Hello guys!
Welcome to another episode of TwoSet Violin!
That's right.
Today's video is about
rating the most random violin-shaped things.
Like...
Just kidding.
I was gonna be like...
"...my booty."
- Brett: Yeah. - But then I was like...
Eddy: I'm shaped more like a...
...bow.
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All right, anyway-
First one.
Whoa!
It's called the Mariah Carey Pool.
- Dude, it actually looks really nice. - I know.
(Ultimate elegance combined with cutting-edge home automation)
(and a world famous multi-award-winning violin pool)
(define this stone and shingle mansion)
(in Bedford Corners, New York.)
Wow, it's even got a chin rest!
- Dude, the details... - That's sick.
But why is there two circles on the edge of the fingerboard?
I feel like also the fingerboard is gone a bit high.
- Yeah, let's start roasting the architecture of this violin pool. - Yeah. Yeah, yeah.
There's meant to be four pegs.
The neck looks too short.
The fingerboard ends too high, right?
- That's what you mean, right? - Yes, the fingerboard is way too high.
And the chin rest actually should be near the tailpiece.
- Yes. - Not too far to the left.
- You're not playing- - It should overlap the tailpiece.
- Have a... - We're just little plebeians...
roasting this, so we can-
See? It's here.
It's not here, all right?
(The violin pool–)
(or known to the rest of the world as the Mariah Carey pool–)
(is probably one of the most iconic images)
(associated with modern in-ground swimming pool designs.)
Violin representation in the world of...
- swimming pool design architecture whatever that is. - Yeah. Woohoo!
Hey, look at this though!
The ground is like...
- not just flat beneath. It's like... - Is it actually-
- Oh, it gets deeper! - ...sloping.
- No, it gets deeper. - Yeah.
I know swimming pools always have like,
the shallow side and the deeper side.
Damn.
Sacrilegious boi with his 24-karat gold violin.
- He's shaking in his boots right now. - He's like, "Oh, why?"
"Should have made a Christmas song."
What do you think is more expensive, that...
or a Stradivari violin?
Stradivari.
You reckon?
I think so.
I reckon making that would probably cost-
I reckon more than a million.
- But it wouldn't be like a Strad. - It wouldn't be a Strad.
A Strad is like 10 million now.
The whole mansion probably is.
Oh yeah, for sure!
I think the whole mansion is probably worth more than a Strad.
Just a little bit.
And depending on which Strad, right?
- All right. - Yeah, like the viola Strad for 45 million.
- Exactly! - It could be more, right?
What would you rate it, Brett?
To be honest, I feel like it's...
- It kinda deserves that. - Mm.
- All that effort they put into, yeah. - It's epic.
I would rate it...
Yeah.
Every violinist when they hear:
"Do you want to play the viola?"
"I'M OUT!!"
I gotta say like, my initial...
first instinct reaction is like...
"Why is there a violin in the water?"
But then I hear the motor, I was like...
"What is that?"
- So I was just confused. - Yeah.
It's pretty cool.
Really?!
So random for me.
It's kind of cute though.
Okay, maybe 4.
- I'll give it a 5/10. - Yeah.
Oh...
What the...
Whoa!
That's huge!
Dude, I wanna play that!
- Dude, that is the biggest violin. Yeah! - I wanna be like...
Why are you putting it in the water?
Oh, it's maybe- Is it gonna float?
Isn't it a bit scary to play cello on that?
- Yeah, I would not bring my good cello for that. - Yeah.
If they contacted me for this gig,
- I'm bringing my $200 cello. - Yeah, yeah.
- 'Cause that would be a bit scary trying to get on and off it. - Yeah.
- Walking around. Yeah. - It might just like tip, right?
That's interesting.
It's a tribute to COVID victims.
But why does it need to be a boat?
Why couldn't you just make an actual huge violin and play it?
- That would be so much cooler to me. - It'd be so cool!
And someone's like...
And everyone's on different... finger like...
one person is one note- you know, one finger.
Yeah.
And you're pressing it.
- Yeah, well like, a pulley, lever system. - Yeah, that would be so cool.
That would be sick.
- But still... - Nice. I like it.
They're playing Spring!
I'm so confused!
How is the boat moving?
How are they driving it?
- I mean, not... sailing it? Driving it? - Yeah...
Oh, there's a guy at the back with a paddle.
Yeah, yeah, someone's paddling it.
Okay, but I gotta say...
imagine you're just like a typical tourist on one of those boat-
That's awesome!
- That would be so cool. - Yeah.
You'd just be like, "Whoa!"
And I mean it's just nice to hear good sounding musicians.
Yeah, actual musicians.
Thank you, none of those fake busker-
Yeah, where is this? It has to be Europe.
- Yeah... - Yeah, yeah, yeah, Venice.
That's right.
I would rate this one...
a 7.5/10.
It's a cool concept,
and he's doing it for the COVID victims,
which is always good.
Yeah, same.
Actually, I was gonna say 7/10.
Personally, I just think it's cooler if you make a huge violin,
and you can play it.
"Violin decanter."
That's pretty funny.
Dude, they make it sound like really ooh-la-la!
Yeah.
It's a cool concept.
I just really hate how dissonant this backing music is.
It's like in two different keys.
- You know... - Oh...
It is not really...
The key is not...
It's just sitting a bit off.
But you know, all right.
I can see they're really trying to make it like, super fancy, classy.
"Mahogany base."
Okay, nah.
Dude, that's a lot.
Dude, why is this person holding it like...
Like a...
machine gun?
He's like, "Get ready."
- "You want some..." - "Want some wine?"
5/10 as well.
Neutral.
Ooh.
Whoa, that's interesting.
Ooh, okay.
It's interesting because the cross does look like a scroll.
Yeah, but I don't know if it's...
- I don't know if it's like- yeah, I don't know. - I mean, I don't know the religious symbol.
- Yeah, yeah, I'm just wondering- - I mean, I don't know the religious symbol.
- That's what I'm thinking like... - Yeah.
Is it weird? I don't know.
What I do think is weird is the windows, dude.
- It looks like the violin got some like... - Yeah.
disease.
You know what I mean?
This looks like a freaking joke, man.
- Yeah. Photoshop. - This looks like someone just photoshopped it.
Yeah!
- I refuse to believe some architect thought this was a good idea. - Actually-
To me, probably like a...
- Yeah, 2, yeah. - Yeah, it's a bit ugly.
I rate it...
Yeah.
- You can go 2.5/10 if you want to. - I don't like it. Yeah.
"Violin and piano building."
Oh, I've seen this!
I like this one.
I like this.
- It's really cool. - I want to go see it.
It's in China.
Yeah, even though it's not like, proportionally correct,
the design is really cool.
- I love the colour contrast, the white to the black. - Yeah.
I would love to do a concert inside.
That would be really cool! Imagine that.
I'd say it's like a 9/10 for me.
Same.
- Yeah. - It's just-
If it was a bit more proportionally accurate,
- then it would be 10/10. - Yes.
"Violin shaped ceiling lamp."
Let's go. We need some light!
What is that?
Dude, that doesn't even look real.
- Is that photoshop? - It looks...
Is that like a light bulb?
I guess it's like round, right?
But they shaped it a bit like a violin.
I don't know, man. I think it looks a bit creepy.
Yeah, it looks like a horror scene, you know?
You're like stuck in an escape room or something.
Yeah, I don't like it.
- Just stick to normal light bulbs. - Yeah, yeah.
Only 'cause I love lamp.
I love lamp.
"Violin-shaped-"
Oh god...
- Nah, that's just weird. Yeah. - The proportions are so bad!
That's like, imagine my lower half of face was like...
H e l l o .
I feel like a lot of these,
they should consult actual musicians.
- Just double check if it's okay. - Yeah.
Like, I don't think a violinist would want that.
Dude.
- ...for me. - Yeah.
- "Violin shaped wine bottle holder." - Oh, let's see.
Neutral.
Neither cool, neither meh.
- I'm not really a wine drinker myself, so... - Yeah.
Well, I'd say 3.
- Yeah, like a 3. - Yeah.
It's very just-
Unnecessary.
- Like, yeah, no comment. - Yeah.
- It's not very remarkable. - Yeah.
"Violin handbag."
Oh, that's kinda cute!
I mean, it's not proportionally accurate,
but I think it's cute.
Now you just gotta wear it with TwoSet Apparel.
Exactly!
- Yeah. That's right. - Finish the look.
I kind of like it.
I mean, I don't know if it'll suit me if I wear it.
I'll probably rate it like a...
7/10 to me.
It would be a 10/10 if it was from TwoSet Apparel.
- But... - Exactly.
Since it's not, probably a 7.
Maybe we should make a violin bag.
We should actually. Would you guys want a violin bag?
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Last one of this list of random violin-shaped things.
Pfft!
Pfffffttt!!!
That is so random!
What was going on through this designer's brain?
"I want to make a violin...
telephone."
I mean, it's kinda cool.
I don't mind it. It's just very random.
- And like, who even uses telephone these days? - It is pretty ancient.
I don't think I've seen a proper home telephone for ages!
Like, even the digital ones.
- Yeah. - I don't see people using them.
Oh, remember the days when we used to have a telephone?
Drrrr...drrrr...
- Yeah...! - Yeah, and that was back in the day that they had these cords and...
Dude, half of our audience base weren't even alive back then.
Oh, I love it!
- Antique, vintage... - Yes.
Blast to the past!
If you want to feel like in the 1990s,
and you love violin, that's the one.
Who knows? Maybe Beethoven had one back in the day.
Yeah, while he was composing...
"HELLO!?"
All right, guys, that's it for today. Violin gadgets.
Some of them are pretty impressed.
some of them are interesting.
What do you guys think?
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