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Originally Posted by cbnu
Thanks for the information.
The problem is that I have no idea about violin. My child is also beginner.
I am wondering if Chapel Hill Violins and/ Montgomery Violins are honest? I mean about quality and price of the violins.
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I do not live in the area, so I can't recommend music stores. However, my children play the violin and we rent their instruments. Since they began as preschoolers, this was better for us since they were growing rapidly and moving up to larger violins over the years. When your child gets older and becomes a more advanced player, you may want to invest in a high-quality violin, but I wouldn't recommend going to that expense for a beginner.
A few things to inquire about before signing the rental agreement:
a) Most reputable music stores will provide a probationary period for the rental just in case your child does not wish to continue lessons. For us, this was a 3-month period that allowed us to rent the instrument, return it if the child decided not to continue AND still receive a refund of our full deposit.
b) Ask whether you can exchange the instrument (without paying additional fees) as your child grows into a larger size. (I don't pay additional fees for this.)
c) If a string needs to be replaced, what is the cost, or is this included in the rental fee.
d) Are you permitted to travel out of state or out of the country with the instrument? Many performance groups travel overseas, so make sure you can carry the instrument abroad.
e) Most reputable music stores will give you some form of instrument purchase credit on your monthly rental fees. That is, a portion of the monthly rental fee will be credited to an account that may be tapped when you are ready to purchase a violin for your child. For example, if the monthly rental fee is $25, then perhaps $5 would go into the instrument purchase account for you. Be aware, that this money is usually forfeited in the event that you do not purchase an instrument.
f) Of course you want to read the fine print and know what happens in the unfortunate situation that the violin is lost or stolen.
Your child and your family will enjoy wonderful concerts for many years to come. Good luck!
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