Sheku Kanneh-Mason Gets His 400-Year-Old Amati Cello Serviced By Legendary Luthier Florian Leonhard

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Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason gets his 400-year-old Amati cello tuned by the legendary luthier, Florian Leonhard. The first tuning the A string lost it's 'resonance' after the tuning. Followed by a second attempt giving the instrument an all around robust nature.
More on the Amati and Kanneh-Mason:
"2016 BBC Young Musician-winning cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason has received a 1610 Brothers Amati cello on permanent loan.
The instrument was originally loaned to the 17-year-old for his performance in the final of the BBC contest at London's Barbican and for his Royal Festival Hall debut earlier this year through Florian Leonhard Fine Violins. The dealership has now facilitated the permanent arrangement 'with the help of a generous anonymous sponsor based in London.'
'I immediately fell in love with this cello in the Spring and I am thrilled,' said Kanneh-Mason. 'The cello has been bought and is on loan to me from a private collection. I can hardly believe that I can continue to develop my relationship with this cello, making the sound more completely my own over time. This is a cello that will grow with me and respond to what I need to express."
(read more: www.thestrad.com/17-year-old-...
As well as: www.florianleonhard.com/press... )

Пікірлер: 273

@Loungemermaid 4 жыл бұрын

Florian Leonhard is the most luthier name I’ve ever seen in my life

@michaelcaplin8969 3 жыл бұрын

And he LOOKS like his name also. What an intense luthier he must be.

@FREELEOONE 4 жыл бұрын

How Sheku’s face lit up when the sound was to his satisfaction.

@vamvra5498 4 жыл бұрын

Well you can hear the A string resonating once more... before that the adjustment did not work and A was not resonating anymore, Sheku very kindly asked...

@lizellingwood7835 4 жыл бұрын

That was my favorite part. There are times when I watch him and others perform and ignore the music because their facial expressions show the sheer joy of what they are doing and sometimes I need that more than their music.

@mrsmd4616 4 жыл бұрын

You know you've done well when your taking your instrument to this chap.

@andreidinu7316 4 жыл бұрын

You know you've done well when you have this particular instrument.

@AhmedAli-fk8gu 4 жыл бұрын

you’re *

@adele123ism 5 жыл бұрын

watching him work on that old instrument made me very nervous, but he did improve the sound.

@ivyssauro123 4 жыл бұрын

Experienced luthiers are like experienced doctors, they are rough because they've been there a thousand times and are confident in what they're doing/know they won't hurt you

@PatHaskell 4 жыл бұрын

Anne Arsenault Especially when he hit it with the tool!!

@steelavocado1 4 жыл бұрын

They have been doing this their whole life. I would trust them with the life of my violin. They know every adjustment, every nook and cranny that can fix it and make it sound better. I trust My Luther. He has also worked on Paganini’s violin so that makes me trust him even more

@edwinbond5995 4 жыл бұрын

I didn't realize how much difference small shifts of the soundpost could make...

@glennlopez6772 4 жыл бұрын

It did make a difference. It's difficult enough to move the cello around and I wonder how often such adjustments are required. I hope someone could come up with a more stable construction. Think about a singer who has to tweak his voice through his mouth with an instrument.

@edwinbond5995 4 жыл бұрын

glenn lopez well, it's been holding up for 400 years so I think it's fairly stable...:)

@nemo227 4 жыл бұрын

I suspect that all instruments could use a checkup and adjustment: stringed, reed, brass, drums. Everything changes over time and use. I'm hoping to find a good string bass luthier here on the California central coast but I'm retired and not in a big hurry. I figure that the more repair/adjustment videos I watch should help me understand whatever the luthier tells me when we finally meet.

@glennlopez6772 4 жыл бұрын

@@edwinbond5995 It's nice to receive a reply with out malice. I had no intention of down rating established methods of instrument building, and as a senior citizen; would not like immature shortcuts. Please consider the equally tempered scale for keyboards. Steinway, Bluthner, Yamaha and all reputed builders today use this system; without which there would be too many keys to search for. Same with fretted instruments. There are some reputed cello makers who have the sound post somewhat locked and have capable players as customers as well as a long waiting list. I wanted to learn how this is done! I am not against servicemen who know their job, but concerned about the musician s difficulties and reputation. I prefer solid wood instruments as against laminated ones which you can take to the beach. I'm talking about preserving heritage!

@Hisham_HMA 4 жыл бұрын

ikr

@cc_the_rebel 5 жыл бұрын

My biggest question thats always been circling my mind is how are these people getting instruments that are hundreds of years old?? Like seriously what hidden treasure vault they be getting them from?🤯

@unlimitedsky8506 5 жыл бұрын

these instruments should belong to very very talented people, an instrument is supposed to be played, the more you play a cello the better the sound will be. Sheku Kanneh-Mason is one of the youngest most talented cellist so now the instrument is in the right hands ;)

@cc_the_rebel 5 жыл бұрын

@@unlimitedsky8506 No you're absolutely right, but it's like wow there's only like a few of these relics from the 3 major historical instrument makers left in the world, and it's always boggled my mind lol

@lotusbuds2000 4 жыл бұрын

These old valuable treasure instruments like the Strads, Guarneri Del Gesus, Amati, Gudaninin, and the like -- are usually owned by private foundations like the Nippon Foundation in Japan, various museums/library's like the Library of Congress, and often wealthy individuals who have certain instruments in their own private collection. These bodies decide to lend them in perpetuity to top performers.

@eleanordixon9678 4 жыл бұрын

When you are a top talent instruments are loaned to you by their owners. Did you see Alma Deutcher and her sister Helen, two little girls, who were actually allowed to play Mozart's personal violins? Wow!

@adamgc73 4 жыл бұрын

My strad violin is 244 years old built 1776

@trusstingod 4 жыл бұрын

This is the first time I get a real sense of how powerful this Amati cello is. This first bowing blew me away on how dynamic it was.

@heathermcdougall2399 4 жыл бұрын

@Violin Accordion Gofrilla's - really great! Got a Forster myself, and it suits me.

@ianwoollard2063 4 жыл бұрын

It’s great that these old instruments are still being played and cherished . They are an important link to the past and should never be locked away some museum where nobody can hear them 🎻

@MoonlightNothing 2 жыл бұрын

BRAVO!

@catherinehubbard1167 Жыл бұрын

Far too many go into the isolated collections of wealthy collectors who use them as silent investments rather than instruments whose real value is in being played.

@x1101126 4 жыл бұрын

I hope it will go another 400 years.

@steelavocado1 4 жыл бұрын

x1101126 it will unless one of its owners drop it, or it travels in a plane.

@subjectline 4 жыл бұрын

That smile when the sound is perfect ❤

@aramidea5311 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this!

@samwest6918 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, Sheku even makes tuning / trying out the cello sound like a performance; what a blessed soul!

@Wasabi9111 Жыл бұрын

Haha. I was thinking the exact same thing.

@jarridjeanpierre2787 4 жыл бұрын

My little iPhone speakers have never vibrated like this

@Sora-o 4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@kevinv.m.94 4 жыл бұрын

This luthier is also able to fix my $10 headphones.

@kunoknollenbuddler2167 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for share it with us. This is amasing.

@MichaelMontague 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice resonance in the tone! It vibrates with a lot of life! The overtones ring through very nicely!

@peterchristmas1113 4 жыл бұрын

You do have a real talent for playing that instrument it’s a shame that not all parents can encourage their children like yours can

@Zractor 4 жыл бұрын

I fell out of love with my instruments because my parents encouraged me a little too much. When I found my singing myself, my love for it carried on into my college degree and was the foundation of my professional career. It's the student, more than the parent, who must love making music, and for many - on their own terms. But yes - Sheku can play the cello like an extension of himself, and it's always a pleasure to hear it, here or otherwise.

@Mikishots 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing cello. The Amati family trained Antonio Stradivari to make instruments! Sounds incredible.

@hollyumana7349 5 жыл бұрын

Incredible team!

@HeliosFish 4 жыл бұрын

This is a brilliant interplay between a master luthier and a musician intimate with his instrument.

@whitealliance9540 4 жыл бұрын

Plot twist, the notes werent off, the cello repairer just wanted a private concert hahaha

@ssmaktoum 5 жыл бұрын

I want an Amati 😍😱❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ so beautiful!!!! Lucky him 😂👌🏻🎶🎶🎶

@ohraider 4 жыл бұрын

Shamsa Al Maktoum ikr

@katehobbs2008 4 жыл бұрын

I like the way that Leonhard twice tuned it by just twisting the key, didn’t even have to check against the other strings, and the player accepted that it was perfectly tuned. Man, that is perfect pitch to the max!!

@worksasintended4997 4 жыл бұрын

And there you see the reason I give my violin only to selected luthiers! Great showing of skills!

@CokaRolla 4 жыл бұрын

It would be amazing to have the history of every player of that instrument over those 400 years

@DIGITAL7Media 2 жыл бұрын

I know, it should be engraved or on a tiny scroll inside or something. I'm sure there's paper work for stuff like that. Just like show dogs and their lineage. Ha! yes..I just compared this cello to a show dog. wtf.

@acetheboss13 4 жыл бұрын

When Gordon Ramsey switches professions

@carlostypes3942 4 жыл бұрын

YOU CALL THAT AN INSTRUMENT? YOU CAN STILL HEAR THE WOOD GROWING ON THAT THING

@bounty125th7 4 жыл бұрын

Why is this dude grabbing my interest like this...WTH LOL He's cool as a cucumber and so Humble

@andrewsnow1933 4 жыл бұрын

The last adjustment made the A string warmer. Daniel shafran played an old amati.

@MoonlightNothing 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@ScaramouchedaVinci 3 жыл бұрын

Superb!

@Asdfbedffhdsxe345 4 жыл бұрын

Two masters at work.

@rubensferreira5100 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!

@andrewwilliams2193 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful.

@blackkguyga 6 жыл бұрын

Sheku is blessed with perfect pitch. You need it to get "a might be moody cello" to be in her/his aurally most scintillating form.😊 Wow! A master luthier too!!!!👏👏👏👏

@neilcameron3021 4 жыл бұрын

i like they way he tuned it slightly after getting it back

@petertomko2060 4 жыл бұрын

So smooth

@Coco56539 4 жыл бұрын

I think I had a mini seizure whenever he played any note at all this sounds too beautiful

@kisut7 4 жыл бұрын

Listening 400 years cello through youtube. Ooh my...

@Hudthestuddy 4 жыл бұрын

For some reason I'm feeling completely relaxed right now

@JeanClaudeWelche 4 жыл бұрын

Super intéressant !

@anneruthbarrett1930 4 жыл бұрын

Pure bliss!

@ainchamama 4 жыл бұрын

He reminds me of a doctor listening for a heartbeat.

@slayer8actual 4 жыл бұрын

I like how he wears that apron, not to protect his clothes from his work, as in many other occupations, but to protect his work from his clothes.

@Matt-by3yd 4 жыл бұрын

Oooooo so deep

@slayer8actual 4 жыл бұрын

@@Matt-by3yd I didn't think it was deep at all, but I can see how a person of limited mental capacity, such as yourself, might think so. It's okay. I typed this slow so you could keep up.

@PeterBrodie 4 жыл бұрын

Fascinating! I used to play bass, but had no idea of the importance of the precise placing of the bridge.

@danielfleming2301 4 жыл бұрын

Peter Brodie the luthier was adjusting the sound post

@PeterBrodie 4 жыл бұрын

Daniel Fleming, yes, but that's in coordination with the bridge: one depends on the other.

@danielfleming2301 4 жыл бұрын

Peter Brodie yes it is why some call the bridge the soul of the instrument

@PeterBrodie 4 жыл бұрын

Daniel Fleming and that's what I'd never realised. Thanks for drawing it to my attention🙂

@bink8158 5 жыл бұрын

Omg it basically plays itself lol

@othmanhassanmajid8192 5 жыл бұрын

Bailey Beers , If you or I played it, it would sound like the noise a heavy wooden cupboard makes when being pushed across a wooden floor......aaaaaaarrrggghhh..lol.

@NectarineofQuality 5 жыл бұрын

Othman Hassan Majid nice cellos are nice

@Cafferssss 4 жыл бұрын

Indeed, there is so much knowledge, feel and skill required to make this instrument sound so good. When I'm watching sheku play it sometimes looks like he is resting his head against the neck to feel the vibrations the instrument is making, as if he is feeling the resonance and gauging the sound by it.

@damienr1076 4 жыл бұрын

3:44 high level of surgery

@jimsanger 11 ай бұрын

What a difference getting the sound post in just the right place. Makes me wonder how the original instrument makers came up with this stuff.

@EbaBarros 4 жыл бұрын

Sheku se transforma quando toca

@claudiapinheiro9581 5 жыл бұрын

Gratidão, o poder de um instrumento!

@adbarb 5 жыл бұрын

E de um luthier muito mais...

@wizzaking 4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad to see dilios got his eye back after the battle of thermopylae

@josefh.2590 4 жыл бұрын

Nice! It"s hilarious how small a 17th Century full size cello looks in Sheku's hands, he is a tall lad. Humans have evolved :) It almost looks like he is holding a 3/4 or 7/8 instrument!

@heavenlyguitar5913 4 жыл бұрын

Both men are gifted.

@MyLittleMagneton 4 жыл бұрын

They weren't given anything, they're talented.

@revsolution 4 жыл бұрын

This luthier has an amazing *ear*.

@SearchfortheMeaning 4 жыл бұрын

Remarkable

@paxwallacejazz 4 жыл бұрын

Bowing near the bridge for power but nasal on any cello it's like playing a harder reed on a sax

@heathermcdougall2399 4 жыл бұрын

Bowing that close to the bridge is always going to create a tough, slightly scratchier sound, even on a really good cello, with a very advanced player.

@johan3276 5 жыл бұрын

The most triky job ! See you at mondomussica Heavy Lion!

@anneruthbarrett1930 4 жыл бұрын

Made Sheku smile when it was adjusted to his liking

@angelcat4785 4 жыл бұрын

The smile said wow lol

@GregoriusAstra 4 жыл бұрын

Мастер молодец, подтянул струну и точно попал в строй! И не надо ничего настраивать!)

@AntonioKowatsch 4 жыл бұрын

There's a lot of noise in the audio signal.

@prof.saifattigani6134 5 жыл бұрын

How can I manage my cello it needs to be fixed

@pauljohnson6233 11 ай бұрын

So why, with such a great instrument, have these adjustments only just been made?

@enya6224 4 жыл бұрын

oh to have a cello that is as loud as this one... mine has a large crack along the seam at the bottom so almost all of the tome disappears

@oo0OAO0oo 4 жыл бұрын

My jaw literally dropped a few times. What a lovely sound!

@zamfully 4 жыл бұрын

This is an incredible Cello and one could not find a finer musician to play it. Sheku is my hero.

@chris123chris82 4 жыл бұрын

How do they get these old instruments?????? 400 years old!!!! That’s amazing!!!

@AbsolutelyFishman 4 жыл бұрын

This guy looks exactly like a mix between Jaime Lannister and Patrick Stewart.

@edenkennan7881 3 жыл бұрын

How about John Denver and Harrison Ford?

@kareningram1528 5 жыл бұрын

What did you say caused the scratchy sound when he was playing? Something to do with the bridge on the cello?

@josephhapp9 5 жыл бұрын

Karen Ingram adjusting the sound post inside the cello.

@weslee4423 4 жыл бұрын

Mr. Leonhard's amazing!!!

@whitelotus187 4 жыл бұрын

3:30 the look he gives when you play off tune lol

@vampanthem7380 4 жыл бұрын

Does anybody know what song he was playing at 4:35 ?? if he even was playing a song... but if he was let me know because it was beautiful

@vampanthem7380 4 жыл бұрын

Concludety Do you know the name?

@josephgomez2249 4 жыл бұрын

No crap Sherlock

@aks799 4 жыл бұрын

I think he might have just been playing random notes to test the strings, but because he’s so talented it sounded beautiful

@paulotakaki1752 4 жыл бұрын

Not regarding the instrument I found the Luthier's black shirt/sweater really smart, is that sport related ?

@jt5029 4 жыл бұрын

what was that at 1:40... ???

@PlanetRockJesus 4 жыл бұрын

If only MD's could do this.

@thesheshedkraftshack9230 4 жыл бұрын

Where is this at what state or country?

@leumas75 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, Sheku (the cellist) is British. Florian, the luthier (viol builder / repairer) is German but now works out of his shop in New York, USA.

@benjaminkaminski190 5 жыл бұрын

Seems incredibly cavalier to do it on his lap. I've set many a soundpost in violins and it's easy to ding the f holes.

@WinrichNaujoks 4 жыл бұрын

I'm sure he knows what he's doing.

@markuswx1322 4 жыл бұрын

@@WinrichNaujoks That's right; he does.

@euomu 4 жыл бұрын

Mycel he’s a “legendary” luthier, I’m sure he’s better at this than you are

@slayer8actual 4 жыл бұрын

@Mycel it's like watching a master chef work. I can follow a recipe to the letter, measure everything out, time it to the second, and it may not turn out anything like it does in the cookbook. Yet, a master chef doesn't open the book, doesn't measure anything or look at a clock, and their food is absolutely amazing. The experts work on their own level.

@lewis666lewis 4 жыл бұрын

Did they make finger boards that long 400 years ago??

@floridian2023 2 жыл бұрын

W.O.W.

@chuansansiaw3767 3 жыл бұрын

Why i cannot close my mouth while watching the video..?

@PatHaskell 4 жыл бұрын

Did he just hit the cello with his tool?!?

@vOCesUGa1 4 жыл бұрын

My banjo goes to Eleven!

@gabebabe1 4 жыл бұрын

Wider vibrations? What on earth does that mean?

@solidsnake9332 4 жыл бұрын

You just answered your own question

@moonshadow941 4 жыл бұрын

who else is watching this after youtube recommended it and you know nothing about cello's

@caineblackknife2443 4 жыл бұрын

Not me. I literally searched "black cellist" and this video was in the top 20 or so results.

@strongforu 6 жыл бұрын

#CelloBae and the Luthier!

@zealanspence8302 4 жыл бұрын

Was this filmed inside of the shower?

@lonnie008 4 жыл бұрын

If its so old why is it better than the new ones.... aren't we getting better at making instruments?

@darkiee69 4 жыл бұрын

A lot of the really fine craftmanship is lost through out the ages. It's hard to get really, really good wood today. Wood that have been drying for 50-100 years before the instrument maker even gets his hands on it.

@deciphermysoul926 4 жыл бұрын

When a cello is played for years, the sound of the cello will get better. It’s kinda like breaking in a horse, but it takes ages. Plus old cellos are so gorgeous.

@iGottaRandomName 4 жыл бұрын

Honestly, experts disagree. Some that thats you really cant hear the difference...

@MrLuridan 4 жыл бұрын

I wonder how much of the instrument is original and unaltered. Maybe just the back and ribs?

@TriadAgone 4 жыл бұрын

lol at 1:40 he obviously wacks the back of the Cello with whatever he is holding

@arthaschen4701 4 жыл бұрын

I mean actually from 17th centuries didn’t have endpins.

@kushgroover54 4 жыл бұрын

Oh god I can't imagine how the person who had to drill a hole in an Amati cello felt (for the endpin)

@saintricardo8746 4 жыл бұрын

When your name is Luthier Florian Leonhard, you're automatically gonna be a legend

@Xiaobla 4 жыл бұрын

Florian's hair tho ppl

@targaryangirlalways5634 5 жыл бұрын

How much do you think that cello costs?

@WhamBlam99 5 жыл бұрын

I read in some newspaper that it is invaluable. Strange, because I suppose the current owner bought it?

@ssmaktoum 5 жыл бұрын

akia goldsmyth its priceless!!

@NectarineofQuality 5 жыл бұрын

akia goldsmyth lmao it’s in the millions- between 1 and 10

@seonaghjedlicka3570 4 жыл бұрын

Probably at least £1000 my guess

@ohraider 4 жыл бұрын

Bruh, theres no way this is less than $1,000,000

@titamari5660 4 жыл бұрын

C'mon play something worth listening to....it's 400 years old ! you lucky duckeeeeee

@december6549 4 жыл бұрын

I wish we could see what’s happening inside. Still awesome tho

@MoonlightNothing 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Florian can you fix my violin? Pretty please! Just kidding. It's a Lewis and about 45 years old. (My student violin, but the sound has improved with age!) I wouldn't doubt he would improve it.

@logantucker645 4 жыл бұрын

How does he afford a cello that’s like 600,000 dollars

@AML2000 4 жыл бұрын

As is explained in the description above, a wealthy donor has lent the instrument to him. This is a typical arrangement for virtuosos to get hold of priceless instruments like this. The instruments would start to deteriorate if no-one played them, so instrument collectors want virtuosos to play them so they keep their value.

@brodhax6148 4 жыл бұрын

Thatll be $1,200

@Rhythmicons 4 жыл бұрын

1:39 Legendary Luthier bashes the FUCK out of the cello with metal tool.

@CokaRolla 4 жыл бұрын

Realizing how uncultured and unskilled I am lol

@itismusic4life 4 жыл бұрын

Listen my friend - the mere fact that you watched this makes you a very VERY cultured person. Don't put yourself down. Just listen to his performance of the Elgar Concerto of last years PROMS. and enjoy the music, because Beautiful Music uplifts the spirit, transcending all boundaries ---- creating a Better World. BTW this guy is coming to Australia in November and the promoter I am sure will invite me (we are friends) Alas, I am well past my UBD, octogenarian PLUS! Also check out the whole family! Amazing! Greetings from Australia. (hsoenario@gmail.com)