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Thinking about starting violin? 🎻
Not sure where to begin? This new pdf I created will guide you through choosing the right violin and accessories.
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This is a FREE checklist of all the equipment that violinists would use when practising. Once you've downloaded the checklist, save it on your phone, 📲 so it's there for quick access when you're looking to get your equipment.
What's in this guide?
This is a FREE checklist of all the gear that you'd need to learn violin - all in one pdf - so there's no need to endlessly search online for what you want.
Once you've downloaded the checklist, save it on your phone, 📲 so it's there for when you need it
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Step 1: Decide on your budget 💰
For your first violin & bow, $300 would buy you a reliable instrument with good sound quality, and one which you’d want to play on for the first five or six years at least. There is no need to spend any more than that at the start. Don’t buy a violin that costs less than $100. It might look fine but it’ll be a mass-produced violin and it won’t give a decent sound.
Here are two excellent violins around this price range for you to check out:
VIOLIN #1
The Fiddlerman Orchestra Beginner-1 Violin package
This violin is made of solid-carved spruce and maple tonewoods, and it comes with the bow, case, shoulder rest, tuner, mute and cleaning cloth. You can't go wrong with this. It's an excellent beginner violin.✅
As I said, there's a shoulder rest included in the pack - the Fiddlerman Wood Violin Shoulder Rest. Now, I’ve never tried this shoulder rest so I can't give an opinion on it, but I will tell you what my all-time favourite and top recommended shoulder rest is - the BonMusica Violin Shoulder Rest.
(affiliate links)
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VIOLIN #2
This Bunnel Premier Violin from Kennedy Violins is a perfect beginner instrument, made with Solid Maple Wood and Ebony Fittings.
It comes with the Portland Carbon Fiber Shoulder rest, but once again, my champion shoulder rest is the BonMusica Violin Shoulder Rest.
(affiliate links)
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Amazon Violin Stores
I highly recommend visiting the superb violin stores that sell string instruments here. 🎻👌
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..and finally!
Which violin size do you get?
Violins come in different sizes, with the most common being:
1/4, 1/2, 3/4, and 4/4 (full size).
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Have a look at this short video for size guidance.✅
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As a guide, teenagers and adults usually need a full-size (4/4) violin.
If you’re visiting the music shop, you’ll be given violins of different sizes to hold, and here’s how you’ll know which is the correct size:
1.Place the violin on your shoulder as if you were about to play.
2.Stretch out your left arm, and if your fingers can easily reach the scroll, the violin is the correct size for you. ✅ You’ll know that you’re holding the correct violin size if you can comfortably hold its scroll in the palm of the left hand when the violin is resting on your collarbone.
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So.. hopefully now you’ve got a better understanding of what violin you'd be looking for.
Let me know If you found this wee guide helpful and if you’ve got any questions, please contact me. Even if you don’t have any questions, I’d love for you to get in touch and say hi! 👋
You can reach me on YouTube and Instagram or email at play@michellehaughianviolin.com
I can’t wait to see where 2025 takes your playing!
Michelle 🎻🫶
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