
Always wanted to learn how to do that. Are there any books or vides that show you the process on how to do your own?
The Weisshaar restoration book is always a good source. But yeah, I
'm sure there are alot of videos on how to fit a bridge. If you've never done it before there are fairly effective ways that are simpler than what I do.
james robert very artistic and professional
I also rcommend USEFUL MEASUREMENTS FOR VIOLIN MAKERS by Henry Strobel. The book has all the measurements you might need & I have found it very useful for many years. It also has patterns for all the bridge sizes too (violin, viola, cello & double bass).
poderia passar as medidas que vc usa ?
what is the measure of the pen you mark 2 with it 2 point on the bridge ??
Hello the tools to make violin bridge where I can get them? Or if I can make them
What size chisel are you using?
Could you tell us. What is the distance between the projection of the soundboard and the string E and G?
So helpful. Thank you
Ah. Now I see why I was told it takes about three hours.
What height should the bridge be
Does anyone know what kind of "paint" he puts under the feet of the bridge to show what parts need to be cut down?
Sir.. one dbt. What is the measure for distance we have to keep.. for the strings . Here....
James Robert, if I reversed a standard vn. Bridge would I get tonal midrange octaves with half bow tuned D a e b?chris
Thanks!grest❤
Sound would have made this far more useful.
MEGGA-DITTO to that!!!!!
I agree, It is a useful video but its hard to watch a video without sound, at least some background fiddle playing or something
How to fit a violin bridge is an issue connected with how to bridge things in general!
I hate it when I come across these, because I waste 5 minutes trying to figure out what's wrong with my sound.
useless without commentary. such a pity
OMG so great
Sir, may I ask you what is the stainner to check the uneven point of bridge foots?
It looks like common jeweler's rouge. Hence the red color.
Lipstick
I put pencil graphite onto the bridge feet. Applying anything onto the violin may damage tie finish.
I believe you can use a "lumbar marking crayon" for marking the feet of the bridge
If only u were in Jakarta, Indonesia. My violin needs help
Excellent TH-cam, but a little voice over would have helped. Like, what is the stuff you put in the violin at the bridge feet
No vendes amigo?
great work ..
Why don't they make it the right shape to begin with?
Scary Sharp tools!
Hello, can anyone tell me what the big and small measurement he uses on the compass are? Also what kind of paper was used for the small string?
Parchment paper is typically used under the string to prevent the string from cutting into the bridge with tuning. He's using the compass to find his center point and then from there he's measuring the distance between each string for where he should cut the string notches - Utah Luthier
Hello. For a full sized violin a common spacing from the G to E is about 34 mm. You can find the location of the other two strings by dividing that by 3 (11.33 mm).
TO FIT THE BRIDGE ON THE VIOLIN ONE NEEDS PATIENCE. OUR LUTHIER HAD DEMONSTRATED IMPECCABLY WELL. MY HATS OFF TO HIM...
Thank you Sir. You are the best.
Can't get sound - June 2018. Is there a re-worked version of this with sound, and what's the title, please?
Ótimo trabalho!!
I have 2 questions: What type of paint(?) do you use in 1:44?
What type of glue do you use to glue string protection pad?
Thanks
not paint, chalk or a paste. you could buy chalk powder for chalkline refill, it works well. I'd just use any washable glue like elmers glue for the pad
Sehr Gut!!
How mesur to bridge plz? In mm
Gostaria de saber os nomes das Ferramentas para ajustar o cavalete