Hey, it worked. I just restrung a violin for the first time in my life after watching this video, and it went without a hitch. Thank you. And yes, I used D'Addario strings.
THANK YOU Ive had the same strings for six years because I was terrified of changing them. This helped me take the plunge and my instumentsounds so much better now
I think the pencil tip needs to be sanded to a fine wedge point to place the graphite in the bottom of the grooves. It seemed to me that in the video the graphite only touched the top edges of the grooves, not the bottom where the friction force is much stronger.
When I tried it, I just rolled the pencil in the groove gently until it let off just a bit of powder. That seemed to sink into the full groove nicely and did the trick when I put the strings on.
They're Basically Flatwound strings. Flatwound strings were originally designed to replace the Gut strings cause 1) they last many times as long and 2) the flat surface helps with bowing on the strings.
Thanks for the video. The only thing I have to say is beware of adding too much graphite. I think that's what I did. I had my bridge fall over twice after I had it all tuned. I was changing strings on a 100 year old instrument that probably had not had its strings changed in 50 years. It was a little scary when the bridge fell over, but the violin and bridge seem to be just fine.
every single violin video is soooo unhelpful tons of experts just magnificently doing it the first time right without adequate demonstration or explanation just to toot their own horns and im sad and lonely andddd for a limited time only every quenth commenter gets a free quandangle
How much slack is that exactly? Specifically, could I put extra long violin strings on an 18 inch viola? I know it sounds odd, but there is a method to my madness...
I hope you have found your answer by now, but I=E, II=A, III=D, and IV=G. Depending on where the packaging is printed, the strings may also be labelled mi, la, ré, sol, in the same order.
Thanks for the helpful tips. Off topic, but I find the oft omitted "ly" tres cute in American English -- as in different(ly) -- as an example. I'm not being sarcastic! Languages always evolve and change. If there is a collapse of civilization, English around the world will become distinctly separate languages and eventually be unintelligible between regions. Until then, will local changes in English be adopted worldwide, and thus remain one language? Can someone create a computer programme that can simulate this please? I don't know why I am saying this here, lol.
my A string got yeeted :(
same :( always the A string lol
Me to the g d a and e same time
Oof
Same-
same
Hey, it worked. I just restrung a violin for the first time in my life after watching this video, and it went without a hitch. Thank you. And yes, I used D'Addario strings.
The color coded silk windings on the peg end makes them the most useful because you can now see which string is which.
Wittner Fine Tune pegs w/ a Stringing crank should help so you can eliminate fine tuners from the tailpiece.
Omg this vid helped a lot i had no idea how to restring a violin until now.
i’ve been playing violin for two weeks and i already broke the 4th string..... twice.
Same but in 1 month
I've been playing my brand new cello for a little over a month and my strings are still sounding as good as ever
Oof :'(
Put geared tuners on it and use pencil graphite, that'll help.
THANK YOU Ive had the same strings for six years because I was terrified of changing them. This helped me take the plunge and my instumentsounds so much better now
Great informative video! I've never swapped out my strings on my own and this is a nice and easy tutorial on how to do so.
Great tutorial doing zoom ins on these two instead of the peg box.
I think the pencil tip needs to be sanded to a fine wedge point to place the graphite in the bottom of the grooves. It seemed to me that in the video the graphite only touched the top edges of the grooves, not the bottom where the friction force is much stronger.
When I tried it, I just rolled the pencil in the groove gently until it let off just a bit of powder. That seemed to sink into the full groove nicely and did the trick when I put the strings on.
Yes that's super super important
Very informative and a very nicely done presentation! Kudos
This really help me it was two days before my winter concert and I broke the string
Nice pfp
They're Basically Flatwound strings. Flatwound strings were originally designed to replace the Gut strings cause 1) they last many times as long and 2) the flat surface helps with bowing on the strings.
What is going on with that E string? Is that a ball end string being held by a loop end fine tuner? I didn't realize that was possible.
LOL
such a sick video
AHHHHH THANK YOU THIS WAS SO HELPFUL!!!
So helpful
Thanks for the video. The only thing I have to say is beware of adding too much graphite. I think that's what I did. I had my bridge fall over twice after I had it all tuned. I was changing strings on a 100 year old instrument that probably had not had its strings changed in 50 years. It was a little scary when the bridge fell over, but the violin and bridge seem to be just fine.
With geared tuners it'll be in better shape
1:56 fact check: there's a fine tuner on the E-string
Thanks so much 💗 😁
Excellent video.
every single violin video is soooo unhelpful tons of experts just magnificently doing it the first time right without adequate demonstration or explanation just to toot their own horns and im sad and lonely andddd for a limited time only every quenth commenter gets a free quandangle
Well done, thanks for the help!
Very informative for us newbs to the violin! Just what I was looking for. Thank you!!!
Wow, that's a good lookin video!
About 3 million dollars
My cousin handed me her violin and it was badly strung, so I gotta restring all of the strings with no experience
How much slack is that exactly? Specifically, could I put extra long violin strings on an 18 inch viola? I know it sounds odd, but there is a method to my madness...
Thank you!! 💕
Cool
I'd use geared tuners cause I can get away with using a string winder
I have a 15” viola and the strings i Bought are it says scale 15”-16” so would those have been the right size strings for my viola
I have an unknown size violin but I need to restring it. Are there any universal violin strings?
When you need to replace strings, they usually have a number. Can you please tell me which number does the A string have? Is it 2 or 3?
I hope you have found your answer by now, but I=E, II=A, III=D, and IV=G. Depending on where the packaging is printed, the strings may also be labelled mi, la, ré, sol, in the same order.
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Man this way easier than restringing a guitar
Thanks for the helpful tips.
Off topic, but I find the oft omitted "ly" tres cute in American English -- as in different(ly) -- as an example.
I'm not being sarcastic!
Languages always evolve and change.
If there is a collapse of civilization, English around the world will become distinctly separate languages and eventually be unintelligible between regions.
Until then, will local changes in English be adopted worldwide, and thus remain one language?
Can someone create a computer programme that can simulate this please?
I don't know why I am saying this here, lol.
Omg thank you!!!!!
My A string is down to the core now :(
1:57
No fine tuners, --- what's that holding the E string then ?
you must be new to the violin...
What violin did you guys use?
Strings unRavel? nice
For those confused graphite is just your average greyled pencil
WHY NO SHIW HOW TO FO IT WITH FINE TUNERS UGHHH MINE ONLY HAS THOSE
Liz...
Damn, hoping she was gonna change the g string
Tss
Don't fret. You're a nut
I just ordered a d'addario e string cuz mine snapped 😂
Me to
Am sooo dead
Ah great, I popped my G string :|
I didn't see you show anyting
Oh the blondes..
I broke my violin string...
i was hoping to learn what strings go where, not your color coding, my current strings are not yours
Now now, that wasn't the g-string I was looking for them to start where