06-13-2018, 09:16 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeBmusic
I see these on fleabay all the time for usually cheap money. The other day a local person posted in a FB group that he had 10 of these violins for sale 'cheap' ($75) as he wanted to get rid of them before moving. Said they normally 'retail' for $199, he sells them for $125 set up and tuned. Case and bow included.
I asked, and he would not provide a video/audio sample of what they sounded like, making excuses.
Any fiddle players here who know anything about cheap violins that are worth the (under $100) money? I'll probably never get good enough to play one at a gig, but it would be nice to have the 'sound' available occasionally for recording. I've also seen a fretted violin - specifically made for guitarist/mandolin players.
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2023 Iris ND-200 maple/adi
2017 Circle Strings 00 bastogne walnut/sinker redwood
2015 Circle Strings Parlor shedua/western red cedar
2009 Bamburg JSB Signature Baritone macassar ebony/carpathian spruce
2004 Taylor XXX-RS indian rosewood/sitka spruce
1988 Martin D-16 mahogany/sitka spruce
along with some electrics, zouks, dulcimers, and banjos.
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