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8 Tips on How to Choose a Violin

HOW TO CHOOSE A VIOLIN

Where to purchase violins?

Online Violin Studio Buying Benefits and Drawbacks

Violins from online musical instrument studios are usually made by luthiers, and they may not be as mass-produced as a brand-name violin with little difference in tonal qualities. However, the violin maker’s craftsmanship is better when they have experience making them. This builds experience and develops skills for high-quality violins.

Benefit: Studio violin makers can set violins up according to the player’s requirements. For example, if the player has a long neck, the chinrest can be higher, making it more comfortable to play. The playing is made smoother by adjusting the details. Also, seeing more information and selling prices during the selection process makes it easier to choose your favourite.

Violins purchased online can now be delivered via courier, making it easy for people to buy and try them.

Disadvantages: online purchases need to wait until home to touch the violin, the sound and network transmission compression may differ, and whether it is suitable for you needs to be known.

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Strengths: Luthiersviolin is a studio established many years ago that crafts beginner, intermediate, and advanced violins, violas, and cellos. Handcrafted instruments, careful advice to customers on purchasing an instrument, online counselling services for customers, always with warranty.

Looking for a teacher help

Advantage:

Many students who learn violin have a teacher to teach them. This makes it easy to purchase a violin, and because you need clarification about choosing a violin, having a professional teacher help you pick one can save you time and cost.

Pros:

You don’t know what violin to choose yourself, and the violin your teacher sometimes recommends may not be perfect for practice use only. If you still want to learn further, you must replace or upgrade. Of course, choosing a violin that suits you still requires personal experimentation and trying!

String Instrument Stores Nearby

Advantage:

A studio near your home makes it convenient to try the violin to see if it is suitable, and you can choose from various options when you pick one. The studio is closer to your home, so it is more convenient to maintain your violin.

Disadvantages:

There may not be as many types of violins as online violin studios, so there are fewer choices. The violin’s price may be higher if it’s a busy location and may need to match the quality better. When you are fully prepared on how to pick a violin, try to choose one of the more reputable violin online stores online.

Used Violins or Rental

Advantage:

When you’re just starting, it’s inexpensive for newbies to rent a practice violin, ranging from $20 to $30 monthly. It’s also easy to get a violin for less than the market price if you buy it.

Pros:

Suppose you need to figure out what to look for in a violin initially. In that case, you may get a violin that is not set up correctly for practice, e.g., the bridges are not fitted properly, and no matter how much you practice, the strings will easily hit each other, which will discourage you from practising and make you sick of practising.

Know your playing level

As the player’s playing level increases, so does their control of the violin. There are three stages of violin learning: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Generally, you can select a violin according to your playing ability and level.

Beginner and intermediate stages can be used to practice the violin. However, the intermediate stage can initially judge the quality of the violin. There will be a higher demand for the current practising violin, and they may purchase a new violin. In the advanced stage, you will use a violin that matches your level for a long time to play better.

8 tips for buying a violin

Many beginners need to pay more attention to a lot of factors when selecting a violin. Whether you make your selection at an online store or a musical instrument store near your home, we have the following suggestions for purchasing a higher-quality instrument:

  1. The right size

Violins come in many sizes and are picked according to the height and arm length of the player. Adults usually use 4/4.

  1. Budget

Within budget, picking a violin that offers value for money is appropriate. However, even if you buy a perfect violin at the beginning, you will not be able to play well. Still, you can only play with replacing the violin at a later stage.

  1. Using the same bow

A good bow can bring out more strength in a violin. You can hear different qualities if you use the same bow to play various instruments.

  1. The same piece of music

When choosing a violin, use the same piece of music to hear the differences and to judge whether each string’s high and low notes resonate.

  1. Bring another player or teacher

If we are going to buy a violin, we can bring a violin player with us, or we can ask our teacher to go with us if they are free. This will help us decide which violin is the right one to buy.

  1. Gradually narrow down the candidates

When we have determined some of the previous budgets where to buy the more appropriate time, we can select the violin and try to buy it.

  1. For the candidate to spend as much time as possible, use

We all advocate going to the studio to try out the violins; some people go there for a while before deciding which violin to buy. If you buy online, you don’t need to go out to try the violin; the studio sends it to your home so you can have time to try it out entirely for a few days.

  1. Objective evaluation of value

How much is the violin worth besides its appearance, materials, and tonal qualities? If it’s not too far from the price.

What should you look for when selecting a violin?

Price:

When buying, pay attention to whether the price matches the quality of the violin. It is within the normal and reasonable range of our consumption.

Material:

The violin’s top plate and back plate of material are usually air-dried for a few years to ten years if some better ground violin will be more than twenty years. The material’s origin also affects the violin’s sound and acoustic resonance.

Appearance of the instrument and varnish

The instrument has smooth lines and matches the dimensions. We can find out how many layers of varnish are applied, whether it is Spirit-based or oil-based varnish. Spirit-based varnish tends to crack over time. However, oil-based varnish is challenging to maintain.

You can quickly turn the peg and tuning machine.

We need to tune every time we practice, then peg can easily twist the fixed tone is essential, or we always need to tune the violin; a tuning machine is convenient for us to judge whether the note is in tune and assist us with violin tuning.

Ensure solid wood and no plastic.

Violin accessories, such as the tailpiece, preferably solid wood, not plastic. Plastic is prone to warping after a long time, and if it breaks, it may cause damage to the violin. Solid wood is more stable.

Purfling

If it’s a cheap violin, the purfling on a violin may just be painted on for decoration. It can reflect the fact that it doesn’t seem to be too high in sound and quality.

Violin Strings and Bridge Settings

Violin strings need to be replaced after they have been used for a while and have lost their elasticity. Usually, a spare set is included with the purchase. The bridge is placed on the top plate to reasonably separate the four strings, which is apparent when playing the violin, and you won’t easily touch other strings when playing the violin.

Packaging

The packaging for shipping needs to be filled with foam board to reduce the friction between the body and the case and mitigate any collisions that may occur during shipping. This needs to be checked with the staff to ensure it will be safe during transportation.

What accessories do you need?

Necessary accessories (bow, case, rosin). Usually, when you buy a violin, a case, a bare bow, and a basic rosin, they are included in the shipment. If you need to replace them later, you can buy them according to your preference.

Optional accessories (shoulder rest and mute) Some people like to use the shoulder rest; in fact, the shoulder rest has only appeared recently; if some early learners do not use the shoulder rest, you can choose. The mute is necessary not to disturb others and can reduce the sound of the violin; there will be a little lead to the sound of the strange.

Notes to be confirmed with the merchant

After-sales service

Luthiersviolin Studio offers the following services: we sell handcrafted violins from well-known makers and emerging talents. We support 30 days of home use after purchase, and you can return it if it doesn’t meet your needs so that you can shop without worries. If any damage occurs during shipping, we will arrange compensation for our customers. Shipping is free on orders over $450, and if you have any questions about your fiddle, feel free to email us at service@luthiersviolin.com.

Warranty

We believe in the quality of the fiddles we build and offer our customers a high-quality warranty against malfunctions and defects in manufacturing, adjustment, and repair.

Taking out musical instrument insurance

If your instrument is expensive, it is suitable to purchase musical instrument insurance to settle claims promptly in the event of an accident.

Choose a reputable instrument dealer and luthier.

If you choose a reputable instrument dealer, you will have after-sales protection. If there is no after-sales protection, you must find another luthier to repair and maintain your instrument, which will be very troublesome.

Starting a new learning journey with Luthiersviolin

Luthiersviolin is a 100% handcrafted instrument studio. We were founded in 2003. All instruments are 100% carved and finished by us. We handcrafted violins, violas, cellos and double basses, including bows and accessories. We are happy to have your approval of our instruments. We are pleased to serve you and make your musical journey go smoothly.

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