Whitehorse Music Reviews the Heinrich Gill #66 $7995 Violin

[TheBuilder65]

It's great to see someone like you promoting Chinese violin's! I own two of them and they are very fine indeed. I guess many people don't know that the Chinese were making fine furniture while the Europeans were still stacking rocks. Thanks for your posts!

[TheBuilder65]

By the way.. What is your feelings on repaired top plate cracks and sound? Note; the cracks I'm talking about are stable and well repaired.

[crown8008]

Incredible fiddle.  Will a commercial fiddle hold its value against a handmade single maker fiddle? For this price I challenage that. Is it a good investment?

[rbodinnar]

With this fiddle, the person who purchased it had tried many handmade single maker fiddles, but chose this violin on it's sound...

The sound would be a factor in it's resale as well... Also, I think the fact that the violin has a retail price on our market helps it's resale value.

These days you will see Roth violins and Colin Mezin violins (from workshops) sell for more than many hand made violins from their era. You're right though.. in this price range, you expect handmade perfection :)

[MrJackanthony]

@rbodinnar What's that demo song ? Oh yeah...you have a very nice smile:) And from the way you talk I can feel your passion for violins. Id definetely buy from you if I was in the US.

[rbodinnar]

Thanx.

The demo song is just a little twiddle that I made up to demo the violins.

We're actually in Australia, so being in the US wouldn't help :)

Thanx for the comment

[MrJackanthony]

@rbodinnar Really:) Well what happened to the aussi accent then:? Its hardly noticeable Haha. Well cheers and wish you good luck in your business.

[Briskturtle]

Thanks much.

[Briskturtle]

From what I hear on your videos of Gill violins, I've never heard such a wonderfully sorrowful low end. Would that have anything to do with how you have the sound post set up?

[rbodinnar]

Good question.... Soundpost setup can have a huge bearing on the depth of the bottom end. On good violins, I can usually highlight the bottom end with soundpost adjustment without sacrificing the top end. On some 'lesser' violins, if I highlight the bottom end, the top end becomes thin and peircing.

[Irockthebach]

Wow thats beautiful! in your opinion is a carbon or wood bow better?

[rbodinnar]

I think both have their advantages. It's easier to make a well balanced carbon bow because it is a man made material and doesn't vary in density throughout the stick.

Some of the cheaper carbon bows don't make a very nice sound though because they are just a hollow tube of carbon graphite.

I like the glasser braided carbon graphite bows and a couple of the coda bows. I guess choosing wood or carbon comes down mainly to personal preference.

[anyashuhan519]

this model is seling for $5200 in Canada

[rbodinnar]

Price is in Australian dollars including 10% GST and is cheaper since we made the video. At the time of the video, $5200 CAD was over $8000 AUD.

[anyashuhan519]

ic. that explains why. maybe I'll fly to australia to get it then. ^^

[vitresscake]

hey richard, how bout a demo of the gliga maestro.very interested to hear how it differs to the pro!

[rbodinnar]

I'll make the Maestro vs pro my next one

[yulxlover4]

GAHHHH i love how the heinrich gill soudnds... i dont get what you guys are talkin gabout o.o... a chinese violin can out do a german one? anyone can give an example? T_T

[minachan282]

Thank you so much for the video! You have a lovely sense of humor and seem so friendly!

[Zoloft1]

with ALL violins you have to be extremely careful with new Italian violins and Chinese violins. Major companies will place their own makers in Cremona specifically to get the name on the instrument. Chinese instruments are probably more risky to purchase.

[95thRiflesOCI]

Heinrich Gill #66 Is proberly one of the best violins I ever tried out. But I couldn't afford it so I bought a Chinese violin lol which I think out performs other germand violins.

[sijas]

right now, if your budget is under 15k, then buying a chinese one is best.

A $2400 chinese violin will out perform a $8000 italian violin

[95thRiflesOCI]

My Chinese violin can compare agianst german and italian but it's value later on won't be as high.

[aewfunkyviolin]

I have a Japanese violin. It's new, and it has outperformed many older German violins that I've found. People tell me it sounds like a $10000 violin when the entire outfit only cost about $3000!

[kissing88]

Lovely review sir!

Great humour and excellent service.