What is the price of a handmade violin? how to choose? 【highly recommended】

The price of a handmade violin is in the range of $1,000 to $10,000 dollars.This price of course cannot include Italian handmade violins because real stringed instruments are just too expensive. They have major differences in the luthier, the experience spent, the sound quality and tone. There are also differences in the finish, the type of instrument, and the most common types of handmade violins are the Stradivarius and the Guarneri. However, there is not much influence on the price of a fine handmade violin in terms of wood and fittings. Today we will not only talk about pure handmade, but also handmade.

One thing, though.We need to correctly differentiate between purely handmade violinsThe handmade violin we are referring to is usually done by one person or less than 3 people. Because there are too many divided handmade violins on the market, being sold all over the world, and the process of making a purely handmade violin is actually different, for example, some masters will use a machine, it does not affect that he is a handmade violin, because of the modern violin, it is necessary to face the new technology.

The price of pure handmade violins varies depending on factors such as manufacturing process, materials, sound characteristics, historical background, etc., and can generally be divided into the following grades:

Types of pure handmade violins:

Usually handmade violins are categorized into regular handmade violins, mid-range handmade violins and high-end violins.

The difference between them is mainly & handmade or purely handmade, it may sound ridiculous to sound that way, but there's no way around it, that's how I understand them.

make a distinction

1. Ordinary handmade violin:

The price is between 500 and 1000 dollars. These violins are generally made of common European materials, with backs made in Sichuan, China, and spruce wood made of Russian spruce, etc. They are usually air-dried for about 3-6 years, and are not entirely handmade. (The definition of a handmade violin is that it is made by one person from start to finish, including painting and assembly.)

An ordinary violin will probably use ordinary wood in its fittings and will not use sumac, African ebony, boxwood, date wood, rosewood, etc.

Characteristics:Suitable for beginners, very cost-effective, but the processing on the paint will not be too good, usually will be marked with matte and other colors, then it is likely to use furniture paint, pay attention to identify the

2. Mid-range handmade violin:

Prices range from 1000 to 2000 dollars. These violins are usually made of high quality wood, with fine craftsmanship, beautiful tone and good playing performance. The material is usually made of air-dried 8-10 years old material, Czech maple, Italian spruce, or Swiss spruce, I am just giving you an example, the relationship between the material and the price is not particularly big, but the market is generally like this, and the material is divided into grades, the general 5A or master grade material is very good. Very good, generally good materials are in the European maple or Bo Sheng, before there is the song of nature maple I used to be very good, the song of nature maple now seems to be less and less.

When buying a mid-range violin you need to pay attention to the price, some mid-range violins are not cheap, don't be attracted by the appearance of good-looking, when you can't grasp it be sure to contact the luthiers at Artisan Violin Works.

Features:Many people say that mid-range handmade violins are non-existent, and you can interpret him as being inferior to high-end violins.

3. High-end handmade violin:

The price is more than 2000 dollars. These violins are made of high quality wood, the production process is more exquisite, the sound quality is more outstanding, the performance is very good, usually with top quality materials, generally good materials to European maple and spruce wood is mainly, good stringed instruments, the wood will not be less than 8 years of air-drying!

In terms of sound and materials, different grades of handmade violins use different materials and craftsmanship, so their tones will vary. High-grade handmade violins generally use high-quality woods, such as Alpine spruce maple, which have a uniform density and dense structure, and are able to produce a richer, deeper tone. The craftsmanship is also more refined, allowing the violin to produce better resonance and harmonics.

When choosing a handmade violin, you need to consider your budget and playing purpose. If you are a beginner or amateur, you can choose mid-range handmade violins, which have better sound quality and playing performance at a relatively reasonable price. Professional players or collectors, on the other hand, can consider high-end handmade violins, which have a certain appearance value while guaranteeing sound quality.

Characteristics: I can't give you too many characteristics, because high-grade handmade fiddles cover too much ground to tell.

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Will antique violins be more expensive?

Antique violins are generally categorized into free imitation violins as well as imitation violins, and in the case of imitation violins, the price will be significantly more expensive, and this kind of lies more in the art. If you want to pick a pretty good violin among the ones that imitate old violin paints, then the price will be very expensive