Hey all,
I'm a guitar player, but lately I've been considering getting a violin, I searched around on eBay and some of them are very affordable. I also have a friend that's played for a long while and she said she'd sell me hers, she asked me how much the ones on eBay were going for and I guess she must not be very familiar as they range from dirt cheap: $20, &25 to "moderate": $50, $60 to really expensive... you can figure those out.
I haven't had a chance to talk to her yet, and I don't know how old is her violin, in what condition she has it, and if she'd sell everything (carrying case, whatever accesories) so I was wondering if I could get any opinions from any violin players on the board as to what to look for. I'm not looking for an extremely beginner's model, but at the same time I doubt I'll be delighting crowds anytime soon. I want to get an acoustic one, that'll last me a while even if it is used. I noticed there's many sizes, which one is standard? what type of body should I look for? shapes? bows? thanks in advance
