I Left My Psychiatrist Job To Make Violins & Guitars | I Taught Myself | Full Episode
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- Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
- Meet Wai Yong, psychiatrist turned self-taught luthier. Intrigued by the craft when she was looking to buy a violin for her daughter, the then-practicing doctor ended up embarking on a whole new career path for herself. With the help of books, online resources and many hours of determined trial and error, she has today mastered the art and science of building stringed instruments and maintaining them for her clients.
00:00 Introduction
00:30 ASMR: Carving wood to make stringed instruments
04:12 How a psychiatrist turned into a violin maker
09:07 Wai Yong's first violin commission
10:42 How difficult is it to teach yourself to make instruments?
15:13 Creating a custom guitar with intricate wood inlays of 4 cats
18:11 Servicing her handmade instruments
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About the show: A pâtissier to a luthier, a miniature artist to an artisan furniture maker... Who are these people who gave up safe employment to hone the skills to start on more risky ventures?
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When Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, this was the kind of thing he was hoping for. It can still be a powerful educational tool, in spite of all its flaws. Congratulations to Wai Yong on living her dreams!
I am really impressed....a psychiatrist turn to be a good luthier....a self taught luthier...by just relying on the net...how to make violin.... fantastic..
Mr Ming-Rui is an adorable client and I loved that he said his response to Dr Wai Yong's workshop was "wah!" (19:05)
Congratulations ! I know very well the huge amount of work it demand because I did it myself. I turned from computer coding to violin maker self trained with book and video. Finished my first violin after 8 months. Now a second is on the way ... Keep learning, keep the passion to make instruments.
How much does it cost to start your own little workshop and make your first violin? I find it so interesting, I'd like to try it one day.
@@oliviaward9560 hello. I'm working at home. I use only manual tools, no electric saw or electric plane etc... So I produce zéro noise. I use only natural glue, and make french polish for varnish so no hazardous product, no bad odour and no problem for health. I spent around 1.200 euros for the tools. For a good set of luthier wood (spruce, maple) for a 4/4 it cost around 150 euros here in France. And finally I replace ebony by cormier wood which is local and almost has strong as ebony. Pay attention about ebony. Most of the time it is not really ebony but a kind of. I hope it help you a little and believe me that earing for the first time the sound of a violon you built is magic, even if the sound is not perfect (mine sounds like an entry level violin). Voilà, bon courage !
@@oliviaward9560 hello. I do not see my answer so I rewrite it... So first, and very important, is to think about your neighbor, family and yourself versus noise and harmfull products. I'm working at home so I use only hand tools, nothing electric which make lot of noise and wood dust, bad for the health. I do not use any harmfull product for the finishing. To varnish I use french polish method (alcool 95deg, natural pigments and shellac). I spent around 1.200 euros for the tools. For a good set of luthier wood (spruce, maple...) here in France it cost around 150 EUR. I will use local wood for the second violin I'm currently carving (cormier wood, it has a very nice color and is very hard too) to replace ebony. Pay attention to ebony. Most of the time it is not really ebony. Second you will need endless patience and resilience... Every step is difficult, nothing easy. But believe me, playing and earing for the first time the sound of a violin you made is magic. Even if not perfect, if you respect the mesures it will sound as good as an entry level violin. Bon courage !
@@oliviaward9560 hello. Answered two times already, but I do not see both of comments...? Maybe too much detaills, so deleted ? So just to tell you it costed me 1200 euros.
Wow! That's a 360 turn. She probably made a lot of money as a psychiatrist and invested it. now doing what she loves to do without worrying about finances. I'm a cardiologist and retiring next year to do photography.
She could not afford to buy a violin for her daugther working as a psychiatrist?
Well done! I play a violin made by a self taught luthier. It is fantastic. I almost entered violin building school 35 years ago, and still think “what if…”
If only the leaders here and singaporean parents can see that, instead of pushing the kids to do things they don't like. Craftmen are so highly esteemed in developed countries like switzerland and japan just to name a few... famous swiss watchers and japanese guitarmakers. Compared with them what do we have? Anyway it aint gonna happen as this country is too small and too materialistic and un-cultured. I strongly believed such trade refines and teaches patience in a person and crime rate will drop , there is no need to control and monitor pple with excessive no. of cctv and stupid laws. My respect to u, luthier Wai. Cheers
Amazing craft. And her voice is so soft and calming
great story and i’m glad that she is motivated and passionate about making this her career
this is amazing and she is a gem of a find.
I’m a self taught luthier but it’ll be some time before I film my work, her violins are beautiful and I love her workshop
she's incredible! never thought being a self-taught artisan is possible wow!
It is mazing for you to fall in love with violin making. Keep doing it till you perfect it.
asian moms know no limits to humble their children 😂❤ this video made me cry hard
what a fantastic feature. great job cna!
What an inspirational piece of news!
This is fascinating. :) I wonder if instruments made in SG adapts better to the humidity and climate, given through the time of making it is acclimatize to the environment here vs instruments made elsewhere?
Interesting,I was a nun then a nurse but fell into the restoration of string instruments.I was 51 when I realized instrument repair was what I wanrwd to do when I grew up.
Well done! I wish you every success.
This is so cool.
Inspiring
very nice sharing . good job . have a nice day
great to have lots of music lovers who can afford and support the instrument business in singapore thanks to the strong currency.
Wow, impressive.
Great
Excellent story. Bravo on making dreams happen!🌠
Amazing she’s self taught. Well done.
but what experts will say about her violin?
I am in South Africa and was recently watching your video where you tell your intriguing story. How did you collect most the tools. Moleko
Psychiatry turning to lute or similar music instruments is well rooted in the history of humankind. Just think of David the shepherd healing King Saul or J.S. Bach healing with the Goldberg variations Duke Kayserlingk. Would be interesting to know what Chloë Chua, the violin prodigy from Singapore, says about your instruments.
nearly 900 hours to build a Cello...wow.
Me too soon teaching myself to play the violin.
Watching this makes me wonder how do you get rid of laminate on piano ?
I am also violinist luthier ( self taught) i drive bus for rafting company ....im told im awfuly talented to drive a bus... if only they knew
i like the idea of shocking everyone with your talent. dont let anyone define your skills
Представляю себе как ЭТО звучит! :)))
You can tell she just wants to heal others
What is the book you mentioned? do you have other recommendetaions. I'm having trouble finding good info on making a viola
Probably The Art of Violin Making by Johnson and Courtnall ?
Thank you!
Make a mistake and we progress and learn from it 😀
Would of had some tuition from a Luthier..
daniel violin from china will be good for her
if she can do it, everyone can do it too.
Better have a greater hand than a dumb mind..... It sparkle
I love to see asian woman si a luthier.
jesus
Musical instrument is dying industry. The younger generation no longer interested in playing music (like their older generation)
The violin is about the music. Where's the music?
What😭 , wdym there talking about how she taught herself to carve violins ...... Ur yapping honestly 💀
The music is in her soul. It's what started her in this journey, and the discovery and joy that she found along the way in creating a violin. That in itself is a piece of art.❤
Wow! You completely missed the whole point of this video.