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Violin Shopping 101

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Tonal Qualities of Violins and Bows

"A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin;
what else does a man need to be happy?"
Albert Einstein

How much money have you spent to purchase a table, a chair, a bowl of fruit? If you’re a fan of The Antiques Road Show you’ve witnessed $100,000 tables being revealed! But have you ever seen a $75 banana? Like the astounding $100,000 table – you’ll find a Stradivarius violin is worth millions. We recognize and appreciate the table and the Stradivarius as museum quality fine art. But you would never let your kids eat at the $100,000 table! They could look at the Stradivarius violin – but don’t touch it!

Let’s get back to the $75 banana. To many, spending $1000 on a violin, $425 on a bow and $325 on a violin case to create a beginner’s violin outfit may seem like spending $75 on a banana. Violins are as commonplace as bananas so these prices may cause some serious sticker shock. Who would spend $75 on a banana? Who would spend $1750 total on a beginner’s violin outfit to be used by a young person?

Having recovered from sticker shock, you have arrived at the calm place in your heart where the decision to go ahead and purchase a violin has been made. You know that you are providing yourself or your young person with a rich and life shaping experience. You are now ready to receive the information you need to make your purchase wisely.

Enjoy these videos on how to go about sampling violins and bows. The pdf downloads are summaries of the videos.

Violin Shopping 101 video

Shopping for a Violin download

Bow Shopping 101 video

Bow Shopping download

Tonal Qualities of Violins and Bows video

Tonal Qualities of Violins and Bows download