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Should You Rent of Buy Your Violin?
Once you've decided to learn the violin, you must decide what type of violin you want to be playing on and if you want to buy it or rent it. Not having a violin at your disposal all the time makes it more difficult to advance. The prices of violins vary widely. Today you'll pick up some key pieces of information you'll need in order to make your decision.
What you should do in the way of acquiring an instrument varies depending on your experience, budget, and love of the instruments. There are violins designed for beginners that can be purchased very inexpensively, making it unnecessary to even consider renting. Beginners do advance more quickly than any other level, so you should make your choice with that decision in mind. Some love seeing high quality instruments around their homes and having the option of playing them. It is a point of pride to say they own it.
If you are just giving violin a test run, renting is the way to go. If you aren't sure you're going to enjoy playing the violin or if you'll keep with it, this may suit you better. Even if you're more advanced, you may decide that you want to give a particular model a test run.
If you are just starting violin, renting is often suggested. As your skill progresses, you are likely to want a higher quality instrument that better allows you to showcase your abilities. Young violin players especially benefit from renting since they will soon grow out of the violin. Some stores have special options where you can buy and upgrade as needed, but this varies quite a bit.
When you know you're going to love the violin and spend a significant amount of time playing, buying is the only way to go. It can end up being more expensive and a sizeable inconvenience if you don't.
Some may want to have a high quality violin only for special occasions and merely display it the rest of the time. Passion and bank accounts tend to run large for these people. You'd be surprised how expensive violins can get.
You should know a few things before you buy a violin, if you're going that route. You can get better deals used, but only if you know how to analyze the instrument properly. Often, used instruments are in poor condition as the prior owner was giving it up out of neglect. There are exceptions. Sometimes they just needed to move up to a higher quality instrument themselves and lacked some of the foresight given in this article.
If you are buying used, be sure to avoid instruments with cracks in the body or warping or bulging of the wood. Also make sure that the neck, bridge, and fingerboard are straight and/or aligned properly.
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