begginers violin question

[hellonearth07]

Hey everyone, i'm usually in the bass forums but i'm lookin at getting something new to learn... a violin ... I was lookin at spend under $200 dollars for the violin, bow and rosin. Currently i'm considering either the Persoana Violin Outfit which is made by Florea or the Oradea Violin Outfit made by Florea.

Any comments or input on these two violin outfits? On music123.com there are some pretty good reviews for em, just wanted to ask the forums first.

Thanks:thumb:

[ghettoeddo]

like guitars or basses....the more $ you put into it, the better quality it's going to be generally.

i'd shell out more $ more a higher quality instrument. you can get buy w/ a cheap bow/rosin for awhile.

but i'm a violinist so thats just my opinion

[hellonearth07]

like guitars or basses....the more $ you put into it, the better quality it's going to be generally.

i'd shell out more $ more a higher quality instrument. you can get buy w/ a cheap bow/rosin for awhile.

but i'm a violinist so thats just my opinion

thanks for the input. I found some others on musiciansfriend.com, even though i've had bad experiences with em i might try getting it. If i can recall its a Doreli(sp??) and has a handcrafted spruce top and MSRP's for around $300. Online its 130 usd.

Any input on that violin package?

[Evil Peavey]

You won't find nothing decent in your budget. Hell, GOOD violins are several thousands. In your price range I would just buy a $99 special on eBay. There is no reason to spend $300 for the same quality.

[zhyla]

You won't find nothing decent in your budget. Hell, GOOD violins are several thousands. In your price range I would just buy a $99 special on eBay. There is no reason to spend $300 for the same quality.

Actually I would get the $50 special. We have one of those that I did a little setup on (brought the action down to a sane level) and a friend of mine who is into high-end violins said it was the best student-level violin he'd ever played. The sound is a bit harsh but it does the trick.

[hellonearth07]

soo u's all are saying save my money, get a low end one and get it setup so its playable

i'm pretty good with wood working and different things with my hands, what all needs to be done to setup a violin then? I never worked with one and i'm sure i could do it myself with the wood working skills i have

[zhyla]

soo u's all are saying save my money, get a low end one and get it setup so its playable

i'm pretty good with wood working and different things with my hands, what all needs to be done to setup a violin then? I never worked with one and i'm sure i could do it myself with the wood working skills i have

The action on mine was unreal, so I ordered a blank bridge off ebay for $5 and whipped out the dremel tool. It turned out really nice and greatly improved the playability.

On the nut side everything seemed fine. Real violinists have luthiers do all the setup (even changing the strings!!! can you believe that?) so there's not a lot of info online on how to do setup. For a low-end violin I think it's just the action you're worried about, but on "real" violins the setup greatly affects the tone.

One thing that everyone has told me is to get a shoulder rest thingy (another $10 on ebay). If you're not small and female this makes a big difference. Oh and get something with fine tuners on all the strings. It makes it waaaay easier to tune.

[Crumbumonkey5]

Getting a cheap crap one to learn on is fine