Violin Handmade by Vasile Gliga, Violin Concerto in e minor

[Judexy22]

I just ordered a Gliga Gems 1 from Mr. James at Alexi Strings. I saw an Australian clip of the Gliga Gems 1 and fell in love with that violin. Dark, warm, mellow with a good projection, sounds sustained pretty well. Absolutely beautiful !

[eboyinc]

@Judexy22 -- good luck with your new violin :)

[Animeolin]

I love the sound of these gliga violins. your channel really helps me as a teacher show the differneces in various violins to my students. bravo to you both. you're not only great violinists at such young ages, but you've created one of the most remarkable channels for violinists on Youtube. Keep up the good work.

[82224561]

Sorry to ask you tha same question made also by others before!

Thank you

[82224561]

Nice!It has a direct sound projection;And when you bought it?

Poicpi

[eboyinc]

@82224561 -- its a nice violin...most of the gligas are nice. this violin was part of the collection of violins that my brother and i are playing here on youtube. we don't own them...they belonged to a professional violinist who passed away a few years ago. their family asked us to do a short sound sample of each instrument to help catalog the collection :)

[falconnest1]

I own a Gliga Master and it sounds beautiful too!

:)

[eboyinc]

@falconnest1 -- my brother and i have sampled several gliga violins...a variety of their models...all were excellent :)

[glittergold0333]

Beautiful!

[eboyinc]

@glittergold0333 -- thanks so much!!!

[Frenchviolins]

This is fantastic. The Conus is not very well know, but you play it brilliantly! I've seen your other Youtube channel, Musicasa2ndlanguage where you and your brother show your faces. Your just kids! Talented kids!

[karahbear717]

:o ah!! i want one! You play very well as always!!

[eboyinc]

hi...thanks so much!!!

[happywhenwetalk]

Wow!

[eboyinc]

hey thanks so much :D

[lolturtle13]

i like this one... do you remember the model :D like was it a strad, amati, or guaneri copy. and was it a maestro, professional, advanced, or workshop. I'm planning on getting a guaneri maestro

[eboyinc]

it was a meastro, but i don't remember whether it was a guarneri or a strad...it was nice though :D

[Mikado8686]

@eboyinc It's a guarneri, you can tell by the shape of the f-holes

greets

[animeaff]

A lot of overtones... sounds like real human voice.

[eboyinc]

i've sampled a few gligas and they are really nice instruments...i agree, this one is very evocative of a voice as it should be :D

[thinkerartist]

Even the Gliga "workshop" instruments are surprisingly good. In 2003 I bought a 16" Gems viola for around $400. I meant for it to be a "second" viola. But when I strung it with Pirastro Obligato strings, it delivered an incredibly rich sound. I had been using a Georg Rums instrument that I paid nearly a thousand dollars for in 1969. The considerably-less-expensive Gliga replaced my Rums as my performance viola.

[eboyinc]

i've played on several gliga models and they are all well made instruments.

[iplehguitar]

does the clarity of the sound depend mostly on the violin, bow, string, rosin, or the player?

[eboyinc]

i'd say all of the above. naturally, the better the violin, the better the bow...etc...the better the sound.

[richard7717]

man i got a 2002 gliga made by him himself and my little cousin tore up all the strings off my bow i wanna get it restrung by him himself but now it would prolly be really expensive

[eboyinc]

i thought this gliga was a really amazing violin...best to keep yours away from your cousin :D

[156769]

that is a fantastic violin! Beautiful with an alive sound. give it a hundred years of maturation and it will be amongst the best violins to own..

[txmusician13]

i got to borrow a gliga from teacher exactly like that one. it was hard to give it back. they sound amazing. the wood selection for these instruments are the best. my teacher got it for only about $2000

great deal! i've seen others with lion heads, artistic purfling, relief carvings and images pyrographed on them

[decimaquinta69]

Bene

[eboyinc]

grazie :D

[NinjaDKDavid]

I want to get one so much but it's way out of my price range and I want the cello too but it's like 4,500 USD!

[eboyinc]

thanks so much!!! how old are you? what pieces are you working on? you should post some videos of your playing :D

[123jchen]

I totally agree with omghl17--Eboyinc videos are AWSOME!!!

[eboyinc]

Wow, thanks so much to you and omghl17 :D

[psp8877]

How come are they expensive? I checked their website and they sell their top model (The Maestro model) for about 1500$ ..... Is this considered expensive for a the sound you get?

[eboyinc]

i think these gliga violins are well worth the money...they're very nicely made :D

[txmusician13]

i like the ones that have that relief carvings on the scrolls

[eboyinc]

i've seen photos of the fancy gligas...i'm sure they're nice. gliga makes a nice instrument.

[eboyinc]

hi, thanks so much!!! i've played on a couple of gliga violins from this collection...they're beautiful instruments with excellent sound qualities to match :D

[faresfirassabbagh]

awsome

[eboyinc]

thanks so much :D

[eboyinc]

hi, thanks so much...glad you liked it. i love this piece :D

[dpxmidisplaylol]

I'm pretty sure by now that you could make ANY violin, regardless of its condition, sound Amazing.

Please never stop practicing :D both of you are fantastic at what you do.

[simplyme782]

lol ya it's normal your not doomed :P

[eboyinc]

i'm visited once in awhile by the cat too...lol. i think you're ok as long as there's no barking dog sounds :D

[Magnumscoffeefreek]

hahaha

[DublinBusker]

wow...you're really something.

[eboyinc]

you should see the lights :D

[thetttttttttttt]

lmao, haha.

p.s gr8 violin, I do actually play I'm not just being an arse. lol

[chanteurmoderne]

Sounds great! Are you sure that the fiddle was actually made by vasile, though? He doesn't actually make the gliga fiddles, just oversees the production in the factory - even the maestro ones are made by others.

[LIANG14]

D:

What a sound!

[eboyinc]

hi...thanks so much. this is a really nice violin with a super sweet voice :D

[auburnUmusic]

You are really very amazing. I'm so impressed. I've been playing for years and sound nothing like this. You're better than my teacher!

[eboyinc]

hi, this is my brother...i'll let him know what you thought...thanks for listening :D

[winrx]

I like the slipping-n-sliding..like Heifetz on crack LOL

[eboyinc]

thanks...not sure i'm supposed to be doing all of that slipping-n-sliding, but i felt it when i played it...i'll take a comparison to heifetz any way i can get it-lol :D

[JosephEaorle]

superb playing, It looks like your bridge is leaning, It could just be the lighting though

[eboyinc]

hi...just catching up on replies...glad you liked the video. i checked the bridge--it was the lighting--i see it on the video too :D

[timothy19901990]

Good job :] i think ur vibrato is a lil too wide and slow for this piece. work on different variations of vibrato for this piece. i think it'll help u. but overall, well done :]

[eboyinc]

hey thanks! I've put the Conus aside for the time being--on to other pieces...but I always like to go back 6 months or so later and re-work a good piece. I'll try some variations on vibrato next time I pull the Conus out :D

[scottbos68]

i love this concerto - definitely should be played more often

[eboyinc]

hey, rare to hear from someone who knows Conus. I love it too and have only found a single recording of it--Heifetz. Know of any others?

[scottbos68]

perlman is the only other i have seen and even that is a little rare

oddly i have scans of michael rabins fingerings for this - scanned from the u of m library

[mtava002]

David Garret has one on iTunes.

[eboyinc]

hi...thanks for your reply...i'm going to check it out--i have the hiefetz recording but it's old and scratchy.

[JVQ8Y]

rudolf koelman. one of the last Heidetz's students.. I had a masterclass with him and he was selling his cd's in the end :)

[rapidcatcher]

I just uploaded this Live recorded Conus CD of Rudolf Koelman, is it the same one you've got? because there is also another one with the same piece played by Koelman and a Australian Orchestra...

[123jchen]

These are awsome videos that you post. Bravo!!!

[eboyinc]

Thanks so much!

[danielcarrol12]

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!

[eboyinc]

Thanks :D

[eboyinc]

Thanks so much! This was a beautiful violin! We're selling these for the family of a former violin teacher who passed away. Check our Ebay listings (Eboy.inc) --there's a new violin with one of my sound samples posted each Sunday. We've sold some awsome violins...some for less than $2000.00.

[danielcarrol12]

really? im looking for a violin to buy. i check out ebay

thanks!!

[Creutin]

Fantastic!!!

[budgie805]

i love my gliga maestro if you want a mellow sound gliga is the way to go

[eboyinc]

Gliga makes an awsome violin--as good as or better many of the much higher priced German violins.

[MainstreetStrings]

I agree, superb sound, excellent playing. This is the most interesting violin site on YouTube. I love being able to hear all of the differences in sound of all of these professional quality instruments. Each has a distinct personality, but they're all fantastic violins.

[zaddustt]

Excellent!

[Frenchviolins]

Superb!!!

[Frenchviolins]

Fantastic!!!

[ViolinistProf]

Absolutely superb! You're gifted.

[VictheCop]

An amazing sound you get. Nice.