Hey, everyone!
Um...
I don't really know how to introduce this video.
It's kind of like...
Crazy news.
I guess...
Just get right into it. As you can probably see...
From the title of the video...
Yeah.
We have new members in our family.
Yup.
By that we mean...
Brett is now officially...
Eddy: A dad.
Mhm.
I know some of you guys are like, "Woah..."
"Woah, woah, hold on a moment, where did that come from?"
But actually some of you guys already know.
I just kept it quite low-key.
Now if you're watching this,
yes, I have decided to share with everyone.
Father Yang.
Brett: Yes.
But it's been three months, very exciting.
Um...
Kind of...
Gave me a bit of hope...
Last few months, when I wasn't feeling well...
But it was also a good surprise to know it's...
Here.
Yeah, so I thought I wanted to share with you guys and...
I've been spending some time...
With the kid.
This brings a lot of joy...
A lot of happiness to my life.
I'm sure...
Many of us fathers out there can relate.
Mhm.
Don't worry guys, I'll still be making a lot of videos.
I'll still be here, committed to...
Making TwoSet happen.
And with that said...
- ...Should we show them your kid? - Yes, yes.
Come, come, come to papa.
*Baby crying* Ooh, oh, ooh!
Hey, hello.
Woah!
Oh, how are you?
It's okay, it's okay. Look, it's a camera.
Say hello to everyone.
Look, say hello to everyone, woah!
That's right, guys, meet uh...
What do you guys think I should name it?
Put your comments below.
I'm thinking Bubble Tea.
Or...
Coffee.
Or Hot Pot.
One of the three.
Please comment below and take your votes.
Hmm.
Yeah, so...
This is a new...
New addition to the family.
The new family member.
Me and the violin maker had a great time.
Some of you guys have seen this already like I said.
Have a look.
Brett: Look at the aesthetics.
It's like a dark tone, woody red color, autumn color.
Eddy: Mmm.
Brett: This kind of artwork, it makes it look a bit more old,
gives a bit more character.
And then here's the scroll,
you know, every maker has this beautiful scroll.
Probably doesn't mean much to people looking, but...
Every scroll is different and every violin maker...
Knows the scroll defines who they are.
Like it's kind of their signature piece.
- Mmm. - And they all know.
It's all very unique.
That's it.
Now, my baby joins Eddy's baby.
Wait, I have a baby?
Yeah, yours is like 12 months old.
Oh, that's right, I also had a kid.
- Yeah, woah! - Yeah, woo!
- Woauh, wouah. - You know, if I shout, I can feel the baby vibrate.
Woah!
The step sibling.
Yup, that's right.
Um, what does it say inside actually? Inside.
Mine's older.
Mine is...
2020.
Me too.
Really?
What else does it say inside?
Belmont Anno 2020.
Kurt Michael Widenhouse AR158.
Ooo!
Mine's AR160.
- Two after you. - There's a 159 somewhere.
Yeah, let's look for the 159.
- 159, where are you? - Where's 159?
Woo!
So, um, yeah, this beauty.
It's very different, you guys.
Should we show them close up?
- Yeah. - And explain the difference.
Mine's a two-piece wood at the back.
- Mine's one-piece. - Eddy's a one-piece.
Brett: So you can see kind of like the difference, Eddy's...
...Got this one.
Where mine's split here.
Eddy: Hmm.
No real difference, it's just kinda...
Your preference, right?
Just aesthetics.
My peg is slightly also different here with Eddy's.
Yours is varnished with black a bit, mine's fully just wood.
Brown.
Mine's more interesting.
Yeah.
Our tailpiece is also different.
My tailpiece is like one piece, yours is split.
*Gasp*
So I think my instrument overall seems a bit more...
Curvature... Round.
- Mmm. - In terms of the design.
But yours is a bit more like sharp.
Mmm.
All I know is my violin is so much more powerful than my old one.
My old violin, I struggled a lot with projecting.
- Mhm. - Over an orchestra.
- Mhm. - Um...
I actually played on that violin since I was like...
I think 11 or 10.
So I've had the same violin up to now, 27.
Damn.
My violin teacher back then, even in uni told me
my old violin was something that was
dramatically holding me back.
Um, just...
I kind of had gotten to a level with my playing where...
I couldn't get the weight and the sound out of it
and my technique had to compensate.
Mhm.
And you know, violins are very very expensive these days
to get a decent one...
- Mhm. - That is worth it's value, but...
Luckily, we found...
Kurt, who is a modern maker.
Yeah.
Um, whose violins sound very, very, very, very good.
It was impressive. I also - When I first heard Eddy's...
Violin, I was really impressed.
Yeah.
And I just immediately said, look, I want one too.
He's like, "I want to be a dad too."
Yeah, I want to be a dad too.
As to how it sounds, I don't know how well you can capture...
Should I get my old violin?
- So they can hear the difference. - Yeah, I bet you could play a little bit.
We didn't have Eddy's here because he burned it.
I didn't. It's just back in Australia.
Oh, by the way...
- New practice merch. - Oh, check it out.
- And also... - Same color as our violins.
And also, this has been restocked.
The pink sacrilegious hoodie.
- Why did you show them the back, not the front? - I don't know... I just...
Just look how aesthetic the pink is.
So I will play probably like...
- A tune a few times. - Yeah.
And you can also play some as well.
Yeah.
Um, what should I play.
You know what's funny?
Hmm?
I think it's easier to play on that.
- This one. Yeah. - My contact point is slipping on this, but so easy on that.
Yeah.
Now, mine.
I don't know if you guys can hear,
but it already sounds a bit more fuller.
- Yeah. - And richer.
- By default. - A lot fuller. Yeah.
Alright.
Keep in mind too, the new violins take time to open up.
Think we mentioned in an earlier video.
- That's true. - So yours has only been three months.
But I think you should show them, something like...
- Sweeter passage. - Yeah.
Let me play this and then you play yours.
So it's very different.
I think my violin is slightly more darker than yours.
Mmm.
In terms of sound.
Mmm.
But...
I know you guys can probably hear the difference, right?
I hope so.
Don't know how well it is coming across, but...
In real life, it's like, "woah!"
It's a very big difference.
So...
There you go, there you guys have it.
You guys will definitely hear a lot more of...
These new babies.
In our upcoming videos.
Oh yeah, in our Sibelius livestream.
Oh yeah, so you guys will hear them in action.
Very excited to have our first concert on these babies.
- That's true. Very first concert. I can't wait. - It will be our first concert.
So, that's it!
Welcome to new family.
Once again, guys...
You guys will be listening to these new babies...
For...
As long as...
Possible.
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