I feel like you could really lean into that weird feedback sound and make some pretty haunting horror soundtrack style songs with this thing.

Me: makes a violin shaped like a violin The violin: (demonic screeches) This dude: makes a box with strings The violin: (angelic chanting)

I think the "feedback" sound you're expecting is actually a resonance. I can't tell how it's occurring exactly but maybe has to do with the shape of the chamber

That strange “feedback” effect is definitely you hitting the resonant frequency of a spring. Sounds exactly like a wolf note on a cello (which is happens when you hit the resonant frequency of the body of the instrument.)

I love how casually you just invented, made and played this amazing instrument. Kudos man 🤘🏻

Awesome! Please create a Decent Sampler library from it!

Having a sort of "Dampening" mechanism to mute the springs when you want less or no reverb would be awesome. Bassically like a cloth pad on a lever you can move with your chin to mess with the reverb. Just a thought. :)

Jesus, I have never heard a violin this sad... I love it!!! Will definitely try to simulate the sound digitally.

That would sound very cool for mandolin, because the unfreted strings are supposed to resonate for certain styles it would be like having continual ringing strings which would be great

I had a home made Valve amp from the 70's years ago. I played around with putting thin bands of ShrinkWrap on reverb springs, also tried adhesive foam. The shrink wrap was cool.

"Looking into the wistful mist, lost in memories one cannot recant. Mired in the echoes." Yes it is a very inspiring sound.

Very cool! You probably won't be able to do this through the sound holes, but I figure adding a bit of damping (like cotton or some thin pieces of fabric) would help control the reverb without reducing it too much.

I'm not a professional luthier but I did read up a design document that the soundpost-bridge combo is meant to act as a lever system to convert the horizontal movement of the strings into a vertical movement on the sound board, and the soundpost acts as the stiffness required for one side of the lever to work.

could you put like.... a movable level sort of deal that can mute the reverb tank, or dampen? really cool! I hope new instruments come from this :)

This is a rabbit hole that needs deeper diving. One could probably make an amazing-sounding acoustic instrument (or several - what about dulcimers, for instance? erhu? even wind instruments?) by purpose-building a good spring array for this use case.

That sense of danger of everything getting too crazy makes it even more poignant to listen to. It can be understated and yet still sound dangerous. The Brown Sound of violins!

Super awesome. Isn’t this technically a pickup system too? I never seen a non piezo pickup system for a bowed string instrument.

The sound of this violin is fabulous and your ingenuity incredible !

Think this is my fave of your videos! Lovely project. Really enjoyed it

Amazing content! I just subscribed this past week and have not been disappointed yet! So many ideas for projects now!

What a lovely experiment! The finished sound kind of reminds me of a twisted landscape in an RPG style game. Like you've just been teleported to another realm and you have to navigate the strange environment to return home and continue your journey. It reminds me most of the Silent realms in Skyward sword and the Dark realm from a Link to the Past.

SO good! Love your channel David. Both entertaining and highly educational.

I love your videos, they have such a wonderful aesthetic and I love your filming style and colouring. Also, it goes without saying that your projects and creativity are always a pleasure to watch. thank you for what you do. Take care

Nice job you got a fine tune for a play wood box. In Mexico the armadillos and turtles shields are used as reverb box. The tuning goes depending the layers of epoxy or resins.. not to hard not to soft Thanks for sharing your masterpiece

I'm impressed dude !Great stuff

Wow! It sounds really really good David 👍

Love the haunting sound you've achieved with this reverb violin. really hope that you continue to experiment and fine tune it until it's a dependable/useful instrument and... fingers crossed... share the results with us. Good luck!

I wager a lot of people would enjoy building your hobby ideas and the jobs that would create. I enjoy your videos, thank you.

amazed at the intricate engineering of the reverb tank -- great job explaining it!

Amazing watching someone crossing the border of regular life, congratulation about your creativity

That’s beautiful man. I found this from the homemade instruments FB page and I think I may be inspired to experiment with springs in my own fiddles.

Dave, love your explanation and the way you take the viewers through the process…💖👍👏👏👏👏

How David accidentally created a superb sounding violin. I mean you could record it for movie soundtracks and I doubt anyone would think "hmm this violin doesn't sound pro enough". And when it falls apart, just glue it back together! Don't forget to use the same glue for the signature sound %) Let's make a library out of it too!

This sounds absolutely amazing. Once you get the hang of it, or find a way to slightly dampen it to control it the way you’d like I really hope you start posting some full length songs with this. I’m genuinely excited about this

i love the texture of the finished product on my ears, what a cool thing you made! music experiments are so beyond worth embarking on. :)

Sounds amazing David.

this is just plain fantastic!! bravo!!

Very eerie and beautiful!

dude glued the back on before testing the electronics... balls of steel, legend lol

Very much like an Indian sarangi. Instead of springs, it's 32 resonating strings.

Very nice! Looks cool and sounds GREAT!

I love your creativity and excitement. Your ideas are so good. Now I want to make something like this!!

You kind of remind me of the children's shows I used to watch when I was younger. Like it's strange how your videos all seem to make me feel a little younger

Love your experimenting…thats the head space that will take the violin to the next level! Love your work! 💖👍

Great work! I can't wait to try out the Decent Sample library you posted too. Also, I don't know if this was intentional, but the lighting and colors in your workbench shots (from roughly 0:25 to 5:15 ) are extremely soothing and meditative. Those shots (or similar), possibly at slower speeds, would make a great, ambient "music video" for a track or two of the big, swelling reverbs you're getting out of that great super cool box violin.

Wow! That's a very nice idea! Well done David. I like it! Congrats

Dave…love your demo!

Oh now I want to make my own violin!

That sounds really awesome! Nice job.

This is the violin of the future! Sounds great for sound design in media projects.

Bloody amazing excellent video nice job on the violin!

I have never played a violin but I have to give this spring reverb thing a try with a diy build, a cigar box guitar maybe? Thanks for all the great vids and inspiration David, peace from Ireland to you and yours mo chara.

That's really neat. Really like the sound. I also like your experimentation. I was wondering if you could could dampen the springs? Cotton balls? Felted wood? With some sort of adjustment. Thanks.

Wow!! Sounds amazing!!!❤️❤️❤️👍

That‘s a really cool video and I‘m only a few minutes in… The introduction was very good. I like the fact, that you explain, what a reverb spring does.

Great performance. And the playing only adds to the experience. Nice presentation.

Very cool David, what a brilliant idea! Cheers from Vancouver Canada.

Those imperfections sound awesome!

I like the box look, and that sounds Awesome! 😊

Man, music is cool.... This is awesome, dude. Thanks for sharing

Super cool David 👍

very cool! piece at the end is dope too

great sound, very nice work.

gives off a very Mafia or dramatic Italian movie scene vibe... loved it!

Truly beautiful sound, really great idea 💡

Holy cow! I need one! Do a bass one with screen door springs next! Haha

Nice one, Dave - great idea!

Decent Sample pack worthy. What a great sound.

Fantastic video!

Thank you for sharing your exploration, and wonderful discovery that opens doors for those who can imagine and be inspired

Those feedback loops would make this a great instrument for a horror/cosmic horror soundtrack

Lots of comments talking about the sound you get and yes it's lovely. But also this was an incredibly pleasant and interesting video to watch and I will absolutely be subscribing :)

After watching many videos, I had no idea you played violin like that...nor that you build them. Love finding what other vices each musician I encounter also likes to mess with. Like it's always visable whatever someone is headfirst into...(Like a guitarist for example.) But then, you later find out they play the keys and then the drums and then even wild synths at home, after work, lol. I guess I don't know what I'm really getting at, but it seems we never ever want to stop making music, somehow.

It's got an unusual sound that I can see many musical applications for it nice job!

When it falls apart, you could maybe rebuild it and make the soundpost go onto the reverb tank where the transducer would go so it vibrates the springs more directly

omg this sounds incredible. I would for sure buy one of those.

Sound amazing ! 🤯❤️❤️❤️

Wow, the first "riff" (if I could call it this way) gave me deep Bioshock vibes. Pretty cool sound.

Wow, this is my first visit to your channel, and I absolutely love this!! I recently bought a cheap violin neck and hardware to put on a cigar box, also recently set up a cheap violin with octave strings (one fifth above the tuning of a cello!), and have yet another cheap violin I will be setting up with flourocarbon ukulele strings just to see what it sounds like (make sure you get a non-reentrant set, so the low string is the fattest). I have also in the past made a teardrop violin completely from scratch- carved the neck, fingerboasrd, tailpiece, and scratch made bridge. I also have a few reverb tanks sitting in my garage, a couple new old stock and a couple used ones..... I think I might have to give this a try! Thanks for the inspiration 😍😍

It sounds so beautiful. Your idea was really cool. If it does fall apart make another one. It's worth it.😊

You never cease to amaze, my friend

Excellent proyect Mr. David Hilowitz!... Congrats!... Cordial greetings from Madrid(Spain)!!!...

This is an amazing sound

Sounds great!!!!

this sort of instrument would make really good game sound track for ambience

*Very, very clever!*

This is so amazing! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

Dude you have started to become one of my favorite KZfaqrs. I love all your work. Really looking forward to seeing more in the future.

Yep, gonna need a sample library of this.

An impulse response recording would be interesting for convolution experiments.

great idea for an instrument. i love the sound of spring reverb - i have the knas moisturizer with the springs exposed which is nice as a sound design thing

As a non musical person and more of a maker I did really enjoy that! The sound was very haunting. Cool video!!!

this feels like a really relaxed version of mister maker

That’s a great idea! Nice one mate

Great stuff!

You are a f.... champion. Congratulations and thanks for sharing

You could get reverb tanks that clip onto a classical guitar bridge. Purely acoustic, just springs in a plastic box.

The soundpost: In French this piece is called l'âme, the soul. Poetic.

I come up with this idea in my head for acoustic guitar, have a spirited discussion about it with a friend, then this is first in my news feed. Jesus.

Lovely haunting sound. Fabulous! Happiness!