His Beautiful Violin Fell Apart!! Doubling Button on 260 Year Old German Violin

What happens when you leave an 1760's violin hanging on a wall? Especially when you are stuck 2,200Km away during COVID lockdowns...
Nothing good...
Actually... It just falls apart.
Watch Olaf as he doubles the button on the back to bring stability back into the neck of the violin.

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00:00 Introduction
01:23 Removing the old button
03:33 Gluing button back on
05:50 Making a counter mould
07:30 Removing wood ready for doubling
12:32 Fitting the wood for doubling and gluing
15:00 Cutting back the area ready to close violin
19:36 Gluing one more crack before closing the violin
20:06 Gluing the back onto the violin
22:27 Gluing on fingerboard and cleaning underneath
23:36 Fitting in little slithers of wood on the ribs
25:10 Cutting back all the wood to the right shape
27:38 Preparing the area for varnish and putting on first coat
29:30 Retouching the area
33:22 Polishing and finishing the violin
36:33 Putting on the strings and first sounds
38:55 Conclusion

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