From the “sixteenth” size violin at age 3-4, children can expect to spend a year or so on each size (1\/16, 1\/10, 1\/8, 1\/4, 1\/2, 3\/4, 4\/4) until reaching the full size around age 10-12. Children in the range of 48-52 inches in height are likely to be suited for 1\/4 size.<\/p>\n
A violin that sounds good and stays in tune will offer the best learning (and listening!) experience. A poorly constructed violin may need troublesome repairs and be frustrating to play, making an already costly and difficult activity more costly and difficult. Please read:<\/p>\n
Please do not buy a violin, especially from an online description, ahead of time.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n A violin is as much an artist’s tool, or a craftsman’s handiwork, as a mechanical (not electronic) device. Before taking home a real violin, children will complete age-appropriate preparatory steps. Parents and children will be instructed by the instructor on basic care and maintenance, begin establishing a practice routine and working relationship, and continue to cultivate an attitude of respect for the instrument, for themselves, and for others.<\/p>\n From the “sixteenth” size violin at age 3-4, children can expect to spend a year or so on each size (1\/16, 1\/10, 1\/8, 1\/4, 1\/2, 3\/4, 4\/4) until reaching the full size around age 10-12. Children in the range of 48-52 inches in height are likely to be suited for 1\/4 size. A violin that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":18,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mengweishen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mengweishen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mengweishen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mengweishen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mengweishen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mengweishen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mengweishen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mengweishen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Resources<\/h2>\n
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Buying or renting from a local specialist<\/h3>\n
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\n Pros<\/td>\n Cons<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Better quality instrument
\nService level – some maintenance included, access to the luthier’s expertise
\nEasily trade for the next size – prevents accumulating multiple old violins
\nPartial rental fees applied to purchase – paying towards your future better violin
\nSupport local small business<\/td>\n(Buy) Higher up-front cost
\n(Buy) Responsibility of ownership i.e. maintenance and damages
\n(Rent) Obligated for contract term
\n(Rent) Payments don’t end until you buy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nBuying via a private sale<\/h3>\n
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\n Pros<\/td>\n Cons<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Lower up-front cost on student level instruments that don’t retain much resale value<\/td>\n Takes time and discernment to locate deals
\nNo service support – you are responsible for all maintenance and damages<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"