All About Choosing and Buying Violins

[phankao]

Kigg:

Hi SnowieBob

A ladies size violin is slightly smaller than a full size violin. Somewhere between a 4/4 and 3/4. But it is not so commonly available.
My niece bought a new violin recently for about $600, handmade and it sounds very nice... not from the shop you mentioned.

I think you are referring to a 7/8 violin. I personally bought a 3/4 for myself - the label in the vioin says 3/4, but the full length of the violin is longer than my ds1's 3/4 violin. The body of the violin is the same length but the resonator box of my violin is slightly wider - so it's louder.

[Kigg]

Hi phankao, yes i was referring to a 7/8 which snowiebob was asking about. The body of each violin is different due to the different model and mould it is made of, and they can vary slightly in size (both width and length) even if they are classified as a 3/4, or any other size. The standard sizing that violins follow is based on the length of its body (not including the neck), 14" for 4/4, 13" for 3/4, 12" for 1/2 and 11" for 1/4…

[phankao]

Kigg:

Hi phankao, yes i was referring to a 7/8 which snowiebob was asking about. The body of each violin is different due to the different model and mould it is made of, and they can vary slightly in size (both width and length) even if they are classified as a 3/4, or any other size. The standard sizing that violins follow is based on the length of its body (not including the neck), 14\" for 4/4, 13\" for 3/4, 12\" for 1/2 and 11\" for 1/4...

Yes, I know. And yes, the body may the same length for two different 3/4-sized vioins, but the total length up to the scroll may differ, like mine and my son's. But I must say that despite my ds' violin being slightly smaller and softer, the quality of sound is way better.

[SnowieBob]

Thanks people!


Yes I’ve bought the 7/8 aka ladies size. love it!

[Kigg]

Happy fiddling!

[smurf]

does anyone bought a violin to play just to accompany your child in the practise?

[butterflybee]

any one wd like to seel your used copy of suzuki violin vol 1 and 2 with cd? wd like to save some money and believe in recycling. tx

[airex]

Hi,


I normally recommend my students to Synwin as they have a wide range and the people there understand the violin and not simply sales talk.

However u can try Gramercy at tanjong katong. But my personal opinion is the sales personnel there tend to recommend high end violin. Therefore I prefer Synwin as they always work within the budget for parents.

[sleepyqueen]

It is necessary to have 4 fine tuners on a beginners violin?

[sautille]

sleepyqueen:

It is necessary to have 4 fine tuners on a beginners violin?

How old is the beginner? To be able to tune with pegs only (except E-string), one needs to have sufficiently strong arms & fingers. My son could not effectively do peg tuning until he was around 12-13 yo.