Selling stentor 1/2 size student standard violin including bow and shoulder rest, my son just changed to a bigger size one. My only complain about the violin would be that i had to lower the bridge a bit to make it actually playable. The strings it came with only hold up for 3 months of beginner violin playing. The bow it came with is not that good, which is expected. And i had to make the case repaired after a year of carrying the violin around. (It was tearing from the point where the straps were attached at the violin)

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We have put together a complete beginners guide to violin sizing. We cover the different sizes available and their approximate age range and arm length, why there are different violin sizes, the factors that influence the size violin you play and how to measure your arm and the violin to ensure you get the right instrument for your needs. Most good violin shops will offer both violin sales and rentals for younger students. Conclusion: there’s a good violin size for everyoneGumtree.com Limited is an Appointed Representative of Compare The Market Limited who is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. It all depends on personal preference. Buying means the instrument is yours to do with what you will, play how you want and dispose of how you want. It will have a resale value which you can recoup when it comes time to go up a size. The hand carved Prima bodies feature solid ebony fingerboards and are made from selected tone woods. Ebony pegs, nuts and saddles, are fitted as standard, together with upgraded premium strings with E string protector.

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The Stentor Standard violin comes supplied in an attractive, durable, lightweight case and a good student bow with natural horsehair and ebony frog. It's ideal as a great value beginner's violin. Make sure to try everything out first to make sure the proportions of the outfit match the proportions of the student. When they all fit, you’re good to go. When it’s time to move to a bigger size you have to move everything up to a larger size and not just the violin. The Student 2 violin 3/4 has long been regarded as one of the best student instruments available. As with all Stentor products, the Student 2 3/4 is built to keep up with the busy lifestyle of a music student. As long as the next size up is a good fit or it won’t take long for the student to grow into it, it’s a good time to change. If you follow the advice of the teacher or try the next size up before you buy, you should be fine. Like many things violin, much depends on the individual. As for the sound and the look, it sounds and looks like a violin. I wouldn't say it has any sense of character though. 'Plain' would probably be a good word to describe it.

It is also useful to try out a couple of different manufacturer’s violin in any given size so you can see the variation in sizes within the given range. While the violin size is key, the appropriately sized bow is also important. While more flexible in terms of length than the violin, it needs to be an appropriate size for the student in question. The same for the shoulder rest and chin rest if you’re using them. When it comes time to size the violin up, it is also time to size up the entire outfit. The younger the student, the smaller the required violin. Comfort plays a crucial part in how accepting a student is to a violin. Therefore using the correct size for the arm length or age can influence how much practice a student is willing to invest and how comfortable they are during practice. The student’s arm length

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Possibly the best violin within the student models available, Stentor II will definitely meet and exceed the requirements of entry level and even intermediate students.

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This is the 3rd Stentor SR1500 I have bought for my daughter and the 2nd from Thomann. My only problem with them is that she has out grown the (previous) smaller sizes.