I was thinking baout getting one and wanted to know if this one ( School `GENIAL 1-Oil` Hand Carved Violin ) would be a good one for me I am a intermidiate player.

or this one 4/4 GEMS 2 EUROPEAN Violin PLEASE reply asap! lol

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=38108&item=2557971319 i also love this one! lol i love them all! well please reply soon!

There is another post on the fourms regarding Gliga Violins. As to your request, how would you define "intermediate"? Do you have a scoreing system (eg. RMC gr. 7) or somthing else that would help define "intermediate"?

typo

"RCM Gr. 7", not "RMC"

i am on the 2nd book of the suzuki! so i like beginner intermediate lol but more intermediate. lol

I have only been playing for 3 LONG months lol. I had a private instructor so I moved along quickly.

Good job. Well, those violins would suit your play skill very nicely. Also, since you are on a limited budget, gliga would be the way to go.

Cheers

Andrew

YAY! lol thanks! one more hurdle my parents they don`t spend a dime on nothing lol! i will just tell them i need a violin cause i broke my old one (almost broken lol) thanks a lot

Hi Kristin,

Gems are noticeably better than Genial but a Genial would be more than adequate for you at this stage and for some time to come.

Liz

yah lol thanks a bunch!!!

one more thing i want to have this violin that i getting now for like a couple years so should i get a Gems or do you think maybe i couldn`t handle it??? lol cause the Genial SEEM like my current one (can`t really tell bouts the sound though i think anything would be better then mine)

like should i get this one:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2559218126&category=38108 or this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2557971319&category=38108 or this one LOL: (so many)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2559198622&category=38108 sorry for all da questions!

Kristin, what are you playing now? What sort of violin?

Gems 1 differs from Gems 2 only in the amount of flaming and the type of strings. I always recommend people to have a Gems 2 with dominant strings rather than a Gems 1 with the strings it comes with. You may have to get the dominants yourself and put them on but it will be worth it.

Just decide on the type you want and then pick the one you like the look of best, antiqued varnish and so on has no effect at all on the tone.

Liz

the one I have no is really crapy. It was a $40 beginner and starting to shows signs of how bad it really is after about 4 months.