Conversations with a Master Bow Maker: Yung Chin, Ep. 1, "How it started"

Welcome to our new series, Conversations with a Master Bow Maker. For the longest time, I've wanted to bring Yung Chin onto our channel, to talk about his experience as a bow maker, repairer, restorer and dealer. I met Yung the first time I came to NYC, as a 15 year old looking for a bow to buy. I found it at Yung's shop, and I've been going to him for all my bow needs ever since then. And during that time, I realized he wasn't just the guy that did my bow rehairs- he was the guy, the one who's written books and created bow making programs, the one who makes tremendous efforts in making pernambuco wood a renewable resource, and works with the likes of Kremer, Milstein, Vengerov, Midori- that list could just be endless. Yung is a limitless font of information, and here I was just stopping by a few times a year, asking for a bow rehair! So when we realized that our TH-cam Channel was taking off, this seemed like the perfect opportunity to share his knowledge and insight with our subscribers.
Then, of course, covid hit, and we had to wait a year. But here we are, and here is the series! This first small episode is about how he got his start in the bow world, and we will continue on from there in the weeks to come.
To learn more about Yung: master-bowmaker.com/
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[@christofhuebner7841]

Yung Chin is the best! I especially appreciate his interest and deep knowledge in the German bow making tradition. He is a deep source of knowledge in that largely overlooked facet of the history of bow making and his book on German bow making is awesome!

[@alexanderstewart9069]

Wonderful interview. Many thanks. I am crazy about old German bows and am the Associate Concert-Master of the Portuguese Symphony Orchestra based in Lisbon Portugal. Thank you for this.😊🙏

[@Edcounsellor]

This series could not be better timed! I’m shopping for my first professional bow right now and it’s quite the task lol

[@alistairsmusic]

I have recently seen a cello bow repaired by Yung Chin. So skilled was the work , that the splice was invisible to my eye. Thank you for posting this!

[@syncope89]

I really love all of this bow education. I truly did not realize how important they were until I got a better one fairly recently.

[@fredlifsitz7411]

He’s a artistic treasure!
Fabulous maker.

[@violabrain]

Thanks, perfect timing! I'm in Chicago and just last week started sending requests to get an idea for what local places have in stock.

[@MegaWeagle]

Really looking forward to the rest of this series!

[@glemestius123]

OMG, the way you left us hanging for more! lol. Thank you for the great work.

[@aTonalHits]

Hah! Illya's idea completely. More to come, thanks for watching!

[@johannesbachlein149]

I liked the most the moment when he said "there is not much on a bow" and then a little later, that it took him decades to understand what he is in fact doing, and that during the first years he did not know it at all. There are a lot of things that work like this. If you buy a cheap but handmade factory violin, they cut and set the soundpost in 30 seconds. If you go to a luthier and want him to do the same the best way he/she can, it will take a whole day or even more. This is a very interesting series.

[@aTonalHits]

So true! Things like this, there's just no way to learn other than with your hands, and with lots and lots of time!

[@finemasterviolins]

Very interesting ~

[@mikelam8008]

I visited nash mondragon a few times in sf. He helped me reconnect with my violin maker Xufu who needed to revarnish the instrument... sorry to hear he has passed.

[@j_drichmond]

Thank you for a wonderful channel-videos like this scratch my itch for violin related ‘gear’ videos, which as a guitar player, is one of my favorite genres.

[@aTonalHits]

Lol, I know that need for 'gear' videos.. we're big outdoor people, so gear is like one of the biggest things that pop on our feed, hah!

[@williamkauffman5745]

I can't help but feel that these bows are the musical equivalent of French designer clothing......

[@violinmaker4271]

I would love to see interviews with NYC violin makers if you can!

[@aTonalHits]

Definitely on it! You know violin makers- they're so busy it takes a year to cement an interview time with them, hah!

[@mikelam8008]

Ziggy please

[@fryzfairy7592]

i ❤ this chanel 😍

[@aTonalHits]

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[@johnalexander301]

Excellent! How do we get one of Yung’s bows?

[@aTonalHits]

Here's his website- shoot him an e mail! :)
master-bowmaker.com/

[@theodoranorton4779]

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