In choosing an instrument, the age of a
violin is a point to which most violinists
give special consideration, and generally
speaking and old violin is better in tone
than a new one, but it is only a genuine
hand-made instrument which improves
by time to an appreciable extent, provi-
ding it is continually in use.
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Troubled Times:
The 20-Million-Dollar-Violin
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When a person decides to buy a violin
many considerations present themselves:
“How much shall I pay?”
“From whom shall I buy?”
“Will a cheap violin do to commence with?”
And still more frequently the following question
is asked: “What constitutes the difference
in prices and values?”
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In a satirical humour one may be inclined to answer—
a few pieces of wood, a little varnish, and four strings;
but after a little thought it will be seen that a great
deal of work and considerable knowledge and
experience is required in the making of a good violin.
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