hey all, right now i play on a Chinese factory made violin from a pawn shop. I can`t complain thought because at least i have a violin. I would like to hopefully soon get a much better one and was wondering if anyone has had any experience with the ones sold at shar music. i can`t afford one of the violins that are sold straight from the maker, but i wish i could. lol. so if anyone has any input on the ones sold at shar please let me know, the info is much appreciated. thanx

Which ones are you looking at from the Shar site?

Liz

i`m actually not really sure since i don`t know anything about the violins they sell. i was hoping someone could direct me in th`t area.

Ok I`ll put it another way: how much do you want to spend?

Liz

well i can`t spend an enormous amount, but maybe something that isn`t to pricey that`ll be nicer sounding then the Chinese one i h`ve. i think th`t i tend to like a more warm tone on violins

My son`s Suzuki teacher recommends Shar as an alternative to renting. I bought one for my son and for myself.

I am a beginner but so far I like the one I got for myself. I spent 350 for it. It is Korean.

If you like a warm tone then you need to go for something non-Chinese and not new German either, in my experience at least. The warmest, darkest violin I know is Gliga. Old instruments are another possibility.

Alternatively you could try a simple change of strings: corelli crystal are about as dark as they come at a reasonable price and may be well worth a try if that`s the only reason you want to change.

Liz

lol Liz

Gliga again! Do you work for Gliga, eh? or may be..

Liz and Gliga,
sitting on a tree... :D

Well we are the only UK suppliers. But I don`t get any commission or anything on US sales. I just really believe in these instruments.

Boringly,

Liz

i never heard of Gliga, are they Chinese? I wanna change my violin soon, cause well i would like to get a nicer one that sounds decent, lol. i use dominant strings. but i will look at the gligas

No, they`re Romanian. The best price (assuming you`re in the US) will be had from violinslover on ebay

Liz

shar sounded so familiar...and now i remember why. the very first violin i ever owned was given to me by one of my mother`s friends. it belonged to her children who no longer play. The label inside was from Shar. I haven`t actually ever been to this store or even know where one is in my area even, but the violin sure is nice. They`re good instruments, i`d assume. the one i was given was a 1/4 size copy of a Strad named Carolina(i name my violins. i know. i`m weird.)
-Sara

oh yeah- if u want a warm, deep toned violin, definately not a new German- i agree with Liz. The newest violin I`ve bought- a full size Karl Hofner from Babenreuth(her name is Lula, btw:-p) sounds very sunny, light, and crisp. its real nice for like irish jigs and fiddle songs but for the classical, dramatic stuff its much better to go for a warmer deeper toned instrument- avoid new german violins:-p
...not to say they`re bad...i actually prefer the light, sunny sort of tone over the old deep tone, but hey, thats just me.
-Sara

i name my instruments to LOL. my violin is Meriadoc Brandybuck (hmmm wonder where th`t comes from),. my flaute is Tinuvial. and piano was affectionately called crappieta by a friend, and i jus say to the well if the shoe fits. i h`ve to figure out names fer other nistruments, thanx all fer advice, what other names besides gliga would be good fer a warm tone?

hey, i heard shar violins were pretty good and had pretty big sound, is that true?