Getting a fiddle

• Already own one

  • evaluate yourself, see my video

  • expect to pay $50-100 per issue

  • violin shop or luthier appraise

• Renting $20-50 per month.

  • Maryland: Potter Violin, Perrin and Associates 

  • Rochester: The String House 

  • Boston: Johnson Strings 

  • Online: sharmusic.com

• Buying a violin

  • Spend from $300-500 on new or used, ready to play

  • If you see one at a garage sale, get some help evaluating