My Custom Designed Instruments

Master Violin maker Olaf Grawert talks about the instruments in his shop... Not every instrument, just the ones he specially designed. Find out more about what Olaf does, see and hear his beautiful instruments as well as find out where they're being played.

00:00 Introduction
01:24 My personal design
04:22 My Piere Lomont Series
08:34 Piere Lomont Master Euro
09:29 My Georg Hoffmeister Violin
11:36 Salvatore Lombardi Violin
12:55 My Pietro Giorgianni Violin
14:22 Conclusion

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[Careenev]

I'm really enjoying my Pietro Giorgianni. I'm revisiting songs I've given up on in the past because I just couldn't make them sound good. With the new instrument, I love what I hear and feel newly encouraged and optimistic. Thanks again!!!

[WhiteDragon]

Olaf... you have that air of the nutty violin professor look. I really enjoy your videos and humor that you put into them. Thanks buddy.

[littletweeter]

I have not played violin in at least 10 years. But I’ve been enjoying your videos for the past couple years. If I ever get back into it, I will 100% be supporting you with one of those beautiful pierre lomont’s

[arnhemseptember]

Your knowlegdge and craftsmanship never fails to fascinate and amaze me here in Holland!

[RelaxationMusic]

I watched a video of testing all types of strings on one violin. Infeld red were amazing for bright balanced sound, also pirastro tonica was very traditional sounding. I don't know how they sound on your violins, but those two was the best on the video.

[elderperez]

Would be interesting and practical for new buyers if you could contact or contract an audio studio and have a violinist play the same song on all of your instruments. Then make a video of it and have the raw audio in your site. I know is a lot to do, expenses and logistic but would make for great content here in YouTube and in your shop.

[ChrisEbbrsen]

Dear Mr. Grawart, thank you for that little procedure you taught me the other day involving that special procedure for the individual ends of the strings. My instrument is now cata classic! Bless you! And thank you! Most greatful! Bye!😅

[swordpandapanda]

So the choices range is between ; BMW -Porshe Ferrari - Lamborghini
xD they all look so fantastic Olaf!

[Neyvermore]

Oh look, it's Olaf talking about Olov his instruments !

[christinamonteverdi]

They look and sound great. Love your channel anyways, as you combine knowledge with a good sense of humour.

[KFRogers]

Maybe just me, but I was hoping for more discussion on what is physically different in the designs.

[rohwermusicstudios]

I love watching your videos and learning from you. I’ve been on my own personal journey of learning how to setup string instruments properly, and I love when I can make an adjustment to an instrument that makes it so much easier for a student to play. It feels like a kind of magic. :)

If I was close by you, I would love to try out your violins.

[mrgolftennisviolin]

Curious what design work you did on those bows.

[mellissadalby]

Hi Olaf!
I can personally atest to the quality of the Pierte Lomont Master violin (well, mine at least). It is a very good instrument, well carved from good woods, and set up perfectly by Olaf himself.
I love my Piere Lomobt Violin, and I am sure that Olaf (he IS rather fussy about quality actually) ensures consistent quality and performance for all his instruments.
If I can afford it (maybe next year?) I want to pick up a Georg Hoffmeister Master violin or maybe even the Salvatore Lombari
Umm, your website shop shows the Salvatore Lombardi at $5, 497 AUD actually.

[sirspongadoodle]

even though you mostly talk about the piere lomont on your videos i found the garibaldi to be a great step up from my previous violin…

[grantmagnuson]

I’ve got a German made violin 1926 that I gave it to my granddaughter in Chicago. My daughter took it to a graduate of the Chicago school of violin making. They put on new strings, a new bridge, and a tail piece with the four tuning adjusters. The other one just had one tuning adjuster for the E string. She won’t tell me what they charged her.

[RelaxationMusic]

Also I saw a video from russian hobby violin maker that was putting timber into salted water for a month to change it somwhow, then dry it on the sun for 2 weeks or so and only then making instruments. :D also his violins were made of chestnut, birch and other not traditional wood and they was sounding pretty good. But not on all strings :D

[liamnevilleviolist]

10:57 "....with beautiful boxwood fittings.."
It *just* occurred to me.... in all my time as a violin appraiser/luthier (more than 12 years) and I've seen *quite a few* German violins (maybe 50 - 75 violins) from $100 to $20, 000.... and I can definitely say that I have NEVER seen one with boxwood fittings. I NOW believe that perhaps German violin makers (around 1800 - 1950) could *not* easily obtain boxwood! I've only ever seen ebony and rosewood.. and even the rosewood looks like a "more affordable" species. Strange! Extra note - a lot of the German violins had dark brown varnish, so boxwood seemed like an "upsetting" choice to put on the instruments....

[Charbold]

i'm dyslexic. I read the title as "my cousin designed instruments" :x

[QuestionMan]

I like your new intro. (unless it's not new and I really haven't been paying nearly enough attention)