1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:04,320 Welcome to The Repair Shop, 2 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:06,920 where cherished family heirlooms are brought back to life... 3 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:09,040 This is the workshop of dreams. 4 00:00:09,040 --> 00:00:11,720 ..home to furniture restorer Jay Blades. 5 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:15,560 Nowadays, everybody spends a fortune on stuff that, once it's broken, 6 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:19,000 they just bin it. But everybody has something that means too much to be 7 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:21,600 thrown away, and that's where we come in. 8 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:23,760 Working alongside Jay will be some 9 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:26,240 of the country's leading craftspeople... 10 00:00:26,240 --> 00:00:28,120 Every piece has its own story. 11 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:31,520 It's amazing to think that some of my work becomes part of that story. 12 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:33,160 I've always played with things, 13 00:00:33,160 --> 00:00:36,120 I've always repaired things, and I just love it. 14 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:40,400 There is a real pleasure in bringing people's pieces back to life again. 15 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:43,240 ..each with their own unique set of skills. 16 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:47,160 The right tool for the right job. They will resurrect... 17 00:00:47,160 --> 00:00:49,920 revive... I'm warm, man! 18 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:53,240 ..and rejuvenate treasured possessions 19 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:56,960 and irreplaceable pieces of family history... 20 00:00:56,960 --> 00:00:59,560 Wow, she's fantastic! 21 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:01,360 ..bringing both the objects... 22 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:03,760 Oh! This is what I remember. 23 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:07,440 ..and the memories that they hold... Wow! ..back to life. 24 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:09,640 Oh, my God! 25 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:29,560 In The Repair Shop today, it's a team effort to revive a modern 26 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:31,440 design classic... 27 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:33,920 Hold on, hold on, hold on. I can see it. 28 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:35,640 That's it. Yeah, do that one next. 29 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:38,360 Who do you reckon's going to get to the end first? Well, I think... 30 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:40,000 I think I've got my money on Jay. 31 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:42,880 ..and something to test the skills of antique photography expert 32 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:46,280 Brenton. It's a box of bits... A box of bits. ..at the moment. 33 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:48,920 What do you reckon? LAUGHTER 34 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:55,320 But first, The Repair Shop is about to take receipt 35 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:57,160 of a very special item. 36 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:58,920 Hello, you all right? 37 00:01:58,920 --> 00:01:59,960 Yes, thank you. 38 00:01:59,960 --> 00:02:02,360 Natalie Cumming from Shropshire is here 39 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:04,400 with a precious family heirloom. 40 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:06,320 So, what is this, then? 41 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:08,280 It's a violin. It's a violin, yeah? 42 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:13,360 Restorer John Dilworth is a violin specialist. 43 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:16,800 He's worked on some of the world's most valuable instruments. 44 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,360 It's in a pretty poor condition. 45 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:20,840 There we go. 46 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:23,160 Wow! Yeah, that's seen better days. 47 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:25,880 A slight obvious problem there, yeah. There is a bit, isn't there? 48 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:28,200 So, what's the story behind this, then? 49 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:32,240 Well, the violin belonged to my grandfather 50 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:34,520 and it was passed to my aunt, 51 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:37,320 who was sent to Auschwitz in 1939. 52 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:38,920 That's some history. 53 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:47,760 My Aunt Rosa is a very well-known violinist, 54 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:54,800 and she was invited to play in the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in the mid-30s. 55 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:58,120 Unfortunately, being Jewish, she was arrested, 56 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:02,000 and they were all sent to Mauthausen Concentration Camp. 57 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:04,000 And then, in 1939, 58 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:08,880 Auschwitz was opened and she was immediately transported there. 59 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:12,600 Because she played the violin and she played very well indeed, 60 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:14,560 that was her lifeline. 61 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:19,160 She was able to be part of the women's orchestra in Auschwitz, 62 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:22,840 which lulled the new intakes coming in 63 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:25,640 to a false sense of security. 64 00:03:25,640 --> 00:03:29,800 This was what kept her alive for the whole of the war, 65 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:34,840 then she finally returned home to Leeds, and she died in '47. 66 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:41,120 The violin then passed to Natalie's father, also a musician. 67 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:46,400 He didn't just use the violin as a means to making a living, 68 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:48,440 he lived the violin. 69 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:50,280 That was his life. 70 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:53,680 And, fortunately, I've got those memories. 71 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:56,320 That's what the violin represents to me. 72 00:03:59,880 --> 00:04:04,000 I'm afraid it's just stayed in the attic all these years 73 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:06,040 and never been played. 74 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:08,360 Well, this was, I'm sure, 75 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:11,800 made in Germany towards the end of the 19th century. 76 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:14,000 Mm-hmm. But this is rather alarming, isn't it? 77 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:17,680 I would think that that damage probably occurred in the camps. Yes. 78 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:20,080 Oh, that's... Yes. So someone's repaired this, then, 79 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:22,800 is that correct? Yeah, it's a very crude repair, I'm afraid. 80 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:24,240 Yeah, that is, yes. 81 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:27,520 It would just be so great if it could be restored. 82 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:31,600 If it could be played again, it would be such a bonus. OK. 83 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:37,200 John's been restoring violins for decades, 84 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:40,240 but even the most seasoned of craftsmen would feel apprehensive 85 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:44,160 handling an instrument with such an incredible history. 86 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:46,880 The first job is to take the top off, 87 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:48,520 open up the instrument, so I can 88 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:50,800 actually see what's going on underneath. 89 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:55,520 This is where you find out whether it's going to be an easy job 90 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:56,760 or a...or a tricky one. 91 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:59,560 You have to find out which way the wood is splitting, 92 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:02,720 and if the wood is splitting in your favour, that's great. 93 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:04,400 Hmm. 94 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:05,840 OK. Plan B, 95 00:05:05,840 --> 00:05:09,240 we're going to go round the other way and attack from the other side. 96 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,400 Ah! You winning? Yeah. Yes, you're winning. 97 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:16,240 There it goes. 98 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:17,920 Hang on. I can't look. 99 00:05:19,280 --> 00:05:22,080 I can't look, either! You can't look?! LAUGHTER 100 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:28,440 Yeah. Oh! There we go. 101 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:31,000 It's finally given way. This, actually... 102 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:33,720 this little hole here, there's a lot more original wood 103 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:37,200 surviving underneath that patch than I feared. OK. 104 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:40,440 So we can take that off... Yeah. ..fill that hole, 105 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:44,240 but if this repair was actually done in the prison camp, 106 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:48,160 I'd rather keep this piece and just fix it, so that it's... Yeah. 107 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:50,960 Make it look good. ..it fits better. What's this? Just a bit of fluff? 108 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:53,760 Well, that is known in the trade as the mouse. The mouse? 109 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:56,240 The mouse, yeah. LAUGHTER 110 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:59,360 That's just accumulated bow hair and all sorts of things, odds and ends. 111 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:02,440 And some people collect them, and when they make a new violin, 112 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:04,560 they'll put that inside, just for luck. 113 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:15,320 Next into The Repair Shop... 114 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:18,480 How do you do, gents? I'm Phil. ..Phil Jones has brought a piece of 115 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:20,120 his family history for Will 116 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:23,520 and antique photography expert Brendan West. 117 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:25,640 So, what's in the box? 118 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:29,360 This is my great grandad's 119 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:31,960 old plate camera. 120 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:34,600 As you can see, it's a bit worse for wear. 121 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:37,160 It looks more like a box of wood. 122 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:40,320 It's a box of bits. A box of bits. It's a box of bits at the moment. 123 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:42,880 There's a lot of bits. There's a lot of bits. 124 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:44,960 Excellent. What do you reckon? LAUGHTER 125 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:49,520 So, this is a half plate camera from 126 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:53,800 the turn of the last century, so 1900, 1910, something like that. 127 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:57,680 Yeah. My great grandad used to take pictures for the War Department... 128 00:06:57,680 --> 00:07:00,240 OK. ..during World War I. OK. 129 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:04,280 He was... That's his belt buckle off his military belt. 130 00:07:04,280 --> 00:07:07,560 Oh, wow, that's nice. That went through World War I with him. 131 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:11,400 Really?! Yeah. The Battle of Hill 62 at Ypres, and... 132 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:13,480 So this has actually seen the trenches? 133 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:17,040 Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Really? It's been in the trenches. Wow! 134 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:20,320 So if that's been to Northern France, it's in good condition, 135 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:25,720 isn't it? Yeah. Yeah. I would like, in an ideal world, to use it again. 136 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:28,720 If not, just to have it displayed properly. 137 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:32,720 Lovely. OK? Well, we'll get cracking with that, and we'll give you a call 138 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:35,640 once it's ready. Thanks very much. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. 139 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:37,880 Cheers. Thank you. Bye-bye. 140 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:42,160 Brenton's been overhauling antique cameras for over a decade, 141 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:47,440 but this 110-year-old example is really going to test him. 142 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:50,480 So we're going to be taking the bellows from this camera... 143 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:55,800 ..carefully, so that we can have a pattern for remaking them. 144 00:07:57,000 --> 00:08:00,840 There we go. So, that's your bellows. 145 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:04,160 Got holes in them everywhere, and if you held them up to the light, 146 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:07,560 they'd probably leak light like a sieve, 147 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:09,560 which is not very good for photography. 148 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:15,680 Over on his workbench, 149 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:19,720 John is cooking up a plan to revitalise Natalie's beloved violin. 150 00:08:20,760 --> 00:08:23,520 This is my mother-in-law's old bain-marie. 151 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:26,600 It's been in our family for generations. 152 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:28,960 This is the hot melted glue. 153 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:31,280 The violin's long and arduous life, 154 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:34,520 which included spending the war in a concentration camp, 155 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:36,240 has taken its toll. 156 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:38,480 This rib, that was, I believe, 157 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:43,600 donated to the violin while it was in the prison camp from another 158 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:48,240 instrument. I would like to keep this as part of the violin now. 159 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:50,360 You know, cos it's part of its history. 160 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:56,720 While the body recovers from its structural surgery, 161 00:08:56,720 --> 00:08:59,880 John turns his attention to repairing the damage to the top... 162 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:04,760 The whole thing's resonating nicely. 163 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:09,000 ..before the two parts can be married back together again. 164 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:12,120 As I say, once we start gluing, we're committed. 165 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:17,280 And we want a good, strong joint here, 166 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:19,640 especially at the neck, 167 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:23,280 because that's what determines everything about the instrument. 168 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:28,000 It won't be until John has completed 169 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:30,240 the restoration that he'll find out 170 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:33,640 if his repairs have also restored the violin's voice. 171 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:38,800 If you get any stage of this wrong, it'll compromise the sound. 172 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:43,400 Getting everything in correct alignment, 173 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:45,600 getting all the tensions even, 174 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:48,400 all adds up in the end to giving the instrument 175 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:50,520 the right voice, the right sound. 176 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:04,920 With the repairs dry, John can press on with his sensitive renovation. 177 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:08,080 The next thing to do is the fingerboard. 178 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:11,640 And this, I think, is very moving, really. 179 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:15,440 You can actually see fingerprints in it, and to think that was happening 180 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:18,880 in the prison camp and all through the long history of the violin. 181 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:20,440 But, unfortunately, that's all got 182 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:22,400 to be smoothed out to make it playable. 183 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:33,400 It's...quite an emotional thing, 184 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:35,400 getting rid of these... 185 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:38,600 the last traces of the family that have owned it. 186 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:45,560 It's now ready to play on for another 100 years or more. 187 00:10:51,680 --> 00:10:55,360 A new item is on its way into The Repair Shop. 188 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:57,320 Hello. Hi. 189 00:10:57,320 --> 00:11:01,240 Chris and Tim have brought something that's got Will and Steve scratching 190 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:03,160 their heads. Right. Right. 191 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:07,160 What have we got? I'll take that. 192 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:11,800 Right. It's a screen, but obviously it's seen better days. 193 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:14,280 So it stands on its end... Yes. 194 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:17,160 ..and you have to have it, obviously, in a sort of... 195 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:19,280 Snake. Snake - good word, yeah. 196 00:11:19,280 --> 00:11:21,160 To keep it from falling over. 197 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:25,720 Yeah. So you can hide things behind it, you can divide a room with it. 198 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:28,520 I mean, you could do that tantalising French fan dancer, dance 199 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:31,280 about behind it, and get changed behind it if you want to! LAUGHTER 200 00:11:31,280 --> 00:11:34,040 I've got an image of Steve doing that! I'm guessing more of a room 201 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:36,960 divider kind of thing, or hiding your big TV, or something! 202 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:39,560 Ah, yes. It's articulated and it's wired together. 203 00:11:39,560 --> 00:11:42,920 So there's wires running through the whole of it from one end 204 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:45,400 to the other? Yeah. And this has broken off? 205 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:47,360 Yeah. Is there anything else that's broken? 206 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:49,760 There's a piece of damage on one of the ends. 207 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:51,880 One of the end pieces has snapped off. 208 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:54,760 Oh, I think I've just found the broken piece here. 209 00:11:54,760 --> 00:11:57,240 There it is, yeah. Right. Whereabouts did you get it from? 210 00:11:57,240 --> 00:12:00,800 Well, it's not ours... OK. ..it's our daughter Rosie's. 211 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:04,040 When Rosie was a student in London, about 13 years ago, 212 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:07,160 there was a chap throwing it out and it was on the pavement, and she 213 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:09,120 asked the chap if she could take it. 214 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:12,000 So he said, "Well, you can have it for six quid." LAUGHTER 215 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:14,920 And, being a student, you know, six quid was a lot of money, but she 216 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:17,920 gave it to him because she just loved it, and to make it so it will 217 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:21,360 last and it won't degenerate into a pile of firewood, you know, 218 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:22,840 it would just be fab for her. 219 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:30,160 It transpires the screen that was destined to be scrapped is, in fact, 220 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:35,280 the creation of Finnish architect and designer Alvar Aalto. 221 00:12:35,280 --> 00:12:40,040 He is considered by many to be a pioneer of 20th-century design. 222 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:41,720 Ready? 223 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:43,760 That is really stiff wire, isn't it? 224 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:46,320 Really stiff wire. It's no wonder it's pulling through. 225 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:49,080 On that end there, that... It's really, really tight. 226 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:51,320 It's actually ripping through this section, isn't it? 227 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:55,280 Yeah. OK, what I'll do is, I'm going to try to force this flat. 228 00:12:55,280 --> 00:12:58,720 It's going to break in places, but if you can order or get me some 229 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:00,400 wire... Yeah. ..I can make a start 230 00:13:00,400 --> 00:13:02,320 on the woodwork and then take it from there. 231 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:04,520 OK, I'll get that sorted for you. Thank you. 232 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:06,600 Thanks, Steve. 233 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:17,040 Over on his workbench, 234 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:21,200 Brenton's about to make a new screen for the World War I camera. 235 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:23,160 This is a clear piece of glass, 236 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:25,640 and what I've got to do is, I've got to grind one side of it 237 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:26,920 to make it opaque. 238 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:29,120 It needs to be opaque because this screen, 239 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:30,880 the equivalent of a viewfinder, 240 00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:34,680 is what the image is projected onto when taking a picture. 241 00:13:34,680 --> 00:13:37,080 You just start 242 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:39,760 to make circular motions. 243 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:43,680 So this process takes about half an hour. 244 00:13:43,680 --> 00:13:47,920 You feel it in your hand - it's like sand, very fine sand. 245 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:50,880 You can actually feel it grinding the glass. 246 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:54,520 And that's looking quite good. As soon as that's dried off... 247 00:13:54,520 --> 00:13:57,160 It looks pretty good to me. Yeah, that's good. 248 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:00,080 Excellent. So that goes in there. 249 00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:05,440 Perfect. 250 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:08,760 To make sure the light hits 251 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:11,000 Brenton's newly created plate correctly, 252 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:14,640 his next job is to get the mechanism working. 253 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:18,040 So I've just cleaned this shutter up and it hasn't been shot for probably 254 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:22,080 100 years. So the next thing to do now is to fire it and see if we're 255 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:25,160 going to get an activation... CAMERA CLICKS 256 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:26,800 ..and brilliantly, we do. 257 00:14:28,040 --> 00:14:29,720 Wow! 258 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:36,080 While Brenton overhauls the 100-year-old mechanism, 259 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:39,600 The Repair Shop's leather expert, Suzie, is working on a secret 260 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:42,440 project for the camera's owner, Phil. 261 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:46,520 He brought a belt buckle that belonged to his relative, 262 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:49,120 that he'd had in the war, and we 263 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:52,600 thought it would be a nice idea as a surprise 264 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:56,760 to make the belt buckle up into a usable belt for him. 265 00:14:56,760 --> 00:15:00,320 What I'm doing here is staining the edge of the leather. 266 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:04,080 And the key is not to drip the edge stain down. 267 00:15:15,680 --> 00:15:19,760 Meanwhile, repairs are underway on a more contemporary classic. 268 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:24,400 Having sanded the screen's 82 slats three times each side, 269 00:15:24,400 --> 00:15:27,600 then polishing and varnishing them both sides, 270 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:31,520 Will can now turn his attention to the broken piece. 271 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:35,640 I found some pine which sort of matches pretty closely to the piece 272 00:15:35,640 --> 00:15:40,320 that I need. So I'm just working out a way to join both pieces together. 273 00:15:40,320 --> 00:15:43,840 Now comes the task of transforming the individual slats 274 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:46,080 back into a Nordic design classic. 275 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:49,440 Are you ready? Have you got the wire? I have, look. 276 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:52,120 Let's give it a whirl. Now, let me just get this right. 277 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:56,320 Steve, you're going to feed his wire through this? Yeah. All right, let's see this. Let us begin. 278 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:00,600 Hold on, I've got to find this hole first. 279 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:03,440 Well, that's the thick one. Come on, I'm in the lead. 280 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:06,960 That's it. OK, Steve, it's not a race, you're not going to win anything! 281 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:09,280 I'm just doing it! I just... 282 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:12,800 Give me, give me some of that. Yeah, go, go. Thanks for taking over, Jay. 283 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:15,640 You're more than welcome, sir. You're more than welcome. That's it. 284 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:19,120 Whoa, whoa, whoa, we've missed one, we've missed one. Missed two. 285 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:23,040 Why don't have some sort of rhythm going, like... Yeah. .."heave-ho," or something? 286 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:26,080 Then you could do it in time. I totally agree with you. LAUGHTER 287 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:27,920 At the beginning we didn't have a rhythm, 288 00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:30,680 but now we're like the Commodores. LAUGHTER 289 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:34,880 No, no, Steve's got it. Look, look, look. Yeah! LAUGHTER 290 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:37,800 Yay! He won. I let him win. 291 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:49,120 Antique photography expert Brenton 292 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:52,080 has been overhauling a century-old camera. 293 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:54,680 He's refurbished all the components, 294 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:58,000 now all he has to do is build a working camera from them. 295 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:00,440 So it's a bit of a jigsaw puzzle. 296 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:02,720 I just start at the bottom and work my way up. 297 00:17:13,920 --> 00:17:16,120 Oh, there we go. I didn't think that 298 00:17:16,120 --> 00:17:18,480 was going to fit for a minute. 299 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:19,760 Yeah, that's good. 300 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:23,160 The 100-year-old camera is rebuilt, but will it work? 301 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:26,400 Guys, we're going to take a picture. Are you ready? 302 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:30,280 Luckily, there's a motley crew of models on hand to test it on. 303 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:33,080 So, just there you want us, yeah? Yeah, if you could just line up. 304 00:17:33,080 --> 00:17:36,240 We'll line up along there. Line up along there. 305 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:39,320 What a pretty bunch. Is it, stay very still? 306 00:17:39,320 --> 00:17:41,480 You'll have to keep quite still, yeah, please. 307 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:43,320 Shall we pose? You look beautiful. 308 00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:45,560 You don't have to do anything for a second. 309 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:47,680 OK. Are you ready, guys? 310 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:51,680 Yeah. OK, three, two, one... CAMERA CLICKS 311 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:56,040 Oh, God! Fingers crossed, that's it. Yes! Thank you, thank you. 312 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:05,080 You got that photo, yeah? Yeah. Keep... 313 00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:07,960 Ho-ho-ho! Guys, have a look at this. Come and see this photo. 314 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:10,120 What have you got? That looks old time, innit? 315 00:18:10,120 --> 00:18:14,600 Wow! Oh, look at that! Wow! That is absolutely brilliant. 316 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:18,840 It's amazing. That's right, an old lens makes you look old-fashioned. 317 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:21,920 Yeah. I actually look like I'm a time traveller compared to you guys. 318 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:25,360 Like, how can someone in those times have such white teeth? LAUGHTER 319 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:31,040 Or such knobbly knees. Knobbly knees?! Yeah. LAUGHTER 320 00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:35,720 Phil Jones came to The Repair Shop, 321 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:40,080 longing to take pictures with his great-grandfather's camera. 322 00:18:40,080 --> 00:18:43,960 How are we doing, Phil? Mr Blades, sir. You all right? Yeah. Let's go. 323 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:46,160 Brenton, nice to see you again. Nice to see you. 324 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:49,560 What was it like when you dropped it off? Oh, it was a box of bits. 325 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:52,960 So, would you like to have a look? I would, yeah. LAUGHTER 326 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:56,560 OK. There is your camera, sir. Oh, my God! 327 00:18:57,760 --> 00:18:59,520 Wow! 328 00:19:01,360 --> 00:19:05,360 It is absolutely amazing. 329 00:19:05,360 --> 00:19:07,800 That's brilliant. Do you want to have a look? Yeah. 330 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:10,360 I don't want to drop it! LAUGHTER 331 00:19:10,360 --> 00:19:14,760 And it all works. The shutter works, everything works on it. 332 00:19:14,760 --> 00:19:18,800 That's amazing. Absolutely amazing. I can't believe you did it. 333 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:20,720 I'm glad you like it. 334 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:22,760 Thank you very much, sir. No problem at all. 335 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:25,760 So, how does it feel to have it all restored and working? 336 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:27,840 I... 337 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:29,200 I'm lost for words. 338 00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:33,600 I did not think it would be done. I was expecting a phone call, 339 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:37,640 saying, "Look, we had a go..." LAUGHTER 340 00:19:37,640 --> 00:19:39,960 "..but..." But you're forgetting where you've come to - 341 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:42,960 this is The Repair Shop, mate. Yeah? We can't give you that phone call. 342 00:19:42,960 --> 00:19:45,840 It's working as well! Oh, I'm... 343 00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:49,960 I'm amazed. And we've got one more little thing for you. 344 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:53,680 What's that? Well, when you came in, you left us a belt buckle. 345 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:56,040 I said to the missus when I left it here, you know, I said, 346 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:59,640 "I left it with my photographs..." Oh, my God! Suzie... LAUGHTER 347 00:19:59,640 --> 00:20:01,960 Suzie had the idea of making a belt for you. 348 00:20:03,680 --> 00:20:08,200 Wow! So that's your buckle, and that's Suzie's belt she made you. 349 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:10,480 That's...that's beautiful! 350 00:20:10,480 --> 00:20:14,000 Thank you very much. Oh, bless you. 351 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:17,000 Brenton, thanks for everything - the belt, the camera. 352 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:19,360 It's been a pleasure. Chuffed to bits, chuffed to bits. 353 00:20:19,360 --> 00:20:22,000 I'm glad you're pleased. Yeah, that's... Really, really good. 354 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:23,360 I'm amazed. 355 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:29,080 I feel...totally shell-shocked. 356 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:31,440 I'm just amazed at the work that they've done. 357 00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:35,560 I did not think it could ever turn out that good. 358 00:20:35,560 --> 00:20:38,560 And when I saw this belt... 359 00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:40,240 it... 360 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:44,680 I got a bit emotional. But, erm... 361 00:20:44,680 --> 00:20:46,840 this is something I'm going to treasure. 362 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:48,320 I'm going to keep it forever. 363 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:03,400 Will and Steve have reached a crucial stage with the classic 364 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:05,000 mid-century screen... 365 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:07,160 Righty-ho, here we go. 366 00:21:07,160 --> 00:21:11,760 ..tightening the wires that keep the 82 individual slats together. 367 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:15,200 So, if I pull this tight... HE GROANS 368 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:17,160 If I'm just tensioning... 369 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:21,240 Too tight and the screen won't be flexible enough to stand up. 370 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:23,960 Too loose and the screen will simply fall over. 371 00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:28,840 That should be it. Is it in? 372 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:31,200 Yeah. Perfect. 373 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:33,400 That's good. That's good, yeah. 374 00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:34,960 Now we can tighten it, 375 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:37,400 tension it even more the other side with the key. Yeah. 376 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:40,320 But not too much tension. You keep on putting too much of this tension 377 00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:42,640 on and it's causing some tension with me. 378 00:21:42,640 --> 00:21:47,120 Don't worry about it, my boy. You're making me feel tense. I'm sorry. 379 00:21:47,120 --> 00:21:48,840 OK, moment of truth. Moment of truth. 380 00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:51,320 Do you know, it's all going to go, "Whoa!", like this. 381 00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:53,200 LAUGHTER It's not going to, Steve, 382 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:56,040 especially with that tension you've been putting on it. 383 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:09,400 I'm really happy with that. That's fantastic. It's great, isn't it? 384 00:22:09,400 --> 00:22:12,120 Yeah. Yeah? Wahey! 385 00:22:12,120 --> 00:22:13,920 Erm, Steve? Yes? 386 00:22:17,280 --> 00:22:20,280 I don't know if you can... LAUGHTER 387 00:22:20,280 --> 00:22:23,120 Yeah? LAUGHTER 388 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:34,320 Chris and Tim are back, this time 389 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:37,920 with the screen's owner - their daughter, Rosie. 390 00:22:37,920 --> 00:22:41,680 I'm a little bit excited, but also a bit nervous, because it wasn't 391 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:45,640 in the best condition, and I know it wasn't. 392 00:22:45,640 --> 00:22:49,240 So, yeah, I'm just full of trepidation, really. 393 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:55,160 Hello. Hiya. So, Rosie, I've heard a lot about you and your screen. 394 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:58,040 Have you ever had a chance to actually use it? 395 00:22:58,040 --> 00:22:59,880 No. I'm already very surprised to see 396 00:22:59,880 --> 00:23:02,240 that you've got something flat underneath... 397 00:23:02,240 --> 00:23:04,840 Well, you know. ..the red sheets. LAUGHTER 398 00:23:04,840 --> 00:23:07,400 Would you like to have a look? Yes, please! OK. 399 00:23:09,120 --> 00:23:11,720 Oh, my God! Look at that! 400 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:15,440 LAUGHTER 401 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:18,560 No! Come and have a look. 402 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:22,040 It's not the same one, is it? Shall we stand it up? Shall we? 403 00:23:22,040 --> 00:23:24,120 Yeah. Yeah, let's. Ready? 404 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:32,840 Oh, look at that! Oh, I can't believe that! 405 00:23:32,840 --> 00:23:36,440 Look at it, it's undulating at last! LAUGHTER 406 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:39,720 I can't believe it. It looks amazing. 407 00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:42,320 So, are you going to use it now? Yes, please. Yeah? 408 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:44,520 Yes, yes, I think that would be very nice. 409 00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:47,920 I'm so happy for you. That's wonderful. 410 00:23:47,920 --> 00:23:52,280 I can't believe that I managed to get hold of something as beautiful 411 00:23:52,280 --> 00:23:56,600 as this. I just never, ever imagined that it would ever look like that, 412 00:23:56,600 --> 00:23:59,160 so I'm really thrilled. It's such a transformation. 413 00:24:09,560 --> 00:24:13,880 Over at John's desk, he's fine-tuning Natalie's violin, 414 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:16,120 which survived the war in a concentration camp 415 00:24:16,120 --> 00:24:19,880 with her aunt Rosa, before being played professionally by her father. 416 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:22,720 That looks nice, John. Hello, Jay. 417 00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:26,160 You all right? Yeah. How are you getting on? Well, it's job done. 418 00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:27,720 So, have you finished then? Yeah. 419 00:24:27,720 --> 00:24:30,120 So the last thing to do is put the mouse in, isn't it? 420 00:24:30,120 --> 00:24:31,600 Yes, yeah, I guess so. 421 00:24:31,600 --> 00:24:34,120 This little ball of fluff had been gradually building up 422 00:24:34,120 --> 00:24:37,520 over the 100-odd years since it was made, 423 00:24:37,520 --> 00:24:40,800 so it seems appropriate to pop it back in. 424 00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:43,880 In you go. Back home. There you go. 425 00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:46,960 The mouse has gone home, yeah, And the violin is finished. 426 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:51,520 John's labour of love is complete. 427 00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:54,080 The violin has passed down the family line, 428 00:24:54,080 --> 00:24:58,520 sustaining knocks and patches throughout its turbulent history, 429 00:24:58,520 --> 00:25:02,760 and in recent years had fallen into total disrepair. 430 00:25:02,760 --> 00:25:05,400 But John's biggest test remains - 431 00:25:05,400 --> 00:25:09,760 has he got the violin looking and sounding as Natalie remembers? 432 00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:15,240 Hello, Natalie. Hello. How you doing? All right, thank you. 433 00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:18,440 Nice to see you. Likewise. You've come for your violin? Yes, please. 434 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:20,000 John? Natalie's here. 435 00:25:22,280 --> 00:25:25,680 Hello, John. Hello, Natalie. Lovely to see you again. Yes, and you. 436 00:25:30,360 --> 00:25:33,480 There it is. Wow. All in one piece again. 437 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:37,000 It looks lovely, doesn't it? 438 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:39,160 Yes, we've put all the bits and pieces back in. 439 00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:42,400 And those parts there... That was the main challenge. 440 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:45,960 I've kept the pieces that were put in. What a wonderful job. 441 00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:49,560 When was the last time you heard it played? Well, before my father died, 442 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:52,640 which...he died in 1983 or '84. 443 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:55,760 So, what do you remember most fondly of your dad's playing? 444 00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:57,520 He loved the Hungarian music, 445 00:25:57,520 --> 00:26:00,800 the cigany violin music, that kind of thing. Wonderful. 446 00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:04,400 So we do have someone who can play it. Chris, if you don't mind? 447 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:07,360 The honour of playing the violin for the first time 448 00:26:07,360 --> 00:26:11,800 since Natalie's father falls to one of the country's leading violinists. 449 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:14,760 John has drafted in Christian Garrick, 450 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:16,720 who has also composed a special piece 451 00:26:16,720 --> 00:26:18,640 in honour of Natalie and her family. 452 00:26:19,640 --> 00:26:22,840 I think this is just the man to play your fiddle for you. 453 00:26:22,840 --> 00:26:25,200 It would a great pleasure. It's very exciting. 454 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:32,120 HE PLAYS EASTERN-FLAVOURED MELODY 455 00:27:04,680 --> 00:27:07,360 LAUGHTER 456 00:27:08,760 --> 00:27:10,960 That's wonderful. 457 00:27:10,960 --> 00:27:13,760 Absolutely wonderful. What is that song? 458 00:27:13,760 --> 00:27:16,000 It's a wee song which I imagined today, 459 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:17,840 reading a bit of your history, 460 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:20,880 and I thought we'd call it Rosa's Wishing Waltz. 461 00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:24,160 Oh! I can't believe it. LAUGHTER 462 00:27:24,160 --> 00:27:27,040 Thank you so much. It is wonderful. 463 00:27:27,040 --> 00:27:30,480 It is wonderful. I don't have words to say. 464 00:27:30,480 --> 00:27:33,880 I'm beside myself. I... You know, the history of this 465 00:27:33,880 --> 00:27:36,400 violin, I'm grateful to be a part of it. 466 00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:39,880 It's just incredible that you've been able to restore it as you have, 467 00:27:39,880 --> 00:27:41,320 so thank you so much. 468 00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:44,360 I'm very pleased to have been able to help. Thank you for playing. 469 00:27:44,360 --> 00:27:47,640 That was wonderful. An honour. Absolutely wonderful. 470 00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:50,240 I just feel overwhelmed. 471 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:52,320 I didn't realise it would be 472 00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:56,280 restored to how I remember it being played 30 years ago, 473 00:27:56,280 --> 00:28:00,280 and it was just beautiful - the melody, the tone. 474 00:28:00,280 --> 00:28:02,440 I was suddenly transported back. 475 00:28:02,440 --> 00:28:04,760 I could see my father playing. 476 00:28:04,760 --> 00:28:06,280 It was beautiful, beautiful. 477 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:19,120 Join us next time as more items are given a new lease of life... 478 00:28:19,120 --> 00:28:21,480 Wow! ..in The Repair Shop.