Tarisio Luthier Elizabeth Laporte: Ep. 3, "Buying a Violin"
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
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I'm also for modern instruments. Modern Luthiery has come of age, and there are some genuinely unique instruments and makers around.
I know that not trying out violins outside of your price range is sound advice. However, trying more expensive violins can also help you understand what you need and want in a violin and find that similar quality in violins within your budget. Also, if your "cheaper" violin sounds nicer than way more expensive violins, that's also a plus! I enjoy buying violins from Tarisio. She must have touched/worked on some of the ones I've purchased.
Beautiful interview
That segment about growing into an instrument almost reminds me of when you mentioned a similar concept in the Bussetto Violin video; developing with the instrument and making it yours. Such valuable advice that I never really heard as a student, but I was able to put that into practice when I chose my college violin. Such a rewarding journey to take✨✨
Good post. This luthier gives good advice.
I have a nice early 20th century copy of a del Gesu 1731, it was left to me in a will, I was fortunate to get it; it is very nice
I have a German copy of a guneri mine was made in 1906
Have a boatload of money!
Wow the first two were very interesting but this one hit a very special spot in my ❤️
Just starting out on the "Violin Journey" in looking at starter instruments for my child who is in between a beginner and intermediate player. Its definitely eye-opening shopping around at a local Luthier shop versus on-line Luthier shop for a violin. Biggest thing I notice is the pricing of violins. Starter violins that are made in China are going for 1300 dollars locally. If I look at similar starter violins on-line they are 500 dollars cheaper and comes with bowe and case. Its kind of frustrating at such a big price difference and not wanting to feel ripped off but at the same time valuing the Luthier's skills. The next thing that I have noticed is the carbon fiber violins. I don't know why but I am fascinated by them. Especially how they are so durable and stay in tune with fluctuating temperature differences. There aren't too many critiques on them and nothing close to how you talk about the different famous violins you played. By the way I love watching those videos with my daughter =). Wondering if any chance that you would try out a carbon fiber violin and let us know your thoughts?
Hi Mike, this is an excellent question! I've never actually played a carbon fiber violin, but you're right, that might make for a good video!
As for the shop instruments and the online instruments: it really, really depends on what you're looking for. If your child is going to be continuing lessons for awhile and wants to take it a little more seriously, working on tone quality and all that- definitely go to a shop in person. That being said, you can get a very decent instrument for an intermediate player for $500. I think it also comes down to the rep that your child will be playing on the instrument- what is he/she working on at the moment?- and how quickly they will outgrow it.
Generally, Amazon instruments are garbage, but the slightly more expensive ones can be ok for early beginners. Chinese instruments like Snow are pretty decent as well. Hope that's helpful! :)
When I bought my violin - only 1500 €, so absolute student violin, will never need more - I completely missed the chance to ask the luthier if I might try a 5000 or 10000 € violin, just to see if I might actually hear a difference.
There were no price tags on the instruments and I had set my limit at 2300 €. She later said, some of those I tried were "much more expensive" and the last two that I picked from were both the cheapest at 1500 € each. To my amazement, some of those "more expensive" violins sounded like 400 € violins to my ear, D-string "coughing", G-string not deep and full, E-string shrill.
I later read that beginners or non-professionals often want "deep low" instruments that were regarded as bad by the professional. Interestingly, after 10 years of lessons, that is exactly what I was looking for.
After trying those about 10 violins, I was dizzy for 3 weeks, my ear was ringing - most of these I could not have kept, they were simply MUCH too loud for me.
I’ve found some teachers to be against recommending modern or commissioned violins as a first professional instrument because ‘they don’t know how they will sound after they break in.’
That's a completely valid point- and something that you just have to gamble with! That being said, with an older instrument that's been 'broken in', it still hasn't been broken in by you, the player. Each instrument will respond differently to each player, so essentially you're still taking some sort of a risk! That's why spending as long as you can with an instrument always helps :)
Sometimes when I watch videos on buying a violin I imagine that there exists somewhere a flow chart of a person’s experience and goals and the possible inputs to buying decisions. Initially it sounded like you were targeting young people perhaps in the range of high school students to college students who wanted their first fine instrument so they could go on with music as career. All of the advice that Elizabeth gave could probably apply to any purchase and not just to the “first fine instrument” but I assume there are some other things to consider before buying an “arm and a leg” violin. And I liked her comment about looking at how much does a violin make the player or their teacher unconsciously work harder. It might be helpful to people to pursue further that topic if you had the chance.