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The Violin Studio - Olaf Grawert

 

Violins, Violas and Cellos for Sale

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What sets the Instruments available at The Violin Studio apart?

  1. As a violin maker as well as player I carefully choose a small selection of the best Instruments available in Australia

  2. Most importantly I choose the instruments for sound. They need to have a rich carrying clear tone.

  3. Then I check the instrument for quality materials and workmanship.

  4. Then I set up each instrument like I would set up any professional instrument by:

    • Checking and planing the fingerboard if necessary

    • Putting on a new Olaf Grawert bridge

    • Setting or replacing the soundpost

    • Checking and fully fitting the pegs

    • Checking and lubricating the fine-tuners

    • Making sure nut has correct string height and spacing

    • Checking the entire instrument for faults

    • Playing the instrument and adjusting it for best sound

    • Fitting Quality strings for a better sound

    • Putting resin on the bow

    • Testing the bow

  5. I always offer excellent after sale support & service    Back

Thank you very much  Olaf.
 
 Keegan is absolutely thrilled with his new full size violin.  I would like to thank you for the thought you put into your sales.  Knowing your customers and taking the time  to appreciate what they expect from their instrument.  Keegan has hardly put it down in his spare time.  Practicing for a total of a hour and half  just last night alone.
 Once again, thank you
 
 Kind regards,
 Mandi
 Keegan's Mum.

 

 

We also have a great range of Strings, Cases, Accessories, Bows

 

How to choose the perfect instrument:

  1. Work out your budget lower and upper end, so that you get to have a look at instruments that you can afford to buy. (Find out how much you should spend at each level by clicking here)

  2. If you are going to buy your instrument online (under $4500 for violin and viola and under $8000 for cello only), make sure you are dealing with a reputable business that gives you a money back guarantee.

  3. Beware! This is important: Make sure that the instruments really are set up by a professional violinmaker and restorer, not an untrained amateur (unfortunately this happens in countries like Australia where the violinmaking is unregulated. Even at some very impressive looking "Violinshops"!)

  4. If you are at a violin shop like The Violin Studio, line up all the instruments you are going to try so you can change over quickly. Play a piece or part of a piece that you are really familiar with...

  5. Try to play something short (using all strings) at first, so you can get an impression of each instrument

  6. You can probably already take a few instruments that you don't like out of the mix. Once you have established that an instrument is not right, remove it straight away, so it doesn't confuse you

  7. Keep doing that for a while till you are left with 2 to 4 instruments

  8. Now you can really put the last few instruments through their paces...

  9. Usually there will be one that you really love. Remember that string height and neck thickness can be changed, so if that doesn't quite feel right, but you love the sound, the Instrument may still be worth looking at.

  10. A great thing to do is to try the instrument in a hall or larger room once you have got one or two instruments you really like.

You can also check out the article on Choosing an Instrument here

Click on the link below for the Instrument you are looking for

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