Greetings and thanks in advance,
my 9 year old is very serious about her music- playing mostly classical and some bluegrass/oldtime. She'll be ready for a 3/4 soon and we'd like to buy instead of rent. We found a lovely, but quite old and "rustic" looking instrument in a shop which sounded lovely but probably needs some love. This suggested to us we need more information about what to buy. She's a unique kid and likely to welcome an older instrument with some personality. Sound and playability more important than looks. Any suggestions? The shear number of German and Strad copies out there is daunting.
BTW( the old shop violin was an "Anti" copy with a label that said Anti...Cremona).
I am adding to this that we can spend up to $400 or so.
Thanks!
3devo