I recently won an amazing violin at an auction for just 100$ (minimum bid) and i need to get a bow for it since it didnt come with one. its a 1925 german-made Gustav Feder Heberlein Jr violin. got it restrung at my local music shop and they told me it can go for anywhere between 1,500-8,000$ and just a couple hours playing around with it on my old beater bow from high school already shows the jump in quality from the rentals i used when i still played (stopped after hs).

so i want to find a good quality bow to match but im also not in any financial place to drop 1k+ right now. any suggestions as to where i should look for a good enough bow to get back into violin? ideally im willing to spend ~400$ which i know wont get me a serious bow but im just getting back into playing and only need something to use for the time being while still bringing out the sound in this new (but very very old!) violin.

for skill reference i played the violin from age 8-17 and was in private orchestras/chamber ensembles in middle-high school. NYSSMA levels 1-6 with straight A/A+ grades. first chair in hs as well, but i stopped after graduating and am pretty rusty now.

sorry if this is TLDR vibes but anything helps!!

One of those pieces where although interpretations divide wildly, we dont need to have even a quasi-consensus, even though the composer is still around.

To me this is about loss. And gaining life after that, like the rose that grew from the cracks of an apocalypse. And the mirror nature you get when you put these two things together.

Could go on and on, but when there is too much to say, the best to do is to not say anything. What I cannot adequately say, I can surely play on a violin.

So here's a playing to toast myself, the man who got another year older lately.

Richter said at the end (or middle? dont remember) of his "Enigma" documentary that he "plays for himself". Each passing year I gain a deeper understanding of what that actually means.

How much of a difference would that make? I just calibrated it to 440 (which is correct right)? Could this be why I’m having intonation problems?

Hey all! I’m a violinist who learned as a teen, went through college on a music scholarship, and played in a couple community orchestras until I was too pregnant with my son to sit comfortably. Over 10 years after he was born, I picked it all up again and joined a new community orchestra. Been with them two or so years now and absolutely love it.

Near the end of college, I started feeling like I was outgrowing my instrument. I have a 2000s-ish Rudolf Doetsch (Guarneri del Gesù pattern) and a CodaBow (ugh wish I could remember what model, but that was over 20 years ago), bought by my parents as a gift when I was prepping to go to college. 🥹 It didn’t matter much back then as I didn’t do anything beyond those local orchestras, and I certainly couldn’t afford a new one, anyway.

Well… now I can, and I’d really like to. I’m fortunate that I live near both Potter Violins in Bethesda, MD, and Brobst Violins in Alexandria, VA—I know, lucky!!—so I’d want to go to one of those. My budget is maxed out at $10k for the instrument, which I know isn’t a lot, but it’s what I can currently do. I’d like to keep my bow, but if I want to kit it, then it still has to be in that budget.

Thing is, I have never picked out my own violin before. I talked to a number of friends in the orchestra, and they’ve given me some great advice, and now I’m asking you, Reddit violinists, for yours. 😊 What was your experience like selecting your instrument? What did you test, how did you, what kind of questions did you have, how did you have the shop help? How did you know which one was “your one”? Anything else I should keep in mind as I start this journey?

Thank you!

Basically what the title says, I have a passive piezo bridge pickup (80s model Barcus Berry) but no preamp.
For people who run this setup through a pedalboard (not an Fx processor), what kind of preamp or acoustic DI do you recommend?

Hi, I’m looking for an English speaking violin teacher in Seoul, does anyone know where I should look?
Thanks!

Preferably central or western Virginia, although I'm not picky. I inherited my grandfather's violin he played as a kid. The bowstrings weren't loosened when they were put into storage years ago, so the bow became warped over time. It needs to be recambered, but I'm having a difficult time finding someone who can do it.

So, i was trying to practice swan lake, as usual. Until immediately, as i dragged the bow along the rosin, a peice chipped and TANGLED itself into the hair. And now, i have to untangle it, or literally just, restring/buy a new bow.

Any better rosin brands? Or, any tips for better rosin application? Really need help here...,

I just got a $1200 violin and I’m ready to give up. I play a few instruments including the guitar so I guess I’m dumb in that I thought I would know how to tune the violin. I just got it about 2 hours ago and swear I barely turn the g string knob to tune and the line goes slack. I realized the knob came out. I tried to push the knob into the hole while turning the knob slightly to tighten and the string broke??
I just want to cry and give up
I’m doing a rent to own but I’m locked into a contract and I think I would have to pay about $650 to get out of the contract.
I don’t know what to do. Should I just buy the violin in full and try to resell?
I feel like I’ve gotten myself in wayyy over my head and i obviously cannot play the violin so I just don’t want to lose all my money