How to clean your violin, and how to destroy it!

4:48 The cleaners we’ll be using and testing
7:36 Normal cleaning
11:02 Alcohol cleaning
20:05 Standard polishing (take it to your luthier)
28:09 Cleaner tests (let’s damage a cello top!)
40:34 Bow cleaning
43:52 Revisit the damaged cello (2 hours later)
46:36 Thank you! Please like and subscribe!

In our first video ever, Christo will demonstrate how to clean your violin, viola, cello, or bass to help prevent the spread of germs. With Corona virus in the news, it’s easy to panic and start doing things to damage your precious instrument. Christo explores the use of alcohol, green cleaner, hand sanitizer, and disinfecting wipes on varnish, and shows how to clean it properly!

Please note: this video is opinion and experimentation. Always have a professional luthier work on your instrument. Try these techniques at your own risk!!!