Violins are delicate and beautiful orchestral instruments. They are a hallmark of classical music, but they are making their place in almost every music genre. Violins are entertaining audience and inspiring musicians for centuries.

They come in a various price range – from $100 to $10,000. With all the different sizes and accessory, you can choose from a wide variety.

What the violin consists of?

• strings stretched over a small body
•  a neck
• a tailpiece
• chinrest at one end
• peg box

Once you understand the fundamentals of violin construction, it is time to select the violin that serves your need and is in your budget.

Categories of Violin: Student, Intermediate, Professional

Student Violin:

It is made up of low-quality wood, and less amount of effort is put in carving, assembly and finishing. They have parts such as tuning pegs and chinrests made up of plastic. A student violin is generally made for learning and for those who are not sure whether they will continue playing later on. They range from t $100–800 dollars.

Intermediate Violin:

Intermediate violins are made for those who are neither beginners nor professionals. It is a helpful category for musicians who know they need something better than a beginner instrument but invest thousands of dollars in a professional violin.

Students who would like to advance their skills are typically intermediate violin buyers.

Professional Violin:

Professional or master violins are constructed from slow-dried and cold-grown wood. They are hand-built, assembled and finished with high-quality components such as wooden tailpiece and an ebony fingerboard.

The excellent material and refined artistic skills that go into these instruments increases their value and make them appropriate tools for professional, aspiring and advanced musicians.

Acoustic Violin:

Acoustic violin consists of four strings stretched from tuning pegs to a tailpiece over a bridge that is made of maple which transfers sound vibrations to the soundboard.

Because of the natural resonance of its tone woods, an acoustic violin can produce a warm, rounded tone. Acoustic violins are preferred by classical and fork musicians.

Electric Violin:

An electric violin has built-in pickups to amplify its sound. They usually have solid bodies to avoid feedback caused by resonance in the violin’s hollow body, and they have minimalistic designs to reduce weight.

You can tweak and enhance the electronic signals generated by an electric violin, but it produces a brighter and rawer sound as compared to an acoustic violin.

People who are more into playing rock and jazz prefer electric violins. The plug-and-play capability of electric violins makes them the right choice for musicians who play with amplified bands.

If you are shopping as a beginner, you must take help from your violin teacher who can guide you to select the violin according to your music taste or depending upon the time that is for how long do you want to play violin?