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This is what simon fischer calls "fast fingering" for chromatics. it's what I use. 012-1234 for G-A strings, and then 0123-123-123... all the way up the E.

Not necessarily. My point is that violins and their accessories are expensive. The strings would follow suit. Guitars as a whole are on a lower price point.

I think the technical demands--both manufacturing and sound production--are higher for violin strings. Also, there's a simple economic factor. Violins cost thousands on the low end for something playable up to millions for some antiques. Cases cost hundreds up to 2000-ish for very high end. Bows? Anywhere from 100-100,000 USD, of course that range is huge. My shoulder rest cost me $300. It's an expensive endeavor. I am a hobbyist and I am carrying about 7k of gear in my case, what's $109 for a set of Rondo strings? I think our scales are different. I play guitar as well and when I see $20 strings I'm outraged at how much they cost. But I plunk down 5X that for violin strings without a second thought.

With all the discussion on selling violins (which has been fascinating, by the way), I would encourage the OP to post a link to some pictures of his work. You never know if someone is curious enough to contact you.

Nathan, https://mberg-music.com/ENG/feinstimmer.html I got mine from Connolly Music but they are sold out. A quick google search revealed a few other sources, like Fisher Violins. I wanted to add that there is a lot of internet puffery about how the mberg tuner is more resonant or somehow amplifies the tone. I don't buy it at all. It does, however, have an outstanding design and smooth operation, so I recommend it on mechanics alone without magical claims that it improves sound. Dimitri

What is the best is subjective. That being said, I am very happy with my mberg titanium fine tuner. It was expensive (about $30 USD) but works well. Your mileage may vary.

I suspect that David is right, that they are using recently-cut trees from other industries, while also planting new ones for a longer-term investment in the supply (and ecological impact).

I am bow shopping and one of my two top pics may have end grain runout. I’m attaching photos that I hope show the grain. Is this a concern? the are both Arcos Brazil. The more expensive one has the dubious grain. thanks!

This guy seems like a snake oil salesman. Something about his videos give me the creeps.

The last post on this thread was from 2006. Welcome to the forum

I see kids schlepping 5k violins around their schools all the time, it's not a huge deal if you teach them to be careful. Plus, she will "stand out", and not in a good way. You can get a better violin for less than the upper-tier CF instruments, and a policy to insure it for not much money in case something DOES happen. I'd go with a traditional violin.

It doesn't take much to edit a Wikipedia page. I get emails from "professional writers" daily offering to write up a nice, glowing bio for my day job on Wikipedia. I don't think there's any vetting, although one can challenge an entry.

Martin, I agree, 100%. I should have clarified. This is just one piece of the puzzle. And I don't think these kinds of plots can predict performance (maybe for a maker they are a useful reference). For me they are a curiosity.

I took semitone scale spectra of my old violin (red) and the one I just bought to replace it (red). I took them in the same position, with the same mic, same bow, about 30 seconds apart. I minimized as many variables as I could, so the dB scale is close to reality. What you see is a better low end on the new one, which is evident with my ears and anyone else within earshot. The old instrument was shrill but powerful. The new one is deep and powerful. Everyone who has heard both prefers the newer instrument.

Thanks for clarifying!