Very useful, always a good use of vocabulary, good precise word choices to convey exact meaning. This is always noticed by me. It makes things much more clear.
I have been learning to play violin for 2 weeks and your video is brilliant because I have pulled the strings off it (one at a time) a few times, as well as the chin rest and bridge. Today, my strings had the peg soap treatment and sounded like they had lost the will to live. So I rewired them, it sounds like a violin now and less like a fog horn. Your video has helped me to understand that some retuning will be necessary and I will try the chromatic scales tomorrow, thanks for posting such an excellent video full of good advice for everyone.
Thank you so much! I always share my knowledge where I know from own experience where I struggled with the most :) Been there and broke many strings as I was young trying to tune my instrument..
Another reason that you don't want to remove all of the strings at once is that you run the risk of your soundpost falling. If this happens, you'll need a special tool and the knowledge to set it back up. You will most likely have to get a Luthier to place it; it's very inconvienient. Lesson learned. Great videos, Simon. Keep it up! :)
Billy Alvis that is right! But never happened to me when I removed all strings. Usually in todays violins the soundpost has enough pressure not to fall. But if it falls, it is very bad, because even the violin maker will never find its excact position again. Therefore the sound will change and you have to play in the new soundpost position. Thanks for your comment 🙂
Thank you Simon, for your very helpful instructions on how one best change violin strings. Very meticulous and thorough, the results should be superb. Cheers 😊
Thank you for this. Much more comprehensive than many other in the same genera. My fiddle pegs haven't seen peg compound (soap) for at least 30 years. Guess i better get some.
How can I replace 2 strings that were put in wrong pegs during a repair ? The d and a strings are in each others peg ( d is crossed over to a peg a is in d peg ) . I was going to put temporary strings on each to hold place then redo it with the better / new strings but seems I’d need to remove both to do this and I don’t think it’s advised to take 2 off at one time . I just had work done to repair the bridge and sound peg inside , he apparently put the 2 in wrong places . Any advice would be appreciated I didn’t want to drive to that repair shop again ty
Thank you for the video Simon, this is extra helpful as I've just changed my strings today! I've been playing quite a bit to break them in but my G string sounds awfully metallic, so I feel a bit better knowing it will probably mellow out! Also, would you consider doing a video on your equipment? (violin, bow, shoulder rest, case etc?) :)
They're just a basic set of Thomastik Dominants, I got them from Polychord after the video you made about their website :) I'm quite happy with the A and D string but I'm hoping the others will warm up a bit more still.
Dominants are very good strings, which many Top-Soloists still use. I think just their lifespan isn't that great. Also I heard, that the E-String is commonly replaced by other brands, but that is very subjective and also depends on the instrument! Great that you order from Polychord! :) Be patient with the warmup, they will change a lot after one or two weeks. Just the E-string doesn't need much time to play in
Yeah, my teacher said I might have to change the E eventually, thankfully Polychord ships to europe so I can experiment a bit with strings now that I know of it. And thank you for the advice, I will let them settle for a while! :)
This was helpful thank you. When you think you have them perfectly in tune with the pegs but they are just slightly out of pitch how do the fine tuners work?
Hey, thank you for your comment! I have a seperate video about tuning with the fine tuners, you can watch it here: th-cam.com/video/m6UVfSg-kcg/w-d-xo.html
Just put on 2 strings loosely without the bridge, then take the bridge and put it under those two strings and carefully build up the tension so that the bridge can't fall. Next you take the 3rd string and carefully put a little bit of tension on it as well. Only when you have all strings on, raise the tension a little bit and check the bridge position. Then raise the tension to the normal notes, but also do it gradually all strings at once step by step, so that the tension stays even on the bridge.
Just put on 2 strings loosely without the bridge, then take the bridge and put it under those two strings and carefully build up the tension so that the bridge can't fall. Next you take the 3rd string and carefully put a little bit of tension on it as well. Only when you have all strings on, raise the tension a little bit and check the bridge position. Then raise the tension to the normal notes, but also do it gradually all strings at once step by step, so that the tension stays even on the bridge.
My Canon 600D doesn't have that in video mode unfortunately, but I think I have gotten better with the focus. In this video I played too much around and the aperture was too high so not much of a room to move. Thank you for your comment, I am aware of that problem and will upgrade my gear when I can!
Thank you for all your videos. I'm an adult beginner and your videos are a joy to watch!
Thank you so much for your comment! I am working on releasing more soon!
Thank you very much! I am beginning to start playing my viola after 12 years now and this helped extremely putting on my strings :)
I am really glad it helped you :)
Very useful, always a good use of vocabulary, good precise word choices to convey exact meaning. This is always noticed by me. It makes things much more clear.
I have been learning to play violin for 2 weeks and your video is brilliant because I have pulled the strings off it (one at a time) a few times, as well as the chin rest and bridge. Today, my strings had the peg soap treatment and sounded like they had lost the will to live. So I rewired them, it sounds like a violin now and less like a fog horn. Your video has helped me to understand that some retuning will be necessary and I will try the chromatic scales tomorrow, thanks for posting such an excellent video full of good advice for everyone.
Thank you so much! I always share my knowledge where I know from own experience where I struggled with the most :) Been there and broke many strings as I was young trying to tune my instrument..
Another reason that you don't want to remove all of the strings at once is that you run the risk of your soundpost falling. If this happens, you'll need a special tool and the knowledge to set it back up. You will most likely have to get a Luthier to place it; it's very inconvienient. Lesson learned.
Great videos, Simon. Keep it up! :)
Billy Alvis that is right! But never happened to me when I removed all strings. Usually in todays violins the soundpost has enough pressure not to fall. But if it falls, it is very bad, because even the violin maker will never find its excact position again. Therefore the sound will change and you have to play in the new soundpost position. Thanks for your comment 🙂
Thank you Simon, for your very helpful instructions on how one best change violin strings. Very meticulous and thorough, the results should be superb. Cheers 😊
Thank you so much for your comment! :)
Thank you for this. Much more comprehensive than many other in the same genera. My fiddle pegs haven't seen peg compound (soap) for at least 30 years. Guess i better get some.
Thank you! Fitting the pegs, using peg soap and do the winding correctly will lead to a pleasing tuning experience with the pegs :)
this is really informative !
Thanks sir for sharing your knowledge,Godbless you
Thankyou for all your help
You are welcome
nice vid dude, thanks for this tutorial. its gonna help me a lot.
Thank you! It's been a pleasure!
How can I replace 2 strings that were put in wrong pegs during a repair ? The d and a strings are in each others peg ( d is crossed over to a peg a is in d peg ) . I was going to put temporary strings on each to hold place then redo it with the better / new strings but seems I’d need to remove both to do this and I don’t think it’s advised to take 2 off at one time . I just had work done to repair the bridge and sound peg inside , he apparently put the 2 in wrong places . Any advice would be appreciated I didn’t want to drive to that repair shop again ty
How high can the E string tune past E? Think you can get it up to G on a full size?
How much slack? I go up to the D peg if im stringing the g. And it pops
Thank you for the video Simon, this is extra helpful as I've just changed my strings today! I've been playing quite a bit to break them in but my G string sounds awfully metallic, so I feel a bit better knowing it will probably mellow out!
Also, would you consider doing a video on your equipment? (violin, bow, shoulder rest, case etc?) :)
Thank you, that could be a good idea! What strings have you on your violin now?
They're just a basic set of Thomastik Dominants, I got them from Polychord after the video you made about their website :) I'm quite happy with the A and D string but I'm hoping the others will warm up a bit more still.
Dominants are very good strings, which many Top-Soloists still use. I think just their lifespan isn't that great. Also I heard, that the E-String is commonly replaced by other brands, but that is very subjective and also depends on the instrument! Great that you order from Polychord! :) Be patient with the warmup, they will change a lot after one or two weeks. Just the E-string doesn't need much time to play in
Yeah, my teacher said I might have to change the E eventually, thankfully Polychord ships to europe so I can experiment a bit with strings now that I know of it.
And thank you for the advice, I will let them settle for a while! :)
This was helpful thank you. When you think you have them perfectly in tune with the pegs but they are just slightly out of pitch how do the fine tuners work?
Hey, thank you for your comment! I have a seperate video about tuning with the fine tuners, you can watch it here: th-cam.com/video/m6UVfSg-kcg/w-d-xo.html
Probably should have started by telling us to only do one at a time... Now I have to figure out how to do the bridge
I show you everything in the video. I didn't get ahead of myself, you did. Thanks for the comment!
Just put on 2 strings loosely without the bridge, then take the bridge and put it under those two strings and carefully build up the tension so that the bridge can't fall. Next you take the 3rd string and carefully put a little bit of tension on it as well. Only when you have all strings on, raise the tension a little bit and check the bridge position. Then raise the tension to the normal notes, but also do it gradually all strings at once step by step, so that the tension stays even on the bridge.
@@SimonStreuffViolinEducation it's ok, it was a $100 violin... I ended up getting a new one
I wish I knew before I took all the strings out!! 😭😭
Just put on 2 strings loosely without the bridge, then take the bridge and put it under those two strings and carefully build up the tension so that the bridge can't fall. Next you take the 3rd string and carefully put a little bit of tension on it as well. Only when you have all strings on, raise the tension a little bit and check the bridge position. Then raise the tension to the normal notes, but also do it gradually all strings at once step by step, so that the tension stays even on the bridge.
@@SimonStreuffViolinEducation Thanks a lot! 😀
you're pretty muscular dude! Great video by the way :D going to help me a lot :D
Done some training! Thank you ;)
Need to use auto focus for better presentation, else good.
My Canon 600D doesn't have that in video mode unfortunately, but I think I have gotten better with the focus. In this video I played too much around and the aperture was too high so not much of a room to move. Thank you for your comment, I am aware of that problem and will upgrade my gear when I can!
Hi!!!
Welcome ;)
Video is blurry from time to time
My cam has no autofocus. It is hard to manually focus when changing strings.