I am looking into getting a violin to take lessons. I don’t know how well I will like it, or if I will even have time….so I am looking into the lesser expensive ones.

So, what is the best quality violin for little as possible? …If I have to replace strings, that’s all right. I’m just looking into the best quality of the actual violin.

Thank you.

Barb

Well, this would be a bit easier if you’d supplied us with your price range. "Inexpensive" means different things to different people.

However, my advice:

Look in the local Yellow Pages or other directory, and find are music stores. Most cities or towns have at least 1 – 3 shops nearby that sell music supplies, equipment, and per your inquiry, instruments.

In my opinion, this is the best option for you. They will be able to help you to find an instrument that suits your needs, your budget, and your quality frame. When looking at the purchase of a new instrument, there is no substitute that can adequately match a great music store.

However, I also don’t recommend a purchase, just yet. As you’re a beginner, and aren’t very clear yet on the means of a violin, you’d be best off in renting an instrument, before you make the final decision of a purchase. Most instrument suppliers offer the option to rent a violin, on a rent-to-own schedule — you pay a monthly price, and it goes toward the purchase price; once you’ve paid the amount of rent equal to the cost of the instrument, you own it and no longer rent it. The reason this system works well, is that many stores and suppliers will allow renters to try an instrument for a while, and if you decide you’d like to upgrade to a better instrument, get a different size instrument, new type of instrument altogether, or simply try a different one out, they’ll allow you to take it back, and switch it with another, often putting your previous paid rent toward the new instrument, rather than being required to start over.

By this system, you could get a simple beginners’ package, and once you become a little more skilled, upgrade to an instrument of higher quality.

In the event that you’re unable to find a music store in your area, there are some good websites to check out. My personal favorite is Southwest Strings, available at:

http://www.swstrings.com/Store/Shopping.jsp

However, another option to look into is speaking with your potential instructor. If you’re taking lessons, you’ll most likely be with a professional violinist that is qualified to teach — and therefore, has taught other students, as well. Teachers can be great sources for instruments, because, as violinists themselves, they truly know instrument quality and the level of quality beginners will require. They may have other students that have upgraded recently, and are willing to sell their old instrument — a great option for you. As long as the previous player was responsible with his or her instrument, it can often be the best choice. Any major issues are usually determined already, and furthermore, instruments increase in quality with age.

You should also look into outfits, rather than violins themselves. Purchasing a violin outfit will give you more than just a violin — you’d receive a violin, violin case, violin bow, rosin, and any other accessories provided. It’s great because it allows beginners to use products that are already known to go well together, without having to purchase items seperately on a trial and error basis.

Good luck and happy playing =)

I want to start playing the violin and I’m thinking about buying this one:

http://www.amazon.com/Antique-Style-Natural-Violin-Accessories/dp/B000FJNZ8U/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=musical-instruments&qid=1252888232&sr=1-5

I bought a piano that I thought that I’d take back to India but its too big for my suitcase, now I think that I’m gonna play a violin but I don’t know how big it is.

a 4/4 is the right size for an adult. its a full size violin. there is only one size bigger, but hardly anyone plays it.

have fun,
larkin

I’m jus lookin 4 a new violin but would like other ppl’s opinions on it..
anything around 3k-6k or so

A super expensive Gliga? That’s the only violin brand I know….

Go to a shop that specializes in violins and ask the sale assistant about what you’re looking for. And whatever you do, DO NOT buy the violin online! You won’t know it’s quality, it sound, and whether it matches you or not!

I am a high school student and am wondering if learning the piano first would help me learn the violin later.

Yeah, I learned piano first and then violin. Learning any musical instrument will teach you principles that carry over.

Piano is a good one because with piano you generally play lots and lots of notes at the same time and learn about chords and the ‘big picture’, and that helps somewhat when you’re playing the violin because usually you only play one or two notes at a time then, but you understand the music more if you know about chords and can sense where it’s going.

I was in the public school orchestra program in my town, and so everybody started at the same grade (4th) and continued through high school. I didn’t really practice more than anybody else (I didn’t practice at all outside of class), but I did learn faster than them because I played the piano too, or at least that’s my theory.

But all things considered, somebody who spends 200 hours learning the piano and then 300 hours learning the violin probably isn’t going to be much better a violinist than somebody who spends 500 hours just practicing the violin. (those are just random numbers, but you get the principle)

one of the great songs by taylor swift, and a perfect song for a violin cover i think. i used just a standard pick-up on this song, plugged in to a nice little yamaha amp.

this is the second video i’ve uploaded now, if you guys have any requests for country songs, hip hop songs, rock whatever, send me a message and i’ll do my best to do a nice cover on it.

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