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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
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(Elizabeth Ward)
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Which ones are you looking at from the Shar site?
Liz
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(me)
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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.
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(Elizabeth Ward)
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Ok I`ll put it another way: how much do you want to spend?
Liz
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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
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(Peter)
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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.
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(Elizabeth Ward)
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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
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(Jay)
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lol Liz
Gliga again! Do you work for Gliga, eh? or may be..
Liz and Gliga,
sitting on a tree... :D
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(Elizabeth Ward)
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 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
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(me)
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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
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(Elizabeth Ward)
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No, they`re Romanian. The best price (assuming you`re in the US) will be had from violinslover on ebay
Liz
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(sara)
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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
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(sara)
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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
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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?
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(katie)
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hey, i heard shar violins were pretty good and had pretty big sound, is that true?
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