How to distinguish between handmade and mechanical violins

You can distinguish from these aspects:

1, price point. Generally speaking, a lot of violins that cost a few hundred dollars are mechanical violins, and of course there are handmade violins that cost a few hundred dollars. If you are playing for fun, buy a three or four hundred will be fine.

2, color. Combined with the price point, if you see a very shiny and bright unnatural, with the feeling of the floor after waxing, in general, it is likely to be a mechanical piano. The surface of the handmade piano has a glossy and soft luster, not harsh, and even some times you will find the surface of the handmade piano is a little dark.

3. Grain. This is very simple, if it is the kind of every stripe is the same and equally spaced, it is definitely handmade. And those violins that have a natural, unobtrusive grain pattern combined with the body are generally handmade.

4, details. In the bonding of the board, if it is a mechanical violin tends to have uneven imperfections, while the handmade violin will rarely have such imperfections.

5, tone. The tone of many mechanical instruments sounds a little bit "weak", the voice is sharp or sounds like the nasal sound of people talking when they have a cold. Handmade violin because of the workmanship, the tone is generally mellow and melodious (poor handmade violin tone is also very difficult to listen to), and can even hear the feeling of the United States ~

Buy a violin, it is best to go to a large violin shop to buy, such as Boya Violin Company, Hongwen Violin Company, etc.; conditions, if you bring your violin teacher, and you buy; best not to buy online, unsafe, the business may be a cat for the prince; in the The violin selection must be their own is a feel, even if you do not play the violin should be held in the hands of the end of a number of, sometimes pretending to make the crooks can not get down!

Whether you are learning to play or professional training, in the purchase of the first violin or to be cautious, try to choose a cost-effective and suitable for your violin. Have fun learning to play the violin~