He Busked to help kids... Old Hopf violin Restoration part 1

Part one of Olaf's Hopf violin restoration.

This violin has an amazing story to go with the restoration. Did I have fun doing this restoration? Watch and see :)

Master Violin Maker and Restorer Olaf Grawert started this channel to support string players and allow people into his working life.

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00:00 Introduction
01:50 Day 1 - Taking off top plate and gluing cracks
07:14 Day 2 - Gluing the first cracks
09:17 Day 3 - Gluing more cracks
10:01 Day 4 - Reinforcing cracks
10:57 Day 5 - Reinforcing cracks and gluing split
11:54 Day 6 - Preparing top to fit slither of timber
13:10 Day 7 - Fitting slither of timber
17:45 Day 8 - Cleaning and gluing section
19:01 Day 9 - Sanding down cleats and closing the violin
21:44 Conclusion

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