Is It Worth It to Hot Rod a Cheap Violin?
Why choosing that $100 eBay special can be expensive in the long run
Most players want to economize whenever possible, especially on student instruments, and if you want to purchase an inexpensive violin, $100 seems more attractive than $500. However, that bargain violin may end up costing you several hundred dollars just to make it playable.
Here is a common scenario at violin shops: a child wants to play the violin, but rather than going to a store with expertise in stringed instruments, the parents purchase a $100 violin on eBay or Amazon. This seems like a deal until they take it to the child’s first lesson, where the teacher takes one look at it and declares that they either need to return it and buy or rent a usable instrument, or take it to a violin shop and have it put into playable condition.
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