Violin recommendations

[Herr Kutz]

I heard someone play the violin on TV which I thought sounded pretty neat and since I held myself off from purchasing an instant pot during the black friday deals I'm thinking of purchasing my own violin. I narrowed it down to the Cecilio CVN-400 but it turns out they are discontinued so I'm now debating between the CVN-300 and CVN-500. I prefer the look of the CVN-500 because the CVN-300 has an ugly gloss coat but the price delta is pretty extreme. Any recommendations from the ATOT crew?

 

[Cappuccino]

iplaypianosomecanthelp

 

[BoomerD]

If you're not rockin a Strad, you're a poser.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Violinist .. Anna Phoebe ....
Violins ... I have no clues ... but holy cow a good violinist can make some friggin awesome music!

 

[BurnItDwn]

Can maybe you go to guitar center or your local music store and talk to the string instrument expert guy and maybe you can try out a few options and see if one catches your eye?

 

[BD231]

I like my violins cheap dumb an dirty, like so.

 

[KillerCharlie]

Go cheaper and spend money on lessons. It takes a lot of technique to learn violin, and buying one without taking lessons is complete a waste.

 

[BoomerD]

Go cheaper and spend money on lessons. It takes a lot of technique to learn violin, and buying one without taking lessons is complete a waste.

Get the fuck out of here with your common sense ideas...next, you'll be suggesting he rent a violin while he takes lessons before spending big money on something he might never learn to use.

 

[Carson Dyle]

How cool would it be to be a grown adult and just discovering the beauty in the sound of a basic instrument in the orchestra?

Like being 30 and finding out how good ice cream tastes, or being 40 and tasting your first beer.

 

[BoomerD]

How cool would it be to be a grown adult and just discovering the beauty in the sound of a basic instrument in the orchestra?

Like being 30 and finding out how good ice cream tastes, or being 40 and tasting your first beer.

To me, violins are kind of like the bagpipes...they're wonderful when they're played well...but hideous when they're not. Both can make noises that resemble a sack of cats being tortured.

 

[Carson Dyle]

To me, violins are kind of like the bagpipes...they're wonderful when they're played well...but hideous when they're not. Both can make noises that resemble a sack of cats being tortured.

True of _many_ instruments.

Being a jazz fan, I remember years ago saying to a friend that I'd really love to play the sax. (Same logic as the OP, I suppose.) His remark to me was "Why not at least some instrument where, within a year or two, you might hope to make sounds that remotely resemble music?

(Funny, but that same friend now plays the bagpipes. Fairly well, I might add.)

 

[John Connor]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DTZoyFHIcQ

 

[sdifox]

Go electric and practice with headphones so you won't be killed by annoyed neighbour.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

All of the instruments you mention in OP are <$200 on eBay. Which means they're all crap. But that also means you can just buy the pretty one. Alternatively, get a Yamaha AV5. (Which is pretty much the standard issue "kid starting a school music program" violin.) Should be able to find a used one on eBay for a couple hundred bucks. (Make sure you get a 4/4ths size one for an adult - there are always a lot of half and three-quarter size ones for smaller children.)

Get the fuck out of here with your common sense ideas...next, you'll be suggesting he rent a violin while he takes lessons before spending big money on something he might never learn to use.

If you demand a new instrument, this makes sense. If you buy a used instrument, assuming you have the money to "invest" it'll very likely hold most (or all) of its value. So when you do give up, you can usually sell it for approximately what you paid for it. Spending $500 now and getting $450 back in two years isn't something my stock broker would approve of, but it beats spending $50/month for two years and getting nothing.

 

[Cappuccino]

In all seriousness. You have to try both out yourself because all instruments ( I think all? But Piano is definitely) sounds different. You have to test it yourself and not READ reviews because it is all personal. Best advice from me is to go to a music store that has the CVN-300 and CVN-500 and test them out. Both will sound and feel different no matter what. Also from my experience the more expensive the better the sound/touch (Piano)

I don't play the Violin but I'm sure it's similar to Piano.

 

[Cappuccino]

Go cheaper and spend money on lessons. It takes a lot of technique to learn violin, and buying one without taking lessons is complete a waste.

Yes I 100% agree. Violin is hard and Piano you can skip lesson and learn yourself because you can learn by ear with the Piano and Violin is mostly technique. Piano4lyfe