11 Tips For Buying A Violin | Upgrading Your Violin

11 tips and guides to look for when upgrading or buying a violin.
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This list is by no mean exhaustive, but it based on my personal experience as a professional musician and teacher.
This guide mainly applies for those with some experience who want to upgrade, rather than for the beginner as you wont have learnt enough about the instrument for these tips to apply.

1. (1:09) Take your current violin with you.
2. (1:51) Take music you can comfortably play.
3. (2:39) Take another violin player with you if possible.
4. (3:19) Bear in the mind the new violin will need to 'warm up'.
5. (4:35) ALWAYS ALWAYS A.L.W.A.Y.S. TRY BEFORE YOU BUY
6. (5:53) Don't be swayed by the look of the violin.
7. (7:04) Play as many different violins as you can.
8. (7:53) Don't ask where or who made it - you want to remain unbiased and totally subjective.
9. (8:48) Try to go somewhere where they can alter/fix the violin right there and then on the premises - if possible.
10. (10:03) Worry about a bow another day...
11. (11:55) Only YOU will know what you want or don't want so make up your own mind as its going to be YOU who has to play this violin!!!

You may disagree with some of my points, but as I said - they are based on my years of experience and hopefully you will find or all useful.

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2. https://youtu.be/WUYj6GnRdus

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BELOW are violins on Amazon.com I recommend.
Mendini MV Range - Really good cheap starter violins:-
Mendini MV 200: http://goo.gl/Uk08SA
Mendini MV 300: http://goo.gl/ERfYhF
Mendini MV 400: http://goo.gl/UhSn7f
Mendini MV 500: http://goo.gl/q6ZE3N

Cecilio CVN range - for beginners:-
Cecilio CVN 100: http://goo.gl/ZfH0Xv
Cecilio CVN 200: http://goo.gl/uDc4ZX
Cecilio CVN 300: http://goo.gl/viikfN

For the Intermediate player:-
Cecilio CVN 400: http://goo.gl/MzM7Kh
Cecilio CVN 500: http://goo.gl/K0f2tx

For the advanced player:-
Cecilio CVN 600: http://goo.gl/gpt71v
Cecilio CVN 700: http://goo.gl/c9OXpU
Cecilio CVN 800 - This one is excellent top of the line, but i cant find a link.

Stentor Violin:
Stentor II (1500): http://goo.gl/FCa2b

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