Violin Buying Guide

A violin will most likely cost you a lot less than a piano, but there are some things you need additionally to keep the violin in pristine condition for many years of use.


There are a few parts of the violin that you need to be familiar with so you can determine the quality and sturdiness of each part.

• Chin Rest: Self-explanatory, where your chin rests when you play.
• Bridge: The strings rest on this piece. It sends the sound down to the F-hole.
• F-hole: It's an 'F'-shaped hole near the bottom of the instrument. The sound comes from here.
• Strings/Fingerboard: The strings make the note when you pluck it and the fingerboard is where you place your fingers to create different sounds.
• Tuning Pegs: At the top of the violin are the tuning pegs which adjust the pitch of the string. 

Making a budget is the first step for almost any major purchase. Do you want a brand new one? Could you make do with a used one? Are you just learning or are you experienced?

• Student violins tend to be cheaper because of the materials used and the amount of time used to construct it.
• Professional/Maestro violins are made from fancy woods and will cost from thousands to tens of thousands of dollars.
• If you are just starting out or thinking about learning the violin, you may want to go with a student violin just to be sure you want to stick with it. There are additional costs to learning a new instrument, the biggest being lessons.

Take your outstretched hand and measure from your neck to your palm.

• If your length is 23 inches, then you need a violin sized 4/4 (full size)
• If your length is 22 inches, then you need a violin sized 3/4
• If your length is 20 inches, then you need a violin sized 1/2
• If your length is 18.5 inches, then you need a violin sized 1/4
• If your length is 16.5 inches, then you need a violin sized 1/8

If you have an odd measurement not listed, ask the advice of a violin teacher, someone who makes violins or even the clerk who sells violins.


A violin buying guide would not be complete without accessories you can purchase.

• Bows: How can you play the violin without one? You can get fancy metal ones or traditional wooden ones or even carbon fiber bow.
• Music Stands: Get one to conveniently hold your sheet music.
• Carrying cases: If you tend to travel, then you need a protective case. Your expensive ones probably will come with one, but your used violins won't necessarily. That's to keep cost down.

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