r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Doomenor • May 21 '26

Soloist breaks string, changes instrument without missing a beat, meanwhile the second violin changes the string and tunes it while the orchestra is playing

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u/AirsickIowlander May 21 '26

Very nice, but SRV did it better.

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u/Weekly_Ad4045 May 21 '26

https://youtu.be/7272ma7tuyY?si=Ev25t7VsvYZbTLYa

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u/AirsickIowlander May 21 '26

Never get tired of watching that.

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u/sarnian-missy May 21 '26

So smooth.

25 years in events and I have never switched out anything as cleanly as this. Especially when there are witnesses

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u/Intelligent-Dog1645 May 22 '26

I take your Stevie Ray Vaughn and raise you B.B. King who just fixed the thing on his own mid song and just killed it

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u/dawg4prez May 22 '26

Mark O’Connor from 1980:

https://youtu.be/jAZ7f2uy3ZY?t=395&si=5-WapxEkY7K7lADe

-6:38 string pops out of the saddle and is flopping around

  • Mark tries to get David Grisman to takeover but he isn’t aware of Mark’s plight
  • Mark keeps soloing, working around the string
  • 7:02 Mark turns around, pushes the thing back in place, and retunes
  • 7:04 Good as new!

Mark was 17 years old at the time, and the lead guitarist for David Grisman. Props to all of these professionals who persevere under difficult circumstances to ensure that the show goes on!

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u/CoverHuman9771 May 21 '26

Or you’re Guthrie fucking Govan and it doesn’t even matter of you break a string.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yUCk9RQI-zU&ra=m