What is a good quality beginners violin?

Answer 1

There are many good starter violins, but without doubt the most popular and deservedly so are Stentor Violins. These come in a range of sizes to suit every beginner, are affordable, surprisingly high quality and can withstand the rigors of the starter violinist!

Answer 2

Geminhardt is a very good brand for intermediate or professional flutes.

Ebay usually has good deals. Muramatsu is also increadibly good, a Japanese brand, and Yamaha isn't too shabby. Never buy a Jupiter or selmer Flute

The vast majority of highly-regarded professional flutists play either a Haynes, Powell, Brannen, Muramatsu, or Yamaha flute.

Answer 3

Freschner violins are the best violins I have ever used. I have been playing the violin for almost 10 years. The Freschner violins have an ultimately strong tone which you can easily produce great vibrato on. The only problem with Freschner violins are that they are somewhat expensive. you can get one from 1800 to 5000 dollars. The older ones will cost more.

I own and play a 1930 Freschner and it is the best violin I played on. I have noticed that a mach one shoulder rest emphasizes the sound as well as fits most peoples' shoulders exceptionally.

Answer 4

In truth, there are several 'Exceptional' brands of violin and string instruments to choose from. And yes, some people do seem to find that 'dominant brand = dominant power, or talent, or popularity', per se...But all in all, the 'best brand' is ever dependant on what a musician sees fit. Violins are, but should not be judged or categorized in quality by the 'brand', but rather they are to be picked entirely on the musicians tastes. Some stand strongly with 'Cremona', made in China I believe. In general, testimonials state that Cremona has perfected the tonal qualities of the violin. Others enjoy Knilling, known for its superior tunability and craftsmanship. Other more 'diamond in the rough' brands, like Stentor, Nagoya Suzuki, and ever famous, old Stradivarius, provide a taste of about everything available to a musician...these are just a few to the more, 'well known' manufacturers of the violin.

Answer 5

Stradivari- VERY VERY EXPENSIVE

Klaus Mueller, Yuan Quin, Scott Cao, Hans Kroger, Franz Werner,Cremona, Amati, are very good ones but never buy a china violin they don't sound good

Answer 6

In order to judge whether a violin is a good beginner violin, we must make sure the violin passes our 8 point test. Here it is: -Make sure that the fine tuners (located under the bridge) can easily turn both ways without resistance. -Make sure the violin is made of solid wood. Please kindly note that many inexpensive violins sold online use inferior woods like plywood (laminated). Unfortunately, due to the tension created by the strings onto the bridge, plywood made violins usually break within 6 months.

-Make sure that the person using the violin can easily push down on the strings. If they cannot push down on the string comfortably, either the bridge needs to be recut or the fingerboard nut is too high. -Make sure that the strings are evenly spaced out on the fingerboard nut (located at the top of the violin)

-Make sure that there are no plastic parts

-Make sure that the bridge is curved enough so your bow won't play on two strings at once -Make sure that the strings are equally spaced out on the bridge so your bow won't play on two strings at once

-Make sure the violin is made with inlaid purfling, which is a strip of wood added to the edges of the front and back of the violin to protect the violin from cracks.

If the violin you are looking at does not pass one of these eight points, we would discourage you from buying it. They will end up costing you a lot of money to fix or replace. We highly discourage individuals to buy a violin less than $150 (off sites like eBay or Amazon) because those instruments tend to be made of inferior materials (such a plywood) and are not properly shop adjusted (meaning that you could spend up to $75 at your local shop just setting it up properly). A quality beginner violin outfit is our Mozart Violins Model 12 Classic Violin.

Another mistake we often find is that individuals don't know what size violin to purchase. The size of the violin is how long the violin is. There are four main sizes for violins: 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 and 4/4 size. To figure out what size violin you need, watch our sizing video here on our website MozartViolins.com and by clicking on 'Violin Tips'

Jason Chan

Mozart Violins

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This answer is basically a commercial advertisement. I certainly wouldn't categorize a Mozart brand violin as a "good" brand, but a barely passable beginner one.

Dave Lashof

Answer 7

Both Andreas Zeller and Stentor offer very reasonably priced, good quality instruments.

Answer 8

What is a good quality Violin for beginners