Danielle Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 I need a cheap, but relativly good sounding violin for school. If anyone has any suggestions, it would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbow Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 Hi Danielle, 1) Are you looking for full size 4/4? 2) How much $ is "cheap"? 3) What special features or sound attributes are you looking for? This is a good place to ask! Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielle Posted October 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 Yes, a full size, I just need something playable for a High School Orchestra, as low as you can go, but diffenatly under 1000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Nielsen Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 These are cheap and good for the price: http://www.wwbw.com/Florea-p247.music (hard to beat $79.99 for a complete violin outfit) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigger_1 Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 Also try stringworks. http://www.stringworks.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupe0824 Posted October 14, 2005 Report Share Posted October 14, 2005 Where are you located? Are you in California? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielle Posted October 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2005 No, I'm in Ohio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vieuxtemps Posted October 14, 2005 Report Share Posted October 14, 2005 You could try factory-made violins/outfits from a mail order place (such as Shar or WW&BW). Violins of a certain model are all priced the same; however, sometimes the pattern works better on certain pieces of wood than others. I know someone who played a $2000 factory instrument through conservatory. In general, you can get a cheaper price for the same sound depending on the country of origin and the maker's reputation. Italian stuff will almost always be more expensive; Czech or Chinese much less so. Also, an instrument is cheaper if no one knows who made it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omobono Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 Try asking through a community notice board, church bulletin or something like that. We were trying to find a few fiddles for kids to start on in a neighborhood program. Got a few donated from shops and then through local networking came up with a few more from homes where they had been sitting on top of cupboards for years unused. Worth a try.......? You lucky day and you might even pick up something quite respectable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarawa1943 Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 I think that you can get a very nice violin for a $1000.00. Scott Cao, Satori Strings, Samuel Shen, Johannes Kohr, Angels, Euro....just to name a few. Check out Universal Violin too www.univiolins.com george Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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